The Jagannatha Temple is self-manifest. After the snana yatra, Lord Jagannatha wanted to travel to another place, so He goes to the Gundica Temple. Prahlada Maharaja also performed Ratha Yatra with the Deity of Visnu, in Satya Yuga. The change of place brings a change of mood to Jagannatha. Lord Caitanya recites a verse that conveys his mood (parakiya-bhava). Svarupa Damodara also recited this verse to stimulate Mahaprabhu’s mood. Srila Rupa Gosvami has written a verse in the same mood:...
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07 Jul 2024 evening – Ratha Yatra Festival (English) | Sao Paolo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 The day of Ratha Yatra is very auspicious. Holly lila means anuraga, transcendental attachment. Caitanya Mahaprabhu He remembered many lilas when He went to Giriraja Govardana. Lord Jagannatha and the mood of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Lila of Lord Jagannatha ill. Mother Yasoda is also called Devaki. Sri Krsna has three dhamas. We can worship the Lord in two ways. The service mood of the vraja gopis. Ramacandra promises to only accept Sita Devi as His wife. Sri Krsna leaves Vrndavana and goes...
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07 Jul 2024 morning – Ratha Yatra Festival (English) | Sao Paolo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Jagannatha Puri this Ratha Yatra festival is happening. Body and appearance are not important, what matters in Bhakti is bhava. Vraja-katha is very powerful. Rohini Devi spoke vraja-katha to the queens of Dvaraka. Viraha-katha made the hearts of Sri Krsna, Baladeva and Subadra melt for love, maha-bhava-prakasha. There are stages after prema. Uddhava went to Vrndavana and saw the transcendental madness of the gopis. Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lilas missing Sri Krsna very much. Lila from when...
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05 Jul 2024 evening – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Disappearance (English) | Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura tirobhava-tithi and Gadadhara Pandita tirobhava-tithi. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura is called 7th Gosvami. Shloka: śrī-rūpa, sanātana bhaṭṭa-raghunātha… (CC Antya 1.3-4). Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura manifested the birthplace of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura manifested Nayana Mani Manjari, i.e. Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada. Life history of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura arrested one yogi Bishkishan who claimed to...
