Discourses in Hindi 2024

22 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4: Prahlada Katha and Krishna Janmastami (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Sri Krsna was born from Nanda Baba and Mother Yasoda, even though He is the eternal and unborn Lord. The difference between the appearance and the birth of the Lord. Because the Lord treats the demigods, children of Aditi, differently from the demons, children of Diti. The Four Kumaras asked Brahma which is the highest asram. The four varnasramas: ghrhasta, brahmacari, vanaprasta and sannyasi, and the types of sannyasis. The types of castes and their functions: sudra, vaisya, ksatriya and...

22 Apr 2024 morning – The Importance of Hindu Culture (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The Importance of Hindu clothing (sari and doti).

Bharata, India, is the place where all the Vedas, Puranas and Upanisads were manifested, and where many sadhus performed austerities in this sacred place.

Hindu culture is being lost due to Western audiovisual (television) influence.

Those who perform bhagavata-bhajana are making the best use of their life.

We must preach the example of Ramacandra around the world.

The importance of wearing the tulasi-mala necklace.

21 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  Celebrating the pastimes of Vamanadeva Bhagavan. ⁠Srimad Bhagavatam is a manifestation of the Lord. ⁠When the stage comes for a person to free themselves from this world, they reach sadhu-sanga and listen to Harikatha. ⁠Reaching the human body is rare, and even rarer is reaching sadhu-sanga. ⁠Kapiladeva’s beautiful instructions to mother Devahuti. ⁠The pure sadhu utters the transcendental sound on his instructions. ⁠Lila by Dhruva Maharaja and Narada Muni. ⁠Practice bhajana from...

20 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

All sins are destroyed by listening to Srimad Bhagavatam. About the story of ocean churning and the battle between demigods and demons in search of nectar. About the auspiciousness of mangalacarana prayers and the three existing types. Srimad Bhagavatam manifested from the core of Vyasadeva’s heart and the essence of all the Scriptures are in it. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ… (Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.1). The glories of Sri Krsna Bhagavan. God is the Supreme Absolute Truth. The glories of...

19 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Just by listening to Srimad Bhagavatam all sins are destroyed. Pastime of the brahmana Atmadeva. The sadhu explains to the brahmana: everything that exists in this world is a cause of suffering. Saints have special power and can change a person’s life, but doubts can destroy everything. First worship Sri Guru, this is Krsna’s instruction: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ ‘ pūjā-mūlaṃ guror padam / mantra-mūlaṃ guror vākyam ‘ mokṣa-mūlaṃ guroḥ kṛpā // dhyāna. When the devotee...

18 Apr 2024 midday – Highest Sadhu-sanga (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Sadhu-sanga is very rare and so is the human body. ⁠There are many types of sadhu, but the sadhu who leads us to Vraja is the best of all. ⁠About Mangala Maharaja, disciple of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, who was a yoga practitioner and was censured by the vrajavasis. ⁠Sukadeva Gosvami explains to Pariksit Maharaja what kind of feelings vrajavasis have in their hearts. ⁠Beautiful description of Krsna: barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.21.5)...