SUMMARY: * The Padma Purana gives evidence that whoever receives the Guru’s diksa-mantra is not just anyone. * Nrsimhadeva tells Prahlada that he has sacrificed his entire life for Him and insists on giving him blessings. * A kanistha-adhikari who has received diksa-mantra and follows the 4 principles is a Vaishnava. * Gurudeva speaks about the generations of father and mother who will be liberated according to the Vaishnava’s level. * Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that when...
Glories of Vaishnavas
14 May 2026 midday – Glories to the Vaishnavas (English translation) – Delhi, India
Shiva Mandira – Acknowledgments.– Brahma and all the demigods pray to attain Vraja Dhama.– Sloka spoken by Brahma to Krishna in honor of the Vrajavasis: aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām… (SB 10.14.32).– Madhavendra Puripada held the Annakuta festival for Govardana for a long time.– On choosing names for children.– On Mother Yasoda’s vatsalya mood.– Lila of Mother Yasoda offering a ghee lamp in the Yamuna River with Krishna.–...
14 May 2026 midday – Glories to the Vaishnavas (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Shiva Mandira – Acknowledgments.– Brahma and all the demigods pray to attain Vraja Dhama.– Sloka spoken by Brahma to Krishna in honor of the Vrajavasis: aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām… (SB 10.14.32).– Madhavendra Puripada held the Annakuta festival for Govardana for a long time.– On choosing names for children.– On Mother Yasoda’s vatsalya mood.– Lila of Mother Yasoda offering a ghee lamp in the Yamuna River with Krishna.–...
18 Feb 2026 morning – The Glorification of Prabhasa Prabhu and His Family (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (BG 9.22). Glorifying a Bengal family of Prabhasa Prabhu who are one-pointed to Guru and Krishna. “They are so humble, they live many years in one and the same bamboo hut even if it is cold outside. Whatever they have, they give to service. I have never seen a house like theirs. They never make repairs because all their money they give to service.” Comparison of this family to Sudama Vipra. Verse: bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jalai… (CC Antya 16.60) Sudama...
18 Feb 2026 morning – The Glorification of Prabhasa Prabhu and His Family (English translation) – Canning, West Bengal, India
Verse: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (BG 9.22). Glorifying a Bengal family of Prabhasa Prabhu who are one-pointed to Guru and Krishna. “They are so humble, they live many years in one and the same bamboo hut even if it is cold outside. Whatever they have, they give to service. I have never seen a house like theirs. They never make repairs because all their money they give to service.” Comparison of this family to Sudama Vipra. Verse: bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jalai… (CC Antya 16.60) Sudama...