Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

Srila Prabhupada was giving a talk on Srimad Bhagavatam and was pointing to a painting that was in the temple room of SrimatiRadharani offering Tulasi leaves to the lotus feet of Krsna and some gopis in the background, looking through the trees.  So Srila Prabhupada pointed, saying, “Radharani is worshipping the feet of Krsna, and […]

You mentioned that your pathway has become filled with stumbling blocks, but there are no stumbling blocks, I can kick out all those stumbling blocks immediately, provided you accept my guidance. With one stroke of my kick I can kick out all stumbling blocks. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Krsna dasa — 9 September, 1972

Krsna is very much anxious because we are suffering and we are sons of Krsna; we are part and parcel of Krsna. He is unhappy to see that you are suffering. That is natural. If the son is suffering from ailment, the father also suffers: “How the son will be cured?” The son may not […]

Sugar cane juice is sweet. Concentrate it, it becomes molasses, further concentrate it, it becomes sugar, further concentrate it, it becomes candy. So the same sweetness, when it is concentrated, Oh that is Krsna. The highest degree of sweetness is Krsna. Srila Prabhupada, Conversation regarding philosophy of Edmund Husserl.

How Krsna is attracted by His own beauty is described in Lalita-madhava (8.34). Upon seeing His own picture, Krsna lamented, “How glorious this picture is! It is attracting Me just as it attracts Radharani.” From “The Teachings of Lord Caitanya,” by Srila Prabhupada

There are many examples of how Krsna attracted even great liberated souls like Sukadeva Gosvami and the Kumaras. In this connection the following statement was given by the Kumaras: “How wonderful it is that although we are completely liberated, free from desire and situated at the stage of paramahamsa, we are still aspiring to taste […]

To be attracted by the qualities of Krsna means to be attracted by Krsna Himself, because there is no real distinction between Krsna and His qualities. Krsna’s name is also Krsna. Krsna’s fame is also Krsna. Krsna’s entourage is also Krsna. Krsna and everything related with Krsna which gives stimulation to love of Krsna are […]

After the class, as Srila Prabhupada sat for a few minutes in his room waiting for breakfast, I asked him about Duryodhana’s relationship with Lord Balarama. I was puzzled how an apparent demon like Duryodhana could be favored by the Supreme Lord Baladeva, and even taught how to fight with a club by Him. “Was […]

CC Madhya 16.281, Purport, by Srila Prabhupada: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally renovated Vrndavana-dhama and advised His chief disciples, Rupa and Sanatana, to develop it and open it to attract the spiritual vision of the general populace. At present there are about five thousand temples in Vrndavana, and still our society, the International Society for Krishna […]

In this way, Lord Krsna and Balarama began to enjoy the residents of Vrndavana to Their full satisfaction as They herded the calves and cows on the bank of the Yamuna. In some places Krsna and Balarama were accompanied by Their friends. The boys were singing, imitating the humming sound of the drones and accompanying […]

Virabhadra:  … when you say brahmana, do you mean… I mean are they… the devotees who are not pure but… Prabhupada: Yes, they’re also pure devotees because they’re following my instruction. Just like a technician, he is expert, but somebody is assisting him. So the assistants, because they are following the instruction of the expert, […]

Even by fighting, you can be a great devotee, just like Arjuna. He was not chanting on the beads, but he was fighting. But still, bhakto ‘si priyo ‘si me [Bg. 4.3]. Krsna says, “Oh, you are My great devotee.” Now people, may say that “He was not chanting. He was fighting. How he became […]