21 Oct 2025 evening – Dipavali (Bengali) – Gopinath Bhavan, Vrindavana, India

  • Mention of the various sacred places where ghee lamps are offered.
  • Explanation of the meaning of darkness: lack of knowledge of philosophy and one’s own eternal constitution (soul identity).
  • About self-knowledge and knowledge of the Lord.
  • The questions we should ask: Who is the Lord? Why are we suffering so much misery?
  • About the five types of knowledge explained by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada: pratyaksa-jnana, paroksa-jnana, aparoksa-jnana, adhoksaja-jnana, and apakrta-jnana.
  • About suddha-bhakti, pure devotion to the Lord, which is the only way to illuminate the heart.
  • ⁠About prema, a type of fire that is unaffected by any external conditions.
  • Quote from Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, describing the gopis’ pastimes with Krsna and mentioning Dipavali, the lamp carried by the Vrajavasis.
  • A pastime in which Mother Yasoda offers ghee lamps to Sri Yamuna, and Krsna collects all the lamps.
  • Glorification of the Manasi Ganga, which is a sakhi of Srimati Radharani.

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