Author Archives: H.H. Sivarama Swami

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 11.1. If you don’t have knowledge you don’t get bhāva The members of the Pañca-tattva Gadādhara Paṇḍita takes care of Lord Caitanya in kīrtanas Kṛṣṇa tells Rādhā about His plan to appear as Gaura The members of the Pañca-tattva lived close by in Navadvīpa Gadādhara Paṇḍita taught Lord Caitanya the mood of Rādhā […]

Summary of the morning class in Budapest The Lord is present in many forms in the ocean churning pastime The Lord is equally disposed but is partial to His devotees The main instruction is not to get distracted Go for the nectar of immortality We are churning our hearts and should say no to what […]

And Darvas Csaba asks, if God is one why can’t religions get together.

Encouragement for devotees to contribute to the TOVP TOVP team is on tour in Europe The Māyāpura temple will stand for thousands of years and we may know we contributed When we give, the funds come and bring prosperity to individuals, families and yātrās Don’t miss out on the credit

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Sanātana Gosvāmī’s Hari-bhakti-vilāsa is quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta and Bṛhad-Bhagavatāmṛta is quoted in Prabhupāda’s purports According to oral tradition the Grantha-samādhi contains books written by the Gosvāmīs that are only suitable for liberated souls Gīta-Govinda is very popular due to its wonderful poetry but brings ordinary people misconceptions and ruins their spiritual lives

Surabhi Swami ISKCON architect started the first temple in Punjabi Bhag Prabhupāda finding Indians disinterested went to the West to spread the message of Lord Caitanya The yuga-dharma of Kali-yuga is nāma-saṅkīrtana Kṛṣṇa’s name is non-different from Him Finding the balance of our obligations in life: put first things first Attachment can be either beneficial […]

Repoting in from hot New Delhi Priya Dāsa’s Bhaktamālā makes the mistake of equating Prabhodānanda Sarasvatī and Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī’s guru, Prabhodānanda Sarasvatī is Tuṅgavidyā gopī Caitanya-caritāmṛta states that Lord Caitanya stayed at the house of three Śrī Vaiṣṇavas: Veṅkata, Tirumala and Gopāla-guru (later Prabhodānanda) Prabhodānanda Sarasvatī lived in Kāmyavana Books by Prabhodānanda […]

Hari-Hara-kṣetra parikrama account Jagat-bandhu prabhu left the world while offering obeisances to the Lord A gift of Lord Nṛrsimhadeva’s tooth

Taking birth in the material world is not something to brag about The good thing was to get the association of guru, Kṛṣṇa and the vaiṣṇavas We quickly discard childhood gifts but I hope I will never neglect or abuse Śrīla Prabhupāda’s gifts The greatest gift was the servcice of Rādhā-Śyāmasundara, an ever expanding gift […]