Vraja-vilasa-stava 102

02 Nov 2026 afternoon – Tapovana (English translation) – Tapovana, India

Vraja-maṇḍala Parikramā, Tapovana: The Place of the Sādhana-siddha Gopīs’ Austerities — Uddīpana and Ālambana, Yogamāyā Arranging Every Pastime, Bhāva-mātra, Śrī Guñjā-bihārī, and the Svarūpa as a Seed •Uddīpana and Ālambana: Speaking at Tapovana on the parikramā, Gurudeva points to the trees, the cuckoo and the peacocks by the Yamunā’s old course. All of this is uddīpana, what stimulates the heart; without it prema will not manifest. Ālambana is twofold: the āśraya, Śrīmatī and the gopīs, and...

02 Nov 2026 afternoon – Tapovana (Hindi) – Tapovana, India

Vraja-maṇḍala Parikramā, Tapovana: The Place of the Sādhana-siddha Gopīs’ Austerities — Uddīpana and Ālambana, Yogamāyā Arranging Every Pastime, Bhāva-mātra, Śrī Guñjā-bihārī, and the Svarūpa as a Seed •Uddīpana and Ālambana: Speaking at Tapovana on the parikramā, Gurudeva points to the trees, the cuckoo and the peacocks by the Yamunā’s old course. All of this is uddīpana, what stimulates the heart; without it prema will not manifest. Ālambana is twofold: the āśraya, Śrīmatī and the gopīs, and...

09 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Human beings beautify themselves with their ornaments, but in the case of Bhagavan/God, His ornaments are beautified by Him. Humility is the companion of love; they are synonymous. A sloka that reveals how much the Lord appreciates humility: dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān… (CC Antya-lila 4.68). The ornaments that are in the Lord are conscious and delight in the beauty of the Lord. Everything in the transcendental world is conscious. A beautiful description of the sound of Krsna’s flute...

09 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (English translation) | Delhi, India

– Human beings beautify themselves with their ornaments, but in the case of Bhagavan/God, His ornaments are beautified by Him. – Humility is the companion of love; they are synonymous. – A sloka that reveals how much the Lord appreciates humility: dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān… (CC Antya-lila 4.68). – The ornaments that are in the Lord are conscious and delight in the beauty of the Lord. Everything in the transcendental world is conscious. – A beautiful...