spiritual paths: vidhi-marga

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09 Feb 2026 evening – Sins Go to Those Who Defame (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 9, 2026 6:00 PM

Verse: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-saṅgena parijāyate… (Bṛhan Nāradīya Purāṇa). Guru is the one who gives us knowledge of the relationship with Krishna. Verse: vidhi-marga-rata-jane svadhinata-ratna-dane… (Krsna Nama Dhare Kata Bala, Saranagati). Katha on Isvara Candra Vidyasagara. Verse: yasya prasada bhagavat prasado… (Sri Gurvastakam). To enter bhakti, we first have to learn Sri Upadesamrta from Srila Rupa Gosvami. Explanation of the mantra “Sri Krsna Gopala Hari Mukunda”. Verse: ārādhyo...

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09 Feb 2026 evening – Sins Go to Those Who Defame (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 9, 2026 6:00 PM

PART 1 PART 2 Verse: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-saṅgena parijāyate… (Bṛhan Nāradīya Purāṇa). Guru is the one who gives us knowledge of the relationship with Krishna. Verse: vidhi-marga-rata-jane svadhinata-ratna-dane… (Krsna Nama Dhare Kata Bala, Saranagati). Katha on Isvara Candra Vidyasagara. Verse: yasya prasada bhagavat prasado… (Sri Gurvastakam). To enter bhakti, we first have to learn Sri Upadesamrta from Srila Rupa Gosvami. Explanation of the mantra “Sri Krsna Gopala Hari Mukunda”...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Murwillumbah 2025, Australia 2025, Krishna is Transcendental Cupid, Cupid: Cupid's 5 arrows, rasa dance: rasa-lila, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga

02 Sep 2025 morning – Cupid Challenges Krsna (Hindi) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 2, 2025 7:00 AM

– In the rasa-lila, Krsna plays His flute and all the gopis approach. – The material Cupid thinks Krsna is just a cowherd boy and tries to conquer Him. – Explanation about Cupid trying to influence everyone with lust. – In his challenge, Cupid has five arrows, each with its own specific characteristic. – About Krsna’s five arrows. – Upon having darsana of Krsna’s transcendental form, Cupid fainted, remaining that way until the end of the rasa...

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07 Oct 2024 evening – Divine and Transcendental Appearance of Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 7, 2024 6:17 PM

PART 1 Life story of Nitya Lila Pravista Om Visnupada Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Gosvami Maharaja. Mahaprabhu emphasised three practices: vigraha-seva (Deity worship), vaisnava-seva and nama-sankirtana. Verse: sādhu-saṅga nāma-kīrtana bhāgavata-śravaṇa… (CC Madhya-lila 22.128). Vaisnavas are higher than brahmanas. All Vaisnavas are brahmanas, but not every brahmana is a Vaisnava. Aikantiki Vaisnava is one-pointed towards Srimati Radhika. Vani-seva is higher than vapu-seva. The difference between...

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10 Sep 2024 midday – Svarupa Damodara Katha (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 10, 2024 12:34 PM

Reasons why Svarupa Damodara is very prominent in Mahaprabhu’s lila. Yamuna-puline and Palya-dasi kori bhajana’s (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha pages 115 & 130). Lalita Sakhi will give palya-dasi bhava. All katha regarding palya-dasi bhava and Ekadasa-bhavas are in Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Jaiva-Dharma. Dekhite Dekhite bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha page 114). First give up bodily conception then we can desire to be born in Yavat. The compassion of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, setting His...

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19 Aug 2024 evening (room) – Baladeva Prabhu’s Rasa Lila (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 19, 2024 5:02 PM

Baladeva Prabhu’s rasa-lila is described in Srimad Bhagavatam.

Jahnava Devi’s svarupa is Ananga Manjari.

The difference between vidhi-marga and raga-marga.

Baladeva Prabhu’s expansions.

The separation of the gopis increased when Baladeva went to Vraja to pacify them.

The love of the gopis is utkantha-mayi-prema.

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19 Aug 2024 evening (room) – Baladeva Prabhu’s Rasa Lila (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 19, 2024 5:02 PM

Baladeva Prabhu’s rasa-lila is described in Srimad Bhagavatam.

Jahnava Devi’s svarupa is Ananga Manjari.

The difference between vidhi-marga and raga-marga.

Baladeva Prabhu’s expansions.

The separation of the gopis increased when Baladeva went to Vraja to pacify them.

The love of the gopis is utkantha-mayi-prema.

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10 Aug 2024 midday – Kirtanakiya-bhakti (English) | Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 10, 2024 12:15 PM

Harikatha is kirtana, because the movement of the lips is considered kirtana, and the playing of musical instruments is also considered kirtana. The three types of kirtana: whispering and hearing one’s own voice, only in the mind and singing loudly. In Kali-yuga, the best is kirtanakiya-bhakti, because it includes sravana, kirtana and smarana. Honestly, we are not qualified to speak Harikatha, but Gurudeva inspires us in this way. Story of Vaisnavas on a narrow path of wheat plantation...

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