Rādhā-Vinoda-bihārī, Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā, the Two Dynasties and Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth • Kārtika, Dīpa-dāna and the Mouse: On the tirobhāva-tithi of Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, founder of the Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti, Gurudeva urges dīpa-dāna through Kārtika. From Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s Bhakti-sandarbha he tells of a mouse that, trying to snatch the wick, kept a temple lamp alive and was born a princess; one who falls short in bhakti-yoga takes birth in a pious, prosperous home...
Delhi 2026
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25 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Parīkṣit’s Question and Śukadeva’s Answer — Aśvatthāmā, Kali, the Symptoms of Bhāva, Kapila, Dhruva, Bharata, Ajāmila, Prahlāda-Nṛsiṁha and Vāmana-Bali • Seven Days to Live: Cursed to die in seven days, Parīkṣit asked what a dying man should do; karmīs, jñānīs and yogīs each gave their advice, but death is certain for all who are born (Bhagavad-gītā 2.27). Śukadeva, Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s parrot who heard the amara-kathā (immortal narration) of Śiva (Ṛg-veda 7.59.12), came to the assembly, and the...
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25 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Parīkṣit’s Question and Śukadeva’s Answer — Aśvatthāmā, Kali, the Symptoms of Bhāva, Kapila, Dhruva, Bharata, Ajāmila, Prahlāda-Nṛsiṁha and Vāmana-Bali • Seven Days to Live: Cursed to die in seven days, Parīkṣit asked what a dying man should do; karmīs, jñānīs and yogīs each gave their advice, but death is certain for all who are born (Bhagavad-gītā 2.27). Śukadeva, Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s parrot who heard the amara-kathā (immortal narration) of Śiva (Ṛg-veda 7.59.12), came to the assembly, and the...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2026, Bhrigu Rishi Tests Brahma Shiva and Vishnu to Determine Who Is Bhagavan, Narada Rishi: Narada-Vyasa samvada, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2026
24 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vyāsa and Nārada, Pañcama-puruṣārtha Prema, and the Birth of Śukadeva • Vyāsa’s Dissatisfaction: Having compiled the Vedas, the Mahābhārata and the eighteen Purāṇas on the bank of the Sarasvatī, Vyāsadeva still felt no peace, until Nārada told him he had not yet described pañcama-puruṣārtha (the fifth goal of life), kṛṣṇa-prema, beyond dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa; the Bhāgavatam is the essence of all Vedānta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.13.15). • Bhṛgu’s Test: Bhṛgu Ṛṣi tested Brahmā, Śiva and...