India 2026
27 Mar 2026 evening – Maryada Purusotama: The Pastimes of Ramachandra (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Lord Ramachandra established maryada: the correct behavior of how we should remain in this world, respecting father and mother, how we should relate to our spouse, children, and society in general. – We are all connected and interconnected with one another. – We remain in this world because there is love and affection here; if these feelings end, at that moment, we abandon this world. – The servant should be like Hanuman, suddha-dasa. – The pure servant does not...
27 Mar 2026 evening – Maryada Purushottama: The Pastimes of Ramachandra (English translation) – Delhi, India
– Lord Ramachandra established maryada: the correct behavior of how we should remain in this world, respecting father and mother, how we should relate to our spouse, children, and society in general. – We are all connected and interconnected with one another. – We remain in this world because there is love and affection here; if these feelings end, at that moment, we abandon this world. – The servant should be like Hanuman, suddha-dasa. – The pure servant does not...
27 Mar 2026 midday – The Teachings of Lord Rama (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Kapila Dasa said, among other recommendations, that if you become too worried, your intelligence will disappear. “Vaco-vegam” actually means increasing how much you speak Harikatha. Gurudeva confesses that it is a blessing that our material life is full of problems. To receive the darshan of the Lord, we must be absorbed in Harikatha for 24 hours. If someone wants Krishna-prema and gopi-prema, they must first seek to understand the teachings of Lord Rama. Lord Rama speaks of the...
27 Mar 2026 morning – Rama-navami (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Regarding the pastime of the Rishis of the Dandakaranya forest, who outwardly had the bodies of men and inwardly the bodies of gopis. When they saw Lord Ramachandra, they felt uddipana (stimulus) and ran after Him.– Ramachandra appeared in this world to establish maryada (rules and correct behavior taught in the scriptures).– Mula Ramayana is the original Ramayana of Valmiki Risi; it served as the basis for all other Ramayanas that were written.– Lord Rama went to the...