Greetings to the assembled devotees. Narada Rishi questions Vishnu about where He resides. About how many years people spend on various activities in their lives and how many years are left for spiritual practice. Sanatana Gosvami asked Mahaprabhu: ke āmi’ – “who am I?” (CC Madhya-lila 20.102). Are vā atma draṣṭavyaḥ śrotavyaḥ mantavyah nididhyāsitavyah (Sama-samhita). Try to understand your soul. The human body is the temple of diseases. The story of how a sinner went to heaven for 24 minutes...
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25 Mar 2024 afternoon – From Avatāras to Utkaṇṭhā: The Heart of Divine Love in Gaura-līlā (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 0:00 – Types of incarnations and avatāras, and their original source. 6:00 – A comparison of the mercy of Śrīmatī Rādhikā, Kṛṣṇa, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 11:00 – The joy of union is incomplete without separation—examples from līlās; a unique quality of Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s heart. 16:00 – About Gaura-līlās and the childhood pastimes of Mahāprabhu. 20:00 – The special mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 24:00 – Why Mahāprabhu appeared during a lunar eclipse and the unique features...
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24 Mar 2024 afternoon – Mamagachi (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In this place Lord Ramacandra smiled when He realised that He would come in Kali-yuga in the beautiful form of Gouranga Mahaprabhu. Without experiencing separation, prema does not develop. The glories about the birth and life of Vrndavana Dasa Thakura. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu destroys all types of suffering. The Caitanya Bhagavata describes the glories of Nityananda Prabhu. Akanda-guru-tattva and guru-krpa. The Guru’s mercy and his glories. There are two phases, two rasas in the life of...
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24 Mar 2024 morning – Pandava Tal Temple (English translation) – Ekachakra, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
This place is connected to many stories from the Mahabharata. Before the Kuruksetra war, Sri Krsna tried to convince Duryodhana to give a piece of land to the Pandavas. Where there is victory, there is dharma. Duryodhana is the incarnation of Kali (the representative of Kali-yuga). Lila of the moment when it is decided who will stay with Sri Krsna and who will stay with Lord Narayana’s army during the war of Kuruksetra, Pandavas or Kauravas. History of this place, Ekacakra. The birth of...
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22 Mar 2024 afternoon – The Humor of Mahaprabhu’s Dasya Corresponds to the Gopis’ Radha Dasya (English translation) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Mahaprabhu is always remembering Radha Krsna’s lilas, smarana, the process of absorbing oneself in asta-kaliya-lila. Mahaprabhu’s dasya mood is not like that of Hanumam, servant of Ramacandra, who is full of opulence and without sweetness. The specialty of sakhya-bhava in Vrndavana is to be full of sweetness. Krsna’s little friends fight, climb on His shoulders, etc. In Jaiva Dharma it is written that in Vrndavana there is no opulence, no guru-budhi. Example: Rati...
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22 Mar 2024 morning – Surabhi kunja, Godrumadvipa (English translation) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Surabhi-Kunja is in Godruma. Go means cow, and druma means tree. – In this place Indra took shelter at the lotus feet of the cow Surabhi, on account of the offenses he committed in the pastime of Giriraja Maharaja. – Navadvipa removes all offenses. – Indra wanted to get rid of the offenses completely, so he went to where the cow Surabhi was performing austerities at the foot of the tree called the banyan tree, and took shelter in her. – Krsna was pleased and said...
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21 Mar 2024 morning – Nirdaya-ghata (English translation) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Why do we do Navadvipa Parikrama? Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed here. Sloka: aradhitam nava-vanam vraja-kananam te (Navadvipa Satakam 78). Whoever takes shelter in Navadvipa reaches Vrndavana, whoever does not take shelter will never reach it. Whoever takes shelter of Mahaprabhu reaches Krsna, otherwise he will never reach it. After Mahaprabhu accepted sannyasa, He began to do kirtana at Srivasa’s house. Mahaprabhu accepted sannyasa from Kesava Bharati in Kantara-nagara. About your types...