Today is a very high day, Ekadasi tithi, Madhava tithi, Hari Vasara tithi etc. To follow Ekadasi, do not eat any grains on this day, if possible, do nirjala, do not eat anything, nor drink water. The Scriptures indicate that everyone should follow Ekadasi (from 8 to 80 years old), twice a month. One of the seeds in the grains on the day of Ekadasi is the sin of killing father and mother. Speculating about how and when sin enters the grain is mere logic without spirituality. Understand...
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04 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Bhagavad katha was uttered on three occasions: between Narada Muni and Vyasadeva (Narada-Vyasa-Samvada); between Sukadeva Gosvami and Pariksit Maharaja (Suka-Pariksit-Samvada); between Suta Gosvami and Saunaka Rsi (Suta-Saunaka-Samvada). One should not hear about Bhagavatam from a non-devotee. Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108–109). There is only one process for us to understand God: complete surrender. Sloka: nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo (Katha...
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04 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The Bhagavad katha was uttered on three occasions: between Narada Muni and Vyasadeva (Narada-Vyasa-Samvada); between Sukadeva Gosvami and Pariksit Maharaja (Suka-Pariksit-Samvada); between Suta Gosvami and Saunaka Rsi (Suta-Saunaka-Samvada). One should not hear about Bhagavatam from a non-devotee. Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108–109). There is only one process for us to understand God: complete surrender. Sloka: nāyam ātmā pravacanena...
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04 Apr 2024 midday – What Is Jiva’s Good Fortune? (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The jiva’s good fortune happens when he manages to associate with the sadhu. Not everyone has the fortune to recognize the sadhu and associate with him. There are those jivas/people who associate with the sadhu just like mosquitoes do. We must learn to associate properly with the sadhu. Three powerful substances: Bhakta-pada-dhūli – taking the dust from the pure devotee’s lotus feet: inner meaning = following the Guru’s instructions; bhakta-pada-jala – drinking...
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04 Apr 2024 midday – What Is Jiva’s Good Fortune? (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The jiva’s good fortune happens when he manages to associate with the sadhu. Not everyone has the fortune to recognize the sadhu and associate with him. There are those jivas/people who associate with the sadhu just like mosquitoes do. We must learn to associate properly with the sadhu. Three powerful substances: Bhakta-pada-dhūli – taking the dust from the pure devotee’s lotus feet: inner meaning = following the Guru’s instructions; bhakta-pada-jala – drinking...
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04 Apr 2024 morning – Hari-katha (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:10 – The significance of bhakta-pada-dhuli (the dust from the feet of devotees) 1:40 – A story about a disciple and four rasagullas 7:40 – The nature of the mind; Krishna speaks in the Bhagavad-gita about practice and renunciation — everything depends on our mind. Otherwise, one cannot perform bhajana 15:33 – A story about an elderly woman who lost a needle in the dark while threading garlands 19:00 – To receive darshan of the Lord, one must serve His devotees — vaishnava-seva 21:10 – A story...
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03 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Gokarna-Dundukari hari-katha. Always do pranamas to the Lord, then you will not come back to this material world. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ‘tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ (SB 1.1.2). Svarupa-bhrama and krishna-bahirmukhata are removed by bhagavata-katha. If one has the desire in his heart to listen to bhagavat-katha, the Lord sits in his heart. If a person is devoid of ego then his every step towards a sadhu is equal to millions of sacrifices. Demigods take the form of humans to...
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03 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gokarna-Dundukari hari-katha. Always do pranamas to the Lord, then you will not come back to this material world. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ‘tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ (SB 1.1.2). Svarupa-bhrama and krishna-bahirmukhata are removed by bhagavata-katha. If one has the desire in his heart to listen to bhagavat-katha, the Lord sits in his heart. If a person is devoid of ego then his every step towards a sadhu is equal to millions of sacrifices. Demigods take the form of humans to come and...