The Seven Goswami Temples of Vrindavan are: Radha Damodar Ji Radha Shyamsundar Ji Radha Govind Dev Ji Radha Gokulananda Ji Radha Madan Mohan Ji Radha Gopinath Ji Radha Raman Ji
Srimad Bhagavatam
Srimad Bhagavatam, originally written by Vyasdeva, was spoken by Sukadev Goswami to Parikshit Maharaj (Son of Abhimanyu and grandson of Arjuna and Pandavas) after Parikshit Maharaj had got a curse to die after 7 days. There are 18 thousand verses spread over 12 cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam. It is non-different from Krishna and Srila Prabhupada […]
Sri Nityananda Prabhu (Nitai) – Detailed Inner Biography, Confidential Pastimes, Life, Marriage, Preaching, Mercy
Sri Nityananda Rama, Nitai, Nityananda Prabhu! Meditating on the Lotus Feet of Lord Nityananda, who extinguishes the blazing fire of material nature providing relief more cooling than the combination of millions of moons to the fallen conditioned souls, we shall attempt to meditate on the most purifying pastimes He performed around 500 years ago. From […]
How did Jiva initially want to enjoy the material world separate from Krishna? Where did Jivatma come from?
A sincere, kripa patra devotee of Divine Couple from UK asked the following questions, to which was just made to compile the answers based on the merciful teachings of our Srila Prabhupada, predecessor Acharyas and Six Goswamis. Here are the questions: How did the jivatma initially want to enjoy the material realm separate from Krishna? […]
Mathura to Vrindavan (How to Reach)
For Indian tourists coming via rail or road, you can take a train up to Mathura and as soon as you step outside the Railway Station, on-board any shared auto or hire a small auto to Vrindavan. It is just a 20-minute drive (around 20 KM) from the railway station to Vrindavan. The small auto […]
Restaurants and Places to eat in Vrindavan
Prasadam (or food) is not an issue here in Vrindavan. There are a lot of restaurants and local food shops in Vrindavan. I have mentioned only the restaurants that don’t use onion and garlic as Vaishnavas avoid these two ingredients from their prasad (food). If you are coming to Vrindavan, I would suggest you to […]
Hotels in Vrindavan
Except for Kartik (in Oct-Nov), and on weekends (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) since 2021 Covid, you can easily get a hotel in Vrindavan throughout the year without any rush. For Kartik and on weekends usually, it’s really difficult to find hotel rooms for an overnight stay as thousands of pilgrims from across the globe visit […]
Why devotional life should not be artificially imitated and how to take to devotional life with a strong foundation?
For genuine sincere seekers, devotional life should not be rushed to bhav stage (Read 9 stages of devotional life) on social media as is the trend all around, unfortunately. Many reels and social media culture show direct Prema and Rasa without the seekers taking to elementary process like bhajan kriya, sadhu sang, anartha nivritti (Read […]
Mayavada / Advaita / Impersonalist Philosophy | Why bonafide Acharyas are very strongly against Mayavada?
Philosophy of Mayavadis or Impersonalists: Advaita or Kewaladvaita. Advaita is derived from two words ‘A’ (not) and ‘Dwaita’ (two). So, it means not two. They say that there is nothing but only spiritual effulgence (brahman or impersonal formless feature). They follow principle of ‘aham brahasmi’ or I am Brahman, and ‘sarvavam khalvidam brahman’ or all […]
Guru Acharya Shishya Parampara
For spiritual perfection, a seeker should take shelter of a bonafide Guru coming in line with authentic Guru Shishya Parampara under any of 4 Sampradayas (Read about Guru Tattva here). The Guru Shishya Parampara in Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradaya Krishna Brahma Narada Vyasa Madhva Muni (Purnaprajna) Padmanabha Narhari Madhava Aksobhya Madhava Aksobhya Jayatirtha Jnanasindhu Dayanidhi Vidyanidhi […]