Mahaprabhu: rasaraja mahabhava svarupa
24 Feb 2025 morning – The Rasa Raja Mahabhava Svarupa of Sriman Mahaprabhu (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-bhakti can be obtained only by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sloka: śrī-caitanya-mano-‘bhīṣṭaṁ… (CC Antya-lila 1.117). About the forms of Rupa Manjari and Srila Rupa Gosvamipada. Rupa Gosvamipada glorified the moods of the manjaris in his books and also glorified suddha-bhakti. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ… (CC Madhya 19.167). Bhakti means devotional service to the Lord, seva-vrtti, the tendency to serve the Lord. The mind is restless and very difficult to...
20 Aug 2023 morning – Caitanya Mahaprabhu Shows His Transcendental Form to Raya Ramananda (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How Sri Krsna took Srimati Radharani’s bhava. Purva lila is Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s specialty. Description of the relationship between colors and moods in Vraja. The three forms of Srimati Radharani: Laksmi, Queens of Dwaraka and Vrsabanu Nandini. Mahaprabhu says, “That golden color is not mine.” Samboga – pastime of the date; and vipralambha – pastime of separation. Very important to know tattva-visaya. Description of dhiralalita-nayaka. Bhagavad buddhi is...
20 Aug 2023 morning – Caitanya Mahaprabhu Shows His Transcendental Form to Raya Ramananda (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How Sri Krsna took Srimati Radharani’s bhava. Purva lila is Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s specialty. Description of the relationship between colors and moods in Vraja. The three forms of Srimati Radharani: Laksmi, Queens of Dwaraka and Vrsabanu Nandini. Mahaprabhu says, “That golden color is not mine.” Samboga – pastime of the date; and vipralambha – pastime of separation. Very important to know tattva-visaya. Description of dhiralalita-nayaka. Bhagavad buddhi is...
15 Aug 2023 early evening – Raya Ramananda asks Mahaprabhu who He is (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Who is the capable person to study Vedanta-sutra? Katha Raya Ramananda and the glories of his poetry, Jagannatha-vallabha-natakam. Why does Raya Ramananda faint when he sees rasa-raja-mahabhava-svarupa? Raya Ramananda wants to hear from Mahaprabhu’s lotus mouth who He is. Krishna, like the bumblebee, and Radha, like the lotus flower. Harikatha of how Krishna enters into Radharani’s heart and comes out with a different complexion. Why did Mahaprabhu only give rasa-raja-mahabhava to Raya...
15 Aug 2023 early evening – Raya Ramananda asks Mahaprabhu who He is (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Who is the capable person to study Vedanta-sutra? Katha Raya Ramananda and the glories of his poetry, Jagannatha-vallabha-natakam. Why does Raya Ramananda faint when he sees rasa-raja-mahabhava-svarupa? Raya Ramananda wants to hear from Mahaprabhu’s lotus mouth who He is. Krishna, like the bumblebee, and Radha, like the lotus flower. Harikatha of how Krishna enters into Radharani’s heart and comes out with a different complexion. Why did Mahaprabhu only give rasa-raja-mahabhava to Raya...
21 May 2023 morning – Rasa-raja-mahabhava-svarupa (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How the sadhu creates desire in our hearts. About the care to be taken in speaking too high katha. From the stage of anartha-nivritti it is possible to understand about transcendental things. This body cannot stand the stage of prema. Mahaprabhu asks Srivasa how he came to be in Krishna consciousness, his life story. A sannyasi brahmana appears in Srivasa’s dream. About dreams during brahma-muhurta. The sloka harer nama harer nama that Srivasa read in the Purana. Srivasa goes to Devananda...
