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Hare Krsna, This is yet another beautiful pastime of how Lord Krsna inspires the wives of the brahmanas to go beyond prema. It is conclusively established in the lesson that the wives of the brahmanas were endowed with the greatest prema. (Sārārtha-darśini; SB 10.23.25). Yet Krsna wants the gopis to develop more love and attachment for Him.Continue reading “SB 10.23.24-33: Kṛṣṇa’s Conversation with the Wives of the Brāhmaṇas”

Hare Krsna, There are two wonderful lessons I draw from this lesson – (a) eagerness to serve and please Krsna spontaneously, as demonstrated by the brahmana wives, and (b) perfection of hearing leading to Krsna’s darshan and service. “Immediately upon hearing this, the wives of the brāhmaṇas became anxious for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. These reactionsContinue reading “SB 10.23.13-23: The Brāhmaṇas Wives Immediately Agree to Supply Food”

Hare Krsna, Krsna declares in BG 4.8: “To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.” Although the chapter is titled “Delivering the Wives of the Brāhmaṇas Performing Sacrifices,” Krsna is not only delivering the wives of the ritualistic brahmanasContinue reading “SB 10.23.1-12: Kṛṣṇa Sends the Cowherd Boys to the Home of Brāhmaṇas”

Hare Krsna, This is a challenging forum topic for me to meditate and comment upon as both (Arjuna and the Gopis) are at different stages in terms of their sambandha (relationship) with Krsna. Their level of surrender would also be different even though all of them are nitya-siddhas. Each of them has his/her own sthayiContinue reading “SB 10.22.20-38: Comparing the Gopīs Surrender to Arjuna’s Surrender”

Hare Krsna, Lord Krsna’s supreme instruction in Bhagavad-Gita (18.66) is to abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Hiṃ. While this sounds straight forward but difficult, what is little known is the test one has to go through to prove one’s complete surrender to Krsna. This is also partly a reason why manyContinue reading “SB 10.22.13-19: Following Kṛṣṇa’s Instructions Require Surrender”

Hare Krsna, Generally, people go to the demigods for material benefit, as indicated in Bhagavad Gita 7.20: kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥtaṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā “Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.”Continue reading “SB 10.22.1-12: The Gopīs Worship A Demigod, Goddess Kātyāyanī”

Hare Krsna, Growing up in India, we had a conception (or misconception) that samadhi is a deep state of consciousness achieved only through meditation. We would visualize yogis sitting in the Himalayas, eyes closed, legs folded in an asana pose, head, neck and trunk in a straight line. In Buddhism, samadhi is the last ofContinue reading “SB 10.21.17-20: SB 10.21.17-20: Venu-gīta, Part Three”

Hare Krsna, The Vraja gopis’ separation from Krsna in this lesson is a great lesson on humility. Gopi-bhava refers to the extraordinary loving sentiments manifest in the hearts and demeanor of the gopis of Vrajadham, Sri Vrindavan. Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ramyā kācid upāsanā vraja-vadhu-vargeṇa yā kalpitā (Caitanya-manjusa): there is no more better worship than whatContinue reading “SB 10.21.11-16: Venu-gīta, Part Two”

Hare Krsna, Para bhakti or pure bhakti (supreme devotion) means bhakti which follows in the wake of the gopis of Vraja (ramya kacid-upasana vrajavadhu-vargena ya kalpita). This lesson on Venu-Gīta (song of the flute of Krsna) shows us the art of thinking, feeling, and willing in the mood of the gopis for Krsna. The activitiesContinue reading “SB 10.21.1-10: Venu-gīta, Part One”

Hare Krsna, In this lesson (SB 10.20.32-49), Srila Prabhupada and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura beautifully describes the symbolism of the autumn season in relation to spiritual life, drawing parallels between natural transformations and the journey of a devotee in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. It highlights how the cleansing and clarifying effects of autumn—such as the disappearance ofContinue reading “SB 10.20.32-49: From the Rainy Season to Autumn”