Discourses in Hindi 2025
09 Mar 2025 morning – The Meeting Place of Nimai and Nitai. Sri Navadvipa-dhama parikrama, day 1 (Hindi) | Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00:00 — This place is called Uccha-udyana. In the beginning, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu came here, and it is here that the first meeting of Nityananda Prabhu and Mahaprabhu took place. Nityananda Prabhu was singing kirtan and calling out: “Where is Krishna? Where is Kanaiya?” and thus came to Navadvipa 00:01:43 — Nityananda Prabhu thought: “If this is My Nimai Krishna, then He will surely recognize Me.” He came to the house of Nandana Acharya, and the associates were told: “There is such an...
09 Mar 2025 midday – Yogapitha. Sri Navadvipa-dhama parikrama, day 1 (Hindi) | Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:50 — This is our great fortune—Antardvipa. The 84-kos Vraja parikrama corresponds to this: each island represents one limb of bhakti. There are nine islands, representing the nine processes of devotion—shravanam, kirtanam, smaranam, and so on. This island represents atma-nivedanam (full surrender) 00:02:15 — There is a story of how Brahma committed an offense while under illusion, thinking Krishna to be an ordinary cowherd boy. When Brahma realized his mistake, he came here to beg...
01 Mar 2025 evening – The Glories of Sri Navadvipa Parikrama (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00:11 — Everything related to the Lord is transcendental. Example from the Mahabharata: Krishna left His garland in the chariot—why? Because Krishna and His possessions are non-different from His divine energy 00:08:00 — The glory of Navadvipa-dhama: it is audarya (magnanimity, generosity). During parikrama, Param Gurudev said: “Even if you are very tired, no problem—you can simply lie down facing this direction, and the dhama will accept it as: ‘Oh, My devotee is offering obeisances to Me,’...
01 Mar 2025 morning – Transcendental Love (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00:00 — Radhika says: “Krishna, please apply alta to My feet.” Krishna fulfills everything that Radha says00:02:35 — Who is Krishna? He is the one who has no anxiety, responsibility, or obligations. Example: Lord Ramachandra, who had responsibilities00:05:08 — Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Gosvami said: Krishna performs His pastimes like a human being; there are different lilas, and the Lord manifests moods according to His devotees00:08:23 — When Krishna entered Kamsa’s arena, there were 12...
05 Jan 2025 midday – A Mother’s Love (Hindi) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 – The impossibility of repaying one’s debt to one’s mother. 02:00 – The story of a rich man who lent money to be repaid in the next life, and a thief who overheard the conversation of his cows. 24:00 – A story of how a young man tried to repay his debt to his mother. 30:00 – The relationship between mother and child. 34:00 – Three types of gurus from birth; the fruit of hearing Srimad Bhagavatam katha. 52:00 – A story about the value of...
02 Jan 2025 afternoon (1) – Hari-katha on New Year’s Eve (Hindi) | Online from Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:30 – Everything is already destined and predetermined. Only Krishna knows when we will leave the body. One who is born will die; therefore, the body is born, but the Atma is eternal.0:07:00 – Mahaprabhu said: Krishna is very merciful; He granted me the association of devotees. Bhakta-sanga (association with devotees) and Hari-katha are very important in our spiritual life.0:08:35 – The story of Shrivasa Thakura in his home: when his son left his body, the Thakura did not...