India 2025
04 Apr 2025 evening – Sri Siksastaka and the Bhakti Process (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Ramacandra’s katha should be studied first. Vaidhi-bhakti comes first. Ramacandra is the embodiment of Vaisnava etiquette. Harikatha on social castas. The example of Parasurama. Sabari, Ramacandra’s devotee is an example of faith in her Guru. About the importance of Ramayana and how Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja spoke about Valmiki. The Ramayana written by Valmiki is the original Ramayana. About Radha and Krsna in the Bhagavad Gita. Just like a crow, jivas use one...
04 Apr 2025 midday – Worship of the Demigods (English translation) | Narela, Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
One should never criticize a demigod because they are servants of the Lord. Do not disturb those who follow demigods, just offer association and gradually they will come to the right path. About the importance of following Ekadasi. About King Aja, father of Dasaratha Maharaja, grandfather of Ramacandra. Lila of the crow who doubted that Ramacandra was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. About how preaching in the West is important for India. For there to be harmony, it is important that people...
04 Apr 2025 midday – Worship of the Demigods (Hindi) | Narela, Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
One should never criticize a demigod because they are servants of the Lord. Do not disturb those who follow demigods, just offer association and gradually they will come to the right path. About the importance of following Ekadasi. About King Aja, father of Dasaratha Maharaja, grandfather of Ramacandra. Lila of the crow who doubted that Ramacandra was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. About how preaching in the West is important for India. For there to be harmony, it is important that people...
03 Apr 2025 evening – Birthplace of Jayadeva Babaji Maharaja (Hindi) | Haldwani, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu’s mercy extends to the Western countries; He has predicted that all the villages of the whole world will chant Harinama Sloka defining the constitutional position of the jiva: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). The heron is not one-pointed, it only wants to eat the fish. Our Holy Scripture is the Bhagavad Gita. About Srila Svami Prabhupada’s preaching in the Western countries. Story of the reporter who asked Srila Svami Prabhupada why he...