– Krishna invested all His potency into Vyasadeva’s heart; the meaning of Krishna Dvaipana Vedavyasa name. – Ganesha wrote Srimad-Bhagavatam under the dictation of Vyasadeva, but even he found it very difficult to understand the perfect meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam. – Atmaramas ca munayo shloka has 91 meanings. Conclusions: Hear explanations of Srimad-Bhagavatam only from a pure devotee: avaisnava-mukhodgirnam putam hari-kathamrtam… (Hari-bhakti-vilasa); One must hear...
guru-susrusaya bhaktya sarva labdharpanena ca
02 Mar 2026 morning – Mamagachi (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vrndavana Dasa Thakura is the Vyasadeva of Mahaprabhu’s Lila, for he wrote the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. In the Treta-yuga, Ramacandra came to Mamagaci. Saranga Thakura was an associate of Mahaprabhu who resurrected a boy with mantras. Story of the foolish disciple who was instructed to put everything on the horse’s back to travel with his Guru. Before worshipping Bhagavan we must worship and serve the Guru, for he is very dear to Krishna. Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva...
02 Mar 2026 morning – Mamagachi (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vrndavana Dasa Thakura is the Vyasadeva of Mahaprabhu’s Lila, for he wrote the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. In the Treta-yuga, Ramacandra came to Mamagaci. Saranga Thakura was an associate of Mahaprabhu who resurrected a boy with mantras. Story of the foolish disciple who was instructed to put everything on the horse’s back to travel with his Guru. Before worshipping Bhagavan we must worship and serve the Guru, for he is very dear to Krishna. Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva...
04 Jan 2025 evening – Guru-tattva (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā… (ŚB 7.7.30-31). We must serve the spiritual master to reach the abode of the Lord. To satisfy Sri Guru, one must fulfill his desire, and for that, one must know his heart. The story of the Guru who was thirsty and asked his disciple to bring him water. We must follow the Guru’s orders without arguing. Guru means heavy, and serving him is something difficult. According to Srila BV Svami Maharaja, there are two types of people we should not keep in the Temple:...
01 Feb 2024 evening – The Dedication of the Guru and Guru-Seva (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada said that it is not at all easy to bring a person to Krsna Consciousness. – It is necessary to spend five hundred gallons of blood to bring a person to Krishna consciousness. Each gallon contains more than four liters. – Example of the worm that lives in feces and sometimes returns when removed. the souls conditioned to the material world are like this. – Teachings contained in Uddhava Samvada. – It is only possible to reach...