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25 Jul 2025 evening – We Can Achieve Everything with the Guru’s Mercy (English) | Portland, USA

July 25, 2025 6:00 PM

– When a Vaisnava arrives, we should offer him due respect. – Even if we are serving the Deities, we should stop to bow to the pure devotee who arrives. – Baladeva Prabhu is no different from Nityananda, for He is the undivided principle of the Guru (akhanda-guru-tattva). – If we dishonor the Guru, we will lose everything. – The Guru’s mercy manifests through service to the Guru and complete surrender to the Guru. – Understanding the philosophy of...

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15 Apr 2025 midday – Baladeva Prabhu’s Service (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 15, 2025 12:12 PM

Mention of the 10 forms of service that Baladeva Prabhu performs for Krsna. How Krsna appeared in the womb of Devaki, and how Yogamaya transferred Baladeva from Devaki’s womb to Rohini’s womb. Meaning of the name Baladeva and His other names: Sankarsana and Rohini Nandana. Baladeva is the Supersoul residing in the hearts of all living beings. Baladeva is the undivided principle of the spiritual master: akhanda-guru-tattva. In Mahaprabhu’s pastimes, Baladeva is Nityananda and...

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11 Feb 2025 morning – Who Is Nityananda Prabhu (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 11, 2025 6:55 AM

PART 1 Gurudeva instructs how we should glorify Nityananda Prabhu. A pastime where Jagai and Madhai injure Nityananda Prabhu’s head, and Caitanya Mahaprabhu becomes angry. Nityananda Prabhu reminds us that in this incarnation of Gaura Avatar the Lord would not hold any weapon and would not kill anyone. Just by having darsana, (vision) of Mahaprabhu, He grants Krsna-prema, even to those who see Him from afar. Explanation about offenses, offenses not accepted, and offenses accepted by...

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04 Jan 2025 evening – Guru-tattva (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 4, 2025 5:49 PM

Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā… (ŚB 7.7.30-31). We must serve the spiritual master to reach the abode of the Lord. To satisfy Sri Guru, one must fulfill his desire, and for that, one must know his heart. The story of the Guru who was thirsty and asked his disciple to bring him water. We must follow the Guru’s orders without arguing. Guru means heavy, and serving him is something difficult. According to Srila BV Svami Maharaja, there are two types of people we should not keep in the Temple:...

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14 Nov 2024 – Dauji Temple (Bengali) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 14, 2024 6:03 AM

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...

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14 Nov 2024 – Dauji Temple (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 14, 2024 6:03 AM

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...

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07 Nov 2024 – Vatsavana (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 7, 2024 3:04 PM

Lila of Krsna with Aghasura. ⁠Madhumangal and Krsna drink milk together. ⁠Lila of Narada Rsi dancing in ecstasy after honoring maha-prasada of Narayana. ⁠Siva receives a shred of maha-prasada from Narayana and Parvati is saddened for not receiving it too. ⁠Yogamaya is guru-tattva, the Guru never doubts the Lord. ⁠Pastimes manifest with the help of Yogamaya. ⁠Lila of Brahma stealing Krsna’s friends and calves. Brahma understands that Krsna is the Supreme Lord and, repentant, prays to Krsna...

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07 Nov 2024 – Vatsavana (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 7, 2024 3:04 PM

Lila of Krsna with Aghasura. ⁠Madhumangal and Krsna drink milk together. ⁠Lila of Narada Rsi dancing in ecstasy after honoring maha-prasada of Narayana. ⁠Siva receives a shred of maha-prasada from Narayana and Parvati is saddened for not receiving it too. ⁠Yogamaya is guru-tattva, the Guru never doubts the Lord. ⁠Pastimes manifest with the help of Yogamaya. ⁠Lila of Brahma stealing Krsna’s friends and calves. Brahma understands that Krsna is the Supreme Lord and, repentant, prays to Krsna...

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