Vrindavana 2023

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

02 Nov 2023 evening, in the room – Only Mahaprabhu Grants Manjari-bhava (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

When Mahaprabhu came, Manjari-bhava’s mood manifested through Rupa Gosvami. Sloka: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau (CC Adi-lila 1.4). The four types of sakhis: sakhi, nitya-sakhi, prana-sakhi, priya-sakhi, parama-presta-sakhi. Krsna’s duty is to taste rasa. Mahaprabhu’s duty is to savor and bestow rasa. In Western countries people don’t even know who Krsna is. Before Mahaprabhu, the Vaisnavas gave katha on the other moods, not manjari-bhava. Difference...

02 Nov 2023 evening (room) – Only Mahaprabhu Grants Manjari-bhava (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

When Mahaprabhu came, Manjari-bhava’s mood manifested through Rupa Gosvami. Sloka: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau (CC Adi-lila 1.4). The four types of sakhis: sakhi, nitya-sakhi, prana-sakhi, priya-sakhi, parama-presta-sakhi. Krsna’s duty is to taste rasa. Mahaprabhu’s duty is to savor and bestow rasa. In Western countries people don’t even know who Krsna is. Before Mahaprabhu, the Vaisnavas gave katha on the other moods, not manjari-bhava. Difference...