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Radharani’s Manjaris: Tattva & Lilas 030 “Manjaris Pride in Radha”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das This series of posts presents the facts (tattva) regarding the identity, moods (gopi-bhava), intimacy and sevas of Srimati Radharani’s beautiful, talented handmaidens known as manjaris, kinkaris, or dasis. Many…
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Radharani’s Manjaris: Tattva & Lilas 029 “Manjari’s Expert Fanning Seva”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das This series of posts presents the facts (tattva) regarding the identity, moods (gopi-bhava), intimacy and sevas of Srimati Radharani’s beautiful, talented handmaidens known as manjaris, kinkaris, or dasis. Many…
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Radharani’s Manjaris: Tattva & Lilas 028 “Shyam’s Bliss in Serving Radha”

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das This series of posts presents the facts (tattva) regarding the identity, moods (gopi-bhava), intimacy and sevas of Srimati Radharani’s beautiful, talented handmaidens known as manjaris, kinkaris, or dasis. Many…
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Tulasi Beads are Best

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das As Saktas (Durga worshipers) chant japa on rosewood beads and Saivites (Siva worshipers) chant on rudraksa beads, Gaudiya Vaisnavas chant japa on tulasi beads. Since Tulasi-devi is Kṛṣṇa’s favorite plant, the…
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Thakura’s Suddha-nama

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das In his masterpiece of devotional poetry known as Saranagati, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura describes his encounter with sri-nama. In the passage below, he explains how the holy name gradually reveals its transcendental…
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Singing Bricks and Stones

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The following anecdote shows the inconceivable power of suddha-nama chanted by a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa: “Once a devotee went to do his chanting where Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji did his in the outhouse of the…
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Effect of Suddha nama

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das “On the day that the jīva accepts śuddha-nāma, one name that he chants certainly destroys the sum total of all his prārabdha and aprārabdha-karma, and through the second name, prema will arise. Those who chant…
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Suddha nama – Descent & Perspective

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Pure name (suddha-nama) is the result of a state of consciousness, which is completely devoid of other desires (anyabhilasita sunyam). The name of Kṛṣṇa that is chanted with wholehearted devotion and unalloyed…
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Seven Benefits of Namabhasa

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Although it is not the perfect stage of chanting, namabhasa should not be underestimated, for it offers many benefits. Kṛṣṇa-prema, however, which is the greatest reward of chanting the holy name, can never be…
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Four Kinds of Namabhasa

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das 1. Sāṅketya-nāmābhāsa–is uttering the Lord’s name to allude to something else. For instance, Ajāmila called his son Nārāyaṇa at the time of his death, but Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s name is also…
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Weeds of Bhukti Mukti Nama

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Sri Caitanya compares bhakti to a creeper growing in a garden. Ideally, chanting Kṛṣṇa’s names should “water” this bhakti-lata (creeper of devotion), and make it grow to the mature stage of producing the…
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9. Offense: Instruct Faithless in the Glories of Nama

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das It is an offense to individually instruct a faithless person, or one who is not interested in hearing the glories of nama. Such a person will respond in a disrespectful way and commit unlimited offenses to the holy…
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5. Offense: Minimize the Glories of Chanting

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das It is wrong to think that the unparalleled results of chanting harinama are exaggerations given to induce people to take up chanting. The holy name is completely independent and self-manifest. He does not depend on…
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First Offense: Rectification

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Offending Vaiṣṇavas is the first and foremost offense. Although Jagāi and Mādhāi committed every possible sin, they never committed the sin of blaspheming a Vaiṣṇava. Harināma cintāmaṇi says one can…
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The Ten Offenses to the Holy Name (from Padma Purana)

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das 1.satāṁ ninda-namnaḥ param aparādham vitanute, yataḥ khyātiṁ yātaṁ katham u sahate tu tad vigarhām–To show envy or criticize a devotee or saintly person. 2.śivasya śrī visnor ya iha guṇa nāmādi…
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Good Results of Nama-aparadha

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das “The accumulation of sins from nāma-aparādha is even more dreadful than the result of committing the five mahā-pāpa millions of times. Thus one can easily estimate the dire results of nāma-aparādha. Nevertheless,…

Effects of Nama-aparadha

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das By offending sri-nama one loses his taste and attraction for sadhana-bhakti. In other words, a devotee will no longer derive any happiness from hearing and chanting, sadhu-sanga and serving Sri Guru. The world of Kṛṣṇa…
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Radharani’s Manjaris: Tattva & Lilas 027 “Loving Bumblebees “

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das This series of posts will present facts (tattva) regarding the identity, moods (gopi-bhava), intimacy and sevas of Srimati Radharani’s beautiful and talented handmaidens known as manjaris, kinkaris, or dasis. Also,…

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