Bhagavata-saptaha in Canning 2026

17 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Canning, India

Bada Mahaprabhu, Vishvanatha Prabhu, Radha Kunja House SUMMARY – About the assembly of Parikisit Maharaja where Sukadeva Gosvami gave Harikatha. – About the guests and uninvited who attended the assembly, the 88,000 sadhus present. – Srimati Radharani appears to Sukadeva and asks that Her name and the names of the gopis not be pronounced in the Harikatha, as it would not be appropriate to speak their names before people lacking faith. – Explanation about the need to...

17 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India

SUMMARY About the assembly of Parikisit Maharaja where Sukadeva Gosvami gave Harikatha. About the guests and uninvited who attended the assembly, the 88,000 sadhus present. Srimati Radharani appears to Sukadeva and asks that Her name and the names of the gopis not be pronounced in the Harikatha, as it would not be appropriate to speak their names before people lacking faith. Explanation about the need to glorify the Guru before Bhagavan, because without the Guru’s mercy it is not possible...

16 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Canning, West Bengal, India

PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 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...

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...

14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Canning, India

PART 1 PART 2 The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). All demigods glorify the katha of Srimad Bhagavatam. After enjoying the celestial planets due to punya-karma, conditioned souls need to return to the material world. The fruit of hearing Bhagavat Kathamrtam. The glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam is mentioned in the scriptures. Story of Brahmaji weighing the Bhagavatam on a scale: the Bhagavatam on one side of the scale and all the...

14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 1 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India

Bada Mahaprabhu, Vishvanath Prabhu, Radha Kunja House Canning – The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. – Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). – All demigods glorify the katha of Srimad Bhagavatam. – After enjoying the celestial planets due to punya-karma, conditioned souls need to return to the material world. – The fruit of hearing Bhagavat Kathamrtam. – The glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam is mentioned in the scriptures...