Discover Your Super Soul

Purify senses, mind and false ego by engaging them in Krishna Consciousness.

Purushottam Nitai Das April 19, 2026

An old man was hospitalized, he was bedridden, many tubes were inside his body. When people asked him, “How he is?” He said, “I am fine.” Srila Prabhupada would say, “How can someone be fine in such a deplorable condition?”

In Bangalore one person got massive heart attack and died in the night around 9:30 pm. His wife called her parents. The parents said that by the time they will come, it will be morning. Wife was fearful to stay with her husband now with whom she had spent so many years because the husband was now dead.

When a person is dead, even when he is kicked, he does not react. Only when the soul is inside the body, body has value.

Understanding difference between body and soul

We have to understand the difference between body and soul.

An intelligent person never becomes proud of anything. He knows that body is temporary – a child grows and becomes young then old and finally dies.

So, do not be proud of your wealth, your youth, today it is there tomorrow it won’t be there.

In NCC, we were given horseshoes, while walking it made sound. We felt proud that we are young, but how long youth will remain.

When we become 50-60 years old, we know how the body is. We do not have to become old to understand this. In youth only we can understand this truth.

We see that in the morning flower blossoms and by the end of day it dwindles.

Vigyan is not bookish knowledge. We get realization when we apply the knowledge.

Some may sit and say aham brahmasmi again and again. But realization does not come by this. Srila Prabhupada says by saying aham brahmasmi one will not get realization. It’s like a computer engineer saying “I am computer engineer” again and again. By this he won’t get understanding.

For realized knowledge, one has to serve with the senses – hrisikesa hrikesena.

We should absorb our mind in Harinam sankirtan.

Before coming to Krishna Consciousness, we might have attraction for some movie actors but after coming to Krishna Consciousness, our actors become Sri Sri Radha Govinda.

Negation does not help. We have to replace it. Like earlier we sang movie songs, now we sing Krishna conscious songs. People would go to discotheque but now they dance in the kirtan.

Flood your mind with Harinam

By engaging senses in Krishna Consciousness, senses become pure, just as iron rod in fire becomes fiery.

Our body may be material but will start acting as spiritual. Devotees’ taste, thought, character, and activities become totally different.

To purify senses, mind and false ego, engage them in Krishna Consciousness.

Giving up false ego is very difficult. But when our ego is Jivera Svarup Hoye Krishnera Nitya Das, then our false ego gets purified.

When Hanuman was asked by Ravana, “Who are you?” then Hanuman did not say that “I am Anjani putra or vayu putra.” He did not talk about his glories, that he is so powerful that he had once devoured the sun. Hanuman said, “Daso aham kaushalay putra, I am servant of Lord Rama.” If you are insulting me then it is insult of Lord Rama. Hanuman have sense of belonging in relation to Lord Rama.

When we think we are in the Parampara of great acharya like Srila Prabhupada, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakura then our ego is purified.

Mind engaged in Lord’s name is purified. In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says, “You will rise when you focus your mind on me.” Flood your mind with Harinam.

All senses are servants of mind. They give input to mind. When ears listen to beautiful songs, then it gives input to mind. When tongue tastes nice prasadam, it gives input to mind.

If mind is impure, senses go towards impurities. If mind is pure then senses go towards purity.

When it became easy for the prince to control his senses

There was a King. His son did not have control over his senses. He was engaged in wanton enjoyment. The king was worried. So, he sent his son to a sage and requested him to train his child. The sage lived in a hut. His life was simple; he ate simple food and was always engaged in chanting and reading. The prince was not ready to live such a simple life.

He called his servants and got a nice bungalow built; he got a cook who prepared palatable dishes for him. In this way 3-4 months passed. Once when king came, he asked the sage, “How is his son doing?” The sage said, “There is no change in his son.” The sage said that he is living a luxurious life and busy eating nice food.

King immediately called the cook and asked him to stop preparing food for the prince. The king told the prince that he would have to leave his luxurious bungalow and live with the sage in the hut and eat whatever the sage eats. Prince began living like the sage, ate like him, chanted mantras, read books. Then the prince slowly began learning good things. And his life began changing.

When king asked, sage said it is same who he was earlier. He lives lavish life, he is not controlled in eating and living. King asked cook not to cook food and prince should eat what sage eats. Asked him to live in hut. Prince lived in hut, like him, ate like him, chanted names. Then prince began learning good things. He realized now I m learning good things.

In this story, the king is the soul, prince is the mind, prince’s servants are the senses, sage is intelligence.

Lesson to learn from the story

Many times, mind even does not listen to intelligence. It takes our senses for enjoyment.

Earlier prince was not listening to sage. But later king told him to listen to sage.

So, we say – guru mukha padma vakya..

If we accept a guru with seriousness, then our life will change.

Right now, on sat indriya there is covering of asat indriya. For example, if we put red paper on bulb then the colour which comes out of the bulb will be red.

Impure mind is like prince. If we have to come from bhoga to seva, we hv to follow the advice of the sage. For that to happen, senses should not be the servant of the mind. Above senses is mind, above mind is intelligence and above intelligence is soul.

Senses should be engaged in the service of Krishna – hrisikesa hriskena

Mind should be engaged in chanting the names of Krishna.

There are two types of intelligence – kubudhi (kaikeyi, karna) and subudhi. For eg. Kaikeyi because of association with Manthra and karna because of association with Duryodhana developed Kubudhi.

When we read Srila Prabhupada books, hear his lecture, our intelligence is nourished.

A truck driver may laugh at luna driver thinking his vehicle is so small. But if we make luna driver, truck driver and even a pilot stand in same line then we will find that all three drivers are people although they are driving different vehicles.

Similarly, a soul may be in an insect body, an elephant body but they are same The same paramatma is there in all living beings. So, we should respect them all. When we misbehave with other living beings then we should remember that Lord will be displeased.

When we see souls with paramatma, our respect increases for jiva.

First Regulate the senses

We should read sastra and give up sense gratification.

When body dies, it is death, when subtle body dies then it is moksha.

As body is burnt one day, similarly the subtle body gets burnt one day.

Till the time we have material desires we need subtle body. For e.g. we need warm clothes in winter and not in summer.

Karna had daivi pravrtti and also asuric pravrtti. Since he chose to associate with Duryodhana, his asuric bhav increased.

Choice of association decides direction and direction will be your destination.

Vibhishan gave good advice to Ravana but Ravana kicked him out. Vibhishan did not know if Rama will accept him or not. But he was fully convinced that he would choose right path.

For example, a devotee student will not resort to cheating even if others are cheating. We should not intentionally indulge in sinful activities.

Monkey is hyperactive, but Hanuman was not hyperactive because he chants the name of Lord Rama always.

It is easier to engage our senses in the service or Krishna than mind. When one comes to take darshan of the Lord, mind takes him somewhere else, but senses are in the temple.

If we regulate our activities, then senses are regulated and if senses are regulated then it is easy to control the mind. So, we should sleep at right time, wake up at right time, eat at right time. We should being with regulating the senses.

Above article is based on Srimad Bhagavatam Class given by HG Radheshyam Prabhu at Iskcon Kolkata on 17^th April 2026. Prabhuji was speaking SB 11.19.6-7.

Unflinching Faith in Lord Chaitanya and Loyalty to the Parampara by HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami Maharaja

Purushottam Nitai Das April 15, 2026

During his morning Chaitanya Charitamrita class at Iskcon Newtown Kolkata on 24th Feb 2026, HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami Maharaja spoke in detail about the pastime of Sanatana Goswami and Jagadananda Pandit.

Maharaja spoke how it is important to practice devotion in association of devotees who are coming in parampara i.e. in disciplic succession.

Below is what Maharaja said.

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Jagadananda Pandit says, “I shall beat with a stick anyone who offers respect to some other sannyasi while neglecting Lord Chaitanya, and I shall put fire in the mouth of one who discusses frivolous topics instead of the nectarean pastimes of Lord Chaitanya.”

Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami were sent by Lord Chaitanya from Jagannath Puri to Vrindavan. Sanatana Goswami was in Vrindavan. One devotee, Jagadananda Pandit, was sent by Lord Chaitanya to stay with Sanatana Goswami in Vrindavan. When Jagadananda Pandit was sent to Vrindavan, Lord Chaitanya instructed him to stay with Sanatana Goswami and not mix with the local people.

Srila Prabhupada says, “Vrindavan is a place of 5000 temples.” Any person or organization who has any type of affiliation with anything related to Krishna is in Vrindavan.

Just as New York is a concrete jungle, similarly Vrindavan is like a religious jungle with unusual ideas about who Krishna is and what Krishna Consciousness is.

There is one temple in Vrindavan where on the altar they have kept a hookah. Every day they offer hookah to Krishna because, according to their understanding, Krishna smokes a pipe. People have wrong ideas. Many have Mayavada and impersonalistic ideas.

Devotees have the right idea, but there are different varieties of ideas. They may not be wrong, but not fully right either, certainly not as per our parampara and not as per the instruction of Srila Prabhupada.

Loyalty to Prabhupada & Parampara

Srila Prabhupada is our acharya; he is our Founder-Acharya. In Vedic terms, a Founder-Acharya is a person who appears in a parampara i.e. disciplic line. Srila Prabhupada is a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura ; this disciplic succession goes back to Lord Chaitanya, then Madhvacharya, and finally to Krishna.

Srila Prabhupada gave the idea of how to practice Krishna Consciousness. He did a few things according to time, place, and circumstance which were extremely powerful and revitalized our parampara.

Of course, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura was very active, but after he left, unfortunately Prabhupada’s godbrothers drifted somewhat from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura’s teachings. They did not institute a Governing Body. They returned to the old traditional Indian system that every ashram should have a leader.

Many groups came up; each subgroup under Gaudiya Math became separate from the others. Differences became very prominent, although they were followers of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura. Prabhupada inspired them to work together to spread Krishna Consciousness, which even Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura wanted, but they did not really do much.

Gaudiya Math had a place in London in 1970. One devotee visited that place in 1973; it was run by only one elderly lady who had been initiated 40 years earlier. The devotee explained that he was from International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and she let him in.

Srila Prabhupada said, “A few of my godbrothers went to Germany and England but failed. So, if I have to fail, let me fail at a different place, so I went to the USA.” During 1970, England had much more prominence than today.

The Loving Anger of Jagadanand Pandit

In this particular incident, Lord Chaitanya instructed Jagadananda Pandit to stay with Sanatana Goswami. He asked him not to get involved with local people.

One day Jagadananda Pandit invited Sanatana Goswami for lunch. Sanatana Goswami agreed. Before coming for lunch, Sanatana Goswami met a sannyasi, Mukunda Saraswati. Mukunda Saraswati gave him an outer garment like a chadar. When Sanatana Goswami came for lunch, he had the outer garment wrapped around his head like a turban.

Jagadananda Pandit, knowing how dedicated Sanatana Goswami was to Lord Chaitanya, assumed that he had received it from Lord Chaitanya. Sanatana Goswami would not buy anything; he lived on prasadam and whatever was given to him. Jagadananda Pandit became ecstatic and asked Sanatana Goswami, “Where did you get the reddish cloth on your head?” Sanatana Goswami said, “Mukunda Saraswati gave it to me.”

Hearing this, Jagadananda Pandit immediately became very angry and took a cooking pot, intending to beat Sanatana Goswami. Sanatana Goswami understood how deeply attached Jagadananda Pandit was to Lord Chaitanya.

After taking prasadam, Lord Chaitanya said to Jagadananda Pandit, “You cook nicely when you are angry.”

Sanatana Goswami said, “Unless you demonstrated your anger, how could I have learned it? My purpose in accepting the cloth is now fulfilled; I could see your love.”

Jagadananda Pandit offered food to Lord Chaitanya, and both ate prasadam.

Learning – Srila Prabhupada is central in our life. We should have a similar type of attachment, appreciation, and relationship with Srila Prabhupada.

Preaching Spirit and Accepting Difficulties as Mercy

Sometimes we may find ourselves in circumstances we did not expect. We may have no other choice than to deal with such situations.

A couple of our godbrothers went to Lebanon in the 1970s to preach Krishna Consciousness. They were arrested by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). The devotees were held for months and were to be executed. They saw people being killed in front of them. They were made to stand before a firing squad; the trigger was pulled, but there were no bullets. It was psychological torture. Eventually, they were released.

Something like this will not happen to you all unless you go to Pakistan or Bangladesh.

When we find ourselves in extreme situations, we have to accept them as educational experiences.

When I used to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books in London, I was arrested many times (around 75 times). They would take us to the police station and give a ticket to return the next day.

