PART 1 PART 2 About the swinging festival. Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami says that all beings in Vrndavana are in favour of Radha meeting Krishna. No holy place gives so much bliss as Vrndavana. The heart that does not melt by hearing and chanting the names of the Lord is hard as lightning. We should punish our senses by repenting and praying for the mercy of the Lord so that we weep when we hear harikatha. About Rupa Gosvami’s speciality. The three main deities of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Bala...
Vrindavana 2023
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31 Aug 2023 evening room katha – The Variety Existing in the Transcendental World and the Significance of the Guru’s Punishment (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 On the association of the guru/sadhu being compatible with the sadhaka/disciple’s Adorable Deity. There are four authorised sampradayas: Rudra, Sri, Sanaka and Brahma. The disciple should serve according to his mood/rasa. There are five types of sakhis: sakhi (friend); priya-sakhi (dear friend); paramaprestha-sakhi (dearest friend); prana-sakhi (life companion); nitya-sakhi (constant companion). The disciple must accept the guidance of a type of sakhi compatible with his...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Baladeva-purnima 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, self-realisation
31 Aug 2023 morning – Baladeva Purnima (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Baladeva Prabhu is the one who gives us spiritual strength. Without Him it is impossible to walk the path of spiritual self-realisation, because He is akanda-guru-tattva. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ (Sri Brahma-samhita 5.1). Sat (existence)/Balarama; Cit (knowledge)/Krsna; Ananda (bliss)/Radha. In this world everyone lives in unhappiness and suffering. Baladeva serves Krsna in ten ways. Baladeva creates the platform for Krishna to appear in this world. Yogamaya transferred Baladeva...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Baladeva-purnima 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, self-realisation
31 Aug 2023 morning – Baladeva Purnima (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Baladeva Prabhu is the one who gives us spiritual strength. Without Him it is impossible to walk the path of spiritual self-realisation, because He is akanda-guru-tattva. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ (Sri Brahma-samhita 5.1). Sat (existence)/Balarama; Cit (knowledge)/Krsna; Ananda (bliss)/Radha. In this world everyone lives in unhappiness and suffering. Baladeva serves Krsna in ten ways. Baladeva creates the platform for Krishna to appear in this world. Yogamaya transferred Baladeva from the...
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30 Aug 2023 evening – The Glories of Srila Rupa Gosvami (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Had Rupa Gosvami not come, Mahaprabhu’s mood would not have been known in this world.
Lila of a peacock ashamed of the beauty of Srimati Radhika’s hair.
Lila about Srimati Radhika being fascinated by the red colour of Krishna’s lips.
Each rasa is symbolised by a different colour.
Harinama gives both sadhana and sadhya.
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30 Aug 2023 evening – The Glories of Srila Rupa Gosvami (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Had Rupa Gosvami not come, Mahaprabhu’s mood would not have been known in this world.
Lila of a peacock ashamed of the beauty of Srimati Radhika’s hair.
Lila about Srimati Radhika being fascinated by the red colour of Krishna’s lips.
Each rasa is symbolised by a different colour.
Harinama gives both sadhana and sadhya.
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Krishna-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), rasa dance: rasa-lila
30 Aug 2023 evening room katha – Krishna and Radha’s manifestations (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1
Evidence that manjaris are present in rasa-lila with excerpts from Bhagavat Arka Marichi Mala by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s kirtanas.
Gurudeva spoke Hindi.
The definition of parakiya.
Abhimanyu is the manifestation of Krishna’s anger. In Sanskrit Abhimanyu means ‘anger’.
Lalita, Vishakha, Chandravali, Rupa Manjari, Rati Manjari are the manifestations of Radha’s bhavas.
PART 2
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30 Aug 2023 evening room katha – Krishna and Radha’s manifestations (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva was a Hindi speaker.
The definition of parakiya.
Abhimanyu is the manifestation of Krishna’s anger. In Sanskrit Abhimanyu means ‘anger’.
Lalita, Vishakha, Chandravali, Rupa Manjari, Rati Manjari are the manifestations of Radha’s bhavas.