Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4

30 Jul 2026 evening – Prabodhananda Sarasvati Disappearance (English) – Santos, Brazil

– Silence means not speaking about worldly things, only about topics related to the Lord. – In this Kali-yuga, it is not easy to find a place to speak Harikatha, but everyone wants to hear about worldly matters. – Conditioned souls know nothing about the transcendental world, but they can come to know by hearing Harikatha. – Baddha-jivas and mukta-jivas. – By hearing about the transcendental world, the desire to dwell there awakens in the person. – Sukriti...

16 Jul 2026 evening – Gundica Marjana and Ratha Yatra (English) – Miami, USA

  – Mahaprabhu cleans the Gundica Temple the day before the Ratha Yatra. – Lord Jagannatha sees Gundica Devi as His aunt. – The reasons for Lord Jagannatha’s visit to the Gundica Temple. – Lakshmi Devi suggests that Lord Jagannatha travel with His brothers Baladeva and Subhadra. – Part of the purpose of Jagannatha’s visit is to give His darshan to all living beings. – Story of how Lord Jagannatha received the designation Patita Pavana –...

09 Jul 2026 evening – Glorification of Srivasa Thakura (English) – New Vraj, USA

  – Sloka on Mahaprabhu absorbed in the mood of Srimati Radhika: kāhāṅ mora prāṇa-nātha… (CC Madhya-lila 2.15). – Sloka on the coming of souls to the material world: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi… (CC Madhya-lila 20.117). – Maya covers, binds, and casts souls into the material world, and they wander among species and planets, both high and low. – The Holy Names are the remedy for the soul. – Dialogue between Srivasa and Mahaprabhu. – ⁠A verse...

16 Apr 2026 evening – Those Who Receive Diksha from Great Vaishnavas Are Not Ordinary People (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

g It is impossible to compare worldly people with those who chant the Holy Names. On the suffering felt by worldly people when others die. A touching sloka that defines the greatest of sorrows: ‘duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?’… (CC Madhya-lila 8.248). Ajamila heard the dialogue between the Yamadutas and the Visnudutas. Dialogue of the Visnudutas with Ajamila after some years. Difference between namabhasa and suddha-nama. One who chants the Holy Names is not an ordinary...

09 Feb 2026 evening – Sins Go to Those Who Defame (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Verse: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-saṅgena parijāyate… (Bṛhan Nāradīya Purāṇa). Guru is the one who gives us knowledge of the relationship with Krishna. Verse: vidhi-marga-rata-jane svadhinata-ratna-dane… (Krsna Nama Dhare Kata Bala, Saranagati). Katha on Isvara Candra Vidyasagara. Verse: yasya prasada bhagavat prasado… (Sri Gurvastakam). To enter bhakti, we first have to learn Sri Upadesamrta from Srila Rupa Gosvami. Explanation of the mantra “Sri Krsna Gopala Hari Mukunda”. Verse: ārādhyo...

09 Feb 2026 evening – Sins Go to Those Who Defame (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 Verse: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-saṅgena parijāyate… (Bṛhan Nāradīya Purāṇa). Guru is the one who gives us knowledge of the relationship with Krishna. Verse: vidhi-marga-rata-jane svadhinata-ratna-dane… (Krsna Nama Dhare Kata Bala, Saranagati). Katha on Isvara Candra Vidyasagara. Verse: yasya prasada bhagavat prasado… (Sri Gurvastakam). To enter bhakti, we first have to learn Sri Upadesamrta from Srila Rupa Gosvami. Explanation of the mantra “Sri Krsna Gopala Hari Mukunda”...

05 Feb 2026 midday – Prema (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– When there is love, there are no excuses for not meeting. – The prema in Vrndavana is stronger than in Vaikuntha. The prema of the gopis is very powerful. – The prema of Subal and Sudama. – The madanakya-mahabhava that only Radha feels and possesses. – Mahaprabhu distributed prema to everyone, indiscriminately. – Sloka that reveals the magnanimity of Mahaprabhu: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau… (CC Adi-lila 1.4). – Come to Navadvipa Dhama...

17 Sep 2025 midday – Stay at Radharani’s Places (English) | Whangarei, New Zealand

This place is as beautiful as Vrindavana. Concentrate your mind on krishna-lila. Verse: rādhā karāvacita pallava-vallarī ke… (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 14). Let my mind be in places completely dominated by Srimati Radhika. Sri Radha, wearing a crown, is in Surya-kunda, meeting Krishna. The description of Radha-kunda includes the ashta-sakhis kundas, the Svananda-sukhada kunja and a bridge. Set your goal and do your bhajana-sadhana only after you have done so. We should observe three principles to...