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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...
The Second Stage of Bhakti
The following discourse on Śrī Bhajana Rahasya was delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Birmingham, UK on June 16, 2003 We have finished discussing the first yāma (stage) of bhajana - śraddhā - what it is and how to achieve it. Try to achieve...
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...