# Vrindavana - The Holy Dhama **See also:** [[artwork/themes/yamuna|Yamuna River]] | [[artwork/themes/mathura|Mathura]] | [[artwork/themes/forests|Forests and Nature]] | [[artwork/themes/cows|Cows and Cowherd Life]] **309 images** --- <h3>Balarama Fights Dvivida</h3> ![[0223_KB2-65.jpg]] *With enormous force, Balarāma struck Dvivida's collarbone with His fists, a blow that proved fatal to the troublesome gorilla.* <h3>Radha and Krsna and the Gopis</h3> ![[0022_TLC-10.jpg]] <h3>The Spiritual Worlds</h3> ![[0023_SB-1-1-front.jpg]] *The original spiritual planet, which resembles the whorl of a huge lotus flower, is called Goloka Vṛndāvana. It is the abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead. This original planet of Goloka throws off a spiritual effulgence called the brahmajyoti, within which are unlimited numbers of spiritual planets, or Vaikuṇṭhalokas. The conception of spiritual bliss (brahmānanda) is fully present in those planets. Each of them is eternal, indestructible, and free from all kinds of inebrieties experienced in the material world. Each of them is self-illuminating and more powerfully dazzling than (if we can imagine) the total sunshine of millions of mundane suns. The inhabitants of those planets have full knowledge of everything; they are all godly and free from all sorts of material hankerings. They have nothing to do there except to render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa, who is the predominating Deity in every Vaikuṇṭha planet. The Lord and His eternal servitors in the transcendental kingdom all have eternal forms, which are auspicious, infallible, spiritual, and eternally youthful. In other words, they do not experience birth, death, old age, or disease. Thus that eternal land is full of transcendental enjoyment, beauty, and bliss.* <h3>Radha and Krsna and Their Gopis</h3> ![[0026_SB-9_1_6.jpg]] *In Vṛndāvana, although Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in Himself, He wants the cooperation of His devotees, such as the gopīs, to increase His transcendental bliss. These devotees are most dear to Him.* <h3>Krsna on the Yamuna</h3> ![[0027_SB-1_3_9.jpg]] *Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a mindenkit vonzó Istenség Legfelsőbb Személyiesége. Csodálatos formáját az esőfelhők kék színe árnyalja, szemei olyanok, akéar a nyīló lótuszvirág szirmai, fejét pedig a leggyönyörűbb pávatol díszíti.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Glorify Vrndavana</h3> ![[0027_TLC-15.jpg]] *In the company of His elder brother, Balarāma, Lord Kṛṣṇa takes pleasure in glorifying the land of Vṛndāvana, its inhabitants and Balarāma Himself.* <h3>The Gopis in the Madness of Separation</h3> ![[0027_TLC-24.jpg]] *“Lord Caitanya mistook a garden for Vṛndāvana and very quickly entered it. Absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, He wandered through the garden in the mood of the gopīs. After Kṛṣṇa disappeared with Rādhārāṇī during the rāsa dance, the gopīs wandered in the forest looking for Him. The gopīs said, ‘O cūta tree, priyāla tree, panasa, āsana and kovidāra! O jambū tree, O arka tree, O bel, bakula and mango! O kadamba tree, O nīpa tree and all other trees living on the bank of the Yamunā for the welfare of others, please let us know where Kṛṣṇa has gone. We have lost our minds and are almost dead. O tulasī! O mālatī! O yūthī, mādhavī and mallikā! Kṛṣṇa is very dear to you. Therefore He must have come near you. You are all just like dear friends to us. Kindly tell us which way Kṛṣṇa has gone and save our lives!’”* <h3>Radha-Krsna</h3> ![[0028_TLC-25.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Govinda in Vrndavana</h3> ![[0028_TLC-3.jpg]] *Among the many transcendental lovers of Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs [cowherd girls of Vṛndāvana are the best, and among the gopīs Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the best.* <h3>Krsna and a Dancing Peacock</h3> ![[0029_TLC-12.jpg]] *“Even the impersonalists will become attracted to the personal form of Kṛṣṇa known as Śyāmasundara.” The transcendental form of the Lord is not material. It is composed of the spiritual elements of external existence (sat), full knowledge (cit), and complete bliss (ānanda). It also possesses unlimited opulences.* <h3>0030/TLC 11</h3> ![[0030_TLC-11.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Have a Picnic</h3> ![[0030_TLC-21.jpg]] *In the forest of Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa and His friends ate their lunch with great transcendental pleasure. Kṛṣṇa appeared like the whorl of a lotus flower, and His friends like its petals.* <h3>The Divine Couple</h3> ![[0032_KB-1-cover.jpg]] *The Divine Couple* <h3>Krsna and Balarama and the Ass Demons</h3> ![[0033_SB-3-1-2.jpg]] *While playing like small children, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma killed Dhenukāsura and the other ass demons.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Vrndavana</h3> ![[0034_SB-2_2_8.jpg]] *ln order to diminish the burden of the world, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared with His immediate expansion Lord Balarāma.* <h3>Krsna Lifts Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0035_SB-3-2-2.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibits His supernatural power by lifting the Govardhana Hill.* <h3>Krsna Dances on Kaliya's Hoods</h3> ![[0038_SB-3-1-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna</h3> ![[0039_Misc-Kim-M.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna and Four Gopis</h3> ![[0039_Misc-Kim-M-2.jpg]] <h3>0043/SB 6-1-6</h3> ![[0043_SB-6-1-6.jpg]] *The Supreme Lord is known as Kṛṣṇa because His transcendental qualities make Him very attractive to all living entities. He especially displays His all-attractive feature in Vṛndāvana, where He sports with His cowherd boyfriends and other intimate associates.* <h3>The Gopis Imitate Krsna's Pastimes</h3> ![[0044_SB-1-2-9.jpg]] *The gopīs imitated the characteristic movements of the Lord.* <h3>Radha, Krsna, and the Gopis on a Boat</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-1-15.jpg]] *The Lord's pastimes with the gopīs are displays of His transcendental existence, bliss, and knowledge.* <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute for the Gopis</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-2-8.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa's deep loving attitude attracted the damsels of Vrajadhāma.* <h3>Krsna's Birthday Ceremony</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-1-7.jpg]] *Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa's foster father, celebrated the birth ceremony of his newborn son with great opulence. Everyone was overwhelmed with joy.* <h3>Krsna Kills Putana</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-1.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa tötete die riesige Hexe Pūtanā, die von König Kaṁsa geschickt worden war, um alle Neugeborenen in Vṛndāvana umzubringen.* <h3>The Bathing Ceremony of Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-2.jpg]] *Just after baby Kṛṣṇa turned three months old, mother Yaśodā saw that He was slanting His body in an attempt to rise and turn around. