viraha (separation in divine love): 3 types of viraha (bhavi-viraha; bhavana-viraha; and bhavya-viraha)

13 Nov 2025 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Dvaraka, India

– Sukadeva Gosvami clarified all of Pariksit Maharaja’s doubts.– Without the mood of a lover, rasa-lila cannot be performed.– Rasa-lila is the highest pastime.– Impersonal jnanis see God as a light (brahman); yogis see Him as Paramatma; and devotees see Him personally, as Bhagavan.– Vyasadeva’s lila with Ganesh.– Krsna’s lila with Putana is an example of Krsna’s magnanimous mercy.– Yogamaya’s lila with Kamsa.– Kamsa...

01 Oct 2025 evening – The Meaning of Love (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

– Hari-katha knows no bounds. – Song: Dhira Samire Yamuna Tire. – Jayadeva Gosvami is the most rasika Vaishnava. – Bhavi-viraha, bhavana-viraha and bhavya-viraha. – Akrura invited Krishna and Balarama to participate in Kamsa’s dhanur-yajna. – Verse: Paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām… (BG 4.8). – Krishna and Balarama proceeded to Mathura. The gopis were grief-stricken (bhavi-viraha). – Krishna married 16,108 wives in Mathura. – The...

02 Sep 2025 evening – Srimati Radhika’s Childhood (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia

– Recalling various pastimes in which Krsna defeats the demons. – About how Sukadeva Gosvami spoke to Parikisit Maharaja. – Pastimes performed by Srimati Radharani as a baby, which are not well known. – The childhood of Srimati Radhika, growing up in the home of Her parents, Vrsabhanu Maharaja and Kirtida-devi. – The pastime in which Kirtida-devi is attacked by a crocodile while swimming in the Yamuna with her sakhis. – The Vrajavasis see Krsna as one of...