Jiva Gosvami is Vilasa Manjari, intimate servant of Srimati Radhika. Srila Gurudeva talks about Krsna’s desire: “Man proposes and God disposes”. Life and death are not in our hands. Krsna says in the Bhagavad Gita that the person who understands that His pastimes are transcendental does not take birth again in this material world. Guru and Vaisnavas come from the transcendental world to the material world by the desire of Krsna. The neophyte devotee, kanistha, liberates seven generations...
Jiva Gosvami
02 Jan 2025 afternoon – Jiva Gosvami’s Disappearance Day (English) | Guaruja, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vrndavana Dhama is the embodiment of madhurya (sweetness) and Navadvipa Dhama is the embodiment of audarya (generosity). All offenses are destroyed in Navadvipa, just chant Goura-nama. Goura Dhama is superior to Vrndavana Dhama. Whoever worships Navadvipa Dhama qualifies to enter Vrndavana Dhama. Nemi Maharaja and the Nava Yogendras. About Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His eternal associates. The self-realized soul divides into two and performs madhurya-seva and audarya-seva. Lila by Rupa...
13 Jan 2024 morning – Tirobhava-tithi of Srila Jiva Gosvami and the Form of the Soul (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Verse: śrī-rūpa, sanātana bhaṭṭa-raghunātha śrī-jīva, gopāla-bhaṭṭa, dāsa-raghunātha ei chaya gurura karoṅ caraṇa vandana yāhā haite vighna-nāśa, abhīṣṭa-p ūraṇa (CC Antya 1.3-4). – Story of Jiva Gosvamipada when, as a child, he met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – Each living entity has a svarupa (his own soul form) and worships a specific Istadeva (Adorable Deity) [of Krsna]. – The beautiful grantha (Scripture) that everyone should read: Svarupa da Jiva, by Syamarani Devi...
27 Sep 2023 evening – Srila Jiva Gosvami Appearance (English+Hindi) – Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Explanation of kirtana and sankirtana. Today is Vamana-dvadashi. The beauty of Krishna. Only Krishna can tell Radha to put Her foot on His head. Life story of the three brothers, Rupa, Sanatana and Anupama, or Vallabha (father of Srila Jiva Gosvami). Lila of Vallabhacharya trying to edit the grantha of Rupa Gosvami. Srila Jiva Gosvami defending his guru, Srila Rupa Gosvami, against Vallabhacharya’s criticism. The Six Sandarbhas of Srila Jiva Gosvami. Srila Jiva Gosvami is our tattva...
26 Dec 2022 midday – Disappearance Day of Srila Jiva Gosvami (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Madhurashtakam (before the hari-katha)-The life history of Srila Jiva Gosvami’s uncles, Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis-The meeting of Srila Jiva Gosvami and Nityananda Prabhu-Yatha yatha gaura padaravinde sloka discussion-The mercy of Navadvipa-dhama and Sacinandana Gaurahari-Srila Jiva Gosvami defends his guru, Srila Rupa Gosvami, against Vallabhacharya’s criticism-The Six Sandarbhas of Srila Jiva Gosvami-Narottama, Shymananda and Srinivasa took shiksha from Srila Jiva Gosvami-Srila Jiva...
24 Mar 2022 morning – Why Nitai sends Jiva to Vrindavana (English) – Vrindavana, India
-ārādhitam nava-vanam vraja-kānanam te sloka discussion-yathā yathā gaura-padāravinde sloka discussion-gaur amara, je-saba sthane verse discussion-Rupa and Sanatana got instruction from Mahaprabhu to manifest: 1) Krishna’s birthplace and lila-bhumi; 2) granthas and 3) vidhi-marga and raga-marga-When you have lots of love for vigraha, vigraha will speak with you-Sakshi Gopala katha: older brahmana promises to marry his daughter to younger brahmana but denies afterwards-Navadvipa-parikrama is non...
05 Jan 2022 midday – Glories of Jiva Gosvami (English) – Brazil
Without reading the sandarbha of Jiva goswami, you cannot be a Vaisnava.All siddhanta tattva are in the 6 sandarbhas.Definition of the three samdarbhas.Meaning of the word ‘Om’.The different books that Jiva Gosvami wrote.Description of the rasa dance.How Krsna pacified the gopis and the mood of Srimati Radhika.History of the three sons-in-law.Radha prema is topmostLife story of Jiva Gosvami.-Lila of Vallabhacarya trying to edit the grantha of Rupa Gosvami.Supreme perfection of our...
17 Sep 2021 evening – Srila Jiva Gosvami Appearance (English) – Brazil
-4 instructions of Sriman Mahaprabhu to Gosvamis-If you have to become a Vaishnava, you have to read 3 granthas: sindhu bindhu kirana kana (Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, Ujjvala-nilamani and Brihad-bhagavatamritam)-Srila Jiva Gosvami is the protector of our sampradaya-Rupa and Sanatana ask their brother Anupana to worship Radha-Krishna instead of Sita-Rama-Srila Jiva Gosvami glorify his father, Anupama-Vrajanatha and Vijaya Kumara chanted the same mantra but had different svarupas-Pandavas wanted to...