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, she arranged to observe the Vedic ceremony called utthāna, a bathing ceremony performed when a child is due to leave the house for the first time. So Mother Yaśodā called together the other women of the neighborhood to assist her, and the brāhmaṇas joined by chanting Vedic hymns while professional musicians played their instruments and sang.* <h3>Krsna Kills the Cart Demon</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-3.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The demon Śakaṭāsura took the form of a cart, but baby Kṛṣṇa, lying beneath it on a bed, kicked His legs in anger and destroyed the cart demon.* <h3>Trnavarta Attacks Krsna</h3> ![[0048_SB-10-2-4.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Once, Tṛṇāvarta, a demon with mystic powers, appeared in Vṛndāvana in the form of a great whirlwind and carried baby Kṛṣṇa aloft to kill Him. But to the amazement of all, Kṛṣṇa easily killed the demon and was totally unharmed.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Principal Gopis</h3> ![[0048_SB-10-6-2.jpg]] *In the Sanskrit classic Brahma-saṁhitā, Lord Brahmā, the first created being in the universe, states, “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Rādhā, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency hlādinī. Their companions are Her confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.” The gopīs assist Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Their transcendental pastimes, expertly using their talents to increase the Divine Couple’s spiritual pleasure.* <h3>Krsna Blesses the Fruit Vendor</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-13.jpg]] *EN KB 2018: One day, a fruit vendor came to Nanda Mahārāja’s house. Hearing the vendor call, child Kṛṣṇa took grains in His palms and went to exchange them for fruits. But His palms were small and He was not careful to hold the grains tightly, so He dropped many of them. The fruit vendor saw this and was captivated by the child’s beauty, so she accepted whatever grains were left and filled His hands with fruits. In the meantime, her basket of fruit became filled with jewels.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama and the Name-giving Ceremony</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-5.jpg]] *One day Vasudeva inspired Gargamuni, the family priest of the Yadu dynasty, to go to Nanda Mahārāja’s house in Vṛndāvana and perform the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. To keep the ceremony hidden from King Kaṁsa, Nanda Mahārāja requested Gargamuni to perform it in Nanda's very secluded cowshed. As Gargamuni cradled baby Kṛṣṇa in his hands, he said to Nanda Mahārāja, “To increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula, this child Kṛṣṇa will always act auspiciously for you. And by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties. Demons cannot harm the demigods, who always have Lord Viṣṇu on their side. Similarly, any person or group attached to Kṛṣṇa is extremely fortunate. Because such persons are very much affectionate toward Kṛṣṇa, they cannot be defeated by demons like the associates of Kaṁsa. O Nanda Mahārāja, in His transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence, this child of yours is exactly like Nārāyaṇa. You should therefore raise Him very carefully and cautiously."* <h3>Makhancora</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-6.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa would sometimes enter the house of a neighbor and steal curd, butter and milk from the pots in the storeroom. Then the cowherd men would find Him and angrily say, “Here is the butter thief! Better capture Him!” But Kṛṣṇa would simply go on eating the curd and butter, and when He smiled at the cowherd men they would forget everything.* <h3>Mother Yasoda Chases Krsna</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-9.jpg]] *Mutter Yaśodā versuchte, Kṛṣṇa einzuholen – Ihn, den nicht einmal große Yogis mit ihrer Meditation erreichen können.* <h3>Krsna at Kesi-ghata</h3> ![[0049_SB-7-2-2.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Comfort Radha</h3> ![[0049_SB-UP!!.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Confronts the Baka Demon</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-14.jpg]] *EN KB 2018: While the boys and calves were sitting on the bank of the Yamunā, they saw a huge heron as big as a hill. The name of this beast was Bakāsura, and he was a friend of Kaṁsa’s. The bird attacked Kṛṣṇa with his pointed, sharp beak. All the boys fell in despair. But Bakāsura didn’t know that although Kṛṣṇa was playing the part of a child He was the original father of the universe. Kṛṣṇa caught hold of the two halves of the gigantic heron’s beak and bifurcated his mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.* <h3>Krsna Opens His Mouth and Shows His Mother the Universe</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-7.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Once, Mother Yaśodā instructed Kṛṣṇa to open His mouth so she could see whether He had eaten dirt. She was astonished to see everything within the entire universe, including her very self.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Steal Butter From the Gopis</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-8.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The cowherd women of Vṛndāvana complained to Mother Yaśodā that Kṛṣṇa and His brother Balarāma would secretly enter their homes to steal the yogurt and butter they stored in pots hanging from the ceiling.* <h3>Radha and Krsna on the Swing</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-6-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Vṛndāvana is a beautiful place. The Yamunā River blooms with lotuses, and the gentle breeze raises small ripples in the water. Bumblebees hum in the flowers, and peacocks dance as Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa glide on a flower-wrapped swing hanging from a tree, Their faces filled with the happiness of divine love.* <h3>The Reunion</h3> ![[0051_IS-4.jpg]] *When the gopīs saw that their dearmost Kṛṣṇa had returned to them, they became ecstatic, and out of their affection for Him their eyes bloomed wide. It was as if the air of life had reentered their bodies.* <h3>The Deliverance of the Yamala-Arjuna Trees</h3> ![[0051_SB-10-2-11.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Bound to the wooden mortar, child Kṛṣṇa proceeded toward the twin arjuna trees, which were actually the sons of Kuvera, in order to fulfill the prophecy of Nārada Muni. Although He was able to pass between them, the large wooden mortar stuck horizontally, and with great strength He pulled the rope tied to the mortar. The two trees, with all their branches and limbs, fell with a crash. Out of the broken, fallen trees came two great personalities, shining like blazing fire, who bowed before little Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis</h3> ![[0051_SB-6-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Aghasura Swallows the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-2-15.jpg]] *The cowherd boys entered the mouth of the serpent Aghāsura in a playful mood, supremely confident that Kṛṣṇa would protect them.