Three of the one hundred and eleven characteristics of sadhus are mentioned and described in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. The need to study the sastras. Duhshasana and Duryodhana are demons who tried to kill Bhima. The battle of Kuruksetra and the conclusions about the living entities and the potency of the Lord. Draupadi: manifestation of Laksmi Devi in Dvapara-yuga. Yudhisthira Maharaja and his understanding of the Lord’s desires. “A leaf from a tree will fall...
New Zealand 2024
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024, Nishanta-lila, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character qualitiy: laziness
24 Sept 2024 morning – Radhe Krsna’s Nisanta-lila (Hindi) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami in Govinda-lilamrta describes the Lila of Krsna’s awakening. The sakis think about the softness and delicacy of Radhe and Krsna and how to make the bed soft for a comfortable and deep sleep. Description of the beauty and lightness of the Divine Couple’s bed, compared to the foam formed on the surface of milk, as soon as the milk is milked from the cow. Vrinda Devi instructs the birds, the parrots Suka and Sari, to awaken the couple. Manju Bhashini...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024, Nishanta-lila, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character qualitiy: laziness
24 Sept 2024 morning – Radhe Krsna’s Nisanta-lila (English translation) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami in Govinda-lilamrta describes the Lila of Krsna’s awakening. The sakis think about the softness and delicacy of Radhe and Krsna and how to make the bed soft for a comfortable and deep sleep. Description of the beauty and lightness of the Divine Couple’s bed, compared to the foam formed on the surface of milk, as soon as the milk is milked from the cow. Vrinda Devi instructs the birds, the parrots Suka and Sari, to awaken the couple. Manju Bhashini...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024
23 Sep 2024 evening – The Supreme Beauty of Krsna (English) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Story of the King and the Dancing Girl. Verse: ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛndāvanam… (Caitanya-manjusa). Verse: barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.21.5). Our worshipable Deity is the Divine Couple Radha-Krsna, our aim is to serve Them, yugala-carana-seva. Song: Radha Krsna Prana Mora. Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of madhanakiya-maha-bhava, the highest stage of love. Radha Kunda is our highest goal. Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum…...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024
23 Sep 2024 midday – The Best Benefit of Human Life is Hari Bhajana (Hindi) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We should practise bhajana all the time because we do not know when we will depart from this world. Our devotion should be one-pointed towards Bhagavan Sri Krsna, and we should see the demigods as devotees of the Lord, thus giving them due respect. Verse: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja… (Bhagavad Gita 18.66) Shiva, Brahma, all the demigods chant the names of the Lord. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). Song: Bhaja Hu Re Mana. Everyone...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024
23 Sep 2024 midday – The Best Benefit of Human Life is Hari Bhajana (English translation) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We should practise bhajana all the time because we do not know when we will depart from this world. Our devotion should be one-pointed towards Bhagavan Sri Krsna, and we should see the demigods as devotees of the Lord, thus giving them due respect. Verse: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja… (Bhagavad Gita 18.66) Shiva, Brahma, all the demigods chant the names of the Lord. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). Song: Bhaja Hu Re Mana. Everyone...
