Ekadasi tithi occurs 11 days after the full moon and after the new moon. Some people fast on ekadasi for their own health, but in the Vaisnava Sampradaya we observe ekadasi for the exclusive pleasure of Krsna, this is suddha-bhakti. Sloka that defines suddha-bhakti (bhakti-pure): anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam… (CC Madhya-lila 19.167). On Ekadasi we should stay very close to the Lord by chanting the Holy Names. Story of King Rukmangada, his son Dharmangada and the glories of...
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26 Dec 2024 morning – Ekadasi (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Today is the last ekadasi of 2024. – The karmis, jnanis and devotees perform ekadasi for different reasons. – Instructions on how to proceed on the day of ekadasi: chant more Holy Names. – Lila of Mahaprabhu doing sankirtana at Srivasa’s house. – Sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana. – Baladeva Prabhu punishes Romaharsana Rsi. – Narada Minu visits a couple who had no diksa, and their next life. – Serve the sadhu who comes to...
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25 Dec 2024 evening – Our Guru-parampara (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Before taking diksha, carefully realise our guru-parampara. Pancharatriki-parampara and bhagavatiya-parampara. How Baladeva Vidyabhushana Prabhu proved that Srimati Radharani was married to Sri Krishna. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura boldly opened his siddha-pranali. 2 types of siddha-pranali. Shraddha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivritti, nishtha, ruchi, asakti, bhava and prema. Do not hear hari-katha from a non-Vaishnava. Shloka: avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam… (Padma...
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25 Dec 2024 morning – Sukriti and samskaras (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Shloka: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ… (CC Madhya 8.70). – The definition of sukriti. – Karma-unmukhi-sukriti, jnana-unmukhi-sukriti, bhakti-unmukhi-sukriti. – Jnata-sukriti and ajnata-sukriti. – 8 types of Tulasi-seva. – The glories of Ganga, Tulasi and Giriraja Govardhana. – A story of how a mouse became a princess. – Bhakti will never disappear, it will just be covered when aparadhas are done. – Types of samskaras:...
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23 Dec 2024 evening – Disappearance of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and Appearance of Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Together, Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Trivrikrama Gosvami Maharaja form the Three Pillars of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. Verse: kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha vinā duḥkha nāhi dekhi para… (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila 8.248). Verse: śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale… (Caitanya Caritamrta Antya-lila 4.217). Song: Jadi Gauranga Nahito. Srila Narayana Maharaja is very dear to Srimati Radhika, he is Ramana Manjari. Verse: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa...
