Brahma-samhita

30 Jul 2026 midday – Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (English) – Santos, Brazil

Gaudiya Satsang Bhavan – Explanations on impersonal philosophy. – Mahaprabhu says that impersonal philosophy is an offense to the Supreme Lord, because the Lord has form and innumerable potencies. – Sloka that reveals the form and variety of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita 5.1). – About Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. – Prabodhananda Sarasvati and his glorification of Srimati Radhika in his book Radha Rasa Sudha...

22 Jul 2026 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Sentiments on Jagannatha Ratha-yatra (English) – Itajai, Brazil

– Madhya-lila, Chapter 13. – Mahaprabhu thinks He is Radha, and Jagannatha is Krishna. – Lila: Krishna proposes to the gopis that they practise yoga to see Him in their hearts instead of meeting Him directly. – Lila: Madhumangala Tells Radha That Madhusudhana Has Gone and Will Never Return. – Lila: Srimati Radhika is alone, absorbed in Krishna, and imagines Krishna closing Her eyes with His hands while asking Her to guess who did it. – Verse: bhaktiḥ...

01 Jul 2026 evening – First Follow then Preach, Absorb Mind in Vrindavana (English) – Portland, USA

– The glories of the Ratha-yatra festival in Seattle.– I live in this body to speak hari-katha, and for no other purpose. This is our Gaudiya Vaishnava dharana (conviction).– Mention of the story of Bilvamangala Thakura.– Verse: karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, kevala visera bhanda… (Prema-bhakti-chandrika).– Verse: anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam (Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.11).– Verses 1-3 of Upadeshamrita.– Mention of Gundicha-marjana-lila.– One must both practice and preach:...

15 Apr 2026 evening – You are the soul (English) – Rome, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The majority of the books in your library are devotional. The Madana-Mohana deity is one of the three most important deities for Gaudiya Vaishnavas, alongside Govinda and Gopinatha. The lila of Radha Madana-Mohana asking Srila Sanatana Gosvami to feed Him. The lila of Radha Madana-Mohana making the merchant’s boat move in the river and the merchant arranging things for Radha Madana-Mohana. The big parikrama of Sanatana Gosvami: Giriraja Govardhana, Mathura and Vraja. The parikrama of...

cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-…

cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantamlakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaṁgovindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor who is tending the cows, yielding all desire, in abodes built with spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of purpose trees, always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of lakshmis or gopis.

04 Feb 2026 midday – Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia

PART 1 PART 2 – His name was Vinoda-bihari Brahmachari. – He was born in East Bengal and was extremely compassionate towards living beings. – A story is told of how his mother wanted to punish him for coming home late, but burst into tears when she found out that he was late because he had been helping a woman in need. – External compassion is giving cloth, food or medicine, but internal compassion is helping someone reach a transcendental world. – Verse: tava...

02 Oct 2025 evening – Ramacandra Vijayotsava; Appearance of Madhvacarya (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

– Today is a super-excellent day: Vijaya Dasami. – Ravana kidnapped Caya-Sita. – About the search for Sita Devi. – Vijaya Dasami narrates the day Ramacandra went to Lanka to fight Ravana and rescue Sita Devi. It is not the day Rama killed Ravana. – Today is the appearance anniversary of Madhvacarya. – About the Four Authorized Sampradayas, their founders, and their philosophical specificities. – There is a difference between the jivas. – ⁠Story of...

29 Sep 2025 evening – Krsna and His Avatars (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

– The six opulences of Krsna. – Verse: rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan nānāvatāram akarod bhuvaneṣu kintu… (Brahma Samhita 5.39). – Krsna’s incarnations and expansions are non-different from Him in tattva-siddhanta. – Verse: barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ… (SB 10.21.5). – Verse: kṛṣṇera yateka khelā sarvottama nara-līlā… (CC Madhya 21.101). – The devotees of Vaikuntha, Ayodhya, Dvaraka and Vrndavana have different...