anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna)

22 Dec 2023 morning – 360 Types of Heroines and 96 Types of Heroes in Ujjvala Nilamani (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

All qualities are present in Srimati Radhika. The highest stage of divine love, maha-bhava, is present in Srimati Radhika. The simultaneous manifestation of the eight ecstatic symptoms of prema is possible only in Radhaji and Mahaprabhu. Lila that Srimati Radhika beautifully decorates Her kunja to receive Krsna, but Padma takes Krsna to the kunja of Candravali. Srimati Radhika’s attachment to Krsna, anuraga, is red in colour. Krsna manifests three types of dhama: Gokula is purnattama...

21 Dec 2023 evening – Seva, Harikatha and Surrender (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Trees live for dozens of years, but there is no benefit in assuming a tree body. ⁠There is only benefit when we listen to harikatha. ⁠Different stages of prema: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. ⁠To cleanse the heart you need to do seva, listen to harikatha and surrender. ⁠The conditioned soul has a tendency to deceive, so everyone is being deceived. ⁠There are many ways to enjoy in Svargaloka. ⁠Story of the king, the envious barber and a man called Birbal. ⁠What does...

21 Dec 2023 evening – Seva, Harikatha and Surrender (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Trees live for dozens of years, but there is no benefit in assuming a tree body. ⁠There is only benefit when we listen to harikatha. ⁠Different stages of prema: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. ⁠To cleanse the heart you need to do seva, listen to harikatha and surrender. ⁠The conditioned soul has a tendency to deceive, so everyone is being deceived. ⁠There are many ways to enjoy in Svargaloka. ⁠Story of the king, the envious barber and a man called Birbal. ⁠What does...

21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. ⁠The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. ⁠The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! ⁠Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! ⁠All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. ⁠About Advaita...

21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. ⁠The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. ⁠The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! ⁠Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! ⁠All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. ⁠About Advaita...

07 Dec 2023 morning – Vaidhi-bhakti and Raganuga-bhakti (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Vrajavasis have spontaneous anuraga (deep attachment) to Krsna. To achieve the mood of vrajavasis one must practice raganuga-bhakti under the guidance of a parikara. ⁠Detailed explanations on: dasya, sakhya and vatsalya bhavas. ⁠About the senses and the objects of the senses. ⁠The jiva (tatastha-sakti), cit-sakti, sanvit, sandini, hladini, are the various potencies of the Lord. ⁠Ragatmika are those eternal servants of Krsna. One should serve under their guidance. ⁠The sadhaka should not think...

07 Dec 2023 morning – Vaidhi-bhakti and Raganuga-bhakti (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Vrajavasis have spontaneous anuraga (deep attachment) to Krsna. To achieve the mood of vrajavasis one must practice raganuga-bhakti under the guidance of a parikara. ⁠Detailed explanations on: dasya, sakhya and vatsalya bhavas. ⁠About the senses and the objects of the senses. ⁠The jiva (tatastha-sakti), cit-sakti, sanvit, sandini, hladini, are the various potencies of the Lord. ⁠Ragatmika are those eternal servants of Krsna. One should serve under their guidance. ⁠The sadhaka should not think...

18 Nov 2023 evening darshana – Sravana, Kirtana and Smarana (English) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Krsna gives pleasure to all gopis, cows, brahmanas through His sweet lilas that leave everyone intoxicated. – In this material world no one can give us unlimited happiness. – The lilas of Radha and Krsna in Giriraja Govardhana. – The meaning of raga and anuraga. – The verses recited by Srimati Radhika contained in the Gopi Gita. – The two symptoms that appear in the awakening of anuraga. – About the darsan that the gopis have of the beautiful faces of...