Regarding the liberation pastimes of Gajendra by Lord Vishnu. By offering a lotus to the Lord in his mind, Gajendra was liberated. We should take shelter at the lotus feet of a trustworthy guru. Those who follow the advaita path, as soon as they touch the dust of Vrndavana, their conception changes. Vrndavana is not an ordinary place, the dust of Vrndavana is transcendental. Krishna covers the sun with His pitambara to cover the footprints of Srimati Radhika. The highest place is Radha-kunda...
Glories of the Holy Names
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Santos 2025, Brazil 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, soul: conditioned soul
06 Dec 2025 evening – Chanting the Holy Names Is Everything (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Meaning of the name Jay Govinda: Jay means all glories and also victory, and Govinda is He who gives pleasure to all living entities. – Glorification to the beloved devotee Jay Govinda Dasa Prabhu Brahmacari who left his body on December 1, 2025. – The conditioned soul does not have spontaneous love for Guru and Krishna. – Glorifying the Vaishnavas is very important! – Importance of guru-nistha and guru-bhakti. – Sloka: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC...
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19 Oct 2025 evening – Everything Is Present in Harinama (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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...
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
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...
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
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
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.
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18 Sep 2025 evening – The Glories of the Holy Names in Kali-yuga (English) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The text Hari Bhakti Vilasa explains that on Ekadasi day, it is permitted to eat certain foods. On Ekadasi day, it is important to be very close to the Lord — upavasa (upa = close, vasa = to be). When we chant the Holy Names, we are directly with the Lord. On the joy of chanting the Holy Names. The Lord has invested all His potencies in the Holy Names. The Holy Names are more merciful than the Lord Himself. The glories of the Holy Names are seen in Hanuman when he crossed the ocean in...
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Toowoomba 2025, Australia 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, alankaras: ornaments; qualities that beautify Krishna's appearance and personality, character quality: duplicity, decoration (alankara): 22 types of alankaras, Kali-yuga: ishtadeva of Kali-yuga, names: spiritual names
07 Sep 2025 midday – The Glories of the Holy Names (Hindi) | Toowoomba, Australia
* By hearing the glories of Guru and Vaisnavas, we are freed from Maya. * There are twenty types of alankaras (ornaments) described in the Ujjvala-nilamani, and all of them are to attract the mind of Krsna. * The further we advance in spiritual life, the more we can be absorbed in bhavas, but first, we must acquire basic knowledge. * Without knowledge, we can neither speak nor listen. * After sravana (listening), we must study. * The more we study and practice bhajana, by the mercy of Guru and...