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A terrible defeat for Syama

By Mahanidhi Swami

After Syama Nagara loses the battle of Holi, the Vraja gopis surround Him to prevent His escape. They smother Syama in red powder, so much so that He cannot open His eyes. The gopis shout, “Hey Syama, You lost! You lost! You lost!” Krsna’s murali and peacock feather crown have fallen on the ground. Thus the gopis laugh and clap their hands. Syamasundars’s clothes are red and soaked in perspiration. Out of compassion, Radhika places Krsna on the throwne and then sits beside Him to tenderly wipe His face with Her veil. Rati Manjari relieves Their fatigue by fanning with a camara. Rupa Manjari offers pan and Guna Manjari offers scented water for drinking. The eyes of Mohandas become completely satisfied by witnessing this ecstatic pastime.

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21 Blissful Glimpes

By Mahanidhi Swami

In the world of mundane experience, one sometimes hears the phrase, “Never a Dull Moment”. But in reality, almost everyone is just passing through very dull lives filled with endless moments of boredom. When one turns to sastras, however, one finds a spiritual world wherein Bhagavan Sri Krishna and His loving companions are experiencing an endless sweet flow of ecstatic pastimes rolling on for time eternal.

What follows are some amazing brief descriptions of the Divine Pair Sri-Sri Radha-Krishna’s spiritual enjoyments (sambhoga-vilasa). They are intriguing glimpses of exciting moments in transcendence, which when meditated upon by pure minded sadhakas chanting Harinama, can expand into fully blossoming lotus flowers of sweet rasa-filled lilas. So now let the Holy Names of Radha and Krishna arise in your heart while you try to see these exhilarating moments of love divine.

When Radha-Madhava meet, the following joyful transcendental exchanges usually happen:

  1. Seeing each other;
  2. Speaking and arguing;
  3. Touching;
  4. Blocking the path;
  5. Rasa dance;
  6. Sporting in Vrnda’s forests;
  7. Playing in Yamunaji;
  8. Boating pastimes;
  9. Stealing the flute, clothes, flowers, etc;
  10. Tax pastimes;
  11. Hiding in a bower;
  12. Drinking honey-flower nectar;
  13. Krishna dressing as a woman;
  14. Pretending to sleep;
  15. Throwing dice for wagers;
  16. Pulling or stealing clothing;
  17. Kissing;
  18. Embracing;
  19. Scratching;
  20. Mutual tasting of nectar lips;
  21. Transcendental amorous union;

(Ujjvala-nilamani 15.224)

Sri Sri Radha-Krishna’s transcendental Vraja-lila ki jai!

Jai Jai Sri Radhe!

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Krishna’s seventeen Unique Qualities

By Mahanidhi Swami

Scriptures state that Bhagavan Sri Krishna has 64 transcendental qualities exhibited in their

highest degree. Sri Krishna’s good qualities are also inexhaustible, unlimited in quality and

eternally existing. Exalted personalities like Brahma and Shiva can possess 55 of these qualities,

and living entities like ourselves can have 50 of these qualities in a minute quantity for a brief

time.

In Priti Sandarbha, Sri Jiva Goswamipada lists seventeen unique qualities possessed only by

Bhagavan Sri Krishna. While chanting nama-japa, one can remember these divine qualities of

Our Sweet Lord Shyama, and thus mentally worship Krishna’s most wonderful and variegated

Personality.

  1. Power to attain ANYTHING Simply by desiring it.
  2. Complete control over a host of achintya-shaktis.
  3. Sole resting place of perfect goodness.
  4. Protector of all the worlds.
  5. Grants Vaikuntha residence to demons He kills.
  6. Attractive to all liberated souls.
  7. Served by Brahma, Shiva, all demigods and sages.
  8. Krishna’s spiritual form contains inconceivable transcendental potencies.
  9. Krishna’s beauty and other virtues are limitless, eternally new and fresh.
  10. In His purusha-avatara forms, Sri Krishna controls the world of Maya.
  11. Krishana is God- the generator, operator and destroyer of the material worlds.
  12. Krishna is the source of all avataras.
  13. Unlimited material universes reside in the pores of His transcendental form.
  14. Within His form as the original Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan Sri Krishna has all the
  15. inconceivable potencies and transcendental qualities of Vishnu, Narayana, Vasudeva and all other divine expansions.
  16. Sri Krishna gives liberation and devotional service to the demons He kills.
  17. Sri Krishna’s divine form and features display a wonderful, incomparable sweetness.
  18. Association with Krishna brings a perfect bliss- far, far beyond anything the material mind
  19. and senses can ever know.

Ananda Khanda Bhagavan Sri Krishna ki jai!

Jai Jai Sri Radhe!