India 2025
27 Mar 2025 midday – Material Life and Sadhana (Hindi) | Kashinagar, South India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
There are 8,400,000 species of living beings, and among these, 400,000 are human species. What do we understand by sadhu-sanga? The meaning of human life is to do Hari-bhajana. Without Hari-bhajana, human life is wasted, and then we have to suffer in the 8,400,000 species of life. Chant the names of Gouranga! Chant the Holy Names and do not return to this world, as Mahaprabhu says in the sloka: harer nāma harer nāmaharer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Prahlada tells his father...
27 Mar 2025 midday – Material Life and Sadhana (English translation) | Kashinagar, South India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
There are 8,400,000 species of living beings, and among these, 400,000 are human species. What do we understand by sadhu-sanga? The meaning of human life is to do Hari-bhajana. Without Hari-bhajana, human life is wasted, and then we have to suffer in the 8,400,000 species of life. Chant the names of Gouranga! Chant the Holy Names and do not return to this world, as Mahaprabhu says in the sloka: harer nāma harer nāmaharer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Prahlada tells his father...
26 Mar 2025 midday – Guru-Nishtha Is Our Everything (Hindi) | Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The fruit of listening to hari-katha is a taste of the chanting of the holy names. The description of the gross body and the soul. The three gunas of maya. When we do service to Maya, she is never satisfied. We have to do krishna-bhajana. Have guru-nishtha. Guru will take you out of the prison of this material world. The exemplary guru-seva of Arunik and Upamanyu. Ekalavya is the example of incorrect guru-seva. Verse: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ… (Sri Guru Stotra). The story of how a disciple...
26 Mar 2025 morning – Complete Surrender and the Mood of Vrajavasis (Hindi) | Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Those who are the beloved of Krishna are called Vrajavasis. Verse: yā dohane ‘vahanane mathanopalepa… (SB 10.44.15). Govinda Damodara Madhaveti (the gopis chant it every second; the newlywed bride awakens a groom and asks him to chant it). It is very difficult to follow the principle of ‘trinad api sunicena’. One must surrender completely to a Vaishnava to follow this principle. Always have faith that Krishna is your sustainer and protector. The story of two Vaishnavas meeting...
25 Mar 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) | Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is not possible to cover the entire Srimad Bhagavatam, the 18,000 slokas, verses, in two hours. Three discussions are prominent on Srimad Bhagavatam. Suta Gosvami Pada appeared in an assembly, and six essential questions were asked, and the answers are the treasure of Srimad Bhagavatam. The first question: What are the benefits of Bhagavatam? The second question: What is the ultimate goal for the benefit of all people? The third question: How to satisfy God? Why did Lord Vasudeva come to...
25 Mar 2025 midday – Glories of Ekadasi (Bengali) | Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Through karma and jnana (knowledge) it is not possible to reach the Lord, bhakti (loving devotional service) is necessary. Srila Rupa Gosvami describes 64 types of devotional service, but declares that without ekadasi, bhakti will not manifest. Citra Gupta, secretary of Yama Maharaja records everything we do. We should follow ekadasi through love, without duplicity and hypocrisy. Story of King Rukmangada, his son Dharmangada and his beautiful wife, a harmonious family, and their subjects, all...
