Dhama-tattva

25 Sep 2026 evening – Anantha Caturdasi (English) – Manila, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited Haridasa Thakura. – Chota Haridasa chanted three lakas of the Holy Names. – If you want to practice sadhana and bhajana and receive Mahaprabhu’s mercy, you must remember these elevated Vaishnavas. – Whoever goes to Goura Dhama has all their offenses destroyed. – Never dishonor or criticize your Guru, otherwise you will lose everything. – If you do not receive diksa-mantras from a Guru, in the next life you will become...

25 Sep 2026 morning – Haridasa Thakura Disappearance Day (English) – Manila, Philippines

– All our offenses are immediately destroyed in Navadvipa Dhama. – Brahma, Shiva, and Indra were in Navadvipa and performed severe austerities there. – According to the sastras, we should circumambulate the altar four times. – Regarding the verse that Brahma said about the Vrajavasis that satisfied Krishna: “aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām (S.B. 10.14.32). – Brahma asked to be born into a very humble Muslim family so that he could be very...

14 Aug 2026 midday – The Glories of Bharata Bhumi: India (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil

Centro Cultural da India – The scriptures describe that one born in Bharata Bhumi will have a successful life if they help other living entities. – Bharata Bhumi is known as Punya Bhumi (Land of Virtue). – The Lord Himself and His various expansions were born in India. – In the first chapter of Jaiva Dharma, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura glorifies Bharata Bhumi. – If you go to the Land of India, your heart automatically overflows with happiness. – The first...

08 Aug 2026 evening – The Three Dhamas of Krishna and The Manifestation in His Lilas (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Bhakti Chakora Ashrama – There are three Dhamas where the different manifestations of Krishna’s lilas are revealed: Dvaraka Puri, Mathura, and Vridavana, respectively purna, purnatara, and purnatama. – In Dvaraka and Mathura, aisvarya-lila predominates, in which opulence is manifest; in Vridavana, madhurya-lila predominates, and sweetness overshadows the opulence. – Vridavana possesses superior opulence throughout Vaikuntha, but this opulence remains overshadowed by the...

26 Jul 2026 morning – Sweet Lilas (English) – Sri Narayana Gosvami Gaudiya Matha, Itajai, Brazil

Kurukshetra-milana
Govardhana glorification
– Tribhanga-lalita has four qualifications.
– All the sweet lilas manifest at the feet of Giriraja Govardhana.
– In vasanti-rasa-lila, only the sva-paksa participated.
– Jatila and Kutila can only go as far as Surya Kunda.
– Lalitananda Kunja is the name of Lalita’s kunja.
– Each kunja has a color. Lalita’s kunja is a blue lotus.

22 Mar 2026 – Jagannatha Puri History Revealed

When Mughals attacked Jagannath Puri…HISTORY REVEALED In Angargaon, Odisha, there is a well-known local history connected to this. It is said that during the Mughal attack on Jagannath Puri, the priests quickly took Thakurji from the temple to protect the deities. For some time, Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra Ji were kept here and worshipped in this very place. We came here with Srila Gurudeva Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja Ji and heard about this history. The place looks simple...

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

– 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...