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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...
Observing Vaiṣṇava festivals in succession
pṛthak satreṇa vā mahyaṁ parva-yātrā-mahotsavān kārayed gīta-nṛtyādyair mahārāja-vibhūtibhiḥ Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.29.11) Either alone or in public gatherings, with singing, dancing and other exhibitions of royal opulence, one should arrange to celebrate those holy...
Tulasī Devī
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Kuala Lumpur, on February 12, 2000 [On Advaita Ācārya's Āvirbhāva-tithi, because Advaita Ācārya called for the appearance of Lord Caitanya by offering Tulasī...
Tulasī dāsa’s Rāma-carita-mānasa glorification
The following is a letter written by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja to a devotee, on the subject of Tulasī dāsa's Rāma-carita-mānasa. This letter was previously published on the Internet in 1996. Dear Bhakti-vaidūrya Mādhava Mahārāja, Please accept my humble...
What happens when a devotee departs prematurely?
The following transcription contains an excerpt from a darśana with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Berkeley, California on June 10, 2000 Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: What is the name of that Prabhu? Devotee: [Name withheld] dāsa. He is Śrīla...