West Bengal 2024

04 Apr 2024 morning – Hari-katha (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

0:10 – The significance of bhakta-pada-dhuli (the dust from the feet of devotees) 1:40 – A story about a disciple and four rasagullas 7:40 – The nature of the mind; Krishna speaks in the Bhagavad-gita about practice and renunciation — everything depends on our mind. Otherwise, one cannot perform bhajana 15:33 – A story about an elderly woman who lost a needle in the dark while threading garlands 19:00 – To receive darshan of the Lord, one must serve His devotees — vaishnava-seva 21:10 – A story...

03 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Gokarna-Dundukari hari-katha. Always do pranamas to the Lord, then you will not come back to this material world. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ‘tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ (SB 1.1.2). Svarupa-bhrama and krishna-bahirmukhata are removed by bhagavata-katha. If one has the desire in his heart to listen to bhagavat-katha, the Lord sits in his heart. If a person is devoid of ego then his every step towards a sadhu is equal to millions of sacrifices. Demigods take the form of humans to...

03 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Gokarna-Dundukari hari-katha. Always do pranamas to the Lord, then you will not come back to this material world. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ‘tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ (SB 1.1.2). Svarupa-bhrama and krishna-bahirmukhata are removed by bhagavata-katha. If one has the desire in his heart to listen to bhagavat-katha, the Lord sits in his heart. If a person is devoid of ego then his every step towards a sadhu is equal to millions of sacrifices. Demigods take the form of humans to come and...

03 Apr 2024 midday – Krishna is Attained Only Through Prema (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Maya cannot be where Krishna is. The qualities of Bhagavan Krishna and His incarnations. The disciple should tolerate his guru’s punishment for spiritual development. The best way to invest and purify money. Knowledge is the way to donate, because it never diminishes when you donate it. The best knowledge to acquire is the knowledge of how to attain the lotus feet of Bhagavan. The story of a mouse who became a princess in her next life after she tasted the gheewick offered to the deity...

03 Apr 2024 midday – Krishna is Attained Only Through Prema (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Maya cannot be where Krishna is. The qualities of Bhagavan Krishna and His incarnations. The disciple should tolerate his guru’s punishment for spiritual development. The best way to invest and purify money. Knowledge is the way to donate, because it never diminishes when you donate it. The best knowledge to acquire is the knowledge of how to attain the lotus feet of Bhagavan. The story of a mouse who became a princess in her next life after she tasted the gheewick offered to the deity...

03 Apr 2024 morning – Srila BV Tirtha Gosvami Gaudiya Matha’s (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila BV Tirtha Maharaja manifested many temples.

Listen to hari-katha only from pure Vaishnavas, then the mirror of your heart will be purified.

Whatever we get, we get according to our karma.

The story of how a thief dropped gold coins through a hole in the roof of a ploughman’s house.

Gokarna-Dundukari katha.

03 Apr 2024 morning – Srila B.V. Tirtha Gosvami Gaudiya Matha’s (Bengali) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila BV Tirtha Maharaja manifested many temples.

Listen to hari-katha only from pure Vaishnavas, then the mirror of your heart will be purified.

Whatever we get, we get according to our karma.

The story of how a thief dropped gold coins through a hole in the roof of a ploughman’s house.

Gokarna-Dundukari katha.

02 Apr 2024 evening – Bhagavat Saptaha, day 1 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Srimad-Bhagavatam is called the king of all scriptures, samraja. How did the topmost Purana Srimad Bhagavatam manifest? The auspicious effects of hearing the glories of Srimad Bhagavatam. The twelve Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam are the limbs and body of the Lord, His manifestation in Grantha form. The auspicious benefits of hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam. How to know when Prema manifests in our hearts. How God so kindly takes care of us. The teachings of Srimad Bhagavatam for the benefit of...