Coventry 2023

06 Sep 2023 morning – The Reasons for Krsna’s Descent from Goloka Vrindavana (English, Hindi) – Coventry, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

The primary reasons for Krsna’s appearance.

Sloka: Anugrahaya bhaktanam.

The glories of parakiya-katha.

Sloka: Vikriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam.

Nitya-lilas and naimittika-lilas of Krishna.

The secondary reasons for Krsna’s appearance.

False renunciation and genuine renunciation.

Sloka: Aradhito yadi haris tapasa tatah kim.

Mahaprabhu explains the meaning of tapasya to a payupahari.

Ekadashi should be observed exclusively for the pleasure of Krishna.

PART 2

05 Sep 2023 morning darshana – The glories of the Bhagavat-krpa (English) – Coventry, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Stages to reach manjari-bhava.

Bhagavat-krpa is very rare.

The Lord is equal to all jivas. He is our real mother and father.

How the Lord gives mercy through the pure devotee, and the pure devotee gives mercy through the Lord.

Aham bhakta-paradhino: Bhagavan is bound by the love of His devotees. (Sri Slokamrtam-bindu, pg 60)

The Lord has no independence.

When sukrti is mature, He will arrange for your mercy through chaita-guru.

05 Sep 2023 morning – Krishna Janmastami Hari-katha (English/Hindi) – Coventry, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna is sarva-avatari, source of all incarnations. First establish tattva-siddhanta. Which Krishna do we celebrate on Janmastami? Purna (complete), purna-tara (more complete) and purna-tama (most complete: relating to Dvarakadhisha Krishna, Mathuradhisha Krishna and Vrindavana Krishna. Aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas: very important shloka. (Sri Slokamrtam-bindu, pg 14) Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless purana, paran-samrat. Material world as the perverted reflection of the spiritual world...