Vedavyasa

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Kashinagar 2024, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, renunciation (vairagya), Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Kashinagar 2024

04 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 4, 2024 6:10 PM

PART 1 PART 2 The Bhagavad katha was uttered on three occasions: between Narada Muni and Vyasadeva (Narada-Vyasa-Samvada); between Sukadeva Gosvami and Pariksit Maharaja (Suka-Pariksit-Samvada); between Suta Gosvami and Saunaka Rsi (Suta-Saunaka-Samvada). ⁠One should not hear about Bhagavatam from a non-devotee. ⁠Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108–109). ⁠There is only one process for us to understand God: complete surrender. ⁠Sloka: nāyam ātmā pravacanena...

2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

31 Mar 2024 evening – The Birth of Sukadeva Gosvami (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 31, 2024 6:51 PM

Srimati Radhika gives clear instructions to Sukadeva Gosvami. Lila from when Siva explains Srimad Bhagavatam to Parvati Devi and Sukadeva Gosvami listens. History of the birth of Sukadeva Goswami. The false ego makes us think that we are the body, and material attachment is the cause of all sadness. Sloka: jīvera svarūpa haya kṛṣṇera nitya-dāsa (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). The nature of the soul is to serve God, if we do not serve God we serve Maya. Sanatana Gosvami asks Mahaprabhu: “Who am I?”...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

31 Mar 2024 evening – The Birth of Sukadeva Gosvami (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 31, 2024 6:51 PM

PART 1 Srimati Radhika gives clear instructions to Sukadeva Gosvami. Lila from when Siva explains Srimad Bhagavatam to Parvati Devi and Sukadeva Gosvami listens. History of the birth of Sukadeva Goswami. The false ego makes us think that we are the body, and material attachment is the cause of all sadness. Sloka: jīvera svarūpa haya kṛṣṇera nitya-dāsa (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). The nature of the soul is to serve God, if we do not serve God we serve Maya. Sanatana Gosvami asks Mahaprabhu: “Who...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Shiva-chaturdashi (Shiva-ratri) 2024, Twelve Mahajanas, Vedavyasa, vision: transcendental vision, Vyasadeva

09 Mar 2024 morning – Siva Caturdasi and the Personification of Divine Love (English) – São Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 9, 2024 9:51 AM

About the Twelve Mahajanas, meaning: one who is full of wealth of prema (prema-dhana). ⁠Sivaji is the highest Vaisnava, as he is completely surrendered to Krsna. ⁠Parvati Devi is very adept at dancing. Lila from the competition about who dances better, the demigods or the demigoddesses? ⁠The three activities that make up Samgita: singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. ⁠Sivaji’s dance of destruction, description from Mahapralaya. ⁠Sivaji manifested from the forehead of Lord...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Florida 2024, Miami 2024, USA 2024, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

03 Feb 2024 midday – The Power of Nrisimhadeva and the Maha Mantra (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 3, 2024 12:16 PM

– Human life is very rare! Sloka: durlabho mānuṣo deho dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ (ŚB 11.2.29). – People do karma for two reasons: to try to remove sadness; and to try to obtain more happiness and joy. However, the opposite happens. – All karma will be destroyed for one who practises bhakti (devotional service to the Lord). – Offer everything to Govinda and you will no longer be born in this material world. – Song: Sri Nrsimha Pranama, by Vyasadeva. – Always...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Eugene 2024, USA 2024, bhakti: stages, gopis: nitya-siddha, soul: conditioned soul, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

27 Jan 2024 evening – The Importance of Sadhu Sanga (English) – Eugene, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 27, 2024 6:38 PM

Verse: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.54). The four flaws present in the conditioned soul. The different types of saints: karmi-sadhu, jnani-sadhu, yogi-sadhu, bhakta-sadhu. One who does bhajana and sadhana, and connects you to the Lord can be called a sadhu. Vyasa Narada Samvada: the conversation between Vyasadeva and Narada Rsi. Verse: bhakti-yogena samyak praṇihite ’male (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.7.4). The lila of the manifestation of Srimad Bhagavatam. Verse:...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Caraguatatuba 2023, Brazil 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.108, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

31 Dec 2023 evening – Sadhu-sanga and Nama-sankirtana (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 31, 2023 6:26 PM

PART 1 PART 2 The great mystery of this life is that every day we see people and animals die but we don’t think we are going to die. Practice devotional service. Maya’s arrest. He who has faith, sradha in Sri Krsna, is qualified to practice bhakti. Gurudeva comes to remind us that the spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve. Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The five types of knowledge. In Kali...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023, animals: dogs, morning: brahma-muhurta, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023

06 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7, Srimad-Bhagavatam Glorifies Nama-sankirtana (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 6, 2023 8:48 PM

Human body is given by the Lord for bhajana. Jivas of this world are compared to cows, camels, donkeys, dogs, etc. The glories of nama are there in Srimad-Bhagavatam. Grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata. People should behave according to their ashrama. Narada Rishi recommends Vyasadeva to write Krishna’s lilas. Chitraketu Maharaja is cursed by Parvati-devi and is born as Vritrasura. The love of mother is strongest. Slowly refuse meat, eggs, onion, garlic. Our body is the temple of Krishna. 4...

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