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2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Hanuman Saves Lakshmana’s Life After Indrajit Shoots Him with an Arrow, Hanuman Snaps His Fingers Whenever Ramachandra Yawns, Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami’s Deity Requests His Service, Rama's Qualities, Janardana: Bhava-grahi Janardana (Lord who accepts the devotee's mood), Radha: Srimati Radhika's bracelets, vyasasana: seat of the spiritual teacher (honored seat for the guru or speaker of spiritual knowledge), Westerners

27 Mar 2026 evening – Maryada Purusotama: The Pastimes of Ramachandra (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 27, 2026 6:00 PM

– Lord Ramachandra established maryada: the correct behavior of how we should remain in this world, respecting father and mother, how we should relate to our spouse, children, and society in general. – We are all connected and interconnected with one another. – We remain in this world because there is love and affection here; if these feelings end, at that moment, we abandon this world. – The servant should be like Hanuman, suddha-dasa. – The pure servant does not...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Hanuman Saves Lakshmana’s Life After Indrajit Shoots Him with an Arrow, Hanuman Snaps His Fingers Whenever Ramachandra Yawns, Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami’s Deity Requests His Service, Rama's Qualities, Janardana: Bhava-grahi Janardana (Lord who accepts the devotee's mood), Radha: Srimati Radhika's bracelets, vyasasana: seat of the spiritual teacher (honored seat for the guru or speaker of spiritual knowledge), Westerners

27 Mar 2026 evening – Maryada Purushottama: The Pastimes of Ramachandra (English translation) – Delhi, India

March 27, 2026 6:00 PM

– Lord Ramachandra established maryada: the correct behavior of how we should remain in this world, respecting father and mother, how we should relate to our spouse, children, and society in general. – We are all connected and interconnected with one another. – We remain in this world because there is love and affection here; if these feelings end, at that moment, we abandon this world. – The servant should be like Hanuman, suddha-dasa. – The pure servant does not...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Kashinagar 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, Bengal Prachar 2026, Bharata-varsha, Bharata-varsha: sacred land of India (land where spiritual culture and devotional traditions have flourished), mantras: diksha-mantras, vegetarianism, Westerners, Bengal Prachar 2026

18 Mar 2026 morning – The Glories of Bharata-varsha (English translation) – Kashinagar, India

March 18, 2026 7:00 AM

– This is the land of Krishna, Ramachandra and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. – People from the Western world are attracted to Bharata-varsha. – The glories of Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja’s preaching outside India. – The glories of the motherland are greater than those of heaven. – I am travelling around the world to encourage people to visit this land. – A comparison of Western and Indian culture, including rules and regulations, facilities, the...

2026, Discourses in Bengali 2026, Kashinagar 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, Bengal Prachar 2026, Bharata-varsha, Bharata-varsha: sacred land of India (land where spiritual culture and devotional traditions have flourished), mantras: diksha-mantras, vegetarianism, Westerners, Bengal Prachar 2026

18 Mar 2026 morning – The Glories of Bharata-varsha (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India

March 18, 2026 7:00 AM

– This is the land of Krishna, Ramachandra and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. – People from the Western world are attracted to Bharata-varsha. – The glories of Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja’s preaching outside India. – The glories of the motherland are greater than those of heaven. – I am travelling around the world to encourage people to visit this land. – A comparison of Western and Indian culture, including rules and regulations, facilities, the...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Rio de Janeiro 2024, Brazil 2024, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, festival: adhivasa, Westerners

08 Feb 2024 morning – Adhivasa: Preparatory Organization of a Vedic Celebration (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 8, 2024 8:22 AM

– The Vedic Scripture explains that for a celebration to be successful, we must pray to our Istadeva and all obstacles are removed. – ⁠Whenever you do something good, many obstacles appear, including in relation to bhajana and sadhana. – ⁠The demigods disturb a person’s bhajana because they do not want him to let go of Maya. These difficulties come from the family too, that is nature. – ⁠Mother Sati did not want her son Nimai to accept sannyasi. – ⁠Do Mangala...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Govardhana 2023, Vraja 2023, India 2023, Shikshashtaka 3, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), Westerners, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023

16 Nov 2023 afternoon room hk – Srila BV Vamana GM Disappearance Day (English + Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 16, 2023 12:08 PM

Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcenataror iva sahiṣṇunā (Siksastaka 3). Becoming a Vaisnava is very difficult because the humility of Vaisnavas is incomparable. Srila Vamana Maharaja was the embodiment of humility, he received diksa from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. When Srila Narayana Maharaja joined the Vedanta Samiti, he received diksa from Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, but Vamana Maharaja glorified him. True Vaisnavas glorify others without interest. Srila Narayana...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Westerners

04 Jul 2023 afternoon – How Spiritual life can curb Western cultures influence over India (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 4, 2023 12:38 PM

Meaning of sadhana-bhakti. The process of how farmers prepare the field for farming the growth of crops. Symptoms of nama-abasa and suddha-nama. Nama-aparadha. Gokarna katha. The people marry and destroy their children’s life also by encouraging them to marry. Married life comes with a lot of struggles, this is the law of nature. Did Sita-devi imagine struggles in Her married life? Katha of Lava and Kusha stopping the horse sent (bh) Ramachandra. Agni-pariksha for Sita-devi. Disappearance of...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Westerners

04 Jul 2023 afternoon – How Spiritual life can curb Western cultures influence over India (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 4, 2023 12:38 PM

Meaning of sadhana-bhakti. The process of how farmers prepare the field for farming the growth of crops. Symptoms of nama-abasa and suddha-nama. Nama-aparadha. Gokarna katha. The people marry and destroy their children’s life also by encouraging them to marry. Married life comes with a lot of struggles, this is the law of nature. Did Sita-devi imagine struggles in Her married life? Katha of Lava and Kusha stopping the horse sent (bh) Ramachandra. Agni-pariksha for Sita-devi. Disappearance of...

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