Discourses in Hindi 2024

18 Sep 2024 midday – Vishvarupa-mahotsava (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The fourth month of Chaturmasya.

Narada Muni tells Vyasadeva his life story.

All the incarnations of the Lord are so beautiful.

Rasa-raja-mahabhava form of Mahaprabhu.

Restrictions of Chaturmasya.

Mahaprabhu refused to give His mercy to Mukunda and Shachimata.

Vishvarupa-mahotsava, the meaning of Vishvarupa, the significance of this festival.

Ekadandi sannyasis, tridandi sannyasis.

The rules of shaving in different sampradayas.

Comparison of Vedic and Western food.

18 Sep 2024 morning – The Gopis Search for Krishna (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Opposite bhavas of Krishna and Radha: While Krishna is in vamya-bhava, Radharani is in dakshina-bhava. Radhika’s love increases and increases. Vamyata and kutilata. Vrindavana-Krishna does not make a step out of Vrindavana. The gopis ask every tree in Vrindavana if it has seen Krishna. A funny story: a widower lost his wife and no one suggested him as a replacement for his wife. The gopis were favourable to Tulasi and then not (vamya-bhava). Why did Krishna not come back to the gopis after...

17 Sep 2024 morning walk – Good behaviour & Vaisnava Sadacara (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The qualities of the Lord as His divine forms of Krishna and Ramachandra. He is atmarama and aptakama. The Lord teaches by example and shows us we need to show evidence to help increase faith in others. Effects of Lord Ramachandra’s mood of maryada on His family and His citizens. Discussion of cause and effect. The importance of the role of women in society. Rules of marriage in society, and the prevalent disturbances in the age of Kali. How the actions of exalted personalities like Raya...

16 Sep 2024 evening – The Glories of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has the transcendental constitutional form as Kamala Manjari. Story of Vijay Kumara and Vrajanata who received the same mantra from their Guru, but went to different rasas (humors). The process of cleansing the anarthas to attain prema: 1) eka-desavarttini, partially; (2) bahu-desavarttini, substantially; (3) prayiki, almost completely; (4) purna, completely, and (5) atyantiki, absolutely. Everyone already has the innate inner humor, from sadhana and bhajana, the form...

16 Sep 2024 midday – Chanting of the Holy Names is the Yajna of This Age (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

A human being who does not perform bhajana and sadhana, after death receives a lower birth.

The heavenly countries are unfavorable for bhakti.

Lord Ramacandra and Laksamana went to the asram of Matanga Rsi, and there They met Sabari.

The rules of fire sacrifice.

The fire sacrifice of Kali-yuga is the chanting of the Holy Names.

Story of the wife who received the visit of Yamaraja.

16 Sep 2024 morning – Viruddha Dharma of Radha and Krsna (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Bhagavan always stands by His devotees. Virudda-dharma (paradoxes) of Krsna and Srimati Radhika. Srimati Radhika shows Her compassion to the drowning elephant. The Lord is bhakta-vatsalya. Krsna is sarva-abyata, He resides in everything and everyone in the form of Paramatma. Song: Radha Krpa Kataksa. Nayka (Hero) and Nayaka (Heroine), and Their moods. Pastime of the wife devoted to her husband as if he were God. The gopis demonstrate vamya-bhava (oppositional mood) and Krsna demonstrates...