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Day 5 – May 27 Location – Sri Rangam (Tamilnadu, India) (Reading from C.C. ML 9.82 –108) A Vaishnava known as Venkata Bhatta then invited SriCaitanyaMahaprabhu to his home with great respect. Sri Venkata Bhatta took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home. After he washed... Read More →

Day 5 – May 27, 2012 Location – Sri Rangam (Tamilnadu, India) To chant attentively we must follow yam and niyama. Yam – that which will take you to Yamaraja. We are not ashtanga yogis but these things apply to us as well. Yama, Niyama, Asana – place where we sit and chant,... Read More →

Day 4 – May 26, 2012 Location – Sri Rangam(Tamilnadu, India) (Maharaja began the lecture by the recitation of Madhurashtakam by Vallabhacharya.) The lords’ gait is very sweet. During the procession of Lord Ranganath sometimes he walks like a swan, sometimes like an elephant,... Read More →

Day 3 – May 25, 2012 Location – Kanchipuram (Tamilnadu, India) Venue – Varadharaja Temple The places which we are visiting in Kanchipuram, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu also visited. Whether it is Shiva Kanchi or Vishnu Kanchi, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu would visit both the temples. Lord... Read More →

Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.21 “Bharah param patta-kirita-justam Apy uttamangam na namen mukundam Savau karau no kurute saparyam Harer lasat-kancana-kankanau va” Translation: The upper portion of the body, though crowned with a silk turban, is only a heavy burden if... Read More →

“Tatah sudamno bhavanam mala-karasya jagmatuh” (SB 10.41.43) Krishna comes across a shop of a floweriest. The name of the shopkeeper was Sudama, its different, don’t confuse, Krishna was studying with Sudama and there is a Sridhama from Vrindavan. Krishna’s friend from Vrindavan... Read More →

What we understand from the commentaries, explanations of acharyas is that where the chariot had now reached, this was kind of border of Mathura – Vrindavan border and Krishna and Balarama, they are going to enter. But the Vrindavan Krishna, Vrindavan Balarama, they are not going... Read More →

“pada-samvahanam” is called “pada-samvahanam,” massaging the feet. Kecit tasya mahatmanah apare hata-papmano vyajanaih samavajayan (S.B 10.15.17) They make fanning, “vyajanaih,” take some leaves, make little fan, (Maharaj is asking the audience looking at the painting of Krishna,... Read More →

Venue: Los Angeles So, we welcome you one more time on my behalf also, on the occasion of the concluding session of Srimad Bhagvat Katha Mohotsava here at Los Angeles temple at the lotus feet of the Lordships Shri Shri Rukmini Dwarkadish and in presence of His Divine Grace A.C.... Read More →

Verse: S.B 5.19.1 Where: Los Angeles, June 5, 2010 “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” So we are reading from Srimad Bhagvatam , canto 5th, chapter 19th. Description of the Island of Jambudvipa. This chapter describes the... Read More →