Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024
23 Dec 2024 evening – Disappearance of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and Appearance of Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Together, Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Trivrikrama Gosvami Maharaja form the Three Pillars of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. Verse: kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha vinā duḥkha nāhi dekhi para… (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila 8.248). Verse: śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale… (Caitanya Caritamrta Antya-lila 4.217). Song: Jadi Gauranga Nahito. Srila Narayana Maharaja is very dear to Srimati Radhika, he is Ramana Manjari. Verse: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa...
22 Feb 2024 morning – Nityananda Trayodashi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma pravartanāt (Sri Upadesamrta 3). All Scriptures glorify sadhu-sanga. Association with the sadhu happens only when our sukrti is accumulated and mature. Travelling in the cycle of births and deaths, when the time of liberation arrives, we acquire association with the sadhu, serve and develop a taste for harikatha. Krsna-nama is very powerful, why don’t we have a taste for chanting? Without Nityananda’s mercy no one attains Bhakti...
21 Feb 2024 evening – Nityananda Trayodashi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In his childhood, Nityananda Prabhu always took the roles of Lakshmana in rama-lila and Baladeva Prabhu in krishna-lila. Lila of how Nityananda Prabhu fainted while playing a role in a drama. Rules of etiquette: how to greet and receive sadhus. Harai Pandita gives His son Nitai to follow sadhu (probably Madhavendra Puri or Lakshmipati Tirtha). Without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu, Bhakti-devi will not manifest in our heart. Nityananda’s search for Krishna. Nityananda Prabhu has a dream...
20 Feb 2024 evening – Sri Madhvacarya katha & Glories of Ekadasi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– We can learn two things from Sri Sampradaya, Ramanujacarya, Guru-nishtha and seva nishtha towards our Istadeva, and the necessity of following Vaidhi-bhakti practices. – Meaning and importance of having nishtha: example of Hanumanji’s nishta towards Lord Ramachandra. – Following the sixty four limbs of Vaidhi-bhakti. – Always remember two things: guru-nishta/guru-bhakti and following Vaidhi-bhakti. – If we never follow Sri Sanatana’s grantha, Hari-bhakti...
20 Feb 2024 morning – Lord Varahadeva and Pariksit Maharaja katha (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 – Brahmaji teaches the four kumaras which is the topmost ashram. – The four kumaras curse Jaya and Vijay because the Lord desires to taste vira-rasa, wrestling mood. – Kama, krodha, lobha are coming from our dehatma-budhi, bodily conception. – Fear is coming when we turn our face from Krishna to maya. – Only Krishna is our best friend who is always with us. – We are all in a dream. Story of the boy who cried when his head was cut off in a dream...
19 Feb 2024 evening – The Glories of Sadhu-Sanga (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only through Guru’s mercy is it possible to have spiritual self-realisation. The meaning of associating with a satguru. The Four Sampradayas and their Acaryas. Verse: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.54) The glories of association with holy people (sadhus). Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12) How to chant the pure Holy Names. Narada Rsi’s mercy transforms the lifestyle of the hunter Mrgari. Our permitted...