rasa dance: rasa-lila

02 Jan 2024 midday – Krishna’s sweet boating pastimes (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Pastimes of Mahaprabhu and His associates, crossing the Ganges to each island of Nabadwip. – Krishna’s promise to the gopis in Kurukshetra that He will return to Vrindavana. – Krishna’s topmost lila is rasa-lila, vraja-parakiya-lila. – The sweet boating pastimes of rasa-lila. – By hearing rasa-lila, the topmost medicine, all bhada-jivas can be free from anarthas. – How to hear harikatha with aikuntiki shradha. – Pastime of Krishna disguised as a boat...

05 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Glorification of all devotees who helped organise the Bhagavat-saptaha. Maya devi makes this path very uncomfortable to walk in this material world. The only way to get out is to take full shelter of Srila Gurudeva, to fully surrender to him. Krishna performs indrajalika-lila, like a magician, just to give pleasure to all living entities. In depth Kaliya-lila harikatha. Krishna teaches Indra-ji (and us) who He is by lifting Giriraja Govardhana. We should always respect all demi-gods, and always...

05 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Glorification of all devotees who helped organise the Bhagavat-saptaha. Maya devi makes this path very uncomfortable to walk in this material world. The only way to get out is to take full shelter of Srila Gurudeva, to fully surrender to him. Krishna performs indrajalika-lila, like a magician, just to give pleasure to all living entities. In depth Kaliya-lila harikatha. Krishna teaches Indra-ji (and us) who He is by lifting Giriraja Govardhana. We should always respect all demi-gods, and always...

11 Nov 2023 morning – Chandra-sarovara (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Krsna’s rasa with different types of sakhis, pancaya-rasa. – About vasanti-rasa, mentioned in Gita Govinda. – Candra Sarovara is a place where Krsna performs lila with Radha and the gopis (rasa-stali). – In Candra Sarovara cows are grazed during the day. – Krsna’s great-grandson built the Candra Sarovara. – The reason the place is called Candra Sarovara. – The different types of rasas mentioned in the sacred scriptures. – Radha and...

11 Nov 2023 morning – Chandra-sarovara (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krsna’s rasa with different types of sakhis, pancaya-rasa. About vasanti-rasa, mentioned in Gita Govinda. Candra Sarovara is a place where Krsna performs lila with Radha and the gopis (rasa-stali). In Candra Sarovara cows are grazed during the day. Krsna’s great-grandson built the Candra Sarovara. The reason the place is called Candra Sarovara. The different types of rasas mentioned in the sacred scriptures. Radha and Krsna accept everything they receive in Seva Kunja. One should...

09 Nov 2023 evening room hk – Different Rasas and Their Moods (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 In each Rasa the moods are different. Krsna is happy to fight with Canura and Mustika. Krsna is unhappy with Mother Yasoda. The meaning of the concepts: Avyapti dosha = excessive restriction of the concept (under extension rule), and, Ativyapti dosha = excessive scope of the concept (over extension rule). Rasa Dance means expressing various arts. There are three types of prema: viveka-sunya prema, visrambha prema and utkantha-mayi prema. Baladeva does the rasa-lila in Rama-gatha. There...

09 Nov 2023 evening (room) – Different Rasas and Their Moods (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In each Rasa the moods are different. Krsna is happy to fight with Canura and Mustika. Krsna is unhappy with Mother Yasoda. The meaning of the concepts: Avyapti dosha = excessive restriction of the concept (under extension rule), and, Ativyapti dosha = excessive scope of the concept (over extension rule). Rasa Dance means expressing various arts. There are three types of prema: viveka-sunya prema, visrambha prema and utkantha-mayi prema. Baladeva does the rasa-lila in Rama-gatha. There are...

08 Nov 2023 morning – Baelvana (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Lakshmi-devi performed hard austerities here to enter rasa-lila.

Greed comes after hearing hari-katha.

Lila of Narada Rishi telling about rasa-lila to Lakshmi-devi making Her feel greedy for it& asking him for advice on how to enter into rasa-lila.

Radha’s incarnations as the gopis, Rukmini and Lakshmi-devi.

If somebody takes shelter at the lotus feet of Srimati Radharani, She will never abandon them.

The manjaris are dust particles on Srimati Radharani’s feet.