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As a reaction to my last blog one revered Vaiṣṇava asked me the following questions – “This is a most intriguing point, where you ...

Rādhe rādhe-dessert – Bhakta – „In the light of all the glorification of rādhā-nāma in the Goswāmīs‘ books, why don‘t Vaiṣṇavas do...

Dāmodar Das The conception that the jīvas are from a taṭastha -region and choose between the spiritual and material world is false...

GIRIRĀNI The bizarre idea that Mount Govardhan is female is based on the following assumptions - "And those who go very deep ...

Bhakta – “You say Advaita Prabhu is Rati Manjari but I thought Raghunātha dās Gosvāmī was Rati Manjari.” Advaitadās – In Gaura Ganodddeśa...

Bhakta – “Tattvavādis do not accept Goloka.” Advaitadas – “In the Bhagavad-Gītā, Kṛṣṇa speaks several times about "His Dhām"...

Originally I translated Śrīla Raghunātha dās Gosvāmī’s ‚Svaniyama Daśakam‘, verse 5, as follows – anādiḥ sādir vā paṭur ati mṛdur ...

Sat Kriyā Sāra Dīpikā and Saṁskāra Dīpikā are two manuals with rituals for Vaiṣṇavas, the former dealing with rules for householders and...

Tongue of Govardhan at Rādhākuṇḍa Bhakta: A friend of mine has a deity of Rādhā alone. He worships her without Kṛṣṇa. I never he...