An important aspect of devotional practice, observing the festival days outlined in the Vaisnava calendar. Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja speaks on appropriate topic on these days, such as the appearance day of an incarnation of God, or any other significant day. Narayana Maharaja, I first met Swamiji, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Propagator of Hare Krishna Mission, Iskcon, in 1950 when I was staying with my gurudeva in our temple in Calcutta. Generally all devotees would show great respect to my gurudeva, but one day I saw Gurudeva himself show great respect to a householder devotee who had arrived from Allahabad. He spoke to him with great love and affection. At the first opportunity I asked my gurudeva, Who is that devotee, He replied, He is Abhaya, Caranaravinda, fearless at the lotus feet of the Lord.
Lord Brahmas prayers of devotion to Krsna, these prayers offered at the dawn of creation by Brahma, the secondary creator of the universe, contain all the essential truths of Vaisnava philosophy. Unprecedented and unique among the literature of the bhakti tradition. It is filled with descriptions of the paramount glories of Svayam Bhagavan Sri Govindadeva.
A discussion of spiritual subject matters based on the subject of guru tattva, spiritual master, with questions and answers. Accepting the Spiritual Master as Ones Life and Soul, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja speaks on the importance of accepting a bona fide guru, who is more dear than life itself and who is the embodiment of all the scriptures.
Issuing from the divine mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the eight verses comprising this Sri Siksastaka shine as the supremely radiant transcendental jewel of the entirety of Indian literature. They are the very essence of all the Vedas, transcendental sciptures. Although its Sanskrit language is quite simple, its import is profound and even if one studies it throughout his life, his study will not come to an end.