mood: madanakya-mahabhava

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Igualada 2026, Spain 2026, anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyasya-varjanam, pandita pandite mile hai du vat gadha, radhikara bhava-kanti curi kare krsna avatirna haila, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, yam kam api vraja-kule vrsabhanu-jaya, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.100, Gopi-gita 9, Lalita-ashtaka 7, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2026, Raya Ramananda, A Brahmachari Who Performed Severe Austerities in the Forest but Lost His Spiritual Power Due to Anger, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhajana: 6 types of unstable devotion (anisthita-bhajana): utsaha-mayi; ghana-tarala; vyudha-vikalpa; visaya-sangara; niyamaksama; taranga-rangini, guru: guru-bhakti, Krishna: reasons why Krishna came to this world as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, life goals (purusharthas): dharma (duty and religious principles) artha (material prosperity) kama (material desires) and moksha (liberation), mantra: gayatri-mantras, mood: madanakya-mahabhava, sakhis: eight sakhis, varnashrama-dharma

06 May 2026 evening – Raya Ramananda Disappearance (English) – Igualada, Spain

May 6, 2026 6:00 PM

– Why Krishna appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: sri radhaya pranaya mahima – Verse: rādhikāra bhāva-kānti curi kare kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa hailā gaura rūpa dhari. – Kṛṣṇa steals the bhāva [humor] and kānti [golden complexion] from Śrīmatī Rādhikā and descends into Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma appearing as Śrī Gaurāṅga. – If you do not understand sharanagati, you will not understand pranaya-mahima and madanakhya-mahabhava. – Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of madanakya...

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, vaidagdhya-sindhur anuraga-rasaika-sindhur, Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi 18, Personal Recollections 2026, Mother Yashoda Gives Krishna the Nickname Gopurama, Radha's Qualities, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), mood: aishvarya (majesty; opulence; divine greatness), mood: madanakya-mahabhava

09 Apr 2026 morning – The Glorious Qualities of Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 9, 2026 7:00 AM

Verse: vaidagdhya-sindhur anurāga-rasaika-sindhur, vātsalya-sindhur, ati-sāndra-kṛpaika sindhuḥ… (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 18). Radha possesses oceanic, immense, and unfathomable qualities. Radha controls Krishna with Her qualities, especially with Her ocean of anuraga. The condensation of love/prema is compared to the condensation of milk, which becomes increasingly sweet. The condensation of prema awakens different bhavas that acquire different characteristics and names: prema, sneha, maan...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, vaidagdhya-sindhur anuraga-rasaika-sindhur, Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi 18, Personal Recollections 2026, Mother Yashoda Gives Krishna the Nickname Gopurama, Radha's Qualities, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), mood: aishvarya (majesty; opulence; divine greatness), mood: madanakya-mahabhava

09 Apr 2026 morning – The Glorious Qualities of Srimati Radhika (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 9, 2026 7:00 AM

Verse: vaidagdhya-sindhur anurāga-rasaika-sindhur, vātsalya-sindhur, ati-sāndra-kṛpaika sindhuḥ… (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 18). Radha possesses oceanic, immense, and unfathomable qualities. Radha controls Krishna with Her qualities, especially with Her ocean of anuraga. The condensation of love/prema is compared to the condensation of milk, which becomes increasingly sweet. The condensation of prema awakens different bhavas that acquire different characteristics and names: prema, sneha, maan...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Sao Paulo 2026, Brazil 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Prema-rasa, mood: madanakya-mahabhava

05 Feb 2026 midday – Prema (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 5, 2026 12:00 PM

– When there is love, there are no excuses for not meeting. – The prema in Vrndavana is stronger than in Vaikuntha. The prema of the gopis is very powerful. – The prema of Subal and Sudama. – The madanakya-mahabhava that only Radha feels and possesses. – Mahaprabhu distributed prema to everyone, indiscriminately. – Sloka that reveals the magnanimity of Mahaprabhu: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau… (CC Adi-lila 1.4). – Come to Navadvipa Dhama...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Prema-vivarta 2025, mood: madanakya-mahabhava, prema: stages

27 Nov 2025 morning – Meaning of Prema-Vivarta (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 27, 2025 7:00 AM

– Love is expressed through the eyes. – A simple definition of prema is presented in the sloka: ananya-mamatā viṣṇau… (CC Madhya-lila 23.8). – In the asakti stage, prema-abhasa manifests. – Two symptoms of asakti: bhajane-ruci and bhajane-asakti. – First ruci (liking) and then asakti (attachment). – In the bhava stage, three internal symptoms and nine external symptoms appear. – When it comes to prema, that which causes the destruction of love causes...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Prema-vivarta 2025, mood: madanakya-mahabhava, prema: stages

27 Nov 2025 morning – Meaning of Prema-vivarta (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 27, 2025 7:00 AM

– Love is expressed through the eyes. – A simple definition of prema is presented in the sloka: ananya-mamatā viṣṇau… (CC Madhya-lila 23.8). – In the asakti stage, prema-abhasa manifests. – Two symptoms of asakti: bhajane-ruci and bhajane-asakti. – First ruci (liking) and then asakti (attachment). – In the bhava stage, three internal symptoms and nine external symptoms appear. – When it comes to prema, that which causes the destruction of love causes...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Wales 2025, United Kingdom 2025, Gurvashtaka, Guru-nishtha, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), guru: guru-bhakti, mood: madanakya-mahabhava

30 Jul 2025 evening – Guru-nishtha is Everything (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 30, 2025 6:00 PM

– Hari-katha and sadhu-sanga are very rare. – Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum…(Sva-sankalpa-prakasha-stotra 1). – 3 principles to submerge into the highest conjugal mood, shyama-shringara rasa. – Verse: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād…(SB 10.1.4). – Lord Shivaji explained to Devi Parvati about whom we should worship: ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ viṣṇor ārādhanaṁ param…(Padma Purana). – Before worshipping the Lord, worship His devotees. – Song: Gurvashtaka...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Praia do Presidio 2025, Brazil 2025, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.31.9, Vasanta-panchami 2025, ananya-mamata: exclusive possessiveness (pure attachment to Krishna), Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), mood: madanakya-mahabhava

05 Feb 2025 midday – Raseshvari Srimati Radhika: Vasanta Rasa Dance (English) | Praia do Presidio, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 5, 2025 12:07 PM

Yesterday was Advaita Saptami. An Advaita Acharya is a pure devotee. That’s why Krishna heard his call. Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (SB 10.31.9). Verse: āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṁ pinaṣṭu mām… (Shikshashtaka 8). The gopis gave up all the rules and regulations of society. And yet Srimati Radhika’s love for Krishna is incomparable. No one can explain it. Madanakya-mahabhava is Srimati Radhika’s prerogative. Ananya-mamata. Samanjasya-rati, sadharani-rati, samartha-rati. Out...

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