gopis: types

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, vikriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca visnoh, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.39, Venu-gita 2026, Yogamaya Manifests a Black Serpent to Help Krishna Break Srimati Radhika’s Mana, gopis: types, rasa: components of rasa, six seasons

17 Jun 2026 morning – Sri Venu-gita (Hindi) – Delhi, India – Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 17, 2026 7:00 AM

5.40h – The six seasons described in Srimad-Bhagavatam are available only in India. – If a poor man suddenly becomes rich, he starts to think that he is great. In the same way, clouds are very proud that they produce such a loud noise in the form of thunder. – Verse: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ ca viṣṇoḥ… (SB 10.33.39). – Rasa-lila is the most powerful. It has inconceivable potency. – Never imitate rasa-lila. Nilakantha Mahadeva drank the poison, and even he...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, vikriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca visnoh, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.39, Venu-gita 2026, Yogamaya Manifests a Black Serpent to Help Krishna Break Srimati Radhika’s Mana, gopis: types, rasa: components of rasa, six seasons

17 Jun 2026 morning – Sri Venu-gita (English translation) – Delhi, India – Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 17, 2026 7:00 AM

5.40h – The six seasons described in Srimad-Bhagavatam are available only in India. – If a poor man suddenly becomes rich, he starts to think that he is great. In the same way, clouds are very proud that they produce such a loud noise in the form of thunder. – Verse: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ ca viṣṇoḥ… (SB 10.33.39). – Rasa-lila is the most powerful. It has inconceivable potency. – Never imitate rasa-lila. Nilakantha Mahadeva drank the poison, and even he...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2026, Brazil 2026, Vasanta-panchami 2026, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), gopis: types, rasa dance: rasa-lila, relatives

21 Jan 2026 midday – On Vasanta-panchami (English) – Altо Paraiso de Goias, Brazil

January 21, 2026 12:00 PM

– We are very close to Vasanta-panchami. – Without the guidance (anugatya) of the gopis, it is impossible to attain Vraja-Krishna. Lakshmi-devi made that mistake when she did not take guidance from the Vraja gopis, and thus could not enter the rasa dance. – The gopis control Krishna through their rati, or love. – The gopis have atma-samarpana (total surrender) towards Krishna; that is why they participate in the rasa lila. – The gopis abandon their household duties...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Gopi-prema, gopis: types

06 Nov 2025 morning – The Difference Between the Rasa of the Gopis and the Queens of Dvaraka (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 6, 2025 7:00 AM

In Dvaraka, Krsna married 16,108 queens. In Vrndavana, Krsna manifests His heroic moods, dhira-lalita-nayaka, and Sri Radha manifests Her corresponding heroic moods, svadhinabhartrka-nayika. Radha controls Krsna; He does everything She asks. Lila in which Krsna places Radha’s feet on His head. Description of the various activities that take place in the rasa dance: the lights, the beauty of the dance, its ornaments. Ujjvala Nilamani details the beauty of the gopis’ encounter with...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Gopi-prema, Krishna in Dvaraka, gopis: types

06 Nov 2025 morning – The Difference Between the Rasa of the Gopis and the Queens of Dvaraka (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 6, 2025 7:00 AM

In Dvaraka, Krsna married 16,108 queens. In Vrndavana, Krsna manifests His heroic moods, dhira-lalita-nayaka, and Sri Radha manifests Her corresponding heroic moods, svadhinabhartrka-nayika. Radha controls Krsna; He does everything She asks. Lila in which Krsna places Radha’s feet on His head. Description of the various activities that take place in the rasa dance: the lights, the beauty of the dance, its ornaments. Ujjvala Nilamani details the beauty of the gopis’ encounter with...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Whangarei 2025, New Zealand 2025, anaradhya radha-padambhoja-renum, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi 14, Sva-sankalpa-prakasha-stotra 1, Krishna Hoite Chatur Mukha, Supreme Position of Srimati Radharani, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger, consciousness: Krishna Consciousness, gopis: types, guru-varga, Krishna: reasons why Krishna came to this world as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, kundas: kundas of 8 sakhis, mantra: pranama-mantra of Srila BV Svami Maharaja, Radha: 3 principles to attain radha-dasyam (service to Srimati Radhika), rasa: unnata-ujjvala-rasa, sakhis: types, Svananda-sukhada kunja

17 Sep 2025 midday – Stay at Radharani’s Places (English) | Whangarei, New Zealand

September 17, 2025 12:00 PM

This place is as beautiful as Vrindavana. Concentrate your mind on krishna-lila. Verse: rādhā karāvacita pallava-vallarī ke… (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 14). Let my mind be in places completely dominated by Srimati Radhika. Sri Radha, wearing a crown, is in Surya-kunda, meeting Krishna. The description of Radha-kunda includes the ashta-sakhis kundas, the Svananda-sukhada kunja and a bridge. Set your goal and do your bhajana-sadhana only after you have done so. We should observe three principles to...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Hari-katha 2025 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Gadadhara Pandita, gopis: types, rasa dance: rasa-lila

27 Apr 2025 evening – Appearance of Gadadhara Pandita (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 27, 2025 8:17 PM

In the Caitanya Caritamrita, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami mentions two Gadadharas: one is Gadadhara Dasa, who is an expansion of Radharani, and the other is Gadadhara Pandita, Her direct manifestation. In this age of Kali, Krsna appears as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srimati Radhika appears as Gadadhara Pandita. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada explains in his grantha that Vrndavana has two hearts: one is Nidhivan and the other is Seva Kunja. Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace Nace Gopi Gan. If...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Pindorama 2025, Brazil 2025, gopis: types, sakhis: eight sakhis

31 Jan 2025 morning – The Path to Radha Kunda (English) | Pindorama, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 31, 2025 9:34 AM

Bilvamangala Thakura’s lila and the beautiful Cintamani send him to Vrndavana. He blinds his own eyes and in the end has the darsan of Krsna who guides him. This example is given to show that we should not deviate from our path, Krsna will guide us. The paths of karma, jnana and tapasya cannot lead to Krsna. To have the darsan of Sri Krsna one must have transcendental eyes, not material eyes. And this means listening to Harikatha. About the three types of gopis that exist, and mainly...

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