Friday, June 29, 2007

The auspicious moon

Lord Krsna, the auspicious moon shining on the Yamuna’s shore,
becomes pleased and fulfills all the desires of a person who reads
these eight beautiful verses, which are a reservoir of
Sri Radhika’s splendid and pure sweetness.
from
A Garland of Prayers
Sri Stava-mala
Composed by Srila Rupa Goswami

Smaranam of Mahaprabhu


Concentrate upon the lord as discribed
in the Urddhvamnaya-samhita:

Absorbed in prema, the Golden Lord Gaura stands holding
one hand in the benediction pose and the other in the pose
for awarding fearlessness, while he incessantly
chants the holy names.

Like a rod


mahima vraja-iliaya darato 'pi nisevitah
yair yais tan dandavan naumi
bhaktan bhismarjuna dikah


I lay myself down like a rod to honor
the many devotees of the Lord

who like Bhisma and Arjuna
serve the glories of Vraja's pastimes
even in distant separation.

( Sriman Bhaktivinode Thakur )

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Jaganath Misra Pur


This is the floor plan of the childhood home of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Monday, June 25, 2007

The Journey of the Soul

The journey of the devoted soul
as described by Srila Bhaktivinode
in his Jaiva Dharma.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Barsana Dham

Sri Barsana Dham

Sri Radha and Sri Krishna


Maharaj Vrsabanu's floor plan


The house that Nanda built

Nandagram

Nanda Maharaj along with family and friends moved away from Gokul to what is now known as Nandagram. The move was out of affection for Sri Krishna, they wanted to protect him from the evil King Kamsa.