service: servital mood

18 Jun 2025 midday – The Components of Bhakti (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

•⁠ ⁠Svarupa-lakshana and tatastha-lakshana of anyabhilashita shunyam and anukulyena krishnanu shilanam. •⁠ ⁠5 types of principal moods: shanta, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya and 7 types of secondary moods: hasya, adbhuta, vira, karuna, raudra, bibhatsa, bhaya. •⁠ ⁠Lila: Krishna is binding the gopi. •⁠ ⁠Song: Damodarashtaka. •⁠ ⁠Avyapti-dosha and ativyapti-dosha: overextension rule and underextension rule: examples of mother Yashoda saving the milk in the oven and Chanura and Mushtika...

06 Mar 2023 morning – Mamagachhi (Bengali) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This is the place of Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura-Narayani didi, the mother of Vrindavana dasa Thakura used to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu-The granthas Chaitanya-mangala (by Narottama dasa Thakura), Chaitanya-bhagavata (by Vrindavana dasa Thakura) and Chaitanya-charitamrita (by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) are enough to understand Mahaprabhu-Separation nourishes the meeting-This is a very special place-Saranga Murari katha-There should be a servital mood in the parikrama: we should serve maha...

06 Mar 2023 morning – Mamagachhi (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This is the place of Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura-Narayani didi, the mother of Vrindavana dasa Thakura used to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu-The granthas Chaitanya-mangala (by Narottama dasa Thakura), Chaitanya-bhagavata (by Vrindavana dasa Thakura) and Chaitanya-charitamrita (by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) are enough to understand Mahaprabhu-Separation nourishes the meeting-This is a very special place-Saranga Murari katha-There should be a servital mood in the parikrama: we should serve maha...

18 Feb 2023 morning – Varnashrama-dharma (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

definition of sadhana and sadhya in raya-ramananda-samvada-Regulations of varnashrama-dharma; types of brahmacharis-5 types of conscious beings explained by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura-Without asakti servital mood will not come-Description of the stages of varnashrama-dharma-00:35:00 – The story of how a brahmachari performed austerities to attain mystical perfection but lost it because of anger-Offer all your karma to Krishna-Give up mundane katha; speak krishna-katha-The lila on how...

11 Feb 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

: How to transfer karma-yoga into bhakti-yoga?-Dhruva Maharaja is sakama-bhakta, he is doing karma-yoga-Anabhilashita shunyam sloka discussion-Sambandhatmika-bhakti and kamatmika-bhakti-Bhakti is servital mood-Kriyatmika and bhavatmika-Bhakti-yoga is the highest among yogas-The meaning of sanga; always follow the steps of a sadhu (sadhu charana-dhuli)-3 priniples to attaing highest prema: bhakta-pada-dhuli (footdust of the pure devotee of the Lord); bhakta-pada-jala (the water that washed the...

06 May 2022 morning – Follow, not imitate (English) – France

-The root cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga-Anusarana (following instructions) and anukarana (imitating)-The funny story of an old brahmanа and his son-in-law imitating brahmana-One should chant the holy names during morning walk-Ask questions when you are next to a sadhu-Tat-padartha-jnana, tvam-padartha-jnana, jiva-aikya-brahma-jnana-A devotee needs jiva-aikya-brahma-jnana just in the beginning to be able to discriminate-Give respect to all religions-Shanta-rasa devotees do not have servital...

13 Jan 2022 midday – Ekadashi tithi (English) – Brazil

-Lord Vishnu rescues sinners from the abode of Yamaraja and instructs them to observe Ekadashi -The story of how the king tried to trick Yamarajа by creating 100 copies of himself -DIfferent types of narakas -Ekadashi tithi is Hari-vasari-tithi -Observe Nirjala Ekadashi if your health is good -On the day of Ekadashi all night long sing nama-sankirtana -Do not have mundane talks, do not critisise -Demon Mura is killed by Ekadashi-devi -People observe Ekadashi for various reasons, but devotees of...

07 Jan 2022 evening – Jiva’s inherent krishna-seva-vasana (English) – Brazil

-What is the meaning of bhakti-yoga?-All jivas have spontaneous nature to serve the Lord.-How is the servital mood in conditional stage directed towards sense gratification.-Servital mood is coming from knowledge of the relationship (sambandha-jnana).-In the transcendental world all jivas serve Lord with sambandha-jnana.-Baddha-jivas spontaneous nature to serve the Lord manifests with sadhu-sanga.-Krishna & jivas are sat-cid-ananda but Krishna is infinite & jiva is minute.-Extreme...