Krishna: krishna-nama

20 Mar 2024 evening – The Glories of Mahishis and Gopis (English translation) – Sri Navadvipa-dhama, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Analysis of the shloka ‘tyaktvā su-dustyaja-surepsita-rājya-lakṣmīṁ’ (SB 11.5.34). Lila of Mahaprabhu becoming a sannyasi after being cursed by a brahmana. The sufferings of this world; people’s vain efforts to become happy. Nrisimha-Prahlada short katha. The story of the old woman gathering brushwood who met Yamaraja. Kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ (SB 11.5.32) – this shloka refers to Mahaprabhu. Srila Jiva Gosvami described the colours of Krishna’s incarnations in his...

29 Nov 2023 evening – The Bazaar of Harinama (Hindi) – Mumbai, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Human birth is so rare.

Life processes common to humans and animals and one very important difference.

We brought nothing into this world when we were born, and we will take nothing out of it when we die.

The bazaar of harinama.

Ajamila katha.

Nobody is happy in the material world.

Krishna-nama and radha-nama.

29 Nov 2023 evening – The Bazaar of Harinama (English translation) – Mumbai, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Human birth is so rare.

Life processes common to humans and animals and one very important difference.

We brought nothing into this world when we were born, and we will take nothing out of it when we die.

The bazaar of harinama.

Ajamila katha.

Nobody is happy in the material world.

Krishna-nama and radha-nama.

29 Jan 2023 evening – The Power of Hari-katha (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Link: -Human body is very rare-Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada: If you give me your ears (listening to hari-katha) you will be delivered from this material world-Listening to hari-katha automatically gives a tendency to serve Guru and Krishna-Without listening to hari-katha you never develop your bhajana and sadhana-The story of how a Kapalika sadhu brought a skull to King Vikramaditya’s palace-Chanting is the best practice in Kali-yuga-Everyone has to take harinama and diksha from a bona...

02 Dec 2022 morning – How to recognise bhava (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The symptoms of bhava-Mahaprabhu used to say, ‘The essence of life is krishna-nama. Everyone, chant with Me’-Saci-mata thinks Her son has the disease of air and that’s why He could not sleep at nights-Once people tested menthol oil on my head and I had fever then because this oil is extremely cold-One cannot understand prema by the path of knowledge but through realisation-The story of how Haridasа Thakurа fell into ecstasy when a snake reminded him of Krishna’s kalya-damanа-lila, and...

02 Dec 2022 morning – How to recognise bhava (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The symptoms of bhava-Mahaprabhu used to say, ‘The essence of life is krishna-nama. Everyone, chant with Me’-Saci-mata thinks Her son has the disease of air and that’s why He could not sleep at nights-Once people tested menthol oil on my head and I had fever then because this oil is extremely cold-One cannot understand prema by the path of knowledge but through realisation-The story of how Haridasа Thakurа fell into ecstasy when a snake reminded him of Krishna’s kalya-damanа-lila, and...