“All glories to Kunja-vihari, who has the charming complexion of an Indranila-mani (sapphire), whose ears are decorated with blooming nipa flowers, whose wide chest is decorated with a beautiful garland of gunja.” (Shrila Rupa Gosvami, Shri Kunja-vihary-astakam, 1) indranīla-maṇi-mañjula-varṇaḥ phulla-nīpa-kusumāñcita-karṇaḥ… Read More ›
“This divine lady’s beauty and the perfection of every body part is like it is in Rama, and His beautiful features are the same as this dark-eyed lady’s. Hence she must be His.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.51) asyā… Read More ›
“She is the woman for whose sake Rama is suffering in four ways: compassion, pity, grief and love; compassion due to a woman being lost, pity because she is a dependent, grief because a wife is lost, and love because… Read More ›
“This golden-hued good and virtuous lady must be the dear queen of Rama. Though He is separated from her, she has not departed His heart.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.48) iyam kanaka varṇa angī rāmasya mahiṣī priyā | pranaṣṭā… Read More ›
“Although this piece of cloth has been worn out due to extended use, still, it is glorious and certainly of the same color as the other.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.47) idam cira gṛhītatvād vasanam kliṣṭavattaram | tathā hi… Read More ›
“That shining yellow garment, which looked like a band of gold, was seen by the monkeys in a tree when dropped. They also saw principal ornaments on the earth which were certainly dropped by her and which made a tinkling… Read More ›
“I do not see there any of the ornaments that previously fell, but there is no doubt that these are the ornaments that did not fall.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.44) tatra yāni avahīnāni tāni aham na upalakṣaye |… Read More ›
“Though they have gone black due to a long period of use, the well-made earrings and well-fitting Svadamstras, as well as the ornaments on her hands, set with gems and coral, are all in the proper places, and thus must… Read More ›
“The Lord delivered the fallen souls in some places by meeting them directly, in other places by empowering a pure devotee, and in still other places by appearing before someone Himself.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 2.4) If there’s a fire in… Read More ›
“Although one has affection for many persons, different types of ecstatic love awaken according to the nature of one’s personal relationships.” (Lord Chaitanya, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 4.171) According to the Vedas, the core properties of the individual are eternality, knowledge… Read More ›