Radha's Birth

27 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (Hindi) – 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...

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...

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. –...

08 Sep 2025 Let’s enter into Vrindavana and witness the divine birth of Radharani (Hindi)

Guaranteed goosebumps…🪷♥️ Let’s enter into Vrindavan and witness the divine birth of Radharani. Gurudev describes the moment of Her appearance: “Both banks of the Yamuna are dense with beautiful trees. And golden creepers are wrapped around the whole of each tree. Simultaneously, all six seasons are manifest. The cuckoo birds are cooing, and peacocks and peahens with their calling, making the environment even more beautiful. Many lotuses ornament the Yamuna. In the middle of a many-petalled...