“O Gurudeva! What mantra have you given me? What powers does it possess? As I chant this mantra, I feel that it is turning me into a madman.”
[ Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-llia.7.81 ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on December 25, 2014 – To see original post please click here.
sajiya calaye priya parikara sane
“Surrounded by His dear devotees, Lord Gaura performs sankirtana in the city.”
nace nana bhangite bhubana-mana mohe
“His well-dressed form is glorious. Dancing in many graceful ways, He charms the hearts of everyone in the world.”
bahaye ananda-nadi nadiya majhara
“He continuously showers the bliss of ecstatic spiritual love. He makes a river of spiritual bliss flow in Nadiya.”
barishe kusuma kata manera harishe
“The demigods stay amongst the human beings. Their hearts are joyful. How many monsoons of flowers do they shower?”
manera manase goracanda guna gaya
“The people run to greet Him. With all their hearts they sing Lord Gaura’s glories.”
ha-iya birasa mana ganaye pramada
“Some bewildered people, their hearts withered by fear, think the tumultuous kirtan is a host of lions roaring.”
upama ki abani gagana kare alo
“Millions and millions of glistening lamps shine. With what shall I compare the light that fills the ground and sky?”
matila jagata ke-u dhairaja na mane
“What shall Narahari say? He does not know. The whole world has become wild with bliss. No one is peaceful at heart.”
[Kamoda-raga, Song 24, by Narahari das. Translated by Kusakrata Dasa]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in his diary around December 1-30, 2008 – To see original entry please click here.
“The fortunate town of Navadvipa remains on the earth. The seashore remains. The city of Jagannatha Puri remains. The holy names of Lord Krsna remain. Alas! Alas! I do not see anywhere the same kind of festival of pure love for Lord Hari. O Lord Caitanya, O ocean of mercy, will I ever see Your transcendental glory again?”
[ Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati, Sri Caitanya Candramrita, Chapter 12, Text 140 ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on August 23, 2017 – To see original post please click here.
“In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes advanced on the path of liberation, and thereafter he is freed, and his attraction becomes fixed. Then real devotion and devotional service begin.”
[ Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.25 ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on June 7, 2017 – To see original post please click here.
When the gopis of Vrindavan met Krishna at Kurukshetra on the occasion of a solar eclipse after a long separation, they prayed to Him:
“Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower, Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well of material existence. Your feet are worshiped and meditated upon by great mystic yogis and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet may also be
awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs.”
[ Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.48 ]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami on his facebook page on August, 21, 2017 – To see original post please click here.
“A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger, and the urges of the tongue, belly, and genitals, is qualified to make disciples all over the world.” [Sri Upadesamrta, verse 1]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in his diary; November-December, 2009 – To see original post please click here.
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in his diary; March 18, 2012 – To see original post please click here.
“The guru should speak the secret to the disciple who has affection for the guru.”
[Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti’s translation of Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.8]
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in his diary; October 30, 2011 – To see original post please click here.
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in his diary; November 7, 2016 – To see original post please click here.
Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in his diary; March 4, 2016 – To see original post please click here.