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The Bittersweet Taste of Spiritual Separation by Kalakantha Dasa

Nov 1, 2002 | Kalakantha Dasa, Poetry, Volume-36 Number-06

Devotees find the deepest pleasure in their anguished longings for the company of Lord Krsna. WHEN THE NOTED scholar and political leader Ramananda Raya asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to point out the most painful thing in the world, He replied that nothing in this... read more

Jaya Radha-Madhava by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

May 1, 2001 | Poetry, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Volume-35 Number-03

(jaya) radha-madhava, (jaya) kunja-bihari (jaya) gopi-jana-vallabha, (jaya) giri-vara-dhari (jaya) yasoda-nandana, (jaya) vraja-jana-ranjana (jaya) yamuna-tira-vana-cari "Krsna is the lover of Radha. He displays many amorous pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana.... read more

A Krsna Meditation by Dravida Dasa

Sep 1, 2000 | Dravida Dasa, Poetry, Volume-34 Number-05

Vrndavana's rivers, lakes, and hills Rang out with lovely hums and trills As flocks of birds and maddened bees Rejoiced among the flow'ring trees. To those idyllic woods and glens Repaired Govinda with His friends, Sri Rama and the cowherd boys, To... read more

Prayer to Lord Nrsimhadeva by Maharani Devi Dasi

Mar 1, 1999 | Maharani Devi Dasi, Poetry, Volume-33 Number-02

My faith is in Your feet and the nails of Your toes, Lord Nrsimhadeva; Please protect me. My faith is in Your pillar-like legs and lotus petal-like chest, Lord Nrsimhadeva; Please direct me. My faith is in Your arms and Your razor-sharp claws, Lord Nrsimhadeva; Please... read more

Awakened Intelligence by Dravida Dasa

Sep 1, 1998 | Dravida Dasa, Poetry, Volume-32 Number-05

kamadinam kati na katidha palita durnidesas tesam jata mayi na karuna na trapa nopasantih utsrjyaitan atha yadu-pate sampratam labdha-buddhis tvam ayatah saranam abhayam mam niyunksvatma-dasye In how many ways have I sought to obey The seductive demands of my wicked... read more

The Sun of the Name by Dravida Dasa

Jan 1, 1998 | Dravida Dasa, Poetry, Volume-32 Number-01

amhah samharad akhilam sakrd udayad eva sakala-lokasya taranir iva timira-jaladhim jayati jagan-mangalam harer nama "As the rising sun immediately dissipates all the world's darkness, which is deep like an ocean, so the holy name of the Lord, if chanted once... read more