Discourses Translated into English 2023

07 Nov 2023 morning – Rama-ghata (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– This is Balarama-rasa place.

– Krishna’s separation in Dvaraka.

– Utkantha-mayi-prema, vishrambha-prema and viveka-shinya-prema.

– Baladeva Prabhu used His plough to drag Yamuna (Samudra Gamini river) and quench the thirst of the gopis.

– The meaning of rasa dance.

– If you hear Baladeva-rasa katha, prema will manifest in your heart.

06 Nov 2023 evening – Brahma-Vimohana Lila (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The marital mood in Vraja.

Brahma-vimohana lila.

Krsna took the form of a calf and Vraja’s cows fed Him.

Krsna knows everything and at the same time He acts as if He knows nothing.

Story of Sita kidnapped by Ravana.

Definition of mukti.

06 Nov 2023 evening (room) – Questions and Answers (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Whenever the Lord incarnates, He brings His associates. Story of Narada Rsi and the darsana he asked Sri Krsna for. Story of Dhruva and the darsana he had from the Lord. To have the darsana of the Lord, it is necessary to destroy this five-element body and receive a new appropriate body. Story of Surpanakha in Rama-lila. She was born as Kubja in Krsna-lila. Attachment to the Lord is bhakti. Sri Krsna’s lilas killing demons. By worshipping Sri Krsna, all demigods are automatically...

06 Nov 2023 morning – Appearance of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Glorification to Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja.

Only preach when you are practising.

Appearance of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja.

Only with initiation into the diksa-mantras is it possible to cook in the temple.

The definition of bhakti based on the lila of Mother Yasoda and the milk that overflows in the fire.

Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja received sannyasa from Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja.

06 Nov 2023 morning (room) – The Humor of the Vrajavasis (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The discussion among the Vrajavasis about Krsna.

The lila from when Radha was watching Krsna eat the betel nut.

The glories of marital humour.

Devaki and Vasudeva’s humour is parental, but with a bit of a feeling of opulence, while Mother Yasoda and Nanda Baba have pure parental humour.

Vrajavasis do not accept that Krsna is God.

05 Nov 2023 house program – The Month of Srimati Radhika (English translation) – Mathura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

It is necessary to accumulate sukrti from many lives to be in Vraja listening to harikatha. Maha-Lakshimi is Srimati Radhika. We tell that the month of Srimati Radharani begins and ends on purnima. The different processes of the Yugas to reach God. Our goal is to want to satisfy God, the process is to chant the holy names. Sloka: harer nāma harer nāmaharer nāmaiva kevalam (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). In the month of kartika, Sri Krsna manifests wonderful pastimes. One should be careful when talking...

05 Nov 2023 morning (room) – Love and Devotion: Glorification of the Nature of Prema (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Comparison between Bharata Maharaja’s lila and the deer, and Sukadeva Gosvami seeing the footprints of Sri Krsna.

Sukadeva Gosvami is in gopi-bhava glorifying the footprints of Sri Krsna.

The Earth is blessed with the footprints of Sri Krsna.

How the Gopis glorify Sri Krsna.

Sri Krsna is called “Kamala Nayana” by the Gopis.

The Gopis worship Sri Krsna only with their gaze.

The lover glorifies the beloved.

05 Nov 2023 morning – Explanation of Verse 5 of Damodarastakam (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Satyavrata Muni explains the pastimes of baby Sri Krsna. God offers blessings, but his devotees do not want the five forms of liberation. We want prema-seva-uttara. Satyavrata Muni is absorbed; may the face of Sri Krsna be manifested in our hearts. The form of Sri Krsna is indescribable and inexplicable. In the state of bhava, the devotee receives darsana from Sri Krsna. The manifestation of the Lord happens according to the mood of the devotee. The symptom of prema is humility! Madhurya...