India 2022

15 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhagavatam is eternal-Rasa-lila-katha-Goloka Vrindavana is the place of happiness-The gopis run after Krishna-Mahadeva Sivaji wants to participate in rasa-lila-Seva-kunja is a very confidential place-The story told by Krishna to the gopis of how a brahmani continued to serve her husband despite her child being burned in a fire-The story told by Krishna to the gopis of a chaste woman who brought her husband on her shoulders when he wanted to meet a prostitute-The story told by the gopis to...

14 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan’s Anugraha & Nigraha (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-There is no difference between nama & vigraha.-Lord has invested all His potencies in nama.-5 main limbs of bhakti sadhu-sanga,Bhagavatam-sravan,Sri-Murti seva, Mathura-nivas,nama-sankirtan.-First take shelter of guru & then diksha,siksha & vishrambhena guru-seva.-To follow in the footsteps of sadhu means to imbibe the bhava of sadhu.-Follow vidhi-marg & then slowly enter into raga-marg.-Take Vrajavasis bhava especially gopis parakiya-bhava & within that Rupa...

14 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Sringara-rasa is the beginning of everything-Krishna’s beauty and the sound of His flute-Significance of human life and human body-Description of Vrindavana-Kaliya-damana-lila-Govardhana-dharana-lila

14 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Part 1

-Sringara-rasa is the beginning of everything-Krishna’s beauty and the sound of His flute-Significance of human life and human body-Description of Vrindavana-Kaliya-damana-lila-Govardhana-dharana-lila

Part 2

14 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan’s Anugraha & Nigraha (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-There is no difference between nama & vigraha.-Lord has invested all His potencies in nama.-5 main limbs of bhakti sadhu-sanga,Bhagavatam-sravan,Sri-Murti seva, Mathura-nivas,nama-sankirtan.-First take shelter of guru & then diksha,siksha & vishrambhena guru-seva.-To follow in the footsteps of sadhu means to imbibe the bhava of sadhu.-Follow vidhi-marg & then slowly enter into raga-marg.-Take Vrajavasis bhava especially gopis parakiya-bhava & within that Rupa...

13 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan in different spiritual planets (English translation)- India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhagavan manifests in 3 forms: nama,vigraha & svarupa.-About the vigraha manifested by Uttama MahaBhagavath.-Bhagavan shows anugraha to suddh-bhakta who can see Bhagavan & not the stone in vigraha.-Krsna’s avatars & Himself also likes to have darshan of Krsna.-Bhagavan all forms are sat-cid-ananda & nondifferent from Krsna but varies as per rasa-madhurya.-About santa-pradhan-dasya in Vaikunta & bhaktas dealings with Lord Narayana in Vaikunta.-In Vaikunta demons...

13 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-The worshippable deity of Gaudiya Vaishnavas is Krishna-Devaki and Vasudeva vs Nanda and Yashoda-Samskaras related to baby birth-The importance of taking pure food-Putana-mokshana-lila-Never dishonour demigods-Lila of Krishna and the fruit seller lady-Durvasa Rishi in Vraja-Srimati Radhika’s appearance

PART 2