India 2023

13 Mar 2023 evening – Utkantha-mayi-prema (English translation) – Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Part 1 -Hari-katha is very powerful-Viveka-shunya-prema, vishrambha-prema and utkantha-mayi-prema-The story of how the Guru showed his disciple what utkantha means-If you do not listen to hari-katha, all your efforts go to waste-Mahaprabhu meets Rupa Gosvami in Jagannatha Puri-Ekalavya is an example of a tamasika disciple-Karna is an example of a rajasika disciple-Never lie in front of a guru, a doctor and parents-Bhishma Pitamah is an example of a sattvika disciple-Arunik and Upamanya are...

12 Mar 2023 morning – Siddha Bokul (English) – Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Pujari once offered Mahaprabhu a toothpick; Mahaprabhu planted it and a bokul tree very quickly grew from it. Later Haridasa Thakura used to perform his bhajana under this tree-Rupa and Sanatana stayed there and did not go to Jagannatha temple as they thought that their bodies were contaminated after serving the Muslim king Hussain Shah-Yah kaumara-harah sloka (CC Madhya 1.58) was recited by Mahaprabhu and understood only by Svarupa Damodara-Sei ta parana-natha painu sloka (CC Madhya 13.113)...

12 Mar 2023 morning – The Place of Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya/Gangamata Gosvamini Glories (English translation) – India

-Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya was a great pandita with a powerful reputation-Mahaprabhu proved to Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya that Krishna has a beautiful form-Direct and indirect meaning of the scriptures-Only by bhakti you can achieve God-The story of Shachi-devi Gangamata Gosvamini

12 Mar 2023 morning – Glories of Gambhira (Hindi) – Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This is the place where Mahaprabhu stayed and discussed hari-katha with Raya Ramananda and Svarupa Damodara-Sarvahbauma Bhattacharya used to come here-Gambhira means serious deep mood-Krishna wants to realise the sublime mood of Srimati Radhika-Mahaprabhu’s transcendental madnessLila of Mahaprabhu jumping into the ocean & being caught by a fisherman who thought of Him as a ghost-Radha-kanta deities give Their darshana here -Gopala Guru’s pastimes and how he got his title (his deities;...