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Advent of the immaculate Purāṇa
The following is an excerpt from Kṛṣṇa – The Lord of Sweetness, Chapter 1, First Edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya-līlā 20.108) [It is the living entity’s constitutional...
Is Gurudeva his institution?
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Eugene, Oregon, on 8 July 1996 Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: I'm thinking that we are in an iṣṭa-goṣṭhī. We are all devotees here, all friends, and we...
The Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Gokula
The following is an excerpt from Kṛṣṇa – The Lord of Sweetness, Chapter 2, First Edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja First of all, I offer innumerable obeisances to my gurudeva, nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda aṣṭottara-śata Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna...
The Origin of Rakṣā-bandhana
The following is a transcription of a lecture delivered by Śrīla Bhakti Vijñāna Bhāratī Mahārāja on September 13, 2016, published on visuddhacaitanyavani.com Today is a special day; it is the appearance day of Vāmanadeva. For those observing the...
Bhakti is Rādhikā
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Moscow, Russia on August 10, 2010 [Moscow was overwhelmed with an unusual and abnormal heat wave in August. It was over 40 degrees Celsius daily, and the usual...
The difference between love and attachment
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Badger, California, on June 15, 2006 Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: Even if a disciple is born of an aristocratic family, he should be humble. He...
It is not a day – it is Kṛṣṇa
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Los Angeles, California, on June 5, 1998 Today is Ekādaśī, a very auspicious day. In this regard, let us remember the history of Ambarīṣa Mahārāja and Durvāsā...
The glories of Tulasī-devī
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Los Angeles, USA on June 5, 1998 [One of the most important and prominent personalities in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is Tulasī-devī. In the form of a...
The powerful glance of Śrī Guru
The following is an excerpt from a darśana with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Vṛndāvana, India, on October 29, 2007, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007 Śrīpāda Bhāgavata Mahārāja: We want to take all headaches from you....
A casual Airport Darśana
The following is a transcription of an airport darśana with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Berlin, Germany, on July 7, 2003 Paurṇamāsī dāsī: She wants your blessings. Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: Even without her asking, I have given my...