The Example of Ramananda Ray
Today is the disappearance day of Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāy. In Śrī Chaitanya-charitāmṛta, Śrīman Mahāprabhu personally glorifies Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāy during a conversation He has with Pradyumna Miśra. Śrīman Mahāprabhu explains that Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāy is so spiritually advanced that his consciousness is unaffected by any and all temptations of this material world. He says, eka rāmānandera […]
Heart Disease
The following verse continues our presentation of the verses from the Temple of Love and Affection on the theme of Hari-kathā. Having first presented verses glorifying Hari-kathā in general and then presented verses glorifying Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, we now present a verse directly glorifying the narrations of the Pastimes of the Divine Couple. […]
The Vaiṣṇava is All-in-All
In honor of Śrī Nṛsiṁha-chaturdaśī, in this post we are presenting two verses from the Temple of Love and Affection which are specially relevant to this day. Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj took shelter at the lotus feet of Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj on this day in 1947. In the following transcript of […]
Wonderful Nectarean Juice
The Temple of Love and Affection Verse 5 Our presentation of the verses on the theme of Hari-kathā from the Temple of Love and Affection now moves from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-gītā to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalaṁ śuka-mukhād amṛta-drava-saṁyutam pibata bhāgavataṁ rasam ālayaṁ muhur aho rasikā bhuvi bhāvukāḥ (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: 1.1.3) “The Vedic Scriptures (and the knowledge they represent) […]
Overflooded Meaning
The Temple of Love and Affection Verse 4 Continuing our series of posts on the verses which adorn the Temple of Love and Affection, we are here presenting another verse on the theme of Hari-kathā. Having already presented some verses about Hari-kathā in general, we will now present favorite verses of Śrīla Govinda Mahārāj regarding specific […]
Entering Transcendental Time and Space
The Temple of Love and Affection Verse 3 Continuing our series of posts about the verses which adorn the Temple of Love and Affection we are presenting in this post another verse on the theme of Hari-kathā which Śrīla Govinda Mahārāj cited frequently in his preaching. The following is a short article compiled primarily from a […]