gopis, seeing Krishna in the guise of a sannyasi said: Oh, these are not the saffron clothes of a sannyasi. This is our kunkuma mixed with our tears-Vrindavana-lila is...
Playlist - Darshans 2023
Darshans, England, Lectures in English
11/05/23 a.m. – Q & A (English) – England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About santa-rasa. But in Vrndavana everything is conscious. Although the elements of nature are in santa-rasa, everything in the nature of Vrndavana is serving, seva...
Darshans, France, Lectures in English
13/05/23 a.m. – Q & A (English) – France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Immersing in Brahma is a punishment of Sri Hari, bhakti is above the 3 modes of nature, and what to do if your family is unfavourable to bhakti! The one who wants to...
Darshans, France, Lectures in English
14/05/23 a.m. – Q & A (English) – France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Explanation of the verse Anyabhilasita-sunyam. On making requests to Krishna for our own benefit, several times. What to ask Krishna for? Example of Draupadi. What is...
Darshans, France, Lectures in English
16/05/23 a. m. – Q & A (English) – France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Vishrambha-prema and vishrambhena-guru-seva are different. Viveka-shunya-prema, vishrambha-prema and utkahtha-mayi-prema. Bhavi-viraha, bhavva-viraha and bhavana...
Darshans, France, Lectures in English
17/05/23 a. m. – Q & A (English) – France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 The importance of vaidhi-bhakti for the novice devotees. Question: What is the significance of applying tilaka, gopi chandana? The material body is a temple of...
Darshans, France, Lectures in English
26/05/23 a. m. – Q & A (English) – France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Because Radha does not abandon Her mana, Krsna asks Her to place Her feet on His head, She looks at Him affectionately and cries. Krsna’s highest heroic...
Darshans, France, Lectures in English
27/05/23 morning darshana – Q & A (English) – France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Nanda and Yashoda serve Krsna with sambandha, parental relationship. The gopis serve Krsna as lovers. In Kurukshetra, in the mood of separation, the gopis asked Krsna...
Darshans, Germany, Lectures in English
29/05/23 morning darshana – The Internal and External Symptoms of Bhava (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vedavati left the body with her mystical powers after Ravana touched her. Vedavati returned in rama-lila as Sita-devi (Chaya-Sita, described in the Brahma Vaivarta...
Darshans, Germany, Lectures in English
30/05/23 morning – Obstacles to Bhajana (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Two types of ruchi: vastu-vaisista-apekshana and vastu-vaisista-anapekshana. Taste of Shukadeva Gosvami and Pariksit Maharaja for hari-katha. Five obstacles to doing...
Darshans, Germany
31/05/23 morning darshana – Sri Krishna’s Daily Lilas (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Naimittika lilas (prakata Vrindavana) and nitya-lilas (aprakata Vrindavana) of Krishna. Krishna spends most of His time with the gopis. 3.30 – 6.00 a.m. –...
Darshans, Germany, Lectures in English
01/06/23 morning – How to Express the Feelings of the Heart to Krsna (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 A sadhu asked Draupadi, “Speak honestly, who did you love before you got married?” Draupadi says that she was impressed by Karna. From a distance...
Brazil, Darshans, Lectures in English
06/06/23 morning – Q & A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On Madhavi-devi. You cannot listen to hari-katha and do something else at the same time, like chanting the holy names or doing some service, because the mind will not be...
Brazil, Darshans, Lectures in English
07/06/23 morning – Darshana at the Airport (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Radha and Sri Krishna give names to demigods and demigoddesses. Krishna is the Absolute Truth. The meaning of Srimati Radhika’s name Shyama. Wash Tulasi leaves...
The song: Govardhanastakam by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. The potency (shakti) is in japa-mala, so it is possible to chant the holy names without japa-mala, but the...
Brazil, Darshans, Lectures in English
14/06/23 midday – Darshana at the Airport (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We are all eternal servants of Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda...
Brazil, Darshans, Lectures in English
22/06/23 afternoon – Darshana on the Balcony (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Many children are children of Vaishnavas, they receive all devotional impressions, but they become atheists. In the world all people are disturbed in mind and criticise...
Darshans, India, Lectures in Hindi
05/07/23 – evening – Accept all troubles given by the Lord (Hindi) – Delhi | Srila BV Vana Maharaja/House Program
The Lord gives a little trouble and destroys all bad karma and He gives many many fruits. Should travel in the day time. The Lord performs human-like lila and He...
Darshans, India, Lectures in Hindi
11/07/23 evening – Different assemblies of the Bhagavatam (bhagavata adhiveshana) (Hindi) – Delhi | Srila BV Vana Maharaja/Room katha
The manifestation of demon Kali and beginning of Kali-yuga
The original rules of doing Bhagavatam week
3 main assemblies of Bhagavatam recitation
Darshans, India, Translated into English
11/07/23 evening – Different assemblies of the Bhagavatam (bhagavata adhiveshana) (English translation) – Delhi | Srila BV Vana Maharaja/Room katha
The manifestation of demon Kali and beginning of Kali-yuga
The original rules of doing Bhagavatam week
3 main assemblies of Bhagavatam recitation