VERSE 18: sarva ballaba vareṇya kumārau prārthaye bata yuvāṁ praṇipatya līlayā vitarataṁ nija dāsyaṁ līlayā vitarataṁ nija dāsyam O Śrī Kṛṣṇa! You are the son of the king of Vraja! O Śrī Rādhike! You are the daughter of Vraja's greatest king Śrī Vṛṣabhānu! I pray to You while offering my obeisances: Playfully bestow Your service … Continue reading Sri Utkalika Vallari, verse 18

To be very honest, I was hesitating to write about this subject matter, but I think it is very important to clear up a very deep misunderstanding. Recently I was invited to a Facebook group called Bhagavata Parampara. The person wrote: “You should join our group, because our Bhagavata parampara is vastly superior to a … Continue reading A succession of dead bodies and weak links?

Sometimes as devotees, we feel the need to belong to a certain society, a certain group, because the right association gives great strength. The best society is oftentimes not great in numbers.  The best society is one of similar emotions. The best society is not dependent on a label or a name, but solely on … Continue reading The right association 

VERSE 17: śyāmayor nava vayaḥ suṣamābhyāṁ gaurayor amala kānti yaśobhyām kvāpi vām akhila valgu vataṁsau mādhurī hṛdi sadā sphuratān me                O Rādhe! O Kṛṣṇa! You are the crownjewels of all charming personalities and all standards of comparison! One of You is Śyāmā (the definition of the topmost woman) because of Her youthful beauty and … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Utkalika Vallari, verse 17

HANTA SĀNDRA KARUṆĀ SUDHĀ-JHARĪ PŪRṆA MĀNASA HRADAU PRASĪDATAM DURJANE'TRA DIŚATAṀ RATER NIJA PREKṢAṆA PRATIBHUVAŚ CHAṬĀM API O Rādhe! O Kṛṣṇa! The lakes of Your minds are filled with the nectar-stream of deep compassion! Be pleased with this wicked soul! Please show him the lustre of love that is the guarantee for seeing You! RATI PRĀRTHANĀ … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Utkalika Vallari, verse 16

tvaṁ ca ballaba purandarātmaja tvāṁ ca gokula vareṇya nandini eṣa mūrdhni racitāñjalir naman bhikṣate kim api durbhago janaḥ O Prince of the cowherders (Kṛṣṇa)! O daughter of the best man of Gokula (Vṛṣabhānu-nandinī Rādhā)! This unfortunate soul keeps his palms folded on his head and offers his obeisances unto You, begging for something! BHIKṢĀ PRĀRTHANĀ  … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Utkalika Vallari – verse 15

āpana bhajana kathā, nā kohibo yathā tathā, ihāte hoibo sāvadhāna nā koriho keho roṣa, nā loiho keho doṣa, praṇamahu bhaktera caraṇa (Prema Bhakti Chandrika, verse 119) "I will take care not to reveal my bhajana-realizations to every Tom, Dick and Harry. May no one become angry or find fault in me because of writing this … Continue reading Conceal your realizations and treasure them

According to Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s intimate associate Śrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara, there were three unfulfilled desires, which were the main causes for Śrī Kṛṣṇa to accept the mood and complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī and to descend as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It is thus described in Śrī Svarūpa Gosvāmī’s notebook: śrī rādhāyāḥ praṇaya mahimā kīdṛśo vānayair vā svādyo … Continue reading The inner reasons for Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s appearance and shastric reference for it

Although Śrīman Mahāprabhu is the jagad-guru (universal teacher), He still accepted Śrī Īśvara Purī as His guru. In this way, the Lord taught the sādhakas of the world by example, that the lotus feet of the Lord can`t be attained without taking shelter of a guru. In Caitanya Bhāgavata it is said - śikṣā guru … Continue reading Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s own example shows the necessity for dikṣā

yat pītaṁ śrutivāṅ manobhir aniśaṁ tṛṣṇāpradaṁ tvadbhutaṁ saṁsārāmaya hāryapi praṇayajonmādāndhya mohādikṛt śaśvac carvitam eva bhūri rasadaṁ dehādi hṛt puṣṭidaṁ taj jīyād amṛta spṛhā haram idaṁ govinda līlāmṛtam (5) All glories to Śrī Govinda Līlāmṛta, the immortal nectar pastimes of Śrī Govinda, which defeats the nectar of the gods, or the desire for liberation, which constantly … Continue reading The best medicine