Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.46.1

29 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

• The Seventh Day: Gurudeva opens the seventh day of the Bhāgavata-kathā, which has been extended by one more day. Śāstra says the havana should follow the full seven days; in Bengal this is kept strictly, though elsewhere it is often done earlier. Taking up the glory of Girirāja that Padmanābha Mahārāja had just spoken, he explains Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s words in the Veṇu-gīta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.18). The word hanta expresses wonder, humility and separation, and Govardhana is the best of all...

29 Oct 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

• The Seventh Day: Gurudeva opens the seventh day of the Bhāgavata-kathā, which has been extended by one more day. Śāstra says the havana should follow the full seven days; in Bengal this is kept strictly, though elsewhere it is often done earlier. Taking up the glory of Girirāja that Padmanābha Mahārāja had just spoken, he explains Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s words in the Veṇu-gīta (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.18). The word hanta expresses wonder, humility and separation, and Govardhana is the best of all...

21 Oct 2026 evening – The Glories of Madhvacharya (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Śrī Madhvācārya’s Appearance Day: The Four Sampradāyas, Lakṣmī and the Gopīs • Rāmānuja’s Viśiṣṭādvaita: Rāmānujācārya taught that Brahman is one but qualified by unlimited qualities, as “red” qualifies a horse. Against the advaitavādīs he showed that Bhagavān has a form, though not a prākṛta one, and manifests different svarūpas to His bhaktas according to their prema. • Madhva’s Five Differences: Madhvācārya, without compromise, made bheda primary: between Īśvara and jīva (vibhu and aṇu...

08 Jul 2026 evening – The Glories of Giriraja Govardhana (English) – New Vraj, California, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Verse: barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ…(SB 10.21.5). – Love is like camphor. – Separation nourishes meeting: na vinā vipralambhena sambhogaḥ puṣṭim aśnute…(Ujjvala-nilamani 15.3). – Verse: hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo… (SB 10.21.18). – Verse: vṛṣṇīnāṁ pravaro mantrī…(SB 10.46.1). – The root cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga. – Giriraja Govardhana is the witness of Rahda-Krishna’s lilas. – Giriraja Govardhana creates aromatic...