Discourses Translated into English 2022

30 Nov 2022 morning – House program (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Bhagavan’s pure devotees are so unselfish (example of Prahlada Maharaja)-Mahaprabhu tells to His devotees, ‘Go and preach throughout the world’-The size of the soul-Lila of how Indra disrespected his Guru and was born as a pig subsequently-Lila of how Srimati Radharani passed maha-prasada to Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja via Seva-kunja pujari

PART 2

30 Nov 2022 morning – Bhajana-rahasya, chapter 9 ( English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhagavan gives independence to His devotees and He sells Himself to His premika-bhaktas-Depending on how people serve God, He reciprocates to them-Krishna is eternally indebted to the gopis for their love for Him-The gopis are the crown jewels among the chaste women-Sadhu is guru, guru is sadhu-Vritrasura gives examples of love (baby bird, baby calf, the lovers)-Vrindavana, Gokula and Goloka-Why is there no lust in the rasa lila that Krishna performs Part 2 Bhagavat Saptah custom, Gokula...

29 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Demigods vs asuras-Katha on Vritrasura and his previous life as Chitraketu Maharaja-Bhakti is seva-vritti-Tara, Ahilya, Mandodara, Draupadi and Kunti are the names of five chaste women we should remember every morning-The story of two friends, one of whom wins the lottery-How to observe Ekadashi-The story of Shibi Maharaja, a crow and a jackal-Krishna-janma-lila-Sanskrit should be compulsory for all Indians to study

29 Nov 2022 morning – Govinda’s Darshana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Categories of sadhus: bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta, nirdhuta-kashaya, and murchita-kashaya-The story of the king who wanted to die in Kashi to obtain liberation but died after falling from a horse outside Kashi-The glories of the dust of Vrindavana; instruction on how to take it-The case of a girl who touched the dust of Vrindavana and got prema-The story of a young wife who received Govinda’s darshanа despite her mother-in-law’s warnings

29 Nov 2022 morning – Cit-shakti in Bhava & Prema-dasa (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhava is Kripa-sadya.-The more one does seva, ruci in hari-katha comes & chitta will be nirmal.-By Samvit-shakti at first aishvarya-jnana will come first & thenmadhurya-jnana will come.-Who has aishvarya-jnana & madhurya-jnana.-Jiva has inherent potency & one attains sadhu-sanga as per that.-3 types of sadhu-sanga makkhi, madhu-makkhi, bhramara.-Lila of Mahaprabhu avoiding mercy to Mukunda initially & later giving mercy to Mukunda.-Srivasa Thakura getting dishonoured in...

28 Nov 2022 morning – The Glories of Maha-prasada (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The lila on how Yudhishthira Maharaja invited santa-mahatma who wanted nothing but the fruit of a thousand of ashvamedha-yagnas-The lila on how Narada Rishi was intoxicated after taking maha-prasada and on how Shiva took the remnants of maha-prasada that got stuck under Narada Rishi’s fingernails

28 Nov 2022 morning – Radha-nishtha (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The eternal associates of Krishna have spontaneous love for Him-The symptoms of bhava-Our hope is to get the mercy of Srimati Radharani, not Krishna, as Krishna Himself takes bath in Radha-kunda to get the mercy of Srimati Radharani-Radha-nishtha of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami-Manjari roles and seva distribution; their extremely close seva to Sri Radha-Parikara-tattva is manifested from Srimati Radharani-The beauty of Srimati Radharani-Lila of Krishna chewing pan and Srimati Radharani thinking He...

27 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The beauty of Krishna and the sound of His flute-How to get happiness-The qualities of Bhagavan-Bhagavan knows all languages: The story of a pujari kicking a dog and Lord Ramachandra protecting him-Lilas of Krishna in Dvaraka-Meaning of the syllables bha-ga-va-ta-The Lord does everything Himself, but gives glory to His devotees-To please Guru is more important than to please Krishna as Guru enchants Krishna-Our Guru is Sri Rupa Manjari’s sakhi-Lila on how the demigods churned the ocean and...