Swami B. V. Tripurari

Questions on today’s Swami call: 1min How come the gopis use names of Sri Krishna that highlight his aisvarya when they are in the mood of separation? 6min In Srila Rupa Goswami’s Radhastakam, Srimati Radharani is referred to as the mother of the cowherd boys. It appears that the priya-narma sakhas would be an exception to this. Can you comment on this reference? 12min There is another text where...

Questions on today’s Swami call: 0min What kind of questions can a disciple ask to inspire the guru? 8min The last time you said you talked with Krishna. Was it in a dream? What did he say? 13min People say to just chant and be happy, but this may take the shape of spiritual bypassing. Should we take responsibility for our mental wellbeing or just try to surrender without caring for that? 28min Wh...

Questions on today’s Swami call: 0min Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana is said to have said that the gopis were betrothed to the gopas during the year of the Brahma-vimohana-lila, and are thus secretly betrothed to Krishna. Can you comment on this? 9min Today is the commemoration of the Panihati festival. Would you like to say something about it? 17min What would be the most important lesson to learn fro...

Questions on today’s Swami call: 1min How do I go about a systematic study of our scriptures? 22min Who does Rama in the maha-mantra refer to? 34min Should we try to make more devotees come to our programs or just focus together with those who come spontaneously? 37min Who does Rama refer to in “Rama Krsna guna gay”? 40min Where is it described that Mahaprabhu accepted two principles from each of...

Questions on today’s Swami call: 0min Does Sri Krishna have babyhood pastimes in Goloka Vrindavana? 19min If Sri Krishna needs to come to the material world to take birth, does that mean he is dependent on the maya-sakti to perform a lila like that? It sounds problematic that the svarupa-sakti would not be able to facilitate that in the spiritual world? 23min Can there be different siddhantas depe...

Questions on today’s Swami call: 0min How can we navigate conflicts among the members of our sangha without committing offenses? 9min Am I going to be shunned by the Vaishnava community if my wife and I divorce? 22min Sometimes it is said that any of the nine angas of bhakti enumerated by Prahlada Maharaja are powerful enough to give perfection. Other times it is said that without kirtana the othe...

Questions on today's Swami call: 0min What is Prahlada Maharaja’s ultimate destination? 4min I have heard that there is an ugra form of Sri Narasimhadeva and a more sweet form. I have also heard that Hiranyakasipu actually died from not being able to handle the loving glance of Narasimhadeva. Can you comment on this? 8min Is there anything said about the disappearance of Sri Narasimhadeva? I h...

Sri Narasingha Caturdasi 2022 May 14, 2022

Questions on today's Swami call: 0min Is it okay to bring outsiders to our gatherings or would it be a disturbance? 3min In Murari Gupta’s Sri Caitanya-Carita Mahakavya, there is a Krishnadasa guiding Sriman Mahaprabhu on a tour of the 12 forests of Vraja. Who is this Krishnadasa? 5min The same book mentions a stotram of names of Sriman Mahaprabhu by Advaita Acarya. Do you know whether this st...

Questions on today's Swami call: 0min I have heard from some of our gurus that one does not need to be a renunciate to make progress in bhakti. But I’ve also seen a statement from a sadhu to the effect that to enter the mysteries of manjari-bhava one does need to become a renunciate. Can you harmonize these points? 12min What are your impressions of Sri Murari Gupta’s biography of Sriman Mahap...

0min Sometimes it’s said that offering the fruits of one’s work can be seen as part of one’s bhakti-sadhana while at other times it is said to not be part of sadhana-bhakti. Can you explain this? 13min If someone is aspiring for raga-bhakti through regulated practice, is that practice vaidhi-bhakti? 15min Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Goswami said that he appreciated when devotees were lamenting about...

0min How can astrologers foretell details about the lives of great devotees given that bhakti is independent of karma? 10min If one is not able to focus only on the sound of the holy name during japa, would you recommend adding practices such as thinking of the symbols of Sri Krishna’s feet while chanting? 17min Is it possible to have real faith even while still being materially conditioned? 21min...

1min In the Rasa-lila, if the gopis saw that Krishna was dancing with each one of them, did that create a feeling of aisvarya in them? 7min Will they think it’s the doing of Narayana? 7min When Arjuna is stunned during the virata-rupa darsana in the Bhagavad Gita his voice chokes up out of bhava. At the same time, it is said that his sakhya-bhava receded at that time. Can you comment on this? 10mi...

Gaura-Katha Spring ’22, Part 3: Mahaprabhu Goes to Jagannatha Puri

Sri Srivasa Thakura Appearance Day 2022: The Courtyard of Srivasa’s Heart

Q&A: What Is Nistha?

Swami B. V. Tripurari live Q & A; March 24, 2022

Q&A: Faith Is Everything

4min Is Yogamaya covering Mahaprabhu in Gaura lila? 35min How can we let ourselves get absorbed in taste for bhakti but guard ourselves from crashing afterwards? 41min Can you please elaborate on why Srila Sridhara Maharaja was against the idea of celebrating Ratha Yatra in Navadvipa? 46min We are supposed to transcend material gender identification. At the same time, we aspire for a siddha-deha w...

Gaura-Katha Spring ’22, Part 2: The Science of the Sadhaka-Deha

Gaura-Katha Spring ’22, Part 1: Mahaprabhu’s Sannyasa-Lila

Sri Gaura Purnima 2022: The Climax of Avatara-Tattva

Sri Vyasa Puja 2022: Explanation of the Song Sri Guru Vandana

0min What mantras did Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu receive from Sri Isvara Puri? 13min Regarding the verse in Caitanya-caritamrta stating that krsna-mantra gives liberation and krsna-nama brings one to the lotus feet of Sri Krishna, what about Gopa Kumara? Didn’t he go all the way with krsna-mantra? 17min What is the use of descriptions of the holy dhama in the form of a yantra when there are clear des...

2min Is it possible to surprise Sri Krishna since he already knows everything? 12min Do all the material elements, including ahamkara, have equivalents in the spiritual world? 23 min I have two questions: Can you clarify the instruction that one should not think of the guru as an ordinary human being and how that extends to sadhus? Can you also share something about your time with HH Tamal Krishna...