The Dust of the Lotus Feet of Great Devotees

The Dust of the Lotus Feet of Great Devotees

Mahat-Pāda-Rajaḥ The Dust of the Lotus Feet of Great Devotees   rahūgaṇaitat tapasā na yātina cejyayā nirvapaṇād gṛhād vāna cchandasā naiva jalāgni-sūryairvinā mahat-pāda-rajo-‘bhiṣekam  “My dear King Rahūgaṇa, unless one has the opportunity to smear his...
Guru and Disciple Relation is Reciprocal

Guru and Disciple Relation is Reciprocal

Guru and Disciple Relation is Reciprocal Evening Darsan with Śrīla Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja the 20th November 1989, Bhubaneswar.Sent in by Murali Kṛṣṇa Swami.  Śrīla Gour Govinda Swami: dīkṣā-guru has responsibility. It is said, if the disciple goes to hell, the...

Sisyatva (Discipleship)

[divider] Sisyatva (Discipleship) Class delivered by His Divine Grace Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja (Bhubaneswar – March 18, 1993) One who can inculcate pure loving devotion unto you, he is a real guru. He who has given me prema-bhakti at the lotus feet of...
Looking Here From Goloka Vrindavan

Looking Here From Goloka Vrindavan

Looking Here From Goloka Vrindavan Sent in by Goloka Vrindavana dasa Prabhupāda is still asking me about Bhubaneswar. He looks here from Goloka Vrindavan, wanting to know how the work is progressing. Jogyatā-vicāre, kichu nāhi pāi, tomāra karuṇā sāra — “My eternal...
One Sat-Śisya Can Do Wonders

One Sat-Śisya Can Do Wonders

~ One Sat-Śisya Can Do Wonders ~   Sent in by Goloka Vrindavana Dasa Devotee: He was a pure Vaiṣṇava. Śrīla Gour Govinda Swami: Prabhupāda has such purity. He is a pure devotee. He has such strength. He speaks pure kṛṣṇa-kathā that is not different from Kṛṣṇa....
Acceptance of  Spiritual Authority

Acceptance of Spiritual Authority

Acceptance of  Spiritual Authority  (From an Evening darśana, Bhubaneswar, 1990) Sent in by Goloka Vrindavana  Dasa Devotee: Should we accept someone as an authority if they have material attachments and are not situated on the spiritual platform? Srila Gour Govinda...