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The satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa
The following is a transcription from a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Boven-Leeuwen, The Netherlands, on May 11, 1996 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 1) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: I explained before that we should...
Bathe in the rasa-samudra
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Houston, Texas, on June 16, 1996 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 5) Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura said, “If...
An ideal disciple
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Varṣāṇā, India, on November 14, 1996 The most prominent aspect is śrī guru’s realisation of Śrī Bhagavān. A sad-guru is he who manifests Bhagavān in the hearts...
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...
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...