One day Nanda and Yashoda simultaneously had a vision where they saw a beautiful child being carried by a celestial woman from the heart of Nanda to the heart of Yashoda. Then that celestial lady, the Yogamaya potency, entered into the womb of Yashoda and from that day Yashoda mayi manifested symptoms of pregnancy. Meanwhile… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Appearance of Lord Krishna
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Lord Caitanya worships Giriraj
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to Govardhan, He ran and embraced the first stone that He saw. He embraced Him with so much devotion and affection, His eyes were streaming tears of love. Govardhan is non-different from Krishna. His body is Krishna’s body there is absolutely no difference. But our acaryas warn us that we… Continue reading Lord Caitanya worships Giriraj
Radhanath Swami on Imlitala
When Lord Caitanya was in Vrindavan, He would sit under the Imlitala. Imlitala is a tamarind tree from the time of Lord Krishna. Once during the Rasalila dance, Srimati Radharani left the arena and Krishna went searching for her. He sat under this tree crying out the names of Srimati Radharani. Although Krishna is the… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Imlitala
Radhanath Swami on Purpose of Knowledge
Not only is our philosophy meant to defend against opposing philosophies that come from other people in the world but knowledge is meant to conquer the anartha of false ego, which is with in our heart. Lord Caitanya not only defeated the mayavadi scholars at Varanasi but also transformed their hearts. Lord established that, the… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Purpose of Knowledge
Radhanath Swami on Nidhivan
In Vrindavan there are some special places with fascinating histories. Nidhivan is a very beautiful kunja of small trees. According to Vishwanath Chakravarty Thakur when Lord Krishna left Rasalila to find Srimati Radharani, this is the place where it had happened. Vishwanath Chakravarty Thakur wrote a story Svapna Vilas where he explains the pastimes of… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Nidhivan
Radhanath Swami on Nimai humbles Kesava Kasmiri
Once a famous scholar and great pandit named Keshav Kashmiri came to Mayapur. He was digvijay, He would travel all over the country and defeat various scholars and they had to sign a statement accepting their defeat. He was extremely proud of his scholarship. One day he happen to walk along Ganga and met Nimai pandit.… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Nimai humbles Kesava Kasmiri
Radhanath Swami on Raghunath Das Goswami
When Lord Caitanya was living in Puri, a sannyasi of the name Sankarananda Saraswati came from Vrindavan and offered Lord Caitanya two gifts, a Govardhan shila and a gunja mala. Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami explains how that Govardhan shila was always wet, drenched by the tears of Lord Caitanya. The Lord kept that shila for… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Raghunath Das Goswami
Radhanath Swami on Indra’s pride crushed
All the animals on the top of the hill didn’t care anything about the rain, and Giriraj himself he was being touched by th etip of Krishna’s little finger of his left hand. Krishna through that little finger was infusing Giriraj, with his love. Giriraj was in such happiness that Indra’s most powerful thunderbolts felt… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Indra’s pride crushed
Radhanath Swami on Narottam Das Thakur
Narottam Das Thakur was the only disciple of Lokanath Goswami. He was the son of a great king and he left everything to come to Vrindavan. By the time he arrived in Vrindavan, Rupa and Sanatana Goswami had already disappeared from this mortal world. He approached Lokanath Goswami for initiation but was refused. Narottam Das… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Narottam Das Thakur
Radhanath Swami on Beautiful reciprocations
Devotees’ hearts were charmed by the sweet sound of His flute. But Madhumangal became very worried. He said, “Gopal, please stop playing Your flute, because if Giriraj hears this flute, He might go into ecstasy and faint. And if He faints and fall off Your finger, we will all be crushed to death. Also when… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Beautiful reciprocations
