Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2026

29 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

• The Seventh Day: Gurudeva opens the seventh day of the Bhāgavata-kathā, which has been extended by one more day. Śāstra says the havana should follow the full seven days; in Bengal this is kept strictly, though elsewhere it is often done earlier. Taking up the glory of Girirāja that Padmanābha Mahārāja had just spoken, he explains Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s words in the Veṇu-gīta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.18). The word hanta expresses wonder, humility and separation, and Govardhana is the best of all...

28 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

• The Sixth Day: After praṇāmas to the guru-varga, Gurudeva opens the sixth day of the Bhāgavata-kathā, recalling kathā in London and the limits of time. Śukadeva told Parīkṣit the Tenth Canto pastimes in sequence: Pūtanā, who came with deceit yet received the destination of a nurse and mother, shows the Lord’s unmatched mercy (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.23); then Śakaṭāsura and Tṛṇāvarta, whose meanings Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains. • The Donkey’s Labour: Like a donkey beaten while it carries its...

27 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Day 5: Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth in Gokula and Śrī Rādhā’s Appearance — Yaśodā-nandana, the Causes of the Līlā, Bhartṛhari’s Necklace, Pūtanā’s Liberation, the Glories of Vraja and Nārada’s Stava-rāja •Rādhā’s Birthday Today: After praṇāmas to the guru-varga, Gurudeva announces that on this fifth day he will describe Śrī Rādhā’s birth. His own Gurudeva used to say that Rādhā’s birth should be celebrated a hundred times more joyfully than Kṛṣṇa’s, for She alone is our worshipful...

27 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Day 5: Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth in Gokula and Śrī Rādhā’s Appearance — Yaśodā-nandana, the Causes of the Līlā, Bhartṛhari’s Necklace, Pūtanā’s Liberation, the Glories of Vraja and Nārada’s Stava-rāja •Rādhā’s Birthday Today: After praṇāmas to the guru-varga, Gurudeva announces that on this fifth day he will describe Śrī Rādhā’s birth. His own Gurudeva used to say that Rādhā’s birth should be celebrated a hundred times more joyfully than Kṛṣṇa’s, for She alone is our worshipful...

26 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Rādhā-Vinoda-bihārī, Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā, the Two Dynasties and Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth • Kārtika, Dīpa-dāna and the Mouse: On the tirobhāva-tithi of Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, founder of the Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti, Gurudeva urges dīpa-dāna through Kārtika. From Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s Bhakti-sandarbha he tells of a mouse that, trying to snatch the wick, kept a temple lamp alive and was born a princess; one who falls short in bhakti-yoga takes birth in a pious, prosperous home...

26 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Rādhā-Vinoda-bihārī, Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā, the Two Dynasties and Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth • Kārtika, Dīpa-dāna and the Mouse: On the tirobhāva-tithi of Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, founder of the Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti, Gurudeva urges dīpa-dāna through Kārtika. From Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s Bhakti-sandarbha he tells of a mouse that, trying to snatch the wick, kept a temple lamp alive and was born a princess; one who falls short in bhakti-yoga takes birth in a pious, prosperous home...

25 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – 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...

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...