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Cow slaughter, a disgrace to our nation, must stop immediately
The following are excerpts of a Hindi article written by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Māhārāja, published in Rays of The Harmonist, Amāvasyā, Special Edition (Originally published in Śrī Bhāgavata-patrikā, Year 12 (1966) Issue 6–7) The cow, the very life of...
The Clouds, Rivers and Trees Serve Kṛṣṇa
Chapter Four from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja f someone is inimical to Bhagavān, then they will have to undergo much suffering and be very unhappy. They will have to take millions of births...
The Touchstone 2
“Love has nothing to take, but everything to give.” — Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja [September 22, 2002, Odessa] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeC7D5gdkvs
Bhagavān’s Inconceivable Potency
Chapter 7 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja hen Brahmā stole the gopas and calves and Kṛṣṇa Himself became all of them, He took on the same nature as all the boys and calves. He also...
Bhagavān’s Incarnations are One
Chapter 5 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja aikuṇṭha is an expansive land. Included within Vaikuṇṭha are Ayodhyā, Jagannātha Purī, Dvārakā, Mathurā, Vṛndāvana, Govardhana and...
The Best Servant of Hari
Chapter Three from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja n the next verse the gopīs glorify Govardhana Hill, which is not only the crown of Vṛndāvana, but the crown of the entire universe. hantāyam...
The Peacocks Dance to Kṛṣṇa’s Flute Melody
Chapter Two from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja fter preparing lunch for Kṛṣṇacandra and Baladeva, Yaśodā along with Nanda Bābā follows them for a great distance as they take the cows out to...
Śāstriya Sādhu Saṅga (association of sādhus in the form of śāstras)
The following is a translation of a Bengali lecture given by Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, published in Rays of The Harmonist, Winter 2001 (Originally published in Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, issue 10/11) cintāmaṇir jayati somagirir gurur me...
Kṛṣṇa’s Glories are Inconceivable
Chapter 6 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja ll of the incarnations of Bhagavān are the same in quality, just as from one candle we can light ten candles and all will be the...
The importance of tolerance and patience
Excerpt from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja’s commentary on Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam, verse 4 tṛṇād api su-nīcena taror iva sahiṣṇunā amāninā māna-dena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka (3) In every respect the sādhaka should see himself as lowlier...