Once I was arrested on a Friday. Since I was not British, they thought I might leave the country, so they held me until Monday. Devotees brought mahaprasadam and the Sixth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. I read the whole canto, chanted japa on my fingers, and scratched the wall with a broken brick to count my rounds. On Monday, they released me with a 5-pound fine.

I felt I did not have enough time to read, so I thought getting arrested helped me read more and get mahaprasadam.

As a new devotee in London, I never ate anything that was not offered to the Deity.

Teachings on Grihastha Life, Chanting and Vaishnava Seva by HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami Maharaja

Purushottam Nitai Das April 15, 2026

During his morning Chaitanya Charitamrita class at Iskcon Newtown Kolkata on 23^rd Feb 2026, HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami Maharaja spoke about the duties of a Grihasta, importance of chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra and vaisnava seva.

Below is what Maharaja said

1. Grihastha Life and Generosity

Householders have the opportunity to invite devotees to take prasadam at their place.

“As the devotees invited the Lord Chaitanya to take His meal in their houses, the Lord took the opportunity to teach them all these topics.” Chaitanya Bhagavata Antya-khaṇḍa 9.116.

Devotees wanted to invite Lord Chaitanya to eat at their residence.

One time at Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK, Srila Prabhupada was present. One devotee from South America had been leading a staunch brahmachari life, but now he had decided to become a householder. It was quite embarrassing for him. So, on the top he would wear a saffron kurta and, on the bottom, a white dhoti.

This devotee took the opportunity to ask Srila Prabhupada, “What are the duties of a householder?”

Srila Prabhupada said, “A householder should be generous, not miserly.”

He was expecting some detailed instruction from Srila Prabhupada. Maybe a week later, during a morning walk with Srila Prabhupada, hoping to get an in-depth answer, he asked the same question. Srila Prabhupada looked at him and said, “A grihastha must be generous and not miserly.” Srila Prabhupada turned and walked away.

In grihastha life, when you have children, it becomes challenging to maintain the family. Arranging for food and shelter makes life difficult. A householder may become anxious because of financial burdens. But the fact is that Srila Prabhupada made it clear that generosity should be important for a householder.

So, the grihastha devotees wanted to invite Lord Chaitanya for prasadam. Lord Chaitanya smiled and said, “First become lakṣeśvaras.” Lakṣeśvaras means one hundred thousand.

When I first came to India in 1976, it was Rs 8 per dollar, but now it is around Rs 100. In those days, one lakh rupees was a big amount. When I first visited Russia after it had just switched to capitalism, you could buy a small house for 15 roubles.

Earlier you could buy potatoes in India for paisa, but now they cost much more.

When devotees heard this, they were shocked. They thought, “What has happened to our Lord? Now He wants to associate only with wealthy people.” Devotees were devastated.

2. Importance of Chanting the Holy Name

The Lord replied, “Do you know who is a lakṣeśvara? He is someone who daily chants one hundred thousand holy names.”

The brahmanas said that they would chant one hundred thousand holy names, so they requested the Lord to come and take prasadam at their house.

Lord Chaitanya made it clear that if you want to be taken seriously, then chant one hundred thousand names.

Srila Prabhupada insisted that we chant a minimum of 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.

In the book Miracle at 22nd Avenue, Mukunda Maharaja writes that everyone was chanting on beads every day.

Then one day Srila Prabhupada said that everyone should chant 64 rounds. Devotees said it was too much. Srila Prabhupada said, “At least chant 32 rounds.” Devotees again said it was too much. Then SP said, “16 rounds and no less.”

Once on the roof of the Lotus Building in Mayapur, Srila Prabhupada said that the whole world would come there. Krishna told me to come to this material world. I told Him that this world is so hellish. Then Krishna said that you have to go because people need your books.

As devotees become more advanced, they develop a relationship with Krishna.

In Atlanta, Srila Prabhupada said, “If you want to go back home, back to Godhead, you have to be 100% pure.” Devotees became discouraged. Srila Prabhupada said, “At least 90% pure.” Devotees were still morose. Srila Prabhupada then said, “At least 80% pure,” and in this way he came down to 50%. Then he said, “Just hold my dhoti and I will take you back, because I have the key.”

There was one devotee in America, Jay Gopala. He died in a traffic accident. He was a young man and a householder. When he died, his wife was devastated. Srila Prabhupada tried to encourage her. He told her that even though Jay Gopala was not an advanced devotee, he went back home, back to Godhead. And if she continued practicing devotional life, she could go too. When she came out of Prabhupada’s room, some devotee said to her, “Obviously it is not possible. SP said it just to encourage you.”

But the other devotees who were present in the room said that after she left, Prabhupada said that although Jay Gopala was not qualified, Krishna made an exception. Danavir Goswami has also mentioned it in one of his books. We should accept what SP says.

If we chant at least 16 rounds seriously and attentively, and spend the rest of the time doing our service seriously, we can be qualified too. Krishna may accept us and take us home, back to Godhead.

Mother Malati said to Srila Prabhupada, “You say that if we chant 16 rounds and follow the four regulative principles, then we can go back to Krishna. It looks so easy.” SP gave one look and said, “Do you think I will cheat you?” It was very deep.

3. Vaishnava Seva and Offenses

Once Haridas Thakura was invited by the uncles of Raghunath Das Goswami, who were wealthy and pious. They had invited many people to discuss the glories of chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra. They requested Haridas Thakura to come and explain the glories of the holy name.

Devotees were saying that by chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra one gets freedom from sinful life and liberation from material bondage. Haridas Thakura said that these two are not the real results. He said that chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra without offenses dissipates all reactions just as the sun removes darkness.

Haridas Thakura said that liberation is an insignificant result derived from offenseless chanting.

Just by a glimpse of chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra, one gets freedom from fear. He gave the example of Ajamila.

At that gathering there was Gopal Chakrabarty. He was a tax collector. He was intelligent and proud of his good looks. When he heard that a glimpse of chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra gives liberation, he said, “Just hear the discussion of this emotional devotee.”

Haridas Thakura said that this is stated in the scriptures.

Gopal Chakrabarty said, “If a person is not liberated by a glimpse of the holy name, be certain I will cut off your nose.”

Haridas Thakura said, “If whatever I am saying is wrong, then I will cut off my nose myself.”

Devotees were on the side of Haridas Thakura. With this disagreement, the meeting ended. Three days later Gopal Chakrabarty got leprosy and his nose melted.

Once a leper came before Lord Chaitanya. He bowed down and begged Him to cure his leprosy. Lord Chaitanya angrily said, “Go away from here. Seeing you brings misfortune. You are a wretched sinner, an offender. Much more suffering is going to come to you.” This person had offended Srivas Thakura.

By uttering the name of a Vaishnava, the entire universe is purified.

Devotees are so dear to Lord Chaitanya. Mother Earth feels bliss when Vaishnavas dance upon her.

We should be respectful to devotees and always have a serving attitude.

Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura says, “Lack of qualification should not become an excuse for us to criticize others.”

Srila Jiva Goswami says that serving devotees is an effective way to develop love for Krishna.

Each Hare Krishna mantra is an opportunity to cultivate seriousness and chant offenselessly.

By the mercy of Lord Chaitanya, many wonderful things may happen in our life.

In Damodar-lila, the rope was always short by two fingers. One finger represents our endeavor and the other finger represents the Lord’s mercy. The Lord’s mercy is most important.

“Work as if everything depends on you and pray as if everything depends on Krishna.”

Offense to Krishna’s devotee brings great misfortune

Purushottam Nitai Das April 15, 2026

HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami Maharaja spoke in detail as how offense to devotees brings great misfortune. Maharaj said that offense bring misfortune to not just a devotee but to entire community.

He was giving morning Chaitanya Charitamrita class at Iskcon Newtown Kolkata on 20^th Feb 2026.

Before starting the class, Maharaja said that devotees should take notes during the class. He said, “Without taking notes, you retain 7%; with notes, 50%; and when you revise the notes, you retain 93%.”

Below is what Maharaj said in the class.

When a devotee makes an offense to an advanced devotee, then the entire temple is affected. We get the benefits of good things done, and similarly we get negative effects when someone does wrong. We all have the responsibility to at least help correct the situation.

Offense to Devotees – The Case of Ramachandra Khan

Ramachandra Khan, a Hindu, was proud, arrogant, wealthy, influential, and the top man in his village. He had heard of Haridas Thakura and that Hindus were appreciating and glorifying him. Ramachandra Khan did not appreciate this. He thought Haridas Thakura was putting on a show.

So, he thought, “I must make arrangements so that people see what he really is.” He believed Haridas Thakura was not a real devotee and should not be appreciated or glorified as an advanced devotee because he was sure that he was not an advanced devotee.

Ramachandra Khan hired a prostitute and sent her to Haridas Thakura. When a beautiful girl comes and shows her physical features, he was sure that Haridas Thakura would fall upon seeing her. He had policemen behind the bushes and probably some reporters. The purpose was to inform others that Haridas Thakura was bad and should be treated like that.

The prostitute came and spoke in a certain way. She tried, but nothing happened to Haridas Thakura. He continued chanting. If you are approached, then do not follow what Haridas Thakura did and say that first you have to chant. He said, “I want to enjoy, but I have to chant my rounds.” In the middle of the night she fell asleep.

In the morning, when the rooster made sound, she asked Haridas Thakura, “Have you not finished your rounds?” Haridas Thakura said that it was yesterday’s rounds and he had to complete today’s rounds. She sat and began listening to the chanting. Her heart got purified, and she eventually became a transformed person.

Our chanting is not at that level. When we chant, we are distracted by so many things – what we have to do and what not to do. The propensity for getting distracted from japa is prominent. Haridas Thakura’s chanting was pure.

Work on your chanting

First lesson – we need to work on our chanting. It is an ongoing process.

Srila Prabhupada was once asked, “How long did it take you to perfect your chanting?” Srila Prabhupada said, “About 25 years.” He asked the students, “How old are you?” The students said, “20.” Srila Prabhupada answered, “You have time.”

We may think 25 years is fine, but it depends on whether we are working on it or not.

The prostitute became an advanced devotee in hours. Haridas Thakura left that place. The lady came and started living in the same hut and became a famous devotee. She asked him, “How will I maintain myself?” Haridas Thakura said, “Don’t worry. If you do so, Krishna will supply.” It was a fact. Many people saw that she had become a devotee, and local people supplied what she needed.

Later Maya Devi herself came with the complete potency of material energy, and the same thing happened. She could not bewilder Haridas Thakura.

Ramchandra Khan offends Lord Nityananda

Later on, Lord Nityananda, accompanied by a whole group of His disciples and devotees traveling around India, happened to pass through that area. They came to the town where Ramachandra Khan was living, and he was a big man in the town with wealth and influence.

Lord Nityananda and the devotees entered. Some asked local people if there was any place where their large group could be accommodated. They were advised to go to Ramachandra Khan’s place, as there was room there.

Lord Nityananda arrived there with devotee.

“Lord Nityānanda, who is omniscient because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, came to the house of Rāmacandra Khān and sat down on the altar of the Durgā-maṇḍapa.”
CC Antya-lila 3.150

When Lord Chaitanya had Mahaprakash lila at Srivas Thakura’s place, He moved the Saligram sila to the side and sat on the altar. Often Lord Chaitanya’s activities are exemplary, and sometimes they are not. It is called the Isvara principle. Srila Prabhupada said Lord Krishna does exemplary things which we should follow, but sometimes He does things that are not exemplary, such as dancing with the gopis. Because He is the Lord, if He wants to do something He can do it.

We should have transcendental intelligence to understand what to follow and what not to follow.

Srila Prabhupada was traveling for the first time with foreign devotees. There was no temple, and they were staying with devotees. But those devotees had some sahajiya ideas. They asked Srila Prabhupada to tell about rasa dance. Every day they asked the question, and Srila Prabhupada avoided it. When they kept on persisting then Srila Prabhupada said, “You may be qualified to hear it, but I am not qualified to speak about it.”

Ramchandra Khan suffers

As Lord Chaitanya did during the beginning of Mahaprakash lila, similarly Lord Nityananda sat on the Durga Mandap.

A servant came and asked what they could do. Lord Nityananda said, “Can we stay here tonight?” The servant went in and told Ramachandra Khan, but Ramachandra Khan did not come out.

Uninvited guests should be taken as God.

And here Lord Nityananda is God. Ramachandra Khan was so ignorant that he did not come out to meet or greet the Lord. The servant came out and said that Ramachandra Khan had asked him to accompany them to a local house, a cowshed, because this place was not spacious. It was very offensive.

