Srila Vrndavana das Thakur ki jai!

om ajnana timirandhasya jnananjana salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah
"O Gurudeva, you are so merciful. I offer my humble pranama unto you and am praying from the core of my heart that, with the torchlight of divine knowledge, you open my eyes which have been blinded by the darkness of ignorance."

the deities of Srila Vrndavana das Thakur

Here is a link to a sweet biography of Srila Vrndavana das Thakur: Sri Vrndavana das Thakur

Srila Vrndavana das Thakur was the last disciple of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Jai! He wrote the Caitanya Bhagavata,, and beautiful, beautiful songs, one of which is the following, Jaya Jaya Nityananda Rohini Kumar:

(1)

jaya jaya nityananda rohini-kumara

patita uddhara lagi su-bahu pasara

(2)

gada gada madhura madhura adha bola

pare dekhe gare preme dhari deya khola

(3)

dagamaga locana ghoraye nirantara

sonara kamale yena phiraye bhramara

(4)

dayara thakura nita-i para duhkha jane

hari-namera mala ganthi dila jane jane

(5)

papi pasandi yata karila dalane

dina hina jane kaila prema bitarane

(6)

aha re gauranga bali pade bhumi-tale

sarira bhijila nita-ira nayanera jale

(7)

brndabana dasa mane e-i bicarila

dharani upare kiba sumeru padila

(1) Glory, glory to Lord Nityananda. He is Lord Balarama Himself. To deliver the fallen sinners He extends His two arms.

(2) His half words spoken in a choked voice are the sweetest nectar. Whomever He sees He hugs in the ecstasy of spiritual love.

(3) His eyes are always restless. They are like two black bees flying among golden lotus flowers.

(4) Lord Nitai is the master of mercy. Seeing the people tormented by troubles, He strings for them a necklace of Lord Hari’s holy names. To person after person He gives that necklace.

(5) The arrogant blasphemers and sinners He rips into shreds. To the poor fallen people He gives the gift of ecstatic spiritual love.

(6) Calling out, “O! O Gauranga!”, He falls to the ground. His whole body is soaked with tears.

(7) In his heart Vrndavana dasa thinks: Now Lord Nityananda is like a golden Mount Sumeru fallen to the ground.

Here is a video of Srila Gurudeva in Sridham Mayapura glorifying Sri Vrndavana das Thakur:

Srila Gurudeva glorifies Sri Vrndavana das Thakur

Sripad BV Madhav Maharaja LIVE classes in L.A.

Haribol,

Here you can catch live streaming classes by Sripad BV Madhav Maharaja, who is currently speaking in Los Angeles.

Classes are at 8AM in the morning, perhaps 8:30, and I believe 6PM in the evening.


Live Video streaming by Ustream

To find classes going on later, go to www.ustream.tv, search for user name "saci68" and, on that channel page, you will find any live classes going on at 8AM and 6PM.