Swami B.G. Narasingha

A lecture by Swami B.G. Narasingha Maharaja given on the day of his Vyasa Puja on 7th September 2002 at Govindaji Gardens, India.

This class was given on May 27th 2001 in Vermont, USA. Speaking from Bhagavad-gītā 7.14, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja explains the nature of conditioned men to exploit women, and how ultimately all conditioned souls attempt to exploit material nature. He says that we have to cultivate a disinterest in this world, and an interest in the spiritual world.

In this informal questions and answers session with disciples given in Vermont on 18th December 2018, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja answers a number of questions.

Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja talks about which books to read when one is still situated on the platform of sambandha-jñāna and explains how Bhagavad-gītā & Īśopaniṣad give inspiration to cross over material existence. He further explains how Bhāgavatam is for the devotees, and Gita is for preaching, and that Śrīla Prabhupāda based his preaching success on Gītā, not simply on līlā-kathā.

This was Swami B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja’s final questions and answers session with disciples given in Vermont USA, on 2nd June 2019.

In this short video Swami B.G. Narasingha speaks about how Krishna always protects his devotees who have taken shelter of Him, and who always remember Him with love.

In this class given in Boston on 12th July 2001, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja speaks about the different types of guru and how one may have many gurus but only one mantra-guru. He then poses and answers the question, “What is the highest aspiration of a pure Vaiṣṇava?” and explains how that a connection to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is made through guru, Vaiṣṇava, Nityānanda Prabhu and Mahāprabhu.

In this class on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.9.33, given at Yamunā Devī’s āśrama in British Colombia on June 26th 2001, Swami B.G. Narasingha Mahārāja explains how a Vaiṣṇava is known by his aspiration, and not by his current condition. He describes how when a devotee tries to offer service, Kṛṣṇa leaves looks past any defect and only accepts his good intentions.

In this talk given on 16th January 2000 in South India, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja reads from his ‘Prabhupāda Līlā Smaraṇa Maṅgala Stotra’ and discusses the relationship between the prākṛta and aprākṛta-līlā of Śrī Guru - in particular, in relation to Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda.

In this talk given on 6th February 2000, Swami B.G.Narasingha speaks to a group of Śrī Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas at the Nambi Rāyār temple in Thirukkurungudi, Tamil Nadu, about the life of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

In this informal class given on Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s appearance day in Querétaro, Mexico on February 28th 2016, Śrīla B.G Narasingha Maharaja speaks about the teachings of Sarasvatī Ṭhākura based upon an article by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja.