-This place is called Chakra-tirtha because the Sudarshana chakra that was chasing Durvasa Rishi fell in this place-Durvasa Rishi escapes from Vishnu’s Sudarshana chakra; Ambarisha Maharaja’s humbleness-4 types of liberation-Pure devotees reject all types of liberation-Lalita and Vishakha may compete with Radharani, but they do not want to, so Yogamaya appoints Chandravali to be Sri Radha’s rival, although she is not qualified to be Her rival-Even with the mood of the left wing (vamya...
West Bengal 2023
15 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 -Bhakti generates bhakti-Sukriti leads to sadhu-sanga-The Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam are the limbs of the Lord’s body-The meaning of ‘Bhagavatam’-Sri in Srimad-Bhagavatam means Srimati Radhika. Krishna always resides with Srimati Radhika-Every letter of Srimad-Bhagavatam is about Srimati Radharani-Narada Rishi instructs Vyasadeva on how to write about God-Maya stays away from God-SB is van-mayi-murti, the incarnation of God-Gokarna and Dundukari katha-In Kali-yuga we should chant the...
15 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 -Bhakti generates bhakti-Sukriti leads to sadhu-sanga-The Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam are the limbs of the Lord’s body-The meaning of ‘Bhagavatam’-Sri in Srimad-Bhagavatam means Srimati Radhika. Krishna always resides with Srimati Radhika-Every letter of Srimad-Bhagavatam is about Srimati Radharani-Narada Rishi instructs Vyasadeva on how to write about God-Maya stays away from God-SB is van-mayi-murti, the incarnation of God-Gokarna and Dundukari katha-In Kali-yuga we should chant the...
27 Feb 2023 evening – The Glories of Navadvipa-dhama (English translation) – Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Bengali: translation:, having descended on this land, did not want to leave Navadvipa-9 limbs of bhakti are manifested in Navadvipa-shama-Shvetadvipa-dhama is another name for Navadvipa-dhama-Vrindvana is madhurya-mayi-shama, sambhoga-mayi-dhama and Navadvipa is audarya-mayi-dhama and viraha-mayi-dhama-Krishna is lila-purushottama-avatara and Gauranga is prema-purushottama-avatara-Chapala Gopala pastime; Mahaprabhu’s magnanimity-Krishna is so merciful that He gave residence in Goloka to His...
27 Feb 2023 evening – The Glories of Navadvipa-dhama (Bengali) – Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bengali: translation:, having descended on this land, did not want to leave Navadvipa-9 limbs of bhakti are manifested in Navadvipa-shama-Shvetadvipa-dhama is another name for Navadvipa-dhama-Vrindvana is madhurya-mayi-shama, sambhoga-mayi-dhama and Navadvipa is audarya-mayi-dhama and viraha-mayi-dhama-Krishna is lila-purushottama-avatara and Gauranga is prema-purushottama-avatara-Chapala Gopala pastime; Mahaprabhu’s magnanimity-Krishna is so merciful that He gave residence in Goloka to His...
27 Feb 2023 evening – Soul and Consciousness (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bengali: translation: body lives as long as the soul is in it-Birth and death are laws of the body but not of the soul as the soul never takes birth and never dies-3 stages of consciousness: jagrata-vasta (waking state), sushupti-vasta (deep slumber) and svapnika-vasta (sleep and dreams state)-Why we have dreams-When we are awake the soul is in our eyes, when we sleep with dreams the soul is in our throat and when we are in a deep sleep then our soul is in our heart-00:26:00 – The story...
27 Feb 2023 evening – Soul and Consciousness (Bengali) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bengali: translation: body lives as long as the soul is in it-Birth and death are laws of the body but not of the soul as the soul never takes birth and never dies-3 stages of consciousness: jagrata-vasta (waking state), sushupti-vasta (deep slumber) and svapnika-vasta (sleep and dreams state)-Why we have dreams-When we are awake the soul is in our eyes, when we sleep with dreams the soul is in our throat and when we are in a deep sleep then our soul is in our heart-00:26:00 – The story...
26 Feb 2023 evening – Glories of the Holy Names (Bengali) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bengali: translation: of sacrifices in different yugas-The speciality of this Kali-yuga is Krishna-nama-No rules for chanting harinama-Eat, sleep and chant holy names-Demigods want to be born as humans in this Kali-yuga