Prema-vivarta, Day 3: Ekātmā Means Śrī Caitanya — Brahma, Paramātmā and Rādhā-pada-dāsī • Ekātmā Is Not Nirvikāra Brahma: Continuing Prema-vivarta from Day 2, Gurudeva takes the word ekātmā in the maṅgalācaraṇa śloka. If one reads it as formless brahma from which Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa take form, that is not the verse’s intention; the two are one ātmā as Caitanya-prakāśa (Prema-vivarta 1.43–44). • Caitanya Never Brahma: Mahāprabhu is never nirvikāra brahma; He is viśuddha sākāra, full of ānanda-vikāra...
ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, vadanti tat tattva-vidas, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.11, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Prema-vivarta 2026
23 Oct 2026 morning – Prema-vivarta, Day 3 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-vivarta, Day 3: Ekātmā Means Śrī Caitanya — Brahma, Paramātmā and Rādhā-pada-dāsī • Ekātmā Is Not Nirvikāra Brahma: Continuing Prema-vivarta from Day 2, Gurudeva takes the word ekātmā in the maṅgalācaraṇa śloka. If one reads it as formless brahma from which Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa take form, that is not the verse’s intention; the two are one ātmā as Caitanya-prakāśa (Prema-vivarta 1.43–44). • Caitanya Never Brahma: Mahāprabhu is never nirvikāra brahma; He is viśuddha sākāra, full of ānanda-vikāra...
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026
20 Oct 2026 morning – Hari-katha (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Dramas before Mahāprabhu: Prarocanā, Prema-vivarta and Rādhā’s Tamāla • Ati-stuti and Its Fragrance: Reading Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1, in Hindi, Gurudeva describes Rūpa Gosvāmī reciting anarpita-carīṁ cirāt. Mahāprabhu calls it too much praise, but the devotees say Mahāprabhu’s name gives the book its fragrance, like cardamom or camphor in sweet rice. • Rāya Rāmānanda Speaks Only Rasa-kathā: Mahāprabhu sends Pradyumna Miśra to hear hari-kathā from Rāya Rāmānanda, who...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2026
20 Oct 2026 morning – Hari-katha (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Dramas before Mahāprabhu: Prarocanā, Prema-vivarta and Rādhā’s Tamāla • Ati-stuti and Its Fragrance: Reading Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1, in Hindi, Gurudeva describes Rūpa Gosvāmī reciting anarpita-carīṁ cirāt. Mahāprabhu calls it too much praise, but the devotees say Mahāprabhu’s name gives the book its fragrance, like cardamom or camphor in sweet rice. • Rāya Rāmānanda Speaks Only Rasa-kathā: Mahāprabhu sends Pradyumna Miśra to hear hari-kathā from Rāya Rāmānanda, who...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Pindamonhangaba 2026, Brazil 2026, ananyas cintayanto mam, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, Bhagavad-gita 9.22, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Krishna Reveals His Supremacy to Arjuna, Parikshit Asks Shukadeva Why Krishna’s Devotees Are Poor and Shiva’s Devotees Are Rich, Bhagavan: Lord is beyond the modes of material nature, demigods: respecting demigods as they are servants of Krishna, money: why devotees of Krishna are poor and devotees of Shiva are rich, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), Shiva: Shivaji is a shuddha-vaishnava and doesn't smoke marijuana, Shiva: through the mercy of Shivaji/Gopishvara we can enter the rasa dance
13 Aug 2026 evening – Hierarchical Difference between Vishnu, Shiva, and Demigods (English) – Pindamonhangaba, Brazil
– Acknowledgments. – A verse revealing that all Avatars are expansions of Krishna: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ… (SB 1.3.28). – Avatar and Avatar. – The Lord is beyond the modes of material nature. – Never criticize the demigods, they are servants of Krishna. – Surya (Sun), Pavan (Water), Varuna (Wind), and other demigods. – Krishna reveals His supremacy to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. – The demigods always take refuge in Lord Vishnu. – Pariksit...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Wales 2026, United Kingdom 2026, barhapidam nata-vara-vapuh karnayoh karnikaram, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, kasturi-tilakam lalata-patale vaksah-sthale kaustubham, yatra yatra krsna tatra tatra radha, Sri Gopala Sahasra-nama 28, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.5, Baladeva Vidyabhushana, A Servant Went to Cook a Cabbage for His Guru, Bhagavan: shakti and shaktiman, Radha: origin of name Gaudiya, sampradaya: Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya, three main Vaishnava Deities: Radha-Govinda (abhidheya/process of bhakti); Radha-Madana Mohana (sambandha/relationship); Radha-Gopinatha (prayojana/goal of krishna-prema)
24 Jun 2026 midday – Baladeva Vidyabhushana Disappearance Day (English) – Wales, UK
– Baladeva Vidyabhushana’s Disappearance Day and Ganga-dashahara are today. – Thanks to Baladeva Vidyabhushana, we can now worship Radha and Krishna. Baladeva Vidyabhushana is the protector of our sampradaya. – Govindadeva (abhidheya-adhishthatri-devata), Gopinatha (prayojana-adhishthatri-devata) and Madana Mohana (sambandha-adhishthatri-devata) are the three main deities of Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Vajranabha manifested these deities with the help of Mother Uttara. –...