Lord Nityananda said: “Rāmacandra Khān has spoken rightly. This place is unfit for Me. It is fit for cow-killing meat-eaters.” CC Antya 3.155

Ramachandra Khan ordered the servant to dig up the dirt in the place where Lord Nityananda had sat. He wanted to throw away the dirt. To purify the place, he sprinkled water and used cow dung. Ramachandra Khan went berserk. But Lord Nityananda is God. Because of making such offenses, things went downhill for Ramachandra Khan.

Ramachandra Khan was in the practice of hiding taxes. The Muslim minister of finance understood this and came to his place, the same place where Lord Nityananda was refused to stay. The minister arrested Ramachandra Khan, killed a cow there, and cooked the meat in that place. He continuously plundered their house and village for three days.

Ramachandra Khan lost his position, money, and followers, and the village became abandoned.

“Wherever an advanced devotee is insulted, for one man’s fault the entire town or place is afflicted.” CC Antya-lila 3.164

Because of Sringi’s fault whole Brahminical society suffered

Maharaj Parikshit was cursed by Sringi, the son of Samika Rsi. Samika Rsi was a devotee. Not only Maharaj Parikshit died, but the whole brahminical society gradually went downhill because of the fault of Sringi.

It takes a village to educate a child. Sringi was not qualified. He was proud and got carried away. Maharaj Parikshit was a pure devotee of the Lord and was ruling as a first-class Vaishnava. Like Ramachandra Khan, Sringi insulted Maharaj Parikshit.

At least locally everyone should have tried correcting Sringi.

Samika Rsi had not trained him properly. He had only trained him to curse. The village brahmanas were also negligent in correcting him.

One difficulty is how to deal with faults effectively. For example, when we see a senior breaking principles, if you are junior then do not try to correct them unless it is an emergency.

We should try to get a suitable devotee to correct the situation. If someone sincerely tries to correct, there may not be any reaction.

Lord Nityananda wanted to deliver Jagai and Madhai to glorify Lord Chaitanya. Since Lord Nityananda’s devotees were not properly treated, He behaved in this way with Ramchandra Khan.

Few examples of Vaishnava Etiquette

Purushottam Nitai Das April 15, 2026

On 21^st Feb 2026, HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami Maharaja spoke on the topic of Vaishnava Etiquette at Iskcon Newtown Kolkata. Maharaja explained the topic with few examples from scriptures especially Chaitanya Charitramrta.

Below is what Maharaj said during the class.

1. Lord Chaitanya and Govinda – The Mood of Service

Lord Chaitanya had been having a big kirtan with many devotees. During the kirtan, he was spinning, and tears from his eyes were coming out to the point that everyone surrounding him was getting wet. He led an amazing kirtan. After the kirtan, Lord Chaitanya was transcendentally tired.

We might say how the Supreme Personality of Godhead can feel tired. But the Lord can feel tired. If He really wants to feel tired, He can feel even more tired. For example, we know that once Lord Krishna had a headache. When Lord Krishna has a headache, then He has the best headache.

Lord Chaitanya was tired, and he came to Gambhira. Like every day, Govinda came to massage his feet after lunch. This was Lord Chaitanya’s routine.

Govinda, Lord Chaitanya’s personal servant, was a disciple of Isvara Puri. So he was the godbrother of Lord Chaitanya, but Isvara Puri instructed Govinda to become the personal servant of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. So, Lord Chaitanya accepted him as a servant.
Rather than accepting service from a godbrother, we should render service.

Lord Chaitanya would doze off transcendentally, Govinda would stop the massage, and Govinda would go and eat the remnants of Lord Chaitanya.

But this time Lord Chaitanya was more tired, and what happened was that he lay down across the doorway of Gambhira. If Govinda had to go, he had to step over Lord Chaitanya.

As per Vaishnava etiquette, we do not step over anyone’s body.
We should not step over anything sacred.

Govinda said, “Could you please let me go through?” But the Lord said, “I do not have the strength to move.” Govinda asked repeatedly, and Lord Chaitanya repeatedly said, “I do not have the strength.”

Lord Chaitanya dozed off. Govinda put a wrapper over the Lord’s body and entered inside the room, and Govinda massaged the Lord’s legs, back, and so on, relieving the Lord of his fatigue.

Srila Prabhupada in his 70s would have massage sometimes twice a day. It helped him physically to function.

The Lord slept nicely for 45 minutes. When he woke up, he saw Govinda sitting. Lord Chaitanya was somewhat angry: “Why are you sitting so long? Why did you not take your meal?”

Govinda said, “You were blocking the door, so I could not go.” So Lord Chaitanya asked, “How did you get in there? Why don’t you go out the way you came in?” Govinda did not say anything but was thinking:

“I am willing to commit thousands of offenses to serve the Lord, but not the tiniest offense for myself.”

“These are some of the finer points of etiquette in devotional service. Only one who has received the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu can understand these principles.” Chaitanya Charitamrita Antya 10.100

Lord Chaitanya did not pursue it when Govinda did not say anything.

An important lesson in Krishna Consciousness is not to step over anything sacred.

It was the plan of the Lord to make us understand what to do and what not to do and to glorify the devotees.

2. Sanatana Goswami – Ornament of Vaishnava Etiquette

Sanatana Goswami was staying some distance away from Lord Chaitanya. Sometimes Lord Chaitanya would come to visit Sanatana Goswami and vice versa.

One day when Sanatana Goswami arrived, Lord Chaitanya noticed that Sanatana Goswami had blisters on the bottom of his feet. Lord Chaitanya asked what happened.

Sanatana Goswami explained that he came to visit, and there was a direct route that required walking in front of Lord Jagannath. But at that time Sanatana Goswami had sores on his body which were painful; maggots and insects would be there, and if they fell Sanatana Goswami would put them back.

Sanatana Goswami said if he walked in front of the temple, some people might get contaminated and may go to serve Lord Jagannath, which would be a great offense. So he chose to walk around. It seems that it was summer, and he was walking under the sun.

Sanatana Goswami accepted difficulty to avoid Vaishnava offense.

When Lord Chaitanya heard this, he was pleased. He said:

“Maintenance of the Vaishnava etiquette is the ornament of a devotee.”

By not observing Vaishnava etiquette, you lose respect in this world and the next world.

After saying this, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu embraced Sanatana Goswami and moisture from the sores smeared Lord Chaitanya’s body. Sanatana Goswami was distressed.

A little later Lord Chaitanya embraced him again, and the sores on Sanatana Goswami’s body disappeared.

In England, English people, particularly the higher classes, are very attached to doing the right thing. There are books about what to do and what not to do.

When Queen Victoria visited India once, there was a state dinner. All important people were there. At the end, everyone was given a finger bowl. But Queen Victoria was not familiar with it, so she drank it. Other people, seeing her, drank it too.

3. Essence of Bhagavad Gita – Pure Devotion

A story when Lord Chaitanya was staying in Sri Rangam during the rainy season with Venkatta Bhatta and Gopala Bhatta.

Lord Chaitanya was staying in their house, a few hundred meters from the Ranganath temple. Lord Chaitanya would go to the temple many times. He noticed that there was a devotee looking at Bhagavad Gita. Lord Chaitanya noticed him every day.

Lord Chaitanya noticed that some locals would joke with him and make fun of him. Sometimes, while looking at the book, tears would come from the devotee’s eyes.

Lord Chaitanya went to speak with him. While reading verses he pronounced them incorrectly. Some found it amusing. The devotee did not care and continued reading the book.

While reading, his body was manifesting transcendental symptoms: the body trembled, and there were tears and perspiration.

Lord Chaitanya asked, “Why are you in transcendental ecstasy? Which part of the Bhagavad Gita gives you transcendental pleasure?”

The devotee said, “Sometimes I read properly, sometimes improperly. But my spiritual master asked me to read daily.”

Following the order of the spiritual master is real devotion.

Lord Chaitanya asked, “Which part stimulates you in the Bhagavad Gita?”

The devotee replied:

“When I see Lord Krishna as Arjuna’s chariot driver, I become overwhelmed with devotion.”

Even though others make jokes, I am not distracted.

Lord Chaitanya said:

“Although you may not be able to read the Bhagavad Gita properly, you have understood its essence.”

“You are the authority on the Bhagavad Gita.”

The devotee said, “You are the same Lord Krishna.” Somehow or other he got this realization too.

Lord Chaitanya taught him thoroughly and said, “Please don’t tell anyone that I am Lord Krishna.” For four months he was in the company of Lord Chaitanya.

Lord Krishna intervenes in the lives of His devotees.

Maybe you all would have had such experiences.

Srimad Bhagavatam @Iskcon Newtown Kolkata – February 2026

Purushottam Nitai Das March 4, 2026

2nd February 2026

Speaker: HG Anand Vardhan Prabhu
Verse: SB 11.8.16
Chapter: The Story of Piṅgalā

Important Points from Class

The purpose of scripture is to purify a person from various contaminations and unwanted habits (anarthas).
Scriptures guide the soul back to the spiritual world.
The ultimate aim is to help the living entity return to Krishna.

3rd February 2026

Speaker: HG Anand Vardhan Prabhu
Verse: SB 11.8.17
Chapter: The Story of Piṅgalā

Important Points from Translation & Purport

A saintly person living in the renounced order should never listen to songs or music that promote material enjoyment.
One should learn from the example of the deer, who becomes enchanted by the hunter’s sweet music and is captured and killed.

Important Points from Class

The deer teaches us not to be captivated by material sound.
Because the deer has large, sensitive ears, hunters attract it with sweet music and trap it.
The moth is attracted to fire and gets burned.
The fish is attracted by taste (tongue) and gets caught.
The bumblebee is attracted by fragrance (smell).
The elephant is attracted by touch and gets captured.
Animals are trapped by just one sense.
Human beings can be captivated by all five senses.
Therefore, we should redirect our hearing toward transcendental sound — the Vedas and the words of Krishna.
There are many bhajans and Vaiṣṇava songs that uplift consciousness.
The Hare Krishna maha-mantra can be sung in many ragas.
Scriptures like Bhagavad-gītā and Caitanya-caritāmṛta are composed in poetic and musical forms.
Reference: Caitanya Bhagavata, Madhya Chapters 9 and 10 (Mahāprakāśa Līlā).

6th February 2026

Speaker: HG Rasananda Prabhu (Temple President, ISKCON Bhopal)
Verse: SB 11.8.16

Important Points from Class

A song was composed by Srila Prabhupada on 62nd birthday of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (SBSST) – his spiritual master.
The song name is – My Lord and Master His Divine Grace
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s greatest contribution to us was giving us Srila Prabhupada.
Srila Prabhupada always said that whatever he achieved was only because of his spiritual master.
SP met his guru only 4–5 times but followed him strictly and seriously.
In Caitanya-caritāmṛta, many living entities are mentioned, but only through the mercy of the guru do we attain Krishna.
A disciple should accept the instructions of the guru as his life and soul.
Before leaving this world, SBSST instructed SP to preach Krishna consciousness in English.
SP said, “I am never separated from my Guru Maharaj.”
Many disciples of SP may have met him only once, yet they are doing great service.
SP said that if one chants 16 rounds and follows the four regulative principles, one can return back to Godhead.
SBSST was grave and serious from childhood, like Sage Narada.
Once, after eating a ripe mango without offering it to the Lord, he later refused to eat ripe mangoes as a principle.

9th February 2026

Speaker: HH Sukhadeva Swami Maharaj
Verses: SB 11.8.22–27

Important Points from Class

In this world, people want happiness but do not know how to attain it.
We do not know how long we have been wandering in this material world.
Coming to Gaudiya Vaishnavism is not ordinary — it is the result of many lifetimes (bahūnāṁ janmanām ante).
Association with devotees and hearing Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gītā is very rare and special.
Pingala was a prostitute for a long time but became disillusioned with material life.
Even if we obtain material enjoyment, there is no guarantee it will satisfy us permanently.
Sex life is compared to an itching sensation — temporary relief but deeper entanglement.
Family life without Krishna is compared to falling into a dark well.
Living in the body is like changing clothes.
Real happiness exists beyond the body and mind.
Dhruva Maharaj regretted his material desires after realizing spiritual happiness.
The soul hankers for pure love and eternal happiness.
Preaching is the highest welfare activity.
Daily sadhana gradually transforms our consciousness.
We should ask ourselves: “Am I making incremental progress in spiritual life?”
Everything happens by Krishna’s arrangement for our ultimate good.
If we follow the process given by SP, we should not worry about money — Krishna is Lakshmi-pati.
Association with devotees is essential for detachment and realization.

12th February 2026

Speaker: HG Sri Bhagavat Seva Prabhu
Verse: SB 11.8.31

Important Points from Translation

The Lord is eternally situated within the heart.
He is the source of real love, happiness, and prosperity.
Ignoring Him and serving insignificant people brings fear, anxiety, lamentation, and illusion.

