Gita-jayanti

03 Dec 2025 evening – Gita-jayanti (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata, which is also known as the fifth Veda. – We are not our bodies. We are souls and eternal servants of Krishna. – The size of the soul is described in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (5.9) as bālāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatadhā kalpitasya ca. – Without the mercy of the guru and Krishna, one cannot understand spiritual things. – Sanjaya, in Indraprastha, saw everything on Kurukshetra through the mercy of Vyasadeva, using his...

01 Dec 2025 – 18 names of Srimad Bhagavad gita (Hindi)

18 Names of Srimad Bhagvad Gita | श्रीमद् भागवतगीता के १८ नाम आज गीता जयंती पर, श्रील गुरु महाराज जी ने भगवद्-गीता के इन 18 पवित्र नामों का उच्चारण किया। कहते हैं कि इन नामों को सुनना, दोहराना और याद रखना आज के दिन अत्यंत शुभ माना जाता है। यह छोटा सा 20 सेकंड का वीडियो बार बार सुनने के लिए है ताकि ये नाम आपके हृदय में उतर जाएं। गंगा गीता सावित्री सीता सत्य पतिव्रता ब्रह्मावली ब्रह्मविद्या त्रिसन्ध्य मुक्तगेहिनी अर्धमात्रा चिदानन्द भवाग्नि भ्रांति-नाशिनी वेदत्रय परमानन्द तत्त्वार्थ ज्ञान-मंजरी...

01 Dec 2025 – Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita (Hindi)

क्या आप जानते हैं — गीता किस कृष्ण ने बोली थी? The Krishna who spoke the Bhagavad Gita is Vasudeva / Dwarkadhish Krishna — the majestic, royal form of the Lord. In the Gita, Dwarkadhish Krishna says: “Ye yathā māṁ prapadyante… As you surrender to Me, I reciprocate.” Here, Krishna is the teacher, the guide, the commander. Arjuna is His student. Duty, surrender, and philosophy are the focus. But Gaudiya Vaishnavism reveals something even deeper: The same Krishna manifests in three forms —...

29 Nov 2025 evening – Gita-jayanti (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Gita Jayanti is an annual celebration of the Bhagavad Gita, celebrated on Ekadasi. The word Jayanti is used only in relation to Bhagavan. – The Gita is sabda-brahman, a transcendental vibration, and manifests directly from the lotus mouth of Sri Krishna to Arjuna. – The highest knowledge in the Gita is about atma. Arjuna is on the battlefield and sees his own family members, the Kauravas and Pandavas, on both sides. – Arjuna’s mind is troubled, and he questions:...

08 Jan 2025 evening – The glories of Srimad Bhagavad-gita (English) | Jaragua do Sul, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The glories of Srimad Bhagavad-gita. Keep 3 things in your house: Tulasi, Giriraja Govardhana and Srimad Bhagavad-gita or Ganga-jala. Srimati Radhika is the internal potency of Krishna. Maya is Krishna’s servant and she keeps far away from Him. If you read Bhagavad-gita, all darkness will disappear from your heart. DIfferent types of yoga are described in Bhagavad-gita. The fruits of karma should be offered to Krishna. Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika. You are the soul, not the body. Give...

12 Dec 2024 afternoon – Gita Jayanti (Hindi) | New York, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Today is Gita Jayanti and Ekadashi. On Mokshada Ekadashi Krishna told Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna. Greed and attachment are destroyed when we read Bhagavad-gita. Everything about the soul is described in Bhagavad-gita. If we read Gita every day, our self-confidence will increase. A message from Gita: Whatever you eat, first offer it to God. Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. There are 18 chapters in Gita. It consists of karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga and jnana-yoga. Where Bhagavat-gita...

11 Dec 2024 evening – Bhagavad-tattva (English) | Bronx, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Today is Giya Jayanti and Mokshada Ekadashi.

Different chapters of Bhagavad-gita are about different types of yoga.

Atma-tattva from Bhagavad-gita.

Anu-chaitanya (jiva) and brihad-chaitanya (God).

Three aspects of the Lord.

Sloka: vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam… (SB 1.2.11).

6 opulences of Bhagavan.

Everyone is enchanted with Krishna’s beauty, His glance, His garments, His flute.

Absorption and greed of the gopis.

Lila: the new bride took darshana of Krishna and went mad.

12 Dec 2024 afternoon – Gita Jayanti (English translation) | New York, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Today is Gita Jayanti and Ekadashi. On Mokshada Ekadashi Krishna told Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna. Greed and attachment are destroyed when we read Bhagavad-gita. Everything about the soul is described in Bhagavad-gita. If we read Gita every day, our self-confidence will increase. A message from Gita: Whatever you eat, first offer it to God. Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. There are 18 chapters in Gita. It consists of karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga and jnana-yoga. Where Bhagavat-gita...