– Nanda Baba called everyone to celebrate the birth of the Lord, Nanda Utsava. – Katha that Sukadeva Gosvami spoke to Pariksit Maharaja. – Pariksit Maharaja asked Sukadeva Gosvami: “How can a person become a friend or an enemy of Sri Krsna?” – Sri Krsna is controlled by love, by bhakti, which is why He always stays on the side of those who take shelter in Him. – Sri Krsna manifests His suvarupa according to the mood of the devotee. – Lila of the Four Kumaras...
Bhagavat-saptaha
02 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Do not wait for the ideal time, place and circumstance to begin spiritual practices, start immediately, as you never know what tomorrow will bring. Bhakti Priya Madhava: Bhakti is very dear to Lord Madhava. Only devotion can attract the Lord. The story of Narada Rsi and the hunter Mrgari. It is possible to know whether a person was on the heavenly or infernal planets in their past life through their behavior in their current life. The stories of the past lives of Bharata Maharaja. In...
02 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Do not wait for the ideal time, place and circumstance to begin spiritual practices, start immediately, as you never know what tomorrow will bring. Bhakti Priya Madhava: Bhakti is very dear to Lord Madhava. Only devotion can attract the Lord. The story of Narada Rsi and the hunter Mrgari. It is possible to know whether a person was on the heavenly or infernal planets in their past life through their behavior in their current life. The stories of the past lives of Bharata Maharaja. In this...
01 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2/Srimad Bhagavatam Can Only Be Understood Through the Guru’s Mercy (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 – Bhagavan manifested everything, He manifested the gross and subtle body, where the soul is located. – The soul has no relationship with the material world. It is transcendental, an integral part of the Lord. – Death is the process by which a new body is obtained. The Bhagavatam explains how to break out of the cycle of births and deaths. – The Rsis of Naimisaranya asked Suta Gosvami six questions, the answers to which are in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Bhakti...
01 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2/Srimad Bhagavatam Can Only Be Understood Through the Guru’s Mercy (Hindi) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 – Bhagavan manifested everything, He manifested the gross and subtle body, where the soul is located. – The soul has no relationship with the material world. It is transcendental, an integral part of the Lord. – Death is the process by which a new body is obtained. The Bhagavatam explains how to break out of the cycle of births and deaths. – The Rsis of Naimisaranya asked Suta Gosvami six questions, the answers to which are in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Bhakti...
30 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimad Bhagavatam is the direct form of the Supreme Lord. Sri Rama and the construction of the bridge to Lanka. The Chants of Srimad Bhagavatam and the corresponding part of the Lord’s body: 1st and 2nd correspond to Krsna’s feet; 3rd and 4th to the thighs; 5th to the navel; 6th and 7th to the arms; 8th to the chest; 9th to the neck; 10° to the face; 11th to the forehead; 12th at the head. Bhagavan says to offer everything we do to Him. Whoever goes to the Celestial Planets has to...
30 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimad Bhagavatam is the direct form of the Supreme Lord. Sri Rama and the construction of the bridge to Lanka. The Chants of Srimad Bhagavatam and the corresponding part of the Lord’s body: 1st and 2nd correspond to Krsna’s feet; 3rd and 4th to the thighs; 5th to the navel; 6th and 7th to the arms; 8th to the chest; 9th to the neck; 10° to the face; 11th to the forehead; 12th at the head. Bhagavan says to offer everything we do to Him. Whoever goes to the Celestial Planets has to...
22 Sep 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 In Vraja, if a person thinks even once: “I want to serve the lotus feet of Radheji!”, Lalitadevi takes the person to Sri Radha immediately. Today is Lalitadevi’s day and tomorrow, Radha’s day. These days are so auspicious! Story of the mouse who achieved human form in the next life, by worshiping the Deity at the time of death, without knowing it. The fruit of listening to Srimad Bhagavatam is: the heart melts and seva-vrtti (desire to serve) awakens. With great...