Rasa-tattva

2026, Discourses in Bengali 2026, 24 Parganas 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad bhavausadhac, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.1.4, Bengal Prachar 2026, Gopi-gita, Vraja-bhava, Jagannatha: Jagannatha's chariot, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Bengal Prachar 2026

22 Mar 2026 evening – Krishna Melts Upon Hearing Vraja-lila Katha (Bengali) – 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

March 22, 2026 6:00 PM

O King Prataparudra wished to have the darshan of Mahaprabhu. A pastime from when Jagannatha’s chariot stopped and Mahaprabhu, in His rest, meditated on rasa-lila. Song: Gopi Gita. Harikatha is the nectar of Vrndavana. In Dvaraka, Krishna, Balarama, and Subhadra listened to the pastimes between Krishna and the gopis and melted. Verse: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād… (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.1.4). Mahaprabhu showed mercy to all the animals of the Jharikhanda forest. The glories of Srila...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, 24 Parganas 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad bhavausadhac, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.1.4, Bengal Prachar 2026, Gopi-gita, Vraja-bhava, Jagannatha: Jagannatha's chariot, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Bengal Prachar 2026

22 Mar 2026 evening – Krishna Melts Upon Hearing Vraja-katha (English translation) – 24 Parganas, India

March 22, 2026 6:00 PM

– O King Prataparudra wished to have the darshan of Mahaprabhu. – A pastime from when Jagannatha’s chariot stopped and Mahaprabhu, in His rest, meditated on rasa-lila. – Song: Gopi Gita. – Harikatha is the nectar of Vrndavana. – In Dvaraka, Krishna, Balarama, and Subhadra listened to the pastimes between Krishna and the gopis and melted. – Verse: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād… (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.1.4). – Mahaprabhu showed mercy to all the...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Navadvipa 2026, India 2026, ha natha ramana prestha kvasi kvasi maha-bhuja, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 6.71, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026, Srimati Radhika Wants to Sit on Krishna’s Shoulders but Krishna Disappears, Gopi-gita, Gopi-prema, mood: left-wing mood, mood: right-wing mood, qualities: crow; crane and dog examples (different qualities to learn from animals), Navadvipa-parikrama 2026

25 Feb 2026 midday – Mellows of gopi-prema (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 25, 2026 12:00 PM

– You should 1) put in effort like a crow trying to get water from inside a pot; 2) put in effort like a crane who stands in the water on one leg and catches fish; 3) sleep lightly like a dog. – Eat less to be less sleepy. One-fourth of your stomach should be left empty. – Where your money is, there your mind is. – On seva in Navadvipa-dhama during Gurudeva’s earlier years: the duties of head pujaris, assisting pujaris, etc. – Gurudeva’s memories of how...

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Navadvipa 2026, India 2026, ha natha ramana prestha kvasi kvasi maha-bhuja, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 6.71, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026, Srimati Radhika Wants to Sit on Krishna’s Shoulders but Krishna Disappears, Gopi-gita, Gopi-prema, mood: left-wing mood, mood: right-wing mood, qualities: crow; crane and dog examples (different qualities to learn from animals), Navadvipa-parikrama 2026

25 Feb 2026 midday – Mellows of gopi-prema (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 25, 2026 12:00 PM

– You should 1) put in effort like a crow trying to get water from inside a pot; 2) put in effort like a crane who stands in the water on one leg and catches fish; 3) sleep lightly like a dog. – Eat less to be less sleepy. One-fourth of your stomach should be left empty. – Where your money is, there your mind is. – On seva in Navadvipa-dhama during Gurudeva’s earlier years: the duties of head pujaris, assisting pujaris, etc. – Gurudeva’s memories of how...

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...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Porto Alegre 2026, Brazil 2026, Morning walks 2026, Yamuna Puline Kadamba Kanane, Vraja-bhava, kamatmika bhakti type: sambhoga-iccha-mayi, kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, service: cooking

07 Jan 2026 morning walk – Srimati Radhika is Eager to Listen to Hari-katha (English) – Porto Alegre, Brazil

January 7, 2026 7:00 AM

– Srimati Radhika disguised Herself as a village girl and approached Rupa and Sanatana, who were absorbed in a discussion of hari-katha. – Song: Radha-kripa-kataksha-stava-raja. – Srimati Radhika created a pot and some wood for cooking, and cooked for a long time just to hear the discussion of hari-katha between Rupa and Sanatana. – Sambandhatmika-bhakti and kamatmika-bhakti. – Matrita-abhimana (Yashoda’s) and pitrita-abhimana (Nanda Maharaja’s)...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Morning walks 2025, Madhurya-rasa, knowledge: tattva-jnana

28 Dec 2025 morning walk – Knowledge Obscures Madhurya (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 28, 2025 7:00 AM

The reason why Krishna is bathed with five ingredients. Lila about the first time Srimati Radhika prepared butter and Krishna disguised Himself as sakhi. According to logic, it is impossible to establish Krishna-lila. Jnanis want to know everything according to their logic, while prema-bhaktas ask nothing, they only savor. Knowledge obscures madhurya. Jnani is a masculine word and lila is feminine. Love is spontaneous, it doesn’t ask the reasons why one loves. Love is not seeking a reason...

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...

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