anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

12 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mention of venue, vamshi and murali flutes. – The difference between love and lust. – The gopis’ envy of the flute touching Krishna’s lips and their dialogue with the flute. – If your destiny is good, you will find a spouse. – If you have no anarthas, you will hear Krishna’s flute. – In the Yugala-gita, every two verses express one bhava. – Verse: āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ… (SB 10.82.48). – The gopis are the topmost sannyasis...

12 Nov 2025 morning – Krishna’s Flute Mesmerizes All (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India

– Mention of venue, vamshi and murali flutes. – The difference between love and lust. – The gopis’ envy of the flute touching Krishna’s lips and their dialogue with the flute. – If your destiny is good, you will find a spouse. – If you have no anarthas, you will hear Krishna’s flute. – In the Yugala-gita, every two verses express one bhava. – Verse: āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ… (SB 10.82.48). – The gopis are the topmost sannyasis...

12 Nov 2025 morning – Krishna’s Flute Mesmerizes All (English translation) – Dvaraka, India

– Mention of venue, vamshi and murali flutes. – The difference between love and lust. – The gopis’ envy of the flute touching Krishna’s lips and their dialogue with the flute. – If your destiny is good, you will find a spouse. – If you have no anarthas, you will hear Krishna’s flute. – In the Yugala-gita, every two verses express one bhava. – Verse: āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ… (SB 10.82.48). – The gopis are the topmost sannyasis...

11 Nov 2025 morning – Yugala-gita (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– On the Srimad Bhagavatam: Tenth Canto/Chapter 35. – On the Yugala Gita spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami Pada to Parikisit Maharaja. – The five songs of the Srimad Bhagavatam: Venu-gita, Pranaya-gita, Gopi-gita, Yugala-gita, and Bhramara-gita. – On the purva-raga of the gopis, the mood that expresses the longing for the encounter between the hero and the heroine. – Beautiful description by Srimati Radhika in response to Lalita about Krsna. – On the beauty of...

11 Nov 2025 morning – Yugala-gita (English translation) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 On the Srimad Bhagavatam: Tenth Canto/Chapter 35. On the Yugala Gita spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami Pada to Parikisit Maharaja. The five songs of the Srimad Bhagavatam: Venu-gita, Pranaya-gita, Gopi-gita, Yugala-gita, and Bhramara-gita. On the purva-raga of the gopis, the mood that expresses the longing for the encounter between the hero and the heroine. Beautiful description by Srimati Radhika in response to Lalita about Krsna. On the beauty of Krsna’s name. Krsna manifests...

04 Nov 2025 morning – Dauji Temple (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The need for spiritual strength to perform bhakti. Baladeva Prabhu bestows spiritual strength. Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva, undivided principle of the Guru. On Baladeva Prabhu’s specialty in destroying anarthas (imperfections). On the four types of anarthas. On the subcategories of anarthas. Baladeva Prabhu teaches how to serve Krsna. On the ten types of service of Baladeva Prabhu beautifully described in the Caitanya Caritamrita. Explanation of Baladeva’s transference:...

04 Nov 2025 morning – Dauji Temple (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

parikrama day 8 – The need for spiritual strength to perform bhakti. – Baladeva Prabhu bestows spiritual strength. – Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva, undivided principle of the Guru. – On Baladeva Prabhu’s specialty in destroying anarthas (imperfections). – On the four types of anarthas. – On the subcategories of anarthas. – Baladeva Prabhu teaches how to serve Krsna. – On the ten types of service of Baladeva Prabhu beautifully...

02 Nov 2025 evening – Listening to Harikatha Makes Us Qualified (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

* If we only follow vaidhi-bhakti, we will only reach Vaikuntha. To reach Vraja, we must perform raga-bhakti. * By following vaidhi-marga, we will gradually be able to enter raganuga-bhakti. * Greed comes from listening to Harikatha. * Loving exchanges become so profound that Krsna cannot maintain His composure and becomes restless. * If kirtan is performed along with the correct understanding of the meaning of those humors, then one can enter such humors. * The greatest desire (kama) of the...