Discourses in Hindi 2023

10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...

09 Jul 2023 evening – Love Belongs to Goloka Vrndavana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Prema is the rarest subject to be discussed.– Love manifests itself as a lamp in the hearts of the loved ones.– Prema Samputa, Ujjvala-nilamani.– The highest stage of love.– The gopis ask Krishna 9 questions.– The kinds of love of this world.– Aptarama and aptakama.– Examples of love with a cause.– Story of the son who kills his own mother at the request of his bride.– Krishna glorifies the gopis.– Anasuya.– The austerities of Lakshmi-devi.– ŚB 10.32.22– The two sides of love.– The maha...

09 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9, Bhatta parivara (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mahaprabhu changes the conception of the Bhatta family.– The extraordinary qualities of Krishna.– The story of when the gopis go looking for Krishna and He disguises himself as Narayana.– The specialty of the Krishna of Vrndavana.– Mahaprabhu and Satyabhama instruct Rupa Gosvami how to write about Krishna’s lilas.– Vrajendra-nandana Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.— The firmness in the adorable deity.– Superstitions and beliefs X spirituality.– The importance of tattva-sidhanta.– The 3...

08 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Sadhu Sanga and Hari Bhajana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The glories of association with sadhus. Story of Yudhishthira Maharaja and his raja-surya-yagya (fire sacrifice). He did not invite Duryodhana to his sacrifice. You must serve the Lord in the way that is easier for you, according to your possibilities. Sadhus should be served prasada wherever they go. One step taken in the direction of a sadhu is equivalent to the fruit of thousands of fire sacrifices. Bhojan (eating) and bhajana (spiritual practice) must be done in silence. Whoever chants the...

08 Jul 2023 morning – Why Lakshmi Devi Did Not Enter the Rasa Dance (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lakshmi Devi failed to enter rasa-lila. Bhagavan and Narayana are the same person, but according to the mood of each devotee He manifests in different ways. Lakshmi Devi manifested the mood of opulence. Lakshmi Devi did not want to stand under the anugatya (guidance) of the Vrajavasis. Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu gives evidence about the different moods and manifestations of Krishna. The unique features of Vrajendranandana Syamasundara Krishna. Lilas from Mahaprabhu’s childhood. Among...

07 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Worshiping Krishna at Home (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 People celebrate their birthdays, but we are celebrating Krishna’s birthday. The Vrajavasis are always focused on Krishna. Mother Yasoda goes to the bank of the Yamuna with Nanda Baba, offers 1008 candles and performs Arati in celebration of Krishna’s birthday, while brahmanas recite mantras and Svastivachan. When the candles run away from the bank of the Yamuna, Gopala brings them back close to the bank. Mother Yasoda asks why He is doing this, and Krishna explains that His...

07 Jul 2023 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family. Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity. Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9. Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees. The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna. Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty. Family life is painful. The gopis leave everything for Krishna. Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis. Krishna corresponds to...