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Krishna Nectar Lila 61 – “THE NAGINI STUTI”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The ruthless steps of Vanamali Krishna’s tandava dance devastated the serpent. Blood streamed from Kaliya’s mouths, his eyes popped out, and his hoods completely collapsed. Seeing their husband vanquished and…
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Krishna Nectar Lila 60 -“RAGAS & NAGAS”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Therefore, to remove the acute distress of His father, mother, and other relatives, Krishna decided to free Himself from the serpent the moment Balarama, who glowed like pure moonlight, finished speaking. Enwrapped…

Krishna Nectar Lila 59 -“ANGUISH OF THE VRAJAVASIS”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The three types of fearful omens, namely those on the earth, in the sky, and in the bodies of living creatures, which announce imminent danger, descended upon Vrndavana at that moment. Jackals shrieked harshly at…

Krishna Nectar Lila 58 -“THE WATER DANCE”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das One day, Vanamali Krishna left His brother Rama at home and went out with His friends to tend the cows and play beside the Yamuna. At that time, the serpent Kaliya, the son of Kadru, lived in a lake within the river…

Krishna Nectar Lila 57 -“FLYING DONKEYS”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The demigods felt great satisfaction as they flew in sky above Vrndavana watching Krishna’s blissful cowherding pastimes. The happiness of Krishna and Balarama increased moment after moment as they played with…

Krishna Nectar Lila 56 – “KRISHNA’S PLAYFUL FRIENDS”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das After His birthday festival Krishna and His boyfriends spent the days in the forests herding the cows. While walking they rolled clusters of kunda flowers into balls, which looked sesame seed laddus, and bombard…

Krishna Nectar Lila 55 -“RADHA CELEBRATES KRISHNA”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das One year Nanda Maharaja organized a grand festival (nandotsava) to celebrate Krishna’s auspicious birthday. Krishna sat upon a celestial golden throne and all the Vraja gopis came to worship Him. The loud pounding…

Krishna Nectar Lila 54 -“THE DISPUTE UNFOLDS”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Then Syama-sakhi, whose body by nature is warm in the winter and cool in the summer, came before Radhika. Syama-sakhi had offered her heart to Radha and she came every day to serve Her. Seeing this softhearted,…

Krishna Nectar Lila 53 – “THE LOVE TALKS”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das All the married gopis like Radhika and Candravali, and the unmarried gopis who had fallen in love with Krishna displayed these super-excellent emotional ornaments. They were curious to test each other’s loving…

Krishna Nectar Lila 52 – “THE GOPIS FALL IN LOVE”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das When Krishna’s beloved gopi Radhika appeared the whole world drowned in unlimited transcendental ecstasy. Radhika’s touch turned the village of Vrndavana into an abode of the sweetest fortune. The birth of the…

Krishna Nectar Lila 51 -“THE YOGI GOPIS”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das As Krishna entered His pauganda period (six to ten years old) He looked exceedingly attractive with His sweet nectarean smile, puffy raised cheeks, and the natural fragrance of His body. At this time Krishna and…

Krishna Nectar Lila 50 – “Krishna: Crest Jewel of Magicians”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The mothers of the boys greeted them happily and beautified them by cleansing the dust from their bodies. With excitement and animation the cowherd boys told the wonderful pastimes of Krishna. They said,…

Krishna Nectar Lila 49 – “True Loving Friendship”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Sri Krishna then rejoined His calves that were sitting peacefully munching on fresh grass. Rotating His stick above His head, Krishna signaled to the calves to go back home. The calves ran so quickly that…

Krishna Nectar Lila 48 – “Prayers of Submission”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Krishna showed Lord Brahma an extremely grave mood. As the puppet master of this entire pastime, Krishna moved everyone and everything according to His own desire. He enacted the drama to show the whole…

Krishna Nectar Lila 47 – “A Bath of Tears”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das After waiting a moment (in his celestial time standard) Brahma returned to Vrndavana. He was totally astonished to see Krishna playing with the boys and calves just as before, even though a complete year had…

Krishna Nectar Lila 46 – “Balarama Baffled”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Balarama, although happy to see the intense love shared between the cows and calves, felt doubtful about it since the calves had already grown up and stopped sucking milk from their mothers. He pondered,…

Krishna Nectar Lila 45 – “Gau Vatsa Prema”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das As usual, the cowherd boys (now expansions of Krishna) danced gleefully to the captivating sound of Krishna’s flute. Their frolicking steps enriched Mother Earth with the quality of bliss.…

Krishna Nectar Lila 44 – “Abduction of the Sakhas”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Due to his false ego, Brahma thought himself the supreme creator. But witnessing the awesome power of Krishna in killing Aghasura astounded him. He thought, “Krishna is the supreme controller…

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