From Śyāmsundara to Gaurasundara

The Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra, the pinnacle of relishable mellows (rasika-śekhara), relishes the rasa of līlā in His svarūpa (original form), in countless forms of his divine expansions (bhagavat-svarūpa-rūpa), and with innumerable associates (parikara-rūpa). Even in His svarūpa, He relishes the līlā-rasa in two manifestations — Regarding the Supreme Lord, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya has stated: নানা-ভক্তের রসামৃত নানাবিধ হয় ।সেই সব রসামৃতের ‘বিষয়’ ‘আশ্রয়’ nānā-bhaktera … Continue reading From Śyāmsundara to Gaurasundara

Sahasranāma Māhātmyam

We will explore the greatness of chanting Sahasranāma as mentioned in Sri Hari Bhakti Vilāsaḥ composed by Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Goswāmi. It is part of ṣaṣṭha-vilāsaḥ of Hari Bhakti Vilāsaḥ we will include the original verses and english translation of the same based on the translation of Śrī Haridāsa Śāstrī jī edition. Sahasranāma here refers to Viṣṇu Sahasranāma of Mahābhārata. There are many thousand names … Continue reading Sahasranāma Māhātmyam