Damodarashtaka 2023

10 Nov 2023 morning – Sri Damodarastakam. Verses 7 and 8 (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In Damodarastakam, mother of Yasoda sees all the universes in the mouth of Krsna. Krsna is avatari, the cause of all avataras, and They all reside in Him. This is the quality of Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara. The highest original form of Krsna is Nava Kisora, the young Man who manifests in rasa lila with Srimati Radhika. According to Rupa Gosvami, Radha’s form is as beautiful or more beautiful than Krsna’s form. They hold a beauty competition. Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that if it...

10 Nov 2023 morning – Sri Damodarastakam. Verses 7 and 8 (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In Damodarastakam, mother of Yasoda sees all the universes in the mouth of Krsna. Krsna is avatari, the cause of all avataras, and They all reside in Him. This is the quality of Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara. The highest original form of Krsna is Nava Kisora, the young Man who manifests in rasa lila with Srimati Radhika. According to Rupa Gosvami, Radha’s form is as beautiful or more beautiful than Krsna’s form. They hold a beauty competition. Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that if it...

05 Nov 2023 morning – Explanation of Verse 5 of Damodarastakam (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Satyavrata Muni explains the pastimes of baby Sri Krsna. God offers blessings, but his devotees do not want the five forms of liberation. We want prema-seva-uttara. Satyavrata Muni is absorbed; may the face of Sri Krsna be manifested in our hearts. The form of Sri Krsna is indescribable and inexplicable. In the state of bhava, the devotee receives darsana from Sri Krsna. The manifestation of the Lord happens according to the mood of the devotee. The symptom of prema is humility! Madhurya...

05 Nov 2023 morning – Explanation of Verse 5 of Damodarastakam (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Satyavrata Muni explains the pastimes of baby Sri Krsna. God offers blessings, but his devotees do not want the five forms of liberation. We want prema-seva-uttara. Satyavrata Muni is absorbed; may the face of Sri Krsna be manifested in our hearts. The form of Sri Krsna is indescribable and inexplicable. In the state of bhava, the devotee receives darsana from Sri Krsna. The manifestation of the Lord happens according to the mood of the devotee. The symptom of prema is humility! Madhurya...

29 Oct 2023 morning – First Verse of Damodarastakam (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Meaning of ragatmika: spontaneous attachment to Sri Krsna. The eleven senses: five senses of action, the five senses of acquiring knowledge, and the mind. All eternal associates of Sri Krsna have ragatmika for Bhagavan, including Hanuman. The eternal associates in the mood of Vraja have rasika-raga, vraja-ragatmika by Sri Krsna. The five main rasas and the seven secondary ones. In Damodarastakam you learn, step by step, about the rasas. Srimad Bhagavatam is the ripened fruit of the Vedas, pure...

29 Oct 2023 morning – First Verse of Damodarastakam (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Meaning of ragatmika: spontaneous attachment to Sri Krsna. The eleven senses: five senses of action, the five senses of acquiring knowledge, and the mind. All eternal associates of Sri Krsna have ragatmika for Bhagavan, including Hanuman. The eternal associates in the mood of Vraja have rasika-raga, vraja-ragatmika by Sri Krsna. The five main rasas and the seven secondary ones. In Damodarastakam you learn, step by step, about the rasas. Srimad Bhagavatam is the ripened fruit of the Vedas, pure...