Meaning of the name Sita. Janaka Maharaja was plowing the land and Sita Devi manifested on the earth, next to the plow. Srimati Radhika manifested in Ayodya as Sita Devi, for where there is Krishna there is also Radha. The katha of Vedavati. Ramacandra wished to taste the separation rasa of Sita Devi and at the same time kill the demons. About the conversation between Agnideva and Ramacandra. Rama asked Hanuman if Sita was alive, for His father had abandoned the body out of longing. Just as the...
Vedavati
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, bhava: gopi-bhava, liberation, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vedavati
17 Apr 2024 morning – Sri Rama-navami (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The story of how Narada Rishi supposedly conquered lust; his curse by Vishnu; Vedavati appeared as Sita-devi afterwards. Rasa-lila is kama-vijaya lila. Shabari story. Shabari did not give her food remnants to Ramachandra. Description of the rasas and their characteristics Lila on how the turtle, who longed to touch the lotus feet of the Lord, became a boatman who ferried Lord Ramachandra across the river in a rama-lila. Lila on how Lord Ramachandra granted liberation to the stone-embedded soul...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, bhava: gopi-bhava, liberation, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vedavati
17 Apr 2024 morning – Sri Rama-navami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The story of how Narada Rishi supposedly conquered lust; his curse by Vishnu; Vedavati appeared as Sita-devi afterwards. Rasa-lila is kama-vijaya lila. Shabari story. Shabari did not give her food remnants to Ramachandra. Description of the rasas and their characteristics Lila on how the turtle, who longed to touch the lotus feet of the Lord, became a boatman who ferried Lord Ramachandra across the river in a rama-lila. Lila on how Lord Ramachandra granted liberation to the stone-embedded soul...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Houston 2024, Texas 2024, USA 2024, Vedavati
20 Jan 2024 midday – The Glories of Lord Ramacandra and His Beautiful Scriptures (Hindi) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sadhus are indifferent to karma, all they want is for us to practise sadhana and bhajana. – The story of Narada Rsi on meeting Kamadeva. – Rama Carita Manasa by Tulasi Dasa and Ramayana by Valmiki are very important Scriptures. – The Pandits rejected the Rama Carita Manasa Scripture because only Sanskrit was considered reliable, and this grantha was in Hindi. – The story of the Holy Scripture in the Temple of Lord Sivaji: Sri Rama Carita Manasa, by Tulasi Dasa...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Houston 2024, Texas 2024, USA 2024, Vedavati
20 Jan 2024 midday – The Glories of Lord Ramacandra and His Beautiful Scriptures (English translation) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadhus are indifferent to karma, all they want is for us to practise sadhana and bhajana. The story of Narada Rsi on meeting Kamadeva. Rama Carita Manasa by Tulasi Dasa and Ramayana by Valmiki are very important Scriptures. The Pandits rejected the Rama Carita Manasa Scripture because only Sanskrit was considered reliable, and this grantha was in Hindi. The story of the Holy Scripture in the Temple of Lord Sivaji: Sri Rama Carita Manasa, by Tulasi Dasa. Rama Carita Manasa is the heart of all...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wald-Michelbach 2023, Germany 2023, Nishanta-lila, Atma-tattva, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), Vaivarta Purana, Vedavati
29 May 2023 morning darshana – The Internal and External Symptoms of Bhava (English) – Wald-Michelbach, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vedavati left the body with her mystical powers after Ravana touched her. Vedavati returned in rama-lila as Sita-devi (Chaya-Sita, described in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana). Whenever Bhagavan appears, He comes with His parikaras (associates). Vrinda-devi is always serving the Divine Couple to arrange Their meetings, especially at nishanta-lila (the end of the night). Song of the mangala arati: “mangala nishanta-lila mangala udaye”. Bilvamangala Thakura is the perfect sadhaka, that...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2023, Callus 2023, Spain 2023, Sita-navami 2023, Vaivarta Purana, Vedavati
29 Apr 2023 evening – Sita-navami (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The beautiful lila of Rama and the boatman. The story of Tulasi dasa, the ghost and Hanuman. Rama goes into exile for 14 years. Bharata and Satrugna return from their journey and learn of the sad events. Satrugna punishes Manthara by beating her, and Bharata restrains him. Bharata is very disappointed with his mother and vows never to call her again. He refuses to be king in Rama’s place. Bharata goes in search of Rama with all the family and subjects of Ayodya. Bharata’s prema is...
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
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...