* <h3>Krsna Enjoys Lunch with the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-1.jpg]] *After selecting a pleasing location on the riverbank, Lord Kṛṣṇa and His friends opened their baskets of food and began eating in great transcendental pleasure. Like the whorl of a lotus flower surrounded by its petals and leaves, Kṛṣṇa sat in the center, encircled by lines of His friends, who all looked very beautiful. Every one of them was trying to look forward toward Kṛṣṇa, thinking that Kṛṣṇa might look toward him. Among the cowherd boys, some placed their lunch on flowers, some on leaves, fruits, or bunches of leaves, some actually in their baskets, some on the bark of trees and some on rocks. This is what the children imagined to be their plates as they ate their lunch. All the cowherd boys enjoyed their lunch with Kṛṣṇa, showing one another the different tastes of the different varieties of preparations they had brought from home. Tasting one another’s preparations, they began to laugh and make one another laugh. In this way they all enjoyed their lunch in the forest.* <h3>The Cowherd Men and Boys at the Foot of Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-2.jpg]] *EN KB one-vol 2018: One day, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were herding the calves in the forest when They saw cows grazing on the top of Govardhana Hill. The cows could see into the valley and, upon seeing their calves, they became so melted with affection that they leaped downhill to join them, not caring about the rough path. The men taking care of the cows tried to stop them, but when they saw their own children they too were overwhelmed with an astonishing affection, and lifted and embraced their sons.* <h3>Lord Krsna Bewilders Brahma</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-3.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa volte Seine Allmacht demonstrieren, und so offenbarte er Brahmā, dass all die Kälber und Kuhhirtenjungen Seine Viṣṇu-Erweiterungen waren.* <h3>Brahma Offers Obeisances to Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-4.jpg]] *Brahmā said, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, Your name suggests that You are all-attractive. The attraction of the sun and the moon are due to You. By the attraction of the sun You beautify the existence of the Yadu dynasty. By the attraction of the moon You enhance the potency of the land, demigods, brāhmaṇas, cows, and oceans. Because of Your supreme attraction, demons like Kaṁsa are annihilated. You are the only worshipable Deity within the creation. Accept my humble obeisances until the annihilation of this material world. As long as there is sunshine in this world, kindly accept my humble obeisances.”* <h3>Radha Offers Flowers to Krsna</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-6-3.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa disappeared from the rāsa dance, taking Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī with Him, the other gopīs said, “Certainly that particular gopī has perfectly worshiped the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, Govinda, since He was so pleased with Her that He abandoned the rest of us and brought Her to a secluded place.”* <h3>Mother Yasoda Dresses Krsna</h3> ![[0053_AB-C49.jpg]] *“Kṛṣṇa's younger friends assist Mother Yaśodā in dressing Him.” The spiritual world is full of ever-increasing love for the Supreme Lord. There is no way to measure the love and devotion Kṛṣṇa’s devotees feel for Him.* <h3>Krsna Praises Balarama</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-4-2.jpg]] *EN POY 2005: Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the last link in the yogic chain, the link that binds us to the Supreme Person, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Honor Balarama</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-4-3.jpg]] <h3>The Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-6-11.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into many identical forms to enjoy His rāsa dance with the gopīs. In the company of those supremely beautiful cowherd girls, who worshiped Him with pure devotion, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared like a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace decorated with valuable stones.* <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Bathe in the Yamuna</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-6-12.jpg]] *After the rāsa dance, Kṛṣṇa entered the water of the Yamunā River with the gopīs in order to dispel their fatigue, and soon the Lord found Himself being splashed on all sides by His laughing consorts.* <h3>Krsna Kills Aristasura</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kills the Kesi Demon</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-3.jpg]] <h3>Akrura Sees Krsna's Footprints</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-4.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Think of Krsna in Separation</h3> ![[0056_SB-10-6-15.jpg]] <h3>Goloka Vrndavana</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-2-f.c.-(NE).jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Block the Path of Akrura's Chariot</h3> ![[0062_SB-10-7-5.jpg]] <h3>Kṛṣṇa Plays His Flute</h3> ![[0067_BG--24.jpg]] *6.47: “Of all yogīs, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me – he is the most intimately united with Me in /yoga/ and is the highest of all.”* <h3>Krsna Brings the Cows Home in the Evening</h3> ![[0067_BG--27.jpg]] *8.21: Kṛṣṇa brings His thousands of <i>surabhi</i> cows home at the end of the day. “That which the Vedāntists describe as unmanifest and infallible, that which is know as the supreme destination, that place from which, having attained it, one never returns – that is My supreme abode.”* <h3>Krsna, the All-attractive Flute Player</h3> ![[0070_BG--75.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Playing with the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0071_BG-63.jpg]] *The playmates of Kṛṣṇa are so immersed in pure love that they do not even realize He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>Puspanjali</h3> ![[0075_BG-49.jpg]] <h3>Govinda with Calf</h3> ![[0076_Gopal-1.jpg]] *“Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me, and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.”* <h3>Yasoda Binds Krsna</h3> ![[0080_SB-1-2-3.jpg]] *With maternal affection, Queen Kuntī here remembers another of Lord Kṛṣṇa's bewildering pastimes. One day, the Lord, playing just like a human child, spoiled the stocked butter of Mother Yaśodā by breaking the pots and distributing the contents to His friends and playmates, including the celebrated monkeys of Vṛndāvana, who took full advantage of the Lord's munificence. Mother Yaśodā saw this, and out of her pure love she wanted to make a show of punishment for her transcendental child. She took a rope and threatened to tie Him up, as is generally done with ordinary children who have been naughty. Seeing the rope in her hands, the Lord bowed down His head and began to weep, and as tears rolled down His cheeks they washed off the black ointment smeared about His beautiful eyes. Because Queen Kuntī felt maternal love for Kṛṣṇa, she adored this image of Him. But because she knew Kṛṣṇa's supreme position, she was amazed that although He was feared by fear personified, He appeared to be afraid of His mother, who wanted to punish Him just like an ordinary child.