India 2026

12 Mar 2026 midday – The Importance of Listening to Srimad-Bhagavatam Katha (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Story of Pariksit Maharaja, the curse he received, and his hearing of Srimad Bhagavatam. Each type of sadhu provides different guidance. Difference between material sound and transcendental sound. This material world is the prison of Maya Devi. In this prison of Maya, Maya Devi is punishing us. We did not come to this material world to have children and do business; we came to do Hari-bhajana. We must listen to Srimad Bhagavatam-katha because it empowers us to escape the bondage of Maya. People...

12 Mar 2026 morning – The Basis of Spiritual Success Is Worship of the Supreme Lord (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– It is no use perfectly following varnasrama-dharma and not worshipping Lord Krishna, for no fruit is attained. – Lord Shiva glorifies Bhagavan Sri Krishna with his five mouths. – The twelve mahajanas are: Brahma, Narada, Shiva, the Four Kumaras, Kapila, Svayambhuva Manu, Prahlada, Janaka, Bhishma, Bali, Sukadeva Gosvami, and Yamaraja. – Story of the man who tricks Lord Shiva into asking for a blessing. – Devotees of the Supreme Lord do not ask for anything...

10 Mar 2026 evening airport – Hari-katha (Hindi) – Bhuvaneshvara, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Explanation of the difference between Gokula and Goloka. The specificity of Goloka is the strong border of Vrndhavana that protected the kingdoms. About parakiya-bhava (lover’s mood) that prevails in Goloka. The prema (supreme love) that manifests itself through the potentiation given by the separation and the meeting of lover and beloved. About the rules of society that make us progress. The prema of the gopis (cowgirls) breaks all the rules and regulations of society. Sita Devi, who is...

10 Mar 2026 evening airport – Hari-katha (English translation) – Bhuvaneshvar, India

Explanation of the difference between Gokula and Goloka. The specificity of Goloka is the strong border of Vrndhavana that protected the kingdoms. About parakiya-bhava (lover’s mood) that prevails in Goloka. The prema (supreme love) that manifests itself through the potentiation given by the separation and the meeting of lover and beloved. About the rules of society that make us progress. The prema of the gopis (cowgirls) breaks all the rules and regulations of society. Sita Devi, who is...