Discourses in English 2026

19 Sep 2026 morning – Radhashtami (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The names of Srimati Radhika. – Hladini-sakti is the potency of Sri Krishna that Srimati Radhika represents. – The gopis are expansions of Srimati Radhika. – Sri Krishna manifests various forms in order to experience varied lilas. – Baladeva, Sadha Shiva, and Srimati Radhika are the first manifestations of Krishna. – The name Radha means: Ra = anuraga, deep attachment; dha = chasing after. – Only Srimati Radhika knows the heart of Sri Krishna. – The beauty of transcendental Vrndavana. – There...

18 Sep 2026 midday – Transcendental Relationship (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand

  – We celebrate Lalita-saptami one day before the appearance of Srimati Radhika. – Srimati Radhika was born fifteen days after Sri Krishna. – Madhumangala and Krishna’s conversation about astrology. – The day of Visakha Devi’s appearance is the same as Srimati Radhika’s. – Madhumangala suggests that Krishna take shelter at Visakha’s feet if He wishes to meet Sri Radha. – Ananga Manjari is Srimati Radhika’s sister, two years...

17 Sep 2026 evening – Radha-tattva (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Varsana means Rain of Prema of Transcendental Divine Love. – Radhika is the personification of Divine Love. – To understand what prema is, it is necessary to experience all the stages of sadhana-bhakti. – From sraddha to prema, and from prema to its condensation into madhanakiya-mahabhava. – Sat (existence), cit (knowledge), ananda (bliss). – Sat alone = brahman; sat + cit = Paramatma; sat + cit + ananda = Bhagavan. – Ra means anuraga, and dha means...

17 Sep 2026 morning – Radhashtami (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand

– Lila of Narada Muni giving blessings to baby Radha and having a vision of Her adolescence with Her sakhis. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksa Stava Raja. – Lila of baby Radha opening her eyes only when child Krishna calls Her. – The Madhu Smita Sri Radha book discusses tattva-siddhanta, sakti-tattva, saktiman-tattva, Radha-tattva, Durga-tattva, etc. – Regarding the Durga Upanishad; Radha and Krishna gave Their names to all the demigods. – Krishna grants dharma...

16 Sep 2026 evening – The Sweetness of Krishna, His Pastimes, and the Mercy of Gaurasundara (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The glories of grihastha’s house: je dina grihe bhajana dekhi grihe de goloka bhai…(Shuddha-bhakata, caharana-renu 6) – Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara is sarva-avatari, the source of everything. – A shloka describing the purpose of Krishna’s appearance: paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām…(BG 4.8). – A shloka explaining that Krishna appears in a human-like form to bestow mercy upon His devotees: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ…(SB 10.33.36). –...