Srila Gurudeva narrates his arrival at Devananda Gaudiya Matha in 1988. On his association with the brahmacaris who resided there, Krsna Kripa, Kamala Brahmacari. Gurudeva reveals that, in this Matha, he received harinama, diksa, and the order of sannyasa. On the rarity of the birth of a Guru. Gurudeva fondly remembers his uncle Madhusudhana Brahmacari. On the lack of financial resources experienced in the past by the Temple, which housed between 20 and 25 brahmacaris at that time. About how...
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25 Feb 2026 morning – The Glories of Devananda Gaudiya Matha (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila Gurudeva narrates his arrival at Devananda Gaudiya Matha in 1988. On his association with the brahmacaris who resided there, Krsna Kripa, Kamala Brahmacari. Gurudeva reveals that, in this Matha, he received harinama, diksa, and the order of sannyasa. On the rarity of the birth of a Guru. Gurudeva fondly remembers his uncle Madhusudhana Brahmacari. On the lack of financial resources experienced in the past by the Temple, which housed between 20 and 25 brahmacaris at that time. About how...
24 Feb 2026 evening room – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi 8.24 (English translation) – Navadvipa, India
– Verse: ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ kare aparādhera vicāra… (CC Adi 8.24). – Vaishnava, out of humility, treats his own glorification as the stool of a pig. – The lila of Makhana-chora and a greedy devotee. – Verse: vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ… (Chorashtaka 1). – Indra and all the demigods came to Navadvipa to atone for their sins. – Wherever you give money, your mind will be attached to it. This is the fruit of service. – The lila of Narada Rishi coming...
24 Feb 2026 evening room – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila 8.24 (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India
– Verse: ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ kare aparādhera vicāra… (CC Adi 8.24). – Vaishnava, out of humility, treats his own glorification as the stool of a pig. – The lila of Makhana-chora and a greedy devotee. – Verse: vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ… (Chorashtaka 1). – Indra and all the demigods came to Navadvipa to atone for their sins. – Wherever you give money, your mind will be attached to it. This is the fruit of service. – The lila of Narada Rishi coming...
24 Feb 2026 evening – The Glories of Navadvipa-dhama (English translation) – Navadvipa, India
– A pure devotee always utters shuddha-nama. – Ajamila-katha, as explained by Srila Bhakti Jivana Janardana Maharaja. – The material body cannot tolerate prema. – Not everyone who cries has prema. They can play a drama. Prema is not an ordinary thing. – Brahma performed austerities here to destroy his sins. – If you atone for your sins in Navadvipa, but then commit more, you are like an elephant that takes a bath, but then gets covered in sand again. –...
24 Feb 2026 evening – The Glories of Navadvipa-dhama (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India
– A pure devotee always utters shuddha-nama. – Ajamila-katha, as explained by Srila Bhakti Jivana Janardana Maharaja. – The material body cannot tolerate prema. – Not everyone who cries has prema. They can play a drama. Prema is not an ordinary thing. – Brahma performed austerities here to destroy his sins. – If you atone for your sins in Navadvipa, but then commit more, you are like an elephant that takes a bath, but then gets covered in sand again. –...
24 Feb 2026 – The sacred place of Narasimhapalli in Sri Navadvipa Dham
Today, Srila Gurudeva Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja Ji visited the sacred place of Narasimhapalli in Sri Navadvipa Dham.
This is the land where Lord Narasimhadeva’s mercy is remembered with deep reverence. A place of protection, surrender, and faith.
“Narasimha Deva is Bhakta Vatsalya. If we remember to him, instantly all our obstacles in spiritual life will be destroyed.”
-Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja Ji
Jaya Sri Narasimhadeva
24 Feb 2026 morning – Nrisimha Palli (English translation) – Navadvipa, India
– Parikrama starts on Ekadashi. – The Nrisimha Palli place is very rare. It is also known as Deva Palli, the abode of the demigods. – A brief summary of Nrisimhadeva-katha. – After killing Hiranyakashipu, Nrisimhadeva rested here and was glorified by all the demigods. This is why the place is called Deva Palli (deva means demigods and palli means gathering). – This place is God Himself. – The glories of Prahlada Maharaja. – Do not commit sins in...