Important Points from Class

There are three types of lamentation:
- Lamentation of a materialistic person.
- Lamentation of a practicing devotee.
- Lamentation of a pure devotee.
Lamentation can be conducive to spiritual progress.
When hankering is intense, intelligence works only to obtain the desired object.
Krishna fulfills our desires to show us that they cannot truly satisfy us.
A practicing devotee laments when unable to properly follow devotional principles.
Sometimes we question why Krishna has put us in a situation, but later we understand it was for our good.
Sense gratification and devotional service are directly opposed.
One should remain a sincere servant of the Lord and believe in His mercy.

14th February 2026

Speaker: HH Bhakti Chaitanya Swami Maharaj
Verse: CC Antya 8

Important Points from Class

The day marked the disappearance of Isvara Puri, the spiritual master of Lord Caitanya.
Madhavendra Puri expressed intense separation from Krishna (CC Antya 8.34).
Ramachandra Puri offended his guru by advising impersonal meditation instead of devotion.
Due to this offense, he developed a fault-finding mentality.
Isvara Puri rendered humble personal service to his guru by cleaning and serving him.
A first-class disciple anticipates the spiritual master’s desires without being instructed.
Lord Caitanya was initiated by Isvara Puri in Gaya.
The main instruction given was to chant the holy name: “Harer nama harer nama…”
Association with sincere devotees develops service mood.
One cannot accept Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and reject Nityananda Prabhu.

15th February 2026 (Morning Class)

Speaker: HH Bhakti Asraya Vaisnava Swami Maharaj
Verse: SB 11.8.32

Four Formulas for Happiness

Do not take loans.
Live in your own natural environment.
Eat simple food, especially green leafy vegetables.
Always chant the holy name of Hari.

Additional Points

Failure can become the pillar of success.
Frustration may lead to detachment.
Transformation happens through association with devotees.
Everything that happens is Krishna’s mercy.
Sadhu-sanga means following the instructions of sadhus.

15th February 2026 (Sunday Noon Class)

Speaker: HH Bhakti Asraya Vaisnava Swami Maharaj

Chapter Name: CC Adi, Chapter 8 – The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru

Important Points from the Class

Caitanya-caritāmṛta should be heard and sung.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Goswami prayed for empowerment to write.
Minaketana Das became upset when proper respect was not offered.
One cannot accept Lord Caitanya and reject Nityananda Prabhu.
By the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, KDKG went to Vrindavan.
Whatever is written in CC is pure nectar.

16th February 2026

Speaker: HG Vrindavan Chari Prabhu
Verse: SB 11.8.33

Important Points from Class

The body is like a house with nine gates, constantly producing impurities.
Attachment to bodily beauty is illusion.
Human life is meant for tapasya, not animalistic enjoyment.
Time is often wasted in gossip, excessive internet use, overeating, and oversleeping.
We should always remember death.
Mere negation is not enough; we must develop a higher taste.
Real tapasya is practicing devotional service in association with devotees.
One who cannot control the tongue cannot control the other senses.
Lust is the desire to satisfy one’s own senses; love is the desire to satisfy Krishna’s senses (CC Adi 4.165).
Service must be performed for the satisfaction of guru and Krishna.

26th February 2026

Speaker: HG Gauranga Smaranam Prabhu
Verse: SB 11.9.1-2
Chapter Name: Detachment from All that Is Material

Important Points from Class

1. Overcoming Material Desires and Competition

• When material desires arise in the mind, we become disturbed; when we give up material attachment, we become peaceful.
• Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura would say, “Jade pratistha sukhera bista.”
• Once, a person was overtaken while driving a car. His wife said, “See, he has overtaken you.” The man then drove very fast and overtook the other car. But his wife said, “You are foolish because we had to turn left 20 km back.” Similarly, if we get absorbed in material competition, we will miss Krishna Consciousness.
• Srila Prabhupada received a letter saying, “I will set up a printing press to distribute more books.” Srila Prabhupada replied, “Do not compete — cooperate.”
• We must ensure that our Krishna Consciousness is not disturbed.

2. Purity, Forgiveness, and Clarity of Goal

• Once, a brahmana cursed Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that He would not get material happiness — and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was happy.
• Gopal Chapal tried to defame Srivas Pandit. He kept paraphernalia of demigod worship like non veg food at this house. Srivas Pandit saw paraphernalia such as non-vegetarian items placed there. He called everyone and said, “You think I am a great devotee, but I indulge in these activities.” Everyone knew he was pure. Gopal Chapal was afflicted with leprosy. Later, he sought forgiveness from Srivas Pandit, and his leprosy was cured.
• Disturbance in the mind comes from a lack of a clear goal in life. If we are clear that we want to attain Krishna, everything becomes adjusted.
• When we give up the desire for name, fame, and money, we can practice devotion peacefully.

3. Freedom from Envy and protection from Maya

• A crow was unhappy that he was black. He went to a cuckoo; the cuckoo said the parrot was happier. The parrot said the peacock was happier. The peacock said, “I am caught and kept in a zoo, so how can I be happy.” Crow thought I am better because I have freedom.
• We should learn to celebrate others’ success. If we feel happy seeing others’ happiness in Krishna Consciousness, we will also advance.
• We are happy when Krishna is happy.
• Intelligent people do not envy others. When we cause pain to others, we ultimately suffer ourselves.
• To protect ourselves from Maya, we must pay a cost. Let us understand with COST abbreviation.

COST:
• C – Conviction: We must be firmly convinced to practice Krishna Consciousness.
• O – Open to superiors: Take guidance from superiors. If we do not open up to them, Maya will influence us. With their help, we can grow in life.
• S – Safeguard boundaries: Identify what disturbs us and create healthy boundaries to protect ourselves.
• T – Taste: Develop a higher spiritual taste – paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class @ Iskcon Newtown Kolkata – January 2026

Purushottam Nitai Das January 3, 2026

Srimad Bhagavatam Class @ Iskcon Newtown Kolkata – January 2026

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Anant Bhagavan Prabhu on 1^st Jan 2026

Verse Number: SB 11.7.47
Chapter Name: Contents of the Gītā Summarized

Important Points from Translation & Purport

“The foolish conditioned souls ignore the spectacular presence of the Lord within everything and instead absorb their mediocre consciousness in their own temporary material coverings, thinking, “I am a strong man,” “I am a beautiful woman,” “I am the richest man in this city,” “I am a Ph.D.,” and so on. One should cut off such useless entanglement and accept the fact that one is pure spirit soul, the eternal, blissful servant of Lord Kṛṣṇa.” Srimad Bhagavatam 11.7.47 Purport

Important Points from the Class

Closest person is Krishna sitting withing the heart.
We are not able to see him because there are so many voices which comes from mind, intelligence and false ego.
Viswanth Chakravarthi Thakura gives analogy that fire is present in the wood but may not be visible but if we stir it then fire is seen.
Similarly, Krishna is within the heart, when we stir our heart by hearing and chanting, we can see him.
We have to see spirit in connection with Krishna and also matter in connection with Krishna. When we do so we become qualified to enter spiritual world.
How to see material world in connection with Krishna? This is possible by chanting and hearing the glories of Krishna.
Nam Chintamani Krishna – Krishna has descended in the form of sound vibration, in holy name.
We criticize how someone can meditate on space and light, we say deity is there, SB is there. Sound vibration is our worshipable Lord i.e. the sound vibration of holy name.
We have to realize that sound vibration i.e. holy name is non different from Krishna. This can be realized when we start chanting at the stage of sudha nama.
Krishna’s holy name is most merciful incarnation but because of our conditioned nature we are not able to realize this.
The most intimate companion is the holy name of Krishna.
Japa means chanting one’s own japa.
Bhakti Vinod Thakura says while chanting, close the door, window, blindfold yourself and then chant.
Today, we can meditate, how many New Year we have spent in this body.
Do the sadhana of remembering Krishna in solitude.
Once the secretary called HH RNSM at 11 pm in year 2005 explaining how book launch is so successful. But Maharaj said that I am remembering how in 1970s I was there under the tree in Vrindavan in chira ghat.
Sadhu always aspire solitude with Krishna relishing sweetness of Krishna’s sweetness in solitude.
Since sadhu is nourished within so despite of so many issues are able to deal with the situation in a Krishna Conscious manner.
To see Krishna everywhere, we should meditate on Krishna’s name, we should put endeavour.
Follow the verses of 5 & 6 of NOI where Rupa Goswami explains how to deal with the devotees.
Our relationship with the devotees, how we deal is based on advancement of devotee in Krishna Consciousness. Sometimes a person may be socially advanced but not devotionally and so may be devotionally advanced but may not be materially success.
Practice the principle of yukta vairgya. Deal with the matter in such a way that is conducive to Krishna’s service.
Advanced devotee can engage entire world in Krishna’s service, but we are not, so we cannot. As per our capacity we should engage in Krishna’s service.
We should do conscious endeavour to meditate on our faults. SBSST says that how I can see faults in others when I am covered with honeycomb of faults. When we see other person’s faults, then we should meditate on our faults. And when we see then we find that our fault is much bigger than others’ faults. So, we should focus on purifying ourselves.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Prem Swarup Prabhu on 2^nd Jan 2026

Verse Number: SB 11.7.48
Chapter Name: Contents of the Gītā Summarized

Important Points from Class

2025 moved to 2026 and we did not realize how time passes
Every rising and setting of sun, one day is stolen and moving from 2025 -2026, we have lost one year
We are moving closer to graveyard.
Put a time bomb in the car, and also put a person in the car, and the person can hear the tickling of time bomb but at when it is going to explode he does not know.
We all are sitting in the car of ahankara (pride), and we are moving towards death.
SP says for a devotee, time is like cat holding a kitten in the mouth but for a non-devotee, it is like cat holding a rat. After catching rat, the cat leaves the rat, the cat with its claw hit the rat, wounds him, now the movement of rat reduces and then catches it. Again, releases it, hits him again, making him more injured and so on. During this time the rat is bloodied and finally a final hit and the rat die.
For us it is birth, then disease, old age and then death.
Time is imperceptible.
Cat holds kitten with teeth, the experience of kitten, is shelter, joy. The same imperceptible time creates hope, shelter for a devotee.
Birth, growth, maintenance, production of by-products, dwindling and death is superfluous to the soul. Waning, the moon becoming smaller, waxing, the moon becoming larger, for us but there is no change in the moon. The change which we see is our perception. Similarly we are spirit soul, only the body changes.
When the body goes changes then we experience it because of our attachment to the body and our identification with the body.
In this world everyone is affected by time which creates nervousness.
The glance of the Lord is the time factor. Time activates modes of material nature. Modes of material nature creates influence, but time creates experiences. Change causes nervousness because change can change my situation.
Living entity has a nature to adjust in any circumstances even in the body of a pig. But by the time we are trying to adjust, the situation changes.
We get absorbed in YouTube shorts because of “change.” Once a YouTube famous personality said if you want to keep the audience hooked then every 3 seconds there should be some change.
If someone is not feeling stability then how can one experience happiness. Otherwise we are constantly fixing our situation in life – health, family, money, fixing things.
Envy and rivalry constantly keeps us agiated because we may be having everything but we become envious.
HH RNSM explains, “One person made a beautiful farm in London, his pleasure was to bring friends and get applaud. When the people came to see his farm, the people became so envious, that they killed the person. They could not tolerate his opulence.”
One king asked his citizens to give something that when I am happy I become unhappy and when I am unhappy I will become happy. One person gave him a ring where it was written “This shall also pass.”
Chanakya says, you become sober by meditating on the factor of time then your agitation and excitement will got away.
First book SP wrote was “Easy Journey to Other Planets.”
What is the situation which keeps us fixed?
In one family one children died and the whole family got traumatized.
Krishna first tells Arjuna that you are not waxing and waning moon, you are the moon, you are the soul. Gita is to free us from this misidentification that we are body, but we are eternal soul.
Bhakti is direct engagement of soul. Krishna is giving Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Bhakti yoga to free Arjuna from the misidentification.
We cannot have rasa until we have stability.
First principle which keeps us unhappy is misidentification.
If we are working on bodily platform, we will act on mediocre platform. Any change happens to our mind, body, we will get disturbed. We have to understand that we are not mind but using faculty of mind, we are not body, but we are in the body.
We have to engage senses, mind in Krishna’s service, practicing yukta vairagya.
When you sit to chant, then unplug yourself from the world, go to the state of timelessness. When we chant, we should not expect anything from Krishna but just want Krishna’s association.
Krishna is the oldest (purana purusam), means he has the best experience, he knows us completely.
Time does not control everything, Krishna controls time.
A person who does not have material desire, no desire to enjoyment, fix on Krishna then he can go beyond space and time.
We are under kal, karma, guna bondage. Only Krishna can free us from the bondage – man mana bhav..
We are created to love Krishna. We become happy when we love serving Krishna.
When devotees said that SP we will miss you then SP said that if you chant Krishna and I chant Krishna then we will always be together.
In the spiritual world, time is there but it does not act the way it acts in this material world. It is like cat catching kitten.
We dance because in the spiritual world no one walks but everyone dances. We sing because in the spiritual world no one speaks but sings.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Aravind Gopal Prabhu on 9^th Jan 2026

Verse Number: SB 11.7.55-56
Chapter Name: Contents of the Gītā Summarized

Important Points from Translation & Purport

The she-pigeon would flatteringly cajole her husband, and he in turn would gratify her by faithfully doing whatever she wanted, even with great personal difficulty.
If one’s intelligence is not dedicated to serving Hṛṣīkeśa, the Supreme Lord of sense activity, undoubtedly one will plunge into the nescience of bodily gratification.

