Actually we don’t know what is bhakti, Krishna, karma, jnana. One can hear harikatha only after hearing it directly from the lotus mouth of the Guru, just as Prahlada Maharaja heard it from Narada Muni – sabda-brahma. Mahaprabhu appreciates the illiterate young man because he followed his Guru’s instructions, even without knowing how to read properly, and all the tattvas appeared in his heart. Sweet dialogue between Mahaprabhu and the illiterate youth. Sloka: nāyam ātmā pravacanena...
Discourses in Hindi 2023
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), pure heart
06 Jul 2023 morning – Faith and Sincerity are Fundamental (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Mahaprabhu and the devotees of Lord Shiva. Legend of Parvati and Shiva as birds. We should bathe in sacred rivers like Kaveri. Mahaprabhu has darsana of Ranganatha and Bhatta brothers become happy (family of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami). Mahaprabhu stayed for four months in the home of the Bhatta family and gave harikatha. Story about a funny method Narada Rsi uses to create interest in hearing harikatha in a couple of devotees. The soul’s nature is to serve Krishna and the Guru’s...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Jhulana-yatra (Swing Festival) 2023, rainy season
05 Jul 2023 evening – Jhulana-yatra katha (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Jhulan Yatra harikatha, rainy season harikatha.
Srimati Radhika waits for Her brother Sridhama.
Srimati Radharani’s lotus feet are at Javat where the stone melted when She felt heat of separation.
In the month of sravana, month of July, all the married women of Vraja all go back to their mother houses.
Srimati Radhika meets with Her parents
Varsana temple is rasa-stali
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023
05 Jul 2023 evening – Hari-katha in the Room (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Lord gives a little trouble and destroys all bad karma and He gives many many fruits.
Should travel in the day time.
The Lord performs human-like lila and He protects us. We are never alone.
Whatever is the desire of God will happen.
Accept all the troubles.
Hindi proverb: cannot stop what is going to happen.
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023
05 Jul 2023 evening – Accept all troubles given by the Lord (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Lord gives a little trouble and destroys all bad karma and He gives many many fruits.
Should travel in the day time.
The Lord performs human-like lila and He protects us. We are never alone.
Whatever is the desire of God will happen.
Accept all the troubles.
Hindi proverb: cannot stop what is going to happen.
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, character quality: duplicity, liberation, liberation (mukti): types, samskaras, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
05 Jul 2023 morning – How to attain Bhakti (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Discussion on the doubt about whether Vyasudeva knows or not about the essence of Srimad Bhagavatam. Doubt coming, Vyasadeva is Narayana Himself, the Guru, how possible He does not know? The four defects Jivas suffer from. How the body deteriorates with time. The biggest duplicity and hypocrisy is to have the desire for liberation. Take shelter of bhakti to attain Lord. Devotees reject four types of mukti. Accepting the fruit of karma and the mercy of the Lord. The three rules to attain bhakti...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Rasa-lila, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), rasa dance: rasa-lila
04 Jul 2023 evening – How to attain rasa-lila (Hindi) – Delhi, India I Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in South India. Mayavadis will give up their desire to merge into Brahma by hearing Krishna-katha. If we remember the nineteen signs on Krishna’s lotus feet, all our sins are destroyed. Mahaprabhu’s pastimes in the Bhatta family during Caturmasya. How Mahaprabhu changed their hearts from the worship in Sri Sampradaya to worshipping Radha-Krishna. Laxmi-devi’s austerities to attain Krishna’s rasa-lila in Goloka Vrindavana. Although very beautiful, the apsaras in...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Westerners
04 Jul 2023 afternoon – How Spiritual life can curb Western cultures influence over India (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Meaning of sadhana-bhakti. The process of how farmers prepare the field for farming the growth of crops. Symptoms of nama-abasa and suddha-nama. Nama-aparadha. Gokarna katha. The people marry and destroy their children’s life also by encouraging them to marry. Married life comes with a lot of struggles, this is the law of nature. Did Sita-devi imagine struggles in Her married life? Katha of Lava and Kusha stopping the horse sent (bh) Ramachandra. Agni-pariksha for Sita-devi. Disappearance of...