Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25

22 Jun 2026 midday – Sadhu-Sanga and Faith Come First (English) – Coventry, UK

House program – Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya… (CC Madhya 22.54). – Verse: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido bhavanti hṛt-karṇa rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ…(Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.25). – Without a faithful saint there is no chance of leaving the material world, for he emanates a transcendental sound, sabda-brahma. – According to the Scriptures, the first instruction is that we should serve and respect our parents. – Mahaprabhu instructed...

22 Apr 2026 evening – Krishna-katha feeds the souls (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany

– Time is very precious. – Dehatma-buddhi (bodily conception) is the root cause of our problems. – Verse: satam prasangan mama virya-samvido…(SB 3.25.25). – The 7th Gosvami Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura fulfilled all the desires of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. – Verse: dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati…(Upadeshamrita 4). – Do not ask material questions of a sadhu. You create your own problems and must solve them yourself. – Ask spiritual questions...

25 Dec 2025 morning – Prema-prayojana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

– Krsna is our sambandha (knowledge of relationship), and prema (love) is prayojana, our highest goal! – Krsna is not our goal, our goal ⁠is Krsna-prema! – ⁠About the process of sadhana-bhakti: from sraddha to prema. – ⁠Paramarthika-sraddha (transcendental faith) and lokikhi-sraddha (material faith, etiquette). – ⁠Two types of paramarthika-sraddha: vaidhi-sraddha and raganuga-sraddha. – ⁠About raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. – A verse explaining the...

10 Sep 2025 evening – Do Not Criticise Anyone (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

– In the Kali Yuga, people do not ask themselves what their lives are for. – Krishna tells Arjuna that all living entities are His part and parcel. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – Ask yourself: where will you go after you die? – The relationships in this world mean nothing. – We are caught in the cycle of birth and death. We must return to God, as the material world is not our permanent home. – Kapiladeva instructs Devahuti: ‘satāṁ...

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 smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam (SB 7.5.23). – ⁠Verse: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido bhavanti hṛt-karṇa rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ (SB 3.25.25). – Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ kavibhir īḍitaṁ kalmaṣāpaham (SB 10.31.9). – Verse: na tad bhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ (BG 15.6). – Verse: mamottamaśloka-janeṣu...

03 Jan 2024 evening – Food for the Soul (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Conditioned souls do not want to listen to hari-katha, they prefer gramya-katha. – Krishna-katha is very powerful. – The greed of Parikshit Maharaja for hari-katha. – Atma (soul) cries for hari-katha. – Ranganatha dasa Babaji Maharaja was old, but he walked from Mathura to Navadvipa. – When there is hari-katha, you have to give up all other services and just listen. – nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād… (SB 10.1.4). – Hari-katha purifies our...

08 Jan 2021 morning darshan – Class (English) – Brazil

– How did our previous acaryas and nitya-parikars of Panca-tattva used to chant Hare Krishna maha-mantra? – How conditioned souls can choose their guru if they are not qualified to recognize who uttama-mahabhagavata is? – SB 1.2.6 – Sa vai pumsam paro dharmo – Why is it said in SB 11.2.46 that madhyama-adhikari has prema for Bhagavan, although a devotee of this category cannot have prema – 3 types of uttama-bhagavatas: 1) bhagavat-parsata-deha-prapta; 2)...