Question: While worshiping the Deity, what is the proper etiquette, if at that time one’s spiritual master, or a sannyasi, or a respectable person comes into your presence? Answer by Romapada Swami: ON THE ONE HAND… Jiva Goswami’s commentary to Bhakti Rasamrita Sindu 1.2.119-120, translated by Bhanu Swami ​​First, avoidance of sevaparadhas (offenses in deity The post Digest 00855: What is the proper etiquette if one’s spiritual master enters while one is worshiping the Deity? first appeared on Questions and Answers with Romapada Swami.

Question: Why did Bhismadeva decline to fight on the same side as Karna? Answer by Romapada Swami: External reason: • Bhisma viewed Karna as unqualified, due to being excessively boastful, disrespectful, plus inferior, famously labeling him a “half-ratha” (half-chariot warrior). • E.g. Karna boasted that he alone will kill all the Pandavas. Elaborately, with many The post Digest 00854: Why did Bhismadeva decline to fight on the same side as Karna? first appeared on Questions and Answers with Romapada Swami.

Question: Bhismadeva concentrated on Lord Sri Krsna and entered the spiritual realm in one of the Vaikuṇṭha planets where the Lord is in His eternal form of Pārtha-sārathi. However, in his previous life, he was cursed by Vasistha Muni due to his misdeed of stealing Muni’s Kamadhenu that he would take a birth on earth The post Digest 00853: Can Bhīṣmadeva, by Kṛṣṇa’s will, simultaneously exist as a Vasu and as a resident of Vaikuṇṭha? first appeared on Questions and Answers with Romapada Swami.

Question 1: I have visited many places in India. I noticed some are chanting “Hare Rama” mantra first then “Hare Krsna”. Why? Answer 1 by Romapada Swami: The mantra as most Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas chant it is: Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare This order is found The post Digest 00852: Why Do Some Chant “Hare Rāma” First, and Can We Chant Only the “Hare Kṛṣṇa” Portion of the Mahāmantra? first appeared on Questions and Answers with Romapada Swami.

Question : Why was Ekalavya refused by Dronacarya? Was it because of his sudhra caste or something else? Answer by Romapada Swami: Ekalavya and Arjuna (From SBSST’s Upakhyane Upadesa, Vol. 2) Many people consider Ekalavya’s ‘guru-bhakti’ to be ideal, but there is a unique deliberation concerning this topic. King Hiranyadhanu’s son was named Ekalavya. Ekalavya The post Digest 00851: Why did Droṇācārya refuse to teach Ekalavya—was it due to caste or another reason? first appeared on Questions and Answers with Romapada Swami.

Question: During the one year following Brahma Vimohana lila, was Krsna feeling separation from His eternal cowherd boyfriends, while manifesting Himself as each of these boys in their homes in the village of Vraja? Was Krsna covered by His own Yogamaya, to not feel their separation?    [SB 10.14.42 VCT: “After one year’s time, the original The post Digest 00850: Did Kṛṣṇa experience separation from the original cowherd boys during the Brahma‑vimohana year, or did Yogamāyā cover Him from that feeling? first appeared on Questions and Answers with Romapada Swami.