Turn this Planet into a Paradise

If we can popularize the ecstatic chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra all over the world, we can turn this planet into a paradise. So take every opportunity you can get to spread this most amazing Hare Krishna mantra everywhere. By this endeavor you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. And you will be engaged in the ultimate welfare activity for the unlimited benefit of all living beings. Check out the YouTube video posted below to see how much the general public relishes the chanting of:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

You'll be glad you did!



Radharani Cries After Krishna Left Vrindavan

Radharani Cries After Krishna Left Vrindavan

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: Radharani After Krishna Left Vrindavan?

Dear Srila Gurudev,

Pranam at your lotus feet. I am interested to know more on the pastimes of Radharani after Lord Krishna left Vrindavan to Mathura and subsequently to Dwaraka.

Hare Krishna,
Jay Srila Prabhupada
Hari Bol!

Your servant,
Bhakta Sanjay

Answer: Radharani's Only Pastime Was to Cry

From: Melbourne, Australia

My Dear Sanjay,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Radharani's only pastime was to cry.

In this regard Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in Chapter 22 of his book, "The Teachings of Queen Kunti":

Krishna never left Vṛndāvana. In the śāstra, the Vedic literature, it is said, vṛndāvanaṁ parityajya no padam ekaṁ gacchati: Kṛṣṇa never goes even one step from Vṛndāvana. He is so much attached to Vṛndāvana. How is it, then, that we see that Kṛṣṇa left Vṛndāvana and went to Mathurā and then far away to Hastināpura and did not return for many years? Actually, Kṛṣṇa did not leave, for all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, after Kṛṣṇa left, were always thinking of Him and crying. The only engagement of mother Yaśodā, Nanda Mahārāja, Rādhārāṇī, and all the gopīs, cows, calves, and cowherd boys was to think of Kṛṣṇa and cry, and in this way they felt Kṛṣṇa to be present, because Kṛṣṇa's presence can be felt more strongly in separation from Him. That is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's teaching: to love Kṛṣṇa in separation. Śūnyāyitaṁ jagat sarvaṁ govinda-viraheṇa me. Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought, "Everything is vacant without Govinda, without Kṛṣṇa." Everything was vacant, but Kṛṣṇa consciousness was there.
Hoping this meets you in good health.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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