We should pray to Lord Ramacandra so that no obstacles arising from opulence can affect us. Lord Ramacandra always follows the rules and regulations of society. Just as in the ocean great waves are crossed by other waves, we follow the rules of Lord Ramacandra, but we pray for the love of Krsna. Krsna of Mathura and Dvaraka follows the rules and regulations, but in Vrndavana these rules are overcome. Glorification of the queens of Dvaraka, they are expansions of Srimati Radhika. The difference...
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13 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4: Nistha and Appearance and Birth of Sri Krsna (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Our real relationship is with atma and Paramatma, when we give up the body all material relationships end.– Attachment to the body and relationships in the material world.– Topics about the birth of Sukadeva Gosvami, who radiated Krsna-prema to all beings who had his darsana.– If, when chanting the mantra, prema does not manifest, it is because the heart is full of anarthas.– The power of sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration.– The beauty of Sri Krsna’s form, Govinda darsana.–...
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13 Oct 2024 midday – The Glory of Vijaya-dashami (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:50 – Ramayana: the main reason why Lakshmana cut off Shurpanakha’s nose and ears; Rama-navami — the day when Ramachandra went into exile; the day He married Sita; the day Ramachandra appeared10:42 – The anger of a woman, the stubbornness of a child and of a king; the power and strength of a woman13:25 – Shurpanakha’s realization that Ramachandra was not ordinary, that he would help kill Ravana; her revenge for the killing of her husband; reasons why she deceitfully claimed her ears and nose...
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13 Oct 2024 morning – Do Not Be Slaves of Maya (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 00:12 – In life we should practice as it is taught in Jaiva-dharma; lust and anger control us10:57 – In Chaitanya-charitamrita (Madhya-lila, Chapter 16): when you yourself realize that this world is full of suffering, Maya gives you illusory happiness; a servant is higher than a slave; an example is given of when girls are kidnapped and forced into prostitution26:08 – Question: how to understand from which karma or which life these sufferings have come?26:33 – Krishna says: where...
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12 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva talks about the four auspicious days of the Vedic calendar, which are: Akshaya Tritiya, Rama Navami, Vasanta Pancami and Vijaya Dashami. About the celebration of the date of Ramacandra Vijayotsava. The conversation between Vyasadeva and Narada Rsi. We should just sit in front of the sadhu and listen to Harikatha. Self-realisation is the best realisation. In Kali-yuga we should take shelter of the Holy Names. The story of the liberation of Ajamila, who had a son named Narayana. About...
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12 Oct 2024 – The Glories of the Gomati River (Hindi) | Naimisaranya, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The fruits of bathing in the Gomati River, a sacred place considered to be the original Ganga. In this Kali-yuga, this is the place where the Srimad Bhagavatam began to be recited with the conversation between Suta Gosvami and several Rsis in Naimisaranya. The Rsis performed fire sacrifice at this place. About sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration. The four types of defects in living entities. Perception of when death is near. Without love it is not possible to obtain Nanda Lala Sri Krsna...
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11 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 2 (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only Mukunda can give us liberation. Srimad Bhagavatam was written in trance, it was not written in Sanskrit by Vyasadeva. About the place where Srimad Bhagavatam began. How the Rsis received the Gosvamis and asked the six questions that started the recitation of Srimad Bhagavatam. About how we should cultivate the quality of goodness. About the mantras that we acquire specifically through a book. About how everything we see in this material world comes from the Supreme Lord. The lila of Sri...