The different types of nectar (amrta) and the highest nectar of Goloka Vrndavana. On ekadasi, spiritual practices must be intensified. How to do nirjala (complete fasting) on ekadasi day. The shell of Krsna (Pancajanya) and Arjuna (Devadatta). Mahaprabhu’s lila and Jagannatha-prasada on the day of ekadasi. Verse: mahā-prasāde govinde (Mahābhārata, Skandha Purana). Lila of Ambarisa Maharaja and Durvasa Rsi: on the importance of following the ekadasi breaking interval (param). Verse:...
Discourses in Hindi 2023
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Purushottama-vrata 2023, Sita Ram Kahiye
29 Jul 2023 morning – The Glories of Purusottama-masa and How to Follow It (Hindi) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Maya Devi creates misconceptions about Ekadasi to confuse souls and keep them trapped in the material world. Tulasi Devi is a sakhi very dear to Bhagavan. Story of the manifestation of Purusottama-masa, adhika-masa (extra month). The lunar and solar calculation of the appearance of Purusottama-masa. Kartika is the most important month of all. Lila of Bhrgu Rsi: when asked who Bhagavan was and Bhagavan kicked Vishnu’s chest. Of the three purusas of Vishnu, Krsna is the supreme. Krsna is...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, Purushottama-vrata 2023, ghee lamp, Svayam Bhagavan
28 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Purusottama-masa and Ekadasi-tithi (Hindi) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In this month of Purusottama, we should serve the Deity and listen to harikatha. The month of Purusottama comes every three years and the one who presides over it is Lord Krishna, while the one who presides over the month of Kartika is Srimati Radhika. The glories of Purusottama month. Offering only one ghee lamp, serving brahmanas and cows in this month is very auspicious. One who stays in Purusottama Ksetra (that is, Jagannatha Puri) and does bhajana during this month gets much more fruit...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Lalita-saptami 2023, ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), mood: vamya-bhava, Vilapa-kusumanjali
28 Jul 2023 morning – The Glories of Lalita Humour by Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radhika always pleases Krsna. Srimati Radhika manifests in the form of asta-sakhis. Srimati Radhika completely controls Krsna. Lalita-devi is the presiding deity of Lalita mood. Rupa Manjari is the embodiment of the beauty of Srimati Radhika. Explanation of the sloka: sri-rupa-manjari-kararcita-pada-padma (Vilapa-kusumanjali, 72) Lalita-devi instructs Srimati Radhika, and Krsna is afraid of her talkative mood. Vamya-bhava is the jewel of parakiya-bhava and the best of weapons...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chorashtaka (Chauragraganya-purushashtaka)
27 Jul 2023 evening – The Material World is the Opposite of the Spiritual World (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Song Vraje Prasiddham Navanita: Corastakam. The difference in the presence of ornaments in the spiritual world and the material world. In the spiritual world everything is alive and conscious, absorbed in the service of Krishna. In the spiritual world, water is amrta (nectar) and houses are made of cintamani (desire stones). Song: Govindam Adi Purusam. Every gesture is a beautiful dance, every sound an elaborate music, and what is higher in the transcendental world is lower in the material...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)
27 Jul 2023 midday – Questions and Answers About the Holy Names (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Dialogue between Siva and Parvati on the holy names. Repent of your aparadhas (offences) and papas (sins) and chant the holy names. Bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti) means the desire to serve Krsna. The mantra is very powerful, surrender to the Lord. Difference between punya and sukrti. Through the mantra, the Guru awakens the sleeping soul in the body. Don’t worry about anything, just chant the holy names, try not to commit any aparadhas, the process will develop little by little. About...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bliss: types
27 Jul 2023 morning – Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya lila (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna is the possessor of all the potencies and Srimati Radhika is potency itself. The different moods are manifested from the potencies and each of them has a name. Antaranga-sakti (svarupa-sakti), bahiranga-sakti (maya-sakti), and tatastha-sakti (jiva-sakti). Sloka: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥkṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (SB 1.3.28). On hladini, sandini, and samvit. Through hladini-sakti Krsna tastes the sweets and offers them to His devotees. The root of all types of bliss/hladini-sakti is Srimati...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, mantra: Klim, relatives
15 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu meets Raya Ramananda. By having Mahaprabhu’s darshan, everyone became a Vaishnava. Srimati Uma Didi and her mother cooked beautifully. And Srimati Uma Didi made Jagannatha’s favourite sweet pitha pana very well. Mahaprabhu’s favourite sweet, dudh lauki lauki. Lila of Mahaprabhu and Sridhara. Mahaprabhu and Sri Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. At this age it is best to hear, remember (read the scriptures – smaranakhya-bhakti) and chant the holy names. At the stage of...