Gujarat 2024

24 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna is the heart of Radharani.

Krishna gets the desire to perform rasa-lila.

Kamsa’s attempts to kill Krishna.

The killing of demon Keshi.

3 types of separation: bhavi-viraha, bhavana-viraha and bhavya-viraha.

Jarasandha’s multiple attacks on Mathura.

Krishna’s duties in Mathura and His separation from Vraja.

Bhramara-lila of Radha and Krishna.

Abduction of Rukmini.

23 Apr 2024 morning – The Rasa-lila of Baladeva Prabhu (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Krishna seeing the Rakhi-purnima stimulates Him to remember the moon-like face of the gopis and His desire to perform the rasa-dance. Discussion of Brhad-Vrindavana. If you combine the beauty of millions of forms of Kamadeva, cupid, they will never touch the beauty of Krishna. Katha of Kamadeva thinking he will defeat Krishna with his five cupid arrows. Important questions are asked: Which scripture explains that Baladeva Prabhu performs rasa? And with which gopis? Tamburi Rsi, the musical...

23 Apr 2024 morning – The Rasa-lila of Baladeva Prabhu (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Krishna seeing the Rakhi-purnima stimulates Him to remember the moon-like face of the gopis and His desire to perform the rasa-dance. Discussion of Brhad-Vrindavana. If you combine the beauty of millions of forms of Kamadeva, cupid, they will never touch the beauty of Krishna. Katha of Kamadeva thinking he will defeat Krishna with his five cupid arrows. Important questions are asked: Which scripture explains that Baladeva Prabhu performs rasa? And with which gopis? Tamburi Rsi, the musical...

22 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4: Prahlada Katha and Krishna Janmastami (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Sri Krsna was born from Nanda Baba and Mother Yasoda, even though He is the eternal and unborn Lord. The difference between the appearance and the birth of the Lord. Because the Lord treats the demigods, children of Aditi, differently from the demons, children of Diti. The Four Kumaras asked Brahma which is the highest asram. The four varnasramas: ghrhasta, brahmacari, vanaprasta and sannyasi, and the types of sannyasis. The types of castes and their functions: sudra, vaisya, ksatriya and...

22 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4: Prahlada Katha and Krishna Janmastami (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Sri Krsna was born from Nanda Baba and Mother Yasoda, even though He is the eternal and unborn Lord. The difference between the appearance and the birth of the Lord. Because the Lord treats the demigods, children of Aditi, differently from the demons, children of Diti. The Four Kumaras asked Brahma which is the highest asram. The four varnasramas: ghrhasta, brahmacari, vanaprasta and sannyasi, and the types of sannyasis. The types of castes and their functions: sudra, vaisya, ksatriya and...

22 Apr 2024 morning – The Importance of Hindu Culture (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The Importance of Hindu clothing (sari and doti).

Bharata, India, is the place where all the Vedas, Puranas and Upanisads were manifested, and where many sadhus performed austerities in this sacred place.

Hindu culture is being lost due to Western audiovisual (television) influence.

Those who perform bhagavata-bhajana are making the best use of their life.

We must preach the example of Ramacandra around the world.

The importance of wearing the tulasi-mala necklace.