Gopa-kumara tells Mathura Brahmana how he came from Goloka Vrindavana. Sadhaka believes everything belongs to God. Lord Ramachandra was tired of His duties and offered everything to Vasishtha Rishi. Vasishtha Rishi accepted everything and asked Rama to continue to maintain everything as Vasishtha Rishi’s property. Ishavasyam idam sarvam – learn this shloka. God does not give you money because He knows you will misuse it. Narada Rishi glorifies the fortune of Yudhishthira Maharaja as...
Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita Malaysia Apr 2023, aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha, eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna), gopis: nitya-siddha, jiva: jiva-tattva, mantra: gopala-mantra
16 Apr 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita [3] (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gopa-kumara arrives at the golden temple of Ananta Padmanabha. The three gates of His darshana. Hundreds of brahmanas want to serve the deity and chant Vedic mantras. The gopala-mantra is very powerful. Gopa-kumara continues to wear simple cowboy clothes even after becoming king. The rule of Gopa-kumara for all the residents of the kingdom. The daily festival of the Vrajavasis (Govinda-darshana utsava). Story of a young newlywed who is eager to see Govinda. Narottama dasa Thakura explains in...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita Malaysia Apr 2023, mantra: gopala-mantra
15 Apr 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita [2] (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Yesterday I spoke about the beautiful story of Gopa Kumara and how he never listened to his guru Jayanta’s instructions on how to chant the gopal mantra. Nevertheless, Gopa Kumara chanted the gopal mantra (king of mantras) three times a day, every day. The mantra is confidential, do not show it to anyone, because if you show the mantra it will have no power for you. On Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami’s grief at being separated from Mahaprabhu and other Gaudiya Vaisnavas. On Gopa...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita Malaysia Apr 2023, mantras: diksha-mantras, sound: shabda-brahman
14 Apr 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita [1]/The power of Diksha-mantras (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The diksha mantras are very powerful. Dhruva Maharaja received diksha from a great devotee and after six months he received darshana from Lord Visnu. You are not having darsana of Lord Vishnu because one has to chant his mantras with firm faith. The imperfect pronunciation of the mantra is not a problem, a father loves to hear his baby’s babbling words. The word mantra means: man = mind, and, tra = protect. Chant the mantras with simple faith, not crooked, not cunning. Practice sadhana...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023, sleeping: dreams
11 Feb 2023 evening – Brihad-bhagavatamrita (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Brhad-bhagavatamrta, by Sanatana Gosvami Maharaja, katha.-Karmis, jnanis, yogis, advaita-vadis, mayavadis, they read Srimad Bhagavatam, but without association of saddhu, Vaisnava, very difficult to understand inner meaning.-Krsnadasa Kaviraja gives definition of love in Caitanya Caritamrta.-Prema in the heart of jivas, but very minute amount – our hearts start to dance when we hear prema.-Jalanandana- we think we are enjoying material bliss, but it is full of unhappiness.-material bliss...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Undisclosed, USA 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, Six Sandarbhas
02 Jan 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita (English) – USA
-Reasons why Gopa-kumara wanted to return to Vrindavana-Learn tattva-siddhanta to build a base for rasa-siddhanta-The Six Sandarbhas of Srila Jiva Gosvami-The significance of Shvetadvipa-dhama-Radhavana, and Gouravana are the other Navadvipa’s names-The 2 forms of deities in Jagannatha Puri: Radha viraha-vidura Krishna and Krishna viraha-vidura Radha-The queens of Dvaraka ask Rohini-devi about Vrajavasis-Dvaraka-puri is full of opulence, and the queens of Dvaraka are experts in different kinds...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Undisclosed, USA 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), book: Bible, food: Jagannatha maha-prasada, Jesus Christ
01 Jan 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita (English) – USA
-Gopa-kumara meets his Gurudeva after a long separation-The feeling of meeting after separation (example of a widow whose son died and then turned out to be alive)-When Gopa-kumarа looked at Jagannatha, he saw him as his Gurudevа-Thakuraji takes all your preparations if you have bhakti-Never forget to offer the Tulasi leaf along with food to the deity-Vaishnava attitudes towards military conflicts-Puranjana and Puranjani-Jivera svarupa haya sloka discussion-The two symptoms of deep anuraga: you...