Wales 2026
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Lampeter 2026, Wales 2026, United Kingdom 2026, Krishna Instructs Bhima to Kill the Elephant Named Ashvatthama, Krishna’s Playful Antics with Srimati Radhika and the Gopi Who Had No Name, Vishnu and the Demon Mura’s Encounter with Ekadashi-devi, Ekadashi-vrata 2026, Ekadashi: Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi
25 Jun 2026 evening – Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi (English) – Lampeter, Wales
– Pastime of Krishna instructing Bhima to kill the elephant named Asvatthama. – Do not eat the five types of grains on Ekadasi day, as all sins enter these grains on that day. – Have faith in the Lord’s instructions; do not doubt the instructions of the Vedas. – Pastime of Mahaprabhu spending the entire night performing sankirtana and only partaking of Jagannatha’s mahaprasada when breaking the fast the following day. – Bhagavan is not bound by...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Lampeter 2026, Wales 2026, United Kingdom 2026, barhapidam nata-vara-vapuh karnayoh karnikaram, nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad bhavausadhac, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.1.4, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.5, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.31.9, Ekadashi-vrata 2026, bhakti: five categories of raganuga-bhakti, guru: dakshina-bhava, jiva: four jiva's defects: bhrama (tendency to make mistakes); pramada (delusion); vipralipsa (the tendency to cheat); and karanapatava (imperfect material senses), mood: vamya-bhava, upasana: meaning
25 Jun 2026 midday – Ekadashi (English) – Lampeter, Wales, UK
– Practice Ekadasi; you must follow what the sastra (scripture) says. – On the day of Ekadasi, all sins take shelter in the five types of grains. – The Lord’s words are free from the four defects: bhrama (error), pramada (illusion), vipralipsa (the tendency to cheat), and karanapatava (imperfect material senses). – It is necessary to follow Krishna’s instructions; the lila (pastime) of how Dronacarya was killed on the battlefield of Kurukshetra...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Lampeter 2026, Wales 2026, United Kingdom 2026, aradhitam nava-vanam vraja-kananam te, drstaih svabhava-janitair vapusas ca dosair, gangara parasa hoile pascate pavana darsane, ksantir avyartha-kalatvam viraktir mana-sunyata, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 23.18, Ei-baro karuna koro 3, Navadvipa-shataka 78, Upadeshamrita 6, Ganga-dashahara 2026, Garuda Captures a Snake Whose Tail Touched the Waters of the Ganges, Srimati Radhika’s Quarrel with Sridama After He Stops Her from Entering Krishna’s Kunja with Viraja (Ganga-devi), The Appearance of Ganga-devi in the Material World, A King His Son and His Servant, A Young Man Died His Body Touched a Tulasi Leaf and He Went to Vaikuntha, Ganga: Ganga's names
24 Jun 2026 evening – Ganga-dashahara – Lampeter, Wales, UK
– Baladeva Vidyabhushana Prabhu’s Disappearance Day, Ganga-dashahara, and Gangamata Gosvamini’s Appearance Day are today. – Baladeva Vidyabhushana Prabhu is our sampradaya-rakshaka, the protector of our sampradaya. – It is difficult to have faith in a sadhu, but easy to have faith in Ganga. – Verse: gaṅgāra paraśa hoile paścāte pāvana darśane (Ei-bāro karuṇā koro 3). – Ganga-devi is no less than Yamuna-devi. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu worshipped Ganga-devi...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Wales 2026, United Kingdom 2026, barhapidam nata-vara-vapuh karnayoh karnikaram, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, kasturi-tilakam lalata-patale vaksah-sthale kaustubham, yatra yatra krsna tatra tatra radha, Sri Gopala Sahasra-nama 28, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.5, Baladeva Vidyabhushana, A Servant Went to Cook a Cabbage for His Guru, Bhagavan: shakti and shaktiman, Radha: origin of name Gaudiya, sampradaya: Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya, three main Vaishnava Deities: Radha-Govinda (abhidheya/process of bhakti); Radha-Madana Mohana (sambandha/relationship); Radha-Gopinatha (prayojana/goal of krishna-prema)
24 Jun 2026 midday – Baladeva Vidyabhushana Disappearance Day (English) – Wales, UK
– Baladeva Vidyabhushana’s Disappearance Day and Ganga-dashahara are today. – Thanks to Baladeva Vidyabhushana, we can now worship Radha and Krishna. Baladeva Vidyabhushana is the protector of our sampradaya. – Govindadeva (abhidheya-adhishthatri-devata), Gopinatha (prayojana-adhishthatri-devata) and Madana Mohana (sambandha-adhishthatri-devata) are the three main deities of Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Vajranabha manifested these deities with the help of Mother Uttara. –...
