Gopa-kumara arrives at the golden temple of Ananta Padmanabha. The three gates of His darshana. Hundreds of brahmanas want to serve the deity and chant Vedic mantras. The gopala-mantra is very powerful. Gopa-kumara continues to wear simple cowboy clothes even after becoming king. The rule of Gopa-kumara for all the residents of the kingdom. The daily festival of the Vrajavasis (Govinda-darshana utsava). Story of a young newlywed who is eager to see Govinda. Narottama dasa Thakura explains in...
mantra: gopala-mantra
15 Apr 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita [2] (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Yesterday I spoke about the beautiful story of Gopa Kumara and how he never listened to his guru Jayanta’s instructions on how to chant the gopal mantra. Nevertheless, Gopa Kumara chanted the gopal mantra (king of mantras) three times a day, every day. The mantra is confidential, do not show it to anyone, because if you show the mantra it will have no power for you. On Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami’s grief at being separated from Mahaprabhu and other Gaudiya Vaisnavas. On Gopa...
18 Jan 2023 morning – Viraha and Milana (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-In Jagannatha Puri there are two vigrahas: Radha-viraha-vidura Krishna and Krishna-viraha-vidura Radha-We go to Jagannatha Puri to get the mood of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu-Vipralambha-bhava is very important in our spiritual life-4 types of viraha and milana-Radhika bhava gambhira-The story of how blind people touched parts of an elephant and drew a picture of it-Purna, purnatama and purnatara dhamas-The Vrajavasis never believe that Krishna is Bhagavan-Tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta go...
09 Jan 2023 midday – Yogamaya’s Arrangements (English) – USA
-Love is spontaneous-The gopis love Krishna for no reason-The gopis who meet with Krishna in rasa-lila have no children-Without the gopi-sharira Krishna will not accept-Abhimanyu is the so-called husband of Srimati Radhika. Actually he is not Her husband-Gopala-mantra is very powerful
29 Dec 2022 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Gopa-kumara meets the Mathura brahmana-Gopala-mantra is the queen of all mantras-Dadati pratigrhnati is a way to develop love as love cannot be bought in the market-How to pacify one’s mind: abhyasa and vairagya-Disappearance of the Mathura brahmana Janasharma-The story of the wife who did not want to share jackfruit with the Vaishnavas at the temple
21 Dec 2022 evening – How to Chant (Hindi) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Nama-sankirtana is the topmost sadhana in Kali-yuga to attain Bhagavan.-Mind has to be fixed while chanting & with respect, sneha, mamata Bhagavan’s nama has to be taken doing smarana of Bhagavan’s lila.-Meaning of Lord’s names Rasa-bihari, Vrindavana-chanda & Gokulananda.-Bhagavan limbs are so beautiful that there is no need for ornaments.-Lila of Surya dasa saying Thakuraji isn’t dressed when His sevaka removed alankara & asked how is Thakuraji.-Shuddha-mahatma has a...
11 Dec 2022 evening – Aprakrita-Vraja and Sadhana (English) – Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-About 2 kinds of bhajan: Gosthanandi & Bhajananandi.-About Six Gosvamis bhajan & their daily routine.-Trees in Vrindavan are eternal associates of Radha Krsna chanting Their names.-Srimati Radhika & Krsna don’t want to step out of Vrindavan even one step.-Description of beautiful transcendental Vrindavan with chintamani stones,Kalpavriksha,Kamadhenu,nectarian water.-All the consorts of Lord Narayana used to come to Vrindavan & sweep in Vrindavan.-Krsna disappeared from...
13 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan in different spiritual planets (English translation)- India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Bhagavan manifests in 3 forms: nama,vigraha & svarupa.-About the vigraha manifested by Uttama MahaBhagavath.-Bhagavan shows anugraha to suddh-bhakta who can see Bhagavan & not the stone in vigraha.-Krsna’s avatars & Himself also likes to have darshan of Krsna.-Bhagavan all forms are sat-cid-ananda & nondifferent from Krsna but varies as per rasa-madhurya.-About santa-pradhan-dasya in Vaikunta & bhaktas dealings with Lord Narayana in Vaikunta.-In Vaikunta demons...