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The fortune of the gopīs
Chapter Six from the book Secret Truths of the Bhāgavatam, 2nd edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Again, come along with me. We should go to Mathurā. Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva are now there, having been invited by Kaṁsa through Akrūra. Kaṁsa wanted to...
How to balance the day
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Wales on July 4, 2000 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 58) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: In this world there are two kinds of human beings. A person...
By even a moment of sādhu-saṅga
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Verbania, Italy, on June 22, 2004 Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has written in his song, Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Bôliyā (verse 5): vaiṣṇava dekhiyā, pôḓibô caraṇe,...
Kṛṣṇa leaves Vṛndāvana
Chapter Five from the book Secret Truths of the Bhāgavatam, 2nd edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Kṛṣṇa is now completing His pastimes in Vraja. After He killed Keśī and Vyomāsura, Nārada came to Him and prayed, “Remember that You have to do so...
The servant of the guru (guru-dāsa)
The following are excerpts from discourses delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Maṭha in Mathurā, India, on May 7, 8 & 9, 1991, published in Śrī Guru Vandanā Śrī Nārada Gosvāmī, Uddhavajī, and Gopa-kumāra were having a...
I always think of them as my children
The following is an excerpt from a morning walk conversation with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, on June 22, 2007, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007 Aniruddha dāsa: While you were giving class...
Hear this great secret
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Germany on February 24, 2003 You should all come with me to Vraja. In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, it has been clearly written that Kṛṣṇa appeared in the jail of...
Nirjala Ekādaśī and other topics
The following is an excerpt from a morning walk conversation with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, on June 24, 2007, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007 Balarāma dāsa: May I ask you a question, Gurudeva?...
Moods while chanting
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, 1997 We must have some moods at the time of ārati. It should not be performed without a mood. When you are making an offering, you will...
Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs
Chapter Four from the book Secret Truths of the Bhāgavatam, 2nd edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja I have explained the essence of some of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. Now I am going to tell some very secret pastimes. First of all, you should know who...