Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Dramas before Mahāprabhu: Prarocanā, Prema-vivarta and Rādhā’s Tamāla • Ati-stuti and Its Fragrance: Reading Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1, in Hindi, Gurudeva describes Rūpa Gosvāmī reciting anarpita-carīṁ cirāt. Mahāprabhu calls it too much praise, but the devotees say Mahāprabhu’s name gives the book its fragrance, like cardamom or camphor in sweet rice. • Rāya Rāmānanda Speaks Only Rasa-kathā: Mahāprabhu sends Pradyumna Miśra to hear hari-kathā from Rāya Rāmānanda, who...
Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026
20 Oct 2026 morning – Hari-katha (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Dramas before Mahāprabhu: Prarocanā, Prema-vivarta and Rādhā’s Tamāla • Ati-stuti and Its Fragrance: Reading Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1, in Hindi, Gurudeva describes Rūpa Gosvāmī reciting anarpita-carīṁ cirāt. Mahāprabhu calls it too much praise, but the devotees say Mahāprabhu’s name gives the book its fragrance, like cardamom or camphor in sweet rice. • Rāya Rāmānanda Speaks Only Rasa-kathā: Mahāprabhu sends Pradyumna Miśra to hear hari-kathā from Rāya Rāmānanda, who...
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026, bhakti: five categories of raganuga-bhakti, Kali-yuga: 5 things forbidden in Kali-yuga
18 Oct 2026 morning – Hari-katha (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahāprabhu Glorifies Śrī Rūpa: Bhakta-vātsalya, Simple Austerity and Śacīnandana as Our Iṣṭa-deva • Rūpa Knows Mahāprabhu’s Heart: In the mood of Mahāprabhu at the Ratha-yātrā, Rūpa Gosvāmī writes Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s words at Kurukṣetra (priyaḥ so ’yaṁ) on a palm leaf and leaves it in Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s hut. Mahāprabhu reads it, is overwhelmed with prema, and embraces Rūpa, asking how he knew His confidential heart. Svarūpa Dāmodara says that only Mahāprabhu’s own mercy, given to Rūpa at Prayāga...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026, bhakti: five categories of raganuga-bhakti, Kali-yuga: 5 things forbidden in Kali-yuga
18 Oct 2026 morning – Hari-katha (English translation – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahāprabhu Glorifies Śrī Rūpa: Bhakta-vātsalya, Simple Austerity and Śacīnandana as Our Iṣṭa-deva • Rūpa Knows Mahāprabhu’s Heart: In the mood of Mahāprabhu at the Ratha-yātrā, Rūpa Gosvāmī writes Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s words at Kurukṣetra (priyaḥ so ’yaṁ) on a palm leaf and leaves it in Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s hut. Mahāprabhu reads it, is overwhelmed with prema, and embraces Rūpa, asking how he knew His confidential heart. Svarūpa Dāmodara says that only Mahāprabhu’s own mercy, given to Rūpa at Prayāga...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Navadvipa 2026, India 2026, krsna-nama’ kare aparadhera vicara, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 8.24, Chorashtaka 1, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026, Makhana-chora and the Greedy Devotee, Narada Rishi Comes to Shvetadvipa, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026
24 Feb 2026 evening room – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi 8.24 (English translation) – Navadvipa, India
– Verse: ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ kare aparādhera vicāra… (CC Adi 8.24). – Vaishnava, out of humility, treats his own glorification as the stool of a pig. – The lila of Makhana-chora and a greedy devotee. – Verse: vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ… (Chorashtaka 1). – Indra and all the demigods came to Navadvipa to atone for their sins. – Wherever you give money, your mind will be attached to it. This is the fruit of service. – The lila of Narada Rishi coming...
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Navadvipa 2026, India 2026, krsna-nama’ kare aparadhera vicara, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 8.24, Chorashtaka 1, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026, Makhana-chora and the Greedy Devotee, Narada Rishi Comes to Shvetadvipa, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026
24 Feb 2026 evening room – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila 8.24 (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India
– Verse: ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ kare aparādhera vicāra… (CC Adi 8.24). – Vaishnava, out of humility, treats his own glorification as the stool of a pig. – The lila of Makhana-chora and a greedy devotee. – Verse: vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ… (Chorashtaka 1). – Indra and all the demigods came to Navadvipa to atone for their sins. – Wherever you give money, your mind will be attached to it. This is the fruit of service. – The lila of Narada Rishi coming...