In Nitya Goloka Vrindavan, Jahnva Maiya is Ananga Manjari, and Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhupada is Sri Rupa Manjari. They engage all up-manjaris and mukya manjaris (maid-servants) in the intimate loving service of Divine Couple Sri Radha and Sri Krishna. This is a confidential subject and as Sriji inspires me to put a note; please do […]
Gaudiya & Vrindavan Rasika Acharyas in their spiritual form (Vraj Swarup)
Pancatattva Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: Radha Krishna (Krishna in mood of Radharani) Sri Nityananda Prabhu: Balarama Dau / Sri Ananga Manjari Sri Advaita Acharya: Sada Shiva + Sri Mahavishnu Sri Gadhadhara Pandit: Sri Lalita Sakhi + Srimati Radharani Sri Srivas Acharya: Sri Narada Muni Sri Jahnva Maiya: Sri Ananga Manjari / Revati Maiya Asta Goswami’s (Asta […]
Sriji only sees the sambandh (relationship) and nothing else!
Rasika Acharyas proclaim that if a seeker just simply repeats and establishes within their heart that “Sriji is mine and I am Sriji’s,” then they don’t have to do any such sadhana bhajan and all knowledge and all path to the main prayojana (goal) of Vraj Prema Bhakti will simply unfold before them on own […]
Important Verses from Sri Vrindavan Mahimamrta | Srila Prabhodananda Saraswati Thakur
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 […]
Get ready for Kartik | A list of checkpoints for all Vaishnavas and Hare Krishna devotees
Ready for Kartik? Acharyas and Rasika Vaishnavas tell us a few niyam (rules) we should set for ourself to get 1000x advancement in bhakti during Kartik. For example, take into consideration any normal day. You chant Hare Krishna maha-mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna | Krishna Krishna Hare Hare | Hare Rama Hare Rama | Rama […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
