The essence of a very rare human life is to worship Sri Hari. Demigods want to be human because only through the human body is it possible to attain God. On killing and eating fish. If we serve our family without serving God, our life is completely useless. Bhrama, pramada, vipralipsa, and karana-apatava. Indradyumna Maharaja becoming an elephant after being cursed by Agastya Rishi. The crocodile that fought with an elephant was a man cursed by a sadhu after he jokingly pulled a sadhu into the...
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05 Mar 2025 morning – Obstacles to Bhajana in the Modern World (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is difficult to perform bhajana for a grihastha (the story of how Narada Rishi tried to save the flame of a lamp in the wind; an example with the flat rice cooker).
Exchange between Indian and Western culture.
There is no Giriraja Govardhana without Radha-kunda.
The importance of diksha.
Asking guru-varga about their history (materialistic questions about where they are from, etc.) is an offence.
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04 Mar 2025 evening – Study of the Bhagavad Gita (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The special meter, Kanak Manjari Chada, from Sanskrit used in the Gopi Gita. Meanings for Kanak, gold or intoxicating plant like datura. Only Srimati Radhika, the highest in the art of singing and dancing, is able to recite the verses with the Kanak Manjari meter. Explanation of the Krsna dynasty. Characteristics of the ksatriya class: those who fight to protect a nation, and are hard-hearted. Characteristics of the vaisya class: those who tend cows, do business and are sweet. The disappearance...
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04 Mar 2025 midday – Mood of Separation (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The superior quality of service that Bengalis have, with love and affection. The glories of one’s birthplace are understood when one leaves this place. Not in any language can words explain the mood of separation, it requires self-realization. Srimati Radhika tells Krsna that in His next life He will cry when experiencing the mood of separation. About Tirtha Maharaja’s preaching in various parts of Bengal and his favorite katha. The greatness of the mood of separation, viraha, which...
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02 Mar 2025 evening – HK (Bengali) | Taldi, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 Service to the guru as the means to attain the Lord; the glory of guru-seva with examples from the scriptures 12:00 How to develop the mood of service — mamata (deep affectionate attachment) 15:00 Examples of madhu-sneha and ghrita-sneha from Rupa Goswami 21:00 The necessity of sambandha for seva; the types of bhakti in Vraja 26:00 The different kinds of sakhis of Srimati Radharani; the gopis as manifestations of Krishna’s internal energy 32:00 The shloka “Govindam adi-purusham tam aham...
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02 Mar 2025 afternoon – The Glories of the Holy Names (Bengali) | Taldi, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 Attaining sadhu-sanga; the glory of the Holy Name illustrated by the example of Hanuman
6:00 Deliverance from the ocean of material existence
11:00 How to chant the Holy Name properly and develop genuine taste
16:00 Briefly: the story of a sadhu who decided to visit hell and liberated the sinners