The asuras (demons) fight against the Lord because the Lord empowers them to do so. The meaning of why Mother Yasoda was unable to tie Krsna because she was always missing two fingers of rope and why she was finally able to tie Him. The two fingers symbolize: the devotee’s effort and the Lord’s mercy. About Nalakuvera and Manigriva. About the manifestations of the Lord: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan. God is full of six opulences, and He has no attachment to anyone. Krsna left...
Delhi 2023
24 Oct 2023 evening – Sri Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Ramayana. About how Bharata ruled during Ramacandra’s exile. The true meaning of Rama Navami. Vijaya-dasami is the day that Ramacandra leaves for Lanka. Prema means to serve. My salary is prema, to serve. We must serve according to our qualifications. There are many types of service. Only he who He accepts can serve Bhagavan. It is only possible to serve adequately when you understand the heart of those you serve. Service to Bhagavan happens only when the servant attains the quality...
25 Sep 2023 morning – Airport Darshana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila BV Svami Maharaja is the divine empowered incarnation of Mahaprabhu’s nama-sankirtana. Does Rupa Manjari know everything, does she know even more than Mahaprabhu? The soul is pure, it knows everything, but when it comes to the material world, this knowledge is covered. Who is siddha, who are eternal associates? The types of gopis. Recollections on the National Credit Corps Bengal 42 and being a member of it. Question: Have you studied any grantha in your college time? Rupa Gosvami’s...
25 Sep 2023 morning – Airport Darshana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila BV Svami Maharaja is the divine empowered incarnation of Mahaprabhu’s nama-sankirtana. Does Rupa Manjari know everything, does she know even more than Mahaprabhu? The soul is pure, it knows everything, but when it comes to the material world, this knowledge is covered. Who is siddha, who are eternal associates? The types of gopis. Recollections on the National Credit Corps Bengal 42 and being a member of it. Question: Have you studied any grantha in your college time? Rupa Gosvami’s...
24 Sep 2023 morning – The Power of Chanting the Holy Names and Ekadasi (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Faith in the scriptures and the words of the Guru are the basis of the Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy.
The yamadutas do not go after those who chant the holy names, use tilaka and kanti-mala (tulasi-mala).
Sing and engage others in chanting the holy names.
Follow ekadasi and encourage others to follow too.
24 Sep 2023 morning – The Power of Chanting the Holy Names and Ekadasi (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Faith in the scriptures and the words of the Guru are the basis of the Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy.
The yamadutas do not go after those who chant the holy names, use tilaka and kanti-mala (tulasi-mala).
Sing and engage others in chanting the holy names.
Follow ekadasi and encourage others to follow too.
24 Sep 2023 morning darshana – The Prema of Srimati Radharani (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radharani’s lila on honouring the sadhus and cooking for Durvasa Rsi at just two and a half years old. Srimati Radharani is krsna-prema-sindhu: an ocean of love for Krsna. Nava-vrndavana-lila: Satyabhama is jealous of Krsna and prays to have the qualities of Srimati Radharani. Krsna angrily speaks to Satyabhama and says that the queens of Dvaraka do not reach the feet of the gopis. Through six verses, Uddhava prays and manifests the glories of the vraja-gopis. Radha and Krsna have...
24 Sep 2023 morning darshana – The Prema of Srimati Radharani (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radharani’s lila on honouring the sadhus and cooking for Durvasa Rsi at just two and a half years old. Srimati Radharani is krsna-prema-sindhu: an ocean of love for Krsna. Nava-vrndavana-lila: Satyabhama is jealous of Krsna and prays to have the qualities of Srimati Radharani. Krsna angrily speaks to Satyabhama and says that the queens of Dvaraka do not reach the feet of the gopis. Through six verses, Uddhava prays and manifests the glories of the vraja-gopis. Radha and Krsna have...