Bhakti-tattva

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Gopinatha Bhavana 2025, Vraja 2025, Vrindavana 2025, India 2025, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025

19 Oct 2025 evening – Everything Is Present in Harinama (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 19, 2025 6:00 PM

Everything that Mahaprabhu gave is present in harinama-sankirtana. In this Kali-yuga we should only chant the Holy Names. Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Without association with a pure devotee, we end up believing everything we are told without even studying. Katha about the sheep that is thrown into the water and all the others followed it. We must know the scriptures. We should only eat sattvik foods. We continue the practice of bhakti from where we...

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19 Oct 2025 morning – Instructions for Spiritual Practice (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 19, 2025 7:00 AM

The meaning behind the two fingers that Mother Yasoda always lacked to bind Krsna. Without effort we do not attain the Lord’s mercy. On the six limbs of saraṇagati – Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam… (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). To obtain Bhagavan’s mercy and achieve our goal we need to practice sadhana. Bhakti discusses three tattvas: sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana. We must know them to progress in spiritual life. There are two types of madhurya: parakiya...

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19 Oct 2025 morning – Instructions for Spiritual Practice (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 19, 2025 7:00 AM

The meaning behind the two fingers that Mother Yasoda always lacked to bind Krsna. Without effort we do not attain the Lord’s mercy. On the six limbs of saraṇagati – Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam… (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). To obtain Bhagavan’s mercy and achieve our goal we need to practice sadhana. Bhakti discusses three tattvas: sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana. We must know them to progress in spiritual life. There are two types of madhurya: parakiya...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, sound: shabda-brahman, sound: transcendental sound

13 Oct 2025 midday – The Mahamantra is Transcendental (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 13, 2025 12:00 PM

Where the sadhu speaks Harikatha, that place becomes a sacred place of pilgrimage, a tirtha.

Verse: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ… (CC Madhya 17.143).

The Mahamantra is sabda-brahma, transcendental sound.

Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ… (Sri Siksastakam 1).

⁠The name of the Lord is more powerful than the Lord Himself.

⁠Vibhisana chanted the Holy Name of Ramacandra.

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, sound: shabda-brahman, sound: transcendental sound

13 Oct 2025 midday – The Mahamantra is Transcendental (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 13, 2025 12:00 PM

Where the sadhu speaks Harikatha, that place becomes a sacred place of pilgrimage, a tirtha.

Verse: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ… (CC Madhya 17.143).

The Mahamantra is sabda-brahma, transcendental sound.

Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ… (Sri Siksastakam 1).

⁠The name of the Lord is more powerful than the Lord Himself.

⁠Vibhisana chanted the Holy Name of Ramacandra.

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Narela 2025, India 2025, Bhrigu Rishi Tests Brahma Shiva and Vishnu to Determine Who Is Bhagavan, One-pointedness, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations)

12 Oct 2025 midday – We Must Be One-Pointed (English translation) | Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 12, 2025 12:00 PM

– We must worship and be one-pointed to Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara.– If we are not one-pointed, we will have doubts and our entire spiritual life will be harmed.– Bhrigu Rsi goes to Siva, Brahma, and Visnu to find out who Bhagavan is.– The Lord is nirguna (beyond the three modes of material nature).– There are two marks on the chest that confirm who Bhagavan is: the footprints of Bhrigu Rsi and Srivatsa (where Laksmi-devi resides).– He who does not know...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Narela 2025, India 2025, Bhrigu Rishi Tests Brahma Shiva and Vishnu to Determine Who Is Bhagavan, One-pointedness, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations)

12 Oct 2025 midday – We Must Be One-Pointed (Hindi) | Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 12, 2025 12:00 PM

– We must worship and be one-pointed to Vrajendra-nandana-Syamasundara. – If we are not one-pointed, we will have doubts and our entire spiritual life will be harmed. – Bhrigu Rsi goes to Siva, Brahma, and Visnu to find out who Bhagavan is. – The Lord is nirguna (beyond the three modes of material nature). – There are two marks on the chest that confirm who Bhagavan is: the footprints of Bhrigu Rsi and Srivatsa (where Laksmi-devi resides). – He who does not...

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08 Oct 2025 midday – Welcoming a Sadhu (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 8, 2025 12:00 PM

– Today, we performed the svasti-vachana ritual for a baby. – Tomorrow, we will begin Sri Bhagavata-saptaha. – Hearing hari-katha is a rare opportunity for a human being. – We only remember the Lord in times of distress, not in times of happiness. – The sanata-dharma of human beings is to serve the Lord. – Story: A woman looking for her needle in the dark. – Song: Sita Ram Kahiye. – Lila: Yudhishthira Maharaja welcomes a sadhu. – Every step...

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