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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...
Dāmodara-vrata
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Maṭha in Mathurā, India on 26 October 1996, published in Śrī Rādhā – Our Supreme Shelter, First Edition 2016 (Translated by the Rays of The...
Real prāyaścitta, how to destroy all karma
The following is a transcription of a discourse delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Cessnock, Australia, on February 25, 2002 Śrīpāda Āśrama Mahārāja: In Brisbane you were discussing nāmābhāsa (a glimpse of the light of the holy name before...
Ultimately Prema Cannot Be Described
Chapter 12 from the book, Going Beyond Vaikuṇṭha, 4th edition by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja Whenever we hear hari-kathā, we should listen with our hearts, and be sure to keep it in our hearts. Otherwise, the ear will hear, but the ear will not tell...
Who attains Prāpañcika Vaikuṇṭha?
An excerpt from a śloka class (Śrī Manaḥ-śikṣā, Verse 9) given by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Cebu, Philippines, on January 16, 2009, published in Walking with a Saint – Morning Walks and Conversations 2009 Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja: What is...
The Creeper of Devotion Grows
The following discourse on Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā Chapter 19, Śrī Rūpa-śikṣā was delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja in Toulouse, France, on July 7, 2002 The senior disciples of my śikṣā-guru Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta...
The actual definition of the word ‘Hindu’
The following discourse was delivered by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja at Śrī Caitanya Gauḍīya Maṭha on October 6, 2001, in Śrī Jagannātha Purī (Orissa), India We went to Bhuvaneśvara, and in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there is a history regarding this place....