“Handsome, fragrant tamala desire tree” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami “O handsome, fragrant tamala desire tree blooming in the Vrindavan forest and embraced by the madhavi vine of the goddess ruling this forest! O tree, the shade of whose glory protects the world from a host of burning sufferings, what wonderful fruits do the people find […]
“Every single door must be knocked on” – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Everyone’s auspiciousness will come by preaching about Lord Caitanya. Like itinerant merchants you should take the wares of Caitanya-vani throughout the globe. If necessary, go to all four corners of the earth. Violence to oneself and others under the name of nirjana-bhajan […]
The love of the spiritual master – Srila Prabhupada quoted by Indradyumna Swami “At his first sight of me my spiritual master also saw me with such love. It was in my very first darsan of him that I learned how to love. It is his boundless mercy that he has engaged an unworthy person […]
Compassion of Vraja-mandala – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Those in Vraja-maṇḍala who are bitten by a snake, killed by animals, killed by fire, water or any other unnatural cause certainly become residents of My very own spiritual planet.” [ Skanda-purnam, Margasisa-mahatmya, chapter 17, verse 50 ] Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in a facebook post from November 15, 2017. […]
Spontaneous compassion of Lord Caitanya – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Out of His spontaneous compassion Lord Caitanya restored all the people back to consciousness, and through the means of His Holy Name enabled them to pass beyond the impassable ocean of the age of quarrel. Thus by the golden moons of Lord Hari and the […]
Eternally residing in Vraja – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Even if I have the opportunity to bathe in the ocean of pure love of Krishna, and even if I have the pure devotees of the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead as my associates, I will not consent to live even for a single moment, in […]
A servant’s happiness – From a lecture by Indradyumna Swami “A servant can be truly happy only when his master is happy.” [ Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Lokanath Goswami] From Indradyumna Swami’s lecture at Kanak Vrindavan on October 17, 2017. To see the original post on the “Kartika Parikrama with Indradyumna Swami” facebook page, please click here.
Real friendship – From a lecture by Indradyumna Swami “This is real friendship—Krsna consciousness. Everyone needs a friend, right? A friend in need is a friend indeed. So people from all walks of life have friends. But only in Krishna Consciousness can you find a true friend. Because in the material world, friendship is based on […]
“The core of My heart” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami sādhavo hṛdayaṁ mahyaṁ sādhūnāṁ hṛdayaṁ tv aham mad-anyat te na jānanti nāhaṁ tebhyo manāg api “The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else […]
Nectar-ocean of attachment to Sri Radha’s lotus feet – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami yathā yathā gaura-padāravinde vindeta bhaktiṁ kṛta-puṇya-rāśiḥ tathā tathotsarpati hṛdy akasmāt rādhā-padāmbhoja-sudhāṁbu-rāśiḥ Translation: “To the degree that a fortunate pious person attains devotion unto the lotus feet of Gaura, to that degree he spontaneously finds the nectar-ocean of attachment to Sri Radha’s […]