How could I ever leave his service? – Verse Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “My dear Lord. O Supreme Personality of Godhead, because of my association with material desires, one after another, I was gradually falling into a blind well full of snakes, following the general populace. But your servant Narada Muni kindly accepted me as […]
A Heartfelt Prayer – Verse Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “O Lord Hari! I have spent my life uselessly. Although I have obtained a rare human birth, I have refused to worship Radha and Krsna, and in this way I have knowingly drunk poison.” [ Narottama das Thakur, Prarthana ] Posted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page […]
Now I Truly Understand – Excerpt from the Jaladuta Diary Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Today the ship is plying very smoothly. I feel today better. But I am feeling separation from Sri Vrindaban and my Lords Sri Govinda, Gopinath, Radha Damodar. My only solace is Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita in which I am tasting the nectarine […]
Remembering the Kshpira river – Post by Indradyumna Swami This is the Kshpira river. It is said that by bathing in the Ganges river one is purified, by taking darshan of the Narmada river one is purified and by remembering the Kshpira river one is purified. The Kshipra river manifested from the heart of Varaha. […]
Relieved from material contamination – Excerpt from Krsna Book Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “In the Second Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Maharaja Pariksit also explains that the pastimes and activities of Lord Krsna are medicine for the conditioned souls. If they simply hear about Krsna they become relieved from the material disease…. by hearing these transcendental pastimes […]
The charming elixir of the Holy Names – Verse Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “O tongue tortured by thirst, please mix the delicious nectar of the name of Radha with the wonderfully sweet condensed milk of the name of Krsna, add the fragrant ice of pure love and drink this charming elixir at every moment!” [ […]
Krsna is the Master – Lecture Excerpt Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “You cannot ask Krsna, ‘Please come here. I’ll see You,’ just like you ask your dog or your servant. Krsna is nobody’s servant. Krsna is the master. He may like you, He may not like you.” [ Srila Prabhupada lecture, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.5.26, Vrndavan, […]
Desiring to see Vrindavan – Verse Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “I eagerly desire to see Vrindavan, whose indescribable beauty defeats the beauty of millions of cupids, which is brightly illuminated by golden and bluish effulgences, and which is merged into the ocean of sweet loving pastimes.” [ Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati, Sri Vrindavan-mahimamrta, Sataka One, text […]
Vrindavan Meditations – Verse Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “The sun is naturally warm, the moon is naturally cool, the earth naturally tolerant, the wind naturally restless, the saints naturally grave, and the ocean naturally deep. Similarly, Krishna is naturally controlled by love.” [ Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami, Sri Govinda-lilamrta] Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on […]
Vrindavan Meditations – Verse Quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Go to Vrndavana and chant the Hare Krsna mantra constantly.” [Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Subuddhi Raya, CC Madhya 25.198] Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 28, 2011 – To see original post please click here.