Verse: ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgo ’tha bhajana-kriyā… (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.4.15-16). Two types of bhajana-kriya: unstable (anisthita) and stable (nisthita). Six subdivisions of anisthita-bhajana-kriya: utsaha-mayi, ghana-tarala, vyudha-vikalpa, visaya-sangara, nyamaksama and taranga-rangini. Four types of anarthas: svarupa-bhrama, asat-trsna, hrdaya-daurbalya and aparadha. Four other types of anarthas: duskrti-utha-anartha, sukrti-utha-anartha, bhakti-utha-anartha and aparadha-utha...
anarthas: four types
14 Nov 2024 – Dauji Temple (Bengali) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is the last day of parikrama. Bengalis eat bitter things at the beginning of the meal, this is good for health. We should pray for the mercy of Balarama. About the 8th verse of Siksastaka: the mercy of the Guru is as important as that of Krsna. If we do not chant the Guru-mantra we will not achieve any real qualification. Baladeva is akanda-guru-tattva, we need His mercy. Baladeva presides over sat, Krsna presides over cit, and Radha presides over ananda. Baladeva stayed in the womb...
14 Nov 2024 – Dauji Temple (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is the last day of parikrama. Bengalis eat bitter things at the beginning of the meal, this is good for health. We should pray for the mercy of Balarama. About the 8th verse of Siksastaka: the mercy of the Guru is as important as that of Krsna. If we do not chant the Guru-mantra we will not achieve any real qualification. Baladeva is akanda-guru-tattva, we need His mercy. Baladeva presides over sat, Krsna presides over cit, and Radha presides over ananda. Baladeva stayed in the womb...
24 Oct 2024 morning – Different Bhaktas (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna is sat-cid-ananda. Bhagavan is in the hearts of all, aisvarya-bhaktas and madhurya-bhaktas. The vrajavasis rejoice and grieve according to Krsna’s satisfaction. Jatila and Kutila say that Radha is unchaste, but the only man She touches is Vrajendra-nandana Krsna. Krsna’s lila with fever proving Radha’s chastity when She carries a leaky pot full of water. Krsna is Yogesvara. The manjaris are maidservants who serve the Divine Couple very closely. Mahaprabhu revealed...
24 Oct 2024 morning – Different Bhaktas (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna is sat-cid-ananda. Bhagavan is in the hearts of all, aisvarya-bhaktas and madhurya-bhaktas. The vrajavasis rejoice and grieve according to Krsna’s satisfaction. Jatila and Kutila say that Radha is unchaste, but the only man She touches is Vrajendra-nandana Krsna. Krsna’s lila with fever proving Radha’s chastity when She carries a leaky pot full of water. Krsna is Yogesvara. The manjaris are maidservants who serve the Divine Couple very closely. Mahaprabhu revealed...
19 Aug 2024 morning – Sri Baladeva Purnima (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Song: Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Jive Daya Kore. The difference between nitya-lila and naimitika-lila. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). The presiding Deity over Sac, existence, is Baladeva Prabhu, Cit, spiritual knowledge, is Krsna, and ananda, bliss, is Srimati Radhika. Bhakti cannot be attained as long as anarthas predominate, and without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu we will never be able to destroy the four types of anarthas. With His mace and plow...
19 Aug 2024 morning – Sri Baladeva Purnima (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Song: Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Jive Daya Kore. The difference between nitya-lila and naimitika-lila. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). The presiding Deity over Sac, existence, is Baladeva Prabhu, Cit, spiritual knowledge, is Krsna, and ananda, bliss, is Srimati Radhika. Bhakti cannot be attained as long as anarthas predominate, and without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu we will never be able to destroy the four types of anarthas. With His mace and plow...
24 June 2024 midday – The Form of Lord Jagannatha is The Manifestation of Mahabhava (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:18:30 – Mahabhava-prakash of Lord Jagannatha; Srila Gour Goswami Maharaja explains that this is viraha (separation). Day and night Chaitanya Mahaprabhu experiences separation; there are two types of moods – outwardly separation, inwardly meeting with one’s Ishtadeva. In this way Mahaprabhu shows the sadhaka how to perform sadhana. 0:24:16 – Jagannatha is mahabhava-prakash; to understand this one must go through and know the stages of developing prema. 0:29:00 – Shraddha – the concept and...