Delhi 2023

03 Jul 2023 evening – Vyasa Puja, the Appearance of Srila Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja and the Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The glories of Krishna Dvaipayana Veda Vyasa and his appearance. The glories of Srila Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja’s beautiful service. He is an unduplicated servant of Srila Gurudeva. Story of Shankaracharya’s disciple and lecture on the Vedanta Sutra. We understand the great maha purushas souls only when they leave the material world. Srila Sanatana Gosvami distinguished between bhakti and bhakti-rasa in his grantha Sri Brhad Bhagavatamrta. Srila Sanatana Gosvami is Lavanga Manjari. He...

03 Jul 2023 afternoon – The Concept of House and Temple (English translation) – New Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The difference between a family home and a temple. God resides in both. The place where God is not is like the house of snakes. The story of Ravana and his riches. There are 2 kinds of people in the world: demons (asuras) and demigods (suras). A place without hari-katha is like a house of demons. Every house should have Sri Nrsimhadeva, He destroys all obstacles in the path of bhakti. Mayavadis preach that we should leave everything behind, but on the contrary, we should connect everything with...

03 Jul 2023 afternoon – The Concept of House and Temple (Hindi) – New Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The difference between a family home and a temple. God resides in both. The place where God is not is like the house of snakes. The story of Ravana and his riches. There are 2 kinds of people in the world: demons (asuras) and demigods (suras). A place without hari-katha is like a house of demons. Every house should have Sri Nrsimhadeva, He destroys all obstacles in the path of bhakti. Mayavadis preach that we should leave everything behind, but on the contrary, we should connect everything with...

03 Jul 2023 morning – Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila Gurudeva BV Vana Maharaja

The vrajavasis become sad, shave their heads, and also do parikrama around Giriraj Govardhana on the disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada. True renunciation is attachment to God. The separation of Sanatana Gosvami from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His parikaras. The story of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s bhajana-kutir in Radha Kunda. Lila of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami no Radha Kunda: When Radha shaded him with Her veil. The conditioned soul does not want prema-rasa, only vaidhi-bhakti...

03 Jul 2023 morning – Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvami (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila Gurudeva BV Vana Maharaja

The vrajavasis become sad, shave their heads, and also do parikrama around Giriraj Govardhana on the disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada. True renunciation is attachment to God. The separation of Sanatana Gosvami from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His parikaras. The story of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s bhajana-kutir in Radha Kunda. Lila of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami no Radha Kunda: When Radha shaded him with Her veil. The conditioned soul does not want prema-rasa, only vaidhi-bhakti...

11 Apr 2023 morning – Chaitanya-bhagavata [8]/Mahaprabhu’s Mercy (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The reasons why Mahaprabhu made shraddha of his father and took diksha-initiation-Gaurasundara did not want to give mercy to Mukunda as he was kаrаjatiya (going here and there)-Question: Can kirtaniya-grihastha use the donations given to him to support his family?-On nama-aparadhas-The story of how a thief dropped gold coins through a hole in the roof of a ploughman’s house-Lila of Mahaprabhu getting angry with Advaita Acharya playing the role of impersonalist-Mahaprabhu does not want to...

11 Apr 2023 morning – Chaitanya-bhagavata [8]/Mahaprabhu’s Mercy (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The reasons why Mahaprabhu made shraddha of his father and took diksha-initiation-Gaurasundara did not want to give mercy to Mukunda as he was kаrаjatiya (going here and there)-Question: Can kirtaniya-grihastha use the donations given to him to support his family?-On nama-aparadhas-The story of how a thief dropped gold coins through a hole in the roof of a ploughman’s house-Lila of Mahaprabhu getting angry with Advaita Acharya playing the role of impersonalist-Mahaprabhu does not want to...

10 Apr 2023 evening – The Definition of Bhakti (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhakti is seva; service to God-Anyabhilashita shunyam shloka: Primary and secondary symptoms of bhakti-Supreme dharma of a jiva is to serve Bhagavan-Aropa-siddha-bhakti, sanga-siddha-bhakti-The path of bhakti is sharp as a razor-Sita Rama Sita Rama Kahiye bhajana-Lord Shiva is always glorifying Bhagavan. When you love someone, you glorify him