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11 Nov 2025 midday – Mood of Separation and Encounter (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Jagannatha temple
– Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, upon seeing Lord Jagannatha, exclaimed: “Oh! My beloved Govinda!”
– Explanation of the viraha humor, the humor of separation that the gopis exhibit and which is present in Jagannatha Puri.
– Gurudeva glorifies the dhama (place), declaring that various sacred places are present there, even Mahadeva, the protector of Vrndavana.
– Citation of the birth of Srimati Radhika.

11 Nov 2025 morning – Yugala-gita (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– On the Srimad Bhagavatam: Tenth Canto/Chapter 35. – On the Yugala Gita spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami Pada to Parikisit Maharaja. – The five songs of the Srimad Bhagavatam: Venu-gita, Pranaya-gita, Gopi-gita, Yugala-gita, and Bhramara-gita. – On the purva-raga of the gopis, the mood that expresses the longing for the encounter between the hero and the heroine. – Beautiful description by Srimati Radhika in response to Lalita about Krsna. – On the beauty of...

11 Nov 2025 morning – Yugala-gita (English translation) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 On the Srimad Bhagavatam: Tenth Canto/Chapter 35. On the Yugala Gita spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami Pada to Parikisit Maharaja. The five songs of the Srimad Bhagavatam: Venu-gita, Pranaya-gita, Gopi-gita, Yugala-gita, and Bhramara-gita. On the purva-raga of the gopis, the mood that expresses the longing for the encounter between the hero and the heroine. Beautiful description by Srimati Radhika in response to Lalita about Krsna. On the beauty of Krsna’s name. Krsna manifests...

10 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India

PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 – Nrsimha-Prahlada katha. – The family should be centered on Krsna. – How the Four Kumaras abandoned impersonal brahman and began to worship Visnu. – Brahma’s blessing to Hiranyakasipu. – Prahlada states that material life is like a deep, dark, and waterless well. – Nrsimhadeva’s blessing to Prahlada Maharaja. – Verse: prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā… (SB 7.9.44). – Appearance of Vasudeva Krsna...

10 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Nrsimha-Prahlada katha. – The family should be centered on Krsna. – How the Four Kumaras abandoned impersonal brahman and began to worship Visnu. – Brahma’s blessing to Hiranyakasipu. – Prahlada states that material life is like a deep, dark, and waterless well. – Nrsimhadeva’s blessing to Prahlada Maharaja. – Verse: prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā… (SB 7.9.44). – Appearance of Vasudeva Krsna to the couple Devaki and...

10 Nov 2025 morning – The Adorable Deity of Kali-yuga Is Sriman Mahaprabhu (Hindi) – Dvaraka, India

– Upon arriving at Jagannatha Puri, Mahaprabhu was in the mood of Srimati Radhika and fainted upon seeing Lord Jagannatha. – Sri Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya meets Mahaprabhu in the Jagannatha Temple. – Mahaprabhu stay at Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya’s house and do philosophical discussions on Vedanta. – The four egos of the conditioned soul. – Mahaprabhu defeated the advaitavadi philosophy of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. – Mahaprabhu gave His darshan in the form of...

10 Nov 2025 morning – The Adorable Deity of Kali-yuga (English translation) – Dvaraka, India

  – Upon arriving at Jagannatha Puri, Mahaprabhu was in the mood of Srimati Radhika and fainted upon seeing Lord Jagannatha. – Sri Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya meets Mahaprabhu in the Jagannatha Temple. – Mahaprabhu stay at Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya’s house and do philosophical discussions on Vedanta. – The four egos of the conditioned soul. – Mahaprabhu defeated the advaitavadi philosophy of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. – Mahaprabhu gave His darshan in the form...