Krishna and His associates

05 Mar 2026 morning room – Krishna and Gopa-kumara (English translation) – Navadvipa, India

Topics madhurya, aisvarya, samskaras

– Krishna comes as the son of Prsni and Sutapa.– On family relationships.– On scriptural evidence.– On Baladeva Vidyabhusana.– On the sadhaka and siddha forms of the pure devotee.– The Guru’s duty and purpose.– Story of Gopa Kumara.

05 Mar 2026 morning room – Krishna and Gopa-kumara (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India

Topics madhurya, aisvarya, samskaras
– Krishna comes as the son of Prsni and Sutapa.
– On family relationships.
– On scriptural evidence.
– On Baladeva Vidyabhusana.
– On the sadhaka and siddha forms of the pure devotee.
– The Guru’s duty and purpose.
– Story of Gopa Kumara.

23 Jul 2025 midday – Krishna’s Relations with Friends, Parents and Srimati Radhika (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 Don’t go to maya. It’s hard to come back. The gopis always remember Krishna. They feel what He feels, yet they never believe that He is Bhagavan. The relationship between Krishna and His friends, and between Krishna and Nanda and Yashoda. Dama-bandhana-lila. Song: Damodarashtaka. Verse: kṛṣṇera yateka khelā, sarvottama nara-līlā…(CC Madhya 21.101). Verse: iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet…(CC Madhya 22.150). Verse: yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam…(CC...