09 Apr 2026 morning – The Glorious Qualities of Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Verse: vaidagdhya-sindhur anurāga-rasaika-sindhur, vātsalya-sindhur, ati-sāndra-kṛpaika sindhuḥ… (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 18).
  • Radha possesses oceanic, immense, and unfathomable qualities.
  • Radha controls Krishna with Her qualities, especially with Her ocean of anuraga.
  • The condensation of love/prema is compared to the condensation of milk, which becomes increasingly sweet.
  • The condensation of prema awakens different bhavas that acquire different characteristics and names: prema, sneha, maan, pranaya, rudha, adhirudha, madana, mohana and madanakya-mahabhava, the latter one belonging only to Sri Radha.
  • ⁠Sneha means a heart melted to the point of making tears flow.
  • Difference between Radha’s maan and Lakshmi’s wrath.
  • Difference between the birth and appearance of Krishna.
  • Difference between the mood of sweetness (madhurya) and opulence (aisvarya).
  • Beautiful lila in which Mother Yashoda gives the nickname Gopurama to Krishna.
  • About the names of Radha.
  • Difference in the decoration made in Vrndavana and in Vaikuntha.
  • About the wonderful and incomparable fragrance that emanates from Radha’s body.
  • Gurudeva tells a story of when a person offered him an intoxicating drink in a village in Vrndavana. He disapproves of this and warns devotees to be careful.