* <h3>Vasudeva Carries Krsna to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-1-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The Lord told Vasudeva and Devakī, “I know you are afraid of Kaṁsa and want to protect Me. Take Me to Gokula and exchange Me for the daughter just born to Yaśodā.” While carrying child Kṛṣṇa across the storm-tossed river Yamunā, Vasudeva was sheltered by the hoods of Lord Śeṣa, an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The effulgence from Kṛṣṇa’s body dissipated the darkness so Vasudeva could find his way.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Play in the Forest</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-4-9.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute and the Yamuna Offers Lotuses</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-5-1.jpg]] <h3>0080/SB 12-1-3</h3> ![[0080-SB-12-1-3.jpg]] <h3>The Beauty of Vraja Krsna</h3> ![[0080_SB-12-1-3.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa is supremely lovable because of His eternal, transcendental qualities. The beauty of this world is but a dim reflection of the unlimited beauty of the Lord.* <h3>Krsna Plays on the Body of Putana</h3> ![[0081_SB-2-2-9.jpg]] *The Lord sucked the breast of the Pūtanā witch along with her life air, and the demon's gigantic body fell down.* <h3>Krsna Kicks the Cart</h3> ![[0084_SB-2-2-10.jpg]] *At the age of three months, Lord Kṛṣṇa killed the Śakaṭāsura demon, who had remained hidden behind a cart.* <h3>Sankhacuda Kidnaps the Gopis</h3> ![[0085_SB-2-2-11.jpg]] *A demon of the name Śaṅkhacūḍa tried to kidnap Kṛṣṇa's cowherd damsels.* <h3>Krsna Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopis</h3> ![[0086_SB-10-5-2.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: One after another the gopīs came out of the water, shivering and trying to cover their nakedness with their hands. Their simple presentation was so pure that Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately became pleased with them. All the unmarried gopīs had prayed to goddess Kātyāyanī to have Kṛṣṇa as their husband, and in this way they were satisfied. Nothing can compare with the Kṛṣṇa consciousness of the gopīs.* <h3>A Meditative Krsna and a Calf</h3> ![[0086_SB-11-4-2.jpg]] *EN POY 2005: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa is full of all opulence as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>0086/SB 9-3-6</h3> ![[0086_SB-9-3-6.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Shelters Radha</h3> ![[0087-Radha-Krishna.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Watch Krsna Depart for the Forest</h3> ![[0088-BTG--14-2-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Return to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0088-SB-1-3-f.c.-NEjpg.jpg]] <h3>Vasudeva and Devaki Offer Obeisances to Lord Visnu</h3> ![[0090_KB1-2-pg.29.jpg]] *"Therefore I request You to conceal this four-armed form of Your Lordship, which holds the four symbols of Viṣṇu."* <h3>Devaki With HerNewborn Krsna</h3> ![[0090_KB1-3-pg.30.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa played on the lap of Devakī just like an ordinary child.* <h3>Vasudeva Exchanges Krsna for Yasoda's Daughter</h3> ![[0090_KB1-7-pg.31.jpg]] *Vasudeva entered the house and silently exchanged his son for Yaśodā's daughter.* <h3>Krsna's Family Moves to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0091_KB1-20-pg.76.jpg]] <h3>Brahma Prays to Krsna</h3> ![[0091-KB1-21-pg.96.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna on a Swing</h3> ![[0092_NOD-1st-ed.-FC.jpg]] *Mādhurya-rasa (Devotional service in conjugal love): "The intimate mellow of devotion to the Supreme in conjugal love is established by Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, but such feelings are not at all material." Unless a person frees himself from all lusty desires for material sense enjoyment, he can never experience, or even understand, pure love of God in the conjugal rasa.* <h3>0092/NOD Nanda Yasoda</h3> ![[0092_NOD-Nanda-Yasoda.jpg]] *Vātsalya-rasa (Parenthood): “Mahārāja Nanda addressed his wife, 'My dear Yaśodā, how wonderful Kṛṣṇa looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!;" Kṛṣṇa is the supreme enjoyer, and He takes pleasure in all the varieties of love offered to Him by His devotees. He sometimes lets His confidential devotees think of Him as their son and enjoys their parental affection.* <h3>0093/BTG 14-12 f.c.</h3> ![[0093_BTG-14-12-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Imitate the Forest Animals</h3> ![[0093_KB1-23-pg.77.jpg]] *Sometimes the boys would imitate the sounds of various animals and birds.* <h3>Krsna Bifurcating Baka's Beak</h3> ![[0093_KB1-24-pg.78.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa bifurcated Bakāsura's mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.* <h3>Krsna Runs Into Yasoda's Arms</h3> ![[0093_KB1-25-pg.117.jpg]] *Returning home, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were welcomed by Their affectionate mothers.* <h3>The Nagapatnis Offer Prayers</h3> ![[0093_KB1-26-pg.123.jpg]] *"We think that this apparent punishment to Kāliya is actually some benediction."* <h3>The First Janmastami</h3> ![[0093_KB1-4-pg.38.jpg]] *The joyous vibrations at Kṛṣṇa's birth ceremony could be heard in all the pasturing grounds and houses.* <h3>Th Transcendental Brothers</h3> ![[0094_BTG-15-7-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Name-giving Ceremony for Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0094_KB1-13-pg.56.jpg]] *The family priest, Garga Muni, performed the name-giving ceremony when Kṛṣṇa was one year old.* <h3>Krsna Pulled by a Calf</h3> ![[0094_KB1-14-pg.59.jpg]] *Yaśodā and Rohiṇī would call all their neighboring friends to see the fun.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and the Cowherd Boys Dance in the Forest</h3> ![[0094_KB1-28-pg.132.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa would praise them, "You are dancing and singing very nicely."* <h3>Krsna and Trnavarta</h3> ![[0094_KB1-9-pg.53.jpg]] *Tṛṇāvarta felt the baby to be as heavy as a mountain.* <h3>Krsna Brings the Cows and Cowherd Boys Back to Life</h3> ![[0094_SB-10-4-6.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Steals the Gopis Garments</h3> ![[0095_KB1-31-pg.154.jpg]] *Due to remaining in the water for a long time, the gopīs felt cold and were shivering.* <h3>Indra Apologizes to Krsna</h3> ![[0095_KB1-33-pg.180.jpg]] *King Indra from the heavenly planet appeared before Kṛṣṇa in a secluded place.* <h3>Gopi Mothers Churning Butter</h3> ![[0095_KB1-15-pg.61.jpg]] *The darling of Vraja.* <h3>Balarama Defeats Pralambasura</h3> ![[0095_KB1-29-pg.133.jpg]] *Pralambāsura looked just like a cloud with lightning carrying the moon.* <h3>Krsna Lifts Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0095_KB1-32-pg.175.jpg]] *"Do not be afraid of the hill and think that it will fall from My hand."* <h3>Krsna Kicks the Household Cart</h3> ![[0095_KB1-8-pg.52.jpg]] *No one could ascertain the cause of the cart's falling.* <h3>Krsna Puts His Fist in Kesi's Throat</h3> ![[0096_KB1-43-pg.240.jpg]] *The hand of Kṛṣṇa felt to Keśī like a hot iron rod.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Varuna's Court</h3> ![[0096_KB1-34-pg.184.jpg]] *The god of the waters was holding Nanda captive under the sea.* <h3>A Serpent Swallows Nanda Maharaja</h3> ![[0096_KB1-39-pg.226.jpg]] *EN KB: Kṛṣṇa appeared on the scene and touched the serpent with His lotus feet.* <h3>Akrura Enters Vrndavana</h3> ![[0096_KB1-44-pg.248.jpg]] *Akrūra became overwhelmed with all the symptoms of ecstasy; he wept, and his body trembled.