* Parikrama, publications, and preaching cannot stop. * During the month of Damodara, one should lead a life of celibacy and use financial resources in the service of the Guru and Vaisnavas. * Following varnasrama-dharma but not developing a taste for Harikatha leads to hell. * How to develop a taste for Harikatha. * Harikatha is spoken according to the listeners. * During the month of Kartika, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja suggested reading the Raya Ramananda Samvada. * Personal...
Kartika-vrata
2025, renunciation, Discourses translated into English, Gopinatha Bhavana, Vraja, Vrindavana, India, India 2025, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2025, Kartika-vrata
27 Oct 2025 evening – How to Benefit from the Month of Kartika (English translation) – Vrindavana, India
* Parikrama, publications, and preaching cannot stop. * During the month of Damodara, one should lead a life of celibacy and use financial resources in the service of the Guru and Vaisnavas. * Following varnasrama-dharma but not developing a taste for Harikatha leads to hell. * How to develop a taste for Harikatha. * Harikatha is spoken according to the listeners. * During the month of Kartika, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja suggested reading the Raya Ramananda Samvada. * Personal...
2025, chanting: counting the number on the phalanges of the fingers, chanting: outloud with Gurudev, Kartika: guidelines, Kartika: importance of reading Srimad-Bhagavatam, Kartika: Narayana and Narada Rishi discussing this month, Kartika: what books to read, Kartika: what mantras to recite, Kartika: what songs to sing, Discourses in English, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia 2025, Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya, Kartika-vrata
02 Oct 2025 morning – Guidelines for the Month of Kartika (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Confidential conversation between Narayana and Narada Rsi about the month of Kartika. – On the exceptional importance of reading Srimad-Bhagavatam in the month of Kartika. – In the month of Kartika, it is essential to maintain a fixed number of recitations of the Mahamantra. Chant aloud and then only in your mind without moving your tongue. – In the month of Kartika, it is very favorable to chant the mantra: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. – Explanation of how to...
2024, anarthas, rasa-lila, sadhana-bhakti, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Srimad-Bhagavatam 2024, Kartika-vrata
20 Oct 2024 evening – The Glories of the Bhagavat Saptaha in the Month of Kartika (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Kartik-vrata and Damodara-vrata destroy all anarthas. The presiding Deity of the month of Kartika is Srimati Radharani Herself, the internal potency of Sri Krsna. She is the embodiment of prema. Wherever Srimati Radhika looks, She only sees Sri Krsna. The essence of all prema is bhava, of all bhava is maha-bhava, and the essence of everything is maha-bhava-svarupini Srimati Radhika. The mahamantra is mentioned in the Kali Upanisad. Sri Krsna incarnated in the form of Srimad Bhagavatam. Lord...
2024, anarthas, rasa-lila, sadhana-bhakti, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Srimad-Bhagavatam 2024, Kartika-vrata
20 Oct 2024 evening – The Glories of the Bhagavat Saptaha in the Month of Kartika (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Kartik-vrata and Damodara-vrata destroy all anarthas. The presiding Deity of the month of Kartika is Srimati Radharani Herself, the internal potency of Sri Krsna. She is the embodiment of prema. Wherever Srimati Radhika looks, She only sees Sri Krsna. The essence of all prema is bhava, of all bhava is maha-bhava, and the essence of everything is maha-bhava-svarupini Srimati Radhika. The mahamantra is mentioned in the Kali Upanisad. Sri Krsna incarnated in the form of Srimad Bhagavatam. Lord...
2024, anger, rasa-lila, Discourses in Hindi, Aligaon, India, India 2024, Kartika-vrata
19 Oct 2024 midday – The Month of Srimati Radhika: Kartika (Hindi) | Ali Gao, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of human life. The presiding Deity of the month of kartika, Urjesvari Srimati Radhika. Rasa-lila is the highest pastime of Sri Krsna. The Lord does not accept one who does not surrender to Him (saranagati). The story of the cow and the lion stuck in the mud. Guru and Vaisnavas have the duty to lift us out of the mud of material existence. The benefit of hearing bhagavat-katha and practicing what you hear. In this month we should think of Srimati Radhika. Srimati Radhika’s lila...
2024, anger, rasa-lila, Discourses translated into English, Aligaon, India, India 2024, Kartika-vrata
19 Oct 2024 midday – The Month of Srimati Radhika: Kartika (English translation) | Ali Gao, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of human life. The presiding Deity of the month of kartika, Urjesvari Srimati Radhika. Rasa-lila is the highest pastime of Sri Krsna. The Lord does not accept one who does not surrender to Him (saranagati). The story of the cow and the lion stuck in the mud. Guru and Vaisnavas have the duty to lift us out of the mud of material existence. The benefit of hearing bhagavat-katha and practicing what you hear. In this month we should think of Srimati Radhika. Srimati Radhika’s lila...
2024, anarthas, renunciation, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Kartika-vrata
19 Oct 2024 morning – The Glories of Kartika Month (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 – Introduction: The Glory of Kartik Month 01:23 – Desires Fulfilled in Kartik: Offer a Lamp for Incredible Blessings 02:22 – Srimad Bhagavatam: The Sweet Fruit Tasted by Srimati Radharani’s Parrot 05:22 – Param Gurudev on Hearing Katha in Kali Yuga & the Path of Practice and Renunciation 09:10 – Raghunath Das Goswami in Manah Siksha: We Must Chastise Our Senses 09:35 – Story: Raghunath Das Goswami Tries to Punish His Eyes with Chili Powder...