Delhi 2022

02 Dec 2022 morning – What is Bhakti (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 -Sukhadev gosvami becomes immersed & speaks about Bhagavatam.-Srila Parama gurudev starting Bhagavath Saptaha first time in Gaudiya Sampradaya.-Main objective of katha is to engage the mind in Lord’s lotus feet.-To bring one to bhakti-marg is difficult.-Do Bhagavath-nama & bhajan. Read sastras.-Bhakti means seva. Do seva with mamatha & sambandha-jnana.-How Krsna receives orders from Yashoda Maiyya & Nanda baba like a small child inspite of being Supreme Person...

02 Dec 2022 morning – What is Bhakti (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Sukhadev gosvami becomes immersed & speaks about Bhagavatam.-Srila Parama gurudev starting Bhagavath Saptaha first time in Gaudiya Sampradaya.-Main objective of katha is to engage the mind in Lord’s lotus feet.-To bring one to bhakti-marg is difficult.-Do Bhagavath-nama & bhajan. Read sastras.-Bhakti means seva. Do seva with mamatha & sambandha-jnana.-How Krsna receives orders from Yashoda Maiyya & Nanda baba like a small child inspite of being Supreme Person.-Yashoda...

02 Dec 2022 morning – How to recognise bhava (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The symptoms of bhava-Mahaprabhu used to say, ‘The essence of life is krishna-nama. Everyone, chant with Me’-Saci-mata thinks Her son has the disease of air and that’s why He could not sleep at nights-Once people tested menthol oil on my head and I had fever then because this oil is extremely cold-One cannot understand prema by the path of knowledge but through realisation-The story of how Haridasа Thakurа fell into ecstasy when a snake reminded him of Krishna’s kalya-damanа-lila, and...

02 Dec 2022 morning – How to recognise bhava (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The symptoms of bhava-Mahaprabhu used to say, ‘The essence of life is krishna-nama. Everyone, chant with Me’-Saci-mata thinks Her son has the disease of air and that’s why He could not sleep at nights-Once people tested menthol oil on my head and I had fever then because this oil is extremely cold-One cannot understand prema by the path of knowledge but through realisation-The story of how Haridasа Thakurа fell into ecstasy when a snake reminded him of Krishna’s kalya-damanа-lila, and...

01 Dec 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Paramour mood in the transcendental world is sublime-Rasa-pancha-dhyayi-Little of baby Krishna are so sweet: Krishna and sakhas; Durvasa Rishi in Vrindavana; Krishna got as dirty as a piglet; Krishna steals butter, etc-Kaliya-damana-lila-Kali-yuga will be extreme when there is no Ganga, Yamuna, Tulasi and Govardhana-The glories of Tulasi-The previous life of Kaliya-naga-On how Vrindavana welcomes Govinda-Come to parikrama with your families-Govardhana-dharana-lila-Srimati Radharani holds...

01 Dec 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Paramour mood in the transcendental world is sublime-Rasa-pancha-dhyayi-Little of baby Krishna are so sweet: Krishna and sakhas; Durvasa Rishi in Vrindavana; Krishna got as dirty as a piglet; Krishna steals butter, etc-Kaliya-damana-lila-Kali-yuga will be extreme when there is no Ganga, Yamuna, Tulasi and Govardhana-The glories of Tulasi-The previous life of Kaliya-naga-On how Vrindavana welcomes Govinda-Come to parikrama with your families-Govardhana-dharana-lila-Srimati Radharani holds...