Important Points from Class

From pigeon’s example given in Srimad Bhagavatam, we learn that we should not get excessively attached to people of this world.

When Indra was cursed to become a hog then he became attached to the body and life of hog. When Brahmaji came to take him back to heaven then he was not willing to give up his life of a hog.

Why do we get materially attached? 1) Because we find shelter in something material. When we put time, energy and resources into that shelter, we get attached to it. Example: Parents put so much time, energy, money so they get attached to children. 2) We get rasa, pleasure from the attachment. Most important pleasure is attachment between male and female. Cause of male – female attachment is bodily attachment. We have example of liquid beauty – a beautiful lady stored all are vomit, pus, stool and showed to a prince who was physically attracted to her.

Srila Prabhupada would call attraction between male and female as skin disease. Just tear the skin and you will see the reality. Maya packages things in such a way that the foolish living entity gets bewildered. Also, material beauty fades with time.
A wealthy person got attracted to a model, wanted to marry her, so he divorced his chaste wife and drove away children. After marrying her, he realized that the model is having other affairs too. Now the rich man wanted to divorce her, but she wanted 50% of his wealth. The man thought why should I give her money, let me get her killed. The lady similarly thought that let me kill this person and I can have all the wealth. So, they both although living in the same house, hired goondas to kill each other.
Person thinks – body, wealth, wife, children can protect me. But they are not permanent shelters.
If the Supreme Lord does not protect then parents cannot protect a child, doctor cannot save a person, a boat cannot save a drowning man.
Srimad Bhagavatam teaches to not take shelter of temporary material things.
Jivatma cannot live without attachment, otherwise one will be like a dead matter.
Because of consciousness we have attachment.
Material attachment causes pain and frustration, will entangle us in this material world.
The same attachment should be dovetailed to great devotees then it will open the door of liberation.
We should be attracted to spiritual beauty which never fades. Those who meditate on Krishna carry Krishna in their heart and become very beautiful. One should be attached to unalloyed devotion to the Lord which attracts Krishna. Pure devotional service even attracts Krishna. Pure devotion is there in the heart of pure devotees.
Every devotee has some purity, which he is using in the service of Krishna. We should be attached to that and that is spiritual attachment.
In our life we have to see where we are putting our attachment.
When we start serving guru, Krishna then we get attached and we will understand that they are our real shelter.
When Kurma Brahman wanted to leave family life thinking it to be too painful then Mahaprabhu said that do not leave home but chant the Hare Krishna mahamantra offensively and along with that share the Krishna Conscious knowledge with all –yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa/āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa

Srimad Bhagavatam Class @ Iskcon Newtown Kolkata – December 2025

Purushottam Nitai Das January 3, 2026

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Anant Bhgavan Prabhu on 1^st Dec 2025 (Gita Jayanti Class)

Verse Number: BG 2.7
Chapter Name: Contents of the Gītā Summarized

Important Points from Translation & Purport

Arjuna says, “Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.”

Important Points from the Class

Bhagavad Gita offers highest knowledge i.e. devotion to Krishna.
We should always remember the verse – man mana bhav mad bhakto
Viswanth Chakrawarthi Thakura compares Gita to a jewel box. Base of the box is jnana yoga; lid is karma yoga and jewel inside is Bhakti yoga.
Krishna creates a situation where Arjuna is bewildered.
Gita is life manual for those who are practitioners of yoga and also those who are not practitioners of yoga.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Nimai Anand Prabhu on 2^nd Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 11.7.22
Chapter Name: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

Important Points from Translation & Purport

In this world there are many kinds of created bodies — some with one leg, others with two, three, four or more legs, and still others with no legs — but of all these, the human form is actually dear to Me.
The ultimate purpose of material creation is to facilitate the return of the conditioned souls back home, back to Godhead.

Important Points from the Class

Srila Prabhupada was saying, “As per dictionary definition of God is “greatest being and highest authority.”” Now in this canto, we are directly hearing from Krishna i.e. the highest authority.
We can take guidance from AI tool but if we take personal association, we get personal guidance, consciousness is involved, one can get blessings too.
Hearing from a person, helps to develop deeper relationship, helps to receive real consciousness.
Just being in Krishna Consciousness movement is not going to take us back to godhead, we need to do the right thing.
A pure devotee may be walking but we cannot understand his glories just by seeing him. We understand about him when we hear his glories.
Material energy is very dangerous and absorbing, it pulls us away from Krishna.
Those who are at sensual level get distracted especially by internet, watching reels.
Material energy also distracts us at mental level; someone wants to do something great which is nothing to do with Krishna. Even devotees can get absorbed into it.
Material energy is eternal and once a soul falls here he can remain here forever, so he is called nitya badha. He cannot come on his own unless he receives causeless mercy of the Lord.
Material energy distracts us at intellectual level: We can take one topic and get absorbed in it. One may do whole life research on grass or leech and throughout life one can be caught into it.
Srila Prabhupada was saying that dog cannot see beyond eating, sleeping, mating and defending. Similarly, people are not seeing beyond these 4 things. So, how they are different from dogs?
Human life is to finish dreams and to wake up to reality. If we are not using this human life to understand God, then our human form of life is useless.
On BG 7.1, Prabhupada has given around 51 lectures.
Anything which takes us away from Krishna is very dangerous.
By the mercy of devotees, we get some attraction for Krishna. But for attachment to Krishna, we need to practice attentive devotional service.
Srila Prabhupada says that if you see my spectacle then you will remember “this is Prabhupada’s spectacle.” Similarly, when we see anything, we should think that this “belongs to Krishna.”
Srila Prabhupada gave meaning of the prayer “Nikuñja-yūno rati-keli-siddhyai yā yālibhir yuktir apekṣaṇīyā” as book distribution.
As material energy is very absorbing, similarly book distribution is very absorbing.
In this verse SB 11.7.22, Krishna is saying human life is very dear to me, so, if someone helps a human being to remember Krishna then he becomes very dear to Krishna.
One person shared that he once saw “Bhagavad Gita As It Is” on a bookshelf at his grandmother’s house. He asked his grandmother how you got the book then she said that I do not know how I got this. The person liked the book and began reading it. And just by reading the book the person became a devotee of Krishna and opened a temple.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Srila Prabhupada on 5th Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 3.28.1
Chapter Name: Kapila’s Instructions on the Execution of Devotional Service

Important Points from Translation & Purport

Lord Kapila says:

Yoga helps to concentrate the mind.
By practicing yoga one can become joyful and progressively advance towards the path of the Absolute Truth.

Important Points from the Class

Asato mā sad gamaḥ. Tamasi mā jyotir gamaḥ: “Don’t keep yourself in darkness. Make progress towards the light.”
yoga process is to keep the mind in peaceful condition, tranquility, and then you can concentrate your mind towards the Supreme Absolute.
The real meaning of yoga = yoga indriya-saṁyamaḥ. The authorities of yoga practice, they say the yoga practice means to control the senses. That is the yoga practice.
There are twelve authorized persons who can give you real knowledge of spiritual life. It was spoken by Yamarāja to the servants who went to take Ajāmila to hellish condition of life, and he was saved by the Viṣṇudūta.

svayaṁbhur nāradaḥ śambhuḥ
kapila kumār manuḥ
prahlādo janako bhīṣmo
balir vaiyāsakir vayam
[SB 6.3.20]

If at the end of life you can remember Nārāyaṇa, then life is successful. You go back to home, back to Godhead – ante nārāyaṇa smṛtiḥ [SB 2.1.6]
Brāhmaṇa’s business is paṭhan pāṭhan yajan yājan dāna pratigraha. A brāhmaṇa should be personally very highly learned scholar. Therefore brāhmaṇa is called paṇḍita.
“We are also giving our student position as brāhmaṇa, but if he remains a fool number one, then we are misusing our attempt. He should be very learned scholar. That should be the aim. And there is no difficulty to become a learned scholar, because we have got so many books. You simply read and digest what we are speaking. Not that we are simply meant for selling books. We are reading. We must read. Then our position as brāhmaṇa will be fulfilled. Because brāhmaṇas are teacher. Anyone who can teach, he is brāhmaṇa. So unless you read thoroughly what you are going to speak to the world, how you can become a brāhmaṇa and paṇḍita? You should carefully note this.”
By the yoga practice you have to make your mind very transparent, clean, and then you can go towards sat-patham, eternal life.
So Bhagavad-gītā teaches us that anyone, if he worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead by sva-dharma, by his occupational duty, he also becomes perfect. For example, just like Arjuna. He was a military man, and his sva-dharma, his occupational duty, was to fight. So that fighting capacity he engaged himself in the service of Kṛṣṇa, and he became a devotee.
So that is the trick—how we shall always think of Kṛṣṇa even we are engaged in our occupation duty. That will make us perfect. Actually, real sva-dharma is to be attached to Kṛṣṇa.
Anything which does not help me in serving Kṛṣṇa, if we give it up, and anything which helps me to serve Kṛṣṇa, if we accept, in that way if we live, then gradually we become situated in our original constitutional position, eternal servant of God.

ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā
varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ
svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya
saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam
[SB 1.2.13]

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Srila Prabhupada on 9^st Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 3.26.17
Date: Dec. 26, 1974
Location: Bombay
Chapter Name: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature
Link: https://prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/741226sbbom/

Important Points from Translation & Purport

Time factor is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Creation begins as a result of the agitation of the neutral, unmanifested nature.

Important Points from the Class

Prakṛter guṇa-sāmyasya nirviśeṣasya. Guṇa-sāmya. When the three modes of material nature is not agitated, it is in the neutral stage, guṇa-sāmya. The guṇa-sāmya… The Buddha philosophy is… The highest goal is guṇa-sāmya, where there is no manifestation by the agitation of the guṇas. That is their ultimate goal, guṇa-sāmya, nirvāṇa. On account of agitation of the three guṇas, these manifestations are there, and that is called viśeṣa. Viśeṣa means varieties. And nirviśeṣa or nirvāṇa—practically the same thing = “Finish these varieties and again become nirviśeṣa, no variety, neutral stage.” That is the highest perfection of Buddha philosophy, nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi.

There are two kinds of atheistic philosophers. One is nirviśeṣa, and the other is śūnyavādi. So my students, therefore, they address, nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe. So whole world is nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi.

There are many big, big philosophers writing on zero. They believe in zero, but they write volumes of books. Why you are wasting time writing volumes of books on zero? After all, if you are going to be zero, remain zero. So zero means disgust.

When the Supreme Personality of Godhead glanced over the prakṛti, mahat-tattva, then the three guṇas agitated, and she begins to give birth in so many varieties of the twenty-four elements. We have already discussed the twenty-four elements. The ingredients are there. That is prakṛti. And pradhāna means when they are not manifest, and prakṛti means when they are manifest. And prakṛti, pradhāna, and above them, there is the puruṣa. That puruṣa is Bhagavān, sa bhagavān.

Therefore the puruṣa who gives birth to these material varieties, that is Lord Śiva, and the prakṛti which gives birth to these varieties, that is Durgā.

So when Kṛṣṇa comes in touch with prakṛti for giving birth of these varieties of forms of life, that is Śiva. That is Śiva. Śiva is not different from Kṛṣṇa, but still, Śiva is not Kṛṣṇa. This is called inconceivable one and different.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead does not come directly in touch with this prakṛti, but the form by which He touches this prakṛti, that is Lord Śiva. Therefore Lord Śiva is not different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead; at the same time, he is not the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

So kāla, time factor, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is above these twenty-four ingredients of material elements. It is in between the spiritual element and the material element, via media, that kāla. This is the description of kāla.

So the male part is Bhagavān, and the female part is the prakṛti, and combination of puruṣa and prakṛti is the varieties of creation. This is Sāṅkhya philosophy.

The manifestation of prakṛti, cosmic manifestation, is there to give the living entities another chance for liberation.

