Mahanidhi Swami Lord Shivaji said, “O Narada, to perform raganuga bhakti sadhana one must meditate as follows: “The sadhaka should meditate upon his eternal spiritual body as being a charming, beautiful young woman. This sakhi (manjari) knows many crafts and arts. Although the manjari is fit for Shyama’s enjoyment, she will refuse if solicited […]
Mahanidhi Swami It is a most ancient and scripturally authorized sadhana practice. Manjari svarupa meditation and asta-kaliya-lila smarana are not “concoctions” “newly invented practices” or the kalpana of some Radha-kunda babajis. Unfortunately, although it is the rare gift from the preaching treasurehouse of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, some think that manjari bhava upasana, […]
Mahanidhi Swami If a devotee can think, feel, act and become one with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s success formula, he/she will NEVER COMMIT NAMA APARADHA, and very soon attain Krishna prema. Raising His beautiful golden arms into the sky, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu loudly declared, “Everyone please hear me! String the following verse on the thread […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Throughout Gita and other sastras, Bhagavan Sri Krishna asserts that, “I am the doer (via gunas & prakrti), I give results, I give knowledge, I give intelligence, I give memory, I give ability, I give strength, and I give Myself to whom I choose!” Thus the question arises, “Are we […]
Mahanidhi Swami Devotees often say, “There are no hard and fast rules in chanting Hare Krishna.” Thus anything goes in the name of nama-japa: chanting on tulsi beads a fixed number of rounds of the maha-mantra, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare—Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Since there […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The prabhava of Kali Maharaja is awesome and all-pervasive. In the temple, outside, in the Holy Dhama, in Delhi, Mumbai, Moscow, New York, Beijing, Tokyo and Peru, in the kutira and in the home—everywhere some devotee is speaking negatively about someone or something. STOP!!! Srila Prabhupada established a spiritual […]
Mahanidhi Swami This article is a response to a devotee wanting to make a Russian translation of my original January 2017 MSO post titled “Reject Guru? My original post follows this article. First of all, everyone must clearly understand that rejecting the DIKSHA Guru is a very, very rare and serious action. It should never […]
Mahanidhi Swami For fifty years, the sweet glories of Sri Radha-kunda and the service of Srimati Radharani in manjari-bhava have been broadcast worldwide by the esteemed Mahantaji of Radha-kunda, Srila Ananta Dasaji Maharaja. What follows are a few of the gems collected from ocean of Babaji Maharaja’s deep love for Srimati Radharani and […]
Mahanidhi Swami Puranas Glorifies Radha-kunda Sri Hari said: “O Priyatama Radha! Dearest One! May Your Radha-kunda be even more world-renowned than than My Shyama-kunda! Here I will always bathe and play in the water, because Radha-kunda is as dear to Me as You are. proce hariù priyatame tava kuëòam etat, mat kuëòato’pi mahimädhikam […]
Mahanidhi Swami Sri Raghunatha Dasa Goswami: I take shelter of the Sangama at Radha-kunda, which is Radha-Madhava’s dear most charming playground that is surrounded by trees of excellent Ashoka, Bakula, Kadamba, Mango and Naga-Keshara, and vines of Campaka, Lavanga and Madhavi. népaiç campaka-pälibhir nava-varäçokai rasälotkaraiù punnägair bakulair lavaìga-latikä väsantikäbhir våtaiù hådyaà tat-priya-kuëòayos […]