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...
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.11
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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...
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17 Sep 2026 morning – Radhashtami (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand
– Lila of Narada Muni giving blessings to baby Radha and having a vision of Her adolescence with Her sakhis. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksa Stava Raja. – Lila of baby Radha opening her eyes only when child Krishna calls Her. – The Madhu Smita Sri Radha book discusses tattva-siddhanta, sakti-tattva, saktiman-tattva, Radha-tattva, Durga-tattva, etc. – Regarding the Durga Upanishad; Radha and Krishna gave Their names to all the demigods. – Krishna grants dharma...
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12 Mar 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India
Detailed story of Atmadeva Brahmana, his wife Dunduli, his pious son Gokarna, and his wicked son Dundukari. Gokarna saves his brother from becoming a ghost by reciting the Srimad Bhagavatam for seven days. The twelve chants of the Srimad Bhagavatam correspond to the parts of the body of the Supreme Lord. Listen to the katha of the Srimad Bhagavatam, it is pure nectar! The Caitanya Caritamrta mentions that when we are far from Krishna, Maya gets us. The Jiva desires to enjoy the senses, so Maya...
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12 Mar 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India
Detailed story of Atmadeva Brahmana, his wife Dunduli, his pious son Gokarna, and his wicked son Dundukari. Gokarna saves his brother from becoming a ghost by reciting the Srimad Bhagavatam for seven days. The twelve chants of the Srimad Bhagavatam correspond to the parts of the body of the Supreme Lord. Listen to the katha of the Srimad Bhagavatam, it is pure nectar! The Caitanya Caritamrta mentions that when we are far from Krishna, Maya gets us. The Jiva desires to enjoy the senses, so Maya...
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11 Dec 2024 evening – Bhagavad-tattva (English) | Bronx, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is Giya Jayanti and Mokshada Ekadashi.
Different chapters of Bhagavad-gita are about different types of yoga.
Atma-tattva from Bhagavad-gita.
Anu-chaitanya (jiva) and brihad-chaitanya (God).
Three aspects of the Lord.
Sloka: vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam… (SB 1.2.11).
6 opulences of Bhagavan.
Everyone is enchanted with Krishna’s beauty, His glance, His garments, His flute.
Absorption and greed of the gopis.
Lila: the new bride took darshana of Krishna and went mad.