Gaura-lila

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Hari-katha on Boats 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita Antya 20.37, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.18, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.5, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.46.1, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2026, Saranga Thakura Revives Murari and Accepts Him as His Disciple, A Chaste Lady Stops the Sun, Giriraja Govardhana: Bhavisya Purana says that Giriraja Govardana manifested from the heart of Sri Radha, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2026

29 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 29, 2026 6:00 PM

• The Seventh Day: Gurudeva opens the seventh day of the Bhāgavata-kathā, which has been extended by one more day. Śāstra says the havana should follow the full seven days; in Bengal this is kept strictly, though elsewhere it is often done earlier. Taking up the glory of Girirāja that Padmanābha Mahārāja had just spoken, he explains Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s words in the Veṇu-gīta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.18). The word hanta expresses wonder, humility and separation, and Govardhana is the best of all...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Hari-katha on Boats 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita Antya 20.37, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.18, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.5, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.46.1, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2026, Saranga Thakura Revives Murari and Accepts Him as His Disciple, A Chaste Lady Stops the Sun, Giriraja Govardhana: Bhavisya Purana says that Giriraja Govardana manifested from the heart of Sri Radha, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2026

29 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 29, 2026 6:00 PM

• The Seventh Day: Gurudeva opens the seventh day of the Bhāgavata-kathā, which has been extended by one more day. Śāstra says the havana should follow the full seven days; in Bengal this is kept strictly, though elsewhere it is often done earlier. Taking up the glory of Girirāja that Padmanābha Mahārāja had just spoken, he explains Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s words in the Veṇu-gīta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.18). The word hanta expresses wonder, humility and separation, and Govardhana is the best of all...

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, na vina vipralambhena sambhogah pustim asnute, Shivananda Sena and the Dog, Subala-milana Lila

12 Oct 2026 morning – Śivānanda’s Dog, and Rūpa’s Arrival in Purī (Hindi) – Delhi, India

October 12, 2026 8:00 AM

Śivānanda’s Dog, Satyabhāmā’s Order and Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Arrival in Purī (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter One) • Beginning the Antya-līlā: Gurudeva begins the first chapter of the Antya-līlā (final pastimes) of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, where Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, old and with trembling hands, says that Madana-mohana holds his hand and makes him write, expanding what he had only summarised (pūrva-likhita grantha-sūtra-anusāre, “according to the threads written before”). He...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, na vina vipralambhena sambhogah pustim asnute, Shivananda Sena and the Dog, Subala-milana Lila

12 Oct 2026 morning – Śivānanda’s Dog, and Rūpa’s Arrival in Purī (English translation) – Delhi, India

October 12, 2026 8:00 AM

Śivānanda’s Dog, Satyabhāmā’s Order and Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Arrival in Purī (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter One) • Beginning the Antya-līlā: Gurudeva begins the first chapter of the Antya-līlā (final pastimes) of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, where Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, old and with trembling hands, says that Madana-mohana holds his hand and makes him write, expanding what he had only summarised (pūrva-likhita grantha-sūtra-anusāre, “according to the threads written before”). He...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Kuala Lumpur 2026, Malaysia 2026, bhakta-pada-dhuli ara bhakta-pada-jala, Mahaprabhu Gives Prema to Animals in the Jarikhanda Forest, Sadhana vs Bhajana, Sadhana-bhakti, anarthas: removal of anarthas, bhajana and sadhana: difference, bhava-dasha: what can cause a Vaishnava in the bhava stage to fall, prema: signs of prema, sound: shabda-brahman

