svayamvara

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 2026, Germany 2026, Janaka Maharaja Receives a Curse from a Sadhu After Visiting the Celestial Gardens, Janaka Maharaja’s Celestial Bow That Determined Sita-devi’s Husband, Vishvamitra Rishi Requests King Dasharatha’s Help to Protect His Sacred Rituals from Demons, svayamvara

25 Apr 2026 morning – Avirbhava-tithi of Sita Devi (English) – Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

April 25, 2026 7:00 AM

House program at Radhakanta prabhu and family – Celebration of the appearance of Sita Devi (avirbhava-tithi). – About Bhagavan Ramacandra. – About the Dasa Avatars. – The lila of the celestial bow of Janaka Maharaja, Sita Devi’s father, used to determine who would be his daughter’s husband. – The lila of the sadhu’s curse on Janaka Maharaja upon seeing the beauty of the celestial gardens. – The story of the sage Vishvamitra when he went to...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Siedelsbrunn 2026, Germany 2026, iste svarasiki ragah paramavistata bhavet, radha-karavacita-pallava-vallarike, sraddha tv anyopaya- varjam bhakty-unmukhi citta-vrtti-visesah, Amnaya-sutra 57, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.150, Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi 14, Mero Radha Ramana Giridhari, Devotional Service to Krishna, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: guru-tattva, jiva: jiva-tattva, maya: maya-tattva, sattvika-vikara: transformations of spiritual emotions (eight ecstatic symptoms arising from intense love for Krishna), service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, Svayam Bhagavan, svayamvara

23 Apr 2026 midday – The Beauty of Service to Krishna Svayam Bhagavan (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 23, 2026 12:00 PM

Sattvika-vikara refers to the eight symptoms of ecstatic love for God that manifest in the body of a devotee: stamba (paralysis); svada (sweating); romanca (shivering); svara-bhanga (voice alteration); kampa (tremor); vaivarna (paleness); asru (tears); pralaya (fainting). Residents of Vrndavana possess spontaneous love for Krishna because they are nitya-parikaras, eternal companions. Ragatmikas are those who serve under the guidance of the nitya-parikaras. ⁠Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2023, Callus 2023, Spain 2023, Sita-navami 2023, svayamvara, Vedavati

29 Apr 2023 morning – Sita-navami (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 29, 2023 11:25 AM

The story of Ahilya and Gautama Rsi. And the exchange of places of Treta and Dvapara Yugas. The story of Vedavati, daughter of Queen Malavati. Vedavati and Ravana. Vedavati enters the body of Sita-devi. Janaka Maharaja ploughs the earth and digs up a pot of gold with a beautiful baby girl in it and gives it to his queen Sunayana. The story of Siva, Parashurama, Janaka Maharaja, Ravana, Sita and Rama. Ravana did not appear at Sita’s wedding ceremony because he knew he could not lift...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Chorashtaka (Chauragraganya-purushashtaka), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, Sakshi-gopala, svayamvara

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

April 12, 2023 6:40 PM

-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...

2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Rama-navami 2022, bhakta-vatsalya: affection for devotees (Nrisimhadev Bhagavan's special love and care for His devotees), karma: previous life, Krishna: lila-purushottama, svayamvara

10 Apr 2022 morning – Rama-navami (English translation) – Delhi, India

April 10, 2022 10:54 AM

-Why do we observe other avataras appearance day?-In siddhanta Krishna & His avatars are same but in rasa-vichara they are different.-It’s an offence to think Rama is one svatantra Bhagavan & Krsna is another svatantra Bhagavan.-Lila-purushottama is Krishna, maryada-purushottama is Rama, bhakta-vatsalya is Narasimhadev.-Lila of Dandakaranya Rishis getting attracted to Lord Rama who in turn gives them a chance to be gopis in krsna-lila.-Janaka puri kanyas & Suvarna Sita in rama...

2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, svayamvara, Vedavati

09 Apr 2022 morning – Ramayana-katha (Hindi) – Delhi, India

April 9, 2022 9:58 AM

-Krsna came to Chandra-vamsa. Ramachandra to surya-vamsa.-Valmiki Rishi wrote Mula Ramayana.-Ramayana by Valmiki & by Hanuman.-Description of flowers in Lanka’s garden in Ramayana of both Valmiki & Hanuman & Lord Rama’s explanation for Hanuman’s description.-Lila of Naradaji turning Ratnakar into Valmiki Rishi.-One who worships Lord Vasudeva’s vigraha for 100 lives can chant Lord’s nama.-Lila of Valmiki Rishi cursing a hunter as he killed a male bird...

2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, svayamvara, Vedavati

09 Apr 2022 morning – Ramayana-katha (English translation) – Delhi, India

April 9, 2022 9:54 AM

-Krsna came to Chandra-vamsa. Ramachandra to surya-vamsa.-Valmiki Rishi wrote Mula Ramayana.-Ramayana by Valmiki & by Hanuman.-Description of flowers in Lanka’s garden in Ramayana of both Valmiki & Hanuman & Lord Rama’s explanation for Hanuman’s description.-Lila of Naradaji turning Ratnakar into Valmiki Rishi.-One who worships Lord Vasudeva’s vigraha for 100 lives can chant Lord’s nama.-Lila of Valmiki Rishi cursing a hunter as he killed a male bird...

2021, Discourses in Hindi 2021, Vraja 2021, Vrindavana 2021, India 2021, svayamvara

14 Jun 2021 morning – Ramayana Katha (Hindi) – Vrindavana

June 14, 2021 10:12 AM

-Sudra from Dasrath Maharaj’s kingdom making a dead cow alive with Rama Naam & Janak Maharaj being surprised.-Why Sirradhwaj Janak Maharaj hasn’t sent an invitation to Ayodhya for Sita devi’s svayamvara.-Dasarath Maharaj & Ayodhya vasis chanting Rama Naam even before Lord’s appearance.-Bhagavan’s names are eternal & nitya.-Effect of chanting Krishna Naam on jivas.-Meaning of makhan chor & about Padmaghanda gabi.-Krishna steals the prema of vrajavais...

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