Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Day 5: Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth in Gokula and Śrī Rādhā’s Appearance — Yaśodā-nandana, the Causes of the Līlā, Bhartṛhari’s Necklace, Pūtanā’s Liberation, the Glories of Vraja and Nārada’s Stava-rāja •Rādhā’s Birthday Today: After praṇāmas to the guru-varga, Gurudeva announces that on this fifth day he will describe Śrī Rādhā’s birth. His own Gurudeva used to say that Rādhā’s birth should be celebrated a hundred times more joyfully than Kṛṣṇa’s, for She alone is our worshipful...
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27 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Day 5: Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth in Gokula and Śrī Rādhā’s Appearance — Yaśodā-nandana, the Causes of the Līlā, Bhartṛhari’s Necklace, Pūtanā’s Liberation, the Glories of Vraja and Nārada’s Stava-rāja •Rādhā’s Birthday Today: After praṇāmas to the guru-varga, Gurudeva announces that on this fifth day he will describe Śrī Rādhā’s birth. His own Gurudeva used to say that Rādhā’s birth should be celebrated a hundred times more joyfully than Kṛṣṇa’s, for She alone is our worshipful...
26 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rādhā-Vinoda-bihārī, Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā, the Two Dynasties and Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth • Kārtika, Dīpa-dāna and the Mouse: On the tirobhāva-tithi of Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, founder of the Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti, Gurudeva urges dīpa-dāna through Kārtika. From Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s Bhakti-sandarbha he tells of a mouse that, trying to snatch the wick, kept a temple lamp alive and was born a princess; one who falls short in bhakti-yoga takes birth in a pious, prosperous home...
26 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rādhā-Vinoda-bihārī, Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā, the Two Dynasties and Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Birth • Kārtika, Dīpa-dāna and the Mouse: On the tirobhāva-tithi of Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, founder of the Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti, Gurudeva urges dīpa-dāna through Kārtika. From Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s Bhakti-sandarbha he tells of a mouse that, trying to snatch the wick, kept a temple lamp alive and was born a princess; one who falls short in bhakti-yoga takes birth in a pious, prosperous home...
13 Oct 2026 evening – Kṛṣṇa of Vṛndāvana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
• Kurukṣetra Is Not Vṛndāvana: Continuing from the morning, Gurudeva recalls the verse yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ that Mahāprabhu recited at Ratha-yātrā, and Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s answering verse priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, in which Rādhā says that meeting Kṛṣṇa in Kurukṣetra gives no joy, for Her heart longs for the forest on the Yamunā’s bank. Kṛṣṇa is the same, but His bhāva (mood) in royal dress among the Pāṇḍavas and Yādavas is different from the tribhaṅga-lalita (threefold-bending) cowherd with flute and...
13 Oct 2026 evening – Kṛṣṇa of Vṛndāvana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
• Kurukṣetra Is Not Vṛndāvana: Continuing from the morning, Gurudeva recalls the verse yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ that Mahāprabhu recited at Ratha-yātrā, and Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s answering verse priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, in which Rādhā says that meeting Kṛṣṇa in Kurukṣetra gives no joy, for Her heart longs for the forest on the Yamunā’s bank. Kṛṣṇa is the same, but His bhāva (mood) in royal dress among the Pāṇḍavas and Yādavas is different from the tribhaṅga-lalita (threefold-bending) cowherd with flute and...
29 Sep 2026 morning – Temple of the Heart (English) – Manila, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Beautiful description of the six opulences of the Lord. – Meaning of Acyuta. – On the inconceivable power of the Lord that allows His manifestation in various forms. – Description of the beautiful form, svayam rupah of Krishna playing His flute. – Citation of the forms Kalki, Kurma, Varaha, Rama, and Nrsimha of the Lord. – Explanation of the meaning of Govinda. – On knowledge (jnana) and detachment from everything (vairagya). – On how to...
15 Sep 2026 evening – Pure Love (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Explanation of the different potencies of Sri Bhagavan. – On Srimati Radhika’s glorification of the beautiful form of Krishna. – Explanation of Krishna’s internal pleasure potency, which is always with Him. – On always desiring bliss and happiness. – Explanation of the perfect meaning of the word love. – On the true origin of love. – Explanation of the mood of separation and its internal and external aspects. – On the repeated cycle...