– The essence of human life is bhajana of God. – God created a human being after His own image. – Human life is a doorway to bhajana. – Material life is a jail but we do not realise this. – The story of how Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada failed to meet with a rich and busy factory owner. – In the beautiful play of love, God hides Himself but His devotees seek to reveal His divine glory. Simultaneously, the devotees, humble, hide themselves, yet...
Discourses in Bengali 2023
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12 Dec 2023 evening – The importance of following Mahaprabhu’s teachings (Bengali) – Sahitnagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The glories of Bengal. We should teach the instructions of Mahaprabhu in every town and village. The rarity of taking human birth and doing haribhajan. Only by the mercy of God can we have sadhu-sanga. The holy name will extinguish this fire of material existence. The process of chanting the holy names. The importance of hearing harikatha from the mouth of pure sadhu. Third verse of Sri Siksastakam explained. Always put tilak otherwise there will be no fruits of the mantra, and we will go to...
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26 Nov 2023 evening – Last Harikatha of the Vraja Mandala Parikrama (Bengali) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
By glorifying the lotus feet of the Vaisnavas we will be free from Maya. Sloka: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te (Bhagavad Gita 7.14). Conditioned souls are always thinking about what to do and how to do it. We must surrender to Sri Radha and Krsna. Spiritual life begins when we ask ourselves: “Who am I?” Remove the anarthas and meditate on yourself, develop the qualities of the devatas (demigods) and then meditate on Sri Radha...
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24 Nov 2023 midday – Narada Kunda: The Glories of Narada Rishi (Bengali) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Pastime of Srivasa’s son who leaves his body on the day of Mahaprabhu’s kirtana. Narada Rsi, in Gaura-lila, is Srivasa Pandita. Mahaprabhu promised to always be present in the following places: at Srivasa Pandita’s house; where Nityananda dances; in the house of Raghava Pandita and Damayanti; in the calling of Advaita Acarya; and in the house of mother Saci Devi. In Dvaraka, Krsna is in His assembly, Narada Rsi arrives and asks Him to give a parijata flower to His favourite...
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19 Nov 2023 morning – Ter-kadamba (Bengali) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
‘Ter’ means called. Sri Krsna called the gopis through the sound of His flute. Sri Krsna comes to this place to walk with the cows and calves. Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada wrote in this place. Story of Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami doing bhajana at this place when Srimati Radhika, in disguise, went to hear them. Some trees in this place are demigods praying for the mercy of Sri Radha and Krsna. Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja went to Ter Kadamba on the day of Gopastami...