Swami B. V. Tripurari

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 Appearance day of Bhaktivinoda Thakura 00:20:38 Working as a counsellor, I sometimes feel depleted when having to deal with the grief of many people. What can I do in my Krishna consciousness to handle situations like this? 00:28:37 How should we think about the details of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s inner life, given that his relationship to his diksa-gu...

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 How should we understand arcana? Regardless of the different standards of worship found in different temples and homes, what are your general guidelines regarding arcana? 00:21:52 How should we understand the statement of Sri Krishna, “ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān”? 00:36:00 In Brhad-Bhagavatamrta, Srimati Radharani refers to Janasharma as her devotee as he is wo...

Questions/topics on today's Swami call: Lord Balarama and the sandhini-sakti It appears that Nityananda Prabhu does not manifest vatsalya-bhava as much as he does as Lord Balarama. What could be the reason for that? What can I do when I desperately need sadhu sanga, but my immediate situation does not allow it? What are the fundamental teachings that you impart to your married and unmarried st...

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 Dandavat pranams, Maharaja. My question is, why did Srila Sridhara Maharaja not like the phrase “thank you”? 00:13:23 What does it mean that some rasas are incompatible? 00:25:11 Does Bhagavad-gita 9.14 explain how we can worship Sri Krishna with love despite our western unfavorable upbringing? 00:31:39 What is bhajana? How does one progress from anisthita...

Questions on today’s Swami call: 0:00 Does the stage of unsteady devotional practice (anisthita bhajana kriya) manifest differently in eastern and western practitioners? 00:09:20 In my understanding, true bliss can only be experienced in love, and love requires a lover and a beloved (asraya and visaya). Still it is said that there is ananda in Brahman. Can you explain this? 00:34:15 With the simpl...

0:00 News. 00:01:28 What do you think of the idea that we should tolerate our own anarthas and that we should not tolerate others anarthas. 00:10:44 Does Balarama catch the coded messages that Krishna gives to the narma-sakhas? 00:15:03 Please can you share a few words about the meaning of Nityananda Gayatri? 00:23:15 The Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu mentioned that some of Krishna"s enemies attain...

0:00 Introduction 00:02:47 Srila Sridhara Maharaja Tirobhava Mahotsava 00:52:35 Can you comment on the final days of Srila Sridhar Maharaja being with us? 00:53:57 To what degree should we engage our intellect when receiving siksa. 01:10:20 What are the books written by Sridhar Maharaja? Which ones would you recommend for us? 01:14:05 What can you share with us about Pujyapada Sridhara Maharaja&#3...

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 Technical details. 00:01:47 Can you explain the division among the pioneers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s movement into gopalas and mahantas? 00:08:49 How does the devotional practice of remembrance (smaranam), as recommended and exemplified by Prahlada Maharaja, relate to the time factor? 00:16:45 If Sri Krishna’s quality of being a meticulous dresser (suv...

Questions on today’s Swami call: 0:00 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura wrote about how some devotees focused on Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the life-force of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, while others focused on him as the life-force of Sri Gadadhara Pandit. Is this related to what you talk about as the two windows of opportunity--sakhya and madhurya--in our sampradaya, one given by Sri Nityananda...

Questions on today's Swami call: Why did the cowherd boys fearlessly march into the mouth of Aghasura, assured of Krishna's protection, but when there was a forest fire they became frightened and cried out to Krishna? How did Sri Krishna deal with the fact that he could not marry Srimati Radharani? What is a balanced way to see the importance of guru, sadhu, and shastra on the one hand, an...

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00:02:33 What is the definition of santa-rasa, and how does it relate to Srimati Radharani? 00:24:29 Pranamas, Guru Maharaja. Good morning. Can you explain the nature of camatkara (spiritual astonishment)? Is it something produced in the devotee, or part of the ocean of svarupa-sakti that the devotee is allowed to step into? 00:29:41 Dandavats, Maharaja. As you have explained the concluding verse...

June 16, 2024

Questions on today's Swami call: Thank you for your kind mercy. Can you share something about the moods and bhavas of the wives of Sri Caitanya's associates? Is the Haridas Goswami you mentioned the same person that founded the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan? Is it possible that what Haridas Goswami taught was about Sri Gauranga's relationship with his wives before taking sannyasa?...