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama with Cows in the Forest</h3> ![[0097_BTG-16-5-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Rasa Dancing</h3> ![[0097_KB1-pg.214.jpg]] *It appeared that Kṛṣṇa was a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace.* <h3>Garuda Attacks Kaliya</h3> ![[0098_KB1-27-pg.128.jpg]] *Garuḍa struck the body of Kāliya with his effulgent golden wings.* <h3>Radha-Krsna on a Lotus</h3> ![[0099_BTG-16-11-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna in the Vrndavana Forest</h3> ![[0101_BTG-18-9-f.c.jpg]] <h3>0103/BTG 18 no11 cov</h3> ![[0103_BTG-18-no11-cov.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and His Mother</h3> ![[0103_BTG-18-12-p2.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Play Like Human Children</h3> ![[0103_BTG-19-1-c1.jpg]] <h3>0104/BTG 19-4 f.c.</h3> ![[0104_BTG-19-4--f.c.jpg]] <h3>Baby Krsna</h3> ![[0104_BTG-19-5-f.c.jpg]] <h3>The Wives of the Yajnic Brahmanas</h3> ![[0106_KB1-36-pg.160.jpg]] *The wives of the brāhmaṇas saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He entered within their hearts through their eyes.* <h3>Krsna Milks a Cow</h3> ![[0107_KB1-35-pg.208.jpg]] *The gopīs remembered their pastimes with Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Krsna Swallows the Forest Fire</h3> ![[0111_KB1-30--pg135.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa, the supreme mystic, immediately swallowed up all the flames of the fire.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis on a Lotus Boat</h3> ![[0123_KB1-37--pg190.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa, the supreme enjoyer, desired to enjoy the company of the gopīs.* <h3>Aghasura Swallows the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0134_KB1-16--pg83.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa had a plan how to stop the destruction of His intimate friends.* <h3>Balarama on Swan Carrier Flying Over Lunch Pastime</h3> ![[0134_KB1-17--pg88.jpg]] <h3>Puspanjali</h3> ![[0134_KB1-38--pg211.jpg]] *Out of many thousands of gopīs, Rādhārāṇī is topmost.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Steal Butter</h3> ![[0137_KB1-11--pg61.jpg]] *All day Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma simply made arrangements to steal butter and yogurt.* <h3>Yasoda and Baby Krsna</h3> ![[0137_KB1-3--pg30.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Defeats Aristasura</h3> ![[0138_KB1-42--pg237.jpg]] *Being kicked by Kṛṣṇa, Ariṣṭāsura rolled over and began to move his legs violently.* <h3>Krsna Kills Kesi</h3> ![[0138_KB1-43--pg240.jpg]] <h3>Akrura's Vision</h3> ![[0138_KB1-45.jpg]] *Akrūra saw Balarāma turned into Śeṣa Nāga and Kṛṣṇa turned into Mahā-viṣṇu.* <h3>Radha Talks to a Bumblebee</h3> ![[0140_KB1-52--pg299.jpg]] *"Bumblebee, you are the unreliable servant of an unreliable master."* <h3>Lord Balarama's Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0140_KB2-10--pg78.jpg]] *Balarāma passed every night with the gopīs in the forest of Vṛndāvana.* <h3>Lifting Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0142_KB1-26.jpg]] *Az Úr Kṛṣṇa ötezer évvel ezelőtt, vṛndāvanai kedvtelései során felemelte a Govardhana-hegyet, s hét napon át tartotta a magasban, hogy megvédelmezze Vṛndāvana lakóit a rettentő esőtől, amelyet Indra, a félistenek királya küldött ellenük.* <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Enjoy Pastimes in a Boat</h3> ![[0142_KB1-28_1984_--KA128.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Block Akrura's Chariot</h3> ![[0142_KB1-46--pg254.jpg]] *"O dear Dāmodara, dear Mādhava!"* <h3>Radha and Krsna, the Perfection of Love</h3> ![[0142_NKL-12.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Speaks With the Animals of Vrndavana</h3> ![[0144_KB--3--p43.jpg]] <h3>Srimati Radharani Speaks to a Bumblebee</h3> ![[0144_SB-10_3_1--NE.jpg]] *Uddhava went to Vṛndāvana with Kṛṣṇa's message to the gopīs. Rādhārāṇī, however, was so much absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa that She began to talk with a bumblebee flying here and there, taking him to be Kṛṣṇa's messenger. “Bumblebee, you are accustomed to drinking honey from flower to flower and therefore have preferred to be a messenger of Kṛṣṇa, who is of the same nature. You have come here with a message for Me. But My dear bumblebee, I don’t want it. You are the unreliable servant of an unreliable master.”* <h3>The Killing of Dhenukasura</h3> ![[0145_KB1-20.jpg]] *Genau wie Dhenukāsura endeten auch all die anderen Esel-Dämonen auf den Wipfeln der Palmen.* <h3>Krsna Chastises the Kaliya Serpent</h3> ![[0145_KB1-22.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Lord Kṛṣṇa danced with great force upon the heads of the serpent Kāliya, who had poisoned the waters of the river Yamunā. When he was near death from this battering, Kāliya realized Kṛṣṇa was the Supreme Personality of Godhead and surrendered to Him.* <h3>Lord Balarama Slays the Demon Pralamba</h3> ![[0145_KB1-23.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: One day, the cowherd boys were dueling, and the defeated boys carried the victors on their backs. The demon Pralamba had disguised himself as a friend, hoping to kidnap Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma for his master, Kaṁsa. Pralamba carried Balarāma, who is compared to a mountain. First Balarāma increased His weight in order to thwart the demon, forcing Pralamba to give up his disguise. Balarāma then struck the demon with His strong fist, and the demon fell, thundering down like a great hill struck by Indra’s thunderbolt.* <h3>Krsna Swallows a Forest Fire</h3> ![[0145_KB1-24.jpg]] *After Kāliya was defeated and banished, night was falling and the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana decided to sleep on the riverbank. In the middle of the night, they suddenly found themselves surrounded by a raging forest fire. The unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa saved His townspeople by swallowing the fire.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and Their Friends Enter the Forest</h3> ![[0147_KB--211.jpg]] *Five thousand years ago, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, descended to earth in His original spiritual form and displayed His transcendental pastimes with His associates. Here Lord Kṛṣṇa (dressed in yellow), His brother Balarāma and Their cowherd friends enter the Vṛndāvana forest with their cows. The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said, “The Supreme Personality of Godhead looked over the forest, which resounded with the charming sounds of bees, animals and birds, and which was enhanced by a lake whose clear water resembled the minds of great souls and by a breeze carrying the fragrance of hundred-petaled lotuses. Seeing all this, Lord Kṛṣṇa decided to enjoy the auspicious atmosphere.”* <h3>Krsna Greets His Parents</h3> ![[0147_KBC-3--p55.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa entered Vṛndāvana with His friends at the end of a day of cowherding, His face decorated with tilaka and smeared with the dust raised by the cows, He was received by His affectionate parents, who bathed Him, dressed Him in clean garments, and bestowed blessings on Him.