– Shraddha and sadhu-sanga are the stages of kanishtha-kanishtha adhikari; bhajana-kriya and anartha-nivritti are the stages of kanishtha-madhyama adhikari; nishtha is the stage of kanishtha-uttama adhikari; ruchi is the stage of madhyama-kanishtha adhikari, asakti is the stage of madhyama-madhyama adhikari, rati is the stage of madhyama-uttama adhikari, the stages from bhava to prema correspond to uttama-adhikari. – The stages of anartha-nivritti are: eka-desha-vartini, bahu-desha...
bhagavatas: uttama-bhagavatas
16 Jan 2026 midday – Vyasa Puja (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja-
We should worship the lotus feet of Sri Guru every day. According to Gurudeva, the only day we don’t worship the Guru is the day we stop breathing. By associating with sadhus (saints) we attain the highest perfection, which consists of self-realizing our transcendental form and establishing a loving relationship with Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Radha Krishna. Practicing sadhana and bhajana is more important than acquiring knowledge. The stage of anartha-nivrtti is only achieved through guru...
15 Jan 2026 – When Remembrance Turns Every Place into Vraja (Hindi)
While preaching in Pipa, RN, Northeast Brazil, Gurudev described the surroundings as if he was standing in Vraja. Dense forests, flowing waters, and the meeting of river and ocean naturally reminded him of Yamuna ji and Ganga-sagara. This was not because the geography is the same. It is because his vision is shaped by constant remembrance. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains this vision very clearly. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.2.45 सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्येद् भगवद्भावमात्मनः । भूतानि भगवत्यात्मन्येष भागवतोत्तमः ॥...
07 Jan 2026 morning – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (English) – Porto Alegre, Brazil
– The appearance of Brahma on the lotus stem. – The 5 types of manifestation of consciousness: acchadita-chetana, sankuchita-chetana, mukulita-chetana, vikasita-chetana and purna-vikasita-chetana. – Human life is very rare. – Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ…(SB 10.31.9). – The behaviour of uttama-bhagavatas. – Verse: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ ca viṣṇoḥ…(SB 10.33.39). – Lila: mana of Srimati Radhika, cobra on the narrow road. – Dhruva...
08 Jan 2021 morning darshan – Class (English) – Brazil
– How did our previous acaryas and nitya-parikars of Panca-tattva used to chant Hare Krishna maha-mantra? – How conditioned souls can choose their guru if they are not qualified to recognize who uttama-mahabhagavata is? – SB 1.2.6 – Sa vai pumsam paro dharmo – Why is it said in SB 11.2.46 that madhyama-adhikari has prema for Bhagavan, although a devotee of this category cannot have prema – 3 types of uttama-bhagavatas: 1) bhagavat-parsata-deha-prapta; 2)...