gopis: nitya-siddha

2026, Discourses in English 2026, New Vraja (USA) 2026, USA 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, aradhitam nava-vanam vraja-kananam te, aradhito yadi haris tapasa, harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam, kahan mora prana-natha, krsna bhuli' sei jiva anadi-bahirmukha, na tad bhasayate suryo na sasanko na pavakah, nitya-siddha krsna-prema 'sadhya' kabhu naya, Bhagavad-gita 15.6, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 2.15, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.117, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.107, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 6.242, Navadvipa-shataka 78, Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.18.4, Narada Rishi Thinks He Has Conquered Lust and Receives a Lesson from Vishnu, Srivasa Thakura Hides a Milk-Drinking Sadhu in His House to See Mahaprabhu, Srivasa Thakura’s Deceased Son and the Mercy of Mahaprabhu, Srivasa Pandita, gopis: nitya-siddha, harinama: holy names are remedy for the soul, verse: Sanskrit verse in which Krishna promises that those who attain His abode will never return to the material world, verse: Sanskrit verse revealing that the maha-mantra is the spiritual method for Kali-yuga, verse: Sanskrit verse stating that spiritual realization exists in a potential state within our hearts

09 Jul 2026 evening – Glorification of Srivasa Thakura (English) – New Vraj, USA

July 9, 2026 6:00 PM

– Sloka on Mahaprabhu absorbed in the mood of Srimati Radhika: kāhāṅ mora prāṇa-nātha… (CC Madhya-lila 2.15). – Sloka on the coming of souls to the material world: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi… (CC Madhya-lila 20.117). – Maya covers, binds, and casts souls into the material world, and they wander among species and planets, both high and low. – The Holy Names are the remedy for the soul. – Dialogue between Srivasa and Mahaprabhu. – ⁠A verse...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, San Jose 2025, Costa Rica 2025, Raganuga-bhakti, gopis: nitya-siddha, jiva: jiva-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila

14 Dec 2025 morning – Raganuga-bhakti (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 14, 2025 7:00 AM

Conditioned souls do not have spontaneous love for Krishna, for this reason they have no taste for hearing Harikatha, chanting the Holy Names and performing devotional service. We must first understand about ragatmika-bhakti, and then we can understand about raganuga-bhakti. Raganuga means following in the footsteps of the Vrajavasis. Radha and Krishna have the same svarupa. Krishna disguises himself as Syamala-sakhi and steals butter. We can obtain vraja-prema when greed arises in our hearts...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Vraja 2025, Vrindavana 2025, India 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha, rasa dance: rasa-lila

04 Nov 2025 evening room – Association with Nitya-siddha Devotees (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 4, 2025 6:00 PM

– On the moods of svakiya and parakiya bhavas according to the sastras (scriptures). – On gandharvika marriage in Kali-yuga, when there are no rules or considerations. – On Yogamaya arrangements for the participation of gopis in rasa-lila. – On the gopis and their transcendental bodies, they are not touched by Maya, by the three modes of nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance. – Association between nitya-siddha gopis and sadhana-gopis on the last day of Katyayani...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Vraja 2025, Vrindavana 2025, India 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha, rasa dance: rasa-lila

04 Nov 2025 evening room – Association with Nitya-siddha Devotees (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 4, 2025 6:00 PM

On the moods of svakiya and parakiya bhavas according to the sastras (scriptures). On gandharvika marriage in Kali-yuga, when there are no rules or considerations. On Yogamaya arrangements for the participation of gopis in rasa-lila. On the gopis and their transcendental bodies, they are not touched by Maya, by the three modes of nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance. Association between nitya-siddha gopis and sadhana-gopis on the last day of Katyayani-vrata. The importance of association...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Vraja 2025, India 2025, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), gopis: nitya-siddha, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025

03 Nov 2025 afternoon – Katyayani katha (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 3, 2025 3:00 PM

– Nitya-siddha gopis didn’t observe Katyayani-vrata. – Sadhana-siddha gopis observe Katyayani-vrata. – Last day of Katyayani-vrata sadhana-siddha gopis call nitya-siddha gopis and they all took bath in Yamuna without clothes. – Krishna took all their clothes and having laughing and joking with each other. – in Srimad Bhagwatam, Krishna gave teaching to us that it is offence to the presiding deity of the water i.e. Varun Deva if we took bath without clothes...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Worship of Radha-Krishna, Bhagavan: Lord's qualities, demigods: demigods' qualities, gopis: nitya-siddha, guru: guru-tattva, Krishna: Krishna's qualities, Ramachandra: Rama's qualities, rasa dance: conditions to enter rasa dance

05 Sep 2025 midday – Importance of Worshiping the Divine Couple Concurrently (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia

September 5, 2025 12:00 PM

– Mirabai did not accept Srimati Radhika, so she can only reach Dvaraka. – Mirabai’s inner nature is to be a servant of the queens of Dvaraka. – Laksmi Devi did not achieve the position of a gopi because she did not surrender to the sakhis of Srimati Radhika. – People who worship Krsna but do not worship Radha together with Him can only reach Dvaraka. – There are conditions for entering the rasa dance, just as to obtain any position, we must have the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha

22 Jul 2025 evening – The Rarity of Sadhu-sanga (English) | Seattle, USA

July 22, 2025 6:22 PM

PART 1 PART 2 On the rarity of birth as a human being and the fragility of life. Explanation of sadhu-sanga: the wonderful opportunity to be in the company of a pure devotee. The appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Krsna himself, in this Kali-yuga. Goura Avatara, the embodiment of magnanimity, generosity, munificence, and compassion. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributes prema to all without discrimination, without demanding any qualifications. How even the six types of people who did not...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into French 2025, Mirepoix 2025, France 2025, Sapta-sindhu-gunavati Sri Radha 2025, Radha's Qualities, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), gopis: nitya-siddha, mantras: diksha-mantras, Radha: radha-nishtha, rasa: rasa-siddhanta

28 May 2025 midday – Sapta Sindhu Gunavati Sri Radha (English) | Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 28, 2025 12:10 PM

– Sri Mahaprabhu’s visit to Gopala Bhatta family. – Verse: ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas… (Chaitanya Manjushta). – Mahaprabhu tells the Bhatta family about Lakshmi-devi’s failure to enter rasa dance, then gopi-tattva and mahishi-tattva. – Krishna accepts Lakshmi-devi as a golden line on His chest but in Her shukshma-sharira she cannot enter His rasa dance. – When a sadhaka enters sthayi-bhava, their mood will not change again: ‘nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema...

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