Sakshi-gopala

10 Mar 2026 evening airport – Hari-katha (Hindi) – Bhuvaneshvara, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Explanation of the difference between Gokula and Goloka. The specificity of Goloka is the strong border of Vrndhavana that protected the kingdoms. About parakiya-bhava (lover’s mood) that prevails in Goloka. The prema (supreme love) that manifests itself through the potentiation given by the separation and the meeting of lover and beloved. About the rules of society that make us progress. The prema of the gopis (cowgirls) breaks all the rules and regulations of society. Sita Devi, who is...

10 Mar 2026 evening airport – Hari-katha (English translation) – Bhuvaneshvar, India

Explanation of the difference between Gokula and Goloka. The specificity of Goloka is the strong border of Vrndhavana that protected the kingdoms. About parakiya-bhava (lover’s mood) that prevails in Goloka. The prema (supreme love) that manifests itself through the potentiation given by the separation and the meeting of lover and beloved. About the rules of society that make us progress. The prema of the gopis (cowgirls) breaks all the rules and regulations of society. Sita Devi, who is...

22 Aug 2024 morning – The Beauty of Prema (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Raya Ramananda and Mahaprabhu talk about prema-vilasa-vivarta (whirlwind of love). ⁠About the books Prema Vilasa Vivarta and Prema Vivarta by Raya Ramananda and Jagadananda Pandita. ⁠The origin of prema is nayana-priti, the love that arises at first glance. ⁠Story of the two brahmanas and Saksi Gopala Thakuraji. ⁠Talk to the Deity and the Deity will talk to you. ⁠Apply the balm of divine love to your eyes. ⁠Beautiful affectionate lilas of Sanatana Gosvami and Lokanatha Gosvami with their...

26 Jun 2024 evening – Installation of the deities (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Today we have established the temple and installed the deities Gaura-Nitai. The meaning of the name Govinda. Radhika covers Krishna’s black body with Her golden complexion. In Kali-yuga, the only way to attain perfection is by chanting the holy names. God created man in His own image. So man has his own form and Krishna has His own beautiful sat-chid-ananda form. G_O_D is Generator, Operator and Destroyer. The story of how the wolf blamed the lamb for contaminating the water. Sadhana is...

25 Jun 2024 evening – The Things Needed for Spiritual Development (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

12:00 How the Vrajavasis spend their leisure time; what they think about Krishna19:00 Vatsalya-prema of Krishna’s parents, compared with the aishvarya-prema of Devaki and Vasudeva26:00 Mother Yashoda sees the universes in Krishna’s mouth; the Vrajavasis do not believe Krishna is Bhagavan36:00 Types of manifestations of Bhagavan in the material world39:00–58:00 Story of Sakshi Gopala

06 Sep 2023 evening – Krishna’s Descent (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Recollections of the celebrations of Janmashtami and Nanda-mahotsava in the early years.

Original form of Krishna.

Reasons for Krishna’s descent.

Sloka: paritranaya sadhunam.

Lila of how Lord Vishnu pulled out black and grey hairs from His head.

The story of the boy who believed that God would send rain.

The story of Sakshi Gopala.

Loving quarrels between the pure Vaishnavas and the Thakurajis.

Drona-Dhara, Prishni-Sutabha katha.

Vatsalya-mood is higher than aishvarya mood.

12 Apr 2023 evening – Sakshi-gopala Pastimes (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-CC Madhya 5: The activities of Sakshi Gopala-Nityananda Prabhu knows all types of sadhus-The story when Sakshi Gopalа acted as a witness in a dispute between two brahmanas-Dvivedi, trivedi, chaturvedi brahmanas-Parashurama and Lakshmana’s dispute at Sita-devi’s svayamvara-The human senses seek to satisfy pleasant feelings-Material and transcendental sounds-The story of how all the subjects of the kingdom, in response to the king’s request to bring milk for the pond, brought water, as...

20 Mar 2023 morning – On Bhagavad-gita and Deities (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 -The names of Bhagavad-gita: Ganga, Savitri-The story of Savitri, Satyavan’s wife-All the residents of this material world commit known sinful activities and unknown sinful activities-Ramachandra’s names protect Sita-devi from passing away-The rules of three sandhya. Chanting gayatri-mantras-For forty-five minutes after sunset we should not recite gayatri-mantras as it is the time of demons (e.g. if sunset is at 6 p.m. we can start reciting ahnika mantras after 6.45 p.m.-Mayavadis...