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2024, Discourses in English 2024, California 2024, New Vraja (USA) 2024, USA 2024, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), aparadhas: types, service: krishna-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

31 Jul 2024 evening – Sambandha-jnana (English) | New Vraja, CA, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 31, 2024 6:44 PM

Ambarisha Maharaja served Krishna with all the limbs of his body. Shloka: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha (CC Madhya 20.117) – We do not serve Krishna, but merciful Guru and Vaishnavas always engage us in krishna-seva. Sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana are important in our spiritual life. Govinda, Gopinatha and Madana-Mohana deities take the form of Radha-Ramana deity. Gurupada-padma is the one who gives sambandha to his disciples. Shloka: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, California 2024, New Vraja (USA) 2024, USA 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna), Krishna: krishna-nama

31 Jul 2024 morning – The Power of Hari-katha (English) | New Vraja, CA, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 31, 2024 9:37 AM

The best friend is the one who gets others to listen to krishna-katha and krishna-nama. Shloka: parasparānukathanaṁ pāvanaṁ bhagavad-yaśaḥ (SB 11.3.30). The exemplary bhajana of the Six Gosvamis (shloka). Why the Six Gosvamis spent each night under a different tree. Srimati Radhika’s verse glorifying Giriraja Govardhana: hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo (SB 10.21.18). 3 Haridasas: Yudhishthira Maharaja, Uddhava and Giriraja Govardhana. Giriraja Govardhana’s seva and his ecstatic symptoms of...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, California 2024, New Vraja (USA) 2024, USA 2024, Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, mood: aishvarya (majesty; opulence; divine greatness)

26 Jan 2024 morning – Sweet Glorifications of New Vraja – Maha-tirtha Becomes the Place Where Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja Stepped (English) – New Vraja, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 26, 2024 9:19 AM

Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja was very fond of this place. ⁠Beautiful sloka: bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās tīrtha-bhūtāḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.10) — “My Lord, devotees who are like Yourself are truly the embodiment of holy places. By carrying the Supreme Personality of Godhead in their hearts, You transform all places into places of pilgrimage”. ⁠The pure devotees travel all over the world to purify the Earth. ⁠Bhakti always wants more, is like a greedy, hungry person. When Bhakti...

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