rasa dance: rasa-lila

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19 Aug 2025 evening – Giriraja Govardhana (English) | Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 19, 2025 6:00 PM

– The offense committed by Lord Indra against the Vrajavasis, who are a direct manifestation (svarupa-sakti) of Krsna. – Gurudeva asks us not to be lazy in acquiring tattva-siddhanta (knowledge of philosophy). – Knowledge, tattva-siddhanta, helps to establish bhakti. – Explanation of the vision of lilas (Krsna’s pastimes) as a great palace. – The foundation of the palace must be strong so as not to be shaken by a small earthquake. – Explanation of the...

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27 Apr 2025 evening – Appearance of Gadadhara Pandita (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 27, 2025 8:17 PM

In the Caitanya Caritamrita, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami mentions two Gadadharas: one is Gadadhara Dasa, who is an expansion of Radharani, and the other is Gadadhara Pandita, Her direct manifestation. In this age of Kali, Krsna appears as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srimati Radhika appears as Gadadhara Pandita. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada explains in his grantha that Vrndavana has two hearts: one is Nidhivan and the other is Seva Kunja. Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace Nace Gopi Gan. If...

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27 Apr 2025 morning – The Siddha Pranali established by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 27, 2025 8:12 AM

Gaura means “fair skin”, and Hari means “thief”, therefore Gaurahari means the one who steals someone’s fair skin, that is, Krsna steals the fair skin of Srimati Radharani. Love does not use direct words, it acts in zigzag. “Gau” means Govinda and “Ra” means Radharani, so Gaura is Krsna who comes in the combined form of Radha and Govinda. Verse: śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā…(Śrī CC Ādi-līlā 1.6). Krsna and His potency are always together, but sometimes it is in manifest form and sometimes...

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20 Apr 2025 evening – The Speciality of This Kali Yuga (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 20, 2025 6:12 PM

Verse: labdhvā su-durlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte…(SB 11.9.29). There are four things that we achieve in every life: eating, sleeping, mating and defending ourselves. However, sadhu-sanga and Harikatha are very rare. ⁠Example of Bharata Maharaja who became attached to a deer and therefore in his next life he was born in a deer body. ⁠You can remain with your family, mother, father, wife, children, but you must practice devotional service to God. ⁠Bhajana and sadhana are the essence of all the...

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06 Apr 2025 midday – The Transcendental Appearance of Lord Ramacandra (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 6, 2025 12:47 PM

Today we celebrate Rama Navami. Lord Rama appeared four Catur Yugas before Lord Krsna, that is, in the twenty-fourth Catur Yuga. The specifications of each age regarding the process of attaining God. To honor His father’s promise, Lord Ramacandra goes to the forest along with His brother and His wife. A quiz about Rama’s meeting with the Rsis who attained perfection of mantra, in the Dandakaranya forest. The rules for participating in Krsna’s rasa-lila, as a gopi. Laksmi Devi...

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06 Apr 2025 morning – Comparing Lord Ramacandra’s Lila and Krsna’s Lila (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 6, 2025 7:29 AM

Today is the most excellent and auspicious day when Vrajendra Nandana Syamasundara appears in the form of Bhagavan Ramacandra. There are many incarnations and pastimes of Krsna, but the most elevated are those in which He manifests Himself in human form. Ramacandra shows what the life of a true king is like, who sacrifices everything for the citizens, just like a saint. In traditional society, chaste women are not able to give up their chastity, even if it costs them their lives. Laksmi wanted...

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28 Mar 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) | Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 28, 2025 5:29 PM

About the glories of Srila Tirtha Maharaja who built the Temple where the Harikatha is happening at the moment. Krsna explains to Uddhava how to talk about the rasas. About how the activities of the material and spiritual worlds are contrary. About rasa-lila-katha. The glories of Srimati Radhika. Higher than Vrndavana, we have Giriraja Govardana where Krsna calls all the gopis to do the rasa-lila. About the reaction of the gopis when they hear the sound of Krsna’s flute. About how...

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21 Mar 2025 morning – Rasa-lila Katha (Hindi) | South India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 21, 2025 7:41 AM

About getting darsana of the Lord and Sri Radha, and we should start the vision from Their feet. About the place where Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s footprints are and how Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in the mood of Srimati Radhika at that place. We should listen to rasa-lila katha because otherwise the result of listening to all other kathas is zero. About how Laksmi Devi is the most chaste woman in this Universe and yet she was attracted to Krsna and wanted to enter the rasa dance. How Narayana is...

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