Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami received blessings from Nityananda Prabhu (akanda-guru-tattva). Raghunatha Dasa is Rati Manjari. Caitanya Mahaprabhu brought all His associates when He came to this world. Raghunatha Dasa was born into a very rich Vaisnava family, but they were Vaisnava-praiy (Vaisnava in appearance). Yadunandana Acarya gave diksa to Raghunatha Dasa. Haridasa Thakura influences Raghunatha Dasa to chant the Holy Names. Raghunatha Dasa ran away from his home to practice sadhana, but...
mantra: Kama-gayatri
01 Jun 2024 morning – About Spiritual Self-Realisation (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The highest education is to study about Krsna. Examples of devotees who achieved perfection by following only one of the members of bhakti. Obtaining the association of pure devotees and hearing harikatha is the highest thing in this world. The greatest pain there is is being distant from the Vaishnavas. When this happens Maya comes and catches us. Explanation of the song radha-krsna-keli: which expresses the loving exchanges between Radha and Krsna. The problem is not mukti (liberation) but...
01 Jun 2024 morning – About Spiritual Self-Realisation (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The highest education is to study about Krsna. Examples of devotees who achieved perfection by following only one of the members of bhakti. Obtaining the association of pure devotees and hearing harikatha is the highest thing in this world. The greatest pain there is is being distant from the Vaishnavas. When this happens Maya comes and catches us. Explanation of the song radha-krsna-keli: which expresses the loving exchanges between Radha and Krsna. The problem is not mukti (liberation) but...
28 Apr 2024 morning – The Kingdom of Prema (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Loving lilies, jokes and cuteness between Sri Krsna as dhira-lalita-nayka (a type of hero) and the sakhis. Description of prema-vivartha, the whirlpool of love between beloved and lover. The difference between advaita-siddhi (all becomes one) and prema-vivartha (two appear to be one/absorption). Explanation of feelings of meeting and separation. Srimati Radhika’s Lila alone, absorbed in separation from Sri Krsna. In the transcendental world, everyone has their individual existence...
28 Apr 2024 morning – The Kingdom of Prema (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Loving lilies, jokes and cuteness between Sri Krsna as dhira-lalita-nayka (a type of hero) and the sakhis. Description of prema-vivartha, the whirlpool of love between beloved and lover. The difference between advaita-siddhi (all becomes one) and prema-vivartha (two appear to be one/absorption). Explanation of feelings of meeting and separation. Srimati Radhika’s Lila alone, absorbed in separation from Sri Krsna. In the transcendental world, everyone has their individual existence...
11 Sep 2023 morning – The Deep Meaning of the Mahamantra and Diksha Mantras (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: kṛṣṇa-mantra haite habe saṁsāra-mocana (Caitanya-caritamrta, Ādi lila, 7.73). When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa, the advaita-vadis criticised Him for dancing and singing in various places. Mahaprabhu received the gopala-mantra from his guru, this mantra gives detachment from sense gratification (he is mantra-raja, the king of mantras). Srimati Radhika taught the kama-gayatri mantra to Visvanatha Cakravartipada. To learn more about this mantra, read Mantrartha Dipika. Sriman...
17 Mar 2023 morning – Chakravarti-lila of Kama-vijaya Krishna (English+English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 (English) -Rasa-lila’s other name is chakravarti-lila, which means that all other lilas are included in rasa-lila (example of chakravarti king)-Krishna’s lilas of ashta-kaliya-lila-Vrinda-devi arranges ashta-kaliya-lila-Subala-milana-lila-Characteristics of shanta-rasa, dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa and madhurya-rasa-The story of how one man hired a lawyer and then when the lawyer helped him to be declared insane, did not pay him for his services-The Lord’s dhama can...
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...