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The Bona Fide Process: Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in The Netherlands, on July 4, 1997, Published in Discerning the True Sentiments of the Soul The glories of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura are so magnificent that even the...
All will be in vain
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Oahu, Hawaii, on January 19, 2002 All glories to Śrīla Svāmī Mahārāja. I know that he has collected you all and brought you here, and as far as I am concerned,...
Are the same sinful reactions that are in the foodstuffs on Ekādaśī also there on the incarnations’ appearance days?
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Miami, Florida, on May 7, 2006 (Because of Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja’s health, the opportunity was not there for every devotee to have an...
The Glories of Śrīmatī Gaṅgāmātā Gosvāminī
The following is a transcription of a discourse on the glories of Śrīmati Gaṅgāmātā Ṭhākurāṇī delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Murwillumbah, Australia on January 14, 2000 There was a beautiful girl in East Bengal named Śacī-devī, and she was the...
Śrīla Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s Appearance Day
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Birmingham, England, on July 11, 2002 Today is a very auspicious day. In all our maṭhas we are engaged in arranging for the Ratha-yātrā festival for...
The only friends are Kṛṣṇa and Guru
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Australia, on January 20, 2000 Once upon a time there was a war between the demigods and the demons. The demigods came to Earth, to India, where there was a...
Glorious Deaths
The following transcription contains an excerpt from a darśana with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Los Angeles, California on June 8, 1998 Devotee: My mother recently died, in September. I was not able to place tulasī leaves in her mouth, but I did...
The Appearance Day of Śrī Gaṅgā-devī
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 1998 Today is the auspicious day of the Gaṅgā (Ganges River) coming to this world. Who is Gaṅgā? Gaṅgā has two forms. One...
Devotional Music Lessons
jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1.8 All glories to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Advaita Ācārya! And all glories to all the devotees of...
The Post and the Person
Chapter 2 from the book Śiva-Tattva: The Post and the Person by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Śrī Nārada desired to proclaim the glories of Lord Śiva. As previously described, he praised Śiva as the greatest devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa and most dear to Him,...