West Bengal 2024

08 Apr 2024 midday – Dasa Dasa Anudasa (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

0:10 – The devotees glorify the Lord, and the Lord glorifies His devotees. 8:19 – Bhakti means seva (service). The Bhagavatam says you must give up false ego. 13:50 – The Holy Name is the most valuable thing in this world. 18:00 – You should have only one desire – to perform Hari-bhajan (devotional worship) with longing. If you want to do seva (service), then the Lord will arrange everything. 21:00 – One who does not perform Hari-bhajan is like an animal. If a person lives for 1000 years...

08 Apr 2024 morning – Hari-katha (Hindi) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

0:10 – Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu describes how Krishna met the Gopis; Krishna’s qualities; He is eternally youthful5:25 – Krishna is the embodiment of rasa, especially madhurya-rasa; for rasa to exist, there must be one who tastes and one who is tasted10:28 – The prema of Radhika: when Radharani sees a Tamala tree, darkness, or dark rain clouds, She thinks it is Krishna; Krishna cannot express such prema12:10 – A dialogue between Vrinda Devi and Radhika: “Where did Krishna learn to dance...

08 Apr 2024 morning – Hari-katha (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

0:10 – Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu describes how Krishna met the Gopis; Krishna’s qualities; He is eternally youthful5:25 – Krishna is the embodiment of rasa, especially madhurya-rasa; for rasa to exist, there must be one who tastes and one who is tasted10:28 – The prema of Radhika: when Radharani sees a Tamala tree, darkness, or dark rain clouds, She thinks it is Krishna; Krishna cannot express such prema12:10 – A dialogue between Vrinda Devi and Radhika: “Where did Krishna learn to dance...