guru: guru's mercy

17 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India

SUMMARY About the assembly of Parikisit Maharaja where Sukadeva Gosvami gave Harikatha. About the guests and uninvited who attended the assembly, the 88,000 sadhus present. Srimati Radharani appears to Sukadeva and asks that Her name and the names of the gopis not be pronounced in the Harikatha, as it would not be appropriate to speak their names before people lacking faith. Explanation about the need to glorify the Guru before Bhagavan, because without the Guru’s mercy it is not possible...

17 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Canning, India

Bada Mahaprabhu, Vishvanatha Prabhu, Radha Kunja House SUMMARY – About the assembly of Parikisit Maharaja where Sukadeva Gosvami gave Harikatha. – About the guests and uninvited who attended the assembly, the 88,000 sadhus present. – Srimati Radharani appears to Sukadeva and asks that Her name and the names of the gopis not be pronounced in the Harikatha, as it would not be appropriate to speak their names before people lacking faith. – Explanation about the need to...

30 Nov 2025 evening – We Should Always Progress in Bhakti (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

There is no difference between Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. On the three forms of Krishna and His three dhamas. The three necessary books. We should always progress in bhakti. The more knowledge you gain, the more humble you become. The more humble a person becomes, the more mercy they receive. We should not have bad associations in this material world. Katha of the jackal and the crow. The sastras say that when you praise someone, that person’s qualities may diminish. A...

24 Oct 2025 midday – Disappearance of Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Disappearance of Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Guru-tattva. Only the mercy of Sri Guru saves. Recently, a news article appeared in the newspaper about a plane crash in which only one person survived, and the Bhagavad-Gita remained untouched, without burning. The scriptures say that in Sutalaloka, sensory enjoyment is billions of times greater than in Svargaloka. Bali was surrendered (saranagati) and took refuge in Vamana Deva, therefore he was sent to Sutalaloka. By the mercy of the Guru, you will obtain service in the transcendental Goloka...

24 Oct 2025 midday – Disappearance of Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Disappearance of Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Guru-tattva. Only the mercy of Sri Guru saves. Recently, a news article appeared in the newspaper about a plane crash in which only one person survived, and the Bhagavad-Gita remained untouched, without burning. The scriptures say that in Sutalaloka, sensory enjoyment is billions of times greater than in Svargaloka. Bali was surrendered (saranagati) and took refuge in Vamana Deva, therefore he was sent to Sutalaloka. By the mercy of the Guru, you will obtain service in the transcendental Goloka...

20 Oct 2025 evening – The Guru’s Mercy Is Everything (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

Location: Gopinatha Bhavana – Baladeva Prabhu destroys all anarthas. – We should pray to the Guru’s manjari form, guru-rupa-manjari. – Song: Kabe Sri Caitanya More. – Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva, but from the rasa point of view, Radharani is the Guru. – The seven oceans of Srimati Radhika. – Verse: iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet… (Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu 1.2.272). – All rupanugas are raganugas, but not all raganugas are...

17 Oct 2025 evening – Gauranga Is Prema Purusottama Avatara (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The life and soul of Bengalis is Sacinandana Gourahari. – No one but Mahaprabhu can grant the mood of Braja. – Gouranga is like an ocean of prema; if we want to immerse ourselves in this ocean, we must take shelter in the associates of Lord Caitanya. – If we have unwavering faith in Guru’s lotus feet and perform sadhana and bhajana, we will attain vastu-siddhi (the perfection of the spiritual body). – There is no need to wait for many lifetimes, for Sri...