Hari-katha 2025 (Undisclosed country)

29 Apr 2025 morning (airport) – End of Karma (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Explanation about the manifestation of Srimad Bhagavatam. About the end of karma only happening with complete surrender to Guru and Krsna. The Caitanya Caritamrta clarifies that the devotee, upon surrendering to the Guru, begins to be taken care of by Krsna. In Madhurya-Kadambini, Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that, by simply chanting a namabhasa, a stage in which one has not yet reached pure chanting, karma is destroyed. There is a need for a little karma to maintain the body here in...

27 Apr 2025 evening – Appearance of Gadadhara Pandita (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In the Caitanya Caritamrita, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami mentions two Gadadharas: one is Gadadhara Dasa, who is an expansion of Radharani, and the other is Gadadhara Pandita, Her direct manifestation. In this age of Kali, Krsna appears as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srimati Radhika appears as Gadadhara Pandita. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada explains in his grantha that Vrndavana has two hearts: one is Nidhivan and the other is Seva Kunja. Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace Nace Gopi Gan. If...

27 Apr 2025 midday – The True Meaning of Liberation (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Today is the appearance of Gadadhara Pandita, who is a direct manifestation of Srimati Radharani. Krsna sends Uddhava, His counselor, from Mathura to Vrndavana to pacify the vrajavasis. Uddhava went to Vrndavana, certain that with his scholarship he could pacify the separation that the vrajavasis felt from Krsna. When Uddhava saw the elevated moods in the hearts of the vrajavasis, all his pride was destroyed from his heart. Uddhava failed the entrance exam for the gopis’ university. Krsna...

27 Apr 2025 morning – The Siddha Pranali established by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Gaura means “fair skin”, and Hari means “thief”, therefore Gaurahari means the one who steals someone’s fair skin, that is, Krsna steals the fair skin of Srimati Radharani. Love does not use direct words, it acts in zigzag. “Gau” means Govinda and “Ra” means Radharani, so Gaura is Krsna who comes in the combined form of Radha and Govinda. Verse: śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā…(Śrī CC Ādi-līlā 1.6). Krsna and His potency are always together, but sometimes it is in manifest form and sometimes...

26 Apr 2025 evening – The Benefits of Hearing Krsna-katha (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In Srimad Bhagavatam, Sukadeva Gosvami Pada told Pariksit Maharaja: Everyone wants to hear Krsna-katha. Confidential matters between Lord Narayana and Narada Rsi. Rohini Devi glorifies Krsna-katha in Dvaraka. In Jagannatha Puri, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu cries in the Mood of Separation from Krsna. The importance of having sambandha-jnana (knowledge of relationship with the Lord) Through the instructions of the sadhu and chanting of the Holy Names, we can see the Beautiful Form of the Lord...