Makara-sankranti 2024

31 Mar 2024 morning – Ganga-sagara (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

00:00 – King Sagara performs the Ashvamedha yajna and encounters obstacles from Indra, who steals the sacrificial horse.

1:00 – The sons of King Sagara attack the ashram of Kapila Rishi.

3:00 – The appearance of King Bhagiratha.

4:00 – Durvasa Rishi curses Mandakini to descend to the lower planets.6:00 – The original nature of the Ganga: she is a sakhi of Shrimati Radhika – a brief story, with a full description found in the book Madhu Smita Shri Radha

15 Jan 2024 morning – Makara-sankranti (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The meaning of the day of Makar Sankranti, the day the River Ganges arrived on this planet. – Chanting of the Holy Names destroys all sins in Kali-yuga. – Krsna explains to Uddhava, in the eleventh canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, about the pious activities that make a person able to chant the Holy Names due to purification. – Premananda Thakura: “Oh mind, why don’t you have a taste for chanting the Holy Names?” – Due to his sinful activities, papa...