Discourses in Bengali 2025

21 Oct 2025 evening – Dipavali (Bengali) – Gopinath Bhavan, Vrindavana, India

Mention of the various sacred places where ghee lamps are offered. Explanation of the meaning of darkness: lack of knowledge of philosophy and one’s own eternal constitution (soul identity). About self-knowledge and knowledge of the Lord. The questions we should ask: Who is the Lord? Why are we suffering so much misery? About the five types of knowledge explained by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada: pratyaksa-jnana, paroksa-jnana, aparoksa-jnana, adhoksaja-jnana, and apakrta-jnana. About...

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...

19 Oct 2025 morning – Instructions for Spiritual Practice (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The meaning behind the two fingers that Mother Yasoda always lacked to bind Krsna. Without effort we do not attain the Lord’s mercy. On the six limbs of saraṇagati – Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam… (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). To obtain Bhagavan’s mercy and achieve our goal we need to practice sadhana. Bhakti discusses three tattvas: sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana. We must know them to progress in spiritual life. There are two types of madhurya: parakiya...

21 Sep 2025 еvening – True Love (Bengali & Hindi) | Sydney, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

About the Srimad-Bhagavatam: From the 1st to the 9th Canto, the text discusses sambandha-jñana; the 10th Canto presents prayojana; the 11th and 12th Canto discuss abhidheya. Our goal (prayojana) is not to achieve liberation or salvation, but rather krsna-prema, krsna-sambandha, krsna-prayojana. We must first understand material love before we can discuss transcendental love. Srila Gurudeva tells a story about the path of love to explain material love. The love of the material world is not...