PART 1 Rukmini writes a letter to Krsna where she expresses her desires and glorifies Krsna. The queens of Dvaraka express attachments to their brothers, their parents and children. Sukadeva Gosvami described the mood of separation of Srimati Radhika in Srimad Bhagavatam. The differences in the mood of separation between the queens of Dvarka and the gopis. The nature of water is to be liquid, this is the inherent attribute of water. The inherent attribute of the nature of the gopis is...
Delhi 2024
2024, cooking, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024
19 Nov 2024 morning – The Nature of the Soul (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Rukmini writes a letter to Krsna where she expresses her desires and glorifies Krsna. The queens of Dvaraka express attachments to their brothers, their parents and children. Sukadeva Gosvami described the mood of separation of Srimati Radhika in Srimad Bhagavatam. The differences in the mood of separation between the queens of Dvarka and the gopis. The nature of water is to be liquid, this is the inherent attribute of water. The inherent attribute of the nature of the gopis is...
2024, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2024
18 Nov 2024 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-vilasa-vivarta and its meanings. The stage of prema adhirudha-mahabhava, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, when in separation from Krsna, thinks that He is Krsna, and forgets His identity. Lalita Devi tells Radha to write a letter to Krsna. Prema-vilasa has moods of meeting and separation. Symptoms of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Srimad Bhagavatam. Verse: kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam… (SB 11.5.32). Types of prema: sravana-jata-prema, sahaja-jata-prema. Song of...
2024, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2024
18 Nov 2024 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-vilasa-vivarta and its meanings. The stage of prema adhirudha-mahabhava, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, when in separation from Krsna, thinks that He is Krsna, and forgets His identity. Lalita Devi tells Radha to write a letter to Krsna. Prema-vilasa has moods of meeting and separation. Symptoms of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Srimad Bhagavatam. Verse: kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam… (SB 11.5.32). Types of prema: sravana-jata-prema, sahaja-jata-prema. Song of...
2024, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2024
18 Nov 2024 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-vilasa-vivarta and prema-vaicitra. The stages from bhava to madanakiya-mahabhava. The senses of acquiring knowledge and working (panca-karmendriya, jnanendriya). The enjoyer (ramana) and the enjoyed (ramani) are usually two persons, but in this static mood, the two become one (in the mind). What is purvaraga. The different types of maan of Srimati Radhika satisfy Krsna. Song: Bhajo Bhakata Vatsala Sri Gaura Hari. When devotees receive sadhus, one should cook for them with love and...
2024, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2024
18 Nov 2024 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-vilasa-vivarta and prema-vaicitra. The stages from bhava to madanakiya-mahabhava. The senses of acquiring knowledge and working (panca-karmendriya, jnanendriya). The enjoyer (ramana) and the enjoyed (ramani) are usually two persons, but in this static mood, the two become one (in the mind). What is purvaraga. The different types of maan of Srimati Radhika satisfy Krsna. Song: Bhajo Bhakata Vatsala Sri Gaura Hari. When devotees receive sadhus, one should cook for them with love and...
2024, Lila: Jaya and Vijaya, Radha's hair, renunciation, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2024, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024
27 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The discussion covers Krishna’s lilas: the Kaliya Daman Lila (subduing the serpent Kaliya), the Govardhan Lila (lifting Govardhan Hill), the Rasa Lila (the divine dance), and the Vastra Haran Lila (stealing the garments of the Gopis). The meaning of “Rasa” is explored: how Krishna promised to fulfill all the desires of the Gopis. The qualities of Krishna, such as Atmaram (self-satisfied) and Aptakam (whose desires are always fulfilled), are described. When the Gopis heard the...
2024, Lila: Jaya and Vijaya, Radha's hair, renunciation, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2024, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2024
27 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The discussion covers Krishna’s lilas: the Kaliya Daman Lila (subduing the serpent Kaliya), the Govardhan Lila (lifting Govardhan Hill), the Rasa Lila (the divine dance), and the Vastra Haran Lila (stealing the garments of the Gopis). The meaning of “Rasa” is explored: how Krishna promised to fulfill all the desires of the Gopis. The qualities of Krishna, such as Atmaram (self-satisfied) and Aptakam (whose desires are always fulfilled), are described. When the Gopis heard the...