India 2024

23 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Suta-Shaunakadi samvada. The story of the woodcutter who lost his axe and his wife. The story of the old woman who met Yamaraja while gathering brushwood. Dhruva-katha. Only by the mercy of the Lord can you get a genuine Guru. The glories of Bharata-varsha. Rare human body, and is given after millions of animal bodies. Shloka: kaumāra ācaret prājño (SB 7.6.1) Shloka: hyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru Stotra). Bhajana: Krishna deva bhavantam vande. Bharata Maharaja katha. Punishments for sins...

23 Oct 2024 morning – Vilapa-kusumanjali (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lilas of Makhana-chora Krishna and Nimai demanding butter from His mother Sacidevi. Govardhana-dharana lila. Dekhite dekhite bhajana. The meaning of Vilapa-kusumanjali. Discussion of Vilapa-kusumanjali 102 (Hey Bakari Krishna…). One-pointedness to the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika. One who ignores spiritual instructions simply creates disturbance in a society. The symptoms of ruchi and asakti. The meaning of ‘svaha’ and ‘namaha’ in mantras. Lila: Bhrigu Rishi testing the...

23 Oct 2024 morning – Vilapa-kusumanjali (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lilas of Makhana-chora Krishna and Nimai demanding butter from His mother Sacidevi. Govardhana-dharana lila. Dekhite dekhite bhajana. The meaning of Vilapa-kusumanjali. Discussion of Vilapa-kusumanjali 102 (Hey Bakari Krishna…). One-pointedness to the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika. One who ignores spiritual instructions simply creates disturbance in a society. The symptoms of ruchi and asakti. The meaning of ‘svaha’ and ‘namaha’ in mantras. Lila: Bhrigu Rishi testing the...

22 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 2 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Reciting all the verses of Srimad Bhagavatam as on the three main occasions is impossible. The three places where Srimad Bhagavatam was recited. The Rsis asked Suta Gosvami their questions and requested him to be merciful to them. The difference between everything that is material and temporary, and everything that is related to the soul. The six questions asked by the Rsis. We are all blind and for this reason it is necessary to receive darsana through the ears. Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 1...