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Reunion at Kurukṣetra
Chapter Five of the book The Origin of Ratha-yātrā, by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja At the beginning of the Ratha-yātrā Festival, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offers a prayer to Jagannātha-deva, not to His form as Lord Jagannātha or Vāsudeva-Kṛṣṇa, but to...
Ekādaśī Love Feast
We will have an Ekādaśī Love Feast at our place on June 22, 2025, and we cordially invite you to attend. 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 final proof: the jīva did not fall from Goloka
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Murwillumbah, Australia, on February 16, 2002 Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: Come with me now to Godruma in Navadvīpa-dhāma, where Sannyāsī Ṭhākura...
Mahāprabhu and King Pratāparudra
Chapter Four of the book The Origin of Ratha-yātrā, by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja The Chariot Festival is performed every year in Jagannātha Purī, a very beautiful place near the shore of the Indian Ocean. I have explained that Śrī Caitanya...
Guṇḍicā-mandira-mārjana
Chapter Three of the book The Origin of Ratha-yātrā, by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja We should know that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is one without a second. He is the same God for the Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and all others. There are no...
The reason behind Lord Jagannātha’s appearance
Chapter Two of the book The Origin of Ratha-yātrā, by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja You have now heard the first history, but it does not fully explain why Jagannātha desired to manifest in a form that appeared to be incomplete. That explanation is...
The appearance of Lord Jagannātha
Chapter One of the book The Origin of Ratha-yātrā, by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Today is the day of the Jagannātha Chariot Festival. What is the meaning behind this festival? Our heart is like a chariot, and we pray to Kṛṣṇa, “Please come and sit in...
Who is Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva?
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, on May 14, 2003 Today is the auspicious appearance day of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. Who is Nṛsiṁhadeva? He is Kṛṣṇa Himself "Keśava...
A surprise definition of Vedic culture
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Vancouver, Canada, on April 20, 2001 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 68) First of all, I offer my thousands and thousands of humble obeisances at the lotus...
The contribution of Mīrābāi
Ālī! Mohe Lāge Vṛndāvana Nīko ālī! mohe lāge vṛndāvana nīko, lāge vṛndāvana nīko, sakhīrī mohe lāge vṛndāvana nīko (1) O Friend! I like Vṛndāvana, I like Vṛndāvana so much. My dear sakhī, I like Vṛndāvana so much. ghara ghara tulasī, ṭhākura pūjā, daraśana govindajī...