0:00:03 – Sanket means to give signals; Krishna always gives signals to the Gopis; the place of nishanta-lila (the end of the night); nisha – night; anta – end; Radha and Krishna go to rest; to fall into a deep sleep; Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur sings this song about how to wake the Divine Couple; Vrinda-devi first gives a signal to the birds; each sakhi has her own service; Bhaktivinoda Thakur is Kamala Manjari; it is Vrinda-devi’s duty to wake Them; she gives a signal to...
Nishanta-lila
2024, anger, laziness, Discourses in Hindi, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand 2024, Nishanta-lila
24 Sept 2024 morning – Radhe Krsna’s Nisanta-lila (Hindi) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami in Govinda-lilamrta describes the Lila of Krsna’s awakening. The sakis think about the softness and delicacy of Radhe and Krsna and how to make the bed soft for a comfortable and deep sleep. Description of the beauty and lightness of the Divine Couple’s bed, compared to the foam formed on the surface of milk, as soon as the milk is milked from the cow. Vrinda Devi instructs the birds, the parrots Suka and Sari, to awaken the couple. Manju Bhashini...
2024, anger, laziness, Discourses translated into English, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand 2024, Nishanta-lila
24 Sept 2024 morning – Radhe Krsna’s Nisanta-lila (English translation) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami in Govinda-lilamrta describes the Lila of Krsna’s awakening. The sakis think about the softness and delicacy of Radhe and Krsna and how to make the bed soft for a comfortable and deep sleep. Description of the beauty and lightness of the Divine Couple’s bed, compared to the foam formed on the surface of milk, as soon as the milk is milked from the cow. Vrinda Devi instructs the birds, the parrots Suka and Sari, to awaken the couple. Manju Bhashini...
2024, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into French, Elven, France, France 2024, Nishanta-lila
25 May 2024 evening – The Potency of the Names of Radha and Krsna (English) – Elven, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When practicing sadhana and bhajana, it is important to first define the goal (sadhya). Krsna of Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrndavana. The four extraordinary qualities of Vrajendra Nandana Syamasundara. The many meanings of Brahma and the main one is Vrajendra Nandana Syamasundara Sri Krsna. Sloka: ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas… (Caitanya-matta-manjusa, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura). Mantra-mayi-upasana. The verbal root and meaning of the names of Radha and Krsna. The boy who read the...
2024, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into French, Mirepoix, France, France 2024, Nishanta-lila, Krishna's Abode
15 May 2024 morning – Sweet Vraja-lilas (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Sri Radha is called Hara because she steals the heart of Krishna. The meaning of the name Krishna. The meaning of Srimati Radhika’s name Shyama. Radha-Krishna katha is not worldly, it is transcendental. Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka. 5 obstacles to the perception of transcendental knowledge: laya, vikshepa, apratipatti, kashaya, rasasvada. We, the Gaudiyas, do not say ‘Radha-Rama’, only ‘Radha-Ramana’. Shaunakadi Rishi...
2024, old age, vaidhi-bhakti, Discourses in English, Siedelsbrunn, Germany, Germany 2024, Nishanta-lila, Ekadashi-vrata
04 May 2024 evening – Ekadasi-tithi (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany| Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Ekadasi-tithi is the mother of suddha-bhakti. How vaidhi-bhakti devotees follow ekadasi. From eight to eighty years of age, everyone must follow ekadasi. The correct way to follow ekadasi. Story of when Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja made several preparations for his spiritual brother on the day of ekadasi. Krsna is our maintainer and our protector. Story of the disciple who pretended to chant the Holy Names so as not to do other sevas. Lila from when Srimati Radhika goes to Nandagaon...
2024, Book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, Jagannatha's chariot, samskaras, vidhi-marga, Discourses in English, Florida, Miami, USA, USA 2024, Nishanta-lila
05 Feb 2024 morning – The Perfect Bhajana Step by Step (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vaisnava-sadacara: Vaisnava etiquette, the rules and regulations described by Srila Sanatana Gosvami in the book Hari-bhakti-vilasa. The difference between sadhaka-rupena and siddha-rupena, and the qualifications of the Vaisnavas: kanistha, madhyama and uttama adhikaris. Verse: yena jaṅṃa-śataiḥ pūrvaṁ — vāsudevaḥ samarcitaḥ (Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 11.454). Verse: śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi — pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.101). Arcana, worship, is part of vidhi-marga, the path of...
2023, Discourses in Hindi, Govardhana, Vraja, India, India 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023, Nishanta-lila
25 Nov 2023 afternoon – The Beauty of the Transcendental World (Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Kali-yuga most people have faith in demigods. People do not know what is favourable or unfavourable, this discrimination is possible only through performing bhajana. The four types of people who worship Krsna, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. The story of when the elephant Gajendra was pulled into the water by a crocodile. A person can do bhajana only if he has sukriti, which comes throughsadhu-sanga. Manjari-seva is the highest service, and, the sevas of the nisanta-lila period. The...