New Vraja (USA) 2024

31 Jul 2024 evening – Sambandha-jnana (English) | New Vraja, CA, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Ambarisha Maharaja served Krishna with all the limbs of his body. Shloka: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha (CC Madhya 20.117) – We do not serve Krishna, but merciful Guru and Vaishnavas always engage us in krishna-seva. Sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana are important in our spiritual life. Govinda, Gopinatha and Madana-Mohana deities take the form of Radha-Ramana deity. Gurupada-padma is the one who gives sambandha to his disciples. Shloka: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru...

31 Jul 2024 morning – The Power of Hari-katha (English) | New Vraja, CA, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The best friend is the one who gets others to listen to krishna-katha and krishna-nama. Shloka: parasparānukathanaṁ pāvanaṁ bhagavad-yaśaḥ (SB 11.3.30). The exemplary bhajana of the Six Gosvamis (shloka). Why the Six Gosvamis spent each night under a different tree. Srimati Radhika’s verse glorifying Giriraja Govardhana: hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo (SB 10.21.18). 3 Haridasas: Yudhishthira Maharaja, Uddhava and Giriraja Govardhana. Giriraja Govardhana’s seva and his ecstatic symptoms of...

26 Jan 2024 morning – Sweet Glorifications of New Vraja – Maha-tirtha Becomes the Place Where Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja Stepped (English) – New Vraja, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja was very fond of this place. ⁠Beautiful sloka: bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās tīrtha-bhūtāḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.10) — “My Lord, devotees who are like Yourself are truly the embodiment of holy places. By carrying the Supreme Personality of Godhead in their hearts, You transform all places into places of pilgrimage”. ⁠The pure devotees travel all over the world to purify the Earth. ⁠Bhakti always wants more, is like a greedy, hungry person. When Bhakti...

24 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of Giriraja Govardhana (English) – New Vraj, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Vrindavana is full of rasa because Srimati Radharani is there. Sharadiya-rasa-lila and vasantika-rasa-lila. Viraha-agni of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Exemplary bhajana of our Six Gosvamis. The beauty of Vrindavana. Giriraja Govardhana manifested from the inner core of Srimati Radhika’s heart.-Sloka: hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo. Uddhava advises Krishna to kill Jarasandha and then to visit Yudhishthira Maharaja’s rajasuya-jajna. Krishna sends Uddhava to Vrindavana. Krishna-katha is non...