Today is the appearance of Akhanda-guru-tattva (Undivided Principle of Sri Guru): Nityananda Prabhu. In Krishna’s lila, Baladeva Prabhu is Rohini-nandana, son of Rohini Devi. In Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lila, Nitai is the son of Padmavati and His father is Hadai Pandita. Nityananda Prabhu was born in Ekacakra. Without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, no one can enter into suddha-bhakti. He who wishes to immerse himself in the ocean of divine love and cross the ocean of Maya must...
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10 Feb 2025 morning – Nityananda Trayodasi (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: man-manā bhava mad-bhakto… (Bhagavad Gita, 18.65). Krsna manifested a second body to teach everyone how to serve Him, this manifestation is Baladeva Prabhu. Baladeva Prabhu also plays the flute and performs the rasa dance in Vraja, and there He is a cowherd. In Dvaraka He is a ksatriya. To cross the ocean of material existence one must take shelter of Nityananda Prabhu. Baladeva Prabhu serves Krsna in ten ways, and He knows Krsna with all kinds of services. Song: Kabe Nityananda Mora...
10 Feb 2025 morning walk – Nityananda Trayodasi (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1
Visvarupa Prabhu, the brother of Mahaprabhu, is Nityananda Tattva (His expansion).
Madhavendra Puri brought the sprout of Prema.
Nityananda Prabhu is Baladeva Prabhu, He appeared in Eka Chakra.
The life story of Nityananda Prabhu.
The first meeting of Nityananda Prabhu and Mahaprabhu.
PART 2
22 Feb 2024 morning – Nityananda Trayodashi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma pravartanāt (Sri Upadesamrta 3). All Scriptures glorify sadhu-sanga. Association with the sadhu happens only when our sukrti is accumulated and mature. Travelling in the cycle of births and deaths, when the time of liberation arrives, we acquire association with the sadhu, serve and develop a taste for harikatha. Krsna-nama is very powerful, why don’t we have a taste for chanting? Without Nityananda’s mercy no one attains Bhakti...
21 Feb 2024 evening – Nityananda Trayodashi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In his childhood, Nityananda Prabhu always took the roles of Lakshmana in rama-lila and Baladeva Prabhu in krishna-lila. Lila of how Nityananda Prabhu fainted while playing a role in a drama. Rules of etiquette: how to greet and receive sadhus. Harai Pandita gives His son Nitai to follow sadhu (probably Madhavendra Puri or Lakshmipati Tirtha). Without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu, Bhakti-devi will not manifest in our heart. Nityananda’s search for Krishna. Nityananda Prabhu has a dream...
03 Feb 2023 evening – Sri Nityananda-trayodashi (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy cannot enter into shuddha-bhakti.-Gurupadpadma is called the prakhash-vigraha of Nityananda Prabhu.-Without Bal, strength, one cannot attain perfection goal. Baladeva Prabhu gives shuddha-bal, perfect strength, power, in our heart.-Description of sat, chit and ananda (sandhini, samvit and hladini).-Baladeva Prabhu serves Krishna in ten ways-Gurupada-padma is the direct manifestation of krishna-seva-vigraha; the dearest and nearest sakhi of Srimati Radharani-Krishnadasa...
17 Feb 2022 evening – Glories of Nityananda Prabhu (English) – Brazil
-Gaudiya Vaishnavas are absorbed in Gaurasundara & Nityananda Prabhu.-Without the mercy of Nityananda one cannot submerge in the divine love of vraja-prema.-Vrindavana dasa Thakura changes the name of his book to Chaitanya-bhagavata after Locana dasa Thakura used the name Caitanya-mangala.-Vrindavana dasa Thakura is the direct vyasa-avatara of gaura-lila.-Nityananda Prabhu’s parents.-Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura is saying I have to glorify gaura-katha.But when I start nityananda...