India 2022

24 Aug 2022 morning – Shiva and Parvati’s Talk (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Ravana was a great personality but he did not worship God that’s why he failed-We will be happy only if we worship the Lord-The good day is a day when we do bhajana-Our motto is back to God, back to home-In his mother’s womb a person takes an oath to worship God, but when he is born he forgets that oath-Ajamila calls his son Narayana

24 Aug 2022 morning – Shiva and Parvati’s Talk (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Ravana was a great personality but he did not worship God that’s why he failed-We will be happy only if we worship the Lord-The good day is a day when we do bhajana-Our motto is back to God, back to home-In his mother’s womb a person takes an oath to worship God, but when he is born he forgets that oath-Ajamila calls his son Narayana

24 Aug 2022 morning – Krishna-tattva, Radha-tattva (English) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-CC, Adi-lila, Chapter 4, sloka 56-69-There is no difference between shakti and shaktiman-Shakti always presents in shaktiman, in murta (manifest) or amurta (unmanifest) state-The time, the place, the circumstances – everything was favourable for the performance of rasa lila-Radha manifests from Krishna’s hand and He runs after Radha-Anuragena krishna dhavati yasmat iti radha. Ra means anuraga (deep spiritual loving attachment) and dha means dhavati (to run quickly and with great...

23 Aug 2022 evening – The Glories of Ekadashi (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Use your wealth in krishna-seva, vaishnava-seva-Karma-tattva-Gopi-gita: the gopis cry for Krishna who left rasa dance-Who is the best donor in this world? The one who gives bhagavat-katha-If you have a good body observe Nirjala Ekadashi-Never give up guru and never give up harinama-Shuddha bhakata carana renu bhajana-A ghost can be liberated by the fruit of Ekadashi-In Ekadashi do not eat 5 types of grains-The story of the origins of Ekadashi

23 Aug 2022 evening – The Glories of Ekadashi (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Use your wealth in krishna-seva, vaishnava-seva-Karma-tattva-Gopi-gita: the gopis cry for Krishna who left rasa dance-Who is the best donor in this world? The one who gives bhagavat-katha-If you have a good body observe Nirjala Ekadashi-Never give up guru and never give up harinama-Shuddha bhakata carana renu bhajana-A ghost can be liberated by the fruit of Ekadashi-In Ekadashi do not eat 5 types of grains-The story of the origins of Ekadashi

23 Aug 2022 morning – The Source of Krishna’s Power (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Krishna tells about Paratattva Himself: Everything comes from Krishna and will get back to Krishna-There is no spirituality in the pursuit of mystical perfection, black magic. These things are temporary-The practice of reciting mantras to bring people bitten by snakes back to life no longer works in Kali-yuga-Shastras prescribe that those who have been killed by a snake bite should not be cremated, but thrown into the river-Saranga Murari katha-We cannot violate the laws of nature: He who is...

23 Aug 2022 morning – The Source of Krishna’s Power (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Krishna tells about Paratattva Himself: Everything comes from Krishna and will get back to Krishna-There is no spirituality in the pursuit of mystical perfection, black magic. These things are temporary-The practice of reciting mantras to bring people bitten by snakes back to life no longer works in Kali-yuga-Shastras prescribe that those who have been killed by a snake bite should not be cremated, but thrown into the river-Saranga Murari katha-We cannot violate the laws of nature: He who is...

22 Aug 2022 evening – Our Ishtadevi Radharani (Hindi) – Delhi, India

-Ramachandra comes in Surya-vamsa (the Sun dynasty) and Krishna comes in Chandra-vamsa (the Moon dynasty)-Analysis of the qualities of the sun and moon to determine which is more important-The role of women in ancient and modern India-Hanuman’s nishtha (one-pointedness) towards Ramachandra-Hanuman does not rush to meet Yadavendra, but takes one jump to meet Raghavendra (Ramachandra)-Radharani is an ishtadevi of Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Radhashtami should be celebrated ten times better than...