Month: November 2021
Separating story from sāra or the essence
Often we come across stories in the purāṇas, that, on the face of it, do …
HARI HARAYE NAMAḤ KṚṢṆA
Nāma-saṅkīrtana by Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura translated by Śrī Babaji
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hari haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa yādavāya …
Pronouncing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra
Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is the main sādhānā in the Caitanya tradition. …
Bhakti is not a group dharma
From Pearls of Wisdom – A Questions and Answer Anthology
Question: What is the destination …
Śrī Guru-vandanā by Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura
ŚRĪ GURU-CARAṆA-PADMA
Translation by Śrī Babaji
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śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma, bando mui sāvadhāna mate jāhāra prasāde …
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains how the relationship between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa is not immoral
We hear that the gopīs are married to the gopas, and not to Kṛṣṇa. The …
ŚRĪ ŚRĪ ṢAḌ-GOSVĀMY-AṢṬAKAM
Prayer to the Six Gosvāmīs by Śrīnivāsa Ācārya (Śrī Babaji’s translation)
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kṛṣṇotkīrtana-gāna-nartana-parau premāmṛtāmbho-nidhī dhīrādhīra-jana-priyau …
Prayer to the Guru by Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
This is one of my favorite prayers. We present Śrī Babaji’s translations below.
ŚRĪ ŚRĪ …
Śruti-stuti – Prayers of the vedas personified
The Prayers of the Vedas personified appear in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam SB 10.87.14–18. We present …
The difference between a viśeṣaṇa, an upādhi and an upalakṣaṇa
Śrī Jīva Goswami uses the terms viśeṣaṇa, upādhi and upalakṣaṇa routinely in the Sandarbhas. These …