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This rare and precious gift
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in the UK on June 20, 1996 (Bhakta Bandhav Anthology Volume 2) First of all, I bow down to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda...
An introduction to navadvīpa-dhāma parikramā
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered at Śrī Devānanda Gauḍīya Maṭha by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Navadvīpa, India, on March 12, 2000 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in Navadvīpa and performed His pastimes there. It is said that...
Nitya-dharma
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at Śrī Indrapraṣṭha Gauḍīya Maṭha, Delhi, India, on January 30, 1964, published in The Constant Stream of Nectar, First Edition (Translated by the Rays of The Harmonist...
The Goal – Vilāpa-kusumāñjali
The following is a transcription of a discourse on Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī's Śrī Vilāpa-kusumāñjali delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in India (date unknown) (Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja was famous for his travelling throughout...
Varnāśrama-dharma
The following is a transcription of a morning walk conversation with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hilo, Hawaii, on February 7, 2005 Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: I want that we follow varnāśrama-dharma*. Varnāśrama-dharma is of two kinds:...
Why am I touring the world?
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Murwillumbah, Australia, on February 15, 2002 (Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja visited Murwillumbah, Australia, from February 12 to February 19. As he...
Kṛṣṇa is the only whole
The following is a summary translation of a Hindi discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at the Bharatiya Mandir in Auckland, New Zealand, on January 14, 2001 Mukti, liberation, means, "muktir hitvānyathā rūpaṁ." One realizes the rūpa, or...
Is it possible for a mahā-bhāgavata to be poisoned or killed?
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Murwillumbah, Australia, on January 15, 2000 Satyarūpa dāsī: I heard that Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Mahārāja said that the person who the guru designates to perform his...
The glories of Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Mathurā, India on October 23, 1996 (Although this class was given on Padmanābha Gaura Dvādaśī, which is the tirobhāva-tithi (disappearance day) of Śrīla...
The binding of naughty Kṛṣṇa
The following is an excerpt from Kṛṣṇa – The Lord of Sweetness, Chapter 5, First Edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Mother Yaśodā’s mood was grave. “If I don’t chastise Him,” she thought, “He will become quite a troublemaker.” With this in mind,...