PART 1 Life is passing by. Laksmana asks Lord Rama, who is Bhagavan, about what will happen in the future. Ramacandra replies that destiny is unpredictable. In the material world so many are being born and dying, but no one thinks about death. If we are born, we will have to leave this world, that is the rule of the material world. The leaves on the tree laugh at those that are falling. But, they too will have to fall and rot in the ground. Before leaving this world, one must do bhajana to...
Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
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10 Nov 2023 morning – Sri Damodarastakam. Verses 7 and 8 (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Damodarastakam, mother of Yasoda sees all the universes in the mouth of Krsna. Krsna is avatari, the cause of all avataras, and They all reside in Him. This is the quality of Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara. The highest original form of Krsna is Nava Kisora, the young Man who manifests in rasa lila with Srimati Radhika. According to Rupa Gosvami, Radha’s form is as beautiful or more beautiful than Krsna’s form. They hold a beauty competition. Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that if it...
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10 Nov 2023 morning – Sri Damodarastakam. Verses 7 and 8 (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Damodarastakam, mother of Yasoda sees all the universes in the mouth of Krsna. Krsna is avatari, the cause of all avataras, and They all reside in Him. This is the quality of Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara. The highest original form of Krsna is Nava Kisora, the young Man who manifests in rasa lila with Srimati Radhika. According to Rupa Gosvami, Radha’s form is as beautiful or more beautiful than Krsna’s form. They hold a beauty competition. Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that if it...
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09 Nov 2023 evening – Different Types of Harikatha (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
One should have good behaviour, otherwise many anarthas will come to your heart. One should listen to harikatha under the guidance of the sadhu. One must listen with great faith! Thus Krsna is attained. The word bhakti only makes sense when applied to Krsna. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁjñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (CC Madhya-lila 19.167). Harikatha aims for connection, not abandonment. Sukadeva Gosvami is the perfect speaker, for he tasted the nectar from the lips of Srimati Radhika. Many Rsis...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
09 Nov 2023 evening – Different Types of Harikatha (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
One should have good behaviour, otherwise many anarthas will come to your heart. One should listen to harikatha under the guidance of the sadhu. One must listen with great faith! Thus Krsna is attained. The word bhakti only makes sense when applied to Krsna. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁjñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (CC Madhya-lila 19.167). Harikatha aims for connection, not abandonment. Sukadeva Gosvami is the perfect speaker, for he tasted the nectar from the lips of Srimati Radhika. Many Rsis...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
09 Nov 2023 evening (room) – Different Rasas and Their Moods (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In each Rasa the moods are different. Krsna is happy to fight with Canura and Mustika. Krsna is unhappy with Mother Yasoda. The meaning of the concepts: Avyapti dosha = excessive restriction of the concept (under extension rule), and, Ativyapti dosha = excessive scope of the concept (over extension rule). Rasa Dance means expressing various arts. There are three types of prema: viveka-sunya prema, visrambha prema and utkantha-mayi prema. Baladeva does the rasa-lila in Rama-gatha. There are...
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09 Nov 2023 evening room hk – Different Rasas and Their Moods (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 In each Rasa the moods are different. Krsna is happy to fight with Canura and Mustika. Krsna is unhappy with Mother Yasoda. The meaning of the concepts: Avyapti dosha = excessive restriction of the concept (under extension rule), and, Ativyapti dosha = excessive scope of the concept (over extension rule). Rasa Dance means expressing various arts. There are three types of prema: viveka-sunya prema, visrambha prema and utkantha-mayi prema. Baladeva does the rasa-lila in Rama-gatha. There...
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09 Nov 2023 morning – Vishramavata (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Visrama Vat is a place where Caitanya Mahaprabhu rested. On this day, the first place we usually stop is Kesi Gatha, but today it was not possible to sit there. None of the demons that Kamsa sent to kill Krsna returned. Kamsa organises a large assembly of demons to devise his plans. Madhumangala is Krsna’s priya-narma-sakha (intimate friend). He borrows from Krsna His peacock feather, flute and yellow clothes. Kesi, the horse demon, arrives in Vrndavana and attacks Madhumangala; Krsna...