-Due to anarthas & lack of sukriti one doesn’t listen properly.-Bhagavath-katha won’t have an effect when chitta is filled with visaya-vasana.-Discussion between Yuddhisthira & Bhishma Pitamaha as why Bhishma Pitamahatook the side of Kauravas & after war spoke about dharma on an arrow bed?-Time is very strong & does everything.-Why did Bhagavan create this world?-2 stories regarding deaths of boys to tell about how kala & karma makes things happen.-5 types of...
Discourses Translated into English 2022
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Bhuj 2022, Gujarat 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2022, Govardhana-dharana Lila, ghosts, lilas: Indrajalika-lilas
22 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 -Srila Sukadeva Gosvami hides the name of his Guru, Srimati Radhika and Her sakhis in Srimad-Bhagavatam-Srimati Radhika does not want to descend to this material world-Description of Vrindavana-Birth and appearance lilas of Krishna-Indrajalika-lilas: the lila of how one family of illusionists faked their death-How to recognise ghosts-Karma-tattva-The story of how one friend poisoned another for winning the lottery-Lilas of baby Krishna stealing the butter-Kaliya-damana-lila (briefly)...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, aparadhi: offender (one who commits offenses; one who acts against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), renunciation (vairagya), sound: shabda-brahman
22 Nov 2022 morning – Hear from Suddha-bhakta & Chant (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Story of a sadhu giving mantra to birds & they remember guru & mantra when caught in a net by hunter & escaped from net.-If we don’t take diksha-mantra & don’t do japa , one won’t be uplifted from this samsara.-We are in the samsara in the net of maya & grains are like samsara’s rupa, rasa, sabda, gandha & we are entrapped in it.-By hari-nama only we can get liberated from this samsara.-Suddha-bhakta writes by his realisations & that will be...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Bhuj 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2022
21 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 -Rama-katha-Characteristics of Kali-yuga-The Lord shows Arjuna His universal form-Vritrasura’s prayers to Lord Krishna; Citraketu Maharaja’s story-No one is happy in this world: The story of a man who was beaten in a tent at an amusement park-Everyone cannot become Mirabai-Mother is considered to be successful if she gives birth to a Vaishnava-Nrisimha-Prаhlada katha-The story about the pond of stool-On how Sita-devi observed wrong Ekadashi-Krishna-janma-lila-Radhashtami-katha Part 2...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Bhuj 2022, Gujarat 2022, India 2022, universe
21 Nov 2022 morning – Have Guru-Nishtha (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Which is the heaviest thing in the universe.-Ravana considers Shivaji as guru but never pays obeisances to Shivaji & lifts Kailash instead.-Bali placing Ravana in his armpit.-Bhakta-sanga is sadhu-sanga.-Bhakta always should put faith in the words of the guru.-Sabhari katha of staying in Mathanga Rishi’s ashram & on his order kept waiting for Lord Rama & Lakshmana to arrive at ashrama.-Sabhari’s explanation as why she decorates ashrama with flowers-Rama & Lakshmana...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Bhuj 2022, Gujarat 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2022, disease: diseases
20 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The characteristics of Kali-yuga: People’s memory is weak, life expectancy is short, there are many diseases-The katha about Bharata Maharaja-The glories of Bharata Varsha-The story about the king who jumped in the water to save his son-The katha about Ajamila-If you cannot create life, you have no right to take it away from anyone-The story of Nriga Maharaja who was cursed to be a giant chameleon-How to observe Ekadashi-Ambarisha Maharaja and Durvasa Rishi
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Bhuj 2022, Gujarat 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2022, age: old age
19 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 -Everything is controlled by time, by the Lord-Influence of maya on jivas-First should be shravanakhya-bhakti, then harinama-The great warriors (Bhishma Pitamah, Dronacarya, Karna, Ashvatthama) were defeated by Arjuna as Krishna arranged everything-Killing of Pandavas’ sons by Ashvatthama-Krishna protects Parikshit Maharaja in the womb of his mother Uttara from brahmastra-Kunti’s prayers to Krishna-Problems related to vigraha-seva-Narada Rishi praises the luck of Yudhishthira Maharaja to...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, body: gross body, body: subtle body, karma: previous life, service: guru-seva
19 Nov 2022 morning – Importance of sambandha-jnana (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Narada Rishi’s previous life history.-Story of an old woman telling a man that he wont eat food at his father-in-law’s house.-About gross body,subtle body & atma-sarira.-About Gita-samsara & katha behind it.-First 40 years do bhajan, mandir-seva & then guru-seva.-Mamatha comes by sambandha-jnana. Whatever is simple,natural do it.-Alone bhajan wont happen.-If one doesn’t get ruci in unlimited Bhagavan-katha whether one is brahmana-janma & Brahma it is useless...