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05 Mar 2025 evening – Nama-sankirtana is a Way to Attain God (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

You can take a darshana of Sri Radha Madhava in Navadvipa.

Mahaprabhu said that in every corner, in every village His name will echo.

Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi 17.21).

You can attain God in this yuga only through nama-sankirtana.

Meditation and fire sacrifice are not possible in Kali-yuga. Even ghee is not pure, because cows eat impure grass, etc.

05 Mar 2025 midday – The Power of Devotee’s Shelter (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The essence of a very rare human life is to worship Sri Hari. Demigods want to be human because only through the human body is it possible to attain God. On killing and eating fish. If we serve our family without serving God, our life is completely useless. Bhrama, pramada, vipralipsa, and karana-apatava. Indradyumna Maharaja becoming an elephant after being cursed by Agastya Rishi. The crocodile that fought with an elephant was a man cursed by a sadhu after he jokingly pulled a sadhu into the...

05 Mar 2025 midday – The Power of Devotee’s Shelter (English translation) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The essence of a very rare human life is to worship Sri Hari. Demigods want to be human because only through the human body is it possible to attain God. On killing and eating fish. If we serve our family without serving God, our life is completely useless. Bhrama, pramada, vipralipsa, and karana-apatava. Indradyumna Maharaja becoming an elephant after being cursed by Agastya Rishi. The crocodile that fought with an elephant was a man cursed by a sadhu after he jokingly pulled a sadhu into the...

05 Mar 2025 morning – Obstacles to Bhajana in the Modern World (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

It is difficult to perform bhajana for a grihastha (the story of how Narada Rishi tried to save the flame of a lamp in the wind; an example with the flat rice cooker).

Exchange between Indian and Western culture.

There is no Giriraja Govardhana without Radha-kunda.

The importance of diksha.

Asking guru-varga about their history (materialistic questions about where they are from, etc.) is an offence.

05 Mar 2025 morning – Obstacles to Bhajana in the Modern World (English translation) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

It is difficult to perform bhajana for a grihastha (the story of how Narada Rishi tried to save the flame of a lamp in the wind; an example with the flat rice cooker).

Exchange between Indian and Western culture.

There is no Giriraja Govardhana without Radha-kunda.

The importance of diksha.

Asking guru-varga about their history (materialistic questions about where they are from, etc.) is an offence.

04 Mar 2025 evening – Study of the Bhagavad Gita (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The special meter, Kanak Manjari Chada, from Sanskrit used in the Gopi Gita. Meanings for Kanak, gold or intoxicating plant like datura. Only Srimati Radhika, the highest in the art of singing and dancing, is able to recite the verses with the Kanak Manjari meter. Explanation of the Krsna dynasty. Characteristics of the ksatriya class: those who fight to protect a nation, and are hard-hearted. Characteristics of the vaisya class: those who tend cows, do business and are sweet. The disappearance...

04 Mar 2025 midday – Mood of Separation (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The superior quality of service that Bengalis have, with love and affection. The glories of one’s birthplace are understood when one leaves this place. Not in any language can words explain the mood of separation, it requires self-realization. Srimati Radhika tells Krsna that in His next life He will cry when experiencing the mood of separation. About Tirtha Maharaja’s preaching in various parts of Bengal and his favorite katha. The greatness of the mood of separation, viraha, which...

04 Mar 2025 midday – Mood of Separation (English translation) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The superior quality of service that Bengalis have, with love and affection. The glories of one’s birthplace are understood when one leaves this place. Not in any language can words explain the mood of separation, it requires self-realization. Srimati Radhika tells Krsna that in His next life He will cry when experiencing the mood of separation. About Tirtha Maharaja’s preaching in various parts of Bengal and his favorite katha. The greatness of the mood of separation, viraha, which...