PART 1 Develop your bhajana-sadhana by hearing the harikatha. Kirtanakya-bhakti is very important. Sloka: vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁjihvā-vegam… (Upadesamrta 1). Srutidhara, the person who hears once and never forgets, is very rare to find. Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja is like that. Take notes! Three rules: offer obeisances, ask pertinent questions, serve. In Srimad Bhagavatam, Saunaka Rsi and the other Rsis asked Suta Gosvami six questions. Auspicious invocation: vande guru-pada...
bhakti: kirtanakya-bhakti
06 Mar 2023 evening – Serving with Sambandha-jnana (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-By the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu and Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan we have completed Navadvipa-parikrama-Many people do not lack money but they lack the mercy-The topmost anuraga is that of Radharani’sIf you serve someone without knowledge of the relationship then you do it for your own gratification and once you are satisfied, the service is stopped-The essence of all spiritual life is Guru’s mercy-You should have honey-type of love, not ghee-type-Jiva Gosvami says kirtanakya-bhakti is the best...
06 Mar 2023 evening – Serving with Sambandha-jnana (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-By the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu and Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan we have completed Navadvipa-parikrama-Many people do not lack money but they lack the mercy-The topmost anuraga is that of Radharani’sIf you serve someone without knowledge of the relationship then you do it for your own gratification and once you are satisfied, the service is stopped-The essence of all spiritual life is Guru’s mercy-You should have honey-type of love, not ghee-type-Jiva Gosvami says kirtanakya-bhakti is the best...
11 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 -The three Krishna’s dhamas: purna, purnatama and purnatara-9 limbs of bhakti-Kirtanakya-bhakti is the main kind of bhakti in Kali-yuga-6 questions of Shaunakadi Rishis to Suta Gosvami-Even if you just give Srimad-Bhagavatam book to someone, you will be delivered from this material world-Background to Parikshit Maharaja’s curse: The murder of the Pandavas’ sons by Ashvatthama; Brahmastra’s direction to the bosom of Uttara-The 4 places of Kali given to him by Parikshit...
11 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The three Krishna’s dhamas: purna, purnatama and purnatara-9 limbs of bhakti-Kirtanakya-bhakti is the main kind of bhakti in Kali-yuga-6 questions of Shaunakadi Rishis to Suta Gosvami-Even if you just give Srimad-Bhagavatam book to someone, you will be delivered from this material world-Background to Parikshit Maharaja’s curse: The murder of the Pandavas’ sons by Ashvatthama; Brahmastra’s direction to the bosom of Uttara-The 4 places of Kali given to him by Parikshit Maharaja-The...
30 Sep 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The curse of Parikshita Maharaja-Mana-sarovara is the lake of tears of Srimati Radhika-Different instructions given to Parikshita Maharaja by different kinds of sadhus-Shukadeva Gosvami is the lovely parrot of Radharani-Nine limbs of bhakti-Kirtanakya-bhakti is the main kind of bhakti in Kali-yuga-The conversation between Suta Gosvami and Shaunakadi rishis-Radha-dasyam is all we need-One-pointedness of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami towards Srimati Radhika-The one who worships Krishna is called...
30 Sep 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The curse of Parikshita Maharaja-Mana-sarovara is the lake of tears of Srimati Radhika-Different instructions given to Parikshita Maharaja by different kinds of sadhus-Shukadeva Gosvami is the lovely parrot of Radharani-Nine limbs of bhakti-Kirtanakya-bhakti is the main kind of bhakti in Kali-yuga-The conversation between Suta Gosvami and Shaunakadi rishis-Radha-dasyam is all we need-One-pointedness of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami towards Srimati Radhika-The one who worships Krishna is called...
07 Apr 2022 midday – Vraja-dhama with Krsna & Vrajavasis (Hindi) – Delhi, India
-House becomes Vrindavana due to the presence of santa-mahatma.-Brahmaji’s desire to become a stone in Vrajavasi who cleans restrooms.-Vraja Krsna doesn’t leave Vrindavana.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva has much love for Vraja.-Vrajavasis behaviour when Krsna goes for cow-herding.-Description of Krsna’s beauty & on returning from cowherding & blowing flute.-Story of a lady from Hastinapur landing in Vraja after marriage, gets anxious of Govinda-darshan & how she becomes...