In Damodarastakam, mother of Yasoda sees all the universes in the mouth of Krsna. Krsna is avatari, the cause of all avataras, and They all reside in Him. This is the quality of Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara. The highest original form of Krsna is Nava Kisora, the young Man who manifests in rasa lila with Srimati Radhika. According to Rupa Gosvami, Radha’s form is as beautiful or more beautiful than Krsna’s form. They hold a beauty competition. Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that if it...
Vrindavana 2023
2023, Discourses in Bengali 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
09 Nov 2023 evening – Different Types of Harikatha (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
One should have good behaviour, otherwise many anarthas will come to your heart. One should listen to harikatha under the guidance of the sadhu. One must listen with great faith! Thus Krsna is attained. The word bhakti only makes sense when applied to Krsna. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁjñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (CC Madhya-lila 19.167). Harikatha aims for connection, not abandonment. Sukadeva Gosvami is the perfect speaker, for he tasted the nectar from the lips of Srimati Radhika. Many Rsis...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
09 Nov 2023 evening – Different Types of Harikatha (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
One should have good behaviour, otherwise many anarthas will come to your heart. One should listen to harikatha under the guidance of the sadhu. One must listen with great faith! Thus Krsna is attained. The word bhakti only makes sense when applied to Krsna. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁjñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (CC Madhya-lila 19.167). Harikatha aims for connection, not abandonment. Sukadeva Gosvami is the perfect speaker, for he tasted the nectar from the lips of Srimati Radhika. Many Rsis...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
09 Nov 2023 evening (room) – Different Rasas and Their Moods (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In each Rasa the moods are different. Krsna is happy to fight with Canura and Mustika. Krsna is unhappy with Mother Yasoda. The meaning of the concepts: Avyapti dosha = excessive restriction of the concept (under extension rule), and, Ativyapti dosha = excessive scope of the concept (over extension rule). Rasa Dance means expressing various arts. There are three types of prema: viveka-sunya prema, visrambha prema and utkantha-mayi prema. Baladeva does the rasa-lila in Rama-gatha. There are...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023
09 Nov 2023 evening room hk – Different Rasas and Their Moods (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 In each Rasa the moods are different. Krsna is happy to fight with Canura and Mustika. Krsna is unhappy with Mother Yasoda. The meaning of the concepts: Avyapti dosha = excessive restriction of the concept (under extension rule), and, Ativyapti dosha = excessive scope of the concept (over extension rule). Rasa Dance means expressing various arts. There are three types of prema: viveka-sunya prema, visrambha prema and utkantha-mayi prema. Baladeva does the rasa-lila in Rama-gatha. There...
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09 Nov 2023 morning – Vishramavata (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Visrama Vat is a place where Caitanya Mahaprabhu rested. On this day, the first place we usually stop is Kesi Gatha, but today it was not possible to sit there. None of the demons that Kamsa sent to kill Krsna returned. Kamsa organises a large assembly of demons to devise his plans. Madhumangala is Krsna’s priya-narma-sakha (intimate friend). He borrows from Krsna His peacock feather, flute and yellow clothes. Kesi, the horse demon, arrives in Vrndavana and attacks Madhumangala; Krsna...
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09 Nov 2023 morning – Vishramavata (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Visrama Vat is a place where Caitanya Mahaprabhu rested. On this day, the first place we usually stop is Kesi Gatha, but today it was not possible to sit there. None of the demons that Kamsa sent to kill Krsna returned. Kamsa organises a large assembly of demons to devise his plans. Madhumangala is Krsna’s priya-narma-sakha (intimate friend). He borrows from Krsna His peacock feather, flute and yellow clothes. Kesi, the horse demon, arrives in Vrndavana and attacks Madhumangala; Krsna...
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08 Nov 2023 evening – From Shraddha to Asakti (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
4 types of meeting and separation.
The foundation of Gopi-gita.
How prema manifests.
The gopis discuss Krishna’s beauty and sweetness.
Three conditions to enter into shringara-rasa.
Only Srimati Radhika knows the heart of Krishna and how to please Him.
The glories of Giriraja Govardhana.