He (probably Prabhasa Prabhu) collects donations throughout the year, which he then uses to create a feast for the devotees. Always apply tilaka. Everyone, please perform hari-bhajana and observe Ekadashi. Fasting on Ekadashi is not the only goal; even a husband does not receive food from his wife after they have quarrelled. We should always chant the holy names on Ekadashi. If a husband and wife observe Ekadashi together, they will never quarrel. Sri Gaudiya Kantahara says that we should not...
Bengali
2026, Bengali, Canning, West Bengal, India, India 2026, ananyas cintayanto mam, bhakta-pada-dhuli ara bhakta-pada-jala, Bhagavad-gita 9.22, Chaitanya-charitamrita Antya 16.60, Bengal prachar 2026
18 Feb 2026 morning – The Glorification of Prabhasa Prabhu and His Family (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (BG 9.22). Glorifying a Bengal family of Prabhasa Prabhu who are one-pointed to Guru and Krishna. “They are so humble, they live many years in one and the same bamboo hut even if it is cold outside. Whatever they have, they give to service. I have never seen a house like theirs. They never make repairs because all their money they give to service.” Comparison of this family to Sudama Vipra. Verse: bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jalai… (CC Antya 16.60) Sudama...
2026, guru's mercy, Lila: Kishori Kishori, Radharani's name in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Radharani's sidelong glance, rasa-lila, sambandha abhidheya and prajojana in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavata-saptaha in Canning 2026, Bengali, Canning, West Bengal, India, India 2026, Bengal prachar 2026, Srimad-Bhagavatam 2026, Krishna tries to get into Radha's kunja, Prabodhananda Sarasvati Gosvami, A newlywed couple near Seva-kunja
17 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India
SUMMARY About the assembly of Parikisit Maharaja where Sukadeva Gosvami gave Harikatha. About the guests and uninvited who attended the assembly, the 88,000 sadhus present. Srimati Radharani appears to Sukadeva and asks that Her name and the names of the gopis not be pronounced in the Harikatha, as it would not be appropriate to speak their names before people lacking faith. Explanation about the need to glorify the Guru before Bhagavan, because without the Guru’s mercy it is not possible...
2026, Liberation, renunciation, sarvajnata and mugdhata of Krishna, Bhagavata-saptaha in Canning 2026, Bengali, Canning, West Bengal, India, India 2026, na sadhayati mam yogo na sankhyam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.14.20, Bengal prachar 2026, Srimad-Bhagavatam 2026, Dama-bandhana-lila
16 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India
Sukadeva explains to Pariksit Maharaja about knowledge and renunciation. Bhakti is seva-vrtti. Verse: na sādhayati māṁ yogo na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.14.20). Pastime between Krsna and Sridama demonstrates the mood of the Vrajavasis (lokik-sad-bandhu-prat-vriti). The Lord is at the same time: Sarvajnata = knows everything; Mugdhata = completely innocent. Mother Yasoda binds Krishna to the mortar (Dama-bandhana-lila). Seven generations receive the opportunity for...
2026, Bengali, Sundarbans, West Bengal, India, India 2026, nimna-ganam yatha ganga, Srimad-Bhagavatam 12.13.16, Bengal prachar 2026, Shiva-chaturdashi, Shiva-ratri
16 Feb 2026 midday – Shiva-ratri (Bengali) – Sundarbans, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 12.13.16).
Devadhi-deva Mahadeva, Shiva is the best of the Vaishnavas and the greatest among the demigods.
Song: Tumi Sarvesvaresvara.
How, obeying the guidance of Krishna, Shankara, Shivaji, preaches the Mayavada philosophy to deliver the world from atheism.
Pastimes of Dana Kuvera, Shiva, and Parvati.
Ravana made a fire sacrifice to Shiva and Parvati.
