Whoever stays in Mathura for a day attains prema-bhakti. Mathura Dhama is not an ordinary place. First we have to obtain the mercy of Mathura Devi, and then go to Vrndavana, without this it is not possible. The importance of Mathura Devi. Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja established the first Matha (Temple) in Mathura. First you need to go to Visrama-gatha in Mathura (where Krsna bathed after killing Kamsa), to do acamana, and only then go to Vrndavana. With the body it is...
gopis: nitya-siddha
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Dirgha Vishnu Temple 2023, Mathura 2023, India 2023, Mathura-parikrama 2023, gopis: nitya-siddha, liberation, Mathura-parikrama 2023
27 Oct 2023 morning – The Glories of Mathura Devi (English translation) – Dirgha Vishnu temple, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Whoever stays in Mathura for a day attains prema-bhakti. Mathura Dhama is not an ordinary place. First we have to obtain the mercy of Mathura Devi, and then go to Vrndavana, without this it is not possible. The importance of Mathura Devi. Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja established the first Matha (Temple) in Mathura. First you need to go to Visrama-gatha in Mathura (where Krsna bathed after killing Kamsa), to do acamana, and only then go to Vrndavana. With the...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, gopis: nitya-siddha, gopis: types
13 Oct 2023 morning – The Two Types of Gopis (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna tells the sadhana-siddha-gopis about the pastime of the man who planted mangoes. Krsna savors the condensed prema of the gopis, which He makes manifest and mature through the fire of separation. The gopis ask Krsna: “and what do we gain?”, and He responds: “more bliss in separation?” Krsna is the personification of rasa. He creates and savors. The gopis again ask Krsna: “What do you gain from seeing us suffering?, “the sweetness condensed by separation”. Krsna was married in Dvaraka and...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, gopis: nitya-siddha, gopis: types
13 Oct 2023 morning – The Two Types of Gopis (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna tells the sadhana-siddha-gopis about the pastime of the man who planted mangoes. Krsna savors the condensed prema of the gopis, which He makes manifest and mature through the fire of separation. The gopis ask Krsna: “and what do we gain?”, and He responds: “more bliss in separation?” Krsna is the personification of rasa. He creates and savors. The gopis again ask Krsna: “What do you gain from seeing us suffering?, “the sweetness condensed by separation”. Krsna was married in Dvaraka and...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2023, devotees: types, gopis: nitya-siddha, sakhis: types, varnashrama-dharma
14 Aug 2023 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada: Varnashrama-dharma (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu manifested the most confidential rasa to Raya Ramananda. The practitioner enters spiritual life only by following varnasrama-dharma. On the book of instructions for human beings: Manu Samhita. What is the svarupa-anubandhi-vrtti, the inherent nature of the soul? The nitya-siddha-krsna-prema is present in everyone, even if it is dormant, and through sadhana it is awakened. Narada Muni’s sense of humour. The story of how Narada Rsi spoke harikatha to Prahlada Maharaja in his...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2023, devotees: types, gopis: nitya-siddha, sakhis: types, varnashrama-dharma
14 Aug 2023 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada: Varnashrama-dharma (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu manifested the most confidential rasa to Raya Ramananda. The practitioner enters spiritual life only by following varnasrama-dharma. On the book of instructions for human beings: Manu Samhita. What is the svarupa-anubandhi-vrtti, the inherent nature of the soul? The nitya-siddha-krsna-prema is present in everyone, even if it is dormant, and through sadhana it is awakened. Narada Muni’s sense of humour. The story of how Narada Rsi spoke harikatha to Prahlada Maharaja in his...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, animals: dogs, character quality: duplicity, gopis: nitya-siddha, rasa: rasa-siddhanta
18 May 2023 morning – The Glories of Harinama (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When harinama dances on the tongue, the devotee longs to have thousands of tongues and ears to chant and hear the holy names. Logicians only accept things according to their brains. Three labels are needed: pranipatena/pranipata (surrender), pariprasnena (submissive questioning) and savaya (tendency to serve). We hear harikatha a thousand times and don’t understand, we teach and don’t understand. One understands transcendental things only when the Lord manifests them in our hearts...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2023, Brihad-bhagavatamrita Malaysia Apr 2023, aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha, eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna), gopis: nitya-siddha, jiva: jiva-tattva, mantra: gopala-mantra
16 Apr 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita [3] (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gopa-kumara arrives at the golden temple of Ananta Padmanabha. The three gates of His darshana. Hundreds of brahmanas want to serve the deity and chant Vedic mantras. The gopala-mantra is very powerful. Gopa-kumara continues to wear simple cowboy clothes even after becoming king. The rule of Gopa-kumara for all the residents of the kingdom. The daily festival of the Vrajavasis (Govinda-darshana utsava). Story of a young newlywed who is eager to see Govinda. Narottama dasa Thakura explains in...