You Are Cordially Invited

This is one of Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja’s last darśanas (September 5, 2010), spoken on the roof of Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Maṭha in Mathurā. It was given just before he left for New Delhi, for Rādhāṣṭamī, and before he entered his pastime of illness there,...

The following is an excerpt of an interview with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Perth, Australia, on December 23, 1998 Reporter: Now, the haircuts. I thought my haircut was short; all of my friends made fun of my short hair. So why is the hair of the men so...

An excerpt from a morning walk with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, on June 24, 2007, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007   Madhuvrata dāsa: Śrīla Gurudeva, you mentioned to Giri Mahārāja on the...

The following is a transcription of an interview with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Perth, Australia, on December 23, 1998 Reporter:  How many followers do you have? Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: In the entire world? Reporter: Well, yes. Śrīla...

The following is an excerpt from a lecture delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Houston, Texas, on June 17, 1996   Vrajanātha dāsa: Some questions from a bhakta [new devotee] who came to us in Leicester. He is a nice boy. Śrīla Bhaktivedānta...

The following is a transcription of a lecture delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Houston, Texas, on June 17, 1996   Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: I have never lost a minute in chattering and in desire for worldly things. They are of no...

The following discourse was delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at Śrī Ramaṇa Bihārī Gauḍīya Maṭha on September 2, 2010, in Janak Purī, Delhi, India on the auspicious occasion of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī, Published in Rays of The Harmonist, No. 25,...

The following is an excerpt from the book Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu-bindu (Third edition) by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura (Translation into Hindi and commentary by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja) Verse 6 The Severity of Nāmāparādha sarvāparādha-kṛd api...

An excerpt from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja’s lecture in Kijkduin, Holland, on July 12, 2005, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007   “Some people think that śūdras and women are very low. This is actually a wrong idea...

An excerpt from a morning walk with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Govardhana, India, on August 9, 2009, published in Walking with a Saint - Morning Walks and Conversations 2009 Ariṣṭāsana dāsa: Some persons in ISKCON challenge your statement about Śrīla...