Kashinagar 2024
31 Mar 2024 evening – The Birth of Sukadeva Gosvami (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radhika gives clear instructions to Sukadeva Gosvami. Lila from when Siva explains Srimad Bhagavatam to Parvati Devi and Sukadeva Gosvami listens. History of the birth of Sukadeva Goswami. The false ego makes us think that we are the body, and material attachment is the cause of all sadness. Sloka: jīvera svarūpa haya kṛṣṇera nitya-dāsa (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). The nature of the soul is to serve God, if we do not serve God we serve Maya. Sanatana Gosvami asks Mahaprabhu: “Who am I?”...
31 Mar 2024 evening – The Birth of Sukadeva Gosvami (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Srimati Radhika gives clear instructions to Sukadeva Gosvami. Lila from when Siva explains Srimad Bhagavatam to Parvati Devi and Sukadeva Gosvami listens. History of the birth of Sukadeva Goswami. The false ego makes us think that we are the body, and material attachment is the cause of all sadness. Sloka: jīvera svarūpa haya kṛṣṇera nitya-dāsa (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). The nature of the soul is to serve God, if we do not serve God we serve Maya. Sanatana Gosvami asks Mahaprabhu: “Who...
31 Mar 2024 morning – Ganga-sagara (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 – King Sagara performs the Ashvamedha yajna and encounters obstacles from Indra, who steals the sacrificial horse.
1:00 – The sons of King Sagara attack the ashram of Kapila Rishi.
3:00 – The appearance of King Bhagiratha.
4:00 – Durvasa Rishi curses Mandakini to descend to the lower planets.6:00 – The original nature of the Ganga: she is a sakhi of Shrimati Radhika – a brief story, with a full description found in the book Madhu Smita Shri Radha
30 Mar 2024 evening – The Nectar of Immortality (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva mentions Srimad Bhagavatam and the four Vedas: Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Veda. Song: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti. Lila of the parrot Sukha calling for Krsna, and Krsna asks him to sing “Radhe Radhe”. The glories of Srimati Radhika’s names are greater than those of Krsna’s name. About Varsana, the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. There is no difference between siksa-guru (form of God, rupa) and diksa-guru (manifestation of God, svarupa). Everyone who is born in this...
30 Mar 2024 evening – The Nectar of Immortality (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva mentions Srimad Bhagavatam and the four Vedas: Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Veda. Song: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti. Lila of the parrot Sukha calling for Krsna, and Krsna asks him to sing “Radhe Radhe”. The glories of Srimati Radhika’s names are greater than those of Krsna’s name. About Varsana, the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. There is no difference between siksa-guru (form of God, rupa) and diksa-guru (manifestation of God, svarupa). Everyone who is born in this...
30 Mar 2024 midday – The Process of Self-Realisation (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva says that there are devotees from all over the world participating in this festival, and mentions the glories of those born in Bharata (India). The word “Bharata” means: Bha = light, and, rata = love and affection. Srila Gurudeva talks about the difficulty in preaching in Western countries. To obtain self-realization one must surrender to God, saranagati. Sloka: sarva-dharmān parityajya (Bhagavad-gītā 18.66). The body’s senses are purified by listening and serving, and thus the...