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...
Krishna's Birth and Appearance
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...
04 Sep 2026 midday – Sri Janmashtami (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Harikatha listeners are recipients of the Lord’s mercy, for otherwise who could endure sitting for so long? – Pariksit Maharaja sat for seven days and seven nights without eating or drinking, only drinking the nectar from the lotus mouth of Sukadeva Gosvami. – The sastras glorify the listeners much more than the speaker. – Listening to Harikatha with concentration is not easy at all. – Srila BV Vana Gosvami Maharaja has been writing down everything he has...
04 Sep 2026 midday – Sri Janmashtami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Harikatha listeners are recipients of the Lord’s mercy, for otherwise who could endure sitting for so long? – Pariksit Maharaja sat for seven days and seven nights without eating or drinking, only drinking the nectar from the lotus mouth of Sukadeva Gosvami. – The sastras glorify the listeners much more than the speaker. – Listening to Harikatha with concentration is not easy at all. – Srila BV Vana Gosvami Maharaja has been writing down everything he has...
31 Aug 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (Hindi) – Narela, Delhi, India
– We should celebrate the birth of Srimati Radhika more than Krishna’s. – How the Devatas wish to hear harikatha. – Reasons why this human body is so important. – The three divine Appearances of Lord Krishna. – Pastimes of Kamsa realising Krishna will kill him. – Sloka: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ…(SB 10.33.36) glorifies hearing rasa-lila katha. – Yogamaya Devi’s birth. – Pastimes of Kamsa realising Krishna will kill him. –...
31 Aug 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Narela, Delhi, India
– We should celebrate the birth of Srimati Radhika more than Krishna’s. – How the Devatas wish to hear harikatha. – Reasons why this human body is so important. – The three divine Appearances of Lord Krishna. – Pastimes of Kamsa realising Krishna will kill him. – Sloka: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ…(SB 10.33.36) glorifies hearing rasa-lila katha. – Yogamaya Devi’s birth. – Pastimes of Kamsa realising Krishna will kill him. –...