Chorashtaka 1

29 Jul 2026 midday – Guru-purnima: The Lineage of Vyasadeva and the Origins of the Kuru Dynasty (English) – Sri Radha Govinda Gaudiya Matha, Sao Paulo, Brazil

– The dynasty of Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa: Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa (son), Parashara Rishi (father), Shakti Muni (grandfather). – Shakti Muni curses King Kalmashapada, who later becomes possessed by a raksasa and kills Shakti Muni. – Parashara meets Satyavati (Matsyagandha), blesses her with his glance, and her son, Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa, is born. – King Shantanu marries Ganga-devi; their eighth son, Bhishma, is born after the deliverance of the seven...

24 Feb 2026 evening room – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi 8.24 (English translation) – Navadvipa, India

– Verse: ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ kare aparādhera vicāra… (CC Adi 8.24). – Vaishnava, out of humility, treats his own glorification as the stool of a pig. – The lila of Makhana-chora and a greedy devotee. – Verse: vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ… (Chorashtaka 1). – Indra and all the demigods came to Navadvipa to atone for their sins. – Wherever you give money, your mind will be attached to it. This is the fruit of service. – The lila of Narada Rishi coming...

24 Feb 2026 evening room – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila 8.24 (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India

– Verse: ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ kare aparādhera vicāra… (CC Adi 8.24). – Vaishnava, out of humility, treats his own glorification as the stool of a pig. – The lila of Makhana-chora and a greedy devotee. – Verse: vraje prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ… (Chorashtaka 1). – Indra and all the demigods came to Navadvipa to atone for their sins. – Wherever you give money, your mind will be attached to it. This is the fruit of service. – The lila of Narada Rishi coming...