Praia do Presidio 2025

05 Feb 2025 midday – Raseshvari Srimati Radhika: Vasanta Rasa Dance (English) | Praia do Presidio, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Yesterday was Advaita Saptami. An Advaita Acharya is a pure devotee. That’s why Krishna heard his call. Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (SB 10.31.9). Verse: āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṁ pinaṣṭu mām… (Shikshashtaka 8). The gopis gave up all the rules and regulations of society. And yet Srimati Radhika’s love for Krishna is incomparable. No one can explain it. Madanakya-mahabhava is Srimati Radhika’s prerogative. Ananya-mamata. Samanjasya-rati, sadharani-rati, samartha-rati. Out...

05 Feb 2025 morning – Aishvarya and madhurya (English) | Praia do Presidio, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Sadhaka stage and siddha stage. First, fix your mind to perform bhajana and sadhana. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu told Raghunatha dasa Gosvami to fix his mind. 6 stages of unstable bhajana. Maya Devi’s attacks on Haridasa Thakura. 5 stages of the removal of anarthas: eka-desha-vartini, bahu-desha-vartini, prayiki, purna, atyantiki. Maya-devi purifies the heart of a sadhaka. When Guru punishes, he gives his mercy (example of a mother punishing her baby). Damodarashtaka. Srimati Radhika covers the...