– Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu invested all His potency in the heart of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada. – Sloka: śrī-caitanya-mano-‘bhīṣṭaṁ… (CC Antya 4.217, Purport). – Rupa Gosvamipada fulfilled all the desires of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s heart. – The gopis are only happy with the tribhanga-lalita form of Krsna. – About the form of Krsna in Kuruksetra. – Dhira-lalita-nayaka Sri Krsna. – The stages of bhakti. ...
Vrindavana 2024
17 Aug 2024 morning (in the room) – The Kunjas of Srimati Radhika and Her Sakhis (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
By chanting the Holy Names continuously one develops a taste for chanting. The eight kunjas and the various small kunjas around Radha-kunda. The duty of the sakhis is to promote the meeting of Radha and Krsna in the kundas. The lilas and the transcendental vision of Radha-kunda. Lila of Srimati Radhika dressed in the clothes of Subal. The glories of Subal. The material conception should not be confused with the transcendental. The performance of bhajana gives rise to the transcendental...
17 Aug 2024 morning (in the room) – The Kunjas of Srimati Radhika and Her Sakhis (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
By chanting the Holy Names continuously one develops a taste for chanting. The eight kunjas and the various small kunjas around Radha-kunda. The duty of the sakhis is to promote the meeting of Radha and Krsna in the kundas. The lilas and the transcendental vision of Radha-kunda. Lila of Srimati Radhika dressed in the clothes of Subal. The glories of Subal. The material conception should not be confused with the transcendental. The performance of bhajana gives rise to the transcendental...
17 Aug 2024 morning (temple) – Tirobhava-tithi of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Meaning of samadhi: the mind completely absorbed and fixed in serving its Worshipful Deity. The transcendental service of Srila Rupa Manjari. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami’s prayer to Rupa Manjari. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami is directly the sakhi of Srimati Radhika in the form of Rati Manjari. Proper devotional service is possible only in samadhi. At Radha Damodara Mandir, Srila Rupa Gosvami is teaching us how to do spiritual practice by chanting a fixed number of rounds of japa and at...
17 Aug 2024 morning (temple) – Tirobhava-tithi of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Meaning of samadhi: the mind completely absorbed and fixed in serving its Worshipful Deity. The transcendental service of Srila Rupa Manjari. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami’s prayer to Rupa Manjari. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami is directly the sakhi of Srimati Radhika in the form of Rati Manjari. Proper devotional service is possible only in samadhi. At Radha Damodara Mandir, Srila Rupa Gosvami is teaching us how to do spiritual practice by chanting a fixed number of rounds of japa and at...