– In Ayodhya, santa-rasa is secondary and dasya-rasa is the predominant relationship, unlike in Vaikuntha. – Each higher rasa contains the elements and qualities of the preceding rasas. – Bhagavan manifests His form, His pastimes, and His dhama according to the mood of His associates. – Baladeva usually plays the buffalo horn, but on some occasions, He also plays a flute. – Prema naturally remains hidden; the more concealed it is, the deeper and sweeter its manifestation becomes. – The story of...
Rasas
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Venu-gita 2026, Rasa-tattva, Rasas, rasa: dasya-rasa
19 Jun 2026 morning – The Different Rasas (Hindi) – Delhi, India – Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– In Ayodhya, santa-rasa is secondary and dasya-rasa is the predominant relationship, unlike in Vaikuntha. – Each higher rasa contains the elements and qualities of the preceding rasas. – Bhagavan manifests His form, His pastimes, and His dhama according to the mood of His associates. – Baladeva usually plays the buffalo horn, but on some occasions, He also plays a flute. – Prema naturally remains hidden; the more concealed it is, the deeper and sweeter its...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Igualada 2026, Spain 2026, Murari Gupta Wants to Commit Suicide for Not Following Mahaprabhu’s Instructions, Rasas, behavior: shuddha-sadachara, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, love: sambandha and mamata/relationship and possessiveness (connection with Krishna; sense of belonging to Krishna), mood: vamya-bhava, rasas: twelve rasas, shastras: rules and regulations of the shastras, sneha: ghritu-sneha and madhu-sneha, Svayam Bhagavan
09 May 2026 evening – The Different Rasas (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The importance of following the rules and regulations of the sastras.– On vaisnava-suddha-sadacara.– Through vaidhi-bhakti we attain raganuga-bhakti.– The twelve different rasas of Bhagavan, five primary and seven secondary.– Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Svayam Bhagavan.– The story of Murari Gupta wanting to commit suicide for not following the instructions of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.– Krsna-bhajana is the highest bhajana.– On the different rasas and...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Dama-bandhana Lila, Krishna and His associates, Rasas, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
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...