So if we civilized people, we give up this Āryan literature or Vedic literature and take to Jashushi[?] literature to waste our time, sex literature, then we are committing suicide.

So people should be enlightened, that “Don’t remain asleep.” Uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata [Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.14]. “Now you are civilized human being. You can read and write. You can understand.” So jāgrata: “Now get up, be awakened.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by Srila Prabhupada on 9^st Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 3.26.19
Date: Dec. 28, 1974
Location: Bombay
Chapter Name: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature
Link: https://prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/741228sbbom/

Important Points from Translation & Purport

Important points from the class

So this internal spirit soul is coming from the Supreme Soul. Therefore it is said, daivāt kṣubhita-dharmiṇyāṁ svasyāṁ yonau paraḥ pumān.

So one has to complete the term of one particular type of body. That is the law of nature. So they remain in dormant stage in the body of Mahā-Viṣṇu at the time of dissolution. Prakṛtiṁ yānti māmikām [Bg. 9.7], in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said. Prakṛtiṁ yānti māmi… Then, at the time of creation, they come out again in the same body as it was in the last creation. Therefore Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says, anādi karama-phale, paḍi’ bhavārṇava-jale. Of course, the evolution takes place, but at the time of creation the particular type of body which I inherited in my last birth or millennium I get again, and again begin evolution. This is the process, going on. Bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate [Bg. 8.19]. The dissolution takes place.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Acaryaratna Prabhu on 15^th Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 11.7.29
Chapter Name: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

Important Points from Translation & Purport

All people within the material world are burning in the great forest fire of lust and greed, you remain free and are not burned by that fire.
As described in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, kṛṣṇa-bhakta niṣkāma ataeva śānta.

Important points from Class

Everyone is burning in the forest fire of lust and greed.
Suppose that even one finger is burned then how much pain one experiences
In USA, forest fire is very common. When it comes then people has to pack bags and run away. Once everyone had packed their stuffs and going by their vehicle but there was traffic jam, people got stuck and got burnt to death.
Lust is perverted reflection of love.
If lust is unfulfilled then it transforms into anger and if fulfilled, then it transforms into greed.
Lust is born out of ignorance.
For sake of recognition or glorification people even give their life.
People are motivated by name, fame, glory. This is extended lust.
As long as we think ourselves as body, mind, intelligence, lawyer, doctor, engineer one cannot give up lust.
Only when one understands that I am spirit soul, servant of Krishna.
Yogi may perform tapasy for thousands of years but may not be free from lust.
When we understand we servant of Krishna then we should engage thoroughly in service of Krishna.
Serving humanity is not also love. It is also lust.
We may say we love this or that one will be burning.
But when one begins engaging in Krishna’s service they become happy.
In US, MIT, students were from different religious backround – Americans, Europeans, Chinese, Busshist, Bangladesh and they liked mantra meditation.
KC gives immediate result.
Loving Krishna is natural but because of ignorance we are not doing so.
Because of Tilotama two brothers foungth and killed each other.
With great effort one can give up lust but are still not able to give up puja, labha, pratistha.
Love is more powerful than lust, we see example of Haridas Thakura who was easily able to conquer lust because he had love for Krishna.
Complete lust can be given up only by KC.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Prema Svarupa Prabhu on 19^th Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 11.7.33 – 37
Chapter Name: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

Important Points from the Class

Sometimes when we do not get desired, then we lose our aim and goal and distracted.
If one is able to tolerate material miseries then one can attain the ultimate goal.
One who is able to tolerate on the path of devotion to Krishna can eventually attain the lotus feet of Krishna.
If we had practice continuous bhkati then develop tolerance.
If you do not forgive then we cannot tolerate.
Tolerance means to forget, not to be like pressure cooker.
Not expressing is an etiquette, but it does not mean that we have forgiven the person.
When we remain in the association of devotees then if someone alerts us when we are deviating then we become cautious and then come to the right path.
Devotee should know the art of converting extreme feeling of anger into attaining Krishna. Eg. Dhruv Maharaj.
If anyone is torturing us then we should know that he/she is helpless and is being sanctioned by the Lord.
Why Lord came for Prahlad and not for the demigods? Lord knows that when everything is fine then demigods are enjoying. Now Hiranyakasipu by torturing demigods is helping them in their devotional life because by being tortured they are again and again going to the Lord.
Haridas Thakura was although being beaten at 22 market place then he was praying Lord to forgive the perpetrator. But Haridas Thakura was not harmed a bit.
Prahlada and Haridas Thakura was not at all in misery even though being tortured.
Prahlada was not a weak person but a kind person. He had all the strength but he was forgiving.
Lord Narasimhadeva was thinking that which pillar Prahlad would point and so when Prahlada pointed to one pillar then Lord entered there.
We should know that whatever is happening is being sanctioned by the Lord. As we grow in our spiritual life, Lord intervention also increases. And there are Lord’s material energies like Durga Devi, material nature are there which is giving us trouble.
We should know what is the goal of my life do we want to serve Krishna or enjoy the world.
As long as we want to be enjoyer then maya comes and starts punishing us. Krishna is bhoktaram. Material nature gives 3 miseries – adidaivik, adibhautik, adhyatmic – if we do not surrender to the lord.
Law of nature is so strong that we cannot escape it.
Cause of disturbance is because we do not accept that Krishna is the only enjoyer.
This world is made for sense gratification – not for us but for Krishna.
Everyday we should see if my attachment to Krishna is increasing or not.
When there is love then one can rise above ego.
When goal is clear in life then a person never deviates.
When one has to get into IIT/NIIT then one works tremendously hard for 2 -3 hours, gives up TV, party, friend circle. And when someone says something to him then he says that I do not want to lose focus.
If someone wants to change the position and go somewhere else then based on our karma, some other person will be arranged to give us trouble. Everyone is instrument of our karma and they are purifying us.
We should think why Lord gave that person empowerment to trouble us. Lord has given them strength to punish us. We should contemplate and think why Lord has put me into such a situation.
Tolerance at every step will take us closer to Krishna.
We have to see why Krishna is doing this to me. This will help us to understand our present situation and will take us towards Krishna.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Vrindavancari Prabhu on 27^th Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 11.7.43
Chapter Name: Lord Krishna instructs Uddhava

Important Points from Translation & Purport

The spirit soul is not actually changed or affected by contact with the material nature.
Although, the spirit soul is impelled by the three modes of nature created by eternal time, his eternal spiritual nature is never actually affected.
The spirit soul, being most subtle, is not actually affected; only due to misidentification with the superficial activities of the body and mind does the soul undergo terrible distress within the material world.

Important points from the Class

True knowledge of soul is covered.
Souls is first covered by avarnatika sakti and the soul forgets his real identity.
Person identifies with material body, thinking I am black, short and so on.
People are in so much distress – few months back, there was dispute between husband and wife and wife jumped from 13^th floor and died in Ellita Garden.
Living entities should struggle to revive their divine qualities which gets covered.
Spark out of fire is black, similarly the livening entities lose his wonderful qualities away from the Lord.
Acharyas exhibits divine qualities without any struggle because of their relationship with Krishna.
The six goswamis would be Krishna Conscious all the time. Raghunath Das Goswami would take just few drops of milk.
Since Srila Prabhupada had divine qualities, everyone got attracted to him and surrendered.
Morning program is to make us fiery. Our goal is to become Krishna Conscious 24 hours in a day, we should be fiery 24 hours.
In the beginning one has to struggle to be Krishna Conscious but slowly it becomes natural and spontaneous. First, we should have enthusiasm in Krishna consciousness, for this we should have inspiration in our life. Unless we have role models, we won’t be able to have enthusiasm. We should have inspiration, take association of devotees, take help of others. Have role model in practice of Krishna Consciousness, then it will be easier else it will be difficult. We should have seniors and superiors with whom we can consult. Whether we like it or not we should do it.
Whatever services we do is for reviving our KC – book distribution, deity service, going out for program. Whatever we are doing, we should see if we are developing attachment for Krishna or not. If because of laziness we are not sincere in our devotional life then we will not develop attachment for Krishna. Whatever services we do is to “always remember Krishna and never forget Krishna.” If we are lazy in Kc then it takes time but if we enthusiastic in practicing and sharing and then by mercy of acharyas and SP we can revive our KC. We should give up those things which are prohibited – sinful and offensive activities. We should be careful in the morning time and especially during the day time. Sound vibration is very important – hearing is very important. We should be inspired by our role models.
SP gave us a schedule that is centered around Krishna. Morning program and then services centered around Krishna.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Anand Vardhan on 29^th Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 11.7.45
Chapter Name: Lord Krishna instructs Uddhava

Important Points from Translation & Purport

Saintly persons become powerful by execution of austerities.
Their consciousness is unshakable because they do not try to enjoy anything within the material world.
Liberated sages accept foodstuffs that are offered to them by destiny.

Important Points from class

One person asked HH RNSM that many times people feel lonely. He asked Maharaj that you were travelling when you came to India and had no security then Maharaj said he never contemplated that he is lonely. Maharaj further said that a person experiences loneliness when he looks for happiness outside the world, from outside people, and outside things. Unless we do not have internal absorption, we will feel alone.
Before dealing with other people, first get in good terms with yourself.
Internal absorption is our relationship with Krishna and with our spiritual master. It is more important than dealing with outside people.
If we are disturbed within then how we are going to deal properly with others.
If we are not able to bring out our emotions outside, then that turns into depression. Suppressed anger leads to depression too.
When earlier sannyasis would be wandering alone then it was not that they were alone, Paramatma was always with them.
The person again asked HH RNSM that you did not have much personal interaction with SP but still you served him in an extraordinary way. Maharaj said that SP’s vani and by associating with his disciples I associated with SP. Prabhupada also said that he never remained even for a moment separated from his spiritual master.
Prabhupada struggled a lot. Once David in USA attacked Prabhupada and he had run away for his life and came on the streets.
Maharaj said as we kept on completing the services given by SP the more we experienced presence of SP.
Guru may not be personally present, we may not have his physical association but if we are associating with him through vani then that is real association. Guru is present in his vani, teachings. SP is present in his deity and in his vani. So, if we are hearing from our guru and from SP then we are actually associating with our guru and SP. Krishna is present in his holy names, the Hare Krishna Mahamantra.
Eating to live and living to eat both are different. Most of the people live for eating.
Should we drown ourselves in sense gratification like a firefly/moth burns itself in the fire. Life’s purpose is not sense gratification.
As per Ayurved, people do not die because of less eating or do not become ill because of less eating.
One girl ate so much pizza and burger that there was hole in her intestine and she died eventually.
Eating is fine but overeating is condemned.
One who does not experience satisfaction within starts looking for satisfaction outside in sense gratification, in eating, in name, fame and so on.
Saying “no” always to mind is not good. But if we do Krishna conscious austerity and engage mind accordingly then mind is purified.
When HH BCSM was doing Bengali translation of SP books that he would sleep for very few hours and whole night he would be doing translation service. Even after book service got completed, still he continued the same time table.
If someone commits offenses then everything gets destroyed – spiritual as well as material.
In Goloko Vrindavan, devotees serve other devotees the way they serve Radha and Krishna.
We are fortunate that we get an opportunity to associate with SP’s disciples.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Jivananda Prabhu on 30^th Dec 2025

Verse Number: SB 11.7.46
Chapter Name: Lord Krishna instructs Uddhava

Important Points from Class

Saintly persons are like fire. Sometimes it looks like fire is gone but the fire is hidden.
1975 at San Fransico RY, SP gave classes 3 days in a row, SP paused for a moment. One of the sannyasis said laides should take children go out. Next day too the same thing and the next day too, there was SB class on who should be punished. It was mentioned elderly person, children and sanitly person should be taken out. SP said no. SP said, here I am old, children and saintly persons. Ladies were giggling then SP, said do not take it lightly.
This room is filled with saintly person, out of humility we may thingk I am not a saintly person. We are all saintly people, part and parcel of Krishna.
We lways wanting something. We feel something is missing. I want a better job, better car, wife, then my hankering should be fulfilled.
People buy iphone, if we hav 14 , we feel better and then we get 15 and it makes people happy. And then 16 comes. Material life is like that always hankering.
We aways remain in void, we think someday it will be better, I will be fulfilled.
The real thing is to have our relationship with Krishna back.
We think that by working hard we will be better than other and I will be happy.
One man wanted more and more. Narada Muni came to the person and asked him to come to Vaikuntha. The person said I have many things to do I will go later. When Narada Muni came later, he was much richer now, he was old. But still he refused to go with Narada Muni to Vaikuntha saying that my children are mature enough to take care of the wealth and proprietor. When Narada Muni came then his sons said, he left the body couple of years back. When Narada Muni started leaving, a dog came to him barking and said that I am the same person, and I am now guiding the fortune. But still he refused to go with Narada Muni saying that he has to protect the fortune. And few years later when Narada Muni came then a big cobra came, hissing. The snake said that I am the same person. He said that I am protecting the grains. Narada Muni seeing his sons coming, said that there is snake and the sons killed the snake. Now when the soul was coming out and then Narada Muni said will you now come with me and he said yes.
Krishna says I am the ability in man. We are able to do because of Krishna. It is not depending upon our beauty, intelligence.
We came here to enjoy separately from Krishna. Our fire of love of godhead has died down. It is still there but very feeble.
Devotees can ignite that fire. We experience when we meet with devotees, read SP books that we start feeling like different person. The real you start coming out.
We have full faith in maya, that we will some fortune, some satisfying situation. We hanker for fame thinking that when we get we will feel happy, satisfied and will be at peace. But this is never going to happen. One time Jeff bezos had billions of dollars, had yachts. But it would have given some happiness. But later he got divorce and it was most expensive divorce. And now again he is working hard. If it did not work for those having billions of dollars, then how it is going to work for you.
We may not be perfect yet, but we are taking steps.
When we are sick, we go to doctor, he gives medicine and therapy. And we start becoming healthy. And slowly we recover and we are dismissed from the hospital.
We associate with SP daily, see Gaur Nitai, read SP books, we are becoming slowly purified.
Even a little bit of progress will save us from so much suffering.
This is why we want to share KC with everyone.
Having siksha guru is very important because we may not always get association of Diksha.,
Shiksha guru is one who is aligned with Diksha guru. We ask question to Siksha guru and we get answer of Diksha guru because he is aligned to Diksha guru.
Give yourself to other people then only you will be happy.
Life without service to others has no meaning. We may want wealth to help people in their KC.

