Prema-vivarta, Day 4: Grantha-racanā — Jagadānanda the Rādhā-pada-dāsī, the Parrot’s Gaura-nāma, and Navadvīpa as Vṛndāvana • Why the Book Was Written: Opening chapter two (Grantha-racanā), Gurudeva reads how Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, “a paṇḍita in name only,” writes in tears whatever līlā of Mahāprabhu arises in his heart. To Svarūpa Dāmodara he says he writes only about the one he loves (pirīta), for no worldly purpose, and Svarūpa leaves him as bātula, mad (Prema-vivarta 2.1–10). • Not Satyabhāmā...
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2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, aradhito yadi haris tapasa, Shikshashtaka 1, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.7, Prema-vivarta 2026
24 Oct 2026 morning – Prema-vivarta, Day 4 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-vivarta, Day 4: Grantha-racanā — Jagadānanda the Rādhā-pada-dāsī, the Parrot’s Gaura-nāma, and Navadvīpa as Vṛndāvana • Why the Book Was Written: Opening chapter two (Grantha-racanā), Gurudeva reads how Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, “a paṇḍita in name only,” writes in tears whatever līlā of Mahāprabhu arises in his heart. To Svarūpa Dāmodara he says he writes only about the one he loves (pirīta), for no worldly purpose, and Svarūpa leaves him as bātula, mad (Prema-vivarta 2.1–10). • Not Satyabhāmā...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, New Vraja (USA) 2026, USA 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, aradhitam nava-vanam vraja-kananam te, aradhito yadi haris tapasa, harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam, kahan mora prana-natha, krsna bhuli' sei jiva anadi-bahirmukha, na tad bhasayate suryo na sasanko na pavakah, nitya-siddha krsna-prema 'sadhya' kabhu naya, Bhagavad-gita 15.6, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 2.15, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.117, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.107, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 6.242, Navadvipa-shataka 78, Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.18.4, Narada Rishi Thinks He Has Conquered Lust and Receives a Lesson from Vishnu, Srivasa Thakura Hides a Milk-Drinking Sadhu in His House to See Mahaprabhu, Srivasa Thakura’s Deceased Son and the Mercy of Mahaprabhu, Srivasa Pandita, gopis: nitya-siddha, harinama: holy names are remedy for the soul, verse: Sanskrit verse in which Krishna promises that those who attain His abode will never return to the material world, verse: Sanskrit verse revealing that the maha-mantra is the spiritual method for Kali-yuga, verse: Sanskrit verse stating that spiritual realization exists in a potential state within our hearts
09 Jul 2026 evening – Glorification of Srivasa Thakura (English) – New Vraj, USA
– Sloka on Mahaprabhu absorbed in the mood of Srimati Radhika: kāhāṅ mora prāṇa-nātha… (CC Madhya-lila 2.15). – Sloka on the coming of souls to the material world: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi… (CC Madhya-lila 20.117). – Maya covers, binds, and casts souls into the material world, and they wander among species and planets, both high and low. – The Holy Names are the remedy for the soul. – Dialogue between Srivasa and Mahaprabhu. – A verse...