Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025

21 Oct 2025 – The meaning of Dipavali (Hindi) – India

The festival of lights is here ✨We light lamps every Diwali, but Srila Gurudev reminds us — what is the real meaning of this light?“Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya — may we move from darkness to light.”But this darkness is not outside us — it lives in the heart as lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride, and envy.The real Diwali begins when that inner darkness is dispelled by the light of Sri Guru’s lotus feet.Guru nishtha — firm faith and devotion to one’s Guru — is the backbone of spiritual life.On this...

21 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka 7 (English translation) – Gopinath Bhavan, Vrindavan, India

Verse spoken by Satyavrata Muni expressing greed for prema-bhakti. About the pastime in which Kuvera’s sons are cursed by Narada Rsi. Explanation of the manifestation of greed. About the four types of pride that hinder the manifestation of bhakti. Explanation of the different types of pride: pride of birth; pride of knowledge; pride of beauty; pride of money. About who is a true brahmana. About obtaining darsana of Bhagavan and serving Him. Examples of greed. Explanation of the parakiya...

21 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka 7 (Bengali) – Gopinath Bhavan, Vrindavan, India

Verse spoken by Satyavrata Muni expressing greed for prema-bhakti. About the pastime in which Kuvera’s sons are cursed by Narada Rsi. Explanation of the manifestation of greed. About the four types of pride that hinder the manifestation of bhakti. Explanation of the different types of pride: pride of birth; pride of knowledge; pride of beauty; pride of money. About who is a true brahmana. About obtaining darsana of Bhagavan and serving Him. Examples of greed. Explanation of the parakiya...

20 Oct 2025 evening – The Guru’s Mercy Is Everything (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

Location: Gopinatha Bhavana – Baladeva Prabhu destroys all anarthas. – We should pray to the Guru’s manjari form, guru-rupa-manjari. – Song: Kabe Sri Caitanya More. – Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva, but from the rasa point of view, Radharani is the Guru. – The seven oceans of Srimati Radhika. – Verse: iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet… (Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu 1.2.272). – All rupanugas are raganugas, but not all raganugas are...

19 Oct 2025 evening – Everything Is Present in Harinama (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Everything that Mahaprabhu gave is present in harinama-sankirtana. In this Kali-yuga we should only chant the Holy Names. Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Without association with a pure devotee, we end up believing everything we are told without even studying. Katha about the sheep that is thrown into the water and all the others followed it. We must know the scriptures. We should only eat sattvik foods. We continue the practice of bhakti from where we...