Types of sakhis: sakhis, priya-sakhis, prana-sakhis, nitya-sakhis and parama-prestha-sakhis. Nitya-sakhi and prana-sakhi are the manjaris. Parama-prestha-sakhis are the eight prominent sakhis of Srimati Radhika. Lalita Devi is sakhi pradana, the commanding sakhi. Song: Sri Lalitastakam. Krsna Dasa Kaviraja Gosvami describes the beautiful form of Srimati Radhika as maha-bhava-cintamani. Srimati Radhika manifested all the sakhis to serve Krsna, which is Her sole purpose. Sloka: rasika-śekhara...
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09 Sep 2024 midday – The Glorifications of the Gosvamis to Srimati Radharani (Hindi) | Gold Coast, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Liberation from the cycle of birth and death is possible only through the performance of bhajana in the human form of life. By accepting a bona fide Guru, the soul comes to an end of the cycle of repeated birth and death. Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum… (Sankalpa Prakasa Stotra). Song: Radha Krsna Prana Mora. Three essential practices of raganuga-bhakti: one-pointed faith in the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika, living in Vrndavana (physically or mentally), and being under the guidance of...
09 Sep 2024 midday – The Glorifications of the Gosvamis to Srimati Radharani (Hindi) | Gold Coast, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Liberation from the cycle of birth and death is possible only through the performance of bhajana in the human form of life. By accepting a bona fide Guru, the soul comes to an end of the cycle of repeated birth and death. Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum… (Sankalpa Prakasa Stotra). Song: Radha Krsna Prana Mora. Three essential practices of raganuga-bhakti: one-pointed faith in the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika, living in Vrndavana (physically or mentally), and being under the guidance of...
09 Sep 2024 morning – The Glorifications of the Gosvamis to Srimati Radharani (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The lilas of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s eternal associates in Jagannatha Puri. The granthas that the Six Gosvamis wrote after Mahaprabhu’s departure from this world. Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum anāśritya vṛndāṭavīḿ tat-padāńkam… (Sankalpa Prakasa Stotra). Verse: bhajami radham aravinda-netram smarami radham madhura-smitasyam (Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami). Raganuga Bhakti emphasizes smarana, the remembrance of Krsna’s pastimes. There are two main types of practices in...
09 Sep 2024 morning – The Glorifications of the Gosvamis to Srimati Radharani (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The lilas of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s eternal associates in Jagannatha Puri. The granthas that the Six Gosvamis wrote after Mahaprabhu’s departure from this world. Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum anāśritya vṛndāṭavīḿ tat-padāńkam… (Sankalpa Prakasa Stotra). Verse: bhajami radham aravinda-netram smarami radham madhura-smitasyam (Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami). Raganuga Bhakti emphasizes smarana, the remembrance of Krsna’s pastimes. There are two main types of practices in...