Akrura’s Meeting with Sri Krishna With his heart full of excitement and anticipation, Akrura arrived in his chariot in Vrindavan to meet his darling Sri Krishna for the very first time. Even though Akrura was Krishna’s uncle by virtue of being Vasudeva’s cousin, he considered himself to...
A Gopi’s Love for Shri Krishna Sharad Poornima is celebrated on the full moon night of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin. It was on this day that the Gopis of Vrindavan earned the grace of Lord Krishna by overlooking society’s disdain on them and offered their unalloyed...
During his descension five thousand years ago, Lord Krishna revealed very sweet pastimes to grace his devotees. Amongst all his leelas, his childhood leelas with Mother Yashoda are some of the sweetest and have been sung about repeatedly by rasik saints! It was early one morning and little Krishna was...
Akrura’s Longing for Shri Krishna In the divine land Braj, the towns of Mathura and Vrindavan are located close to each other. Yet, for Akrura, it was the longest journey of his life. It is said that when one visits Vrindavan to see the Lord, he / she should have...
The Garland for Krishna It was a cool evening in Vrindavan. The late October sun spread its warm blanket on the land of Braj and bathed it in yellow like a bed of sun flowers. It was that time of the day, when Krishna would usually leave home to take...
Krishna and the Peacock The land of Vrindavan, which is witness to the divine pastimes of Shree Radha Rani and Shree Krishna, is very dear to rasik saints. The Srimad Bhagavatham describes at length, the beauty of different seasons in Vrindavan, especially the rainy season. It says that the merciful...
Butter Thief of Vrindavan It was that time of the day when the sun was finally getting ready to retire for the day, after serving Krishna and his cowherd friends. The horizon turned crimson and the air in Vrindavan was filled with the chirping sounds of birds, returning to their...
When Shree Krishna descended on the land of Braj more than five thousand years ago, he taught us how to love him and relate to him in many different ways. While Mother Yashoda and the elderly gopis loved him as their child, he was a dear Sakha (friend) to the...