Actually we don’t know what is bhakti, Krishna, karma, jnana. One can hear harikatha only after hearing it directly from the lotus mouth of the Guru, just as Prahlada Maharaja heard it from Narada Muni – sabda-brahma. Mahaprabhu appreciates the illiterate young man because he followed his Guru’s instructions, even without knowing how to read properly, and all the tattvas appeared in his heart. Sweet dialogue between Mahaprabhu and the illiterate youth. Sloka: nāyam ātmā pravacanena...
Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta)
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta)
06 Jul 2023 evening – Mahaprabhu and the Bhatta family (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Actually we don’t know what is bhakti, Krishna, karma, jnana. One can hear harikatha only after hearing it directly from the lotus mouth of the Guru, just as Prahlada Maharaja heard it from Narada Muni – sabda-brahma. Mahaprabhu appreciates the illiterate young man because he followed his Guru’s instructions, even without knowing how to read properly, and all the tattvas appeared in his heart. Sweet dialogue between Mahaprabhu and the illiterate youth. Sloka: nāyam ātmā pravacanena...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), pure heart
06 Jul 2023 morning – Faith and Sincerity are Fundamental (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 About Mahaprabhu and the devotees of Lord Shiva. Legend of Parvati and Shiva as birds. We should bathe in sacred rivers like Kaveri. Mahaprabhu has darsana of Ranganatha and Bhatta brothers become happy (family of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami). Mahaprabhu stayed for four months in the home of the Bhatta family and gave harikatha. Story about a funny method Narada Rsi uses to create interest in hearing harikatha in a couple of devotees. The soul’s nature is to serve Krishna and the...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), pure heart
06 Jul 2023 morning – Faith and Sincerity are Fundamental (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Mahaprabhu and the devotees of Lord Shiva. Legend of Parvati and Shiva as birds. We should bathe in sacred rivers like Kaveri. Mahaprabhu has darsana of Ranganatha and Bhatta brothers become happy (family of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami). Mahaprabhu stayed for four months in the home of the Bhatta family and gave harikatha. Story about a funny method Narada Rsi uses to create interest in hearing harikatha in a couple of devotees. The soul’s nature is to serve Krishna and the Guru’s...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Rasa-lila, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), rasa dance: rasa-lila
04 Jul 2023 evening – How to attain rasa-lila (English translation) – Delhi, India I Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in South India. Mayavadis will give up their desire to merge into Brahma by hearing Krishna-katha. If we remember the nineteen signs on Krishna’s lotus feet, all our sins are destroyed. Mahaprabhu’s pastimes in the Bhatta family during Caturmasya. How Mahaprabhu changed their hearts from the worship in Sri Sampradaya to worshipping Radha-Krishna. Laxmi-devi’s austerities to attain Krishna’s rasa-lila in Goloka Vrindavana. Although very beautiful, the...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Rasa-lila, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), rasa dance: rasa-lila
04 Jul 2023 evening – How to attain rasa-lila (Hindi) – Delhi, India I Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in South India. Mayavadis will give up their desire to merge into Brahma by hearing Krishna-katha. If we remember the nineteen signs on Krishna’s lotus feet, all our sins are destroyed. Mahaprabhu’s pastimes in the Bhatta family during Caturmasya. How Mahaprabhu changed their hearts from the worship in Sri Sampradaya to worshipping Radha-Krishna. Laxmi-devi’s austerities to attain Krishna’s rasa-lila in Goloka Vrindavana. Although very beautiful, the apsaras in...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Italian 2023, Milano 2023, Italy 2023, Radha Ramana Deva Ji Appearance 2023, Madhavendra Puri, Srinivasa Acharya, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), lineage: guru-parampara, mood: divya-unmada, rasa dance: rasa-lila
05 May 2023 evening – Radha Ramanaji, Sri Madhavendra Puripada and Srinivasa Acharya (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Remembering Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and his mission. Madhavendra Puri, Sri Radha’s original prema guru. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Radha Ramana Thakuraji. The extraordinary beauty of Mahaprabhu in the home of Prabodhananda Sarasvati and his brothers. Whoever hears the rasa-lila of a pure devotee attains pure bhakti and all lust disappears. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami’s family worshipped Laksmi-Narayana. Mahaprabhu jokes with the Bhatta family and asks why Laksmi is...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Undisclosed, USA 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), Pradyumna Misra
09 Jan 2023 morning – Vraja University (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Pradyumna Mishra’s mind is disturbed when he sees Raya Ramananda with the young girls in a secluded place giving them training on how to act drama-Raya Ramananda was a very elevated Vaishnava and used to give high-level katha-Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka is Raya Ramananda’s granta-Mahaprabhu lived for four months at Bhattas’ family-Svarupa Damodara used to sing the kirtanas of Vidyapati and Chandidasa-The potential of your svarupa is in your heart (comparing the state of jiva conditioning with...