The listener is superior to the speaker. The “Hare Krsna” mahamantra emanated from the lotus lips of Srimati Radhika, manifesting from Her heart as She felt separation from Krsna. This world is full of unhappiness; we are seeking happiness in a place where there is no happiness. Where will we find this happiness? Where is this ananda? Ananda has no antonym. When we are suffering, we remember the Lord, but when we are happy, we forget Him. Guru is mukunda-prestha, very dear to...
Delhi
2025, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2025, India, India 2025
10 Oct 2025 morning – The Moods of the Vraja Forest (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The creepers (latas) are dancing. As they approach Govinda, the trees wave Him like fans (camaras) and offer Him fragrant flowers. The trees think, “Perhaps Krsna is hungry, after all, He has walked so much,” so they offer extremely fragrant, ripe, and sweet fruits to Sri Krsna. These are the moods of the trees of Vraja, for the gopis have transferred their moods to them. The trees tightly embrace Govinda as if He were a friend, and tears (sap) automatically flow upon having His...
2025, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2025, India, India 2025
10 Oct 2025 morning – The Moods of the Vraja Forest (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The creepers (latas) are dancing. As they approach Govinda, the trees wave Him like fans (camaras) and offer Him fragrant flowers. The trees think, “Perhaps Krsna is hungry, after all, He has walked so much,” so they offer extremely fragrant, ripe, and sweet fruits to Sri Krsna. These are the moods of the trees of Vraja, for the gopis have transferred their moods to them. The trees tightly embrace Govinda as if He were a friend, and tears (sap) automatically flow upon having His...
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09 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (English translation) | Delhi, India
– Human beings beautify themselves with their ornaments, but in the case of Bhagavan/God, His ornaments are beautified by Him. – Humility is the companion of love; they are synonymous. – A sloka that reveals how much the Lord appreciates humility: dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān… (CC Antya-lila 4.68). – The ornaments that are in the Lord are conscious and delight in the beauty of the Lord. Everything in the transcendental world is conscious. – A beautiful...
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09 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Human beings beautify themselves with their ornaments, but in the case of Bhagavan/God, His ornaments are beautified by Him. Humility is the companion of love; they are synonymous. A sloka that reveals how much the Lord appreciates humility: dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān… (CC Antya-lila 4.68). The ornaments that are in the Lord are conscious and delight in the beauty of the Lord. Everything in the transcendental world is conscious. A beautiful description of the sound of Krsna’s flute...
