Prema-rasa

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Venu-gita 2026, Uddhava Tries to Make Nanda Maharaja Understand Krishna’s Divine Identity, Bhakti-tattva, Goal of bhakti, Prema-rasa, Rasa-tattva, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna)

18 Jun 2026 morning – Prema and Its Graduation (Hindi) – Delhi, India – Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 18, 2026 7:00 AM

– About the Venu Gita. – It is not easy to know who possesses prema. – Lila of Uddhava trying to make Nanda Maharaja understand that he is not Krishna’s father because Krishna is Bhagavan, God. – Prema makes a person extremely humble. – Nanda Maharaja considers that Dasaratha Maharaja possesses prema for Rama, not he because he remains alive even in separation from Krishna. – The Vrajavasis remain alive even in separation because they have hope...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Venu-gita 2026, Uddhava Tries to Make Nanda Maharaja Understand Krishna’s Divine Identity, Bhakti-tattva, Goal of bhakti, Prema-rasa, Rasa-tattva, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna)

18 Jun 2026 morning – Prema and Its Graduation (English translation) – Delhi, India – Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 18, 2026 7:00 AM

– About the Venu Gita. – It is not easy to know who possesses prema. – Lila of Uddhava trying to make Nanda Maharaja understand that he is not Krishna’s father because Krishna is Bhagavan, God. – Prema makes a person extremely humble. – Nanda Maharaja considers that Dasaratha Maharaja possesses prema for Rama, not he because he remains alive even in separation from Krishna. – The Vrajavasis remain alive even in separation because they have hope that...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Sao Paulo 2026, Brazil 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Prema-rasa, mood: madanakya-mahabhava

05 Feb 2026 midday – Prema (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 5, 2026 12:00 PM

– When there is love, there are no excuses for not meeting. – The prema in Vrndavana is stronger than in Vaikuntha. The prema of the gopis is very powerful. – The prema of Subal and Sudama. – The madanakya-mahabhava that only Radha feels and possesses. – Mahaprabhu distributed prema to everyone, indiscriminately. – Sloka that reveals the magnanimity of Mahaprabhu: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau… (CC Adi-lila 1.4). – Come to Navadvipa Dhama...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Tepoztlan 2025, Mexico 2025, satam prasangan mama virya-samvido, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25, Prema-rasa, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, liberation, sadhu-sanga: importance

25 Dec 2025 morning – Prema-prayojana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

December 25, 2025 7:00 AM

– Krsna is our sambandha (knowledge of relationship), and prema (love) is prayojana, our highest goal! – Krsna is not our goal, our goal ⁠is Krsna-prema! – ⁠About the process of sadhana-bhakti: from sraddha to prema. – ⁠Paramarthika-sraddha (transcendental faith) and lokikhi-sraddha (material faith, etiquette). – ⁠Two types of paramarthika-sraddha: vaidhi-sraddha and raganuga-sraddha. – ⁠About raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. – A verse explaining the...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Perth 2025, Australia 2025, Prema-rasa, rasas: parakiya-rasa and svakiya-rasa, rasas: svakiya-rasa, Srimad-Bhagavatam: parts of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Srimad-Bhagavatam: sambandha; abhidheya and prayojana in Srimad-Bhagavatam

21 Sep 2025 evening – True Love (English translation) | Perth, Australia

September 21, 2025 6:00 PM

About the Srimad-Bhagavatam: From the 1st to the 9th Canto, the text discusses sambandha-jñana; the 10th Canto presents prayojana; the 11th and 12th Canto discuss abhidheya. Our goal (prayojana) is not to achieve liberation or salvation, but rather krsna-prema, krsna-sambandha, krsna-prayojana. We must first understand material love before we can discuss transcendental love. Srila Gurudeva tells a story about the path of love to explain material love. The love of the material world is not...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Sydney 2025, Australia 2025, Prema-rasa, Bharata-varsha: sacred land of India (land where spiritual culture and devotional traditions have flourished)

19 Sep 2025 evening – The Definition of Prema (English translation) | Sydney, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 19, 2025 6:00 PM

In Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila 2.43, we find the definition of prema given by Krsnadasa Kaviraja. Except Krsna, everyone is enjoyee, and Krsna is the enjoyer. Sanatana consists of that which is unchanging and ever-increasing. Krsna’s dharma is to bestow love (prema). Pure love for Krsna is not present in this world. In the Ramayana, the pastime where Sita is abducted, Rama questions whether Hanuman saw Her alive, as Sita cannot bear separation from Rama. Sita sustained Her vital...

2025, Discourses in Bengali 2025, Sydney 2025, Australia 2025, Prema-rasa, Bharata-varsha: sacred land of India (land where spiritual culture and devotional traditions have flourished)

19 Sep 2025 evening – The Definition of Prema (Bengali) | Sydney, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 19, 2025 5:48 PM

In Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila 2.43, we find the definition of prema given by Krsnadasa Kaviraja. Except Krsna, everyone is enjoyee, and Krsna is the enjoyer. Sanatana consists of that which is unchanging and ever-increasing. Krsna’s dharma is to bestow love (prema). Pure love for Krsna is not present in this world. In the Ramayana, the pastime where Sita is abducted, Rama questions whether Hanuman saw Her alive, as Sita cannot bear separation from Rama. Sita sustained Her vital...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Wales 2025, United Kingdom 2025, Goal of bhakti, Prema-rasa, bhava: gopi-bhava, character quality: duplicity, sound: transcendental sound

29 Jul 2025 evening – Instructions for Attaining the Highest Prema (English) | Wales, UK

July 29, 2025 6:00 PM

– Sukadeva Gosvami speaks to Parikisit Maharaja about the importance of Harikatha, the sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) that enters through the ear and cleanses the heart. – Association with a sadhu and hearing Harikatha are the primary causes of Krsna-bhakti. – Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on the protection of the Guru. – Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada explains, in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, about chanting the Holy Names in association with a sadhu...

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