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
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...
07 Sep 2025 midday – The Glories of the Holy Names (Hindi) | Toowoomba, Australia
* By hearing the glories of Guru and Vaisnavas, we are freed from Maya. * There are twenty types of alankaras (ornaments) described in the Ujjvala-nilamani, and all of them are to attract the mind of Krsna. * The further we advance in spiritual life, the more we can be absorbed in bhavas, but first, we must acquire basic knowledge. * Without knowledge, we can neither speak nor listen. * After sravana (listening), we must study. * The more we study and practice bhajana, by the mercy of Guru and...
07 Sep 2025 midday – The Glories of the Holy Names (English translation) | Toowoomba, Australia
* By hearing the glories of Guru and Vaisnavas, we are freed from Maya. * There are twenty types of alankaras (ornaments) described in the Ujjvala-nilamani, and all of them are to attract the mind of Krsna. * The further we advance in spiritual life, the more we can be absorbed in bhavas, but first, we must acquire basic knowledge. * Without knowledge, we can neither speak nor listen. * After sravana (listening), we must study. * The more we study and practice bhajana, by the mercy of Guru and...
09 Jul 2025 evening – The Mercy of Vrindavaneshvari Sri Radha (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Our eyes were created to behold the Lord, and our tongues to glorify Him. The glories of Hari Priya didi, the host of the house. Krishna says: ‘Those who worship Me are not actually My devotees, but those who worship My devotees are.’ Shivaji explains to his wife Parvati the deity to be worshipped in our times. Vanam vanamtare: Krishna goes from forest to forest searching for the gopis. The grazing of the cows is just an external reason. When Bhagavan glorifies His...
23 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Suta-Shaunakadi samvada. The story of the woodcutter who lost his axe and his wife. The story of the old woman who met Yamaraja while gathering brushwood. Dhruva-katha. Only by the mercy of the Lord can you get a genuine Guru. The glories of Bharata-varsha. Rare human body, and is given after millions of animal bodies. Shloka: kaumāra ācaret prājño (SB 7.6.1) Shloka: hyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru Stotra). Bhajana: Krishna deva bhavantam vande. Bharata Maharaja katha. Punishments for sins...
23 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Suta-Shaunakadi samvada. The story of the woodcutter who lost his axe and his wife. The story of the old woman who met Yamaraja while gathering brushwood. Dhruva-katha. Only by the mercy of the Lord can you get a genuine Guru. The glories of Bharata-varsha. Rare human body, and is given after millions of animal bodies. Shloka: kaumāra ācaret prājño (SB 7.6.1) Shloka: hyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru Stotra). Bhajana: Krishna deva bhavantam vande. Bharata Maharaja katha. Punishments for...
15 Nov 2022 morning – Birthday House Program (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1
-Birthday of Krishna celebrated by mother Yashoda-Birthday traditions in different countries-On Sanskrit-Give beautiful spiritual names to your children-God arranges for us to get sukriti-The importance of one-pointedness to the Guru
Part 2