PART 1 PART 2 On the need to be free from anarthas (impurities) to enter devotional service. Krsna’s innumerable pastimes in Vrndavana. Krsna’s birth from the womb of Mother Yasoda. Lila in which Krsna liberates the brothers Nalakuvara and Manigriva, sons of Kuvera, who had offended Narada Rsi. Yasoda Damodara’s pastime, when Mother Yasoda ties Krsna to a mortar. Mother Yasoda’s effort and the two missing fingers represent the sadhaka’s effort and the Lord’s...
Delhi
14 Oct 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, Day 6 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On the need to be free from anarthas (impurities) to enter devotional service. Krsna’s innumerable pastimes in Vrndavana. Krsna’s birth from the womb of Mother Yasoda. Lila in which Krsna liberates the brothers Nalakuvara and Manigriva, sons of Kuvera, who had offended Narada Rsi. Yasoda Damodara’s pastime, when Mother Yasoda ties Krsna to a mortar. Mother Yasoda’s effort and the two missing fingers represent the sadhaka’s effort and the Lord’s mercy. Pastime...
14 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (Hindi) – Delhi, India
Quote from Sri Satyavrata Muni’s commentaries on the Padma Purana, explaining the first verse of Sri Damodarastakam. About what led Krsna to break the pot and distribute butter to the monkeys, crows. Explanation of Krsna’s feelings when Mother Yasoda stopped breastfeeding Him. About how an obstacle to sense gratification causes anger. Story of a brahmana who out of anger mistakenly killed a mongoose. Explanation of how anger takes away our power of discrimination and is capable of...
14 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (English translation) | Delhi, India
Quote from Sri Satyavrata Muni’s commentaries on the Padma Purana, explaining the first verse of Sri Damodarastakam. About what led Krsna to break the pot and distribute butter to the monkeys, crows. Explanation of Krsna’s feelings when Mother Yasoda stopped breastfeeding Him. About how an obstacle to sense gratification causes anger. Story of a brahmana who out of anger mistakenly killed a mongoose. Explanation of how anger takes away our power of discrimination and is capable of...
13 Oct 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, Day 5 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 – The appearance of Srimati Radhika and the glories of Giriraja Govardhana. – Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ… (SB 10.33.36). – Verse: prema-rasa-niryāsa karite āsvādana rāga-mārga bhakti loke karite pracāraṇa…(CC Adi-lila 4.15-16). – Srngara-rasa is the original rasa that generates all others. – Krsna’s soul is Srimati Radhika. – Sacinandana Gaurahari is the embodiment of magnanimity and munificence. –...
13 Oct 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, Day 5 (English translation) | Delhi, India
PART 1 PART 2 – The appearance of Srimati Radhika and the glories of Giriraja Govardhana. – Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ… (SB 10.33.36). – Verse: prema-rasa-niryāsa karite āsvādana rāga-mārga bhakti loke karite pracāraṇa…(CC Adi-lila 4.15-16). – Srngara-rasa is the original rasa that generates all others. – Krsna’s soul is Srimati Radhika. – Sacinandana Gaurahari is the embodiment of magnanimity and munificence. –...