Somnath 2024

25 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Everyone must listen to Harikatha for the rest of eternity: Bhagavat-seva! ⁠Grantha-bhagavat and bhakta-bhagavat, both are lovely and necessary! ⁠Detailed description of Krsna’s lila with Sudama Vipra. ⁠About how Krsna treated Sudama with all affection; He even ate the remnants of Sudama and gave it to His wives to eat as well. ⁠Wonderful Sloka: api cet su-durācāro… (Bhagavad Gita 9.30) and (Subjective Evolution of Consciousness – Chapter: Pure Devotion). ⁠In Dvaraka, Krsna...

25 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Everyone must listen to Harikatha for the rest of eternity: Bhagavat-seva! ⁠Grantha-bhagavat and bhakta-bhagavat, both are lovely and necessary! ⁠Detailed description of Krsna’s lila with Sudama Vipra. ⁠About how Krsna treated Sudama with all affection; He even ate the remnants of Sudama and gave it to His wives to eat as well. ⁠Wonderful Sloka: api cet su-durācāro… (Bhagavad Gita 9.30) and (Subjective Evolution of Consciousness – Chapter: Pure Devotion). ⁠In Dvaraka, Krsna...

24 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna is the heart of Radharani.

Krishna gets the desire to perform rasa-lila.

Kamsa’s attempts to kill Krishna.

The killing of demon Keshi.

3 types of separation: bhavi-viraha, bhavana-viraha and bhavya-viraha.

Jarasandha’s multiple attacks on Mathura.

Krishna’s duties in Mathura and His separation from Vraja.

Bhramara-lila of Radha and Krishna.

Abduction of Rukmini.

24 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna is the heart of Radharani.

Krishna gets the desire to perform rasa-lila.

Kamsa’s attempts to kill Krishna.

The killing of demon Keshi.

3 types of separation: bhavi-viraha, bhavana-viraha and bhavya-viraha.

Jarasandha’s multiple attacks on Mathura.

Krishna’s duties in Mathura and His separation from Vraja.

Bhramara-lila of Radha and Krishna.

Abduction of Rukmini.

23 Apr 2024 morning – The Rasa-lila of Baladeva Prabhu (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Krishna seeing the Rakhi-purnima stimulates Him to remember the moon-like face of the gopis and His desire to perform the rasa-dance. Discussion of Brhad-Vrindavana. If you combine the beauty of millions of forms of Kamadeva, cupid, they will never touch the beauty of Krishna. Katha of Kamadeva thinking he will defeat Krishna with his five cupid arrows. Important questions are asked: Which scripture explains that Baladeva Prabhu performs rasa? And with which gopis? Tamburi Rsi, the musical...

23 Apr 2024 morning – The Rasa-lila of Baladeva Prabhu (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Krishna seeing the Rakhi-purnima stimulates Him to remember the moon-like face of the gopis and His desire to perform the rasa-dance. Discussion of Brhad-Vrindavana. If you combine the beauty of millions of forms of Kamadeva, cupid, they will never touch the beauty of Krishna. Katha of Kamadeva thinking he will defeat Krishna with his five cupid arrows. Important questions are asked: Which scripture explains that Baladeva Prabhu performs rasa? And with which gopis? Tamburi Rsi, the musical...