Vraja-mandala parikrama 2026
05 Nov 2026 midday – Hari-katha room (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
From Self-Respect to Self-Realization: Maslow’s Stages of Need, Faith in Gurudeva, Yukta-āhāra and the Bhajana of Rūpa-Sanātana, and the Gauḍīya Maṭha’s Preaching • The Stages of Need: Using the “Abraham Maslow theory”, Gurudeva describes the stages that all beings pass through: first food, drink, hunger, thirst and sleep; then protection from nature and safety; then “love and belongings”, a family and companions. These first stages are found in every living being, from the insect and the...
04 Nov 2026 morning – Javat (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vraja-maṇḍala Parikramā, Yāvaṭa: Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s In-laws’ Village — The Svādhīna-bhartṛkā Nāyikā, the Hidden Marriage, Parakīya-bhāva, Bodies Made of Ānanda, and Kṛṣṇa as Kālī • Ulu-dhvani: Gurudeva opens by remarking that people laugh at the ulu-dhvani, yet it is very special; only Bengali (and Oriya) ladies give it, so by it he knows Bengali devotees are present, and he asks them to give it once more. • Yāvaṭa and the Ālatā Tree: The parikramā has reached Yāvaṭa, which people today call...
04 Nov 2026 morning – Javat (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vraja-maṇḍala Parikramā, Yāvaṭa: Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s In-laws’ Village — The Svādhīna-bhartṛkā Nāyikā, the Hidden Marriage, Parakīya-bhāva, Bodies Made of Ānanda, and Kṛṣṇa as Kālī • Ulu-dhvani: Gurudeva opens by remarking that people laugh at the ulu-dhvani, yet it is very special; only Bengali (and Oriya) ladies give it, so by it he knows Bengali devotees are present, and he asks them to give it once more. • Yāvaṭa and the Ālatā Tree: The parikramā has reached Yāvaṭa, which people today call...