Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta)

10 Jul 2023 evening – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lila from when the Lord assumed the form of 4 arms in front of the gopis. The Lord manifests Himself according to the mood of the devotee to whom He appears. Lila from the meeting of Hanuman and Lord Ramachandra. There is no small or big service, every service to the Lord is the best.-Garuda thought he was the best servant of the Lord, but Hanuman proved that his faith was superior. The difference between the darshan that mother Yashoda has and the darshan that the gopis have from the Lord. The...

10 Jul 2023 evening – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lila from when the Lord assumed the form of 4 arms in front of the gopis. The Lord manifests Himself according to the mood of the devotee to whom He appears. Lila from the meeting of Hanuman and Lord Ramachandra. There is no small or big service, every service to the Lord is the best.-Garuda thought he was the best servant of the Lord, but Hanuman proved that his faith was superior. The difference between the darshan that mother Yashoda has and the darshan that the gopis have from the Lord. The...

10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...

10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...

09 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9, Bhatta parivara (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mahaprabhu changes the conception of the Bhatta family.– The extraordinary qualities of Krishna.– The story of when the gopis go looking for Krishna and He disguises himself as Narayana.– The specialty of the Krishna of Vrndavana.– Mahaprabhu and Satyabhama instruct Rupa Gosvami how to write about Krishna’s lilas.– Vrajendra-nandana Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.— The firmness in the adorable deity.– Superstitions and beliefs X spirituality.– The importance of tattva-sidhanta.– The 3...

09 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9, Bhatta parivara (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mahaprabhu changes the conception of the Bhatta family.– The extraordinary qualities of Krishna.– The story of when the gopis go looking for Krishna and He disguises himself as Narayana.– The specialty of the Krishna of Vrndavana.– Mahaprabhu and Satyabhama instruct Rupa Gosvami how to write about Krishna’s lilas.– Vrajendra-nandana Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.— The firmness in the adorable deity.– Superstitions and beliefs X spirituality.– The importance of tattva-sidhanta.– The 3...

07 Jul 2023 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family. Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity. Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9. Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees. The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna. Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty. Family life is painful. The gopis leave everything for Krishna. Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis. Krishna corresponds to...

07 Jul 2023 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family. Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity. Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9. Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees. The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna. Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty. Family life is painful. The gopis leave everything for Krishna. Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis. Krishna corresponds to...