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.
