Discourses Translated into English 2026

14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Canning, India

PART 1 PART 2 The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). All demigods glorify the katha of Srimad Bhagavatam. After enjoying the celestial planets due to punya-karma, conditioned souls need to return to the material world. The fruit of hearing Bhagavat Kathamrtam. The glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam is mentioned in the scriptures. Story of Brahmaji weighing the Bhagavatam on a scale: the Bhagavatam on one side of the scale and all the...

14 Feb 2026 – Today the world talks about LOVE (Hindi)

सेवा कुंज से मानसरोवर तक, राधारानी का दिव्य मान और प्रेम की परिभाषा। Today the world talks about LOVE. But it is only material love that exists in this world. True love, prema, exists only in transcendental Vrindavan dham, in the highest mood of Srimati Radharani. LOVE L — Lake of Tears O — Ocean of Sorrow V — Valley of Death E — End of Life In the transcendental world there is no death. When divine love becomes unlimited, the word used is faint. In intense ecstatic moods, whirlpools of divine...

12 Feb 2026 midday – Story of Shabari Devi (English translation) – Delhi, India

 

Story of Shabari, disciple of Matanga Rsi, and her strong devotion to Ramacandra.

Shabari Devi, who was a queen in her previous life, prayed to be born into a low-caste family, free from royal rules so she could worship her Adorable Deity freely, and never marry.

On the mood of separation.

Shabari picked fruit (which she never bit into) and prepared the path with flowers every day for Sri Ramacandra because she had faith in her Guru’s words that one day He would come.

10 Feb 2026 evening – Absorption in Bhajana (English translation) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands

On Goloka Vrndavana described in the Brahma-samhita. On absorption in bhajana that distances us from material things and connects us with the divine mood. Explanation of how to make our hearts very soft, free from material attachment. A pastime in which Jagai and Madhai cling to the feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The infinite mercy of Nityananda Prabhu is expressed when reminding Mahaprabhu that in this age He would not use any weapon. Jagai and Madhai’s promise never to commit any...

09 Feb 2026 evening – Sins Go to Those Who Defame (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 Verse: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-saṅgena parijāyate… (Bṛhan Nāradīya Purāṇa). Guru is the one who gives us knowledge of the relationship with Krishna. Verse: vidhi-marga-rata-jane svadhinata-ratna-dane… (Krsna Nama Dhare Kata Bala, Saranagati). Katha on Isvara Candra Vidyasagara. Verse: yasya prasada bhagavat prasado… (Sri Gurvastakam). To enter bhakti, we first have to learn Sri Upadesamrta from Srila Rupa Gosvami. Explanation of the mantra “Sri Krsna Gopala Hari Mukunda”...

09 Feb 2026 – ISKCON इतिहास और शिक्षा गुरु की भूमिका (Hindi)

ISKCON इतिहास और शिक्षा गुरु की भूमिका Srila Param Gurudeva Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja travelled tirelessly across the world, not to draw followers to himself, but to protect the foundation of guru-tattva. Again and again, he glorified Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Attachment to one’s Diksha Guru must never be weakened. Through his association, many who had drifted returned to discipline, identity, and respect for parampara. In Gaudiya tradition, the role of...

04 Feb 2026 – हरि-भजन के बिना मनुष्य भी पशु समान है | परमगुरु महाराज जी की निर्भीक वाणी (Hindi)

हरि-भजन के बिना मनुष्य भी पशु समान है | परमगुरु महाराज जी की निर्भीक वाणी Srila Param Gurudeva Srila Bhakti Pragyan Keshava Goswami Maharaja spoke with fearless clarity. Human life is not defined by comfort, intelligence, or social position. It is defined by dharma. आहार-निद्रा-भय-मैथुनं च सामान्यमेतत् पशुभिर्नराणाम् । धर्मो हि तेषामधिको विशेषो धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥ (हितोपदेश) हिंदी अर्थ: खाना, सोना, भय और मैथुन ये गुण पशु और मनुष्य दोनों में समान हैं। मनुष्य को विशेष बनाता है धर्म। धर्म...

01 Feb 2026 – Episode 1 – Before the World Knew Him (Hindi)

Episode 1 – Before the World Knew Him This episode marks the beginning of the Vyas Puja Series and looks into the early life of Srila Gurudeva Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Goswami Maharaj Ji, long before the world came to know him. It focuses on the environment in which bhakti was nurtured — a simple home, deep faith in Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and the strong influence of a devoted mother who offered her son at the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu. This purposeful and sacred upbringing unfolded...