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...
19 Oct 2026 morning – Vrishabhanu-kunda (Hindi) – Vrishabhanu-kunda, India
At Vṛṣabhānu-kuṇḍa: The Dhāma That Expands and the Moon Risen from Vṛṣabhānu’s Ocean • Vṛṣabhānu-kuṇḍa and Kīrtidā-kuṇḍa: Speaking in Hindi at Vṛṣabhānu-kuṇḍa in Barsana, Gurudeva explains that Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja bathed here daily and Mother Kīrtidā bathed with her sakhīs in the nearby Kīrtidā-kuṇḍa. Vṛṣabhānu had eleven lakh cows and Nanda Bābā nine lakh, so in the prakaṭa-līlā these kuṇḍas were vast. • The Dhāma Contracts and Expands: The aprākṛta dhāma contracts and expands by Bhagavān’s...
19 Oct 2026 morning – Vrishabhanu-kunda (English translation) – Vrishabhanu-kunda, India
At Vṛṣabhānu-kuṇḍa: The Dhāma That Expands and the Moon Risen from Vṛṣabhānu’s Ocean • Vṛṣabhānu-kuṇḍa and Kīrtidā-kuṇḍa: Speaking in Hindi at Vṛṣabhānu-kuṇḍa in Barsana, Gurudeva explains that Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja bathed here daily and Mother Kīrtidā bathed with her sakhīs in the nearby Kīrtidā-kuṇḍa. Vṛṣabhānu had eleven lakh cows and Nanda Bābā nine lakh, so in the prakaṭa-līlā these kuṇḍas were vast. • The Dhāma Contracts and Expands: The aprākṛta dhāma contracts and expands by Bhagavān’s...
18 Oct 2026 evening – Hari-katha (Hindi) – Varshana Dhama, Vraja, India
TRANSCRIPT Barsana, Where Prema Rains: Seeing the Dhāma and the Appearance of Śrīmatī Rādhikā Speaker: Śrīla Gurudeva Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vana Gosvāmī Mahārāja Jī Today is a matter of great joy and delight. All of us have come to Barsana Dhāma, the appearance place of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī, the embodiment of the hlādinī-śakti of Vrajendra-nandana Śyāmasundara, the Supreme Truth and Lord of the entire universe. The darśana of Rādhājī’s lotus feet is rare even for great demigods such as Brahmā...
01 Oct 2026 evening – Srimati Radhika Is Our Istadevi (English) – Manila, Philippines
– Thanks to the devotees of Manila. – Dialogue between Krishna, the Pandavas, and Barbari, the powerful warrior, at the end of the war in Kurukshetra: Krishna is sarva-karana-karanam (cause of all causes), and Baladeva is the Original Guru. – Radha is Krishna’s rasa-guru. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksa Stava Raja. – Our Istadevi is Srimati Radhika, Krishna is the Supreme Controller, but She controls Him. – Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka because He does...
19 Sep 2026 morning – Radhashtami (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The names of Srimati Radhika. – Hladini-sakti is the potency of Sri Krishna that Srimati Radhika represents. – The gopis are expansions of Srimati Radhika. – Sri Krishna manifests various forms in order to experience varied lilas. – Baladeva, Sadha Shiva, and Srimati Radhika are the first manifestations of Krishna. – The name Radha means: Ra = anuraga, deep attachment; dha = chasing after. – Only Srimati Radhika knows the heart of Sri Krishna. – The beauty of transcendental Vrndavana. – There...
17 Sep 2026 morning – Radhashtami (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand
– Lila of Narada Muni giving blessings to baby Radha and having a vision of Her adolescence with Her sakhis. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksa Stava Raja. – Lila of baby Radha opening her eyes only when child Krishna calls Her. – The Madhu Smita Sri Radha book discusses tattva-siddhanta, sakti-tattva, saktiman-tattva, Radha-tattva, Durga-tattva, etc. – Regarding the Durga Upanishad; Radha and Krishna gave Their names to all the demigods. – Krishna grants dharma...