Nanda Baba called everyone to celebrate the birth of the Lord, Nanda Utsava. Katha that Sukadeva Gosvami spoke to Pariksit Maharaja. Pariksit Maharaja asked Sukadeva Gosvami: “How can a person become a friend or an enemy of Sri Krsna?” Sri Krsna is controlled by love, by bhakti, which is why He always stays on the side of those who take shelter in Him. Sri Krsna manifests His suvarupa according to the mood of the devotee. Lila of the Four Kumaras, Jaya and Vijaya. The mood of viraha, of...
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03 Dec 2023 midday – The Power of Mantra (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mantra has siddhi, power. The story of Dundukari, who becomes a ghost after his death. Without siddhi, the mantra has no bija, seed, so there are no results. We must chant with faith the mantra with siddhi that is transmitted by the qualified Guru. All demigods and even Ramacandra, Sri Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself received the mantra from Their Gurus. Look for a sad-guru, one who does bhajana and has siddhi. The Guru gives us sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration, which enters...
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03 Dec 2023 morning – Vaidhi Bhakti and Raganuga Bhakti (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Class on Raga-vartma-chandrika Following rules is the main characteristic of vaidhi-bhakti. Greed is the main characteristic of raganuga-bhakti. Our inclination in Bhakti comes from the samskaras of past lives. The devotee with spontaneous greed in his heart yearns to serve Sri Krsna. Mother Yasoda’s humour and service to Sri Krsna. Some material examples so that we can understand what greed is. The meaning of Kalidasa’s two raised fingers at his wedding to the princess. People must...
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02 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Do not wait for the ideal time, place and circumstance to begin spiritual practices, start immediately, as you never know what tomorrow will bring. Bhakti Priya Madhava: Bhakti is very dear to Lord Madhava. Only devotion can attract the Lord. The story of Narada Rsi and the hunter Mrgari. It is possible to know whether a person was on the heavenly or infernal planets in their past life through their behavior in their current life. The stories of the past lives of Bharata Maharaja. In...
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02 Dec 2023 midday – The Greatness of God (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Whatever happens in this world, Krsna is the primordial soul and everything emanates from Him. Bhagavan’s six opulences. Krsna controls everything and everyone! This universe is one of the smallest in existence. Krsna destroys the false ego of His devotee. The three forms of God: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Krsna is the cause of all knowledge. Lila from when Lord Brahma thought he was the most powerful in the material universe. The size/diameter of each universe defines the...
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01 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2/Srimad Bhagavatam Can Only Be Understood Through the Guru’s Mercy (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 – Bhagavan manifested everything, He manifested the gross and subtle body, where the soul is located. – The soul has no relationship with the material world. It is transcendental, an integral part of the Lord. – Death is the process by which a new body is obtained. The Bhagavatam explains how to break out of the cycle of births and deaths. – The Rsis of Naimisaranya asked Suta Gosvami six questions, the answers to which are in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Bhakti...
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01 Dec 2023 morning – Highest Bhakti: The Manjaris Are Totally One-Directed to Radharani (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Guru’s mercy purifies the sadhaka’s heart. Like the cakora birds that only taste the rays of the moon, the devotees only taste the divine nectar. Two types of bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. In vaidhi-bhakti, there is no natural love for Guru and Krsna, such practitioners only follow the rules and regulations of the scriptures. Conditioned souls are contaminated by laziness, sleep and lust, thinking it is the body, they suffer from anxiety and fear. Those who follow...
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30 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimad Bhagavatam is the direct form of the Supreme Lord. Sri Rama and the construction of the bridge to Lanka. The Chants of Srimad Bhagavatam and the corresponding part of the Lord’s body: 1st and 2nd correspond to Krsna’s feet; 3rd and 4th to the thighs; 5th to the navel; 6th and 7th to the arms; 8th to the chest; 9th to the neck; 10° to the face; 11th to the forehead; 12th at the head. Bhagavan says to offer everything we do to Him. Whoever goes to the Celestial Planets has to...