Vraja-mandala parikrama 2024

07 Nov 2024 afternoon – Garuda-Govinda katha (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Nanda Maharaja and Vrsabhanu Maharaja are great friends.

Krsna knows everything but talks to Mother Yasoda as if He knows nothing.

Krsna’s lila telling His friends that He is Narayana.

Sometimes Garuda has doubts.

Garuda’s lila doubts that Rama and Laksmana are God because They were about to “die” due to a snake bite.

Garuda is the king of birds.

Kakabhusandi (a crow) gives teachings to Garuda.

07 Nov 2024 afternoon – Garuda-Govinda katha (Bengali) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Nanda Maharaja and Vrsabhanu Maharaja are great friends.

Krsna knows everything but talks to Mother Yasoda as if He knows nothing.

Krsna’s lila telling His friends that He is Narayana.

Sometimes Garuda has doubts.

Garuda’s lila doubts that Rama and Laksmana are God because They were about to “die” due to a snake bite.

Garuda is the king of birds.

Kakabhusandi (a crow) gives teachings to Garuda.

07 Nov 2024 – Vatsavana (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lila of Krsna with Aghasura. ⁠Madhumangal and Krsna drink milk together. ⁠Lila of Narada Rsi dancing in ecstasy after honoring maha-prasada of Narayana. ⁠Siva receives a shred of maha-prasada from Narayana and Parvati is saddened for not receiving it too. ⁠Yogamaya is guru-tattva, the Guru never doubts the Lord. ⁠Pastimes manifest with the help of Yogamaya. ⁠Lila of Brahma stealing Krsna’s friends and calves. Brahma understands that Krsna is the Supreme Lord and, repentant, prays to Krsna...

07 Nov 2024 – Vatsavana (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lila of Krsna with Aghasura. ⁠Madhumangal and Krsna drink milk together. ⁠Lila of Narada Rsi dancing in ecstasy after honoring maha-prasada of Narayana. ⁠Siva receives a shred of maha-prasada from Narayana and Parvati is saddened for not receiving it too. ⁠Yogamaya is guru-tattva, the Guru never doubts the Lord. ⁠Pastimes manifest with the help of Yogamaya. ⁠Lila of Brahma stealing Krsna’s friends and calves. Brahma understands that Krsna is the Supreme Lord and, repentant, prays to Krsna...

07 Nov 2024 – Chir Ghata (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Chir means clothing, this place is called Chir Ghata because here Krsna stole the clothes of the gopis. ⁠Deva-lila, Nara-lila and aprakrta-lila. ⁠In Bengal people and cows are small and thin, in eastern India people are strong and tall. ⁠Krsna was 6 years old when he stole the clothes of the gopis. ⁠The nitya-siddha-gopis do not practise Katyayani-vrata. ⁠Description of the sweet lila of Krsna stealing the clothes of the gopis who were bathing in the Yamuna. ⁠Krsna warns the gopis never to...

07 Nov 2024 – Chir Ghata (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Chir means clothing, this place is called Chir Ghata because here Krsna stole the clothes of the gopis. ⁠Deva-lila, Nara-lila and aprakrta-lila. ⁠In Bengal people and cows are small and thin, in eastern India people are strong and tall. ⁠Krsna was 6 years old when he stole the clothes of the gopis. ⁠The nitya-siddha-gopis do not practise Katyayani-vrata. ⁠Description of the sweet lila of Krsna stealing the clothes of the gopis who were bathing in the Yamuna. ⁠Krsna warns the gopis never to...