27 Mar 2026 evening – Maryada Purushottama: The Pastimes of Ramachandra (English translation) – Delhi, India

– Lord Ramachandra established maryada: the correct behavior of how we should remain in this world, respecting father and mother, how we should relate to our spouse, children, and society in general.
– We are all connected and interconnected with one another.
– We remain in this world because there is love and affection here; if these feelings end, at that moment, we abandon this world.
– The servant should be like Hanuman, suddha-dasa.
– The pure servant does not want the moment of rest to arrive; he desires to serve 24 hours a day with body, mind, and words, thus his life becomes successful.
– The pastime in which Lakshmana dispensed with the services of Hanuman.
– When Hanuman saved Lakshmana’s life after he was shot with an arrow by Indrajit.
– Hanuman’s duty was to snap his fingers when Ramachandra yawned, but since he didn’t know when the yawn would come, he would snap his fingers and chant “Sita Rama” for 24 hours straight.
– One who sits in vyasa-asana should speak the truth without concern.
– The habit of using sindhur on the forehead and in the parting of the hair makes the husband’s life long.
– Hanuman painted his entire body with sindhur paste.
– Srimati Radhika has bracelets made of seashells.
– Lakshman has a sense of humor and is always making cute jokes about Hanuman.
– Srila BV Swami Maharaja, in conversation with Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, highlighted the ignorance of Westerners regarding these pastimes and how much we could misinterpret them.
– Gurudeva advises us to eat ginger every day.
– Regarding the pastime of when Mother Sita gave a necklace as a gift to Hanuman.
– Our prayer should be that our Adorable Deity manifests in our hearts.
– God is accepting our mood of service; we can have a thousand items and God will not accept our service based solely on quantity.
– Regarding the pastime of Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami and his Deity.