Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj describes Śrī Guru’s mercy on Śrī Guru Pūrṇimā.
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The Key to the Theological Kingdom
In our series of posts on the verses which adorn the Temple of Love and Affection we have thus far presented verses on the theme of Hari-katha itself. We began with verses that glorify Hari-katha in general and then presented verses describing the glories of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam and narrations of the Pastimes of […]
Sobriety
In this post we are completing our series on the verse vikrīḍitaṁ Vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ cha Viṣṇoḥ from the Temple of Love and Affection. Herein we are presenting the translation and purport of this verse given by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur in his Amrita-Pravaha-Bhashya and some additional comments by Bhagavan Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and […]
Transformation of our Hearts and Minds
In this post we are continuing our series about the verse vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ cha Viṣṇoḥ from the Temple of Love and Affection. Thus far we have presented a condensed form of the meaning of vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir according to the conception of the verse expressed by Sriman Mahaprabhu to Pradyumna Misra in his glorification of Srila […]
The Supra-mundane Heart
In this post we are continuing our series about the verse vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ cha Viṣṇoḥ from the Temple of Love and Affection. Thus far we have presented a condensed form of the meaning of vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir according to the conception of the verse expressed by Sriman Mahaprabhu to Pradyumna Misra in his glorification of Srila […]
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 […]