“Here our Lord herded the calves, and here He played the flute. I pray that I may pass my days shedding tears as I speak these words on the Yamuna’s shore.”
[ Sri Raghupati Upadhyaya, from Rupa Goswami’s Padyavali ].
Posted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 11, 2014 – To see original post please click here.
“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 his disciple and instructed me how to achieve this transcendental position. Therefore, my first duty is to serve him. How could I ever leave his service?”
[ SB 7.9.28 ]
Posted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 11, 2014 – To see original post please click here.
“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 on December 4, 2012 – To see original post please click here.
“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!”
[ Srila Raghunatha das Goswami, Stavavali, Revelation of Desires, Text 10 ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 10, 2011 – To see original post please click here.
“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 20 ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 11, 2011 – To see original post please click here.
“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 December 11, 2011 – To see original post please click here.
“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.
“Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vrajabhumi, Srimati Radharani is certainly the most treasured of Krsna’s love. And in every respect, Her divine kunda is rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. If one simply bathes once within these holy waters, one’s pure love of Krsna is fully aroused.”
[ Sri Upadesamrta ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on November 29, 2012 – To see original post please click here.
“He who yearns to attain the sweetness of pure love in Vrindavan, but by destiny is forced to live elsewhere, laments and always remembers Vrindavan with its beautiful splendid groves where Radha and Krishna enjoy pastimes. He meditates on entering Vrindavan and thinks, ‘Now I am serving the Divine Couple.'”
[ Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati, Sri Vrindavan Mahimamrta, Sataka 1, text 75 ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 4, 2013 – To see original post please click here.
“Smiling in His famous triple-crooked stance,
His flute resting on the red twig of His lower lip,
Brightened by the peacock feather on His crown,
That is the form of Hari named ‘Govinda.’
He is not far from Kesi Ghat, my friend,
But do not go to see Him,
Not if you still seek pleasure in worldly company!”
[Bhakti–Rasamrita–
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 31, 2013 – To see original post please click here.