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A prayer to Nṛsiṁhadeva to destroy our material desires

oṁ namo bhagavate narasiṁhāya namas tejas-tejase āvir-āvirbhava vajra-nakha vajra-daṁṣṭra karmāśayān randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa oṁ svāhā; abhayam abhayam ātmani bhūyiṣṭhā oṁ kṣraum. TRANSLATION I offer my respectful obeisances unto

November 17, 2024

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A story of determination for yoga practitioners

April 26, 2025

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is

The real riches of the devotee

November 3, 2024

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

The body of Lord Jagannātha Svāmī is not made of matter

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Without becoming a gosvāmī one cannot become a disciple

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A description of the inhabitants in the spiritual planets

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Scriptural evidence of Lord Caitanya’s being Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself

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Sixty-four important and prominent principles in devotional service

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Elevation to Kṛṣṇa Consciousness

Trying to extract juice (happiness) from bamboo sticks

April 13, 2025

Every living being desires the topmost level of enjoyment in this material world, and yet everyone is unhappy here. This unhappiness is present on

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Beyond Darwin: The Vedic View of Spiritual Evolution

June 20, 2025

Actually we are all spirit souls and are intended to associate with God in the spiritual sky where there are innumerable spiritual planets and

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Popular books of Rūpa Gosvāmī

December 23, 2024

In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (180) Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī is described to be the gopī named Śrī Rūpa-mañjarī. In the Bhakti-ratnākara there is a list of the books Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī compiled. Of all his books,

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Books by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī and some false accusations against him

May 20, 2025

In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, verse 195, it is said that Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī was formerly Vilāsa–mañjarī gopī. From his very childhood Jīva Gosvāmī was greatly

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Bhāva-bhakti is the first seed of love of Godhead

August 22, 2025

TRANSLATION “When that ecstatic emotional stage intensifies, it is called love of Godhead. Such love is life’s ultimate goal and the reservoir of all

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

What is the difference between lust and love?

November 3, 2024

TRANSLATION The desire to gratify one’s own senses is kāma [lust], but the desire to please the senses of Lord Kṛṣṇa is prema

The Nectar of Devotion

How to get relief from material distress?

April 26, 2025

In the Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord says that one should surrender unto Him, giving up all other engagements. The Lord also gives His word there that He

The Nectar of Devotion

The power of meditation on Kṛṣṇa’s service

May 23, 2025

In some of the Purāṇas the evidence is given that if someone is simply meditating on devotional activities, he has achieved the desired result

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The Soul’s Only True Beloved is Kṛṣṇa

May 18, 2026

There are different stages of devotional service and God realization. Strictly speaking, anyone who accepts the existence of God is situated in devotional service.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Why did Kṛṣṇa assume the form of Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

May 18, 2026

Why did Kṛṣṇa assume the form of Caitanya Mahāprabhu? It is explained that Kṛṣṇa desired to know the glory of Rādhā’s love. “Why is

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Who and What Are Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa?

May 18, 2026

This brings up the question of who Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is and what Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is. Actually Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is the exchange of love. This is not

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Sex Life: Māyā’s Strongest Shackle

May 18, 2026

Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu should not be considered one of us. He is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the supreme living entity, and as such He never comes

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Śiva-tattva: Understanding Lord Śiva’s Position

January 16, 2026

TRANSLATION Rudra, who is an expansion of Sadāśiva and who appears in unlimited universes, is also a guṇāvatāra [qualitative incarnation] and is the ornament

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The ten offenses in chanting the holy name Hare Kṛṣṇa explained

September 5, 2025

TRANSLATION There are offenses to be considered while chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. Therefore simply by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa one does not become ecstatic.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Who is authorized to chant the holy name Hare Kṛṣṇa

September 3, 2025

A person who cannot keep his faith in the words of his spiritual master but acts independently never receives the authority to chant the

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Only the devotee of Kṛṣṇa can become desireless

September 1, 2025

TRANSLATION “Because a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa is desireless, he is peaceful. Fruitive workers desire material enjoyment, jñānīs desire liberation, and yogīs desire material

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Beyond caste: Who can be a spiritual master?

August 30, 2025

TRANSLATION “Whether one is a brāhmaṇa, a sannyāsī or a śūdra-regardless of what he is-he can become a spiritual master if he knows the

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Essential guide: Receiving and perfecting the mantra

August 28, 2025

The following injunction is given in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (1.194): tāntrikeṣu ca mantreṣudīkṣāyāṁ yoṣitām apisādhvīnām adhikāro ‘stiśūdrādīnāṁ ca sad-dhiyām “Śūdras and women who are chaste

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