– Practice Ekadasi; you must follow what the sastra (scripture) says. – On the day of Ekadasi, all sins take shelter in the five types of grains...
Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.31.9
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...
14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Canning, India
PART 1 PART 2 The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). All demigods glorify the katha of Srimad Bhagavatam...
14 Feb 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 1 (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India
Bada Mahaprabhu, Vishvanath Prabhu, Radha Kunja House Canning – The nectar of hearing Harikatha: Harikathamrtam. – Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta...
07 Jan 2026 morning – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (English) – Porto Alegre, Brazil
– The appearance of Brahma on the lotus stem. – The 5 types of manifestation of consciousness: acchadita-chetana, sankuchita-chetana, mukulita-chetana...
16 Sep 2025 evening – The Nature of the Soul (English) | Whangarei, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On the difficulties of hearing Harikatha and chanting the Holy Names. – The sabdha-brahma, a transcendental vibration, which enters through the ears and...
07 Jul 2025 evening – The Glories of Bhagavat-Katha (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The glories of listening to Harikatha. – Verse: śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ (SB 1.2.17). – Verse: śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ...
18 Feb 2025 evening – Self-realization is the Best Realization (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva reminds us of the rarity of the human body and that we must understand that the human body is the only one capable of rendering devotional service to the Lord...