Maya will not come when Harikatha is being spoken. The power and glory of Harikatha. vande nanda-vraja-strinam shloka (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.63). lokik-sambandha-vrtti explained. Pastime of Krishna becoming sick whilst He resided in Dwaraka-puri. Rasa-lila katha is very powerful medicine and is the only thing that will cure the heart disease of lust. vikkriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca visnoh shloka (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.30). Must hear rasa-lila katha with firm faith, daily, for this whole...
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2024, Bhatta parivara, suddha-sadacara, English, Florida, Miami, USA, USA 2024, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami
25 Jul 2024 evening – Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Vaisnava-seva and namasankirtana that grants shelter at the feet of Krsna. One must practice in order to be able to preach. Mahaprabhu’s Lila spending four months at the Bhatta family home. The four authorized Sampradayas: Sri, Rudra, Sanaka and Brahma Sampradayas. Mahaprabhu accepted the Brahma Sampradaya. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami is Guna Manjari, but some say he is Ananga Manjari. Mahaprabhu has great affection for Gopala Bhatta. Mahaprabhu instructs Gopala Bhatta to take care...
2024, anarthas, anuraga, two symptoms of anuraga, Universe, English, Florida, Miami, USA, USA 2024, Sapta-sindhu-gunavati Sri Radha 2024
25 Jul 2024 morning – The Seven Oceans of Qualities of Srimati Radhika (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 The seven oceans of qualities of Srimati Radhika described in the beautiful sloka:vaiḍagdhya sindhūr anurāga rasaīka sindhūrvātsalya sindhūr atī sāndra kṛpaīka sindhūḥlāvaṇya sindhūr amṛta cchabī rūpa sindhūḥśrī rādhikā sphuratū me hṛdī kelī sindhūḥ (Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhiḥ 18, by Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura). Comparison between the seven oceans of Radha and the seven oceans of the Universe. Radha’s Lila angry because Krsna went to see Candravali. Krsna delighted seeing...
2024, Bhatta parivara, English, Florida, Miami, USA, USA 2024, Prabodhananda Sarasvati Gosvami
24 Jul 2024 evening – Sri Prabodhananda Sarasvati and His Contribution (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu spent 4 months with Bhatta parivara (family). Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu discussed katha about Lakshmi-devi with Bhatta parivara. The gopis are so fortunate, they perform rasa dance with Krishna. Lakshmi-devi cannot enter the rasa dance as She does not accept Krishna’s conditions. Invocation shloka of Gita-govinda. Shloka: rādhā karāvacita pallava vallarī ke (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 14). 3 principles to submerge into the highest conjugal mood, shyama-shringara rasa...
2024, anuraga, English, Florida, Miami, USA, USA 2024, Sapta-sindhu-gunavati Sri Radha 2024
24 Jul 2024 morning – 7 Oceans of Srimati Radhika’s Divine Love (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Shloka: vaidagdhya sindhur anuraga-rasaika-sindhur (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 18). Lila of how Krishna wanted to invite Srimati Radhika to share His bed with Him, but She refused, saying that if She did so, the black colour of Krishna’s body would be transferred to Her as well. Question: Why do we always talk about only 64 qualities of Krishna? 7 oceans of the material nature: the ocean of salt, the ocean of sugarcane, the ocean of alcohol, the ocean of ghee, the ocean of yoghurt, the ocean...
2024, Bhatta parivara, four sampradayas, siddha-deha, types of devotees, English, Florida, Miami, USA, USA 2024
23 Jul 2024 evening – Sadhu-sanga-mahima (English) – Miami, Florida | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Arcana Dipika explains which type of flowers to offer to Thakurji, and which not. The five types of devotees: panca-upasana. Two meanings of the word suman: flower, and clean and pure mind, for offering. Discussion of abhiman, dihatma-bhuti and suddha-abhiman. Maya-devi is not happy with us being in maya. Only gaura-krpa-hi-kavalam will save us from this suffering in this material world: how to receive this mercy. Glorification of Prabhodananda Sarasvati Gosvami. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stays...
2024, Book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, Jagannatha's chariot, samskaras, vidhi-marga, English, Florida, Miami, USA, USA 2024, Nishanta-lila
05 Feb 2024 morning – The Perfect Bhajana Step by Step (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vaisnava-sadacara: Vaisnava etiquette, the rules and regulations described by Srila Sanatana Gosvami in the book Hari-bhakti-vilasa. The difference between sadhaka-rupena and siddha-rupena, and the qualifications of the Vaisnavas: kanistha, madhyama and uttama adhikaris. Verse: yena jaṅṃa-śataiḥ pūrvaṁ — vāsudevaḥ samarcitaḥ (Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 11.454). Verse: śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi — pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.101). Arcana, worship, is part of vidhi-marga, the path of...
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04 Feb 2024 evening – Sadhu Sanga in Kali-yuga (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Yamaraja said that whoever does not chant the Holy Names goes to his home. Katha of the visnudutas protecting Ajamil. Verse: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-janma-mūla haya ‘sādhu-saṅga’ (CC Madhya-lila 22.83). Different types of sadhu. The humor of Sacinandana Goura Hari. Verse: namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te (CC Madhya-lila 19.53). Goura katha means Radha-Krsna katha. Verse: anaradha radha-padambhoja-renum (Sva-sankalpa-prakasa-stotra 1). Sanskaras are very powerful, realizations happen in our...