* <h3>Krsna Carries a Cowherd Boy on His Back</h3> ![[0147_NKL-2.jpg]] <h3>Young Krsna and the Cow</h3> ![[0150_MP-1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Relaxing</h3> ![[0150_NKL-3.jpg]] <h3>I Worship Govinda, the Primeval Lord</h3> ![[0150_NKL-9.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Meet for the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0151_NKL-11.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Shows Mother Yasoda the Universal Form</h3> ![[0152_KB1-10--pg54.jpg]] *Mother Yaśodā saw within the mouth of Kṛṣṇa the whole sky, including all the luminaries, stars, and all directions.* <h3>The Divine Couple Amid the Gopis</h3> ![[0153_KB1-40--pg215.jpg]] *Mohana Mādhurī.* <h3>Radha-Krsna in a Flower</h3> ![[0153_MP-4.jpg]] <h3>Govinda with Peacocks</h3> ![[0155_BTG-19-6--fc.jpg]] *EN VEDA: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the ever-youthful, all-attractive reservoir of love. When we stimulate our original love for Kṛṣṇa, that love expands out into this world and beyond and becomes an expression of our eternal nature.* <h3>Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami</h3> ![[0156_NOD-517.jpg]] *Śrī Rūpa és Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, az Úr Caitanya közvetlen tanítványai, akiket Caitanya Mahāprabhu azzal a misszióval bízott meg, hogy írjanak könyveket a vaiṣṇava filozófiáról.* <h3>The Butter Thieves</h3> ![[0157_QK-11.jpg]] *“In enjoying Kṛṣṇa’s attitude of stealing butter very stealthily, Mother Yaśodā experienced the ecstasy of maternal love.” All Kṛṣṇa’s devotees experience their own unique sentiments of ecstatic love for Him, and the Lord performs different pastimes to enhance their particular relationships.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Swinging in the Forest</h3> ![[0157_QK-7.jpg]] *Queen Kuntī was somewhat bewildered by Kṛṣṇa's humanlike pastimes, especially HIs childhood pastimes in Vṛndāvana. For example, the cowherd boys of Vṛndāvana were able to play with Him just as if He were an ordinary human child. Of course, neither they nor Kṛṣṇa were ordinary boys. The great sages who took birth as Kṛṣṇa's friends had spent many, many previous lives performing severe penances and austerities. Thus when Kṛṣṇa appeared in Vṛndāvana, India, some fifty centuries ago they were awarded the greatest possible benediction – the opportunity to play with the Supreme Personality of Godhead on an equal level. By Kṛṣṇa's special mercy they did not know that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead; they simply loved Kṛṣṇa, and this was true of everyone in Vṛndāvana at the time of Kṛṣṇa's advent. Kṛṣṇa's father and mother loved Kṛṣṇa; Kṛṣṇa's girlfriends loved Kṛṣṇa; the trees loved Kṛṣṇa; the water loved Kṛṣṇa; the flowers, the cows, the calves – everyone and everything loved Kṛṣṇa. Not surprisingly, even a great devotee like Queen Kuntī could not fully fathom these wonderful relationships between Kṛṣṇa and His most intimate associates.* <h3>Description of Autumn</h3> ![[0158_NOD-536.jpg]] <h3>Seeing Aristasura, the Gopis Embrace Tamala Trees</h3> ![[0158_NOD-p240.jpg]] *“Seeing the fearful giant bull, the gopīs, due to the madness of love, embrace the tamāla trees, which resemble Kṛṣṇa’s bodily hue.” The gopīs are the most intimate devotees of Kṛṣṇa and exhibit highest love of God. Sometimes the intensity of their love causes them to act in transcendental madness.* <h3>Jatila Chases Abhimanyu From His Own Door</h3> ![[0159_NOD--534.jpg]] *“Kṛṣṇa playfully impersonates Abhimanyu, the so-called husband of Rādhārāṇī.” As part of His confidential amorous pastimes, Kṛṣṇa sometimes acts in joking ways to increase the love of the gopīs.* <h3>Krsna in the Coils of the Kaliya Serpent</h3> ![[0159_NOD--535.jpg]] *“When Kṛṣṇa was chastising Kāliya Nāga in the Yamunā River, the big snake wrapped his coils all over Kṛṣṇa’s body.” Kṛṣṇa performed this pastime in order to increase the ecstatic spiritual emotions of His devotees, who felt unlimited transcendental anxiety for His safety. In the spiritual world, devotees experience all varieties of emotions.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and the Cowherd Boys Dance Through the Forest</h3> ![[0159_NOD--p328.jpg]] <h3>Sweet Kṛṣṇa</h3> ![[0160_NOD-524.jpg]] *“We have seen that in Vṛndāvana even the cows, the deer, the birds, the trees – everyone – has been enchanted by the sweet vibration of Your flute and the fascinating beauty of Your person.” In His transcendental abode, Kṛṣṇa reveals Himself to His pure devotees, awakening within them deeper and deeper love of God and causing them to experience ever-increasing ecstasy.* <h3>Damodara Bound By His Mother's Love</h3> ![[0160_NOD-p179-_-BTG-14.5.jpg]] *“Because of her ecstatic love for Him, Kṛṣṇa allowed Mother Yaśodā to bind Him with ropes.” Yaśodā experiences spiritual love for Kṛṣṇa that resembles the affection a mother feels toward her child. After catching Him stealing butter, she dutifully chastises her naughty transcendental son.* <h3>Srimati Radharani, the Topmost Gopi</h3> ![[0160_UP--288.jpg]] <h3>The River Goddess Yamuna Prays for Lord Balarama's Mercy</h3> ![[0162_UP--34.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The river goddess Yamunā was terrified when threatened by Lord Balarāma, so she came before the Lord in person and prayed for mercy.* <h3>A Cowherd Boy Covers Krsna's Eyes</h3> ![[0162_UP--40.jpg]] <h3>Radha Offers Krsna a Garland</h3> ![[0164_SB-10_3_2.jpg]] *Śrī Śrī Rādhā és Kṛṣṇa, az Istenség Legfelsőbb Személyisége és örök társa. „A számtalan kedvelt élvezet és Vrajabhūmi minden szeretetre méltó leánya közül kétségkívül Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Kṛṣṇa szeretetének legdrágább kincse."* <h3>Yugala Kisora</h3> ![[0165_UP--15.jpg]] <h3>Radha Separated From Krsna</h3> ![[0169_MP.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Begs Radha for Forgiveness</h3> ![[0169_UP--44.jpg]] <h3>Yasoda Finds Krsna Safe on Trnavarta's Dead Body</h3> ![[0169_UP--47.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0171_UP--60.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Sports with the Gopis</h3> ![[0171_UP--63.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna on a Swing</h3> ![[0172_UP--64.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and His Friends Herd the Calves</h3> ![[0172_UP--65.jpg]] <h3>Radha Offers Flowers to Krsna</h3> ![[0175-UP--108.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Mother Yasoda</h3> ![[0177_UP--124.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Dances on Kaliya's Hoods</h3> ![[0178_UP--136.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Calls the Gopis to the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0186_UP--174.jpg]] <h3>Airavata Showers Krsna With Ganges Water</h3> ![[0186_UP--175.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Rescues Nanda Maharaja From the Abode of Varuna</h3> ![[0187_UP--176.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Imitate Krsna's Pastimes</h3> ![[0187_UP--185.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa suddenly disappeared from the company of the gopīs, they began to search for Him everywhere. Not finding Him, they became almost mad after Him, thinking of His pastimes in great love. Being so absorbed in thought of Him, and with dampened eyes, they began to imitate His dancing, walking, and smiling, as if they themselves were Kṛṣṇa. Due to Kṛṣṇa’s absence they all became crazy; each of them told the others that she was Kṛṣṇa. Soon they assembled and chanted Kṛṣṇa’s name loudly as they moved from one part of the forest to another in searching of Him.