Bhagavat-saptaha

24 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The Rsis ask Saunaka Rsi questions. ⁠Prahlada says that if you surrender to the Lord, He will protect you. ⁠The demigods take shelter of the Lord, and the asuras take shelter of their own strength and are against the Lord. ⁠Instructions are given to those who have faith! ⁠Difference between sukrti and punya. ⁠Lila of Ramacandra with Bali, king of Kiskindha. Beautiful prayers by Vrtasura indicating gopi-bhava: ahaṁ hare tava pādaika-mūla-… (SB 6.11.24–27). A profound explanation of attachment:...

23 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Suta-Shaunakadi samvada. The story of the woodcutter who lost his axe and his wife. The story of the old woman who met Yamaraja while gathering brushwood. Dhruva-katha. Only by the mercy of the Lord can you get a genuine Guru. The glories of Bharata-varsha. Rare human body, and is given after millions of animal bodies. Shloka: kaumāra ācaret prājño (SB 7.6.1) Shloka: hyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru Stotra). Bhajana: Krishna deva bhavantam vande. Bharata Maharaja katha. Punishments for...

23 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Suta-Shaunakadi samvada. The story of the woodcutter who lost his axe and his wife. The story of the old woman who met Yamaraja while gathering brushwood. Dhruva-katha. Only by the mercy of the Lord can you get a genuine Guru. The glories of Bharata-varsha. Rare human body, and is given after millions of animal bodies. Shloka: kaumāra ācaret prājño (SB 7.6.1) Shloka: hyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru Stotra). Bhajana: Krishna deva bhavantam vande. Bharata Maharaja katha. Punishments for sins...

22 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Reciting all the verses of Srimad Bhagavatam as on the three main occasions is impossible. The three places where Srimad Bhagavatam was recited. The Rsis asked Suta Gosvami their questions and requested him to be merciful to them. The difference between everything that is material and temporary, and everything that is related to the soul. The six questions asked by the Rsis. We are all blind and for this reason it is necessary to receive darsana through the ears. Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 1...

22 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 2 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Reciting all the verses of Srimad Bhagavatam as on the three main occasions is impossible. The three places where Srimad Bhagavatam was recited. The Rsis asked Suta Gosvami their questions and requested him to be merciful to them. The difference between everything that is material and temporary, and everything that is related to the soul. The six questions asked by the Rsis. We are all blind and for this reason it is necessary to receive darsana through the ears. Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 1...

21 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The 12 Cantos of the Bhagavatam correspond to all the limbs of the Lord’s body.

Srila Suta Gosvami heard this katha from Srila Paraksit Maharaja, who in turn heard it from Srila Sukadeva Gosvamipada.

Different lilas of Avatars of the Lord on Earth.

The fruit of listening to the Bhagavatam for 7 days is to have all sins destroyed and to obtain gopi-prema.

The importance of asana-siddhi.

The story of Atmadeva Brahmana, his wife Dunduli and their sons, Gokarna and Dundukari.

21 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The 12 Cantos of the Bhagavatam correspond to all the limbs of the Lord’s body.

Srila Suta Gosvami heard this katha from Srila Paraksit Maharaja, who in turn heard it from Srila Sukadeva Gosvamipada.

Different lilas of Avatars of the Lord on Earth.

The fruit of listening to the Bhagavatam for 7 days is to have all sins destroyed and to obtain gopi-prema.

The importance of asana-siddhi.

The story of Atmadeva Brahmana, his wife Dunduli and their sons, Gokarna and Dundukari.

16 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 Krishna’s supreme lila is rasa-lila. The opulence of Krishna. To whom the position of Brahma is given. Vrindavana-Krishna, Dvarakadhisha-Krishna, Mathuradhisha-Krishna. Samyogini-Radha and Viyogini-Radha. If you tell a lie for Krishna’s sake, it is not a lie. Krishna loves His one-pointed devotee and will correct all his shortcomings. Brahma from this universe saw many other Brahmas of other universes. Krishna is amazed at His own beauty. How Vrindavana welcomes...