-Bhagavan manifests in 3 forms: nama,vigraha & svarupa.-About the vigraha manifested by Uttama MahaBhagavath.-Bhagavan shows anugraha to suddh-bhakta who can see Bhagavan & not the stone in vigraha.-Krsna’s avatars & Himself also likes to have darshan of Krsna.-Bhagavan all forms are sat-cid-ananda & nondifferent from Krsna but varies as per rasa-madhurya.-About santa-pradhan-dasya in Vaikunta & bhaktas dealings with Lord Narayana in Vaikunta.-In Vaikunta demons...
Vraja-bhava
02 Oct 2022 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Raya Ramananda said to give up all varieties of sva-dharma & submit oneself to Krsna.-Mahaprabhu wants to listen about svarupa-anubhandi-vritti & sadya-vastu.-Jiva has inherent potency at jiva-ghatana samay.-Just by following varnashrama-dharma jivas svarupa-anubhandi-vritti willn’t manifest.-Wherever Gita completes Srimad Bhagavatam starts there.-When one surrenders unto lotus feet of Bhagavan one will be cleared of ones debt.-Dhanachand-katha of deciding to lay down dead just...
02 Oct 2022 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Raya Ramananda said to give up all varieties of sva-dharma & submit oneself to Krsna.-Mahaprabhu wants to listen about svarupa-anubhandi-vritti & sadya-vastu.-Jiva has inherent potency at jiva-ghatana samay.-Just by following varnashrama-dharma jivas svarupa-anubhandi-vritti willn’t manifest.-Wherever Gita completes Srimad Bhagavatam starts there.-When one surrenders unto lotus feet of Bhagavan one will be cleared of ones debt.-Dhanachand-katha of deciding to lay down dead just...
06 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Rupa & Sanatana Glories (2) (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Rupa Gosvami fulfilled the desires of Lord Caitanya-What is the definition of rupanuga-Desire a sprinkle of mercy & mood from Srila Rupa Gosvami & Rupa Manjari. Receive this and you will easily attain service to Srimati Radhika-Very expert connoisseurs can relish rasa-madhurya, like Rupa & Sanatana-Pastime of Srimati Radhika coming to make sweet rice for Rupa & Sanatana in order to listen to their hari-katha-Lord Caitanya gave the treasures of his heart to Srila Rupa Gosvami...
26 Jun 2022 midday – Stages in Sadhana (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The importance of diksha-mantras; paramarthika-jivana-If you don’t receive your diksha-mantra Krsna wont accept your offering.-Baddha-jivas have so many anarthas & are full of sinful activities.-Lila of Narada Rishi converting the thief Ratnakar to Valmiki Rishi by initiating him with rama-nama.-Lila of Lord Shivaji directing a brahmana to Sanatana Gosvami for wealth & Sanatana Gosvami giving him touchstone & then harinama (Nama-chintamani).-What is shraddha?-With nama-abhasa...
14 Jun 2022 evening – Snana-yatra (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Today is Lord Jagannatha’s appearance day-All the holy rivers are in the waters in which Jagannatha is bathed-Lord Jagannatha does not use chemical perfumes-108 or even 1108 pitchers are used to bathe Jagannathadeva-Lilas of baby Krishna-Krishna goes to Mathura-Jarasandha attacks Mathura and Krishna moves to Dvaraka Puri-Krishna’s life and separation in Dvaraka-Rohini-devi tells vraja-katha including rasa-lila-katha to the queens of Dvaraka
23 Apr 2022 evening – Chant holy names (English) – Wales, United Kingdom
-Vrajavasis have love & affection with Krsna.-Krsna will be pleased if vraja-Katha is glorified.-Brahmaji’s stava-stuti after returning back Krsna’s friends & calves & Krsna smiles on a verse glorifying vrajavasis.-2 viraha-murti in Puri.-Mahaprabhu is thinking He is Radha & now My beloved Krsna left Vrindavana for Mathura. Where will I meet Him?-Jagannatha Puri Is vipralambha-sthana.-In Kali-santarana Upanishad actual maha-mantra given.-Brihad-naradiya Purana about...
22 Apr 2022 evening – Mahaprabhu is audarya-maya (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom
-Jagannatha form is mahabhava-prakasa.-Enumeration of stages from sraddha to prema & levels of prema.-Lila of Krsna, Balarama, Subhadra taking the melted forms after hearing vraja-katha from Rohini-devi & Naradaji’s request to Lord.-Mahaprabhu is thinking He is Radha & His beloved has left Vrindavana for Mathura.-Lila of Patita-pavana Jagannatha giving darshana to Salabega at Simha-dvara.-One who takes darshana of Lord on Ratha will attain Vaikuntha & won’t take...