Navadvipa-parikrama 2023

07 Mar 2023 morning – Sri Gaura-purnima (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Anugrahaya bhaktanam sloka discussion-The definitions of anugraha and nigraha-Krishna appears as Gaurasundara with the mood and complexion of Srimati Radhika-Krishna is the greatest thief-4 qualities of dhira-lalita-nayaka: Niscintata (devoid of anxiety), parihaspatu (expert), preyasi vasibhuta (fully controlled), nava-tarunya or nava-yauvana (everfresh, evernew)-The three primary reasons for Krishna’s coming into this world as Sacinandana Gaurahari-Why Krishna stole Srimati Radhika’s...

07 Mar 2023 morning – Sri Gaura-purnima (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Anugrahaya bhaktanam sloka discussion-The definitions of anugraha and nigraha-Krishna appears as Gaurasundara with the mood and complexion of Srimati Radhika-Krishna is the greatest thief-4 qualities of dhira-lalita-nayaka: Niscintata (devoid of anxiety), parihaspatu (expert), preyasi vasibhuta (fully controlled), nava-tarunya or nava-yauvana (everfresh, evernew)-The three primary reasons for Krishna’s coming into this world as Sacinandana Gaurahari-Why Krishna stole Srimati Radhika’s...

06 Mar 2023 evening – Serving with Sambandha-jnana (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-By the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu and Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan we have completed Navadvipa-parikrama-Many people do not lack money but they lack the mercy-The topmost anuraga is that of Radharani’sIf you serve someone without knowledge of the relationship then you do it for your own gratification and once you are satisfied, the service is stopped-The essence of all spiritual life is Guru’s mercy-You should have honey-type of love, not ghee-type-Jiva Gosvami says kirtanakya-bhakti is the best...

06 Mar 2023 evening – Serving with Sambandha-jnana (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-By the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu and Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan we have completed Navadvipa-parikrama-Many people do not lack money but they lack the mercy-The topmost anuraga is that of Radharani’sIf you serve someone without knowledge of the relationship then you do it for your own gratification and once you are satisfied, the service is stopped-The essence of all spiritual life is Guru’s mercy-You should have honey-type of love, not ghee-type-Jiva Gosvami says kirtanakya-bhakti is the best...

06 Mar 2023 morning – Mamagachhi (Bengali) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This is the place of Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura-Narayani didi, the mother of Vrindavana dasa Thakura used to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu-The granthas Chaitanya-mangala (by Narottama dasa Thakura), Chaitanya-bhagavata (by Vrindavana dasa Thakura) and Chaitanya-charitamrita (by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) are enough to understand Mahaprabhu-Separation nourishes the meeting-This is a very special place-Saranga Murari katha-There should be a servital mood in the parikrama: we should serve maha...

06 Mar 2023 morning – Mamagachhi (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This is the place of Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura-Narayani didi, the mother of Vrindavana dasa Thakura used to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu-The granthas Chaitanya-mangala (by Narottama dasa Thakura), Chaitanya-bhagavata (by Vrindavana dasa Thakura) and Chaitanya-charitamrita (by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) are enough to understand Mahaprabhu-Separation nourishes the meeting-This is a very special place-Saranga Murari katha-There should be a servital mood in the parikrama: we should serve maha...

05 Mar 2023 evening – The glories of Sri Radha-kunda and Srimati Radharani (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Radharani is completely devoted to the lotus feet of Krishna-She is always presented in Radha-kunda in visible or invisible form-Krishna chases after Radharani-Why Radha is called Radha-She is qualified to fill all Krishna’s desires