Glories of Sri Giriraj

Artists: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sri Uddhava-kunda, Vrindavana, Nov 3, 2007
Essence: “Try to do Govardhan parikrama as many times as you can in your lifetime in association of such devotees as B.B Govinda maharaja, who through his eloquent narration of such pastimes help us give up our nasty material desires and develop some taste for vraja-bhakti.”

Katha at Sri Govinda-kunda

Artists: His Holiness B.B. Govinda Swami, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami, His Grace Dina bandhu prabhu, Sri Prahlad prabhu
Where: Sri Govinda-kunda, Vrindavana, Oct 30, 2007
Pastimes:

  • Sri Sri Radha Krsna’s boat pastime at Manasi-ganga.
  • Origin of Manasi-ganga.
  • Krsna lifting the Govardhan hill.
  • Krsna’s wonderful dance and accepting Sri Radha as His dance guru.
  • Sri Madhavendra Puri re-establishing Gopal’s worship.
  • Appearance of Sri Radha-kunda

    Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
    Where: Sri Radha-kunda, Vrindavana, Oct 29, 2007
    Essence: “To facilitate Sri Sri Radha Krsna’s lilas, these transcendental places also appear in various ways through various pastimes. This appearance of Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda is a very nice pastime.”

    Pastimes of Sri Syamananda pandit

    Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
    Where: Sri Sri Radha Syamasundara temple, Vrindavana, Oct 28, 2007
    Essence: “There are many pastimes connected to Syamananda pandit, we just told the summary of pastime of how he gets his instruction and how he finds Srimati Radharani’s ankle bracelet.”

    Pastimes at Ter kadamba

    Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
    Where: Ter kadamba, Vrindavana, Oct 28, 2007
    Pastimes:

  • Krsna’s pastimes with the cowherd boys.
  • Sri Sri Radha Krsna’s first meeting of a day.
  • Sri Radhika brings sweet rice to Srila Rupa Goswami
  • Chastising the Kaliya serpent

    Artists: His Holiness B.B.Govinda Swami, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami and Sri Prahlad prabhu.
    Where: Vrindavana, Oct 26, 2007
    Essence: “We want to identify with Vraja-vasis, but hearing the words of Kaliya may be we should identify with Kaliya and see what he did to become favored by the Vraja-vasis. That’s how we enter into Vrindavana, by the mercy of the Vaishnavas.”

    Give mercy a chance

    Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami.
    Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.19.30
    Where: Vrindavana, Oct 26, 2007
    Essence: “If Lord’s mercy is powerful enough to deliver demons like Hiranyakasipu, Hiranyaksa, Ravana and Kumbhakarna, it should be powerful enough to deliver us. But we should give that mercy a chance by chanting attentively with reverence, affection and eventually with love.”

    Life of Srila Sanatana Goswami

    Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami 
    Where: Srila Sanatana Goswami Samadhi Mandir, Vrindavan, 2006
    Essence: “Devotees like Srila Sanatana Goswami are prepared to renounce everything for the Lord…We can’t imitate the Six Goswamis, but have to follow in their footsteps. Srila Prabhupada has given us natural path of gradual renunciation. These pastimes give us faith because our heroes have done it. It is very important and beneficial to hear these pastimes again and again, here at the Lotus feet of Samadhi mandir of Srila Sanatana Goswami.”

    Pastimes at Davanala Kund – Vrindavan Parikrama

    Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami 
    Where: Dwadasha Divya Tila, Vrindavan, 2006
    Pastimes: “Actually that night in the evening after Krsna chastised Kaliya serpant, He also swallowed the forest fire, it is called Davanala kund, not quite far from here. Thing to note is that after the pastime of Krsna chastising Kaliya serpant, all the Vrajabasis are completely exhausted. After the whole lila took place, they were all tired because of intense Spiritual emotions, so they wanted to come to Davanala Kund to take rest and relax at the Kund…Krsna drank the forest fire to save the Vrajabasis.”

    “This was one of the favourite places of Sanatana Goswami. In fact this is the first place where he stayed when he came to Vrindavan. Here is his main bhajan kutir. One time Sanatana Goswami was doing madhukari in Mathura….he came back with his Diety (Madan Mohan) and put him on the tree, on a swing and did bhajan here…”

    “One time boat got stuck at Kaliya ghatt…the sailor approached Sanatana Goswami and prayed to Madan Mohan.., the ship started moving..Sailor came back and offered to build Radha Madan Mohan Temple. This is history of Radha Madan Mohan temple”.

    “Krsna dug a well with his flute so Sanatana Goswami can have drinking water. They cover up the well now but pump the water up”.