Baladeva-purnima 2022

13 Aug 2022 morning – Sri Baladeva-purnima (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Srnvan su-bhadrani rathanga-paner sloka discussion-Premi-bhakta’s behaviour. Shukadeva Gosvami’s example-The story of the goldsmith who considered his shop a temple and his customers as ishtadevas-Adau guru mukkha… – We should listen to hari-katha from the lotus mouths of Gurudeva-Nivrtta-tarsara upagyamanad sloka discussion-Baladeva Prabhu’s service to Krishna-Baladeva Prabhu is a vishaya-vigraha, but He plays the role of sadhaka-Vaidhi-bhakti, raganuga-bhakti-Baladeva...

13 Aug 2022 morning – Sri Baladeva-purnima (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Srnvan su-bhadrani rathanga-paner sloka discussion-Premi-bhakta’s behaviour. Shukadeva Gosvami’s example-The story of the goldsmith who considered his shop a temple and his customers as ishtadevas-Adau guru mukkha… – We should listen to hari-katha from the lotus mouths of Gurudeva-Nivrtta-tarsara upagyamanad sloka discussion-Baladeva Prabhu’s service to Krishna-Baladeva Prabhu is a vishaya-vigraha, but He plays the role of sadhaka-Vaidhi-bhakti, raganuga-bhakti-Baladeva...

12 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Baladeva-tattva (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-We need power to make things and we need cit-bala (transcendental power) to achieve paramartha-6 stages of unstable bhajana: utsaha-mayi, ghana-tarala, vyudha-vikalpa, visaya-sangara, niyamaksama, taranga-rangini-We can get transcendental power only from Baladeva Prabhu-Bhagavan’s 3 aspects: samvit, sandhini, hladini-We need to understand our anarthas to get rid of them-All jivas anarthas can be destroyed by Baladeva Prabhu’s mercy-The meaning of Raksha-bandhana-Lila of Balarama killing the...

12 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Baladeva-tattva (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-We need power to make things and we need cit-bala (transcendental power) to achieve paramartha-6 stages of unstable bhajana: utsaha-mayi, ghana-tarala, vyudha-vikalpa, visaya-sangara, niyamaksama, taranga-rangini-We can get transcendental power only from Baladeva Prabhu-Bhagavan’s 3 aspects: samvit, sandhini, hladini-We need to understand our anarthas to get rid of them-All jivas anarthas can be destroyed by Baladeva Prabhu’s mercy-The meaning of Raksha-bandhana-Lila of Balarama killing the...

31 May 2022 – Janma and avirbhava of Baladeva Prabhu (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Baladeva Prabhu stays for 6 months in the womb of Devaki 8 months in the womb of Rohini-Rohini and Yashoda were pregnant at the same time-Yogamaya put Baladeva from Devaki’s to Rohini’s womb-Rohini-nandana Baladeva is original, Devaki-nandana Balaeva is an expansion of Him-Question: What is the difference between Yogamaya and mahamaya?-If we have no sufferings we will not remember about God-Question: Does bhakti depend on sukriti or is it a causeless mercy?-Influence of the planets-When you do...

31 May 2022 – Janma and avirbhava of Baladeva Prabhu (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Baladeva Prabhu stays for 6 months in the womb of Devaki 8 months in the womb of Rohini-Rohini and Yashoda were pregnant at the same time-Yogamaya put Baladeva from Devaki’s to Rohini’s womb-Rohini-nandana Baladeva is original, Devaki-nandana Balaeva is an expansion of Him-Question: What is the difference between Yogamaya and mahamaya?-If we have no sufferings we will not remember about God-Question: Does bhakti depend on sukriti or is it a causeless mercy?-Influence of the planets-When you do...