Dundukari is the one whose heart is full of anarthas. In this Kali-yuga the Lord is manifested as Srimad-Bhagavatam. Srimad-Bhagavatam glorifies radha-krishna sweet lilas. The explanation of why Srimad-Bhagavatam takes 7 days. If you have a taste for Srimad-Bhagavatam, you will not read other books. Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ… (Sb 1.3.28) – Srimad-Bhagavatam establishes that Krishna is a Supreme Personality of the Godhead.-Types of nectar: jaramrita, svargamrita, mokshamrita...
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23 Apr 2025 evening – Make a Temple out of Your Heart (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu once said that His name will be preached throughout the world. Make a temple out of your heart so that Radha-Krishna can reside there. The meaning of Gundicha-marjana lila. Devotees need a physical temple to gather together, a spiritual master to develop their bhakti and granthas (spiritual books). The importance of brihad-mridanga seva. Vapu-seva and vani-seva. The meaning of the name Krishna. GOD is G (Generator), (O) Operator and (D) Destroyer. Please...
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23 Apr 2025 midday – Bhumi-puja (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu once said that His name will be preached all over the world.
Now we celebrate bhumi-puja, next time we will install the deities here.
Talking to the devotees.
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21 Apr 2025 evening – How to Reach Goloka Vrndavana (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi… (Gurvastakam 8). Mantra: Dhyana Mulan Guru Murti… The importance of vapu-seva (physical service), vani-seva (preaching) and brhat-mridanga-seva (printing and distribution of books). In transcendental Goloka Vrndavana the bodies are made of three elements: sat, cit and ananda. Song: Sri Sad Gosvami Astakam. Song: Yamuna Puline. Five perfections necessary to reach Goloka Vrndavana: mantra-siddhi, then sadhana-siddhi, svarupa...
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21 Apr 2025 midday – How to Defeat Maya (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The five stages of cleansing of anarthas (eka-desa-vartini, bahu-desa-vartini, prayiki, purna and atyantiki). Up to the stage of bhava there is still a chance for the practitioner to fall. Verse: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā… (BG 7.14). Maya stays away from those who perform bhajana and sadhana. Maya is bahiranga-sakti, the external energy of the Lord. Maya Devi visited Haridasa Thakura as Laksahira, but he converted her into a devotee. Mahaprabhu rescued Khala Krsna Das from the...
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21 Apr 2025 morning – Sri Siksastaka and the Bhakti Process (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Siksastaka highlights sambhanda-jnana (relationship knowledge), abhidheya (process) and prayojana (goal) of sadhana-bhakti. Song: Sri Krsna Bhajane Jadi. Verse: dhana, jana nāhi māgoṅ, kavitā sundarī…(CC Antya-lila 20.30). We should pray for ahaituki-bhakti, unmotivated devotional service. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami expresses his mood of separation after Mahaprabhu’s departure. Verse: kāhāṅ mora prāṇa-nātha muralī-vadana (CC Madhya-lila 2.15). Song: Sri Gusvastakam. Bhagavatya...
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20 Apr 2025 evening – The Speciality of This Kali Yuga (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: labdhvā su-durlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte…(SB 11.9.29). There are four things that we achieve in every life: eating, sleeping, mating and defending ourselves. However, sadhu-sanga and Harikatha are very rare. Example of Bharata Maharaja who became attached to a deer and therefore in his next life he was born in a deer body. You can remain with your family, mother, father, wife, children, but you must practice devotional service to God. Bhajana and sadhana are the essence of all the...