03 Oct 2026 evening – The Purification Process to Prema (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

October 3, 2026 6:49 PM

– What is sadhana and bhajana? – How to manifest Krsna-prema? By associating with a pure devotee. – Believe it or not, just like the burning fire, Harikatha is transcendental. – The sastras say: chant the Holy Names and abandon offenses. – The power of sabda-brahma for all living entities. – The story of the tiger before Mahaprabhu. – The four stages of bhajana and sadhana for the removal of anarthas. – Gurudeva talks about what can cause a...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Christchurch 2026, New Zealand 2026, adyapiha sei lila kare gaura-raya, gopinam kuca-kunkumena nicitam vasah kim asyarunam, Chaitanya-bhagavata Madhya 10.283, Shachinandashtaka 1, Advaita Acarya Reads Yoga-vasishtha to Receive Mahaprabhu’s Chastisement, Advaita Acarya Wants to Serve Mahaprabhu Prasada Alone, Sita Thakurani, Mahaprabhu: peacock feather on the head of Mahaprabhu, peacock feather: Mahaprabhu's mood does not permit a peacock feather on His head, perfection: upon attaining perfection the soul manifests two forms to serve Mahaprabhu in Shvetadvipa-dhama and Krishna in Vrindavana-dhama

16 Sep 2026 morning – The Appearance Day of Sita Thakurani (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 16, 2026 8:00 AM

– According to Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika, Sita Thakurani, the consort of Advaita Acharya, is the expansion of Paurnamasi-devi. – Advaita Acharyа took diksha from Madhavendra Puripada. – Lila: Advaita Acharya wanted to get chastisement from Mahaprabhu, so he intentionally started to read Yoga-vasishtha (a Mayavada book) and was beaten by Mahaprabhu. – Advaita Acharya opened a vyakarana (grammar school) and Vishvarupa, the elder brother of Mahaprabhu, used to visit it...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Auckland 2026, New Zealand 2026, Hari-katha at Airports 2026, devi krsna-mayi prokta radhika para-devata, he deva he dayita he bhuvanaika-bandho, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 4.83, Prema-vivarta 2026, Chanura and Mushtika Challenge Krishna and Balarama in the Wrestling Arena, Jagadananda Pandita Brings a Soft Mattress for Mahaprabhu, Jagadananda Pandita Carries Oil from Bengal to Jagannatha Puri for Mahaprabhu, Krishna Sees the Trees of Radha-kunda as Srimati Radhika Teaching Him to Dance, Krishna Deva Bhavantan Vande, Supreme Position of Srimati Radharani, bhakti: avyapti (underextension rule) and ativyapti (overextension rule), Devi and Deva: meaning explained in shlokas, Jagadananda Pandita, verse: Sanskrit verse explaining that Srimati Radhika is the source of all Lakshmis

14 Sep 2026 morning – Prema Vivarta reading/Underextension & Overextension rule/Devi & Deva explained (English) – Auckland, New Zealand

September 14, 2026 8:00 AM

airport – Reading and translations of verses from Jagadananda Pandit’s Prema-vivarta. – Svarupa Damodara asks Jagadananda Pandit to write pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to benefit the world. – Instruction to find lectures online by Srila Gurudeva, Sri Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja on Prema-vivarta. – Pastime of Jagadananda Pandit carrying oil for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu from Bengal to Jagannatha Puri. – Story of Jagadananda Pandit...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Auckland 2026, New Zealand 2026, Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami’s Deity Requests His Service, Krishna's Qualities, Radha's Qualities, anger: transcendental anger (maan) serves the purpose of increasing the love of Radha and Krishna more and more, anger: vraja-gopis control Krishna with their transcendental anger, Krishna: Krishna's crookedness in His transcendental form and activities, Krishna: tribhanga-lalita, meeting and separation: separation stimulates meeting and meeting stimulates separation, meeting: four types, Radha: Krishna declares that Srimati Radhika is His prema-guru, Radha: Radha's crookedness in Her hair and transcendental activities, separation: four types

11 Sep 2026 evening – The Supremacy of Madhurya Rasa (English) – Auckland, New Zealand

September 11, 2026 6:00 PM

– On how Radha and Krishna engage in pastimes of loving quarreling, something very confidential, something that can only be savored and understood by devotees realized in madhurya-rasa. – Without separation, the encounter cannot be savored. – There are four types of encounter and four types of separation. – Transcendental anger serves the purpose of increasing the love of Radha and Krishna more and more. – Krishna is always bowed (tribhanga-lalita), just like...

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