* <h3>Radha-Krsna Indian</h3> ![[0195_UP--236.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Meets the Gopis at Kuruksetra</h3> ![[0196_UP--279.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna Swinging</h3> ![[0196_UP--281.jpg]] *Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the Divine Couple, enjoy pure love for one another in the spiritual world. Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the embodiment of perfect devotional service and, as Kṛṣṇa’s spiritual potency, She is nondifferent from Him.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Leave for the Forest</h3> ![[0203_Adi-1-9.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: In Gokula, Kṛṣṇa performs His pastimes with the cowherd boys and cowherd girls.* <h3>Gayatri Devi</h3> ![[0226_TS-04.jpg]] <h3>0226/TS 05</h3> ![[0226_TS-05.jpg]] <h3>The Six Gosvamis</h3> ![[0231_Aca-33-NE.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna In the Forest</h3> ![[0235_RAD-16-NE.jpg]] <h3>Lord Balarama</h3> ![[0236_Balarama.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kesava</h3> ![[0236_LAR-33.jpg]] <h3>Madana-mohana in the Moonlight</h3> ![[0236_RAD-17.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja, the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, declares, “Glory to the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana! I am lame and ill advised, yet They are my directors, and Their lotus feet are everything to me.”* <h3>Lord Balarama Appears Before Krsnadasa Kaviraja</h3> ![[Adi-1-11.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1996: In a dream Lord Balarāma appeared before Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja and said, "O my dear Kṛṣṇadāsa, go to Vṛndāvana, for there you will attain all things."* <h3>Yasoda Feeds Krsna</h3> ![[Adi-1-4.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1996: Mother Yaśodā regards Kṛṣṇa not as God but as her beloved son, and thus she nourishes and protects Him, thinking Him utterly helpless.* <h3>Krsna Meets the Gopis at Kuruksetra</h3> ![[Adi-1-7.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974, 1996: The gopīs saw their beloved Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after a long separation.* <h3>Navadvipa and Goloka Vrndavana</h3> ![[Adi-1-8.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: Lord Caitanya appeared with the sentiment of Rādhā and preached the chanting of the holy name.* <h3>Radha, Krsna, and Lalita</h3> ![[Antya-1-4.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 1 1996: “O most beautiful friend,” said Lalitādevī to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, “please accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is standing before You full of transcendental bliss.”* <h3>Radha-Madana-mohana Temple, Vrndavana, India</h3> ![[Antya-2-Pr-3.jpg]] *The temple of Madana-mohana, established by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, by whose endeavors all the lost places of pilgrimage in the Vṛndāvana area were excavated. By his personal example, he taught people how to stay in Vṛndāvana to execute devotional service.* <h3>Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Dreams of the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[Antya-4-4.jpg]] *“One day while He was resting. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dreamed He saw Kṛṣṇa performing His rāsa dance. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Kṛṣṇa standing with His beautiful body curved in three places, holding His flute to His lips. Wearing yellow garments and garlands of forest flowers. He was enchanting even to Cupid. The gopīs were dancing in a circle, and in the middle of that circle, Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, danced with Rādhārāṇī. Seeing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was overwhelmed with the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, and He thought, ‘Now I am with Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.’”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Joins the Radha-Krsna and the Gopis on Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[Antya-4-8.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 4 1975: “When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw all the Vaiṣṇavas, He returned to partial external consciousness and spoke to Svarūpa Dāmodara. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ‘Who has brought Me here from Govardhana Hill? I was seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, but now I cannot see them. Today I went from here to Govardhana Hill to find out if Kṛṣṇa was tending His cows there. I saw Lord Kṛṣṇa climbing Govardhana Hill and playing His flute, surrounded on all sides by grazing cows. Hearing the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and all Her gopī friends came there to meet Him. They were all very nicely dressed. When Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī entered a cave together, the other gopīs asked Me to pick some flowers. Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and carried Me from there to this place. Why have you brought Me here, causing Me unnecessary pain? I had a chance to see Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, but I could not see them.’”* <h3>The Flute-song Carries Lord Caitanya to Vrndavana</h3> ![[Antya-5-3.jpg]] *“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up, and then sat down again. Looking here and there, He inquired from Svarūpa Dāmodara, ‘Where have you brought Me? After hearing the vibration of a flute, I went to Vṛndāvana, and there I saw that Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, was playing on His flute in the pasturing grounds. He brought Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to a bower by signaling with His flute. Then He entered that bower to perform pastimes with Her. I entered the bower just behind Kṛṣṇa, My ears captivated by the sound of His ornaments. I saw Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs enjoying all kinds of pastimes while laughing and joking together. Hearing their vocal expressions enhanced the joy of My ears. Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and brought Me back here by force. Because you brought Me back here, I could no longer hear the nectarean voices of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, nor could I hear the sounds of their ornaments or the flute.’”* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Describes Krsna's Water Pastimes</h3> ![[Antya-5-5.jpg]] *In half-external consciousness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described to His intimate associates His vision of Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoying pastimes in the Yamunā with the gopīs.* <h3>Sri Caitanya Sees a Picnic</h3> ![[Antya-5-6.