Govinda Damodara Madhaveti

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14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Canning, India

February 14, 2026 9:47 PM

PART 1 PART 2 The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). All demigods glorify the katha of Srimad Bhagavatam. After enjoying the celestial planets due to punya-karma, conditioned souls need to return to the material world. The fruit of hearing Bhagavat Kathamrtam. The glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam is mentioned in the scriptures. Story of Brahmaji weighing the Bhagavatam on a scale: the Bhagavatam on one side of the scale and all the...

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14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 1 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India

February 14, 2026 6:00 PM

Bada Mahaprabhu, Vishvanath Prabhu, Radha Kunja House Canning – The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. – Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). – All demigods glorify the katha of Srimad Bhagavatam. – After enjoying the celestial planets due to punya-karma, conditioned souls need to return to the material world. – The fruit of hearing Bhagavat Kathamrtam. – The glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam is mentioned in the scriptures...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Krishna's Qualities, Krishna-tattva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

27 Aug 2025 evening – Krishna is the Embodiment of Divine Love (English) | Manila, Philippines

August 27, 2025 6:00 PM

– Never lose your enthusiasm for bhakti. – If you are a sadhaka, always chant the holy names. – Vapu-seva and vani-seva, the service of distributing books. – Verse: ‘jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ …’ (CC Madhya 20.108). – You are not your body; you are your soul. – If we chant the holy names, perform bhajana and sadhana, associate with sadhus, and listen to hari-katha, we will realise that we are souls...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha

22 Jul 2025 evening – The Rarity of Sadhu-sanga (English) | Seattle, USA

July 22, 2025 6:22 PM

PART 1 PART 2 On the rarity of birth as a human being and the fragility of life. Explanation of sadhu-sanga: the wonderful opportunity to be in the company of a pure devotee. The appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Krsna himself, in this Kali-yuga. Goura Avatara, the embodiment of magnanimity, generosity, munificence, and compassion. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributes prema to all without discrimination, without demanding any qualifications. How even the six types of people who did not...

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14 Jan 2025 evening – Detachment and Surrender (English) | Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 14, 2025 6:29 PM

Afflictions to which we are subject: adhyatmika pains, those caused by oneself (physically or mentally); adhibhautika pains: those caused by other creatures; and adhidaivika pains: imposed by devas (demigods), earthquakes, volcanoes, heat, cold, etc. Song: Amara Jivana by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura that speaks of the endless desires of human beings. Story of the man chased by a tiger in the forest, who even exposed to various dangers does not abandon the temporary material enjoyment. Our death...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti

09 Jun 2024 midday – Bhakti: Devotional Service to the Lord (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 9, 2024 12:57 PM

Rupa Goswami gives us several instructions on what Bhakti is. Vyasa Deva had already given many definitions for Bhakti. Sloka: sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁtat-paratvena nirmalam… (Narada Pancaratra). ⁠Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahah… (Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.1). The material body is made of five elements and eleven material senses. Sloka: ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādina… (SB 2.14). The tendency to serve the Lord and the tendency to enjoy matter. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that it is...

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11 May 2024 evening – The Different Aspects of Bhagavan (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 11, 2024 6:42 PM

Rasik means one who has knowledge about rasa-tattva. The three aspects of Bhagavan: brahma, paramatma and Bhagavan. ⁠Bhagavan can perform all types of activities with all the members of his body. ⁠Story of when Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami went to the doctor because he became ill due to what he ingested during his manasik-seva (service with the mind). Krsna is like the Sun, and Maya is like darkness. Bhagavan’s three potencies: cit-sakti, jiva-sakti and maya-sakti. The different types of...

2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, guru: siksa-guru

30 Mar 2024 evening – The Nectar of Immortality (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 30, 2024 7:54 PM

Gurudeva mentions Srimad Bhagavatam and the four Vedas: Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Veda. Song: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti. Lila of the parrot Sukha calling for Krsna, and Krsna asks him to sing “Radhe Radhe”. The glories of Srimati Radhika’s names are greater than those of Krsna’s name. About Varsana, the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. There is no difference between siksa-guru (form of God, rupa) and diksa-guru (manifestation of God, svarupa). Everyone who is born in this...

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