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...
New Vraja (USA)
2024, anarthas, krishna-nama, svarupa of the jiva, Discourses in English, California, New Vraja (USA), USA, USA 2024
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...
2024, aisvarya, Song: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Discourses in English, California, New Vraja (USA), USA, USA 2024, Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja
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...
2024, rasa-lila, Discourses in English, New Vraja (USA), USA, USA 2024, Govardhana-puja
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...
2023, Discourses translated into English, New Vraja (USA), Prema-sarovara, India, India 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023
19 Nov 2023 morning – Prema-sarovara (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 – In the parikrama, several sacred places were visited. – The Deity of Radha Ramana Bihari. – In Sanket, in the morning, Sri Krsna called the cows, and in the evening, He called the gopis. – The fruits of parikrama are in this katha of Prema Sarovara. – This is the meeting place. – Lila in which Srimati Radhika is lying on Sri Krsna’s lap, He caresses Her head, and a bumblebee appears. – This is the place Prema Sarova, the water that...
2023, Discourses translated into English, New Vraja (USA), Ter-kadamba, India, India 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023
19 Nov 2023 morning – Ter-kadamba (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
‘Ter’ means called. Sri Krsna called the gopis through the sound of His flute. Sri Krsna comes to this place to walk with the cows and calves. Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada wrote in this place. Story of Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami doing bhajana at this place when Srimati Radhika, in disguise, went to hear them. Some trees in this place are demigods praying for the mercy of Sri Radha and Krsna. Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja went to Ter Kadamba on the day of Gopastami...
2023, Discourses in Bengali, New Vraja (USA), Ter-kadamba, India, India 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023
19 Nov 2023 morning – Ter-kadamba (Bengali) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
‘Ter’ means called. Sri Krsna called the gopis through the sound of His flute. Sri Krsna comes to this place to walk with the cows and calves. Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada wrote in this place. Story of Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami doing bhajana at this place when Srimati Radhika, in disguise, went to hear them. Some trees in this place are demigods praying for the mercy of Sri Radha and Krsna. Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja went to Ter Kadamba on the day of Gopastami...