Devotional Service to Krishna

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23 Apr 2026 midday – The Beauty of Service to Krishna Svayam Bhagavan (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 23, 2026 12:00 PM

Sattvika-vikara refers to the eight symptoms of ecstatic love for God that manifest in the body of a devotee: stamba (paralysis); svada (sweating); romanca (shivering); svara-bhanga (voice alteration); kampa (tremor); vaivarna (paleness); asru (tears); pralaya (fainting). Residents of Vrndavana possess spontaneous love for Krishna because they are nitya-parikaras, eternal companions. Ragatmikas are those who serve under the guidance of the nitya-parikaras. ⁠Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva...

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06 Apr 2026 midday – The Highest Mood of Bhajana to Krishna (Hindi) – Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 6, 2026 12:00 PM

How the Vrajavasis feel separation from Krishna.

Happiness comes to those who chant the Holy Names.

Four types of people who chant Bhajana to Krishna.

Verse: catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛtino ‘rjuna… (Bhagavad Gita 7.16).

Lilas from the Ramayana.

We can only practice spiritual life in the human species.

Four types of people who do not chant Bhajana to Krishna.

In this world we are obligated to perform actions (karma) and pay for them in this life or the next.

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06 Apr 2026 midday – The Highest Mood of Bhajana to Krishna (English translation) – Surat, Gujarat, India

April 6, 2026 12:00 PM

– How the Vrajavasis feel separation from Krishna. – Happiness comes to those who chant the Holy Names. – Four types of people who chant Bhajana to Krishna. – Verse: catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛtino ‘rjuna… (Bhagavad Gita 7.16). – Lilas from the Ramayana. – We can only practice spiritual life in the human species. – Four types of people who do not chant Bhajana to Krishna. – In this world we are obligated to perform actions...

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12 Mar 2026 morning – The Basis of Spiritual Success Is Worship of the Supreme Lord (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 12, 2026 7:00 AM

– It is no use perfectly following varnasrama-dharma and not worshipping Lord Krishna, for no fruit is attained. – Lord Shiva glorifies Bhagavan Sri Krishna with his five mouths. – The twelve mahajanas are: Brahma, Narada, Shiva, the Four Kumaras, Kapila, Svayambhuva Manu, Prahlada, Janaka, Bhishma, Bali, Sukadeva Gosvami, and Yamaraja. – Story of the man who tricks Lord Shiva into asking for a blessing. – Devotees of the Supreme Lord do not ask for anything...

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14 Sep 2025 evening – Bhakti is Deep Attachment to the Lord (Hindi) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 14, 2025 6:00 PM

If we want to know about mahabhava, we must first understand about saranagati (surrender). About the six limbs of saranagati. Bhakti is deep attachment to the Lord. All our efforts should be for the pleasure of Krsna. This is the definition of bhakti – verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.11). Hearing Harikatha from the sadhu’s lotus mouth corresponds to associating directly with the sadhu. ⁠The sadhu’s Harikatha is very powerful because it...

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24 May 2025 midday – Service to Krsna with Greed and Spontaneous Devotion (English) | Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 24, 2025 12:45 PM

The materialistic pursuit of karmis and the empty knowledge of jnanis. Sloka: krsna-bhakti-janma-mula haya sadhu-sanga… (CC Madhya 22.83). Devotees are like cuckoo birds in the mango forest, always chanting the Holy Names with spontaneous devotion. Life is useless without bhajana and sadhana. Sloka: vaco vegam manasah krodha-vegam… (Upadesamrta verse 1). The process of Bhakti begins with vaidhi-sraddha (initial faith) and gradually evolves into raganuga-bhakti (greed). Rupa Gosvami instructs to...

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07 Jun 2024 midday – We Came to This World to Serve Krishna (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 7, 2024 12:34 AM

The supreme virtue is forgiveness. Why doesn’t Maya Devi have compassion for us? Our offense is not serving Krsna and wanting to enjoy the material world. You can follow all the rules, but if you don’t serve Krsna, everything is useless. Bhajana Rahasya by Bhaktivinoda Thakura and the process of practicing devotional service to the Lord. Sloka: guru-pādāśraya… (CC Madhya 22.115). 1st step: take shelter at the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master. 2nd step: receive spiritual...