Gopinatha Bhavana 2025

20 Oct 2025 evening – The Guru’s Mercy Is Everything (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

Location: Gopinatha Bhavana – Baladeva Prabhu destroys all anarthas. – We should pray to the Guru’s manjari form, guru-rupa-manjari. – Song: Kabe Sri Caitanya More. – Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva, but from the rasa point of view, Radharani is the Guru. – The seven oceans of Srimati Radhika. – Verse: iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet… (Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu 1.2.272). – All rupanugas are raganugas, but not all raganugas are...

19 Oct 2025 evening – Everything Is Present in Harinama (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Everything that Mahaprabhu gave is present in harinama-sankirtana. In this Kali-yuga we should only chant the Holy Names. Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Without association with a pure devotee, we end up believing everything we are told without even studying. Katha about the sheep that is thrown into the water and all the others followed it. We must know the scriptures. We should only eat sattvik foods. We continue the practice of bhakti from where we...

19 Oct 2025 evening – Everything Is Present in Harinama (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Everything that Mahaprabhu gave is present in harinama-sankirtana. In this Kali-yuga we should only chant the Holy Names. Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Without association with a pure devotee, we end up believing everything we are told without even studying. Katha about the sheep that is thrown into the water and all the others followed it. We must know the scriptures. We should only eat sattvik foods. We continue the practice of bhakti from where we...

07 Oct 2025 midday – Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In the story of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava’s childhood, he already demonstrated charitable and caring attitudes toward everyone. Description of Srila Bhakti Prajnana’s college years, when the Caitanya Caritamrta was part of the curriculum. About the monist thinking of the college professors. Parama Gurudeva’s dissatisfaction with the professors’ responses to his questions. About Parama Gurudeva’s meeting with Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada in Mayapura. ⁠Srila...

07 Oct 2025 midday – Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava GM (English translation) – Vrindavana, India

– In the story of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava’s childhood, he already demonstrated charitable and caring attitudes toward everyone. – Description of Srila Bhakti Prajnana’s college years, when the Caitanya Caritamrta was part of the curriculum. – About the monist thinking of the college professors. – Parama Gurudeva’s dissatisfaction with the professors’ responses to his questions. – About Parama Gurudeva’s meeting with Srila...

07 Oct 2025 morning – First Day of Kartika (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– First day of Kartika, the day of taking sankalpa (vow). – About the many names given to the month of Kartika. – About Krsna’s various activities: at age six, He stole the gopis’ clothes; at age seven, He lifted the Giriraja Govardhana mountain; at age eight, He performed the rasa dance with the gopis. – About the sankalpa (vow) of Kartika, the importance of setting our goal to achieve our cherished desire. – The goal of remaining for a month in the...

07 Oct 2025 morning – First Day of Kartika (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– First day of Kartika, the day of taking sankalpa (vow). – About the many names given to the month of Kartika. – About Krsna’s various activities: at age six, He stole the gopis’ clothes; at age seven, He lifted the Giriraja Govardhana mountain; at age eight, He performed the rasa dance with the gopis. – About the sankalpa (vow) of Kartika, the importance of setting our goal to achieve our cherished desire. – The goal of remaining for a month in the...