Campaka-hatta is a place named after its beautiful campaka flower gardens. At this place, there is the seva of collecting flowers and making garlands for Radha and Krsna. The glories of Gita Govinda, written by Jayadeva Gosvamipada. Purple sweets of Radha and Krsna described in Gita Govinda. About the rasa lila described in Srimad Bhagavatam. Listening to Harikatha from sadhu and Guru, little by little it is possible to cleanse the heart and enter spiritual topics. About Chand Kazi’s...
Navadvipa-parikrama 2024
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22 Mar 2024 evening – The Specialty of the Glories of Sriman Mahaprabhu (Hindi) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Through harinama it is possible to achieve everything: harer nāma harer nāma (CC Madhya 6.242). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says: “O Raya Ramananda, O Svarupa Damodara, how should one chant? In sadhu-sanga and nama-sankirtana, this is the method.” There is no difference between nama (name) and nami (the Lord). Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Nama and Nami, it is nama-vigraha-svarupa, to think that they are different is an offense. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made a garland of nama-prema and put it on...
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22 Mar 2024 afternoon – The Humor of Mahaprabhu’s Dasya Corresponds to the Gopis’ Radha Dasya (English translation) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Mahaprabhu is always remembering Radha Krsna’s lilas, smarana, the process of absorbing oneself in asta-kaliya-lila. Mahaprabhu’s dasya mood is not like that of Hanumam, servant of Ramacandra, who is full of opulence and without sweetness. The specialty of sakhya-bhava in Vrndavana is to be full of sweetness. Krsna’s little friends fight, climb on His shoulders, etc. In Jaiva Dharma it is written that in Vrndavana there is no opulence, no guru-budhi. Example: Rati...
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22 Mar 2024 afternoon – The Humor of Mahaprabhu’s Dasya Corresponds to the Gopis’ Radha Dasya (Hindi) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Mahaprabhu is always remembering Radha Krsna’s lilas, smarana, the process of absorbing oneself in asta-kaliya-lila. Mahaprabhu’s dasya mood is not like that of Hanumam, servant of Ramacandra, who is full of opulence and without sweetness. The specialty of sakhya-bhava in Vrndavana is to be full of sweetness. Krsna’s little friends fight, climb on His shoulders, etc. In Jaiva Dharma it is written that in Vrndavana there is no opulence, no guru-budhi. Example: Rati...
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22 Mar 2024 morning – Surabhi kunja, Godrumadvipa (English translation) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Surabhi-Kunja is in Godruma. Go means cow, and druma means tree. – In this place Indra took shelter at the lotus feet of the cow Surabhi, on account of the offenses he committed in the pastime of Giriraja Maharaja. – Navadvipa removes all offenses. – Indra wanted to get rid of the offenses completely, so he went to where the cow Surabhi was performing austerities at the foot of the tree called the banyan tree, and took shelter in her. – Krsna was pleased and said...
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22 Mar 2024 morning – Surabhi kunja, Godrumadvipa (Bengali) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Surabhi-Kunja is in Godruma. Go means cow, and druma means tree. – In this place Indra took shelter at the lotus feet of the cow Surabhi, on account of the offenses he committed in the pastime of Giriraja Maharaja. – Navadvipa removes all offenses. – Indra wanted to get rid of the offenses completely, so he went to where the cow Surabhi was performing austerities at the foot of the tree called the banyan tree, and took shelter in her. – Krsna was pleased and said...
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