Kashinagar 2023

21 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Rasa-lila katha-Svakiyata and parakiyata-6 qualities (opulences) of Krishna-Bhagavan knows the languages of all creatures-Mahaprabhu meets Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya-Kaliya-damana-lila-Tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta-Tulasi is Krishna-priya-Chapala Gopala’s punishment for his offence to Srivasa Pandita-Uddhava glorifies gopis-Rasa-lila (continuation)

PART 2

21 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Rasa-lila katha-Svakiyata and parakiyata-6 qualities (opulences) of Krishna-Bhagavan knows the languages of all creatures-Mahaprabhu meets Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya-Kaliya-damana-lila-Tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta-Tulasi is Krishna-priya-Chapala Gopala’s punishment for his offence to Srivasa Pandita-Uddhava glorifies gopis-Rasa-lila (continuation)

PART 2

21 Mar 2023 morning – The Relation of Gaura-lila and Krishna-lila (English) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-CC Madhya 25-The essence of nectar is krishna-lila-Krishna-lila and goura-lila are equally important-Anugrahaya bhaktanam shloka-Gaura-lila is compared to sweet rice and krishna-lila is compared to camphor-Gaura-lila is a sarovara-Sarovara means pond, not lake, because a pond has sweet water and a lake has salty water-Mahaprabhu’s devotees are like swans (can separate milk from water)-Why do we first chant gaura-mantras and gaura-gayatri and then krishna-mantra?-Gaurasundara strictly follows...

20 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Krishna’s birth and Krishna’s appearance-Nitya-lilas, naimittika-lilas-Yogamaya arranges Krishna’s lilas-Putana-mokshana-lila-Lilas of baby Krishna (Durvasa Rishi, Lobhasura, dama-bandhana-lila)-Srimati Radharani’s Appearance (in brief)-Govardhana-dharana-lila

PART 2

20 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Krishna’s birth and Krishna’s appearance-Nitya-lilas, naimittika-lilas-Yogamaya arranges Krishna’s lilas-Putana-mokshana-lila-Lilas of baby Krishna (Durvasa Rishi, Lobhasura, dama-bandhana-lila)-Srimati Radharani’s Appearance (in brief)-Govardhana-dharana-lila

PART 2

20 Mar 2023 evening – Worship Guru First (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-One can serve purely his Gurudeva if one has sambandha-jnana-Guru gives sanbandha-jnana to his disciple-Those who have guru-nishtha can deliver the whole world-The amusing story of a hari-katha listener seeing the bearded Bhagavatam speaker as her lost goat-Laukiki-shraddha, paramarthiki-shraddha; vaidhi-shraddha and raganuga-shraddha; atyantiki-shraddha-The story of a father and son crossing a river with a donkey-Pay no attention to people who criticise you. Just do your bhajana-sadhana...

20 Mar 2023 evening – Worship Guru First (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-One can serve purely his Gurudeva if one has sambandha-jnana-Guru gives sanbandha-jnana to his disciple-Those who have guru-nishtha can deliver the whole world-The amusing story of a hari-katha listener seeing the bearded Bhagavatam speaker as her lost goat-Laukiki-shraddha, paramarthiki-shraddha; vaidhi-shraddha and raganuga-shraddha; atyantiki-shraddha-The story of a father and son crossing a river with a donkey-Pay no attention to people who criticise you. Just do your bhajana-sadhana...