Conversations in Mathurā

Conversations in Mathurā

The following are transcriptions of conversations with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Mathurā, India, on April 17, 2000   (In Mathurā, generally every day for about 15 minutes or a half hour before Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja 6.00 pm class, he...
Mother Yaśodā binds Kṛṣṇa

Mother Yaśodā binds Kṛṣṇa

Chapter Thirteen from the book Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja   sva-mātuḥ svinna-gātrāyā visrasta-kabara-srajaḥ dṛṣṭvā pariśramaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛpayāsīt sva-bandhane Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.9.18); Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta (2.7.129) [Because...
The glories of Hanumān

The glories of Hanumān

The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in San Francisco, on May 23, 2003   (Every year, on every tour, in practically every country, Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja discusses the five kinds of...
Mother Yaśodā’s bhakti is indescribable

Mother Yaśodā’s bhakti is indescribable

Chapter Twelve from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja   Droṇa and Dharā’s receiving Brahmā’s boon of having parental love for Kṛṣṇa is similar to Kṛṣṇa’s receiving the boon from Lord Śiva of having Sāmba as His son. At...
Glorification of Śrī Sītā-Rāma

Glorification of Śrī Sītā-Rāma

The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Mathurā, on April 13, 2000   Janaka Mahārāja had given the definition of bhakti to Lord Rāma’s brother, Bharata. anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam...
The Appearance Day of Lord Rāmacandra

The Appearance Day of Lord Rāmacandra

The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hong Kong, on April 13, 2008   Today is a special and very sacred day. Today, Kṛṣṇa, in the form of Rāmacandra, took birth in Ayodhyā. In ancient times there was...
Nanda and Yaśodā’s Love for Kṛṣṇa

Nanda and Yaśodā’s Love for Kṛṣṇa

Chapter Eleven from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja   Next, in Sanātana Gosvāmī’s heart, feelings of vātsalya-bhāva begin to  come, and he begins quoting verses describing that sentiment: [śrī-rājovāca] nandaḥ kim akarod...
Which rivers are the most sacred?

Which rivers are the most sacred?

The following is an excerpt from Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja’s book Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma and Other Prominent Holy Places of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas in Śrī Gauḍa-maṇḍala Jahnudvīpa extends throughout the present Jānnagara, and is non-different from...
Navadvīpa, Purī, and Godāvarī

Navadvīpa, Purī, and Godāvarī

The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at the Śrī Devānanda Gauḍīya Maṭha, in Navadvīpa, India, on March 13, 2000   The subject matter of Śrī Rāya Rāmānanda saṁvāda is the backbone, the most vital part...
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