Language: Transliteration With English TranslationPages: 308About the BookWho is Sri Radha? The ancient Vedic texts describe Her as the Sureme Goddess, the eternal, divine counterpart of the Supreme Personality, Sri Krsna. She is the embodiment of His sakti, or transcendental potency, specifically the potency of bliss. It therefore follows that those absorbed in devotion to Her, such as the authors of the articles herein, are deeply blissful. Moreover, they want us to experience that rapture.She is filled with love and kindness for all living entities, and is ever ready to bless any sincere spiritual seeker. Due to Her superlative blissful devotion to Sri Krsna, HE is willingly controlled by Her. Even though He is completely self-satisfied, He years for Her company. She is Sri Radha, our supreme shelter. About the AuthorSri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja is renowned for his beautiful eulogies to Sri Radha, in accord with his pure devotion to Her. He clearly explained that for Gaudiya Vaisnavas, service to Her lotus feet is the ultimate goal of their spiritual practice. With this message, he not only travelled throughout India but crossed the globe thirty times.For the purpose of educating and spiritually inspiring others, he would often hold public forums, in which he invited various speakers to discuss the glories of Sri Radha. His doing so inspired this book, an anthology of articles by exalted personalities conversant with Her pre-eminence. Editors PrefaceBy the mercy of our most exalted Srila Gurudeva, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, we humbly present to the English speaking readers this compilation of articles about Srimati Rasharani by pure Gaudiya Vaisnavas, entitl

Sri Radha: Our Supreme Shelter (Prominent Gaudiya Vaisnavas Extol Her Glories)

Sri Narayana Gosvami Maharaja

Gaudiya Vedanta Publications

Language: English Pages: 436 (40 B/W Illustrations) About the Book The life of Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja exemplified the lofty principles he taught, and thus he is known as acarya. Just as a lion (kesari) is gentle with her cubs and ferocious with those who may harm them, he was affectionate with those who sincerely aspired for Truth and roared like a lion when erroneous philosophy threatened their safe passage to the spiritual world. This biography not only describes his glorious life, spotless character and courageous preaching but it also details his lucid and penetrating delivery of Gaudiya philosophy. It depicts the qualities of a true acarya, who with his every breath demonstrated the pinnacle of loyalty to guru and who resolutely protected the tenets of his disciplic lineage for the benefit of the souls of this world. About the Author The sole measure of spiritual advancement is wholesale dedication to one's bona fide guru. Nothing else. Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja was the perfect embodiment of such devotion. From the time of his first meeting with his gurudeva in 1946, he rendered him personal service and took responsibility for his mission. Moreover, he fully imbibed his guru's teachings on the Absolute Truth and meticulously practised them in every aspect of his life. His spiritual potency was acknowledged by Gaudiya Vaisnavas the world over, and he is revered as an ideal servant of guru who can in turn

Acarya Kesari His Life and Teachings (Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami)

Language: Roman Text with English TranslationPages: 235 (3 B/W Illustrations)ForewordThe title of this book, Arcana-dipika, means "the lamp that illuminates arcana." The term arcana signifies honor or worship. It is one of the nine processes of devotional service, and refers to worshiping the Deity form of the Lord. Arcana- dipika teaches us exactly how this service is performed and how to please the Lord through this process of worship. By the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Six Gosvamis and other contemporary followers of Sriman Mahaprabhu, and more recently, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja, the process of Deity worship, which is the authentic method of approaching Sri Bhagavan, has been successfully introduced to the entire world. Arcana-dipika was originally presented in Bengali by Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and then translated into Hindi by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Those versions were written for a readership already familiar with some of the methods and procedures of arcana. In this translation, the English edition, we have included supplementary explanations for the understanding of those who are unfamiliar with the Vedic culture and the traditional methodology used in the process of arcana. Additionally, because the Vedic system is orthodox and may appear extremely rigid from the perspective of people of other backgrounds, as far as possible we have tried to organize and simplify the procedures while preserving the original method.Here, we must include a word of caution. Although Arcana- dipika teaches the process of worshiping the Deity, arcana cannot be practiced by merely following this book. In order to practice arcana in its pure form, in such a way that it awakens bhakti, one needs to be initiated by a bona fide spiritual master. It is by t

Arcana-dipika; The Light Which Illuminates the Process of Deity Worship

Language: English Pages: 190 Preface: We feel extremely privileged to present the fully revised second edition of the Venu-Gita, translated from the Hindi commentary written by our beloved Gurudeva om visnupada paramahamsa parivrajakacarya astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja. The first English edition, which appeared in 1995, was a compilation of the direct transcriptions of a series of lectures which our exalted Gurudeva had spoken in English several years before. The Hindi rendition, inspired by the English version, is the result of his deeply studying the commentaries of Srila Jiva Gosvami and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. He was so pleased with the Hindi rendition that he ordered it to be translated into English and published as soon as possible. The new English version flows much more smoothly than the original and convincingly captures the very charming sentiments stimulated in the hearts of the vraja-ramanis when they hear the sweetly alluring song of Sri Syamasundara's flute. This book is a unique and invaluable contribution to our authentic Gaudiya Vaisnava literatures. If any sincere person reads it with an open mind, his heart will surely be attracted and infused with the desire to seriously cultivate vraja-bhakti. The introduction is also significant with its presentation of many authentic proofs in establishing what is the qualification to hear these confidential topics and in asserting that it is actually our duty to hear them from bona fide Vaisnavas in our disciplic line. Presenting many charming descriptions of the moods of the gopis who speak the Venu-Gita, this grantha is a beautiful and priceless gift given by our venerable Gurudeva to the sadhaka who is aspiring to doraganuga bhajana. This translation is t

Venu-Gita: The Song of Krsna's Flute

GVP, Mathura

Bhakti Rasayana

Language: Transliteration and English Translation Pages: 433 Introduction Kirtana has been performed throughout the ages, but its real glory importance was revealed five hundred years ago when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu desended to this world. In the lineage of Sriman Mahaprabhu, all prominence is given to kirtana. It is his life and soul and also the life and soul of his followers. The soul's only true requirement and very sustenance is to pray to the lord and glorify him. Day and night, Sriman Mahaprabhu, who is none other than Sri Sri Radha-Krsna combined, would subsist on the kirtanas sung to him by Svarupa Damodara and Raya Ramananda. He never went for a moment without kirtana. His principal instruction was to always perform kirtana Sri Hari Kirtaniya sada harih. Nothing pleases Him more than sincere kirtana. Srila Rupa Gosvami is glorified as that divine personality who fully understood the elevated moods tasted by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and who then fulfilled Mahaprabu's innermost desire by revealing these moods to the people of the world through literature both prose and poetry in eloquent Sanskrit Srila Narottama dasa Thakura made these lofty conceptions more accessible by delivering them in the vernacular dialect of the Bengali language, composing numerous prayers to the divine personalities exalted by Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Following this era, many Gaudiya Vaisnavas composed wonderful kirtanas, but none has been more prolific than Srila Bhaktivinoda thakura. He made the deep moods contained within these songs more accessible. He wrote over two hundred eighty covering a wide variety of topics. Some songs give stern instructions to the mind thus guiding the sadhaka struggling with material desires; some songs are prayers imbued with a mood of surrender, othe

Sri Gaudiya Giti Guccha (An Anthology of Gaudiya Vaisnava Songs)

A Bouquet of Woeful Entreaties

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