16 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India
- Sukadeva explains to Pariksit Maharaja about knowledge and renunciation.
- Bhakti is seva-vrtti.
- Verse: na sādhayati māṁ yogo na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.14.20).
- Pastime between Krsna and Sridama demonstrates the mood of the Vrajavasis (lokik-sad-bandhu-prat-vriti).
- The Lord is at the same time: Sarvajnata = knows everything; Mugdhata = completely innocent.
- Mother Yasoda binds Krishna to the mortar (Dama-bandhana-lila).
- Seven generations receive the opportunity for liberation from the material world if a Vaishnava kanistha-adhikari appears in their family.
- We observe Shiva Ratri with Ekadasi preparations.
- Valmiki Risi explains why Sita Devi suffered in exile.
- Ambarisa Maharaja and Durvasa Risi’s pastime at Maha-dvadasi.
- The Bengal is Gauda-desa, the place where Gauranga Mahaprabhu distributed prema.
- Pastimes between Sanatana Gosvamipada and Shivaji.
