Navadvipa 2026

01 Mar 2026 evening – Gita-govinda (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Jayadeva Gosvami was a transcendental poet who wrote the Gita Govinda.

What the Vaishnavas say is the truth; it doesn’t need arguments.

Not everyone is able to understand the confidential pastimes because material ideas come to mind.

When Mahaprabhu was in Gambhira, in the mood of separation, Raya Ramananda and Svarupa Damodara recited verses from the Gita Govinda.

01 Mar 2026 evening – Gita-govinda (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Jayadeva Gosvami was a transcendental poet who wrote the Gita Govinda.

What the Vaishnavas say is the truth; it doesn’t need arguments.

Not everyone is able to understand the confidential pastimes because material ideas come to mind.

When Mahaprabhu was in Gambhira, in the mood of separation, Raya Ramananda and Svarupa Damodara recited verses from the Gita Govinda.

01 Mar 2026 – Today we walked toward Godrumadvipa

Today we walked toward Godrumadvipa — not just another island of Navadvipa, but the place where Nityananda Prabhu opened the floodgates of mercy for the whole world. This is where Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura prayed, cried, and revived the Nama-hatta — the marketplace of the Holy Name. People think chanting is easy. But pure Harinama only awakens when Nityananda’s grace descends. Without mercy, it is sound. With mercy, it becomes life. Navadvipa Parikrama is not tourism. It is begging. Begging...

01 Mar 2026 morning – Bhimasena and Samudrasena debate (Hindi) – Samudragarh, India

Final conclusion of Bhimasena and Samudrasena debate at Samudragarh Navadvipa-parikrama, day 5 – We must provide scriptural evidence for everything we say. – Sabda-pramana (scriptural evidence) is the highest of all other pramanas (evidences). – What we hear from Gurudeva is the highest pramana because it is the scriptural evidence received from Guru Parampara. – Kama (lust) of the vraja-gopis is pure prema. – Whoever is highest in bhajana is the highest of all...