The difference between avirbhava (appearance) and janma (birth). Jnanis realise Brahma (effulgence) without form or anything. To whom does the effulgence belong, where does Brahma come from? The sastras explain that effulgence, Brahma, comes from the toenails of Krishna. One who is in madhurya can understand and see the beautiful form of the Lord. Bhagavan, who is complete, has splendour and controls them all. This Brahmanda of the four-headed Brahma, where we are, is the smallest of all the...
Krishna-tattva
2023, Personality: Sakshi-gopala, Discourses in English, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2023, Krishna-tattva
06 Sep 2023 evening – Krishna’s Descent (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Recollections of the celebrations of Janmashtami and Nanda-mahotsava in the early years.
Original form of Krishna.
Reasons for Krishna’s descent.
Sloka: paritranaya sadhunam.
Lila of how Lord Vishnu pulled out black and grey hairs from His head.
The story of the boy who believed that God would send rain.
The story of Sakshi Gopala.
Loving quarrels between the pure Vaishnavas and the Thakurajis.
Drona-Dhara, Prishni-Sutabha katha.
Vatsalya-mood is higher than aishvarya mood.
2023, sakhya-bhava, Discourses in English, Discourses in Hindi, Coventry, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2023, Janmashtami, Krishna janma-lila, Krishna-tattva
05 Sep 2023 morning – Krishna Janmastami Hari-katha (English/Hindi) – Coventry, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna is sarva-avatari, source of all incarnations. First establish tattva-siddhanta. Which Krishna do we celebrate on Janmastami? Purna (complete), purna-tara (more complete) and purna-tama (most complete: relating to Dvarakadhisha Krishna, Mathuradhisha Krishna and Vrindavana Krishna. Aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas: very important shloka. (Sri Slokamrtam-bindu, pg 14) Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless purana, paran-samrat. Material world as the perverted reflection of the spiritual world...
2023, anger, Discourses translated into English, Vraja, Vrindavana, India, India 2023, Krishna-tattva
30 Aug 2023 evening room katha – Krishna and Radha’s manifestations (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva was a Hindi speaker.
The definition of parakiya.
Abhimanyu is the manifestation of Krishna’s anger. In Sanskrit Abhimanyu means ‘anger’.
Lalita, Vishakha, Chandravali, Rupa Manjari, Rati Manjari are the manifestations of Radha’s bhavas.
2023, anger, rasa-lila, Discourses in Hindi, Vraja, Vrindavana, India, India 2023, Krishna-tattva
30 Aug 2023 evening room katha – Krishna and Radha’s manifestations (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1
Evidence that manjaris are present in rasa-lila with excerpts from Bhagavat Arka Marichi Mala by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s kirtanas.
Gurudeva spoke Hindi.
The definition of parakiya.
Abhimanyu is the manifestation of Krishna’s anger. In Sanskrit Abhimanyu means ‘anger’.
Lalita, Vishakha, Chandravali, Rupa Manjari, Rati Manjari are the manifestations of Radha’s bhavas.
PART 2
2023, Krishna's flute, Discourses translated into English, Lucknow, India, India 2023, Krishna-tattva
09 Aug 2023 morning – Krishna’s Beauty and the Gopis’ Love for Him (English translation) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The description of the beauty and sweetness of Krishna. The gopis’ love for Krishna. The power of Krishna’s flute. The disciple gives everything to his guru and the guru gives everything back to his disciple to manage (example of Ramachandra and Vasishtha Rishi). One must study to preach. How to deal with the desire for sense gratification. The activities of the four daughters of Yamaraja. Why Krishna gave Putana such a high position in Goloka. Vamanadeva Bhagavan and Bali Maharaja...
2023, Krishna's flute, Discourses in Hindi, Lucknow, India, India 2023, Krishna-tattva
09 Aug 2023 morning – Krishna’s Beauty and the Gopis’ Love for Him (Hindi) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The description of the beauty and sweetness of Krishna. The gopis’ love for Krishna. The power of Krishna’s flute. The disciple gives everything to his guru and the guru gives everything back to his disciple to manage (example of Ramachandra and Vasishtha Rishi). One must study to preach. How to deal with the desire for sense gratification. The activities of the four daughters of Yamaraja. Why Krishna gave Putana such a high position in Goloka. Vamanadeva Bhagavan and Bali Maharaja...
2023, 16 arts, Bhatta parivara, ghosts, rasa-lila, rasa-siddhanta, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2023, India, India 2023, Krishna-tattva
07 Jul 2023 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family. Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity. Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9. Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees. The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna. Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty. Family life is painful. The gopis leave everything for Krishna. Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis. Krishna corresponds to...