Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023

10 Jul 2023 evening – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lila from when the Lord assumed the form of 4 arms in front of the gopis. The Lord manifests Himself according to the mood of the devotee to whom He appears. Lila from the meeting of Hanuman and Lord Ramachandra. There is no small or big service, every service to the Lord is the best.-Garuda thought he was the best servant of the Lord, but Hanuman proved that his faith was superior. The difference between the darshan that mother Yashoda has and the darshan that the gopis have from the Lord. The...

10 Jul 2023 evening – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lila from when the Lord assumed the form of 4 arms in front of the gopis. The Lord manifests Himself according to the mood of the devotee to whom He appears. Lila from the meeting of Hanuman and Lord Ramachandra. There is no small or big service, every service to the Lord is the best.-Garuda thought he was the best servant of the Lord, but Hanuman proved that his faith was superior. The difference between the darshan that mother Yashoda has and the darshan that the gopis have from the Lord. The...

10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...

10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...

09 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9, Bhatta parivara (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mahaprabhu changes the conception of the Bhatta family.– The extraordinary qualities of Krishna.– The story of when the gopis go looking for Krishna and He disguises himself as Narayana.– The specialty of the Krishna of Vrndavana.– Mahaprabhu and Satyabhama instruct Rupa Gosvami how to write about Krishna’s lilas.– Vrajendra-nandana Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.— The firmness in the adorable deity.– Superstitions and beliefs X spirituality.– The importance of tattva-sidhanta.– The 3...

09 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9, Bhatta parivara (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mahaprabhu changes the conception of the Bhatta family.– The extraordinary qualities of Krishna.– The story of when the gopis go looking for Krishna and He disguises himself as Narayana.– The specialty of the Krishna of Vrndavana.– Mahaprabhu and Satyabhama instruct Rupa Gosvami how to write about Krishna’s lilas.– Vrajendra-nandana Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.— The firmness in the adorable deity.– Superstitions and beliefs X spirituality.– The importance of tattva-sidhanta.– The 3...

18 Mar 2023 morning – CC Madhya, Chapters 9,10 (English) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The objective of sadhana-bhakti-The mind of the Vrajavasis is always immersed in Krishna-The two symptoms of true Vrajavasis-On ragatmika-janas-The six stages of unstable bhajana-Pure devotees reject four types of mukti-Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s radha-nishtha-Symptoms of bhava and prema-Sthayibava and its components. Primary and secondary rasas-Different devotee moods and example of Murari Gupta-Madhurya of Nanda and Yashoda compared to aishvarya of Devaki and Vasudeva-Madhurya of the...