West Bengal 2023

20 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Krishna’s birth and Krishna’s appearance-Nitya-lilas, naimittika-lilas-Yogamaya arranges Krishna’s lilas-Putana-mokshana-lila-Lilas of baby Krishna (Durvasa Rishi, Lobhasura, dama-bandhana-lila)-Srimati Radharani’s Appearance (in brief)-Govardhana-dharana-lila

PART 2

20 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Krishna’s birth and Krishna’s appearance-Nitya-lilas, naimittika-lilas-Yogamaya arranges Krishna’s lilas-Putana-mokshana-lila-Lilas of baby Krishna (Durvasa Rishi, Lobhasura, dama-bandhana-lila)-Srimati Radharani’s Appearance (in brief)-Govardhana-dharana-lila

PART 2

20 Mar 2023 evening – Worship Guru First (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-One can serve purely his Gurudeva if one has sambandha-jnana-Guru gives sanbandha-jnana to his disciple-Those who have guru-nishtha can deliver the whole world-The amusing story of a hari-katha listener seeing the bearded Bhagavatam speaker as her lost goat-Laukiki-shraddha, paramarthiki-shraddha; vaidhi-shraddha and raganuga-shraddha; atyantiki-shraddha-The story of a father and son crossing a river with a donkey-Pay no attention to people who criticise you. Just do your bhajana-sadhana...

20 Mar 2023 evening – Worship Guru First (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-One can serve purely his Gurudeva if one has sambandha-jnana-Guru gives sanbandha-jnana to his disciple-Those who have guru-nishtha can deliver the whole world-The amusing story of a hari-katha listener seeing the bearded Bhagavatam speaker as her lost goat-Laukiki-shraddha, paramarthiki-shraddha; vaidhi-shraddha and raganuga-shraddha; atyantiki-shraddha-The story of a father and son crossing a river with a donkey-Pay no attention to people who criticise you. Just do your bhajana-sadhana...

20 Mar 2023 morning – On Bhagavad-gita and Deities (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 -The names of Bhagavad-gita: Ganga, Savitri-The story of Savitri, Satyavan’s wife-All the residents of this material world commit known sinful activities and unknown sinful activities-Ramachandra’s names protect Sita-devi from passing away-The rules of three sandhya. Chanting gayatri-mantras-For forty-five minutes after sunset we should not recite gayatri-mantras as it is the time of demons (e.g. if sunset is at 6 p.m. we can start reciting ahnika mantras after 6.45 p.m.-Mayavadis...

20 Mar 2023 morning – On Bhagavad-gita and Deities (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The names of Bhagavad-gita: Ganga, Savitri-The story of Savitri, Satyavan’s wife-All the residents of this material world commit known sinful activities and unknown sinful activities-Ramachandra’s names protect Sita-devi from passing away-The rules of three sandhya. Chanting gayatri-mantras-For forty-five minutes after sunset we should not recite gayatri-mantras as it is the time of demons (e.g. if sunset is at 6 p.m. we can start reciting ahnika mantras after 6.45 p.m.-Mayavadis are...

19 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Gajendra-mokshana-lila-How different devotees reached the Lord through different angas of bhakti-Krishna is the initial guru and the guru of the whole universe-Lord Vamanadeva and Bali Maharaja katha-Rama-lila is karunatmaka-lila, it melts the heart-The character of Lord Ramachandra is so glorious; His lilas-The glories of Srila BV Tirtha Maharaja-Janmashtami katha-We should worship Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu-Ambarisha-Durvasa katha-You should break Ekadashi fast as per the rules in the...

19 Mar 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 -Gajendra-mokshana-lila-How different devotees reached the Lord through different angas of bhakti-Krishna is the initial guru and the guru of the whole universe-Lord Vamanadeva and Bali Maharaja katha-Rama-lila is karunatmaka-lila, it melts the heart-The character of Lord Ramachandra is so glorious; His lilas-The glories of Srila BV Tirtha Maharaja-Janmashtami katha-We should worship Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu-Ambarisha-Durvasa katha-You should break Ekadashi fast as per the rules in the...