– About the Venu Gita. – It is not easy to know who possesses prema. – Lila of Uddhava trying to make Nanda Maharaja understand that he is not Krishna’s father because Krishna is Bhagavan, God. – Prema makes a person extremely humble. – Nanda Maharaja considers that Dasaratha Maharaja possesses prema for Rama, not he because he remains alive even in separation from Krishna. – The Vrajavasis remain alive even in separation because they have hope...
anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna)
18 Jun 2026 morning – Prema and Its Graduation (English translation) – Delhi, India – Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– About the Venu Gita. – It is not easy to know who possesses prema. – Lila of Uddhava trying to make Nanda Maharaja understand that he is not Krishna’s father because Krishna is Bhagavan, God. – Prema makes a person extremely humble. – Nanda Maharaja considers that Dasaratha Maharaja possesses prema for Rama, not he because he remains alive even in separation from Krishna. – The Vrajavasis remain alive even in separation because they have hope that...
05 May 2026 evening – Raya Ramananda Disappearance (English) – Vilnius, Lithuania
At Bhishma Prabhu and Taruni dd’s – Gurudeva recounts the meeting of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya with Raya Ramananda, which occurred at the request of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – Explanation of the meaning of Svayam Bhagavan Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara: The Highest One, the origin of all other incarnations such as Rama, Nrsimha, Brahma. – On the advice given to Pradyumna Misra by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu upon seeing that he carried pride for his birth into the brahmana...
21 Apr 2026 morning – Sadhana-bhakti (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On advancing in spiritual practice depending on knowledge of slokas (verses). Indication of the Sri Slokamrtam-Bindu, a book containing the main verses we should learn. On the three stages of bhakti: sadhana, bhava, and prema. The first stage of bhakti, sraddha, means faith in the Guru and the Scriptures. The glories of the gopala-mantra, the king of all mantras. A pastime where munis and rsis meet Lord Ramachandra after chanting the gopala-mantra for over ten thousand years. Lord Ramacandra...
09 Apr 2026 morning – The Glorious Qualities of Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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...
09 Apr 2026 morning – The Glorious Qualities of Srimati Radhika (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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...
30 Mar 2026 morning – The Ocean of Anuraga (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The seven oceans of Srimati Radhika. – Song: Radha Krpa Kataksa. – Two symptoms of anuraga (deep attachment): darsane-atriptata (never satisfied with looking) and parasparanu-sneha-anubandhana (deep reciprocal loving attachment). – With the material senses it is not possible to have the darsana of Krishna. – When the propensity to serve appears in a person, then the feeling of union with Krishna increases. – The mind commands all the senses, so we need to...
30 Mar 2026 morning – The Ocean of Anuraga (English translation) – Delhi, India
– The seven oceans of Srimati Radhika. – Song: Radha Krpa Kataksa. – Two symptoms of anuraga (deep attachment): darsane-atriptata (never satisfied with looking) and parasparanu-sneha-anubandhana (deep reciprocal loving attachment). – With the material senses it is not possible to have the darsana of Krishna. – When the propensity to serve appears in a person, then the feeling of union with Krishna increases. – The mind commands all the senses, so we need to...