ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna’s eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day)

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Radha and Krishna Compete to See Who Swims Better, The Thieves Who Chanted the Names of Hari as Secret Words While Robbing a Person, Chanting the Holy Names, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), book: Hanuman-chalisha, meditation: mantra-mayi-upasana and svarasiki-upasana (meditation through mantras; spontaneous meditation on Krishna's pastimes)

14 May 2026 late afternoon – Chanting the Holy Names (English translation) – Delhi, India

May 14, 2026 3:00 PM

– About Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and his wonderful books.– About the books of Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.– Two types of upasana (worship) in sadhana: mantra-mayi-upasana (in the initial phase of sadhana, it is meditation with the help of sacred verses); svarasiki-upasana (in the advanced phase, it is meditation done with spontaneous absorption).– About asta-kaliya-lila, the different types of lilas of Radha and Krsna.– Swimming lila: Radha and Krsna...

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Radha and Krishna Compete to See Who Swims Better, The Thieves Who Chanted the Names of Hari as Secret Words While Robbing a Person, Chanting the Holy Names, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), book: Hanuman-chalisha, meditation: mantra-mayi-upasana and svarasiki-upasana (meditation through mantras; spontaneous meditation on Krishna's pastimes)

14 May 2026 late afternoon – Chanting the Holy Names (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 14, 2026 3:00 PM

– About Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and his wonderful books.– About the books of Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.– Two types of upasana (worship) in sadhana: mantra-mayi-upasana (in the initial phase of sadhana, it is meditation with the help of sacred verses); svarasiki-upasana (in the advanced phase, it is meditation done with spontaneous absorption).– About asta-kaliya-lila, the different types of lilas of Radha and Krsna.– Swimming lila: Radha and Krsna...

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 English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Guaruja 2024, Brazil 2024, Morning walks 2024, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), bhakti: 3 stages of development (sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti), bhakti: stages, life: cycle of birth and death, samskaras

31 Dec 2024 morning walk – Hari-katha (English) | Guaruja, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 31, 2024 8:11 AM

0:00:02 – When a sadhaka ascends to the level of asakti (spontaneous attachment), free from bhava-doshas (defects in spiritual emotion), as Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami said, he realizes his svarupa (spiritual form) and can perform manasi-seva (mental service). Mahaprabhu gave the instruction: when one is completely free from material attachments and rises to the level of asakti… 0:02:39 – A story: Once, Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami fell ill. A Kaviraj (Ayurvedic doctor) said his high...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Damodarashtaka 2024, Govardhana-dharana Lila, Krishna Tries to Enter Srimati Radhika’s Kunja, Subala-milana Lila, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), prema: utkantha-mayi-prema, prema: viveka-shunya-prema

27 Oct 2024 morning – Sri Damodarashtaka 8 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 27, 2024 8:25 AM

00:00 Who is Makhancor? About the Ashta-kaliya-lila.10:00 Krishna is completely controlled by the gopis’ love.19:00 What is Goshapali? About the Govardhana-lila; what kind of devotion can control Krishna.26:00 Explanation of the verse where Krishna begs to be let into the kunja.35:00 About the education of the gopis in Vraja; explanation of the verse from Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.3.3.3.44:00 Comparison of rasas in the context of controlling Krishna; how Krishna cries and sobs trying to...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Damodarashtaka 2024, Govardhana-dharana Lila, Krishna Tries to Enter Srimati Radhika’s Kunja, Subala-milana Lila, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), prema: utkantha-mayi-prema, prema: viveka-shunya-prema

27 Oct 2024 morning – Sri Damodarashtaka 8 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 27, 2024 8:25 AM

00:00 Who is Makhancor? About the Ashta-kaliya-lila.10:00 Krishna is completely controlled by the gopis’ love.19:00 What is Goshapali? About the Govardhana-lila; what kind of devotion can control Krishna.26:00 Explanation of the verse where Krishna begs to be let into the kunja.35:00 About the education of the gopis in Vraja; explanation of the verse from Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.3.3.3.44:00 Comparison of rasas in the context of controlling Krishna; how Krishna cries and sobs trying to...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Italian 2023, Milano 2023, Italy 2023, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), guru: diksha-guru, guru: shiksha-guru, Janardana: Bhava-grahi Janardana (Lord who accepts the devotee's mood), rasa: rasa-siddhanta

08 May 2023 evening – The Importance of Reading Granthas (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 8, 2023 6:18 PM

Glorification of the organisers of the festival in Italy. The importance of book-seva, brihad-mridanga-seva. If you know tattva-siddhanta, your mind will never be disturbed. Bhava-grahi Janardana: The Lord accepts your mood. The story of an illiterate boy trying to read Bhagavad-gita. Diksha-guru and shiksha-guru are very important for progress in our spiritual life. The story of Bhagavan dasa, the king and his jealous subjects. In Vrindavana everything is conscious, even dust. Feeling, willing...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Kashinagar 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), mantra: Kama-gayatri, rasa dance: rasa-lila

17 Mar 2023 morning – Chakravarti-lila of Kama-vijaya Krishna (English+English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 17, 2023 8:47 AM

PART 1 (English) -Rasa-lila’s other name is chakravarti-lila, which means that all other lilas are included in rasa-lila (example of chakravarti king)-Krishna’s lilas of ashta-kaliya-lila-Vrinda-devi arranges ashta-kaliya-lila-Subala-milana-lila-Characteristics of shanta-rasa, dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa and madhurya-rasa-The story of how one man hired a lawyer and then when the lawyer helped him to be declared insane, did not pay him for his services-The Lord’s dhama can...

ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day)

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