Krsna asked Nanda Baba to go and herd the cows. The categories of varnasrama-dharma. The thirty-three categories of demigods present in a cow. Mahaprabhu taught that cows are our mothers. Verse: namo brahmaṇya-devāya (Viṣṇu Purāṇa 1.19.65). The reasons for Krsna going from Vrndavana to Mathura. The meanings of the name Madhusudana. Samyogini Radha and Vyogini Radha. Uddhava saw the feeling of separation of the vrajavasis. The stages of devotees (jnani bhakta, prema bhakta, premathura bhakta...
Mathura 2023
20 Nov 2023 evening – Gopashtami (English translation) – Mathura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna asked Nanda Baba to go and herd the cows. The categories of varnasrama-dharma. The thirty-three categories of demigods present in a cow. Mahaprabhu taught that cows are our mothers. Verse: namo brahmaṇya-devāya (Viṣṇu Purāṇa 1.19.65). The reasons for Krsna going from Vrndavana to Mathura. The meanings of the name Madhusudana. Samyogini Radha and Vyogini Radha. Uddhava saw the feeling of separation of the vrajavasis. The stages of devotees (jnani bhakta, prema bhakta, premathura bhakta...
10 Nov 2023 midday – Visiting Beloved Family of Several Generations of Devotees (English translation) – Mathura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Life is passing by. Laksmana asks Lord Rama, who is Bhagavan, about what will happen in the future. Ramacandra replies that destiny is unpredictable. In the material world so many are being born and dying, but no one thinks about death. If we are born, we will have to leave this world, that is the rule of the material world. The leaves on the tree laugh at those that are falling. But, they too will have to fall and rot in the ground. Before leaving this world, one must do bhajana to Bhagavan...
10 Nov 2023 midday – Visiting Beloved Family of Several Generations of Devotees (Hindi) – Mathura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Life is passing by. Laksmana asks Lord Rama, who is Bhagavan, about what will happen in the future. Ramacandra replies that destiny is unpredictable. In the material world so many are being born and dying, but no one thinks about death. If we are born, we will have to leave this world, that is the rule of the material world. The leaves on the tree laugh at those that are falling. But, they too will have to fall and rot in the ground. Before leaving this world, one must do bhajana to...
05 Nov 2023 evening room hk – The Lilas in Which Sri Krsna Kills Demons (Hindi) – Mathura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Different lilas are happening in different kalpas.
Sri Krsna kills the asuras very easily, He just has to look at the demons and they die.
There are two reasons for these lilas to happen: His love for the Vrajavasis and the establishment of dharma.
05 Nov 2023 house program – The Month of Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – Mathura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is necessary to accumulate sukrti from many lives to be in Vraja listening to harikatha. Maha-Lakshimi is Srimati Radhika. We tell that the month of Srimati Radharani begins and ends on purnima. The different processes of the Yugas to reach God. Our goal is to want to satisfy God, the process is to chant the holy names. Sloka: harer nāma harer nāmaharer nāmaiva kevalam (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). In the month of kartika, Sri Krsna manifests wonderful pastimes. One should be careful when talking...
05 Nov 2023 house program – The Month of Srimati Radhika (English translation) – Mathura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is necessary to accumulate sukrti from many lives to be in Vraja listening to harikatha. Maha-Lakshimi is Srimati Radhika. We tell that the month of Srimati Radharani begins and ends on purnima. The different processes of the Yugas to reach God. Our goal is to want to satisfy God, the process is to chant the holy names. Sloka: harer nāma harer nāmaharer nāmaiva kevalam (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). In the month of kartika, Sri Krsna manifests wonderful pastimes. One should be careful when talking...
27 Oct 2023 morning – The Glories of Mathura Devi (Hindi) – Dirgha Vishnu temple, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Whoever stays in Mathura for a day attains prema-bhakti. Mathura Dhama is not an ordinary place. First we have to obtain the mercy of Mathura Devi, and then go to Vrndavana, without this it is not possible. The importance of Mathura Devi. Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja established the first Matha (Temple) in Mathura. First you need to go to Visrama-gatha in Mathura (where Krsna bathed after killing Kamsa), to do acamana, and only then go to Vrndavana. With the body it is...