03 Mar 2026 afternoon room – Gaura-purnima (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Gurudeva asks a devotee to speak about Goura Purnima, Nimai, and Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
  • Explanation of the relationship between the colors of the rasas (humors), as in the srngara-rasa.
  • About the complexion and humor of Srimati Radhika present in Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
  • About Krishna’s desire to savor the bhavas that Srimati Radhika feels for Him.
  • Explanation of how viraha, the humor of longing, is superior to the humor of encounter.
  • About vipralambha-bhava, the humor of separation nourishes the humor of encounter.
  • Explanation about the fixed humor of the different devotees of the Lord.
  • ⁠Gurudeva clarifies that Bhagavan manifests His form according to the devotee and according to the dhama (location).
  • Gurudeva also explains that Bhagavan is one and all His associates are eternal.
  • On the different rasas that Krishna tastes: sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa, and madhurya-rasa.
  • Quotation from the sloka: rādhikā hayena kṛṣṇera praṇaya… (CC Adi 4.59).
  • Explanation of pranaya, the limit of the highest love.
  • On the stages of bhakti: sradha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivrtti, nistha, ruti, asakti, bhava, and prema.
  • On the obstacles and restrictions that exist, especially for women.
  • Regarding the animals that can go where Krishna is, and Radharani’s desire.
  • The need for knowledge and the four stages of separation for understanding Mahaprabhu’s katha.
  • The importance of contemplation during bhajana and sadhana so that the specific bhava (mood) may manifest.
  • Description of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s ecstasy and His mood in Ratha-Yatra.
  • Mahaprabhu’s beautiful pastime after taking sannyasa and going to Santipura.

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