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Rāma-navamī – The Appearance Day of Lord Śrī Rāma
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Penang, Malaysia, on April 18, 2005 (On April 18, 2005, Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja celebrated Lord Rāmacandra's appearance day during his short...
House of Bhakti Love Feast
On Friday, April 19 2024, we have an Ekādaśī love feast at our place. We cordially invite you to join us. Venue: Vijzelstraat 157, The Hague Our temple can be reached easily via public transport from Den Haag Hollands Spoor and Den Haag Centraal. From the railway...
The glories of Hanumān
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in San Francisco, on May 23, 2003 (Every year, on every tour, in practically every country, Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja discusses the five kinds of...
Mother Yaśodā’s bhakti is indescribable
Chapter Twelve from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Droṇa and Dharā’s receiving Brahmā’s boon of having parental love for Kṛṣṇa is similar to Kṛṣṇa’s receiving the boon from Lord Śiva of having Sāmba as His son. At...
Glorification of Śrī Sītā-Rāma
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Mathurā, on April 13, 2000 Janaka Mahārāja had given the definition of bhakti to Lord Rāma’s brother, Bharata. anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam...
The Appearance Day of Lord Rāmacandra
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hong Kong, on April 13, 2008 Today is a special and very sacred day. Today, Kṛṣṇa, in the form of Rāmacandra, took birth in Ayodhyā. In ancient times there was...
Nanda and Yaśodā’s Love for Kṛṣṇa
Chapter Eleven from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Next, in Sanātana Gosvāmī’s heart, feelings of vātsalya-bhāva begin to come, and he begins quoting verses describing that sentiment: [śrī-rājovāca] nandaḥ kim akarod...
Which rivers are the most sacred?
The following is an excerpt from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja's book Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma and Other Prominent Holy Places of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas in Śrī Gauḍa-maṇḍala Jahnudvīpa extends throughout the present Jānnagara, and is non-different from Bhadravana in...
Navadvīpa, Purī, and Godāvarī
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at the Śrī Devānanda Gauḍīya Maṭha, in Navadvīpa, India, on March 13, 2000 The subject matter of Śrī Rāya Rāmānanda saṁvāda is the backbone, the most vital part...
Meeting is higher than Separation
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hilo, Hawaii, on January 13, 2003, Published in Our Gurus - One in Siddhānta, One at Heart Śrīpāda Padmanābha Mahārāja: There is another topic that requires proper...