India 2026

14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 1 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India

Bada Mahaprabhu, Vishvanath Prabhu, Radha Kunja House Canning – The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. – Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). – All demigods glorify the katha of Srimad Bhagavatam. – After enjoying the celestial planets due to punya-karma, conditioned souls need to return to the material world. – The fruit of hearing Bhagavat Kathamrtam. – The glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam is mentioned in the scriptures...

14 Feb 2026 – Today the world talks about LOVE (Hindi)

सेवा कुंज से मानसरोवर तक, राधारानी का दिव्य मान और प्रेम की परिभाषा। Today the world talks about LOVE. But it is only material love that exists in this world. True love, prema, exists only in transcendental Vrindavan dham, in the highest mood of Srimati Radharani. LOVE L — Lake of Tears O — Ocean of Sorrow V — Valley of Death E — End of Life In the transcendental world there is no death. When divine love becomes unlimited, the word used is faint. In intense ecstatic moods, whirlpools of divine...

13 Feb 2026 morning – Sri Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Just as a thief behaves to steal, Krishna came hidden/disguised in the form of Mahaprabhu. We pray that the net of Maya be lifted so that we may see the sacred dhama. When we surrender at the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu, the dhama will remove the veil of Maya. There is only one Maya, but didactically, two are explained. Goura-lila is an appendage of Krishna-lila. Udhara means a very generous person. Goura-lila has much audarya (magnandom) and Krishna-lila has much madhurya (sweetness). We must...

12 Feb 2026 midday – Story of Shabari Devi (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Story of Shabari, disciple of Matanga Rsi, and her strong devotion to Ramacandra. – Shabari Devi, who was a queen in her previous life, prayed to be born into a low-caste family, free from royal rules so she could worship her Adorable Deity freely, and never marry. – On the mood of separation. – Shabari picked fruit (which she never bit into) and prepared the path with flowers every day for Sri Ramacandra because she had faith in her Guru’s words that one day He...

12 Feb 2026 midday – Story of Shabari Devi (English translation) – Delhi, India

 

Story of Shabari, disciple of Matanga Rsi, and her strong devotion to Ramacandra.

Shabari Devi, who was a queen in her previous life, prayed to be born into a low-caste family, free from royal rules so she could worship her Adorable Deity freely, and never marry.

On the mood of separation.

Shabari picked fruit (which she never bit into) and prepared the path with flowers every day for Sri Ramacandra because she had faith in her Guru’s words that one day He would come.