Shorts in English 2025

31 Dec 2025 – New Year’s 2026 (English)

As a new year begins, Srila Gurudeva reminds us to honestly look within. Time moves forward, but once a year is gone, it never returns. Just as people calculate profit and loss in life, a sadhak must also reflect — how sincere was my chanting, how steady was my practice, and did I truly make progress in cleansing the heart? This reflection is not to create pressure, but to inspire growth. With renewed enthusiasm, Gurudev encourages us to perform bhajan and sadhana more seriously in the coming...

25 Dec 2025 – Christmas 2025 (English)

Over a century ago, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explained that the Supreme Truth reveals Himself through different spiritual relationships, or rasas, which gradually unfold across history and cultures. These moods are not confined to one land or one community; they appear wherever sincere hearts are ready to receive divine love. In his writings, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura described how vātsalya-rasa, the mood of loving parental affection toward God, crossed beyond India and manifested powerfully...

05 Dec 2025 – Sriman Jaya Govinda Prabhu Disappearance (English)

ब्राज़ील के युवक का हृदय, गुरु महाराज जी के पहले दर्शन में ही आनंद से भर गया — मोह-माया छोड़ बना ब्रह्मचारी। सुनिए जय गोविंद प्रभु से उनकी गुरु महाराज जी से पहले मिलन की अनुभूति। When Sriman Jay Govinda Prabhu first saw Srila Gurudev in 2016… He said his heart became overjoyed — as if the soul recognised someone it had been searching for across lifetimes. Today, hearing these words after his departure feels different. It feels deeper. And every Brazilian devotee — and devotees all around the...

29 Oct 2025 – The sacred land of Varshana (English)

During Sri Vraja Mandal Parikrama, Srila Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja Ji and devotees reached the sacred land of Barsana, the eternal birthplace of Srimati Radhika.This divine village is not an ordinary place — every stone, every breeze, carries the sweetness of Radharani’s presence. Here, the eternal pastimes of Lalita Sakhi, Vishakha Sakhi, and the Manjaris continue to unfold, revealing the unlimited expressions of Srimati Radhika’s love for Sri Krishna.To walk here is to step into Her...

28 Oct 2025 – The Glories of Radha-kunda (English)

Today, during Sri Vraja Mandal Parikrama, Srila Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja Ji led devotees to the most sacred place in the entire universe — Sri Radha Kunda. Radha Kunda is not an ordinary pond. It is Srimati Radhika Herself, manifest in liquid form — Her mahabhava, Her divine love, flowing as water. To bathe here is to touch the heart of Radharani. Verse: kṛṣṇasyoccaiḥ praṇaya-vasatiḥ preyasībhyo ’pi rādhā kuṇḍaṁ cāsyā munibhir abhitas tādṛg eva vyadhāyi yat preṣṭhair apy alam...