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23 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Day 1: Māhātmya, the Lord’s Twelve Aṅgas, and Gokarṇa–Dhundhukārī • Sitting Pulls Kṛṣṇa In: Opening from sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate… (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.1.2), Gurudeva unfolds Viśvanātha Cakravartīpāda’s ṭīkā — even without śraddhā, merely sitting in Bhāgavata-kathā draws Ṭhākurajī into the heart; then the longing to hear awakens. Hearing the Bhāgavata is the principal duty of human life. • Kārtika, Niyama-sevā, Rādhā: According to Hari-bhakti-vilāsa the Dāmodara / Kārtika...

01 May 2025 evening – Krsna’s Lilas (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krsna’s Lilas with the gopas and Giriraja Govardana. ⁠Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja’s Lila talking and giving a lesson in a mayavadi. ⁠Description of the lila of the gopas helping Krsna hold up Govardana Mountain. But the one holding up Govardana is Sri Radha with Her sidelong glance. ⁠The vrajavasis do not believe that Krsna is Bhagavan, they see Him as a family member. ⁠The impersonalists want to merge into Brahman, they are so unfortunate! ⁠Funny lila of Krsna...