-When jiva’s fortune arises one sits in sadhu-sanga & hears hari-katha. -Srila Paramagurudev used to give us mahaprasad. -In Mathura temple there is no brahmachari who didn’t take Srila Paramagurudev’s mahaprasad. -Guru doesn’t make disciples. Guru makes guru. -Srila ParamaGurudev used to chastise us & also show love & affection. -Srila Parmagurudev used to speak about beautiful katha on Giriraj Govardhan & Vraja. -About classes given by Srila...
Discourses Translated into English 2022
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Annakuta-mahotsava 2022, rasa dance: rasa-lila
19 Oct 2022 evening – The Glories of Govardhana (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Full translation
Part 1
-Krishna enchants everyone with His beautiful form-Description of rasa-lila-Madhavendra Puri gets sandalwood for Khira-cora Gopinatha-Why Mahaprabhu did not recommend to stay long in Vrindavana-Gurudeva always told not to disturb any trees or other plants of Vrindavana and Govardhana-Govardhana-dhrana-lila-Annakuta-mahotsava
Part 2
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Sankarshana-kunda 2022, Vraja 2022, India 2022, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2022, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2022
19 Oct 2022 morning – Sankarshana-kunda (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Lila of Krishna killing Sankachura-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami heavily chastised the Vrajavasi who gave him some food from the place of Chandravali-Srimati Radhika rejected forever a Vrajavasi who visited Dvaraka and got a stamp of Rukmini from there-Gopala gives milk to Madhavendra Puripada-Indra gave the name Govinda to Krishna
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Radha-kunda Appearance 2022
18 Oct 2022 evening – Radha-kunda Appearance (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-KIlling of Aristasura-Krishna makes His Shyama-kunda-Radharani makes Her Radha-kunda-Radharani’s love and affection manifested in the form of Radha-kunda-The glories of Radha-kunda in Radha-kripa-kataksha-Vajranabha manifested holy places here-Mahaprabhu manifested Radha-kunda and Shyama-kunda-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami performed his bhajana here and never left this place-5 Pandavas are making austerities in the form of the trees near Radha-kunda to get Radharani’s mercy-The elephants of Akbar...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Paithagaon 2022, Vraja 2022, India 2022, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2022, mantra: gopala-mantra, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2022
18 Oct 2022 morning – Paitha Gaon Govardhan (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The name of the lake here is Narayana-sarovara. Narayana has four arms here-This is the place of rasa-lila-Dasharatha Maharaja had 360 wifes but Ramachandra had only one wife, Sita-devi-Krishna is gopa and He accepts only the gopis into the rasa dance. Otherwise it is rasabhasa-dasha-Gopala-mantra is the king of all the mantras-Paitha means ‘go inside’. It’s because Krishna put His Narayana’s additional two arms inside His belly when He noticed Srimati Radhika
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Bhajana-rahasya 2022
17 Oct 2022 evening – Bhajana-rahasya (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Laukika-shraddha, paramarthika-shraddha-The gopis’ spontaneous love for Krishna-11 senses of the gopis are absorbed in Krishna-There are no restrictions for chanting the holy names-The glories of the holy names-Nama-sankirtana purifies citta-Nameache story-We must do seva by mind, body and speech
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Damodarashtaka 2022, Svayam Bhagavan
17 Oct 2022 morning – Damodara-lila (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-We have to follow suddha-sadachara.-Satyavrata Muni is paying obeisances to Bhagavan.-Ishvara is Svayam Bhagavan.-The more Krsna-lila sravana, kirtana & smarana, the more ananda will be there.-Yashoda-maiya feeds Krsna with milk & touches Krsna on His cheeks & pats on His head.-Bhagavan has self manifest beauty & not by ornaments.-Meaning of Gokula.-Alambhana & uddipana in bhakti.-One dust particle of Gokula is more valuable than 14 planetary systems.-Maya disturbs when we...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Damodarashtaka 2022, aparadhas (offences)
17 Oct 2022 morning – Damodarashtaka (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Gopala Krishna commits 2 offences-How to chastise a kid-Yashoda gave birth to Gopalа when she was already of age, so she cherishes Him very much-Mother Yashoda runs after Krishna because she is afraid that He may not return to her-Mother Yashoda punishes Krishna and Shachimata does not punish Nimai-Lila about Shachimata losing her consciousness and Nimai not knowing what to do-Lila of little Nimai as He ate all the brahmana’s offerings-Lila of little Nimai when He demanded butter from...