In one of the Vrindavan Yatras, Radhanath Swami explained how Krishna revealed to the residents of Vrindavan that Manasi Ganga situated near Govardhan is non-different from Ganga. “One day Nanda Maharaj and the cowherd men heard the glories of Ganga: Once Garuda was carrying a snake in his claws and was flying over Ganga, when… Continue reading Manasi Ganga non-different from Ganga
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Radhanath Swami on the importance of Govardhan Parikarama.
In the winter of 1999, during Vrindavan Yatra, Radhanath Swami gave a lecture on how to perform the Govardhan parikrama. The following are some excerpts from that lecture. Performing parikarama of the sacred Govardhan hill is most auspicious because it is an offering of worship to Radha and Krishna. In the Srimad Bhagavatam it is… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on the importance of Govardhan Parikarama.
Nimai Rests On Ananta Sesa
“One day Nimai was crawling he didn’t know how to walk yet. Such a wonderful thing! In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells “I am strength of strong, the intelligence of the intelligent.” He is source of everything. But for the pleasure of his devotees he assumes a role where he cannot walk. He is crawling… Continue reading Nimai Rests On Ananta Sesa
Nimai breaks everything at Home
Radhanath Swami describes how little Nimai used to perform pastimes of mischief in his childhood days: “One day Sachi Mata left the house and nobody was around, so little Nimai in the spirit of Gopal, no one was looking, he stood up and no one could see him. Then he ran over to a pot… Continue reading Nimai breaks everything at Home
Radhanath Swami On Perceiving Vrindavan
Perceiving Vrindavan : Conditioned by mundane vision one might be misled to think of Vrindavan as an ordinary place, but the shatras explain that the dham is covered by a thin covering of material energy so as to keep the materialists and those interested in mundane sense gratification away. But the Lord, His abode, His… Continue reading Radhanath Swami On Perceiving Vrindavan
Descent of Govardhan
According to Garg samhita, one day in Goloka Vrindavan Lord Krishna informed his eternal consort Srimati Radharani that she should now appear on earth as it was time for them to perform their pastimes within the material world. Radharani replied unless Vraja Dham, the Yamuna, and Govardhan Hill were present there, she would not be… Continue reading Descent of Govardhan
Radhanath Swami On My First Day In Vrindavan
After more than a year of wandering in the forests of Himalayas, meditating in caves and meeting with mystic yogis and gurus and an unimaginable reunion with a dear old friend Radhanath swami set out on a journey to Amarnath. As their train moved out of the flooded paddy fields after two days of getting… Continue reading Radhanath Swami On My First Day In Vrindavan
Radhanath Swami On Haridasvarya Giriraj
‘Haridasvarya’ Giriraj : The following are excerpts from a lecture given by Radhanath Swami just before the Govardhan parikrama during the Vrindavan yatra in 1998 : “Srimati Radharani is the Lord’s ‘Hladini Shakti’ (pleasure giving potency), the Supreme most reservoir of all devotion. She has declared Govardhan Hill with the name ‘Haridasvarya’, which means he is the best… Continue reading Radhanath Swami On Haridasvarya Giriraj
