Radha: Radha-tattva

26 Aug 2022 morning – Radha-tattva (English) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Part 1 -Krsna is rasika-sekhara.-Krsna relishes Srimati Radhika’s highest prema in the form of Mahaprabhu.-Without hladini-sakti Krsna can’t relish madhurya-rasa.-Krsna always performs lila with His own internal potency.-About sandhini, samvit & hladini saktis.-Lord takes a rest with His sandhini-sakti.-Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of mahabhava.-Lakshmis in Vaikunta, Queens of Dvaraka, gopis manifested from Srimati Radhika.-Srimati Radhika can fulfil all Krsna’s...

25 Aug 2022 morning – Sraddha is the basis (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-About samvit, sandhini & hladini-saktis & their predominating deities.-Krsna is sat-cid-ananda vigraha.-Bhagavan is the cause of all causes.-How jiva is entrapped in subtle & gross bodies.-How is Krsna different from baddha-jivas with respect to body & soul.-Paramarthika-bhajana starts when there is atyantiki-sraddha.-About sraddha & its condensed form takes different stages up to prema.-Different stages of prema.-Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of madanakhya-mahabhava...

25 Aug 2022 morning – Sraddha is the basis (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-About samvit, sandhini & hladini-saktis & their predominating deities.-Krsna is sat-cid-ananda vigraha.-Bhagavan is the cause of all causes.-How jiva is entrapped in subtle & gross bodies.-How is Krsna different from baddha-jivas with respect to body & soul.-Paramarthika-bhajana starts when there is atyantiki-sraddha.-About sraddha & its condensed form takes different stages up to prema.-Different stages of prema.-Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of madanakhya-mahabhava...

24 Aug 2022 morning – Krishna-tattva, Radha-tattva (English) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-CC, Adi-lila, Chapter 4, sloka 56-69-There is no difference between shakti and shaktiman-Shakti always presents in shaktiman, in murta (manifest) or amurta (unmanifest) state-The time, the place, the circumstances – everything was favourable for the performance of rasa lila-Radha manifests from Krishna’s hand and He runs after Radha-Anuragena krishna dhavati yasmat iti radha. Ra means anuraga (deep spiritual loving attachment) and dha means dhavati (to run quickly and with great...

22 Aug 2022 evening – Srimati Radharani’s Lilas (Hindi) – India – Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Priya-narma-sakhas are in sakhya-bhava but help Krsna in meeting with gopis.-Subala-milana-katha where Srimati Radhika disguises as Subala & meets Krsna & Subala disguises as Radharani to stay in house due to Jatila & Kutila.-Naradaji searching for Srimati Radhika thinking that She would definitely appear after Krsna’s appearance.-Description of nature around Yamuna river during Radharani’s appearance.-Vrshabhanu Maharaja seeing Srimati Radhika as a baby child on a...

22 Aug 2022 morning – Radha-Krishna’s Sweetest Lilas (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Meeting in svakiya-bhava is not so blissful compared to meeting in parakiya-bhava-We can see parakiya-bhava only in Vraja-Seva depends on the type of relationship-The manjaris’ bhava is different from the sakhis: they never desire to meet Krishna independently as are one-pointed to Sri Radha-The glories of Vrinda-devi; her role in all lilas is crucial-The service of Sudevi, Rangadevi, Tungavidya-Lila in Catravana: Radharani came in that place and was declared the queen of Vraja as the sakhis...

22 Aug 2022 morning – Radha-Krishna’s Sweetest Lilas (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Meeting in svakiya-bhava is not so blissful compared to meeting in parakiya-bhava-We can see parakiya-bhava only in Vraja-Seva depends on the type of relationship-The manjaris’ bhava is different from the sakhis: they never desire to meet Krishna independently as are one-pointed to Sri Radha-The glories of Vrinda-devi; her role in all lilas is crucial-The service of Sudevi, Rangadevi, Tungavidya-Lila in Catravana: Radharani came in that place and was declared the queen of Vraja as the sakhis...

21 Aug 2022 morning – Radha-nishtha (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-We should learn atma-tattva from sadhus-The more we listen to something, the more we develop a taste for it-Govadrhana-dharana-lila and kaliya-damana-lila are the two pastimes which took place before rasa-lila-In Goloka Vrindavana there are no demons-Gopala-mantra is raja-mantra-Lord Ramachadra makes a promise to the young women of Ayodhya being Krishna to perform amorous pastimes with them in Dvapara-yuga-We should be resolute to become a maidservant of Srimati Radhika-Radha-nishtha will take...