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...
rasa dance: rasa-lila
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...
16 Feb 2026 – Lord Shiva Ji longed to join Krishna’s divine Rāsa-līlā! (Hindi)
🔱 Did you know? Lord Shiva Ji longed to join Krishna’s divine Rāsa-līlā! ♥️ So intoxicated with Krishna’s pastimes, he prayed to Yogamaya Paurnamasi for permission to enter the Rāsa dance in Vrindavan. She instructed Shiva Ji to bathe in Brahma Kunda, and after emerging, he was transformed into a beautiful Gopi. He then went to the place where rasa-lila was being performed and hid there in a grove. However, as the Rāsa-līlā began, Krsna and the gopis sensed that a different mood had come. The...
21 Jan 2026 midday – On Vasanta-panchami (English) – Altо Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
– We are very close to Vasanta-panchami. – Without the guidance (anugatya) of the gopis, it is impossible to attain Vraja-Krishna. Lakshmi-devi made that mistake when she did not take guidance from the Vraja gopis, and thus could not enter the rasa dance. – The gopis control Krishna through their rati, or love. – The gopis have atma-samarpana (total surrender) towards Krishna; that is why they participate in the rasa lila. – The gopis abandon their household duties...
15 Jan 2026 evening – Srila BV Trivikrama GM Appearance Day (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Today is a very auspicious day because it is the appearance day of Sri Srimad BV Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja. – Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Sri Srimad BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Sri Srimad BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Sri Srimad BV Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja are the Three Pillars of Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya. – Explanation of the appearance and disappearance of a suddha-bhakta, a pure...
10 Jan 2026 morning – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Glories of the Gopis) (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil
After the hari-katha of the seventh day of hearing, there is the day of rest of Bhagavat Katha. Punishment is to purify the heart. There is no difference between Lord Rama and Sri Krishna. About rasa-vicara. Rama-lila-katha. The body of the gopis is made of sat-cit-ananda. Manava-lila. Krishna is dhira-lalita nayaka – Hero with specific characteristics. Maha-rasa-lila katha that happens only in Radha-kunda. The original Gandharvika is Srimati Radhika, She is expert in all the arts of dance and...
14 Dec 2025 morning – Raganuga-bhakti (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Conditioned souls do not have spontaneous love for Krishna, for this reason they have no taste for hearing Harikatha, chanting the Holy Names and performing devotional service. We must first understand about ragatmika-bhakti, and then we can understand about raganuga-bhakti. Raganuga means following in the footsteps of the Vrajavasis. Radha and Krishna have the same svarupa. Krishna disguises himself as Syamala-sakhi and steals butter. We can obtain vraja-prema when greed arises in our hearts...
13 Dec 2025 evening – The Glories of Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 The mercy and relationship of Srila Gurudeva Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Gurudeva Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Who can judge who is a neophyte devotee and an advanced devotee? It all depends on the samskaras, pratanika-samskara (impressions from past lives) and adhunika-samskara (impressions from the current life). The meeting of Srila Gurudeva Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Bhaktivedanta Raksaka Sriddhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja...