Quote from Sri Satyavrata Muni’s commentaries on the Padma Purana, explaining the first verse of Sri Damodarastakam. About what led Krsna to break the pot and distribute butter to the monkeys, crows. Explanation of Krsna’s feelings when Mother Yasoda stopped breastfeeding Him. About how an obstacle to sense gratification causes anger. Story of a brahmana who out of anger mistakenly killed a mongoose. Explanation of how anger takes away our power of discrimination and is capable of...
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13 Oct 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, Day 5 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 – The appearance of Srimati Radhika and the glories of Giriraja Govardhana. – Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ… (SB 10.33.36). – Verse: prema-rasa-niryāsa karite āsvādana rāga-mārga bhakti loke karite pracāraṇa…(CC Adi-lila 4.15-16). – Srngara-rasa is the original rasa that generates all others. – Krsna’s soul is Srimati Radhika. – Sacinandana Gaurahari is the embodiment of magnanimity and munificence. –...
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13 Oct 2025 midday – The Mahamantra is Transcendental (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Where the sadhu speaks Harikatha, that place becomes a sacred place of pilgrimage, a tirtha.
Verse: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ… (CC Madhya 17.143).
The Mahamantra is sabda-brahma, transcendental sound.
Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ… (Sri Siksastakam 1).
The name of the Lord is more powerful than the Lord Himself.
Vibhisana chanted the Holy Name of Ramacandra.
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13 Oct 2025 morning – The Characteristics of Krsna in Vraja (HIndi) – Delhi, India
PART 1 PART 2 – Explanation of Sri Damodarastakam. – Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam… (Srimad Bhagavtam 1.3.28). – In Vraja, Krsna manifests with two arms, and in Mathura, sometimes, He manifests four arms as well, but in Dvaraka, He manifests more His four-armed form. – The characteristics of dhira-lalita-nayaka. – Vrndavana is madhurya-purna-dhama, and Navadvipa is audariya-purna-dhama. – Song: Kabe Gaura Vane. – Story of...
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12 Oct 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, Day 4 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The five classes of devotees that exist. The vrajavasis are not mentioned in the five classes of devotees. Vaisnavas are like the most precious jewel among all devotees. Definition of uttama-bhakti. Verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ… (CC Madhya 19.167). Krsna eliminates the pride of His devotees. The difference between the grhasthas and other householders who are absorbed in their own material enjoyment. Where the Lord’s devotees are, that place can be called Vrndavana. How Amabarisa Maharaja...
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12 Oct 2025 midday – We Must Be One-Pointed (Hindi) | Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– We must worship and be one-pointed to Vrajendra-nandana-Syamasundara. – If we are not one-pointed, we will have doubts and our entire spiritual life will be harmed. – Bhrigu Rsi goes to Siva, Brahma, and Visnu to find out who Bhagavan is. – The Lord is nirguna (beyond the three modes of material nature). – There are two marks on the chest that confirm who Bhagavan is: the footprints of Bhrigu Rsi and Srivatsa (where Laksmi-devi resides). – He who does not...
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12 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
* Ramacandra also performs pastimes, but they are not as sweet as Krsna’s. * We must understand the difference between the two types of lilas that exist: aisvarya (opulence) and madhurya (sweetness). * In madhurya there is also opulence, but it is covered by sweetness. * Even though Krsna shows His opulence to the vrajavasis, no one believes that He is God. * Audarya-lila is prominent in Navadvipa Dhama. In Vrndavana, madhurya is prominent, and audarya is secondary. * Krsna manifested one...
