TRANSLATION Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “The mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa is stronger than anything else. Therefore the Lord has delivered you from the

In his statement, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura presents himself as being born in a low-caste family and not having the qualifications of a bona fide devotee

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

One cannot be situated in the devotional service of the Lord unless one is free from sinful life. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā

This Vṛndāvana is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.56) in this way: śriyaḥ kāntāḥ kāntaḥ parama-puruṣaḥ kalpa-taravodrumā bhūmiś cintāmaṇi-gaṇa-mayī toyam amṛtamkathā gānaṁ nāṭyaṁ gamanam api

In his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of the six philosophical processes. Prakāśānanda admitted that Śrīpād Śaṅkarācārya, being very eager to

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī Prabhu gives the following directions in his Bhakti-sandarbha (270): iyaṁ ca kīrtanākhyā bhaktir bhagavato dravya-jāti-guṇa-kriyābhir dīna-janaika-viṣayāpāra-karuṇā-mayīti śruti-purāṇādi-viśrutiḥ. ataeva kalau svabhāvata evātidīneṣu

In the Padma Purāṇa, the characteristics of the guru, the bona fide spiritual master, have been described: mahā-bhāgavata-śreṣṭhobrāhmaṇo vai gurur nṛṇāmsarveṣām eva lokānāmasau pūjyo