guru: dakshina-bhava

25 Jun 2026 midday – Ekadashi (English) – Lampeter, Wales, UK

  – Practice Ekadasi; you must follow what the sastra (scripture) says. – On the day of Ekadasi, all sins take shelter in the five types of grains. – The Lord’s words are free from the four defects: bhrama (error), pramada (illusion), vipralipsa (the tendency to cheat), and karanapatava (imperfect material senses). – It is necessary to follow Krishna’s instructions; the lila (pastime) of how Dronacarya was killed on the battlefield of Kurukshetra...

02 Jul 2025 morning – Krishna in Nava-Vrindavana (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 – Lakshmi-devi is angry with Jagannatha for not paying her any attention. – Dakshina-bhava and vamya-bhava. – The difference in how Western and Indian people raise their children. – Lakshmi-devi wants to enter Vrindavana, but does not want to acquire the necessary qualifications. – Krishna accepts Lakshmi-devi in the form of the golden line on His chest. – Lila: Bhrigu Rishi confirms that Vishnu is Bhagavan. – Shiva and Brahma are subject to the...

10 Mar 2025 evening (room) – The Highest Gopi-prema. Sri Navadvipa-dhama parikrama, day 2 (Hindi) | Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

00:00 — The dimensions of Navadvipa-dhama; Navadvipa as the purifier; that which gives happiness to Krishna 08:00 — The glories of Krishna in Vraja; the highest of Krishna’s names is Makhan-chor (the butter thief) 14:00 — When the sense of possession transforms into mamata (deep affectionate attachment) 20:00 — When prema develops into sneha; the gopis’ loving complaints toward Krishna, with examples 31:00 — Aishvarya and madhurya paths; vamya and dakshina moods; the gopis rebuking Brahma 45:00...

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...

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...

03 Jul 2024 morning – Rasas and Their Qualities (English) – London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Qualifications and the prominent sevakas in shanta, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya-rasas. Shloka: itthaṁ satāṁ brahma-sukhānubhūtyā dāsyaṁ gatānāṁ para-daivatena (SB 10.12.11). Impersonalists do not believe that Krishna has a form and the qualities. Lila of Durvasa Rishi who became speechless as he was taking darshana of Krishna in Ramana-reti. Shloka: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha (CC Madhya 20.117). We are here, in maya-karagara, the jail of maya, because we forgot Krishna...

01 May 2023 morning – Q&A (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Mantra siddhi, sadhana siddhi. Krishna never leaves Vrindavana. But Yogamaya makes the gopis suffer in separation from Krishna. 4 types of separation. Srimati Radhika’s lila: She feels separation from Krishna while She is with Him when She hears that Madhusudana has gone (black bee). All of Krishna’s incarnations except Krishna Himself are absorbed in Their supremacy. The qualities of dhira-lalita-nayaka. Krishna is a prince and has no duties or responsibilities. His mind is never...

16 Mar 2023 morning – The Mood of Palya-dasi (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This place is called Chakra-tirtha because the Sudarshana chakra that was chasing Durvasa Rishi fell in this place-Durvasa Rishi escapes from Vishnu’s Sudarshana chakra; Ambarisha Maharaja’s humbleness-4 types of liberation-Pure devotees reject all types of liberation-Lalita and Vishakha may compete with Radharani, but they do not want to, so Yogamaya appoints Chandravali to be Sri Radha’s rival, although she is not qualified to be Her rival-Even with the mood of the left wing (vamya...