Personal Recollections 2026

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11 Aug 2026 evening – The Seed of Bhakti (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 11, 2026 6:00 PM

Sri Gauravani Gaudiya Matha – Glorification of Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada, who received instructions directly from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – On the fortune of taking shelter at the lotus feet of Guru and receiving Bhakti-lata-bija, the seed of the creeper of devotion. – On the conditioned soul that has been wandering in this material world since time immemorial. – Explanation of the eight million four hundred thousand species of life and how they are distributed. –...

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29 Jul 2026 midday – Guru-purnima: The Lineage of Vyasadeva and the Origins of the Kuru Dynasty (English) – Sri Radha Govinda Gaudiya Matha, Sao Paulo, Brazil

July 29, 2026 12:00 PM

– The dynasty of Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa: Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa (son), Parashara Rishi (father), Shakti Muni (grandfather). – Shakti Muni curses King Kalmashapada, who later becomes possessed by a raksasa and kills Shakti Muni. – Parashara meets Satyavati (Matsyagandha), blesses her with his glance, and her son, Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa, is born. – King Shantanu marries Ganga-devi; their eighth son, Bhishma, is born after the deliverance of the seven...

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09 Apr 2026 morning – The Glorious Qualities of Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 9, 2026 7:00 AM

Verse: vaidagdhya-sindhur anurāga-rasaika-sindhur, vātsalya-sindhur, ati-sāndra-kṛpaika sindhuḥ… (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 18). Radha possesses oceanic, immense, and unfathomable qualities. Radha controls Krishna with Her qualities, especially with Her ocean of anuraga. The condensation of love/prema is compared to the condensation of milk, which becomes increasingly sweet. The condensation of prema awakens different bhavas that acquire different characteristics and names: prema, sneha, maan...

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09 Apr 2026 morning – The Glorious Qualities of Srimati Radhika (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 9, 2026 7:00 AM

Verse: vaidagdhya-sindhur anurāga-rasaika-sindhur, vātsalya-sindhur, ati-sāndra-kṛpaika sindhuḥ… (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 18). Radha possesses oceanic, immense, and unfathomable qualities. Radha controls Krishna with Her qualities, especially with Her ocean of anuraga. The condensation of love/prema is compared to the condensation of milk, which becomes increasingly sweet. The condensation of prema awakens different bhavas that acquire different characteristics and names: prema, sneha, maan...

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02 Apr 2026 In his early days in Mathura (Hindi) (English subtitles)

April 2, 2026 12:00 PM

In his early days in Mathura, Srila Gurudeva Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja Ji once entered the Mathura cantonment and met a senior Indian Army officer named Quereshi. Srila Gurudeva gave him the Jaiva Dharma book. As he began reading, he was surprised. He said he had never seen such beautiful Hindi. He was a scholar in many languages, but this touched him deeply, and he wanted to meet the author of the book. The officer also shared that although he is a Muslim, being in the army he...

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01 Feb 2026 – Episode 1 – Before the World Knew Him (Hindi)

February 1, 2026 12:00 PM

Episode 1 – Before the World Knew Him This episode marks the beginning of the Vyas Puja Series and looks into the early life of Srila Gurudeva Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Goswami Maharaj Ji, long before the world came to know him. It focuses on the environment in which bhakti was nurtured — a simple home, deep faith in Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and the strong influence of a devoted mother who offered her son at the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu. This purposeful and sacred upbringing unfolded...

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17 Jan 2026 – That first meeting of Guru Maharaj Ji and Param Guru Maharaj Ji (English)

January 17, 2026 12:00 PM

That first meeting of Guru Maharaj Ji and Param Guru Maharaj Ji.
(Do watch this rare and loving remembrance.)
Even after decades of service, travel, and responsibility, some memories return with the same love.
On this sacred appearance day of Nitya Lila Pravishta Om Vishnupada Ashtottara Shata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja, we remember him with gratitude and pray at his lotus feet for shelter, sincerity, and service.
Hare Krishna