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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 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
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?
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 Bhadravana in...
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...
Meeting is higher than Separation
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Hilo, Hawaii, on January 13, 2003, Published in Our Gurus - One in Siddhānta, One at Heart Śrīpāda Padmanābha Mahārāja: There is another topic that requires proper...
Gatekeeper to the Abode of Love
Chapter 4 from the book Śiva-Tattva: Gatekeeper to the Abode of Love by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja In October of 2001, Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja took a party of six hundred pilgrims, including over two hundred Westerners, to the sacred...
Three Considerations
Chapter 3 from the book Śiva-Tattva: Three Considerations by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja According to philosophical truth (tattva), Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s plenary portion is Sadāśiva, and Sadāśiva’s partial manifestation is Lord Śiva. From the perspective of...
Rāma-navamī
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Mathurā, India, on April 12, 2000 Rāma-kathā is endless. Saṅkarṣaṇa (Lord Anantadeva) himself continuously sings the glories of Śrī Rāma. But even with...
The glories of sakhya-rasa
Chapter Ten from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja yat-pāda-pāṁsur bahu-janma-kṛcchrato dhṛtātmabhir yogibhir apy alabhyaḥ sa eva yad-dṛg-viṣayaḥ svayaṁ sthitaḥ kiṁ varṇyate diṣṭam ato vrajaukasām Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam...