service: vapu-seva

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Siedelsbrunn 2026, Germany 2026, iste svarasiki ragah paramavistata bhavet, radha-karavacita-pallava-vallarike, sraddha tv anyopaya- varjam bhakty-unmukhi citta-vrtti-visesah, Amnaya-sutra 57, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.150, Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi 14, Mero Radha Ramana Giridhari, Devotional Service to Krishna, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: guru-tattva, jiva: jiva-tattva, maya: maya-tattva, sattvika-vikara: transformations of spiritual emotions (eight ecstatic symptoms arising from intense love for Krishna), service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, Svayam Bhagavan, svayamvara

23 Apr 2026 midday – The Beauty of Service to Krishna Svayam Bhagavan (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 23, 2026 12:00 PM

Sattvika-vikara refers to the eight symptoms of ecstatic love for God that manifest in the body of a devotee: stamba (paralysis); svada (sweating); romanca (shivering); svara-bhanga (voice alteration); kampa (tremor); vaivarna (paleness); asru (tears); pralaya (fainting). Residents of Vrndavana possess spontaneous love for Krishna because they are nitya-parikaras, eternal companions. Ragatmikas are those who serve under the guidance of the nitya-parikaras. ⁠Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Italian 2026, Francavilla 2026, Italy 2026, Bhakti Vallabha Tirtha Maharaja, Gurvashtaka, bhaktas: sadhaka and siddha, guru: shiksha-guru, sadhaka: sadhaka-deha, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm)

11 Apr 2026 evening – Disappearance Day of Srila Bhakti Vallabha Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Francavilla, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 11, 2026 6:00 PM

Special day of disappearance of Acarya Srila Bhakti Vallabha Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja was a surrendered disciple of Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Gosvami Maharaja, and this, in turn, was a very important disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. Srila Gurudeva Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja greatly glorified Srila Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja glorified Srila Rupa...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Mamagachi 2026, Navadvipa 2026, India 2026, guru-susrusaya bhaktya sarva labdharpanena ca, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.30, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026, Saranga Murari, Saranga Thakura, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026

02 Mar 2026 morning – Mamagachi (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 2, 2026 7:00 AM

Vrndavana Dasa Thakura is the Vyasadeva of Mahaprabhu’s Lila, for he wrote the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. In the Treta-yuga, Ramacandra came to Mamagaci. Saranga Thakura was an associate of Mahaprabhu who resurrected a boy with mantras. Story of the foolish disciple who was instructed to put everything on the horse’s back to travel with his Guru. Before worshipping Bhagavan we must worship and serve the Guru, for he is very dear to Krishna. Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva...

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Mamagachi 2026, Navadvipa 2026, India 2026, guru-susrusaya bhaktya sarva labdharpanena ca, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.30, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026, Saranga Murari, Saranga Thakura, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Navadvipa-parikrama 2026

02 Mar 2026 morning – Mamagachi (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 2, 2026 7:00 AM

Vrndavana Dasa Thakura is the Vyasadeva of Mahaprabhu’s Lila, for he wrote the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. In the Treta-yuga, Ramacandra came to Mamagaci. Saranga Thakura was an associate of Mahaprabhu who resurrected a boy with mantras. Story of the foolish disciple who was instructed to put everything on the horse’s back to travel with his Guru. Before worshipping Bhagavan we must worship and serve the Guru, for he is very dear to Krishna. Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Cochabamba 2026, Bolivia 2026, jayati te ’dhikam janmana vrajah, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, Brahma-samhita 5.29, Gopi-gita 1, Gopi-gita 9, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.30, Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja, guru-varga, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

04 Feb 2026 midday – Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia

February 4, 2026 12:16 PM

PART 1 PART 2 – His name was Vinoda-bihari Brahmachari. – He was born in East Bengal and was extremely compassionate towards living beings. – A story is told of how his mother wanted to punish him for coming home late, but burst into tears when she found out that he was late because he had been helping a woman in need. – External compassion is giving cloth, food or medicine, but internal compassion is helping someone reach a transcendental world. – Verse: tava...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, India 2025, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025, Bhaktivedanta Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja, Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja, institution: Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025

24 Oct 2025 afternoon – Glorification on the Day of Disappearance of Sri Srimad BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Sri Srimad BV Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Zoom

October 24, 2025 3:00 PM

My Gurudeva was born in East Bengal, in what is now called Bangladesh. In his youth, he went to Parikrama of Navadvipa Dhama and on that occasion surrendered completely at the lotus feet of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja’s brahmacari name was Sajjan Sevaka and his childhood name was Santosh. Although Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja is an eternal associate of Srimati Radhika, he is teaching us, in his sadhaka form, how a faithful disciple surrenders...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Murwillumbah 2025, Australia 2025, Self-Realization, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), service: cooking, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, sleeping: dreams

02 Sep 2025 midday – Our Goal and Self-Realization (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 2, 2025 12:00 PM

– About the love and affection of devotees dedicated to Sri Srimad BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. – Vapu-seva means serving the Gurudeva by cooking, washing clothes, and massaging his feet. – Vani-seva is the service of listening to Harikatha and spreading the teachings to everyone. – All Vaisnavas aspire to become rupanugas, that is, to serve Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu under the guidance of Rupa Gosvami. – ⁠Quote from the verse composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura: śrī...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Krishna's Qualities, Krishna-tattva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

27 Aug 2025 evening – Krishna is the Embodiment of Divine Love (English) | Manila, Philippines

August 27, 2025 6:00 PM

– Never lose your enthusiasm for bhakti. – If you are a sadhaka, always chant the holy names. – Vapu-seva and vani-seva, the service of distributing books. – Verse: ‘jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ …’ (CC Madhya 20.108). – You are not your body; you are your soul. – If we chant the holy names, perform bhajana and sadhana, associate with sadhus, and listen to hari-katha, we will realise that we are souls...

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