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 5 1975: “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued to describe His pastimes with Lord Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana: ‘In Vṛndāvana, the trees and creepers are wonderful because throughout the entire year they produce all kinds of fruits and flowers. The gopīs and maidservants in the bowers of Vṛndāvana pick these fruits and flowers and bring them before Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. The gopīs peeled all the fruits and placed them together on large plates on a platform in the jeweled cottage. They arranged the fruit in orderly rows for eating, and in front of it they made a place to sit. Among the fruits were many varieties of coconut and mango, bananas, berries, jackfruits, dates, tangerines, oranges, blackberries, santarās, grapes, almonds and all kinds of dried fruit. There were cantaloupes, kṣirikās, palm fruits, keśuras, water fruits, lotus fruits, bael, pīlu, pomegranate and many others. Some of them are variously known in different places, but in Vṛndāvana they are always available in so many thousands of varieties that no one can fully describe them. At home Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī had made various types of sweetmeats from milk and sugar, such as gaṅgājala, amṛtakeli, pīyuṣagranthi, karpūrakeli, sarapūrī, amṛti, padmacini and kaṇḍa-kṣirisāravṛkṣa. She had then brought them all for Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa saw the very nice arrangement of food, He happily sat down and had a forest picnic.’”* <h3>Lord Caitanya in the Madness of Separation from Krsna</h3> ![[Antya-5-7.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 5 1975: “As His feelings of separation in the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī increased at every moment. Lord Caitanya’s activities, both day and night, were now wild, insane performances. Suddenly there awoke within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the scene of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure to Mathurā, and He began exhibiting the symptom of ecstatic madness known as udghūrṇā. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke like a madman, holding Rāmananda Rāya by the neck, and He questioned Svarūpa Dāmodara, thinking him to be His gopī friend. Just as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī inquired from Her personal friend Viśākhā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began speaking like a madman.”* <h3>Art 0001/Mad 5-9</h3> ![[Mad-5-9.jpg]] <h3>Art 0007/Adi 1-6</h3> ![[Adi-1-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0007/Adi 1-9</h3> ![[Adi-1-9.jpg]] <h3>Art 0029/0029/SB 1/2/2</h3> ![[0029_SB-1_2_2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0041/0041/SB 2-2-8</h3> ![[0041_SB-2-2-8.jpg]] <h3>Art 0046/0046/SB 7-3-6</h3> ![[0046_SB-7-3-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0048/0048/SB 10-5-4</h3> ![[0048_SB-10-5-4.jpg]] <h3>Art 0057/0057/SB 11-1-6 2</h3> ![[0057_SB-11-1-6-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0062/0062/SB 1-1 f.c. (NE)</h3> ![[0062_SB-1-1-f.c.-(NE).jpg]] <h3>Art 0067/0067/BG -26</h3> ![[0067_BG--26.jpg]] <h3>Art 0070/0070/BG -76</h3> ![[0070_BG--76.jpg]] *The foolish deride the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, when He descends in the form of a human being. 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![[Art-0212_RAD-7.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna on a Swing</h3> ![[Art-0212_RAD-21.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Begs Radha</h3> ![[Art-0212_RAD25.jpg]] <h3>Art 0219/Art 0219/KGO 27</h3> ![[Art-0219_KGO-27.jpg]] <h3>Art 0219/Art 0219/RAD 5</h3> ![[Art-0219_RAD-5.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis in the Forest</h3> ![[Art-0219_KGO-23.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Calling Us Back</h3> ![[Art-0219_KWL-46.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Runs Along the Yamuna River</h3> ![[Art-0219_KWL-63-(flopped).jpg]] <h3>Art 0222/Art 0222/SB4 54</h3> ![[Art-0222_SB4-54.jpg]] <h3>Art 0237/Art 0237/UP 302</h3> ![[Art-0237_UP-302.jpg]] <h3>Art 0237/UP 300</h3> ![[Art-0237_UP-300.jpg]] <h3>Art 0237/UP 301</h3> ![[Art-0237_UP-301.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Gopinatha with the Gopis</h3> ![[Mad-1-2.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja prays, “May Gopīināthajī, who attracts all the gopīs with the song of His flute, be merciful upon us.”* <h3>The Six Gosvamis</h3> ![[Mad-1-3_1.jpg]] *The Six Gosvāmīs studied various Vedic literatures and picked up the essence of them, devotional service to the Lord.* <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute With a Calf</h3> ![[Mad-1-6.jpg]] *“O Kṛṣṇa, the player of the flute, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds.”* <h3>Krsna Carries His Father's Wooden Shoes</h3> ![[Mad-2-9.jpg]] *EN SB 10.2 1977: In any situation, Kṛṣṇa is always the infinitely powerful Supreme Personality of Godhead. But just to increase the ecstatic emotion of His intimate, loving devotees like Mother Yaśodā and Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa agrees to come under their control. Sometimes Nanda Mahārāja would ask Kṛṣṇa to bring him his wooden slippers, and Kṛṣṇa, with great difficulty, would put the slippers on His head and take them to His father. At such times Nanda Mahārāja would exclaim, “My dear Yaśodā, just look at your offspring, Kṛṣṇa! See His blackish bodily luster, His eyes tinged with red color, His broad chest and His beautiful pearl ornaments. How wonderful He looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!”* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis</h3> ![[Mad-3-6.jpg]] <h3>Lord Caitanya Is Welcomed in Vrndavana</h3> ![[Mad-7-2.jpg]] *When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wandered in the Vṛndāvana forests, herds of grazing cows saw Him and began to moo loudly, causing Him to become stunned with ecstatic love. As the Lord sweetly chanted the holy name in the forest, all the doe and bucks approached Him, and when they saw His face they began to lick His body. Bumblebees and birds like the parrot and cuckoo began to sing loudly on the fifth note, and the peacocks began to dance in front of the Lord. Upon seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the trees and creepers became jubilant. Their twigs stood up, they began to shed tears of ecstasy in the form of honey, and, overloaded with fruits and flowers, they bowed down to His lotus feet and greeted Him with various presentations as if they were friends. Thus all moving and nonmoving living entities in Vṛndāvana became very jubilant to see Lord Caitanya.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Serves at Nandagram</h3> ![[Mad-7-5.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 4: In the cave, Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered His respects to the forms of Nanda and Yaśodā, and then with great ecstatic love He touched the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Radha and Krsna</h3> ![[Radha-Krishna_CORRECTED.jpg]] *Lord Caitanya instructed Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī: “Always chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, and within your mind render service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.”* <h3>Vyasadeva Meditates on the Supreme Lord</h3> ![[SB-1_1_5.jpg]] *Vyāsadeva meditating on Lord Kṛṣṇa, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead.* <h3>A Pensive Krsna</h3> ![[UP--209.jpg]] <h3>0088/KB1-18 pg.64</h3> ![[0088-KB1-18--pg.64jpg.jpg]] <h3>The Divine Couple</h3> ![[Art-0219_RAD-33-(flopped).jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. 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