by House of Bhakti | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter Seven from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja gāvaś ca kṛṣṇa-mukha-nirgata-veṇu-gīta pīyūṣam uttabhita-karṇa-puṭaiḥ pibantyaḥ śāvāḥ snuta-stana-payaḥ-kavalāḥ sma tasthur govindam ātmani dṛśāśru-kalāḥ...
by House of Bhakti | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from a class on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.41 — 44 by Śrīla Gaura Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja in Johannesburg, South Africa on 10 January, 1996, published on gourgovindaswami-vanisanga.com/vanisanga Why one becomes cruel ākrīḍe krīḍato...
by House of Bhakti | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 9 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Gopa-kumāra was somewhat dissatisfied with Vaikuṇṭha – that Vaikuṇṭha which is so desirable, where very, very beautiful bhakti is going on, and which is so...
by House of Bhakti | May 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from a darśana with Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Mahārāja in India, on 28 April, 1983, published on http://www.srilasridharamaharaja.com Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Mahārāja: Citragupta, he’s the record keeper of Yamarāja. What do you...
by House of Bhakti | May 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter Six from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja After telling the story of Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta, Sanātana Gosvāmī is giving us some rasāyana, some nectar-tonic that is especially for those who have been freed...
by House of Bhakti | Apr 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
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by House of Bhakti | Apr 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from a lecture by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hong Kong, on July 2, 2006, published in Rāga-vartmacandrikā What is the true meaning of yoga? Yoga is a Sanskrit word that means ‘connecting two things,’ or ‘adding two...
by House of Bhakti | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from a class given by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, on June 20, 1998 Today is ekādaśī. I have discussed before that we have eleven (ekādaśa is the Sanskrit word for eleven) senses including the mind. By...
by House of Bhakti | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 8 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja It is written in some places that devotees don’t desire the mercy of the Lakṣmī who is the goddess of aiśvarya, opulence. We should understand that this...
by House of Bhakti | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s Jīvan-Carita by Śrīla Gaura Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja (tvpbooks.com) prabhu bale,—“gayā-yātrā saphala āmāra yata-kṣaṇe dekhilāṅa caraṇa tomāra Caitanya-bhāgavata, Ādi-khaṇḍa 17.50 The Lord said, “My...
