15 Jan 2026 evening – Srila BV Trivikrama GM Appearance Day (English) – Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil

– Today is a very auspicious day because it is the appearance day of Sri Srimad BV Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja.
– ⁠Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Sri Srimad BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, ⁠Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Sri Srimad BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and ⁠Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Sri Srimad BV Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja are the Three Pillars of Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya.
– Explanation of the appearance and disappearance of a suddha-bhakta, a pure Vaishnava.
– Srila Trivikrama Maharaja was very learned and abandoned family life to surrender at the lotus feet of his Gurudeva.
– Receiving initiation is not enough for self-realization; surrender is necessary.
– Story of the life of Srila Trivikrama Maharaja. He had a soft heart inside but outwardly appeared as hard as lightning.
– Lila of Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja being visited at the Temple by his wife and strongly rejecting her.
– Sloka that Srila Trivikrama Maharaja liked because it specifies the importance of the human body: labdhvā sudurlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte… (SB 11.9.29).
– Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja surrendered himself at the lotus feet of his Srila Gurudeva after hearing the verse: labdhvā sudurlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte… (11.9.29).
– Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja was self-sufficient, performing all the temple services alone and not accepting disciples. He learned everything from his Gurudeva.
– It is very difficult to understand the external activities of Vaishnavas.
– In Bengal, devotees cook between 20 and 30 preparations for 1000 to 5000 people during a festival.
– The capacity to serve comes from the mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
– Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja was very strong and spoke like a roaring lion. He took care of the Takurajis, cooked, washed, cared for the cows, he was an expert in everything.
– ⁠Srila Trivikrama Maharaja always recited in his Harikathas the sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya-lila 20.108–109).
– ⁠Story of the Guru and his useless disciple. To serve means to practice what one has heard from the Guru.
– ⁠Difference between uttama, madhyama and kanistha sevakas.
– ⁠Srimati Radhika knows the heart of Krsna completely, therefore She is Uttama-sevaka.
– ⁠Lila of Krishna dressed as a girl and conversing with Radha.
– ⁠Guru-seva and Vaisnava-seva, you must serve and surrender!
– How Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja preached in the villages of India.
– Unbreakable faith is necessary to be qualified to hear about rasa-lila.
– Sloka: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76).