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If you are not a Gopi will you go to hell?

Premananda Prabhu has stated like this but not everyone is in Manjari seva and mood :

Srila Prabhupada has very clearly stated so :

NOI 8

तन्नामरूपचरितादिसुकीर्तनानुस्मृत्योः क्रमेण रसनामनसी नियोज्य ।

तिष्ठन्व्रजे तदनुरागिजनानुगामी कालं नयेदखिलमित्युपदेशसारम् ॥ ८ ॥

tan-nāma-rūpa-caritādi-sukīrtanānu-

smṛtyoḥ krameṇa rasanā-manasī niyojya

tiṣṭhan vraje tad-anurāgi-janānugāmī

kālaṁ nayed…

So this painting is then incorrect ? Because Yamuna gave a clear path to Krsna ? But I have read somewhere in Sastra that Yamuna at one point rose Her waters to Krsna would touch Yamunaji with His lotusfeet ,,,so both seems possible, though Srila Sanatana Goswami has stated Yamuna gave Vasudeva a clear path to walk to Gokula ,like when Moses and the Jews went out of Egypt,that example came to mind ,Sri Moses asked the Lord to make a clear path

When Vasudeva crossed Yamuna…

The attention is to Lord Narasimhadevs lotusfeet not to yours !

One time now many years ago Harikesa and Bhakti Caru Swami where touching each others" lotusfeet" during Bhagavatam class in Mayapure sitting in front of Lord Narasimha.It realty made me furious how can you pay attention so another devotees feet in front of Lord Narasimha ? One sannyasi made Harikesa and Bhakti Caru Swami look at me because he could see how furious I was that they dared touch each others feet in front of…

question about Vasudeva and Devaki and their socalled suffering !

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, to Srila Narayan Maharaja and all the Vaisnava devotees of the lord. All glories to your service, Gurudeva.

I pray for the devotees in Israel but I know they are in good hands if they are chanting.

I have a question regarding Devaki and Vasudeva. Why after bringing Krsna to earth they had to keep suffering in the prison?…

The attention is to Lord Narasimhadevs lotusfeet not to yours !

One time now many years ago Harikesa and Bhakti Caru Swami where touching each others" lotusfeet" during Bhagavatam class in Mayapure sitting in front of Lord Narasimha.It realty made me furious how can you pay attention so another devotees feet in front of Lord Narasimha ? One sannyasi made Harikesa and Bhakti Caru Swami look at me because he could see how furious I was that they dared touch each others feet in front of…

There can be world peace in one minute!

If Israel and Hamas just understand this one verse from Bhagavad Gita their fighting can end ,in one second.We are all Spirit Souls part of God, and to God we are all His children, our souls are not Hamas or Israelis soul, is a soul ..God is God whether you call God for Allah or Jehovah , Buddha ,Krsna what ever your religion has given as name for God, God is one as the Sun is one.I wish to pray to the Supreme Lord that the socalled Israelis and…

from Padma Purana about Radhastami fasting !

Chapter 7 - The Greatness of Rādhāṣṭamī

Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)

Saunaka said:

1. O very wise one, O you very intelligent one, tell me due to which act a man goes to the world of cows from the ocean of the mundane existence which is difficult to cross and, O Sūta, about Rādhāṣṭamī and its excellent importance.

Sūta said:

2. O brāhmaṇa, O great sage, formerly Nārada had asked this from Brahmā. Listen,…

How Srila Rupa Goswamis Dana Keli Kaumudi inspired Srila Raghunath das Goswami to write Dana Keli Cintamani!

Srila Raghunath das Goswami was feeling intense separation from Sri Sri Radha Krsna then he asked Srila Rupa Goswami for his mercy and help and Srila Rupa Goswami gave him his newly written book Dana Keli Kaumudi , that is about Krsnas Toll collecting pastimes at Govardhan taxing Radha and the Gopis. Srila Raghunath Goswami started reading the book and broke him out of his mood of…

Sri Ramashtakam

(8-verses in glorification of Lord Ramachandra)

From Sri Chaitanya-charita mahakavya

by Srila Murari Gupta (Incarnation of Hanumanji)

rajat-kirita-mani-didhiti-dipitasam

udyad-bhaspati-kavi-pratime vahanta

dve kundale 'nka-rahitendu-samana-vaktra

rama jagat-traya-guru satata bhajami

Though His face is like a spotless moon, still it is further brightened by a shining crown of jewels. His earrings resemble Jupiter and Venus rising in the evening…