At Bhishma Prabhu and Taruni dd’s – Gurudeva recounts the meeting of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya with Raya Ramananda, which occurred at the request of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – Explanation of the meaning of Svayam Bhagavan Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara: The Highest One, the origin of all other incarnations such as Rama, Nrsimha, Brahma. – On the advice given to Pradyumna Misra by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu upon seeing that he carried pride for his birth into the brahmana...
Pradyumna Misra
29 May 2024 evening – Raya-Ramananda Samvada (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna wants to realise the glories of Srimati Radhika. Radharani is ashrayа-vigraha and Krishna is vishayа-vigraha. Guru is the source of all auspiciousness (dhyana mulam guru murti…) Rasa-lila is kama-vijaya-lila. If you want to conquer lust you have to listen to rasa-lila-katha with firm faith. Mahaprabhu showed His form to Raya Ramananda. Raya Ramananda conducted the performance with the young ladies. Do not imitate rasa-lila, for you are not Shiva who drank the poison. The essence of...
29 May 2024 evening – Raya-Ramananda Samvada (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna wants to realise the glories of Srimati Radhika. Radharani is ashrayа-vigraha and Krishna is vishayа-vigraha. Guru is the source of all auspiciousness (dhyana mulam guru murti…) Rasa-lila is kama-vijaya-lila. If you want to conquer lust you have to listen to rasa-lila-katha with firm faith. Mahaprabhu showed His form to Raya Ramananda. Raya Ramananda conducted the performance with the young ladies. Do not imitate rasa-lila, for you are not Shiva who drank the poison. The essence of...
15 Aug 2023 morning – Mahaprabhu’s mercy for King Prataparudra (English translation) – Jagannatha Vallabha Nataka, Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
King Prataparudra’s endeavour to meet Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu reciprocates His mood according to His devotees mood. Who is bhuri-da? Mahaprabhu becomes pleased with King Prataparudra. How Mahaprabhu gives him Krsna-prema. Mahaprabhu relishes many rasa-lila pastimes at this beautiful place. Description of the blissful contents of Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka by Raya Ramananda. From where Sri Caitanya-caritamtra manifested. The difference between vaisnava-praya and visaya-praya. Jagannatha-vallabha...
15 Aug 2023 morning – Mahaprabhu’s mercy for King Prataparudra (Hindi) – Jagannatha Vallabha Nataka, Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
King Prataparudra’s endeavour to meet Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu reciprocates His mood according to His devotees mood. Who is bhuri-da? Mahaprabhu becomes pleased with King Prataparudra. How Mahaprabhu gives him Krsna-prema. Mahaprabhu relishes many rasa-lila pastimes at this beautiful place. Description of the blissful contents of Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka by Raya Ramananda. From where Sri Caitanya-caritamtra manifested. The difference between vaisnava-praya and visaya-praya. Jagannatha-vallabha...
26 May 2023 evening – Hari-katha is Our Life and Soul (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Hari-katha is our life and our soul. A crying baby is happy only when the mother comes, it does not accept anyone. So is the soul in relation to the hari-katha, because the hari-katha is not different from the Lord. Rohini-devi talks about the time when Krishna lived in Vrndavana. The hari-katha protects our lives. Sukadeva Gosvami tells Pariksit Maharaja to get absorbed in Krsna-katha because he will reach Goloka Vrndavana before Taksaka (the snake) arrives. He has gopi-bhava. Pradyumna...
09 Jan 2023 morning – Vraja University (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Pradyumna Mishra’s mind is disturbed when he sees Raya Ramananda with the young girls in a secluded place giving them training on how to act drama-Raya Ramananda was a very elevated Vaishnava and used to give high-level katha-Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka is Raya Ramananda’s granta-Mahaprabhu lived for four months at Bhattas’ family-Svarupa Damodara used to sing the kirtanas of Vidyapati and Chandidasa-The potential of your svarupa is in your heart (comparing the state of jiva conditioning with...
20 May 2022 evening – Disappearance Day of Raya Ramananda (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Lifestory of Raya Ramananda-3.5 associates of Mahaprabhu-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya completely surrendered to the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu-Raya Ramananda was very learned scholar-Mahaprabhu destroyed the pride of Pradyumna Misra-If you do not have a taste to hari-katha everything else you do is useless-Raya Ramananda speaks with Mahaprabhu-Bhagavan is so bhakta-vatsala-Stay in your ashrama and do bhakti-Glories of grihasthas-The creepers dance in front of Krishna