The importance of tattva-siddhanta. The prayer of Satyavrata Muni. People worship demigods because of their material desires. The fifth, and highest, goal of life. Bhakti cannot be understood without sadhu-sanga. Sadhu-sanga is attained after accumulating sukrti for many lives. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya 22.54). Difference between punya and sukrti. Sukrti is when there is connection between the Lord and His devotees. Verse: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta...
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04 Nov 2023 morning (room) – The Qualification of Harikatha’s Listener (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gardharvas in Svargaloka. Tamburi Rsi knows all the ragas, musical notes, and yet he is confused when he hears Krsna’s flute. The nature of water to exemplify the condition of the soul, which does not alter its essence. About cit-jagad. About suddha-sravana: pure hearing. The more you listen to harikatha, the more purity will come to your heart. The qualification of the harikatha listener. You must fix your mind on harikatha. The listeners of Srimad Bhagavatam. Samsara-davana: about...
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04 Nov 2023 morning – Vamshivata (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rasa-lila is the highest pastime of all, and everything happens due to the power of Yogamaya. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ (ŚB 10.33.36). The rasa-lila must be heard with faith. The glories of Vamsivata, the place of rasa-lila. When Sivaji bathed in Brahma-kunda and assumed the form of a gopi. It is only possible to enter rasa-lila when you have a gopi body. Lila das gopis listening to Krsna’s flute. Rasa is the sweetness of singing, dancing, playing; are the jokes...
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04 Nov 2023 morning – Vamshivata (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rasa-lila is the highest pastime of all, and everything happens due to the power of Yogamaya. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ (ŚB 10.33.36). The rasa-lila must be heard with faith. The glories of Vamsivata, the place of rasa-lila. When Sivaji bathed in Brahma-kunda and assumed the form of a gopi. It is only possible to enter rasa-lila when you have a gopi body. Lila das gopis listening to Krsna’s flute. Rasa is the sweetness of singing, dancing, playing; are the jokes...
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03 Nov 2023 evening – Srimati Radhika Also Killed Demons (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Many people wonder, Krsna killed many demons, and Srimati Radhika, did not? Srimati Radhika is none other than Krsna. Radha is more powerful.-Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Brahmanda Purana and other Puranas, confirm that when Radha was little, She killed several demons. Mother Kirtida’s pastimes walking with baby Radha. Lila de Radha aged one year and six months, on the banks of the Yamuna River. Kirtida Devi and her sakhis bathed and played in the river Yamuna. Mother Kirtida is attacked by a...
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03 Nov 2023 evening – Srimati Radhika Also Killed Demons (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Many people wonder, Krsna killed many demons, and Srimati Radhika, did not? Srimati Radhika is none other than Krsna. Radha is more powerful.-Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Brahmanda Purana and other Puranas, confirm that when Radha was little, She killed several demons. Mother Kirtida’s pastimes walking with baby Radha. Lila de Radha aged one year and six months, on the banks of the Yamuna River. Kirtida Devi and her sakhis bathed and played in the river Yamuna. Mother Kirtida is...
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03 Nov 2023 evening room hk – Radha-tattva (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Some different harikathas about Srimati Radhika that describe Her birth according to various Puranas. The nineteen symbols (drawings) of the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika. The form of Rupa Manjari and Rupa Gosvami. Mahaprabhu’s feet are not the same as Krsna’s. The eternal pastimes, manifest and unmanifest, and their respective moods. When a demon is killed by Krsna, does he come back? The dialogue between Krsna and the warrior Barbari. How demons enter Vraja. Harikathas always...
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03 Nov 2023 – Lohavana (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
If problems occur in Vrndavana, Krsna is the one who solves them. But, the Vrajavasis, because of their vatsalya-bhava and mamata, pray to Mahadeva Siva. Only by listening to harikata is it possible to have the darsana of the Deity. Brahmanda Ghata. Krsna put a handful of earth in His mouth, and what Mother Yasoda saw in Krsna’s mouth. Mother Yasoda never thinks that Krsna is God, absorbed in vatsalya-bhava, when she sees something unusual, she thinks it is the evil eye or a ghost. Devaki...