PART 1 PART 2 Ajamila uttered nama-abhasa. For impersonalists nama-abhasa destroys only prarabdha-karma and for pure devotees nama-abhasa destroys both prarabdha-karma and aprarabdha-karma. Be careful not to make nama-aparadha and vaishnava-aparadha. Shloka: api cet su-durācāro (BG 9.30). Story of a sadhu and a prostitute. The service of a mother to her child. If you borrow money, pay it back. Avoid bad associations, be one-pointed towards Krishna. Benefits of neem. Dvivida vanara katha. Do not...
Discourses Translated into English 2024
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Lucknow 2024, India 2024, Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami
15 Oct 2024 morning – The Glories of Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 – The Importance of Vaishnava History04:00 – Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami Renounces Material Life. Respect for Lord Baladeva and the Guru.22:00 – The Humility of Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami28:00 – Tulasidasa’s Shloka from Ramayana: Hanuman’s Teaching on Overcoming Separation40:00 – Comparing the Prema of Nanda Maharaja and King Dasharatha41:00 – Service within marital relationships57:00 – Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami Reveals Chaitanya...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Lucknow 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Lucknow 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), Bhagavata-saptaha in Lucknow 2024
14 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The importance of following Vaisnava etiquette, use of sandalwood paste on the forehead and garland. The appearance of the Supreme Personality, the Supreme Controller, the embodiment of Bliss, Krsna. Krsna is the root of all causes, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He attracts all living entities. Krsna is born from the womb of mother Yasoda, and the ceremony of cutting the umbilical cord is performed. The glories of the vrajavasis, and the essence of living in Vrndavana Dhama. The glories...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Lucknow 2024, India 2024
14 Oct 2024 – Harikatha at the Parijat Tree Site (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Glorification of the sacred site of the Parijat tree. How rare it is to obtain this darsana. Mahaprabhu said that in this Kali-yuga He would give prema (divine love) to everyone. The Guru’s mercy is rare even for yogis. Meaning of Vaikuntha: that which is beyond this material world. There are several kathas about the Parijat tree. Emergence of the Parijat tree as one of the fourteen jewels that emerged after the churning of the ocean of milk. The pastime where Narada Rsi gives a flower...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Ayodhya 2024, Lord Ramachandra Temple 2024, India 2024
14 Oct 2024 midday – Harikatha at Lord Ramacandra Temple (English translation) | Ayodhya, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We should pray to Lord Ramacandra so that no obstacles arising from opulence can affect us. Lord Ramacandra always follows the rules and regulations of society. Just as in the ocean great waves are crossed by other waves, we follow the rules of Lord Ramacandra, but we pray for the love of Krsna. Krsna of Mathura and Dvaraka follows the rules and regulations, but in Vrndavana these rules are overcome. Glorification of the queens of Dvaraka, they are expansions of Srimati Radhika. The difference...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Lucknow 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Lucknow 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), devotees: types, sound: shabda-brahman, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Lucknow 2024
13 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4: Nistha and Appearance and Birth of Sri Krsna (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Our real relationship is with atma and Paramatma, when we give up the body all material relationships end.– Attachment to the body and relationships in the material world.– Topics about the birth of Sukadeva Gosvami, who radiated Krsna-prema to all beings who had his darsana.– If, when chanting the mantra, prema does not manifest, it is because the heart is full of anarthas.– The power of sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration.– The beauty of Sri Krsna’s form, Govinda darsana.–...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Lucknow 2024, India 2024, Ramachandra-vijayotsava 2024, Vijaya-dashami 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: stages, sampradayas: four sampradayas
13 Oct 2024 midday – The Glory of Vijaya-dashami (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:50 – Ramayana: the main reason why Lakshmana cut off Shurpanakha’s nose and ears; Rama-navami — the day when Ramachandra went into exile; the day He married Sita; the day Ramachandra appeared10:42 – The anger of a woman, the stubbornness of a child and of a king; the power and strength of a woman13:25 – Shurpanakha’s realization that Ramachandra was not ordinary, that he would help kill Ravana; her revenge for the killing of her husband; reasons why she deceitfully claimed her ears and nose...