– On the name of the Harikatha location, Bavanipur Village, which is another name for the demigoddess Parvati. – Devi Parvati asks her husband Shiva Ji to speak about the material world. – The explanation of the Vaishnava-siddhanta on temporary truth. – Our only benefactors are Guru and Krishna, our true friends. – On the ever-beautiful and youthful manifestation of Krishna. – On Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu entering the Deity of Tota Gopinatha. – External...
harinama: japa-mala
17 Mar 2026 midday – The Mercy of the Guru (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On the name of the Harikatha location, Bavanipur Village, which is another name for the demigoddess Parvati. Devi Parvati asks her husband Shiva Ji to speak about the material world. The explanation of the Vaishnava-siddhanta on temporary truth. Our only benefactors are Guru and Krishna, our true friends. On the ever-beautiful and youthful manifestation of Krishna. On Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu entering the Deity of Tota Gopinatha. External symptoms such as the use of tilaka, kanti, japa-mala do...
27 Nov 2024 evening – Kundas and Kunjas of Vrindavana (Hindi) | Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The definition of devatas and asuras. Shloka: ahaṁ hare tava pādaika-mūla-dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi bhūyaḥ (ŚB 6.11.24). Vritrasura-katha: the attachment of a baby bird to its mother, the attachment of a calf to its mother. In happiness and sadness always remember God. The prayers of Kunti. Bhajana of Mirabai. Primary and secondary rasas. Different colours represent different rasas and each rasa has its presiding deity. Krishna is a presiding deity of sringara-rasa. Shloka: anāradhya rādhā...
27 Nov 2024 evening – Kundas and Kunjas of Vrindavana (English translation) | Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The definition of devatas and asuras. Shloka: ahaṁ hare tava pādaika-mūla-dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi bhūyaḥ (ŚB 6.11.24). Vritrasura-katha: the attachment of a baby bird to its mother, the attachment of a calf to its mother. In happiness and sadness always remember God. The prayers of Kunti. Bhajana of Mirabai. Primary and secondary rasas. Different colours represent different rasas and each rasa has its presiding deity. Krishna is a presiding deity of sringara-rasa. Shloka: anāradhya...
05 Mar 2024 morning- Glories of the Holy Names – (English) – Pipa, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sukadeva Gosvamipada only glorified saradiya-rasa-lila and Srila Jayadeva Gosvamipada vasanta-lila explained in Gita-govinda grantha, which is very important. – Rasa-lila katha. Krishna only performs rasa dance for Srimati Radhika. Cintamani-maya bhajan (Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha, page 116). – Krishna’s topmost name is Mohan-candra. When we do bhajan sadhana and slowly progress, we will understand. – The holy names will give you...
20 Jul 2023 evening – Self-realisation is the Best Realisation (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila Gurudeva BV Vana Gosvami Maharaja is in the Philippines for the same reason Srila Svami Prabhupada preached all over the world. The conditioned souls are constantly wandering through the fourteen planetary systems, rising and falling. It’s not so easy to come out of the clutches of Maya. Chanting the mahamantra is the medicine. The result of doing material charity is temporary, the best charity is to give the mahamantra, because this mantra can liberate us from the material world...
11 Jul 2023 morning – Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s pastimes in South India (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The nature of the soul manifests with sadhu-sanga and our bhakti-lata-bija slowly grows by Guru and Krishna’s mercy. Always be conscious about and take care of your japa-mala. The desire to serve Krishna, Gurudeva; he reveals that desire and then the desire manifests, this we need to understand: Jiva jago jiva jago…wake up dear souls! Story of how Murali came to be a Krishna-bhakta (Caitanya-lila). Lord Ramachandra reveals to Laksmana about chaya-Sita. Indrajalik-lila – Lord manifests...