– Srimati Radhika has twenty-five unique and unparalleled qualities.
– The seven oceans of qualities of Srimati Radhika.
– Verse: āhāra-nidrā bhaya-maithunaṁ ca sāmānyam etat paśubhir narāṇām… (Hitopadeśa: Maṅgalācaraṇam, 25).
– Knowledge of the Lord comes from His mercy.
– Verse: athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya- prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi… (SB 10.14.29).
Radha-tattva
09 Jul 2025 evening – The Mercy of Vrindavaneshvari Sri Radha (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Our eyes were created to behold the Lord, and our tongues to glorify Him. The glories of Hari Priya didi, the host of the house. Krishna says: ‘Those who worship Me are not actually My devotees, but those who worship My devotees are.’ Shivaji explains to his wife Parvati the deity to be worshipped in our times. Vanam vanamtare: Krishna goes from forest to forest searching for the gopis. The grazing of the cows is just an external reason. When Bhagavan glorifies His...
28 May 2025 midday – Sapta Sindhu Gunavati Sri Radha (English) | Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sri Mahaprabhu’s visit to Gopala Bhatta family. – Verse: ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas… (Chaitanya Manjushta). – Mahaprabhu tells the Bhatta family about Lakshmi-devi’s failure to enter rasa dance, then gopi-tattva and mahishi-tattva. – Krishna accepts Lakshmi-devi as a golden line on His chest but in Her shukshma-sharira she cannot enter His rasa dance. – When a sadhaka enters sthayi-bhava, their mood will not change again: ‘nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema...
25 Apr 2025 midday – The Forms of Sri Krsna (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Lila from the Brahma Purana where Siva talks to Parvati, and Siva explains to her how the name Radha is the best of all names. “A thousand names of Lord Visnu are equal to three names of Rama. Three names of Rama are equal to one name of Krsna. And a hundred names of Krsna are equal to one name of Radha.” Even with all these names, God is only One. However, with His inconceivable potency He manifests all these forms. God is always with His own potency, His sakti which is Srimati...
01 May 2024 evening – Srimati Radhika is the divine love expert (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Radha-dasyam is our perfection goal but we have to perform sadhana first. The gopis’ separation from Krishna seems endless to them (kanardhe kalpata, kalpate kanardha). Only Srimati Radhika can control Krishna (Kripa-kataksha). Number of colours of moon and sun. Srimati Radhiks is the divine love expert. Radha and Krishna are one. Types of material anandas. When you love someone, you want to serve them. Vigrahas made of different materials. The lila of Makhanchor and the miserly servant...
06 Jan 2024 midday – Guru-tattva and Bhagavat-tattva (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Guru is like Brahma. – Guru’s duty is to destroy anarthas in a disciple’s heart. – Gurvashtaka. – Gurudeva is called Bhagavan because he knows the past, present and future. – Bhagavan has 6 opulences. – Ashraya and vishaya. – Jiva-tattva Brahma and Bhagavat-tattva Brahma. – Jiva-koti Shiva and Ishvara-koti Shiva. – Svayama-rupa, tadekatma-rupa, avesha-rupa. – Narada Rishi observing Krishna’s lilas in Dvaraka. – Rasa dance is...
12 Feb 2022 midday – Glories of Srimati Radhika (English) – Colombia
-Varsana is the birth place of Srimati Radhika & our ultimate goal.-Meaning of Varsana.-Srimati Radhika being Krishna’s svarupa-shakti is our ishtadevi.-Srimati Radhika is manifested due to Krishna’s desire to relish the mellows.-Description of beautiful nature in Goloka Vrindavana that triggered a desire in Krishna to perform lila.-Manifestation of beautiful Srimati Radhika from Krishna’s left hand & and how She captivated Krishna.-Meaning of Radha. She fulfils all...