Balarama Rasa-yatra
19 Aug 2024 evening (room) – Baladeva Prabhu’s Rasa Lila (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Baladeva Prabhu’s rasa-lila is described in Srimad Bhagavatam.
Jahnava Devi’s svarupa is Ananga Manjari.
The difference between vidhi-marga and raga-marga.
Baladeva Prabhu’s expansions.
The separation of the gopis increased when Baladeva went to Vraja to pacify them.
The love of the gopis is utkantha-mayi-prema.
19 Aug 2024 evening (room) – Baladeva Prabhu’s Rasa Lila (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Baladeva Prabhu’s rasa-lila is described in Srimad Bhagavatam.
Jahnava Devi’s svarupa is Ananga Manjari.
The difference between vidhi-marga and raga-marga.
Baladeva Prabhu’s expansions.
The separation of the gopis increased when Baladeva went to Vraja to pacify them.
The love of the gopis is utkantha-mayi-prema.
23 Apr 2024 morning – The Rasa-lila of Baladeva Prabhu (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How Krishna seeing the Rakhi-purnima stimulates Him to remember the moon-like face of the gopis and His desire to perform the rasa-dance. Discussion of Brhad-Vrindavana. If you combine the beauty of millions of forms of Kamadeva, cupid, they will never touch the beauty of Krishna. Katha of Kamadeva thinking he will defeat Krishna with his five cupid arrows. Important questions are asked: Which scripture explains that Baladeva Prabhu performs rasa? And with which gopis? Tamburi Rsi, the musical...
23 Apr 2024 morning – The Rasa-lila of Baladeva Prabhu (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How Krishna seeing the Rakhi-purnima stimulates Him to remember the moon-like face of the gopis and His desire to perform the rasa-dance. Discussion of Brhad-Vrindavana. If you combine the beauty of millions of forms of Kamadeva, cupid, they will never touch the beauty of Krishna. Katha of Kamadeva thinking he will defeat Krishna with his five cupid arrows. Important questions are asked: Which scripture explains that Baladeva Prabhu performs rasa? And with which gopis? Tamburi Rsi, the musical...
07 Nov 2023 evening – Balarama-rasa (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis’ reaction to Krishna taking the form of Narayana.
The great fire of the gopis’ separation cannot be distinguished by Uddhava or Balarama coming to Vraja
Utkantha-mayi-prema, vishrambha-prema and viveka-shinya-prema.
What rasa is. Nama-sankirtana is also rasa.
06 Apr 2023 morning – Chaitanya-bhagavata [7] / Balarama Rasa-yatra (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-For two months this rasa dance takes place for the joy of the gopis… and the wonderful nature displays the beauty and glorification of Baladeva Prabhu.-Baladeva Prabhu performed this dance with His own gopis, like an intoxicated elephant.-Various musical instruments of the gandharvas are played… ; even the rishis enjoy the dance and glorify Baladeva Prabhu.-Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura gives instructions on the proper conduct of sadhus.-Pariksit Maharaja asks Shukadeva Gosvami what benefit it...
06 Apr 2023 morning – Chaitanya-bhagavata [7] / Balarama Rasa-yatra (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-For two months this rasa dance takes place for the joy of the gopis… and the wonderful nature displays the beauty and glorification of Baladeva Prabhu.-Baladeva Prabhu performed this dance with His own gopis, like an intoxicated elephant.-Various musical instruments of the gandharvas are played… ; even the rishis enjoy the dance and glorify Baladeva Prabhu.-Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura gives instructions on the proper conduct of sadhus.-Pariksit Maharaja asks Shukadeva Gosvami what benefit it...