Srimad-Bhagavatam 2024

20 Oct 2024 evening – The Glories of the Bhagavat Saptaha in the Month of Kartika (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Kartik-vrata and Damodara-vrata destroy all anarthas. The presiding Deity of the month of Kartika is Srimati Radharani Herself, the internal potency of Sri Krsna. She is the embodiment of prema. Wherever Srimati Radhika looks, She only sees Sri Krsna. The essence of all prema is bhava, of all bhava is maha-bhava, and the essence of everything is maha-bhava-svarupini Srimati Radhika. The mahamantra is mentioned in the Kali Upanisad. Sri Krsna incarnated in the form of Srimad Bhagavatam. Lord...

20 Oct 2024 evening – The Glories of the Bhagavat Saptaha in the Month of Kartika (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Kartik-vrata and Damodara-vrata destroy all anarthas. The presiding Deity of the month of Kartika is Srimati Radharani Herself, the internal potency of Sri Krsna. She is the embodiment of prema. Wherever Srimati Radhika looks, She only sees Sri Krsna. The essence of all prema is bhava, of all bhava is maha-bhava, and the essence of everything is maha-bhava-svarupini Srimati Radhika. The mahamantra is mentioned in the Kali Upanisad. Sri Krsna incarnated in the form of Srimad Bhagavatam. Lord...

01 Apr 2024 evening – Bhagavata Katha (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srimad Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedas, Puranas and Upanisads. Maya Devi’s three punishments: adhidaivika, adhibhautika and adhyatmika. The different manifestations of Krsna. Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.9). When you reach the abode of the Lord, you never return to the material world. The different moods of worship (sakhya, dasya, vatsalya and madhurya) lead to different abodes. Lila by Nrsimhadeva Bhagavan. Subhal and Sridama’s friendly mood...

01 Apr 2024 evening – Bhagavata Katha (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srimad Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedas, Puranas and Upanisads. Maya Devi’s three punishments: adhidaivika, adhibhautika and adhyatmika. The different manifestations of Krsna. Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.9). When you reach the abode of the Lord, you never return to the material world. The different moods of worship (sakhya, dasya, vatsalya and madhurya) lead to different abodes. Lila by Nrsimhadeva Bhagavan. Subhal and Sridama’s friendly mood...

27 Mar 2024 evening – Introduction to Sri Bhagavat-saptaha (Bengali) – Contai, Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Greetings to the assembled devotees. Narada Rishi questions Vishnu about where He resides. About how many years people spend on various activities in their lives and how many years are left for spiritual practice. Sanatana Gosvami asked Mahaprabhu: ke āmi’ – “who am I?” (CC Madhya-lila 20.102). Are vā atma draṣṭavyaḥ śrotavyaḥ mantavyah nididhyāsitavyah (Sama-samhita). Try to understand your soul. The human body is the temple of diseases. The story of how a sinner went to heaven for 24 minutes...

27 Mar 2024 evening – Introduction to Sri Bhagavat-saptaha (English translation) – Contai, Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Greetings to the assembled devotees. Narada Rishi questions Vishnu about where He resides. About how many years people spend on various activities in their lives and how many years are left for spiritual practice. Sanatana Gosvami asked Mahaprabhu: ke āmi’ – “who am I?” (CC Madhya-lila 20.102). Are vā atma draṣṭavyaḥ śrotavyaḥ mantavyah nididhyāsitavyah (Sama-samhita). Try to understand your soul. The human body is the temple of diseases. The story of how a sinner went to heaven for 24 minutes...