The different types of nectar (amrta) and the highest nectar of Goloka Vrndavana. On ekadasi, spiritual practices must be intensified. How to do nirjala (complete fasting) on ekadasi day. The shell of Krsna (Pancajanya) and Arjuna (Devadatta). Mahaprabhu’s lila and Jagannatha-prasada on the day of ekadasi. Verse: mahā-prasāde govinde (Mahābhārata, Skandha Purana). Lila of Ambarisa Maharaja and Durvasa Rsi: on the importance of following the ekadasi breaking interval (param). Verse:...
Rajkot 2023
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, Chorashtaka (Chauragraganya-purushashtaka), nectar: types
29 Jul 2023 evening – Ekadasi-tithi and the Importance of Devotional Practices (Hindi) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The different types of nectar (amrta) and the highest nectar of Goloka Vrndavana. On ekadasi, spiritual practices must be intensified. How to do nirjala (complete fasting) on ekadasi day. The shell of Krsna (Pancajanya) and Arjuna (Devadatta). Mahaprabhu’s lila and Jagannatha-prasada on the day of ekadasi. Verse: mahā-prasāde govinde (Mahābhārata, Skandha Purana). Lila of Ambarisa Maharaja and Durvasa Rsi: on the importance of following the ekadasi breaking interval (param). Verse:...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Purushottama-vrata 2023, Sita Ram Kahiye
29 Jul 2023 morning – The Glories of Purusottama-masa and How to Follow It (English translation) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Maya Devi creates misconceptions about Ekadasi to confuse souls and keep them trapped in the material world. Tulasi Devi is a sakhi very dear to Bhagavan. Story of the manifestation of Purusottama-masa, adhika-masa (extra month). The lunar and solar calculation of the appearance of Purusottama-masa. Kartika is the most important month of all. Lila of Bhrgu Rsi: when asked who Bhagavan was and Bhagavan kicked Vishnu’s chest. Of the three purusas of Vishnu, Krsna is the supreme. Krsna is...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Purushottama-vrata 2023, Sita Ram Kahiye
29 Jul 2023 morning – The Glories of Purusottama-masa and How to Follow It (Hindi) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Maya Devi creates misconceptions about Ekadasi to confuse souls and keep them trapped in the material world. Tulasi Devi is a sakhi very dear to Bhagavan. Story of the manifestation of Purusottama-masa, adhika-masa (extra month). The lunar and solar calculation of the appearance of Purusottama-masa. Kartika is the most important month of all. Lila of Bhrgu Rsi: when asked who Bhagavan was and Bhagavan kicked Vishnu’s chest. Of the three purusas of Vishnu, Krsna is the supreme. Krsna is...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, Purushottama-vrata 2023, ghee lamp, Svayam Bhagavan
28 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Purusottama-masa and Ekadasi-tithi (Hindi) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In this month of Purusottama, we should serve the Deity and listen to harikatha. The month of Purusottama comes every three years and the one who presides over it is Lord Krishna, while the one who presides over the month of Kartika is Srimati Radhika. The glories of Purusottama month. Offering only one ghee lamp, serving brahmanas and cows in this month is very auspicious. One who stays in Purusottama Ksetra (that is, Jagannatha Puri) and does bhajana during this month gets much more fruit...