Vrindavana is full of rasa because Srimati Radharani is there. Sharadiya-rasa-lila and vasantika-rasa-lila. Viraha-agni of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Exemplary bhajana of our Six Gosvamis. The beauty of Vrindavana. Giriraja Govardhana manifested from the inner core of Srimati Radhika’s heart.-Sloka: hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo. Uddhava advises Krishna to kill Jarasandha and then to visit Yudhishthira Maharaja’s rajasuya-jajna. Krishna sends Uddhava to Vrindavana. Krishna-katha is non...
USA 2024
2024, Lila: Indrajalika-lilas, Mantra: gopala-mantra, Discourses in English, Badger, USA, USA 2024
24 Jan 2024 morning – Gauranga’s Conversations with Prakashananda (English) – Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only hari-katha purifies the tongue (example: the frogs in the pond). Chaitanya-charitamrita, Chaitanya-bhagavata, Chaitanya-mangala and other granthas ki jaya! About Vrindavana dasa Thakura. Baby Nimai’s lilas. Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya receiving the mercy of Mahaprabhu. Disproving the Brahmavada philosophy. Sloka na tasya kāryaṁ karaṇaṁ ca vidyate. Bhagavan’s energies and creations. The 6 opulences of Bhagavan. Krishna surprised by His own beauty. Mahaprabhu’s conversion of...
2024, aptakama, atmarama, rasa-siddhanta, stages of prema, tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta, Discourses in English, Badger, USA, USA 2024
23 Jan 2024 evening- The absolute necessity of sadhu-sanga (English) – Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– How do we know we have attained our perfection goal with regards to sadhu-sanga? – The meaning of Vraja. – Our samsara will finish when we completely surrender at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna. – The uniqueness of the Lord’s pastimes. – Beautiful description of Vraja. – Radha-kunda-tata bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha, page 218). – The desire of Krishna to perform lila. – The Lord is atmarama and aptakama. – How Srimati Radhika...
2024, ghee lamp, Discourses in Hindi, Los Angeles, USA, USA 2024
22 Jan 2024 evening – Human Birth Is Very Rare (Hindi) – Los Angeles, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How do we know that human birth is rare? Verse: labdhvā su-durlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.9.29). Human birth is extremely rare, as it is only granted after the soul has passed through eight million and four hundred thousand species of life. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ — kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.28). Accepting the shelter of a trustworthy Guru is the only way to get...
2024, guru-bhakti, guru-nistha, renunciation, Discourses translated into English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2024
21 Jan 2024 midday – The Glories of Lord Ramacandra (English translation) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The human body is very rare and it is even rarer to obtain sadhusanga. – Rama-katha is very sweet. – Rama-raja-lila. – Story in Valmik’s Ramayana: Lord Ramacandra received His people at court to resolve and sentence disagreements, including those of animals, for example, He listened to a dog. – Sri Bhagavan knows the language of all living beings. – Story in which Lord Ramacandra receives in His court a crow and an eagle who were fighting for a nest...
2024, anger, atma-nivedana, eight sakhis, Discourses in English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2024
20 Jan 2024 evening – Navadvipa Mahima: The Glories of Navadvipa Dhama (English) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– About the lila of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the present Era and the self-realization of Lord Brahma. – About the bhava-darsana stage. – Bengali song and its beautiful explanation: Kabe Gaura Vane. – The benefit of performing the pilgrimage of Navadvipa Dhama, also known as Gupta Vrndavana and Gaura Vane. – The sadhana and bhajana of the Six Gosvamis. – Lila when Radha is in maan (transcendental anger) and covers Her ears. – Sri...