Purushottam Ekadashi or Parama
Sri Yudhishthira Maharaja said, “Oh Supreme Lord, what is the name and character of that Ekadasii that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the extra, leap year month of Purushottama....
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Ganga Mata Goswamini was initiated in the line of Gauranga’s shakti, Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami, by Hari Das Pandit Goswami. Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami himself has described this Hari Das’s...
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Mukunda Datta, the son of Vasudeva Datta, was a classmate of Lord Caitanya’s. Mukunda Datta had a melodious voice, and he knew the intricacies of musical meters and ragas. Lord Caitanya took sannyasa...
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khola-becataya khyatah panditah shridharo dvijah asid vraje hasya-karo yo namna kusumasavah (Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 133) One of the twelve Gopals in Krishna lila was named Kusumasava. He appeared in...
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Sri Shyamananda Prabhu was a servant of a servant of Subala in Krishna-lila. He was the disciple of Hridayananda or Hriday Chaitanya, who was a disciple of Gauri Das Pandit. Gauri Das was Subala in...
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vyuhas turyo’niruddho yah sa vakresvara-paditah / kadavesaja-natyena prabhoh sukham ajijanat // sahasra-gayakan mahyam dehi tvam karuda-maya / iti caitanya-pade sa uvaca madhuram vacah /...
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The Pancha Tattva “There is no difference between the energy and the energetic in regard to the Lord’s appearance as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His four associates — Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita...
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The following is an excerpt from the book “Sri Chaitanya: His Life and Associates” by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. shri-radha-prema-rupa ya pura vrindavandeshvari sa shri-gadadharo...
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For the disappearance day of Sat Chit Ananda Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur: The following is an excerpt from the book “Sri Chaitanya: His Life and Associates” by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj...
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Gundicha and Rathayatra Pastimes Sri Svarupa Damodar Goswami was one of the chief participants in the cleaning of the Gundicha temple on the eve of the Rathayatra. “Other than Nityananda, Advaita,...
View ArticleSrila Shivananda Sena’s Disappearance Day
Excerpted from Chaitanya: His Life and Associates By Srila Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Maharaj Nityananda Prabhu’s Punishment of Shivananda Shivananda Sena also received much mercy from Nityananda Prabhu....
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