Later when Nanda Maharaj had gone to Mathura to pay his taxes, he met Vasudeva. Vasudeva told Nanda Maharaja to get back to Gokul really soon to take care of his two children. Meanwhile Kamsa called for his allies to help him kill the child who would be the cause of his death. Many of them… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Putana
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Radhanath Swami on Loving Exchanges
In Gokul, Nanda Maharaja organized a beautiful festival to celebrate the birth of his child. That festival became famous as Nandotasava. The Vrajvasis were exchanging love by throwing butter, yogurt and ghee on each other. For the Vrajvasis, these milk products were gifts of God and hence most precious. By these loving exchanges they were… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Loving Exchanges
Radhanath Swami on Kamsa Repents
By the Lord’s inconceivable arrangement, Vasudeva took baby Krishna to Gokul and left him with Yashoda mayi. Meanwhile Yogamaya appeared as the younger sister of Krishna. Vasudeva put the little boy on the bed and took Yogamaya away. Vasudeva came back to the prison and the shackles that he was freed of, by the power… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Kamsa Repents
Radhanath Swami on Appearance of Lord Krishna
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
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 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 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 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
Radha Vinod revealed – by H.H Radhanath Swami
Radha Gokulanand temple was the bhajan kutir of Lokanath Goswami. He was born in the Jessore district of Bangladesh. His father’s name was Padmanabha and his mother was Sita. They were great devotees and associates of Sri Advaita Acharya. When he was a young man, he went to Sri Navadwip dham and took shelter of… Continue reading Radha Vinod revealed – by H.H Radhanath Swami
Radha Shyamsundar revealed – by H.H Radhanath Swami
A Bengali couple lost two sons straight after they were born. They named their third, surviving son, Dukhi. Dukhi was spontaneously attracted to Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda. Whenever he would hear anything about the Lord or His associates, he would run to that place with great enthusiasm. When he grew up a little, his… Continue reading Radha Shyamsundar revealed – by H.H Radhanath Swami
