Parīkṣit’s Question and Śukadeva’s Answer — Aśvatthāmā, Kali, the Symptoms of Bhāva, Kapila, Dhruva, Bharata, Ajāmila, Prahlāda-Nṛsiṁha and Vāmana-Bali • Seven Days to Live: Cursed to die in seven days, Parīkṣit asked what a dying man should do; karmīs, jñānīs and yogīs each gave their advice, but death is certain for all who are born (Bhagavad-gītā 2.27). Śukadeva, Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s parrot who heard the amara-kathā (immortal narration) of Śiva (Ṛg-veda 7.59.12), came to the assembly, and the...
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25 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Parīkṣit’s Question and Śukadeva’s Answer — Aśvatthāmā, Kali, the Symptoms of Bhāva, Kapila, Dhruva, Bharata, Ajāmila, Prahlāda-Nṛsiṁha and Vāmana-Bali • Seven Days to Live: Cursed to die in seven days, Parīkṣit asked what a dying man should do; karmīs, jñānīs and yogīs each gave their advice, but death is certain for all who are born (Bhagavad-gītā 2.27). Śukadeva, Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s parrot who heard the amara-kathā (immortal narration) of Śiva (Ṛg-veda 7.59.12), came to the assembly, and the...
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24 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vyāsa and Nārada, Pañcama-puruṣārtha Prema, and the Birth of Śukadeva • Vyāsa’s Dissatisfaction: Having compiled the Vedas, the Mahābhārata and the eighteen Purāṇas on the bank of the Sarasvatī, Vyāsadeva still felt no peace, until Nārada told him he had not yet described pañcama-puruṣārtha (the fifth goal of life), kṛṣṇa-prema, beyond dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa; the Bhāgavatam is the essence of all Vedānta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.13.15). • Bhṛgu’s Test: Bhṛgu Ṛṣi tested Brahmā, Śiva and...
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24 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vyāsa and Nārada, Pañcama-puruṣārtha Prema, and the Birth of Śukadeva • Vyāsa’s Dissatisfaction: Having compiled the Vedas, the Mahābhārata and the eighteen Purāṇas on the bank of the Sarasvatī, Vyāsadeva still felt no peace, until Nārada told him he had not yet described pañcama-puruṣārtha (the fifth goal of life), kṛṣṇa-prema, beyond dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa; the Bhāgavatam is the essence of all Vedānta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.13.15). • Bhṛgu’s Test: Bhṛgu Ṛṣi tested Brahmā, Śiva and...
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23 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Day 1: Māhātmya, the Lord’s Twelve Aṅgas, and Gokarṇa–Dhundhukārī • Sitting Pulls Kṛṣṇa In: Opening from sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate… (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.1.2), Gurudeva unfolds Viśvanātha Cakravartīpāda’s ṭīkā — even without śraddhā, merely sitting in Bhāgavata-kathā draws Ṭhākurajī into the heart; then the longing to hear awakens. Hearing the Bhāgavata is the principal duty of human life. • Kārtika, Niyama-sevā, Rādhā: According to Hari-bhakti-vilāsa the Dāmodara / Kārtika...
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31 Aug 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Narela, Delhi, India
– We should celebrate the birth of Srimati Radhika more than Krishna’s. – How the Devatas wish to hear harikatha. – Reasons why this human body is so important. – The three divine Appearances of Lord Krishna. – Pastimes of Kamsa realising Krishna will kill him. – Sloka: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ…(SB 10.33.36) glorifies hearing rasa-lila katha. – Yogamaya Devi’s birth. – Pastimes of Kamsa realising Krishna will kill him. –...