ghee lamp

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, Shiva Mandira 2026, India 2026, aho bhagyam aho bhagyam nanda-gopa-vrajaukasam, vraje prasiddham navanita-cauram, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.32, Draupadi’s Magical Cooking Pot and Durvasa Rishi, Makhana-chora and the Greedy Devotee, Mother Yashoda Offers Ghee Lamps to Sri Yamuna and Krishna Collects Them All, Chorashtaka (Chauragraganya-purushashtaka), Glories of Vaishnavas, character quality: duplicity, children: importance of giving spiritual names to children, ghee lamp, mood: moods of Vraja, service: cooking

14 May 2026 midday – Glories to the Vaishnavas (English translation) – Delhi, India

May 14, 2026 12:00 PM

Shiva Mandira – Acknowledgments.– Brahma and all the demigods pray to attain Vraja Dhama.– Sloka spoken by Brahma to Krishna in honor of the Vrajavasis: aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām… (SB 10.14.32).– Madhavendra Puripada held the Annakuta festival for Govardana for a long time.– On choosing names for children.– On Mother Yasoda’s vatsalya mood.– Lila of Mother Yasoda offering a ghee lamp in the Yamuna River with Krishna.–...

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, aho bhagyam aho bhagyam nanda-gopa-vrajaukasam, vraje prasiddham navanita-cauram, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.32, Draupadi’s Magical Cooking Pot and Durvasa Rishi, Makhana-chora and the Greedy Devotee, Mother Yashoda Offers Ghee Lamps to Sri Yamuna and Krishna Collects Them All, Glories of Vaishnavas, character quality: duplicity, children: importance of giving spiritual names to children, ghee lamp, mood: moods of Vraja, service: cooking

14 May 2026 midday – Glories to the Vaishnavas (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 14, 2026 12:00 PM

Shiva Mandira – Acknowledgments.– Brahma and all the demigods pray to attain Vraja Dhama.– Sloka spoken by Brahma to Krishna in honor of the Vrajavasis: aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām… (SB 10.14.32).– Madhavendra Puripada held the Annakuta festival for Govardana for a long time.– On choosing names for children.– On Mother Yasoda’s vatsalya mood.– Lila of Mother Yasoda offering a ghee lamp in the Yamuna River with Krishna.–...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Bhakti's Superiority Over Other Paths, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ghee lamp, service: cooking

20 Jul 2025 morning – What Grants Bhakti and Jnana (English) | Seattle, USA

July 20, 2025 7:00 AM

* On the seven oceans and islands. * If we associate with good people, good qualities will come; otherwise, not. Associate with a sadhu, for through their influence, their qualities will come to us. * We should reject bad associations, especially with Mayavadis and those who have no faith in the Vedas. * We must bathe before cooking and worshiping Thakuraji. * Those who eat food prepared by those who have not bathed will have a disturbed mind. * Pure water is compared to suddha-bhakti (pure...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Govardhana 2024, Vraja 2024, India 2024, Dipavali 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, ghee lamp

01 Nov 2024 evening (temple) – Dipavali (Hindi) | Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 1, 2024 6:09 PM

0:00:57 – The glory of Diwali; when Param-Gurudev returned from tour, the entire temple was illuminated with lamps.0:02:40 – The meaning of Diwali; who cleanses and purifies the hearts? In Satya Yuga – King Bali; in Treta Yuga – Lord Ramachandra; in Dvapara Yuga – Krishna. When They returned, everything was decorated with light; this is described in the book Mukta-charita.0:07:00 – The appearance of Goddess Lakshmi; the churning of the milk ocean; Lord...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, ghee lamp, rasa dance: rasa-lila

29 Jun 2024 midday (at the bedroom door) – The Importance of Practising Bhajana (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 29, 2024 12:38 PM

PART 1 The meaning of prema. If you have debts with someone you must pay that person. The sadhu pays someone through Harikatha. The sadhu’s duty is to practise bhajana and teach others how to practise it too. A true sadhu wants his disciples to preach and encourage people to chant the Holy Names, just as Mahaprabhu did. The soul conditioned in Kali-yuga has no faith. We should insist three times for someone to chant Hare Krsna, and if the person does not chant the third time, we can...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, ghee lamp, rasa dance: rasa-lila

29 Jun 2024 midday (at the bedroom door) – The Importance of Practising Bhajana (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 29, 2024 12:38 PM

The meaning of prema. If you have debts with someone you must pay that person. The sadhu pays someone through Harikatha. The sadhu’s duty is to practise bhajana and teach others how to practise it too. A true sadhu wants his disciples to preach and encourage people to chant the Holy Names, just as Mahaprabhu did. The soul conditioned in Kali-yuga has no faith. We should insist three times for someone to chant Hare Krsna, and if the person does not chant the third time, we can engage him...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, ghee lamp, guru-tattva: akhanda-guru-tattva (the principle of the undivided guru; unity of guru-tattva), guru: guru-tattva, soul: conditioned soul

24 Feb 2024 morning – Sing Nitai Nitai Nitai! (English) – Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 24, 2024 9:00 AM

– Nityananda Prabhu goes from house to house dancing vehemently and performs Harinama Sankirtana. – The place where there is no Vaikuntha katha is like a snake’s hole, maya-karagar (Maya’s prison). – The place that receives the sadhu becomes Goloka Vrndavana. – Sloka: nāhaṁ tiṣṭhāmi vaikuṇṭhe yogināṁ hṛdayeṣu vā (Srimad Bhagavatam 4.30.35). – “Where My devotee is glorifying My pastimes, I am there personally”, thus said Krsna. – Harikatha means:...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Los Angeles 2024, USA 2024, ghee lamp

22 Jan 2024 evening – Human Birth Is Very Rare (Hindi) – Los Angeles, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 22, 2024 6:17 PM

How do we know that human birth is rare? Verse: labdhvā su-durlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.9.29). Human birth is extremely rare, as it is only granted after the soul has passed through eight million and four hundred thousand species of life. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ — kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.28). Accepting the shelter of a trustworthy Guru is the only way to get...

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