Delhi 2023

20 Aug 2023 midday – Harikatha for women (3G Gaudiya Girls Group) – The importance of studying the Vedas (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Learn about the lives of sadhus, how they live. The difference in the pronunciations of mantras in Sanskrit. Sri Krsna accepts his humor and he sees no faults in his devotees. Lila of Jiva Goswami studying Sanskrit. First learn to pronounce the Guru param mantra: “Om ajñāna timirāndhasya..” The importance of studying the Bhagavad Gita, scripture that leads us to Srimad Bhagavatam. Description of how maya eludes us and leads us to bodily identification. About karma, and about knowledge that...

20 Aug 2023 morning – Caitanya Mahaprabhu Shows His Transcendental Form to Raya Ramananda (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Sri Krsna took Srimati Radharani’s bhava. Purva lila is Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s specialty. Description of the relationship between colors and moods in Vraja. The three forms of Srimati Radharani: Laksmi, Queens of Dwaraka and Vrsabanu Nandini. Mahaprabhu says, “That golden color is not mine.” Samboga – pastime of the date; and vipralambha – pastime of separation. Very important to know tattva-visaya. Description of dhiralalita-nayaka. Bhagavad buddhi is...

20 Aug 2023 morning – Caitanya Mahaprabhu Shows His Transcendental Form to Raya Ramananda (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Sri Krsna took Srimati Radharani’s bhava. Purva lila is Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s specialty. Description of the relationship between colors and moods in Vraja. The three forms of Srimati Radharani: Laksmi, Queens of Dwaraka and Vrsabanu Nandini. Mahaprabhu says, “That golden color is not mine.” Samboga – pastime of the date; and vipralambha – pastime of separation. Very important to know tattva-visaya. Description of dhiralalita-nayaka. Bhagavad buddhi is...

19 Aug 2023 evening – The Consequences of Aparadhas (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The six types of aparadhas. How can we receive a Vaisnava at home. Story of Citrakuta Maharaja, his queens, and his only son who was killed out of jealousy and envy. The specialty of the mantra is the attainment of siddhis (mystical powers). Lila from when Citrakuta Maharaja went to visit Sivaji. Enraged Parvati curses Citrakuta Maharaja. Anger is like the fire that burns everything. The story of the mongoose that killed a snake and saved the baby. The lila of when Mahaprabhu as a child broke...

19 Aug 2023 evening – The Consequences of Aparadhas (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The six types of aparadhas. How can we receive a Vaisnava at home. Story of Citrakuta Maharaja, his queens, and his only son who was killed out of jealousy and envy. The specialty of the mantra is the attainment of siddhis (mystical powers). Lila from when Citrakuta Maharaja went to visit Sivaji. Enraged Parvati curses Citrakuta Maharaja. Anger is like the fire that burns everything. The story of the mongoose that killed a snake and saved the baby. The lila of when Mahaprabhu as a child broke...

19 Aug 2023 early evening – The Guru Should Be Respected Like God (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 Bhrgu Rsi’s lila and the imprint of his feet on Visnu’s chest. The different tattvas of Brahma, Visnu and Sivaji. To say that Guru is God is considered offensive, however, Sri Guru should be considered as Bhagavan. Only Bhagavan has six opulences. Jivas suffer the reactions generated by their own actions (karma). Story of Dunduli, the sadhu, and the mystic fruit. About mantra-siddhi. Lila of Lord Rama and Ravana in Kuruksetra. The tainted character of a demon even with...

19 Aug 2023 early evening – The Guru Should Be Respected Like God (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Bhrgu Rsi’s lila and the imprint of his feet on Visnu’s chest. The different tattvas of Brahma, Visnu and Sivaji. To say that Guru is God is considered offensive, however, Sri Guru should be considered as Bhagavan. Only Bhagavan has six opulences. Jivas suffer the reactions generated by their own actions (karma). Story of Dunduli, the sadhu, and the mystic fruit. About mantra-siddhi. Lila of Lord Rama and Ravana in Kuruksetra. The tainted character of a demon even with diverse...

19 Aug 2023 midday – The Holy Names Are Everything (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In Kali-yuga, the best austerities are listening to bhagavat-katha and chanting the holy names. The story of the great sinner Ajamila and how he was saved by chanting the name of his son Narayana. The holy names have a transcendental vibration. Citragupta takes notes and knows everything that each of us does here in the material world. About the Visnudutas and the Yamadutas. The twelve Mahajanas. When you wake up early in the morning, chant the holy names. The scriptures confirm the importance...