Gratifying senses is natural to us. In Goloka Vrindavan we satisfy our senses but it is transcendental sense gratification. Krishna wants loving exchange.

We can’t enjoy in this world. But if we offer to Krishna then yes. Like if we prepare sweet rice and then offer to Krishna and then we enjoy. Prasadam is transcendental sense gratification. Seeing deity is transcendental sense gratification. Hearing kirtan, aroma of flowers, fragrance of incense are transcendental sense gratification.

We have to transcendentalize our sense gratification.

We should recognize other devotees qualities knowing that the ability comes from Krishna.

SBSST said that before criticizing other devotees we should first give 10 compliments. We should deal with outside world also with compassion.

Krishna wanted Arjuna to become angry so that he could fight the ghastly war.

We should be always conscious that Krishna is always with us and that is Krishna Consciousness. He is there with us as Paramatma in the core of our heart.

We should be honest with ourselves. Good to catch ourselves when we do wrong. We should admit our mistake, that we should not have said this or would have done this. It is good to say sorry to others if we have done something wrong.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class @ Iskcon Newtown Kolkata – November 2025

Purushottam Nitai Das January 3, 2026

Srimad Bhagavatam Class @ Iskcon Newtown Kolkata – November 2025

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Aravind Gopal Prabhu on 11^th November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 11.7.7
Chapter Name: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

Important Points from the Class

Krishna at the age of 89 spoke Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna and now at the age of 125 years is speaking Uddhava Gita.
Krishna is ever well-wisher of living entities – suhrdam sarva bhutanam.
Living entities are shackled by sex desire in this material world.
When lust is fulfilled, it creates greed and when not fulfilled then one becomes angry.
Days and nights pass in sense gratification.
Two things drive people. One drive is gross sex desire and subtle sex desire like name, fame, money. And the other drive is of sound vibration.
Spiritual practitioners get driven by sound vibration of holy name and glories of the Lord.
When Krishna is satisfied then all our spiritual desires will be fulfilled, and we will be protected by the illusion of maya. So, we should endeavor to satisfy Krishna.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Bhakti Prema Swami Maharaja on 13^th November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 7.5.30
Chapter Name: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Important Points from the Class

When we read SB and hear it daily in temple then we get mercy of Srila Prabhupada.
In the beginning of SB, SP has quoted Prahlad Maharaj section version – kaumaram which means SB should be read from childhood onwards.
Prahlada life is in 3 parts – childhood, dealing with father, how to ask benediction from the Lord.
Hiranyakasipu asked Prahlada, “What you learnt?” Prahlada said, “This world is dark well, so we should take shelter of Hari.”
HH BCSM says, “Kali attacked two places – India (headquarter) and brahmana (general).”
Hiranyakasipu asked Prahlada who taught you about Vishnu?
Those whose senses are controlled for them to practice devotion to Krishna is very difficult. Its like filling water in a pot which has holes.
Unless we control our senses, bhakti cannot start.
Krishna bhakti means serving Krishna and not taking service from Krishna.
What is Krishna Prem? It is to serve Krishna. Krishna is already serving us by giving us everything – sun, water, food and so on.
HH BCSM says if you are not doing service to Krishna with joy then better don’t do. There are so many devotees of Krishna ready to do anything for Krishna.
We see the world as per our thought process.
Who loves us can know what is there in our heart. Similarly, only those who love Krishna can know Krishna.
Mayavadis say Lord is impersonal because they do not want to serve the Lord.
We go to Vrindavan for sense gratification. Real darshan of Vrindavan will happen when we will give up all material attachment and sense gratification.
First step is guru kripa, by the mercy of guru we will be able to give up sense gratification.
In Vrindavan to see Radha and Krishna, we will need the mercy of Rupa and Santana.
In this verse SP talks about the importance of serving devotee because this is the way to attain mercy of Krishna.
We hv tried to give up sense gratification but has failed always, the only solution is to understand that we are orphan, and Krishna is our only saviour.
It is important to understand that sense gratification is bad, is like poison. We have to understand this and if we are not understanding it then we should understand in the association of devotees.
There are devotees in Mayapur who has nothing – just two sets of clothes, bead bag and mat to sleep. We should take inspiration from them.
For us celebrating Janmashtami, Rath Yatra, making temple etc are our services to Krishna in this material body.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Bhakti Prema Swami Maharaja on 14^th November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 7.5.31
Chapter Name: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Important Points from the Class

This knowledge is being given by 5 year old Prahlad to his father, Hiranyakasipu.
First we should know, we are soul. And the goal of soul is Krishna and the abode of Krishna’s abode.
Material attached person do not know the ultimate goal of life.
Goal of materialistic people is, durāśayāḥ , being ambitious to enjoy this material world, but this is never fulfilled.
After bhoga there is always suffering but still people indulge in sense gratification.
artha–māninaḥ — People consider sense gratification as valuable.
Prahlada Maharaja does not accept guru hereditary guru, seminal spiritual master, Sukracharya. Sukra means semen.
Just like the weight of electron no one has seen, but scientist has seen. Similarly, we hv not seen the abode of Lord but there are great devotees of the Lord who has seen the Lord.
We should accept pure devotees as our guru then only we can know the real goal of life.
Read the book – Bhakti Niti Sanchay

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Bhakti Prema Swami Maharaja on 15^th November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 7.5.32
Chapter Name: Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Important Points from the Class

People who think that they can be happy in this world by sense gratification becomes miserable.
Prahlada Maharaj says, “One cannot be freed from material attachment unless one takes the dust of the lotus feet of those devotees who do not have anything to do with this material world. We should understand that even this body is not mine but belongs to Krishna. That is the consciousness of a pure devotee.”
By bathing with the lotus feet of devotees, one becomes pure.
We reveal our heart to those whom we love. Similarly what is there in the mind of Krishna can be understood only by his pure devotees who love him.
Sarbhaumya bhattacharya when he came to know that LC is from Navadwipa, then he developed affection for him and thought of speaking Vedanta to him.
A devotee becomes courageous by the mercy of Krishna.
Without the mercy of Krishna, we cannot know Krishna.
When one understands that Krishna is the supreme Lord causes of all causes develops ananya bhakti for Krishna.
For eg when a soldier fights for the country theneverything is given by the government, similarly when one does Krishna bhakti then krishna gives everything to him required for his bhakti.
Just like when one goes nearer to the sun then one’s body becomes warmer, similarly when we goes closer to Krishna, we develop qualities like Krishna.
The best way to go closer to Krishna is by chanting his names i.e. Hare Krisnhna Mahamantra.
Gita’s last verse say that wherever Krishna is there is everything. Krishna and his name is non different.
No one came from china or Russia to WB but by their books made many wb communist. If mateirla literature is so powerful then we can understand how much powerful is spiritual literature.
SB if one hears again and again then one will definitely develop love for Krishna.
Best way to spread KC is by distribution SP’s books.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HH Bhakti Prema Swami Maharaja on 17^th November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 11.7.9
Chapter Name: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

Important points from the purport

The individual living entity exists for the pleasure of the Personality of Godhead and is the Lord’s eternal servant.
As soon as the senses become absorbed in material gratification, they lose their power to experience the Absolute Truth.
The actual goal of sense activity is satisfaction of Viṣṇu, the Lord, and all of the senses can experience infinite spiritual pleasure by perceiving and serving the Lord in His personal feature.

Important Points from the Class

Scientists made three storied buildings which was revolving. On one story was electric shock, another piece of cheese and one floor hot puff of air. rats entered into one after another and got different experiences. Then the door was open and the rat could have escaped but the rats preferred to remain there in spite of getting electric shock and hot air because they were getting little pleasure in the form of cheese.
Only by giving up sense gratification we can get higher spiritual experience.
One person who came to know that he has just 7 days to live then he decided to utilize these 7 days in travelling to different places, eating various delicacies and so on. His video became very popular, and he became very famous. But we see that Parikshit Maharaj left everything and went to the bank of the Ganges for spiritual realization when he came to know that he has just 7 days to live.
Unless Viswamitra Muni signalled Lord Rama, he did not go to life the bow in Sita’s swayamvar. This means that we should always act under spiritual guidance.
If Bharat Maharaj would have consulted someone if he should keep deer as pet then definitely, they would have asked him not to do so and he would have been saved.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Sri Nitai Prabhu on 22^nd November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 11.7.14
Chapter Name: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

Important points from the purport

In the material world we falsely try to link ourselves with the objects of the senses. Man wants to link with woman and woman with man, or one tries to link up with nationalism, socialism, capitalism or innumerable other creations of the illusory energy of the Lord.
As explained in Bhagavad-gītā, the relationship with Kṛṣṇa that we develop in this life will continue to increase in our next life until we achieve the supreme goal of entering Kṛṣṇa’s planet.
Sometimes the conditioned soul, disgusted by his failure to gratify his senses, bitterly decides to renounce the material world and merge into an impersonal, painless transcendence. But our actual happy situation is to render loving service at the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead.

Important points from the class

Why although Uddhava had experienced gopis pure love of Krishna in Vrindavana, but he is talking about yoga process (here in this verse)?
- Krishna is winding up his pastime, but he is not taking Uddhava with him.
- Deity worship is not neophyte but the consciousness with which we do determine if the act is neophyte or not. Gauri Das Pandit and Gadadhar Pandit did deity worship whole life.
- Consciousness of Vrindavan is to align with the consciousness of Krishna.
- When devotees were distributing Bhagavad Gita in Vrindavan then the pujaris said that by doing so you will take birth in Vrindavan and become pujari in a temple. When Srila Prabhupada came to know, he said to the devotees that go and tell the pujaris that if they continue doing pujari service then next life, they may get an opportunity to be part of Mahaprabhu’s Sankirtan movement and will get an opportunity to distribute Bhagavad Gita.
- Regarding life comes from life, Prabhupada said that citric acid comes from lemon tree and not vice versa.
- Uddhava (as per the instruction of Krishna) was going to Badrikashram to tell the residents of Badrikashram that goal of astanga yoga, jnana yoga is to come to know Krishna and bhakti yoga is the topmost.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Anand Vardhan Prabhu on 25^th November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 11.7.17
Chapter Name: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

Important points from Translation & Purport

The material world is a gigantic prison, whose inmates are subjected to birth, death, old age and illusion, and a pure devotee has no desire to remain there even as a first-class prisoner, like the demigods. [Purport]

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Sri Nitai Prabhu on 29^th November 2025

Verse Number: ŚB 11.7.20
Chapter Name: Lord Krishna Instructs Uddhava

Important Points from Translation & Purport

An intelligent person, expert in perceiving the world around him and in applying sound logic, can achieve real benefit through his own intelligence.
By good association one should gradually come to understand one’s eternal position as servant of Krishna, and then one becomes very eager to live in the company of other enlightened persons.

