Sukadeva Gosvami clarified all of Pariksit Maharaja’s doubts. Without the mood of a lover, rasa-lila cannot be performed. Rasa-lila is the highest pastime. Impersonal jnanis see God as a light (brahman); yogis see Him as Paramatma; and devotees see Him personally, as Bhagavan. Vyasadeva’s lila with Ganesh. Krsna’s lila with Putana is an example of Krsna’s magnanimous mercy. Yogamaya’s lila with Kamsa. Kamsa sends Akrura to fetch Krsna and Balarama. On the suffering...
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13 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India
– Sukadeva Gosvami clarified all of Pariksit Maharaja’s doubts.– Without the mood of a lover, rasa-lila cannot be performed.– Rasa-lila is the highest pastime.– Impersonal jnanis see God as a light (brahman); yogis see Him as Paramatma; and devotees see Him personally, as Bhagavan.– Vyasadeva’s lila with Ganesh.– Krsna’s lila with Putana is an example of Krsna’s magnanimous mercy.– Yogamaya’s lila with Kamsa.– Kamsa...
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12 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Mention of venue, vamshi and murali flutes. – The difference between love and lust. – The gopis’ envy of the flute touching Krishna’s lips and their dialogue with the flute. – If your destiny is good, you will find a spouse. – If you have no anarthas, you will hear Krishna’s flute. – In the Yugala-gita, every two verses express one bhava. – Verse: āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ… (SB 10.82.48). – The gopis are the topmost sannyasis...
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12 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India
– Giriraja Govardhana was manifested from the heart of Srimati Radhika. – Lila: Pulastya Rishi bringing Govardhana to Vraja. – Do not take stones from Govardhana. Do not climb on it. – The six Gosvamis spent every night under a different tree in Vrindavana, as all these trees are witnesses to the pastimes of Radha and Krishna. – Three Haridasas; the service of Giriraja Govardhana; eight kunjas of sakhis and Svananda-sukhada-kunja. – The gopis are an excellent...
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11 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India
PART 2 PART 3 Regarding the Tenth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, it refers to the lotus face of the Lord. Explanation of the three dhamas: purna-dhama (Mathura); purnatara-dhama (Dvaraka); purnattama-dhama (Vraja). Verse: duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ… (BG 2.56) which describes that sage of stable mind. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ… (SB 10.33.36). Gurudeva reveals the result of hearing this katha, the glory of having the darsana (vision) of the pastime. On the Lord’s mercy in assuming a human...
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11 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 5 (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Regarding the Tenth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, it refers to the lotus face of the Lord. Explanation of the three dhamas: purna-dhama (Mathura); purnatara-dhama (Dvaraka); purnattama-dhama (Vraja). Verse: duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ… (BG 2.56) which describes that sage of stable mind. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ… (SB 10.33.36). Gurudeva reveals the result of hearing this katha, the glory of having the darsana (vision) of the pastime. On the Lord’s mercy in assuming a human body and...
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10 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 – Nrsimha-Prahlada katha. – The family should be centered on Krsna. – How the Four Kumaras abandoned impersonal brahman and began to worship Visnu. – Brahma’s blessing to Hiranyakasipu. – Prahlada states that material life is like a deep, dark, and waterless well. – Nrsimhadeva’s blessing to Prahlada Maharaja. – Verse: prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā… (SB 7.9.44). – Appearance of Vasudeva Krsna...
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10 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Nrsimha-Prahlada katha. – The family should be centered on Krsna. – How the Four Kumaras abandoned impersonal brahman and began to worship Visnu. – Brahma’s blessing to Hiranyakasipu. – Prahlada states that material life is like a deep, dark, and waterless well. – Nrsimhadeva’s blessing to Prahlada Maharaja. – Verse: prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā… (SB 7.9.44). – Appearance of Vasudeva Krsna to the couple Devaki and...