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anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service)

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Birmingham 2026, United Kingdom 2026, sadhu-sanga nama-kirtana bhagavata-sravana, vaco vegam manasah krodha-vegam, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.128, Upadeshamrita 1, Chintamani Moy, Bhakti-tattva, Goal of bhakti, Manjari-bhava, Radha-dasyam, Radha-tattva, Rasa-tattva, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service)

22 Jun 2026 evening – Radha-Dasyam Is the Goal (English) – Birmingham, UK – Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 22, 2026 6:00 PM

  – The lila (pastime) of Madhavendra Puripada and the deity Kheer-cora Gopinatha. – If a Vaishnava accords us respect, we should accept it. – How to attain service to Srimati Radhika: only through sadhana under the guidance (anugatya) of the Vraja Gopis. – Verse: vāco vegaḿ manasaḥ krodha vegaḿ… (Sri Upadesamrta 1). – Sadhana begins with the Upadesamrta and, step by step, leads to Radha-dasyam. – Sadhu-sanga means listening to Harikatha...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2026, Brazil 2026, Vasanta-panchami 2026, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), gopis: types, rasa dance: rasa-lila, relatives

21 Jan 2026 midday – On Vasanta-panchami (English) – Altо Paraiso de Goias, Brazil

January 21, 2026 12:00 PM

– We are very close to Vasanta-panchami. – Without the guidance (anugatya) of the gopis, it is impossible to attain Vraja-Krishna. Lakshmi-devi made that mistake when she did not take guidance from the Vraja gopis, and thus could not enter the rasa dance. – The gopis control Krishna through their rati, or love. – The gopis have atma-samarpana (total surrender) towards Krishna; that is why they participate in the rasa lila. – The gopis abandon their household duties...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Hari-katha at Airports 2025, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

20 Jan 2025 morning – Anugatya (English) | Sao Paulo Airport, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 20, 2025 9:14 AM

0:00:00 – Anugatya means always following the desire of Krishna. 0:00:25 – Srimati Radharani manifests Her mana. Why does She do this? Because She knows Krishna’s heart. This is explained in the book Prema-samputa. 0:01:12 – An excerpt from the book: Devangana is Krishna in disguise. He came to Radhika and asked, “Why are You angry with Krishna?” Radhika replied, “Actually, I am not angry, because I know Krishna’s heart. Externally it appears as anger; internally it is prema.” 0:02:57 –...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Morning walks 2025, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), life: cycle of birth and death, Mahabharata, samskaras, service: vani-seva

04 Jan 2025, morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 4, 2025 7:08 AM

0:00:00 – Krishna gave the vow: “My devotee will never fall.” An example from the Mahabharata is cited: Bhishma Pitamaha and Krishna’s vow. Always think that Krishna Himself may not keep vows, but His devotees follow the vows given to them. 0:09:08 – Question: Yesterday you said that Krishna cannot repay His debt to Radhika. The debt to Sri Guru — how can a disciple repay it? One must serve; through vani-seva (serving the instructions). 0:13:50 – Why did...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Houston 2024, Texas 2024, USA 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, service: cooking

27 Jul 2024 morning – Sadhana-bhakti and Bhava-bhakti (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 27, 2024 8:22 AM

About the Bhajana Rahasya Grantha. Bhajana means to serve. The two functions of sadhana-bhakti: to practice to remove the anarthas and to attain the mood of the vrajavasis. Sadhana and bhajana are different things. The first symptom of bhava-bhakti is santi (peace). The instructions that Pariksit Maharaja received from the various classes of sadhus upon learning that he would die after seven days. Sloka: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC Madhya 6.242). Doing seva, bhajana and sadhana without chanting...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

17 Apr 2024 afternoon – Sri Rama-navami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 17, 2024 12:27 PM

Bhagavatam is van-mayi-murti. One should be in anugatya (under the guidance) to achieve one’s goals. If a sinned person looks at God, he will not feel the bliss of God’s darshana. The pastimes of Shurpanakha: her origin, love for Vidurya, desire to kill Ravana. Question: Did Vyasadeva write any other scripture after he wrote Srimad-Bhagavatam? Dharma, artha, kama and moksha is not our goal. We want krishna-prema. The pastimes of Arjuna, who failed to protect the sons of a brahmana. On...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, Morning walks 2024, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), rasas: svakiya-rasa, self-realisation

23 Feb 2024 morning walk – Do Bhajana and Sadhana and Your Inner Spiritual Potency Will Manifest (English) – Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 23, 2024 7:56 AM

In aropa-siddha-bhakti, the neophyte devotee (kanistha-adhikari) worships the Deity, but has no realisation, his faith is fragile and imposed, however, he is unidirectional to Radha, Krsna and Mahaprabhu. Simple faith means “I am a servant, of the servant, of the servant, of the servant of Krsna”, the Beloved of the Gopis. In the association of the sadhu, through transcendental knowledge, discernment begins, but as it has not yet been realised, meditation is required. In the madhyama-adhikari...

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