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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,...
Questions and Answers – The process of pure bhakti
The following is a transcription of a darśana with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in a Meditation Centre, in Germany, on December 4, 2000 Prema-prayojana dāsa: …in the process of bhakti, it seems that this is not spontaneous, so much hard endeavour and...
If someone is abusing you, why should you not become angry?
An excerpt from a morning walk with Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Frielendorf, Germany, on July 13, 2007, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2007 Malati dāsī (from France): Gurudeva, Tāruṇī is leaving this morning to go back...
Kṛṣṇa enjoys playing with His friends
Chapter Nine from the book, Bhakti-rasāyana, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Superior to the Pulinda girl we have been discussing are the sakhās, and of them Śukadeva Gosvāmī says: yadi dūraṁ gataḥ kṛṣṇo vana-śobhekṣaṇāya tam ahaṁ pūrvam...
Lord Śiva’s highest benediction
Chapter 1 from the book Śiva-Tattva: Lord Śiva’s Highest Benediction by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Once, the great sage Nārada Muni travelled to the abode of Lord Śiva and began to glorify him, saying, “You are very near and dear to the Supreme Lord...
The unusual dress and teachings of Lord Śiva
The following is an excerpt from The Origin of the Ratha-yātrā, Chapter 6 by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Before Umā was married to Śaṅkara, Nārada came and revealed Śaṅkara’s glories to her. After that, Śaṅkara told someone, “Go and test that girl,”...
Garuḍa, the great bird-carrier of Lord Viṣṇu
[The following excerpt was taken from notes written during Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja's talk, spoken partly in English and partly in Hindi in Auckland, New Zealand on January 12, 2001. A close relative of the devotee hosting Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa...
How Kumbha-melā Came To Be
[The following was taken from notes written during Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja's talk, spoken partly in English and partly in Hindi in Auckland, New Zealand on January 12, 2001. A close relative of the devotee hosting Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja...