Maison du Bhakti Yoga – There is no difference between Svetadvipa Dhama and Vrndavana Dhama. – Today is a super excellent and auspicious day, the day of the appearance of Gadadhara Pandita, a direct manifestation of Radharani. – In Vrndavana there is the mood of sweetness, and in Navadvipa there is much magnanimity. – Lord Caitanya descended to this world with His sacred abode and His eternal associates. – There are different names for Navadvipa. – Vrndavana...
Gadadhara Pandita
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Hari-katha 2025 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Gadadhara Pandita, gopis: types, rasa dance: rasa-lila
27 Apr 2025 evening – Appearance of Gadadhara Pandita (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In the Caitanya Caritamrita, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami mentions two Gadadharas: one is Gadadhara Dasa, who is an expansion of Radharani, and the other is Gadadhara Pandita, Her direct manifestation. In this age of Kali, Krsna appears as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srimati Radhika appears as Gadadhara Pandita. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada explains in his grantha that Vrndavana has two hearts: one is Nidhivan and the other is Seva Kunja. Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace Nace Gopi Gan. If...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Italian 2024, San Nicolao 2024, Italy 2024, Gadadhara Pandita, rasa dance: rasa-lila, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
08 May 2024 evening – Appearance Day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita (English) – San Nicolao, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vapu-seva and vani-seva are the two kinds of guru-seva. To preach, one needs a place and books. Under the shelter of a true guru. The exemplary guru-seva of Arunik and Upamanyu. The lila of Shiva trying to enter rasa-lila. Krishna calls Radharani to come with Him into the material world. Radharani comes as Gadadhara Pandita. Krishna is shaktiman and Sri Radha is shakti. Bhagavat-tattva: Krishna’s incarnations and Krishna’s descent in one day of Brahma. The reasons of Mahaprabhu’s descent into...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Italian 2024, San Nicolao 2024, Italy 2024, Gadadhara Pandita, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)
08 May 2024 morning – Appearance Day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita (English) – San Nicolao, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gadadhara Pandita and Gadadhara dasa are two different personalities. Gadadhara Pandita’s mother Ratnavati and Sacidevi were very close to each other. The names of Gadadhara’s parents are Madhava Mishra and Ratnavati-devi. Little Nimai was so talkative and Gadai was silent. Guru will reveal the svarupa of the disciple when he has attained the level of asakti and bhava. The standard of taking maha-prasada. Jagannatha always takes prasada and His hands are always wet because He has to...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, Ratha-yatra 2023, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Gadadhara Pandita, Mahaprabhu: prema-purushottama
17 Jun 2023 evening – Sri Ratha Yatra /Tirobhava-tithi of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Gadadhara Pandita (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Every year the Ratha Yatra Maha Mahotsava is held in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. At this time of the year, this festival also takes place in Jagannatha Puri. Lord Jagannatha inspires the hearts of devotees to come for the Ratha Yatra. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu experienced the mood of Srimati Radhika going to meet Krsna in Vrindavana. The gopis are very eager to have darshan of Govinda. Even their eyelids are an obstacle for them to have the vision of Krsna. The gopis curse Brahma to death for...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, Gadadhara Pandita, liberation
20 Apr 2023 evening – Gadadhara Pandita Appearance (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gadadhara is a direct manifestation of Lord Radha. Gadadhara Pandita was born in East Bengal. Where Gadadhara is, Nimai is and vice versa; as well as Sita-Rama and Radha-Krsna. Gadadhara stayed in the house of Jagannatha Misra and Mother Saci all the time. Nimai’s mood was talkative and Gadadhara’s mood was serious, deep and silent.-Gadadhara was older than Nimai and was a class ahead of Nimai in school, but Nimai liked to talk about Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar) as if he knew...