mood: sudipta-mahabhava

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Igualada 2026, Raval 2026, Spain 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2026, Two Brothers Perform Bhajana in Radha-kunda for 50 Years and One Is Rejected by Radharani After Receiving Rukmini’s Stamp, Teachings of Mahaprabhu, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), bhakti: five categories of raganuga-bhakti, bhava: bhava-mayi-sadhana (devotional practice filled with bhava), mantra: gopala-mantra, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, shastras: evidence of shastras, varnashrama-dharma

08 May 2026 midday – Raya-Ramananda samvada (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 8, 2026 12:00 PM

– Story: two brothers doing bhajana in Radha-kunda for 50 years and then one of them is rejected by Radharani after he got stamp of Rukmini in Rukmini temple. – Those who follow the rules and regulations of varnasrama-dharma are qualified to enter bhakti. – Daiva-varnasrama-dharma consists of the position we occupy according to our natural inclinations. – If we follow varnasrama-dharma, we will obtain mystical powers. – Merely following varna and asrama without...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothes, Vastra-harana Lila, Radha-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), character quality: envy, guru: siksa-guru, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, Radha: meaning of name Radha, Radha: Radha-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila, sakhis: eight sakhis

29 Aug 2025 morning – Radha-Tatva (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 29, 2025 7:00 AM

– It all depends on the place, time, and circumstances. – As part of society, we must follow rules and regulations. – The Guru is the one who gives knowledge of your relationship with the Divine Couple. – You must honor the Vaisnavas, but be single-minded toward your spiritual master. – You cannot accept just anyone as your Siksa-guru; you must evaluate how much respect that person offers your Gurudeva. – Srila Narayana Gosvami had Swamiji Prabhupada as his...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothes, Vastra-harana Lila, Radha-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), character quality: envy, guru: siksa-guru, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, Radha: meaning of name Radha, Radha: Radha-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila, sakhis: eight sakhis

29 Aug 2025 morning – Radha-Tatva (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 29, 2025 7:00 AM

– It all depends on the place, time, and circumstances.– As part of society, we must follow rules and regulations.– The Guru is the one who gives knowledge of your relationship with the Divine Couple.– You must honor the Vaisnavas, but be single-minded toward your spiritual master.– You cannot accept just anyone as your Siksa-guru; you must evaluate how much respect that person offers your Gurudeva.– Srila Narayana Gosvami had Swamiji Prabhupada as his...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cochabamba 2024, Bolivia 2024, Advaita-saptami 2024, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, separation: four types, service: cooking

15 Feb 2024 evening – Advaita Saptami (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 15, 2024 6:43 PM

Dialogue between Advaita Acarya and Vidyapati, author of the beautiful song “Madhava Bahuta Minati Kari Toya”. ⁠Vidyapati’s song says: “O Madhava, with this offering of a tulasi leaf and sesame seeds I supplicate and surrender my body to Your service. I know that Your compassion is such that You will not reject me”. ⁠Another Vidyapati song, “Tatala Saikate” which says: “Lord, completely forgetting You, I offered my mind to the society of women, children and friends – but this...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, mood: sudipta-mahabhava

18 Sep 2023 morning – Radha Tattva – Sri Caitanya Caritamrta: Madhya-lila, Chap. 8 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 18, 2023 7:19 AM

Srimati Radhika is hladini-sakti, She gives pleasure to Krsna, thus He tastes ananda-rasa. Srimati Radhika is mahabhava-svarupini. The six symptoms of mahabhava. The sakhis are different manifestations of Srimati Radhika. Adi-rasa is sringara-rasa: conjugal love, the source of all rasas, and Srimati Radhika is the source of all rasas who satisfies Krsna’s desires. Krsna is rasa-svarupa: the personification of all rasas. The main philosophical differences between impersonalists and...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, mood: sudipta-mahabhava

18 Sep 2023 morning – Radha Tattva – Sri Caitanya Caritamrta: Madhya-lila, Chap. 8 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja