Discourses Translated into English 2024

19 Oct 2024 morning – The Glories of Kartika Month (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

00:00 – Introduction: The Glory of Kartik Month 01:23 – Desires Fulfilled in Kartik: Offer a Lamp for Incredible Blessings 02:22 – Srimad Bhagavatam: The Sweet Fruit Tasted by Srimati Radharani’s Parrot 05:22 – Param Gurudev on Hearing Katha in Kali Yuga & the Path of Practice and Renunciation 09:10 – Raghunath Das Goswami in Manah Siksha: We Must Chastise Our Senses 09:35 – Story: Raghunath Das Goswami Tries to Punish His Eyes with Chili Powder...

19 Oct 2024 morning – Damodarashtaka (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Song Damodarastakam. Lila of Mother Yasoda churning yogurt to serve Gopala. The best milk of Vrndavana: the milk of the Padmaganda cow with the aroma of the lotus flower that only exists in the houses of Nanda Maharaja and Vrsabhanu Maharaja. The glory of offering ghee lamp in the month of kartika, considered something very auspicious. When there is possessiveness, the devotee does the seva personally. Only with a feeling of sambandha-jnana or possessiveness (mamata) is service possible. Grta...

18 Oct 2024 morning – Lilas of Gopala and Mother Yasoda (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

About how Krsna steals butter from the gopis’ house. Comparison between devotees and karmis. The story of the donkey from the Himalayas who is usually tied with an imaginary rope until the next day. About how we should serve and chant the Holy Names: totally absorbed and eagerly, like Mother Yasoda. The story of the Muslim who bought little shoes for Gopal. About the difference between Kirtana and Sankirtana. About how everything that exists in Vrndavana is conscious and transcendental...

17 Oct 2024 – The Glories of Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

We are here for Kartika-vrata and to glorify the disappearance of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. ⁠Knowing about the beautiful life, teachings and contact with Vaisnavas keeps us protected from maya. ⁠Srila Gurudeva always glorified Srila Bhakti Prajnana and cried. ⁠Guru-nistha intensifies in separation from the Guru. ⁠Vinoda Bihari Brahmacari had a strong debate with the college professors because they were impersonalists and said that the Lord has no qualities/powers. ⁠Vinoda...

17 Oct 2024 – Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja Disappearance (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

So beautiful, so exemplary and fascinating is the life story of Param Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. About the separation of Guru and Krsna. ⁠Sloka: vairāgya-yug-bhakti-rasaṁ prayatnair… (Vilapa-kusumanjali 6). ⁠Lila of Vinoda Brahmacari baby when he was caught by an eagle and how the Lord protected him. ⁠Lila of Vinoda Bihari as a child when he came home late from school because he helped a sick lady along with his school friends. ⁠Lila of Vinoda Brahmacari in college when...

16 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 Krishna’s supreme lila is rasa-lila. The opulence of Krishna. To whom the position of Brahma is given. Vrindavana-Krishna, Dvarakadhisha-Krishna, Mathuradhisha-Krishna. Samyogini-Radha and Viyogini-Radha. If you tell a lie for Krishna’s sake, it is not a lie. Krishna loves His one-pointed devotee and will correct all his shortcomings. Brahma from this universe saw many other Brahmas of other universes. Krishna is amazed at His own beauty. How Vrindavana welcomes...