27 Mar 2026 morning – Rama Navami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Regarding the pastime of the Rishis of the Dandakaranya forest, who outwardly had the bodies of men and inwardly the bodies of gopis. When they saw Lord Ramachandra, they felt uddipana (stimulus) and ran after Him.
Ramachandra appeared in this world to establish maryada (rules and correct behavior taught in the scriptures).
Mula Ramayana is the original Ramayana of Valmiki Risi; it served as the basis for all other Ramayanas that were written.
Lord Rama went to the forest with Lakshman and Sita Devi to fulfill His father’s orders.
Explanation of the six sections (kandas) that exist in the Ramayana.
Just as the Bhagavatam is eternal, the Ramayana, which manifests according to time, has always existed.
By the mercy of Lord Rama, He comes to this world.
By absorbing ourselves in the pastimes of the Lord, all our anarthas are destroyed, and finally, we attain the Supreme Lord.
After hearing, it is necessary to absorb oneself in the Harikathas.
Regarding the pastime of the hunter who killed the pair of birds in love.
Just as a woman’s beauty depends on her ornaments, that which we describe with more figures of speech and poetic expressions brings greater happiness to the heart.
If you do not have bhakti in your heart and mention thousands of kathas, it will be worthless, for if we do not describe the pastimes of Krishna, everything is lost.
We should pray to have a natural attraction to God, just as a boy is naturally attracted to a girl.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna asked: “What is the symptom of someone who has a fixed mind?”
A Muni is a person who is always thinking of the Lord.
Outwardly, the sadhu consoles you, but inwardly he is thinking that it is better for your material life to be destroyed.
No one can change the paths of providence, but the sadhu can change the order of events.
To write a book, it is necessary to have the visualization of everything that will be written.
Sri Nrsimhadeva’s specialty is having great fatherly love and affection for devotees; Rama’s is having this responsibility feeling for His subjects; and Krishna’s main characteristic is engaging in pastimes with the gopis.
In Krishna’s pastimes, He turned His back on His opponent, deserting the battlefield twice.
