Ganga-dashahara 2023

30 May 2023 evening – The Glories of Ganga-devi (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Ganga destroys all sins. Who is higher? Ganga or Yamuna? Govindam Adi Purusham Tam Aham Bhajami. Bandhu Sange Yadi Tava Range Parihasa. If crooked Krishna enters your heart you will not be able to take Him out. Everybody come to Gaura-dhama and take bath in Ganga. Navadvipa-dhama does not take offences. Mana Re Kaha Na Gaura Katha. Aradhitam nava vanam naradhitam nava vanam sloka. Bhakta-pada-dhuli, bhakta-pada-jala and bhakta-bhukta-shesha are 3 very powerful things and should be taken with...

30 May 2023 midday – Ganga-dashahara (English) – Manheim, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Glorification of Bhagavad-gita destroys sins. How Ganga-devi appeared from the lotus feet of Lord Vamanadeva. The curse of Sagara Maharaja’s sons by Kapiladeva Bhagavan. In Kali-yuga there is a profound concession: while crimes committed in the mind are not counted, pious activities in the mind are counted. Durvasa Rishi’s curse of Ganga-devi (Mandakini). You do not want sadhu’s real mercy, you want only material things. Lord Shiva redirects the powerful flow of the Ganga towards himself...

05 Mar 2023 evening – The Glories of the Ganges (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Ganga destroys sins-Garuda’s struggle with the serpent and how the serpent touched the water of the Ganga-Lila on how Radharani saw Krishna meet Viraja sakhi (Ganga-devi)-2 bulls fighting each other-Yamuna is even more glorious than Ganga-The other names of the Ganges-Although the Ganges is very long, the place matters: bathing in Navadvipa’s Ganga is more powerful than anywhere else-The glories of Nirdaya ghata-The loving quarrels of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami and Srila BV...

05 Mar 2023 evening – The Glories of the Ganges (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Ganga destroys sins-Garuda’s struggle with the serpent and how the serpent touched the water of the Ganga-Lila on how Radharani saw Krishna meet Viraja sakhi (Ganga-devi)-2 bulls fighting each other-Yamuna is even more glorious than Ganga-The other names of the Ganges-Although the Ganges is very long, the place matters: bathing in Navadvipa’s Ganga is more powerful than anywhere else-The glories of Nirdaya ghata-The loving quarrels of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami and Srila BV...