I sat in the temple hall, facing the altar and chanting on my prayer beads. As streams of the faithful flowed in and out of the temple, Radhanath Swami stood in front of the altar, praying. After a while he walked up to me. “What do you think of the altar?”
“It’s beautiful,” I fumbled.
He walked back and stood in front of the altar. After a minute he again walked up to me. “What else do you think of this altar?”
“It’s….it’s……it’s beautiful.” I felt sorry about my inadequate description. Surely, he was thirsting for words that matched the joy he felt as he gazed upon his worshipable deities of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath on the altar.
Radhanath Swami walked back to the front of the altar, only to return after a minute or two. This time as he approached me, a twinkle adorned his eyes, and a contagious smile bloomed on his face—as if he had discovered a suitable description himself. He said, “According to me this altar is the most amazing thing in the fourteen planetary systems.”
—Venugopal Acharya
188 replies on “What do you think of this altar?”
Thank You Radhanath Swami for giving us the most wonderful personalities in the 14 planetary systems.
Nice share. Thank you very much.
very personal and wonderful … how Maharaj reciprocates with others!
Radhanath Maharaj’s happiness upon seeing the Altar has no bonds..Wonderful Article.
Thank You for posting.
what an amazing insight into the vision of a pure devotee!
Simply amazing. Radhanath M ki Jai.
My husband has been talking about this article for the past 2 days:) 🙂 It is so nice prabhu!
all glories to gurudev
most beautiful altar…
perfect altar…
Radhanath Swami’s every pastime is so thrilling to hear as if we were present there at that time. Simply amazing!
Absolutely empowering articles.
so true ……… wt a vision pure devotees of the lord have
It truly takes a person of deep attachment and love to krishna, like Radhanath Swami, to make such a “powerfully beautiful” and emphatic statement
Premajanacchurita Bhaktivilocanena…
Amazing
Hari Bol very nice thing to hear from His Holiness Radahnath Swami Maharaj.
Oh, simply wonderful
According to me Radhanath Swami is the most amazing in the fourteen planetary systems.
Thank you Lord Krishna, for the wonderful gift.
only a pure soul like maharaj can find their lordships and their altar the most beautiful thing in the fourteen planetary systems.
wonderful article. thanks for sharing
All Glories To H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj
How beautiful is this experience. Its only miraculous to hear what Maharaj has in his mind. Doesn’t it leave us awed every time we hear of someones experience like this.
Hare Krishna
Prem anjana churita bhakti vilochanena…..i hope i can see their Lordships and the altar thru His eyes.
Thanks for sharing
amazing article thank you very much
thank you for sharing.
have been fortunate to take darsan of Maharaj taking darsan of the Lordships… the way He takes darsan is so deep… He is completely absorbed looking at the Lordships… remember this many times…. and wonder when would the day come when me too would have that loving vision… am sure by the blessings of Maharaj that day will come… kabe habe bolo se dina amar ?
Amazing!
Like Narsimhanand Brahmachari decorated the path of lord Caitanya with ems and flowers, Maharaj decorates our consiousness, minds and hearts like the beautiful lotus shaped abode of Krsna so that Krsna can one day descend within it
October 15, 2011 at 3:55 am
Saurabh Sharma
Like Narsimhanand Brahmachari decorated the path of lord Caitanya with gems and flowers, Maharaj decorates our consciousness, minds and hearts like the beautiful lotus shaped abode of Krsna so that Krsna can one day descend within it
amazing!!
we cannot understand god and great soul.
Thanks for sharing
maharaj has such an innocent eyes and very pure soul. He can inspire us to become pure from heart .Thank you maharaj for enlightening our lives
nice
nice!! 🙂
words and feelings of a pure soul, seen through the eyes of pure love and compassion,
Indeed this article is most beautiful
Thank you very much for sharing.
HARE KRISHNA
Thank you very much.
thank you very much
All Glories To H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj.
All such experiences too are worth being compiled as a book,which shall remain ever fresh no matter how many times you read them.
Hare Krishna.
Its heavenly abode of Krishna, If we can imagine
This is Radhanath swami’s spiritual vision
yes indeed They are the most wonderful Deities in the 14 planetary systems.
Thank you for sharing this post
We can see the LORD through our ears by hearing from pure devotees like Srila Radhanath Swami as they give us the vision to see it. Thank you very much !
Radhanath Swami through his eyes out of his pure love can see Radha Gopinatha. This is so wonderful
only Maharaj can have a spiritual vision we can see only through material senses. for Maharaj this place is non different than Krsna loka
Hare Krishna Thank You for sharing
Hare Krishna!!! Thank You for sharing