About Mahaprabhu feeling like Radha in separation. The Bhatta family lived here and they were from the Sri Sampradaya. Mahaprabhu spoke about the highest prema. The Bhatta family loved to hear Mahaprabhu speak Harikatha. Mahaprabhu teases the Bhatta family that Laksmi Devi is a chaste Visnu wife but wants to enter the rasa dance with Krsna. Krsna explains to Laksmi about everything she has to learn from the gopis to qualify to enter the rasa dance, but she does not want to learn...
Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta)
20 Mar 2025 evening – Mahaprabhu’s Mood (English translation) | Sri Rangam Temple, South India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Mahaprabhu feeling like Radha in separation. The Bhatta family lived here and they were from the Sri Sampradaya. Mahaprabhu spoke about the highest prema. The Bhatta family loved to hear Mahaprabhu speak Harikatha. Mahaprabhu teases the Bhatta family that Laksmi Devi is a chaste Visnu wife but wants to enter the rasa dance with Krsna. Krsna explains to Laksmi about everything she has to learn from the gopis to qualify to enter the rasa dance, but she does not want to learn...
18 Sep 2024 morning – The Gopis Search for Krishna (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Opposite bhavas of Krishna and Radha: While Krishna is in vamya-bhava, Radharani is in dakshina-bhava. Radhika’s love increases and increases. Vamyata and kutilata. Vrindavana-Krishna does not make a step out of Vrindavana. The gopis ask every tree in Vrindavana if it has seen Krishna. A funny story: a widower lost his wife and no one suggested him as a replacement for his wife. The gopis were favourable to Tulasi and then not (vamya-bhava). Why did Krishna not come back to the gopis after...
18 Sep 2024 morning – The Gopis Search for Krishna (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Opposite bhavas of Krishna and Radha: While Krishna is in vamya-bhava, Radharani is in dakshina-bhava. Radhika’s love increases and increases. Vamyata and kutilata. Vrindavana-Krishna does not make a step out of Vrindavana. The gopis ask every tree in Vrindavana if it has seen Krishna. A funny story: a widower lost his wife and no one suggested him as a replacement for his wife. The gopis were favourable to Tulasi and then not (vamya-bhava). Why did Krishna not come back to the gopis after...
25 Jul 2024 evening – Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Vaisnava-seva and namasankirtana that grants shelter at the feet of Krsna. One must practice in order to be able to preach. Mahaprabhu’s Lila spending four months at the Bhatta family home. The four authorized Sampradayas: Sri, Rudra, Sanaka and Brahma Sampradayas. Mahaprabhu accepted the Brahma Sampradaya. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami is Guna Manjari, but some say he is Ananga Manjari. Mahaprabhu has great affection for Gopala Bhatta. Mahaprabhu instructs Gopala Bhatta to take care...
24 Jul 2024 evening – Sri Prabodhananda Sarasvati and His Contribution (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu spent 4 months with Bhatta parivara (family). Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu discussed katha about Lakshmi-devi with Bhatta parivara. The gopis are so fortunate, they perform rasa dance with Krishna. Lakshmi-devi cannot enter the rasa dance as She does not accept Krishna’s conditions. Invocation shloka of Gita-govinda. Shloka: rādhā karāvacita pallava vallarī ke (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 14). 3 principles to submerge into the highest conjugal mood, shyama-shringara rasa...
23 Jul 2024 evening – Sadhu-sanga-mahima (English) – Miami, Florida | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Arcana Dipika explains which type of flowers to offer to Thakurji, and which not. The five types of devotees: panca-upasana. Two meanings of the word suman: flower, and clean and pure mind, for offering. Discussion of abhiman, dihatma-bhuti and suddha-abhiman. Maya-devi is not happy with us being in maya. Only gaura-krpa-hi-kavalam will save us from this suffering in this material world: how to receive this mercy. Glorification of Prabhodananda Sarasvati Gosvami. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stays...
29 Jan 2024 evening – The Story of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed the Gosvamis to manifest the Deities, Krsna’s pastime places in Vrndavana, and also told them to manifest books on Vaisnava etiquette, Vaisnava-suddha-sadacara. Srila Gopala Batta Gosvami collected the slokas of Sri Sampradaya, from where he and his family received diksa-mantras, and then he handed them over to Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada who manifested the book Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa. The Batta family had Mahaprabhu’s darsan and invited Him to stay in...