Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026
22 Jan 2026 evening – Place Where Mahamantra is Chanted Is a Maha-tirtha (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
+ nama-sankirtana – It is not easy to find places where one can chant Harikatha, especially in Kali-yuga. – The place where Harikatha is chanted is like Goloka Vrndavana. And all sacred places manifest in that place, it all depends on your faith. – Chanting the Holy Names, all ghosts and inauspiciousness go away. – Sadhu-sanga and Harikatha are very powerful. – Story of the worm that lived in excrement and the bee that lived in Manosarovara and chanted: Radha Nace...
21 Jan 2026 evening – From Guru-dasa to Radha-dasa (English) – Altо Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
– Srimati Radhika is Vrindavaneshvari, but because She is so generous, She gives Vrindavana to Vrinda-devi. That’s why Vrinda-devi never leaves Vrindavana. – Song: Vrinda-devi Ashtaka. – If you place tulasi on a dying person, they will reach Goloka Vrindavana. – The importance of one-pointedness. – Story: Dronacharya tests the Pandavas’ archery skills. – First you become guru-dasa, then Mahaprabhu-dasa, then Krishna-dasa, and finally Radha-dasa. –...
21 Jan 2026 midday – On Vasanta-panchami (English) – Altо Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
– We are very close to Vasanta-panchami. – Without the guidance (anugatya) of the gopis, it is impossible to attain Vraja-Krishna. Lakshmi-devi made that mistake when she did not take guidance from the Vraja gopis, and thus could not enter the rasa dance. – The gopis control Krishna through their rati, or love. – The gopis have atma-samarpana (total surrender) towards Krishna; that is why they participate in the rasa lila. – The gopis abandon their household duties...
21 Jan 2026 morning walk – The Danger of Ahangraha-upasana (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
– Lila: Radha and Krishna meet in Radha’s room in Yavata. Krishna disguises Himself as Devi Kali in order to persuade Jatila and Kutila of Radha’s chastity. – Lila: Shiva cursed his consort Parvati after she disguised herself as his ishtadevi Sita Devi and lied to him. – Ahangra-upasana, or identifying yourself with Radha, Krishna, Mother Yashoda, and so on, is an offence. – Devi Kali manifests her ugra-murti and kills all the demons after one of them chants...
20 Jan 2026 evening – Sadhu-sanga (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
SUMMARY Without sadhu-sanga, Krishna-bhakti does not manifest in our hearts. On the consequences of association with a sadhu and an asadhu. Without hearing Harikatha, life is useless. Quotation from the verse of the song “Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura”. A pastime where Krishna disappears from the rasa dance, but when glorified by the gopis, He appears before them. Gurudeva sings a passage from the Gopi-gita. Explanation of the different right and left moods by the groups of Candravali and Srimati...
20 Jan 2026 midday – Sravanam and Smaranam (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
SUMMARY Knowing how to listen is the necessary way to gather the whole essence of bhakti. We should all sit and listen to all speakers, and after listening, we should remember. Example of Nityananda Prabhu who did parikrama with Jiva Gosvamipada. On surrender, quoting Prahlada Maharaja. Analogy between pure gold, which depends on goldsmiths to be transformed into different ornaments, and bhakti, which depends on surrender to the guru and Krishna. On the eight verses of Sri Siksastakam that...