Navadvipa 2023

06 Mar 2023 morning – Mamagachhi (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This is the place of Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura-Narayani didi, the mother of Vrindavana dasa Thakura used to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu-The granthas Chaitanya-mangala (by Narottama dasa Thakura), Chaitanya-bhagavata (by Vrindavana dasa Thakura) and Chaitanya-charitamrita (by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) are enough to understand Mahaprabhu-Separation nourishes the meeting-This is a very special place-Saranga Murari katha-There should be a servital mood in the parikrama: we should serve maha...

05 Mar 2023 evening – The glories of Sri Radha-kunda and Srimati Radharani (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Radharani is completely devoted to the lotus feet of Krishna-She is always presented in Radha-kunda in visible or invisible form-Krishna chases after Radharani-Why Radha is called Radha-She is qualified to fill all Krishna’s desires

05 Mar 2023 evening – The Glories of the Ganges (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Ganga destroys sins-Garuda’s struggle with the serpent and how the serpent touched the water of the Ganga-Lila on how Radharani saw Krishna meet Viraja sakhi (Ganga-devi)-2 bulls fighting each other-Yamuna is even more glorious than Ganga-The other names of the Ganges-Although the Ganges is very long, the place matters: bathing in Navadvipa’s Ganga is more powerful than anywhere else-The glories of Nirdaya ghata-The loving quarrels of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami and Srila BV...

05 Mar 2023 evening – The Glories of the Ganges (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Ganga destroys sins-Garuda’s struggle with the serpent and how the serpent touched the water of the Ganga-Lila on how Radharani saw Krishna meet Viraja sakhi (Ganga-devi)-2 bulls fighting each other-Yamuna is even more glorious than Ganga-The other names of the Ganges-Although the Ganges is very long, the place matters: bathing in Navadvipa’s Ganga is more powerful than anywhere else-The glories of Nirdaya ghata-The loving quarrels of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami and Srila BV...

05 Mar 2023 morning – Champahata (Bengali) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The place of beautiful champaka flowers, where all the sakhis collect them-Beautiful pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu happened here-The mood of separation described in Gita-govinda-Jayadeva Gosvami is completely renounced yet experiencing these deep moods-Krishna is controlled by his lovers-About Gita-govinda and the 4 types of roles played by Krsna, 8 played by Radharani-We must listen about Gita-govinda from uttama-maha-bhagavata, and the heart must be very soft and pure to understand these...

05 Mar 2023 morning – Champahata (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The place of beautiful champaka flowers, where all the sakhis collect them-Beautiful pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu happened here-The mood of separation described in Gita-govinda-Jayadeva Gosvami is completely renounced yet experiencing these deep moods-Krishna is controlled by his lovers-About Gita-govinda and the 4 types of roles played by Krsna, 8 played by Radharani-We must listen about Gita-govinda from uttama-maha-bhagavata, and the heart must be very soft and pure to understand these...