The origin of the Maha Kumbha Mela Festival. The story of the mother of serpents and the mother of Garuda. Garuda brought the pot of nectar from the heavenly planets to 4 places on Earth: Nasika, Ujjain, Haridvar, Prayagaraja, and Prayagaraja is where the Maha Kumbha Mela Festival takes place. By bathing in these places, all sins are extinguished. By attending the Kumbha Mela in Vrndavana, where Krsna performed lila with the demon Kaliya, one obtains suddha-bhakti. The story of Saubhari Rsi...
Garopaba 2025
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Garopaba 2025, Brazil 2025, aparadhas: ninda, character quality: criticism, renunciation, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
12 Jan 2025 midday – Bhakti-tattva (English) | Garopaba Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00:00 – Listen to Hari-katha, otherwise the mind will be restless.0:03:00 – Opening prayers.0:07:20 – Bhaktivedanta Swami Sarasvati Prabhupada explains: only Hari-katha can protect us from Maya, when heard from the mouth of a rasika Vaishnava.0:13:20 – To offer respects mentally to one who chants the holy names; one who has taken diksha should offer pranams.0:13:40 – Ninda (criticism) is speaking that which is untrue. Do not speak if you are not sure of the...
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12 Jan 2025 morning – The Bathing Ceremony of Srimati Radhika (English) | Garopaba Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00:00 – One who worships Radhika, worships Krishna as well. Vishaya and Ashraya tattva; Radha and Krishna are one. This is explained in the Sanak-samhita. 0:04:19 – Vrishabhanu-nandini Srimati Radhika has two expansions: Samyogini Radha (who meets with Krishna) and Viyogini Radha (who experiences pain and separation). One who worships RADHE will attain prema, as one should worship the pair. Bhaktivinoda Thakur sings about this: “Radha Krishna prana more…”...
