– Even the dust of Vrndavana is cintamani (wish-fulfilling dust). – It is the place where Sridama cried in separation from Krsna. – Description of how small and intimate the Parikrama was at the time of Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. – Beautiful description of how the gopis’ walk and talk are, in fact, beautiful dances and sweet songs. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksa Stava Raja. – The difference between behavior in santa-bhava and...
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2024, Discourses in Hindi, Rijswijk, Holland 2024, Netherlands
23 May 2024 midday – The Pure Devotees (Hindi) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Prahlada Maharaja is a great devotee because he is completely surrendered to Visnu, his Adorable Deity. – Story of Prahlada Maharaja’s past life. – In the past life, he was attached to a prostitute who became his mother, Kayadhu, in the next life. – Vasudeva had eighteen wives. – Pure devotees are the personification of holy places. With their presence, they purify the sacred sites of the impurities left by pilgrims (SB 1.13.10). – Rules from the...
2024, anarthas, gurukula, Liberation, Discourses in Hindi, Rijswijk, Holland 2024, Netherlands, Nrisimha-chaturdashi
22 May 2024 evening – Nrisimha-chaturdashi (Hindi) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
This material world is painful. Devatas (demigods) and daityas (demons): two types of human nature. Shloka kaumāra ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha (SB 10.16.36). Prahlada Maharaja goes to gurukula and preaches there. Shanda and Amarka are Prahlada’s teachers. Kayadhu, Prahlada’s mother had 4 children. Hiranyakashipu’s intention to fight with Krishna. Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan comes to save Prahlada from Hiranyakashipu’s attacks. 7 generations of kanishtha-adhikari get liberation, 14...
2024, acintya-sakti, Discourses in English, Discourses in Hindi, Zoetermeer, Holland 2024, Netherlands
20 May 2024 midday – How to Obtain Bhagavan’s Darsana (English, Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Uddhava glorifies the prema of the Vraja gopis (Srimad Bhagavatam). Ahankara, the false ego, is the anartha most rooted in the heart and is what keeps living entities away from Bhagavan. We do nothing, Bhagavan is the one who does everything. If God protects us, no one can kill us. Jayadratha was killed by Arjuna with the help of Krsna even though he had special blessing. Bhagavan’s darsana causes material desires to cease. Verse: utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt… (Sri...
