Lalita
Lalita is one of the principal eight sakhis of Srimati Radharani in Vrindavan. It means “playful and charming”. Srimati Radharani is also cal
Read more…Lalita is one of the principal eight sakhis of Srimati Radharani in Vrindavan. It means “playful and charming”. Srimati Radharani is also cal
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The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness
by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati
1 Standing erect, the hairs of His body rebuke the blossoming campaka flowers. Raising His arms, again and again He calls out, "Hari! Hari!" Surrou
Read more…Srimati Radharani has twenty-five transcendental qualities, and She can control even Krsna by them. Her transcendental qualities are as follows:
1. She is sweetness personified
2. She is a fresh young girl
3. Her eyes are always moving
4. She is a
Q. The Srimad Bhagavatam describes Krishna's pastimes with the cowherd
girls (gopis) and in one place says that Krishna's brother Balarama was
romantic with the gopis as well. The text reads as though Krishna and
Balarama were involved with the same
Loving Pastimes Between Radha and the Gopis
The transcendental pastimes of pure love and affection between Sri Radha and the gopis are also very beautiful and wonderful to hear. Not all of the gopis are situated in madhurya-rasa. Many consider themse
Read more…The Glories of Krsna's Flute
Third-gender devotees especially relish hearing the pastimes of Lord Krsna’s venu or flute. In the spiritual world, all objects—both animate and inanimate—are fully conscious and possess personified forms. Thus, verses de
Read more…Lord Caitanya's Ecstatic Moods
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are also completely spiritual and transcendental. They are elaborately described in several sixteenth-century Gaudiya Vaishnava texts such as Sri Caitanya-carita by Murari Gupta,
Read more…Sri Sri Radha Kunda
"The Skanda Purana states that out of many thousands of gopis, sixteen thousand are predominant; and out of 108 gopis, eight are still more prominent; out of eight gopis Radharani and Candravalli are prominent; and out
Read more…Vraja Darshan - Raval
In the fifth wave of Sri Bhakti Ratnakara, Narahari Chakravarti Thakur glorifies the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. In this first excerpt, he quotes Raghava Pandit’s discussion with Srinivas Acharya when he took Narottama d
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Thursday 3rd March 2011 is Maha Shivaratri Vrata. We offer our obeisances and adorations unto the lotus feet of Devaadi Mahadeva as the greatest of Vaishnavas and as Gopeshwar, the |
Read more…26 Qualities of Srimate Rukmini devi
BY: TUSTI MOHAN KRSNA DAS
May 13, 2011 — INDIA (SUN) — Rukmini Dvadasi is observed on May 14th.
1. rucirananam - whose face is charming
2. hriya, vrida - shy
3. sati - exalted, of saintly character
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