Discourses translated into Portuguese
12 Jun 2025 evening – Fundamental Questions (English) | Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
UNIFESP University – In this material world there are various types of knowledge. But we must attain para-vidya, transcendental spiritual knowledge. – The Scriptures present various evidences and one is pure: sabdha-pramana that comes directly from the Lord. – Four types of defects of the conditioned soul: bhrama — error; pramāda — illusion; vipralipsā — tendency to deceive; karaṇapāṭava — inefficiency of the material senses. – The Lord perfectly performs any activity...
12 Jun 2025 midday – Lord Jagannatha (English) | Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Lord Jagannatha retires to rest because He falls ill after the Snana Yatra. Lila of Mahaprabhu in separation from Krsna and He enters the transcendental madness of Sri Radha. Samiyiogini-Radha (in Uddhava Kyari) and Viyogini-Radha (in Kuruksetra). Deity of Halanatha. Hala means “the representative of the Lord”, and Natha means “The Lord/Master”. Gurudeva is not Bhagavan, he is a very close servant, a representative of the Lord. Sevya-bhagavan and sevaka-bhagavan. Uddhava...
12 Jun 2025 morning – Different Levels of the Vaikuntha Planets (English) | Araras, Brazil
– In Vaikuntha, all the Avataras of Krsna are found in Their respective abodes. – Quality of the Vaikuntha Planets: purna (complete), purnatara (most complete), purnattama (most complete). – The difference between Narayana-Vaikuntha-Dhama and Dvaraka Puri. – The difference between brahmacari and grhastha life. – The life of a brahmacari is like that of a soldier, always ready, alert. – Kamadeva (Cupid) visits Dvaraka Puri. – There are three...
11 Jun 2025 evening – Snana-yatra. Lord Jagannatha’s Appearance Lila (English) | Araras, Brazil
– G-O-D stands for Generator, Operator and Destroyer. – God mercifully accepts service from His devotees in various forms of relationship (shanta, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya). – God has His own beautiful form. – During Jagannatha’s Snana-yatra lila, the deity is made to feel cold after being bathed and cannot give darshana to visitors to the temple. – Indradyumna Maharaja hears about Nila-Madhava from a brahmana and wishes to see Them, sending his...
