Vaishnava Kathamrita

Sri Krsna-Lila from Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th canto: Seeing that her maidservant was engaged in different household duties, Mother Yaśodā personally took charge of churning butter. And while she churned butter, she sang the childhood pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and enjoyed thinking of her son. There were drops of perspiration on her face, and the flower garland which was on her head scattered here and there. Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared as a child. He felt hungry, He wanted her to stop churning and indicated that her first business was breastfeeding him. Mother Yaśodā chasing Kṛṣṇa with a stick in her hand Mother Yaśodā took her little son on her lap and started to breastfeed him. While Kṛṣṇa was sucking the milk, she was smiling, enjoying the beauty of her child’s face. Suddenly, the milk which was on the stove began to boil over. Just to stop the milk from spilling, Mother Yaśodā at once put Kṛṣṇa aside and went to the stove. That made Kṛṣṇa became very angry, and His lips and eyes became r...

Story from Brahma-vaivarta Purana: Once there lived a poor brahmana in the city of Pratishthanapura in South India. He was a very sincere devotee of Lord Narayana and was satisfied with whatever the Lord had given Him. Knowing well that his present material condition is due to his past deeds, he is always peaceful and grateful to the Lord. He was very open-hearted and used to hear the glories of the Lord from realized souls. At one such meeting, while he was very faithfully hearing about Vaishnava activities, he was informed that these activities can be performed even by meditation. As part of his daily routine, he used to take bath in river Godavari. After taking bath he would sit in a secluded place on the bank of the river and then started meditating on the Lord in his mind. When he had fixed the form of the Lord in his mind, he began to imagine in his meditations that he was dressing the Lord very nicely in costly clothing, with ornaments, helmets and other ...