Prema-vivarta, Day 2: The Eternal Present, the Meaning of “Adhunā” and the Sweetness of Caitanya-murati • Viruddha-dharmāśraya: Continuing from Day 1, Gurudeva explains Rādhā as the shelter of contradictory qualities: Her prema has no room to grow yet keeps growing; She is guru of all yet considers Herself lowly; She is pure yet shows vakratā, as prema at its height moves crookedly like a snake (Prema-vivarta 1.24–25). • Nitya-vartamāna: In the cid-jagat there is no fault of time, no past or...
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22 Oct 2026 morning – Prema-vivarta, Day 2 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-vivarta, Day 2: The Eternal Present, the Meaning of “Adhunā” and the Sweetness of Caitanya-murati • Viruddha-dharmāśraya: Continuing from Day 1, Gurudeva explains Rādhā as the shelter of contradictory qualities: Her prema has no room to grow yet keeps growing; She is guru of all yet considers Herself lowly; She is pure yet shows vakratā, as prema at its height moves crookedly like a snake (Prema-vivarta 1.24–25). • Nitya-vartamāna: In the cid-jagat there is no fault of time, no past or...
01 Oct 2025 midday – Upadeshamrita, Verses 1-7 (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Upadeshamrita gives direct orders on how to follow the rules and regulations of the shastras. – Verse: śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṃ…(Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.101). – You should chant the same number of rounds of maha-mantra every day. – Verse: saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma-gāna-natibhiḥ kālāvasānī-kṛtau…(Shad-gosvami-ashtaka 6). – You can speak about Hari as much as you like, but please limit your other conversations. – Sita-devi and Draupadi did not...