Srila Prabhodananda Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada is Sri Tungvidya Sakhi in Nitya Goloka Vrindavan, one amongst the Asta Sakhis of Srimati Radharani. In Gaur Lila, Srila Prabhodananda Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada appears as uncle to Srila Gopal Bhatt Goswamipada, who is one of the six Goswami’s instructed by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to reveal Vrindavan to the world. As […]
Few last days of Purusottam Mas (Month) 2020 – Cheatcodes to advance million times spiritually!
Purushottam (2020) Mas (Month) is scheduled to culminate on 16th October. There are still 5 days remaining. A normal Google search will tell you about the significance and story behind Purusottam or Adhik Mas. Aindra Prabhu stresses very highly on visiting Vrindavan in Purusottam. In Kartik, you get 1000 times benefit of bhajan, and in […]
Vraj Vrindavan | Digital Diary #11 | Aug 19′ 20 | Hare Krishna Mahamantra, Barsana & Tungvidya Sakhi Village Trip
Hare Krishna Movement is complete. Aindra Prabhu emphasises on it in his 1997 Vyas Puja Offering on Srila Prabhupada Appearance Day. There is a big confidential secret associated with it. It is subtly explained in this article. Also, in the article on guru tattva, there is a mention of second initiation (mantra diksha). That is […]
Does God exist? (An intellectual analysis for the scientific community)
*This article is an excerpt from book Demystifying the Mystical Vrindavan (Volume I – Introduction to soul’s eternal position). Even though this subject is not an apt theme for this website (where we talk about vraj-prema-bhakti only), I felt inspired by Sri Vrindavan Dham to put it as today’s post. It is the foundational basis […]
Different types of karma & how each of them act to shape our lives
*This article is an excerpt from book Demystifying the Mystical Vrindavan (Volume I – Introduction to soul’s eternal position). Many letters came to Arthur Ashe, the world number one tennis player and Wimbledon Champion after he was detected with terminal cancer. In one of the letter, a fan asked him, “Why did God do this […]
9 (angas) process of devotional life
In the 7th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam (7.5.23-24), Prahlada Maharaj speaks about the 9 angas (process) of bhakti (devotion). śrī-prahrāda uvāca śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam Hearing (sravanam): Listening about glories and passtimes of Lord from bonafide Premi Rasika Acharyas. Maharaja Parikshit in spite of being a king chose to […]
The eternal position of Srila Prabhupada (Nityananda Swarup Shakti & Saktyavesh Avatar)
Before reading further, please note that if one is not aware of Srila Prabhupada, please do not read this article at all. You can read Srila Prabhupada’s biography in brief & Beginner’s Spirituality Guide first to be able to resonate with this article better. Also, those who are not chanting 16 rounds of Hare Krishna […]
The secret to winning in the spiritual path
Losing! Yes, Rasika Acharyas say again and again that losing is the secret to winning in the spiritual path. In other worldly activities, we are taught to get the first position and win it all. But in the spiritual path, once a sincere seeker becomes a kid and humbly accepts their loss internally, then that […]
Top 5 limbs of devotional service & topmost amongst them
sādhu-saṅga, nāma-kīrtana, bhāgavata-śravaṇa mathurā-vāsa, śrī-mūrtira śraddhāya sevana In this verse from Chaitanya Caritamrta (Madhya Lila 22.128), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is instructing Srila Santana Goswami about the process of devotional service. He states that there are 64 ways of devotional service but out of them, 5 are considered the best. He describes these five devotional services in […]
Important Update (March 25, 2020) | Lockdown, Break from Our Daily Articles, Book, Diving Deeper
We just got updated last day that India is under complete lockdown for the next 21 days. We won’t get into the analysis of this but yes please do not worry (a brief spiritual perspective is mentioned in our Digital Diary #10). Even Rasika Acharyas in Vrindavan have requested all seekers to fully support the […]