Pulastya Muni said to Sri Govardhan: “My son, please sit on my hand and I will carry you to Kashi.”
Pulastya Muni said to Sri Govardhan: “My son, please sit on my hand and I will carry you to Kashi.”
Srila Sridar Maharaj explains “That Balarama who can distribute divine love, who can perform that higher function, has come here as Nityananda. Our foundation must be solid and proper. Then the structure should be erected. Otherwise the whole thing will go down. We can get a solid foundation from Nityananda Prabhu.”
Srila Sridhar Maharaj explains how “…when the Absolute is distributing Himself, He becomes Sri Chaitanyadev. And that Sri Chaitanyadev in the highest stage of His mercy is found here in Koladwip.” The following is a short excerpt from Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion Volume I by His Divine Grace on the nature of Sri Chaitanyadev.
Srila Sridhar Maharaj wrote these 10 verses in glorification of Sri Rupa Goswami and they are published in The Sri Sri Prapanna Jivanamritam.
Hasyapriya Prabhu: The pastimes of Lord Jagannath give us a glimpse into one of the highest spiritual principles which was expressed by Srila Sridhar Maharaj as “union in separation.”
Srila Sridhar Maharaj tells a wonderful story from recent history about Lord Jagannatha in this excerpt from Heart and Halo. “Mahaprabhu asked us to accept the path of love, which means giving one’s heart, one’s self. It is so powerful, nothing else can attract Krishna…He lives on prema. He is the Lord of love.”