sakhis: eight sakhis

2026, Discourses in English 2026, California 2026, Sierra Nevada 2026, USA 2026, Krishna Steals Butter, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru's mercy (hardika; vachika; aloka-dana), maya: maya-tattva, sakhis: eight sakhis, uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)

09 Jul 2026 midday – Miscellaneous Topics (English) – Sierra Nevada, California, USA

July 9, 2026 12:00 PM

– Punishment is also the Lord’s mercy; it removes the anarthas from the heart. – One of Maya’s names is Krpa, Mercy. – Maya is very strict; you have to practice sadhana and thus get rid of punishment. – Bhakti manifests in our hearts through sadhu-sanga. – Different sadhus: bhagavad-parsada-deha-prapt (e.g., Narada Muni); murchitta-kasaya (e.g., Narada Muni in a previous life); nirdhuta-kasaya (e.g., Sukadeva Gosvami). – Suta Gosvami and...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Igualada 2026, Spain 2026, anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyasya-varjanam, pandita pandite mile hai du vat gadha, radhikara bhava-kanti curi kare krsna avatirna haila, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, yam kam api vraja-kule vrsabhanu-jaya, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.100, Gopi-gita 9, Lalita-ashtaka 7, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2026, Raya Ramananda, A Brahmachari Who Performed Severe Austerities in the Forest but Lost His Spiritual Power Due to Anger, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhajana: 6 types of unstable devotion (anisthita-bhajana): utsaha-mayi; ghana-tarala; vyudha-vikalpa; visaya-sangara; niyamaksama; taranga-rangini, guru: guru-bhakti, Krishna: reasons why Krishna came to this world as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, life goals (purusharthas): dharma (duty and religious principles) artha (material prosperity) kama (material desires) and moksha (liberation), mantra: gayatri-mantras, mood: madanakya-mahabhava, sakhis: eight sakhis, varnashrama-dharma

06 May 2026 evening – Raya Ramananda Disappearance (English) – Igualada, Spain

May 6, 2026 6:00 PM

– Why Krishna appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: sri radhaya pranaya mahima – Verse: rādhikāra bhāva-kānti curi kare kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa hailā gaura rūpa dhari. – Kṛṣṇa steals the bhāva [humor] and kānti [golden complexion] from Śrīmatī Rādhikā and descends into Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma appearing as Śrī Gaurāṅga. – If you do not understand sharanagati, you will not understand pranaya-mahima and madanakhya-mahabhava. – Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of madanakya...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothes, Vastra-harana Lila, Radha-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), character quality: envy, guru: siksa-guru, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, Radha: meaning of name Radha, Radha: Radha-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila, sakhis: eight sakhis

29 Aug 2025 morning – Radha-Tatva (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 29, 2025 7:00 AM

– It all depends on the place, time, and circumstances. – As part of society, we must follow rules and regulations. – The Guru is the one who gives knowledge of your relationship with the Divine Couple. – You must honor the Vaisnavas, but be single-minded toward your spiritual master. – You cannot accept just anyone as your Siksa-guru; you must evaluate how much respect that person offers your Gurudeva. – Srila Narayana Gosvami had Swamiji Prabhupada as his...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothes, Vastra-harana Lila, Radha-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), character quality: envy, guru: siksa-guru, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, Radha: meaning of name Radha, Radha: Radha-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila, sakhis: eight sakhis

29 Aug 2025 morning – Radha-Tatva (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 29, 2025 7:00 AM

– It all depends on the place, time, and circumstances.– As part of society, we must follow rules and regulations.– The Guru is the one who gives knowledge of your relationship with the Divine Couple.– You must honor the Vaisnavas, but be single-minded toward your spiritual master.– You cannot accept just anyone as your Siksa-guru; you must evaluate how much respect that person offers your Gurudeva.– Srila Narayana Gosvami had Swamiji Prabhupada as his...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Pindorama 2025, Brazil 2025, gopis: types, sakhis: eight sakhis

31 Jan 2025 morning – The Path to Radha Kunda (English) | Pindorama, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 31, 2025 9:34 AM

Bilvamangala Thakura’s lila and the beautiful Cintamani send him to Vrndavana. He blinds his own eyes and in the end has the darsan of Krsna who guides him. This example is given to show that we should not deviate from our path, Krsna will guide us. The paths of karma, jnana and tapasya cannot lead to Krsna. To have the darsan of Sri Krsna one must have transcendental eyes, not material eyes. And this means listening to Harikatha. About the three types of gopis that exist, and mainly...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Murwillumbah 2024, Australia 2024, Discourses with transcripts in English 2021, Discourses with transcripts in English 2024, Lochana dasa Thakura, Svarupa Damodara, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily conception, body: bodily identification, Krishna: krishna-nama, mood: vamya-bhava, sakhis: eight sakhis, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga, Svayam Bhagavan, Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara

10 Sep 2024 midday – Svarupa Damodara Katha (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 10, 2024 12:34 PM

Reasons why Svarupa Damodara is very prominent in Mahaprabhu’s lila. Yamuna-puline and Palya-dasi kori bhajana’s (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha pages 115 & 130). Lalita Sakhi will give palya-dasi bhava. All katha regarding palya-dasi bhava and Ekadasa-bhavas are in Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Jaiva-Dharma. Dekhite Dekhite bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha page 114). First give up bodily conception then we can desire to be born in Yavat. The compassion of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, setting His...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Gold Coast 2024, Australia 2024, Lalita-saptami 2024, sakhis: eight sakhis, sakhis: types

09 Sep 2024 evening – The Glories of Lalita Sakhi (Hindi) | Gold Coast, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 9, 2024 6:23 PM

Types of sakhis: sakhis, priya-sakhis, prana-sakhis, nitya-sakhis and parama-prestha-sakhis. Nitya-sakhi and prana-sakhi are the manjaris. Parama-prestha-sakhis are the eight prominent sakhis of Srimati Radhika. Lalita Devi is sakhi pradana, the commanding sakhi. Song: Sri Lalitastakam. Krsna Dasa Kaviraja Gosvami describes the beautiful form of Srimati Radhika as maha-bhava-cintamani. Srimati Radhika manifested all the sakhis to serve Krsna, which is Her sole purpose. Sloka: rasika-śekhara...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Houston 2024, Texas 2024, USA 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), sakhis: eight sakhis

20 Jan 2024 evening – Navadvipa Mahima: The Glories of Navadvipa Dhama (English) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 20, 2024 6:50 PM

– About the lila of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the present Era and the self-realization of Lord Brahma. – About the bhava-darsana stage. – Bengali song and its beautiful explanation: Kabe Gaura Vane. – The benefit of performing the pilgrimage of Navadvipa Dhama, also known as Gupta Vrndavana and Gaura Vane. – The sadhana and bhajana of the Six Gosvamis. – Lila when Radha is in maan (transcendental anger) and covers Her ears. – Sri...

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