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13 Nov 2025 morning – Yugala-gita (English translation) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– It is very beautiful to see Krsna walking from one forest to another. He herds through the forests looking for the gopis. – The gopis feel separation from Krsna and express their feelings, bhavas. – When Krsna walks through the forests, the demigods and demigoddesses come to see Him from their divine chariots and all faint. – Beautiful description of what happens to all animals, plants, moving and immovable beings when Krsna walks through the forest. – About the...

12 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mention of venue, vamshi and murali flutes. – The difference between love and lust. – The gopis’ envy of the flute touching Krishna’s lips and their dialogue with the flute. – If your destiny is good, you will find a spouse. – If you have no anarthas, you will hear Krishna’s flute. – In the Yugala-gita, every two verses express one bhava. – Verse: āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ… (SB 10.82.48). – The gopis are the topmost sannyasis...

12 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India

– Giriraja Govardhana was manifested from the heart of Srimati Radhika. – Lila: Pulastya Rishi bringing Govardhana to Vraja. – Do not take stones from Govardhana. Do not climb on it. – The six Gosvamis spent every night under a different tree in Vrindavana, as all these trees are witnesses to the pastimes of Radha and Krishna. – Three Haridasas; the service of Giriraja Govardhana; eight kunjas of sakhis and Svananda-sukhada-kunja. – The gopis are an excellent...

12 Nov 2025 – Phisalan Pahadi — the “Slippery Hill” (Hindi)

5000+ years ago, in the sacred land of Kamyavan, near Govardhan, little Krishna and His cowherd friends played on a small hill now known as Phisalan Pahadi — the “Slippery Hill.” Here, the Supreme Lord who lifted Govardhan for His devotees became a playful child, running, laughing, and sliding down with His friends again and again. The marks of those divine games still remain even today. And the miracle is — it’s still slippery till date. Even now, devotees climb and slide down this very hill...

12 Nov 2025 morning – Krishna’s Flute Mesmerizes All (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India

– Mention of venue, vamshi and murali flutes. – The difference between love and lust. – The gopis’ envy of the flute touching Krishna’s lips and their dialogue with the flute. – If your destiny is good, you will find a spouse. – If you have no anarthas, you will hear Krishna’s flute. – In the Yugala-gita, every two verses express one bhava. – Verse: āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ… (SB 10.82.48). – The gopis are the topmost sannyasis...

12 Nov 2025 morning – Krishna’s Flute Mesmerizes All (English translation) – Dvaraka, India

– Mention of venue, vamshi and murali flutes. – The difference between love and lust. – The gopis’ envy of the flute touching Krishna’s lips and their dialogue with the flute. – If your destiny is good, you will find a spouse. – If you have no anarthas, you will hear Krishna’s flute. – In the Yugala-gita, every two verses express one bhava. – Verse: āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ… (SB 10.82.48). – The gopis are the topmost sannyasis...

11 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India

PART 2 PART 3 Regarding the Tenth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, it refers to the lotus face of the Lord. Explanation of the three dhamas: purna-dhama (Mathura); purnatara-dhama (Dvaraka); purnattama-dhama (Vraja). Verse: duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ… (BG 2.56) which describes that sage of stable mind. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ… (SB 10.33.36). Gurudeva reveals the result of hearing this katha, the glory of having the darsana (vision) of the pastime. On the Lord’s mercy in assuming a human...

11 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 5 (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Regarding the Tenth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, it refers to the lotus face of the Lord. Explanation of the three dhamas: purna-dhama (Mathura); purnatara-dhama (Dvaraka); purnattama-dhama (Vraja). Verse: duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ… (BG 2.56) which describes that sage of stable mind. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ… (SB 10.33.36). Gurudeva reveals the result of hearing this katha, the glory of having the darsana (vision) of the pastime. On the Lord’s mercy in assuming a human body and...