Radhastami Lecture –

By H.H. Radhanath Swami

27th August 2009

Radhastami, a day to meditate on the deepest mysteries of Vedas

It gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to be with us in Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple to celebrate Radhastami. A day in which we meditate upon the deepest mystery buried within the vast treasure of the Vedic scriptures. According to a particular person’s level of spiritual awareness, and their particular inclinations, Srila Vyasadev, has compiled the Vedic literatures in such a way to elevate the consciousness of humanity. There are puranas specifically ingrained in the mode of ignorance, knowing that there is no other way to help them except to somehow try to lift them to the mode of passion. And for those in the mode of passion, to somehow lift them to the mode of goodness. And for those in the mode of goodness, to lift them to the transcendental plain.

Mega Youth Festival – At Shanmukananda Hall

26th August 2009

by His Holiness_Radhanath_Swami_Maharaja

I am very much grateful and honored to be among all of you this evening. Thank you for being here. There will be a beautiful concert by Gaurvani and as Kindred spirits. So we will speak briefly. What that means? “Destiny will reveal.” As dear Gaurvani Prabhu has explained “I was extremely reluctant to write a book about myself. One of my very dear lifelong friends made me promise him in his death bed that I would write this book. And this is an offering to him. It is also an offering of my gratitude to my mother and father, who have dedicated their lives to invest within me, values and qualities that I could later on use in the service of my gurudev and that I could share with humanity.

SB 8.3.1

çré-bädaräyaëir uväca

evaà vyavasito buddhyä

samädhäya mano hådi

jajäpa paramaà jäpyaà

präg-janmany anuçikñitam

SYNONYMS

çré-bädaräyaëiù uväca—Çré Çukadeva Gosvämé said; evam—thus; vyavasitaù—fixed; buddhyä—by intelligence; samädhäya—for concentration; manaù—the mind; hådi—in consciousness or in the heart; jajäpa—he chanted; paramam—a supreme; jäpyam—mantra he had learned from great devotees; präk-janmani—in his previous birth; anuçikñitam—practiced.

We welcome everyone to Radha Gopinath temple for our weekly Sunday festival. Very grateful you are all here. Back in the mid 1970’s, two devotees, one of my dearest friends, god brother and god sister – Rukmini and Bharadvaj Prabhu. From heart of hearts, they prayed to have child and that will spread the glories of god name through out the world and Gaur vani was born. (Haribol! Haribol! Haribol!). They prayed, they performed tapasya, they cried seeking their Gurudev Srila Prabhupad and the Lord that their child will be empowered and for this purpose. And when the baby was born they named Gaurvani, which means one who would spread vani or the message of God, Lord Caitanya. And what is the message? Jéva jägo jéva jägo gauracanda bole kota nidrä jäo mäyä-piçäcéra kole. Lord Caitanya’s message is very deep and profound – there are volumes and volumes describing the intricate explanation on philosophy of every aspect of life. But in principle it is very simple. Wake up, wake up, sleeping souls. You are sleeping in the lap of illusion. Essentially, we are all spiritual; we are all part of God. Krsna tells in Gita,

SB 8.2.33

TEXT

yaù kaçcaneço balino ‘ntakoragät

pracaëòa-vegäd abhidhävato bhåçam

bhétaà prapannaà paripäti yad-bhayän

måtyuù pradhävaty araëaà tam émahi

SYNONYMS

yaù—He who (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); kaçcana—someone; éçaù—the supreme controller; balinaù—very powerful; antaka-uragät—from the great serpent of time, which brings death; pracaëòa-vegät—whose force is fearful; abhidhävataù—who is chasing; bhåçam—endlessly (every hour and every minute); bhétam—one who is afraid of death; prapannam—who is surrendered (to the Supreme Personality of Godhead); paripäti—He protects; yat-bhayät—from fear of the Lord; måtyuù—death itself; pradhävati—runs away; araëam—the actual shelter of everyone; tam—unto Him; émahi—I surrender or take shelter.

Srila Prabhupada Appearance Day Offering
By H.H. Radhanath Swami

I am grateful to be here on this most auspicious occasion of Srila Prabhupada’s Vyas Puja. Yesterday we celebrated Janmastami. Krsna appears in every yuga as the yuga avatar. He has numerous incarnations that come into this world. But only once in a day of Brahma, which means his day and night, which is described as 8 million 630 million years, Krsna appeared in His original transcendental form of Goloka, which is the highest planet in the spiritual world, with his most intimate devotees, Yasoda, Nanda, the sakhis, the sakhas. The special feature descended into this world just to attract the hearts of the conditioned souls into the intimate, loving pastimes of Vrindavan Dham, something that no other avatar can give.

SB 10.3.27

martyo måtyu-vyäla-bhétaù paläyan

lokän sarvän nirbhayaà nädhyagacchat

tvat pädäbjaà präpya yadåcchayädya

susthaù çete måtyur asmäd apaiti

Become Hungry For Krishna
H.H. Radhanath Swami Maharaj
9th August 2009, SB (8.1.20 – 8.1.29)

SB 8.1.20
tatrendro rocanas tv äséd
deväç ca tuñitädayaù
ürja-stambhädayaù sapta
åñayo brahma-vädinaù

H. H. Radhanath Swami

9th August, 2009

Srimad Bhagvatam 8.1.20

SB 8.1.20

tatrendro rocanas tv äséd

deväç ca tuñitädayaù

ürja-stambhädayaù sapta

åñayo brahma-vädinaù

During the reign of Svärociña, the post of Indra was assumed by Rocana, the son of Yajïa. Tuñita and others became the principal demigods, and Ürja, Stambha and others became the seven saints. All of them were faithful devotees of the Lord.