meditation: svarasiki-upasana/spontaneous worship (meditation on Krishna’s pastimes in a natural flow; contemplation of eternal lila)

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26 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 26, 2025 7:00 AM

Mother Yashoda tied up Gopala that time Krishna beautiful form as he is crying. Krishna drown all the Vrajavasis in ocean of bliss (ananda) by performing sweet lila. And Krishna also showing to the opulent mood bhakti (vaidhi-marga) that Krishna is only controlled by Vrajavasis (madhurya mood) Bhakti is of two types : vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. The prema inside the Vrajavasi is called ragatmika-bhakti. Two Symptoms of raganuga-bhakti : Praspranu sneh anubandhan aur Darshne Atriptta...

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23 Feb 2023 evening – Darshana at the Airport (English) – Heathrow Aiport, United Kindgom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 23, 2023 12:26 AM

gopis, seeing Krishna in the guise of a sannyasi said: Oh, these are not the saffron clothes of a sannyasi. This is our kunkuma mixed with our tears-Vrindavana-lila is for siddhas only whereas Navadvipa-lila is both for sadhakas and siddhas-Jata-rati-sadhakas and ajata-rati-sadhakas-Mantra–mayi-upasana and svarasiki-upasana-Mahaprabhu’s lilas are more understandable than Radha-Krishna lilas-Sapta-sindhu-vati Srimati Radhika

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19 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 19, 2022 6:33 PM

Part 1 -Today is Krishna’s birthday-Sahajiya is just talking about rasa without following the principles-You must have a foundation in knowledge and follow principles (tattva-siddhanta) before entering into rasa-siddhanta-There is only one paratattva: Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundar Himself-4 rupas in which Bhagavan manifests Himself: svayam-rupa, vaibhava, shakti, and maya-Citya-vaibhava, maya-vaibhava, jiva-vaibhava-The baddha-jiva is attracted to maya-shakti, and therefore goes around in...

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19 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Krishna Janmashtami (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 19, 2022 6:32 PM

-Today is Krishna’s birthday-Sahajiya is just talking about rasa without following the principles-You must have a foundation in knowledge and follow principles (tattva-siddhanta) before entering into rasa-siddhanta-There is only one paratattva: Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundar Himself-4 rupas in which Bhagavan manifests Himself: svayam-rupa, vaibhava, shakti, and maya-Citya-vaibhava, maya-vaibhava, jiva-vaibhava-The baddha-jiva is attracted to maya-shakti, and therefore goes around in samsara, if...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, lineage: guru-parampara, mantra: gopala-mantra, meditation: svarasiki-upasana/spontaneous worship (meditation on Krishna's pastimes in a natural flow; contemplation of eternal lila), uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)

19 Apr 2022 morning – Narada Rishi and Mrigari (English) – United Kingdom

April 19, 2022 9:34 AM

-Human body is very rare. Nobody knows of he will get human body in his next life or not-Demigods pray to Krishna to have human body as only in human body bhajana and sadhana are possible-There is no guarantee for how long we will stay in this body-3 types of santa-mahatmas with examples: 1. bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta 2. nirdhuta-kashaya 3.murchita-kashaya-Narada Rishi’s story-Diksha means initiation-Maha prasade govinde sloka-Nowadays afflicted by Kali-yuga,people do not want to take maha...

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01 Oct 2021 evening – Sri Bhagavat Saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Delhi, India

October 1, 2021 8:04 PM

-Dama-bandhana-lila in brief-Aishvarya of the dust of Vrindavana is much higher than that of the other Lord’s abodes. Still Vrajavasis do not accept Krishna as Bhagavan-Gopis swear Krishna calling Him debaucheе, womanizer, thief, and He is super eager to hear these words-Dehi pada-pallavam udaram – Vyasadeva could not finish this verse as it was about Krishna’s submission to Srimati Radhika-Mantra-mayi-upasana and svarasiki-upasana-Small Krishna wants to graze cows-Killing of...

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01 Oct 2021 evening – Sri Bhagavat Saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Delhi, India

October 1, 2021 6:39 PM

-Dama-bandhana-lila in brief-Aishvarya of the dust of Vrindavana is much higher than that of the other Lord’s abodes. Still Vrajavasis do not accept Krishna as Bhagavan-Gopis swear Krishna calling Him debaucheе, womanizer, thief, and He is super eager to hear these words-Dehi pada-pallavam udaram – Vyasadeva could not finish this verse as it was about Krishna’s submission to Srimati Radhika-Mantra-mayi-upasana and svarasiki-upasana-Small Krishna wants to graze cows-Killing of...

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20 Aug 2021 morning – Srila Rupa Gosvami Tirobhava Festival (English) – Brazil

August 20, 2021 8:30 AM

-Without bhava-ullasa-rati manjari-bhava will not manifest in our hearts-Ingredients of sthayibhava-Srila Gurudeva used to tell: To read only Rupa Gosvami’s granthas is not enough. You need to read Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s granthas as well-Sadhaka-rupa, siddha-rupa-Mantra-mayi-upasana, svarasiki-upasana-Without understanding the mood of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami we cannot understand the mood of Srila Rupa Gosvami-Srila Vishvanatha Cakravarti is an incarnation of Srila Rupa Gosvami...

meditation: svarasiki-upasana/spontaneous worship (meditation on Krishna's pastimes in a natural flow; contemplation of eternal lila)

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