Important Points from the Class

By reading this verse, one may think that guru is not required but Sri Jiva Goswami explains which is mentioned in the purport –
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī states in this connection, gurv-anusaraṇe pravartaka ity arthaḥ: the knowledge acquired by one’s own perception and intelligence leads one to appreciate the value of the representative of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
After creating human beings Lord was happy because only human beings can use their intelligence to become a devotee of the Lord. This intelligence is not with any other species.
Identity activates our intelligence, and association activates our identity. So, we should associate with saintly personalities.

75th Vyasa Puja of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj celebrated at Govardhan Eco Village (GEV)

Purushottam Nitai Das December 13, 2025

75th Vyasa Puja of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj celebrated at Govardhan Eco Village (GEV)

75^th Vyasa Puja of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj was celebrated at Govardhan Eco Village (GEV) which is around 70 km from Mumbai on 7^th Dec 2025. This Vyasa Puja was celebrated as “Festival of Gratitude.”

I had the wonderful fortune of attending this glorious event. People from all over India and also from outside India congregated at GEV to wish Maharaj on his appearance day. Around 20,000 devotees participated in the “Festival of Gratitude.”

Morning Program at GEV

Program began since morning with Mangala Arati, Narasimha Arati, Tulasi Arati and Sistastakam prayers at Sri Radha Vrindavan Bihari temple. The temple located in the midst of GEV is surrounded by beautiful trees, gardens and fountains. This exquisite temple has a magnificent rooftop and is open from all sides. The cool breeze from the surrounding greenery and the early morning sunrays gave us a soothing experience.

After the sistastakam prayer, devotees sat in the temple hall to chant Hare Krishna Mahamantra.

Chanting with Maharaj in the morning

The best part of the morning program was to get association of Maharaj during chanting. Maharaj came and sat with all the devotees to chant his rounds. Seeing Maharaj chanting with intensity motivated us too to chant our rounds with utter sincerity. It was such a divine experience that it cannot be described in words.

After chanting, there was darshan arati followed by guru puja. Maharaj did the guru puja and also participated in the kirtan. During the guru puja HG Yadubar Prabhu and HG Bali Mardan Prabhu were also present, and Maharaj embraced each one of them after guru puja.

After guru puja devotees went on Sankirtan to do parikrama of Giriraj Govardhan and the temples located in the Vrindavan Garden.

Srila Prabhupada katha by Prabhupada’s disciples

Srimad Bhagavatam class started at 8 am and continued till 12 noon. This class was special as in this class Srila Prabhupada’s pastimes were shared by Prabhupada’s disciples. HG Srutkirti Prabhu who was Prabhupada’s personal servant shared wonderful pastimes of Prabhupada from 8 am to 10 am.

After that HG Abhinandan Prabhu, HG Yadubara Prabhu, HG Sruti Prabhu and HG Balimardan Prabhu shared pastimes of Prabhupada.

HG Srutakirti Prabhu shares pastime of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj

HG SrutakirtiPrabhu also shared as how HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj first met Srila Prabhupada at Cross Maidan festival in Mumbai. Prabhuji said that during the festival thousands of people had come to hear from Prabhupada. Maharaj was around 19 years old at that time and he was sitting at the back. Prabhupada could see Maharaj and asked devotees to bring that yogi on the stage. Devotees could not see Maharaj, but Prabhupada showed them where he was sitting.

After the program, when Maharaj tried to touch the feet of Prabhupada then HH Tamal Krishna Goswami Maharaj said that no one touches Prabhupada’s feet. But Prabhupada said to Maharaj that you can touch.

Prabhuji was saying that Maharaj was a yogi in last life. He loves to live in the caves. Once in Hrishikesa, he was staying in a wealthy man’s house. But he would not stay in the house. He would go inside a cave located on the bank of the Ganges to chant Hare Krishna Mahamantra.

At noon there was bhoga arati. Lunch prasadam was arranged for all the devotees. Many devotees had come the day before to attend Maharaj’s Vyas Puja. But thousands of devotees on buses and cars were coming on Sunday from different places for the Vyas Puja festival.

The Evening 75th Vyasa Puja celebration of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj at GEV

Evening program started from 4 pm onwards. Many senior disciples of Maharaj made their heartfelt offerings. They shared how Maharaj’s teachings and his personal dealing touched their heart and helped them in their spiritual journey.

Maharaj’s godbrothers who are Srila Prabhupada’s disciples also shared Maharaj glories. HG Srutakirti Prabhu, HH Chandramauli Swami Maharaj, HG Yadubara Prabhu and HG Vishakha Priya Mataji, HG Abhinandan Prabh, HG Sruti Prabhu, HG Balimardan Prabhu graced the occasion and shared pastimes of Maharaj.

Later HG Shubha Vilas Prabhu, HG Gauranga Prabhu, HG Radheshyam Prabhu, HG Gaur Gopal Prabhu, HG Govind Prabhu and HG Krishnananda Prabhu shared glories of Maharaj. Subha Vilas prabhu said that he considers himself fortunate as he got the service to distribute more than 5 lakh books of Journey Home.

Maharaj spoke at the end.

Here are few of the glorification of Maharaj shared by devotees. Many devotees spoke and they shared many pastimes of Maharaj, but I am here sharing those which I could recollect.

Offering of HG Gauranga Prabhu

When Maharaj expressed the desire to build GEV in Vada then no one was enthusiastic – neither the brahmacharis nor the congregation devotees. Everyone was thinking why Maharaj wants to develop the project which is so far from Mumbai. So, Gauranga Prabhu went to Maharaj and said that no one has desire to develop GEV.

Maharaj said that it is not about your desire or my desire. It is to fulfil the desire of Srila Prabhupada. Maharaj said, in New Vrindavan, Srila Prabhupada wanted to build seven temples which the Goswamis built in Vrindavan.

But unfortunately, it has not yet happened. So, I want to fulfil that desire of Prabhupada here. Because if I do not do so then when I will meet Prabhupada and he will ask me why you did not do so in spite of having land, resources and qualified devotees then what will I say to him. Maharaj said that we all have to come together to fulfil the desire and mission of Prabhupada. And for that we have to come out of our comfort zone.

Offering of HG Radheshyam Prabhu

Maharaj expertly makes sure that all the devotees and all the four bona fide sampradayas are respected and no one feels offended. Once when Maharaj had taken around 5000 devotees for South India yatra then one sannyasi said to Maharaj that you have conquered South India and also the Sri Vaisnavas.

Maharaj then explained to the sannyasi that he has no desire to conquer anyone and does not want to show that Sri Vaisnavas are less superior to Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Then he explained how Lord Chaitanya respected all the four sampradayas. The sanyasi was so inspired to hear this from Maharaj.

Once when Maharaj gave class then one scientist came to Maharaj as he had some questions. Maharaj looked in the temple hall and saw a devotee who is a professor and has good scientific knowledge. Maharaj asked that devotee to speak with the scientist. Later when Maharaj met the scientist then he was quite happy as all his doubts were now cleared. This shows that Maharaj knows how to properly address the needs of a person who approaches him.

Maharaj expects his disciples to take care of their spiritual life

Maharaj never forces his opinion upon others but expects his disciples to properly take care of his/her spiritual life. HG Radheshyam Prabhu said that once Maharaj was going to give class in Chowpatty temple and also there was Puspha Abhishek. But HG Radheshyam Prabhu told Maharaj that since he has invited HH Nava Yogendra Swami Maharaj in Iskcon NVCC Pune, he will have to go. Then Maharaj told Prabhuji that you are too hospitable.

Prabhuji was confused what to do. So, he asked Maharaj what to do and Maharaj said follow your heart. Prabhuji was confused but he decided to attend Maharaj’s program and sat in the car in which Maharaj was going. Prabhuji attended the festival and Maharaj’s class. Later when he returned to NVCC temple then HH Nava Yogendra Swami Maharaj was jokingly saying that you called me but you were not here.

Maharaj expects all his disciples, especially senior disciples, to attend his classes and take care of their personal life very nicely. Prabhuji was saying that when he chants in the temple hall in the morning then he looks around to see who all have come and when he sees the devotees then he folds his hand and greets them. Prabhuji was saying that Maharaj greets the devotees as if saying – Thank you for taking care of your spiritual life.

Offering of HG Gaur Gopal Prabhu

HG Gaur Gopal Prabhu in his offering said that Maharaj is such a great leader that under him we all feel valued and inspired to serve the mission of Srila Prabhupada with more grit and enthusiasm. He further said that Maharaj is the king of all hearts because he has stolen the heart of all the devotees. And he is king of all hearts because he has given his heart to Krishna, the king of Vraja.

Once a devotee who was getting initiated came with his fiancée. The lady was not practicing Krishna Consciousness. After initiation, the devotee came with his fiancée to meet Maharaj. But his fiancée was crying. When Maharaj saw her crying, he said that you cry very beautifully. Upon hearing this she started crying more. But on that day Maharaj’s words full of compassion touched her heart. Now she has become a devotee, and she chants daily 16 rounds of Hare Krishna Mahamantra.

One devotee lost his young son. He was very disturbed. He came to GEV and asked Maharaj if he could put the picture of his son along with the Goswamis’s samdhi. Maharaj said, yes. Not just that Maharaj even paid obeisances to the picture of the devotee son and offered Giriraj prasada to him. This greatly touched the devotee who had just lost his son.

HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj speaks

Maharaj began his class by thanking all the devotees for coming to GEV to attend the “Festival of Gratitude.” As the road to GEV was full of potholes and was not smooth, so Maharaj said that devotees have come traveling on road which is like aghasura.

How to develop gratitude for Srila Prabhupada and Vaisnav acharyas

Maharaj spoke in detail how Srila Prabhupada dedicated his life to serve his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarswati Thakura. He shared the pastimes of Srila Prabhupada when he first met his guru in 1922 at Ulta Danga Junction Road, Kolkata. In the first meeting, Prabhupada was saying that people will begin listening to the message of Krishna only when India gains independence.

But Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura told that Krishna Consciousness is emergency, it cannot wait for anything. All these things like political changes, regime changes will keep on happening and most importantly these are not going to solve the problems of our life. Krishna Consciousness can only save the world and humanity. Maharaj said that Prabhupada would narrate his meeting with Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and would proudly say that “I was defeated by my spiritual master.”

Maharaj then explained that Isvara Puri got the opportunity to serve Lord Chaitanya as his guru because he did menial service for his spiritual master, Madhavendra Puri.

We should also develop the attitude of service and then we can have gratitude for Srila Prabhupada and our acharyas.

Radharani provides ingredients to cook sweet rice to Rupa Goswami

Maharaj said one important thing which I liked a lot. He said, “When we do not get what we want we get depressed. And when we see others getting something then we become envious of that person. All this is because of false ego. On our own we cannot free ourselves from this ego. But when we beg Krishna for his mercy and practice devotion to him with determination then Krishna can mercifully take away the ego.”

Maharaj also shared the pastime that when Rupa Goswami decided to cook sweet rice for Sanatana Goswami, then Srimati Radharani personally came to provide all the ingredients like rice, milk, sugar to Rupa Goswami. Rupa Goswami prepared kheer (sweet rice) and offered it to Sanantan Goswami to eat. When Sanantan Goswami began eating, he found that the taste of the sweet rice was beyond this world.

Rupa Goswami said how a little girl came and gave him all the materials for cooking. When Sanatana Goswami heard the description of the girl then he understood that she was Radharani. Sanatana Goswami was upset with Rupa Goswami that he had taken service from Srimati Radharani. He said that our purpose is to serve Radha & Krishna and not take service from him. Rupa Goswami also realized his mistake. But both of them continued eating the kheer.

Maharaj shared this pastime to teach us that all our great acharyas want us to always be engaged in serving Krishna unconditionally and without any ulterior motive.

With his heart flooded with humility, Maharaj said, “I am a very small person, I have not achieved anything great in life, but I am getting an opportunity to serve you all.” The world especially the devotees know Maharaj’s extraordinary achievements and his unflinching dedication towards the mission of Srila Prabhupada.

The Ecstatic Kirtan

Although it was getting late, still devotees were relishing each word which was coming from the lotus mouth of Maharaj. After flooding the heart of all with Krishna katha, Maharaj said that let us now do kirtan.

He said, “As you all have been sitting for 4-5 hours, so please get up to perform sankirtan.”

I do not think that anyone was feeling tired after hearing wonderful glories of Maharaj and finally his nectarean words. We all joyfully participated in the kirtan. Towards the end of kirtan, Maharaj asked devotees to raise their hands, close their eyes and loudly call Krishna by chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra.

We chanted 3-4 times and each time Maharaj said that our chanting the names of Krishna should be millions of times louder than the previous chanting.

Maharaj’s association, his divine words, his heart touching kirtan immersed all the devotees in an ocean of joy. It was the best way to celebrate 75^th Vyasa Puja of HH Radhanath Swami Guru Maharaj. It is because of his mercy only that thousands of souls all over the world, including me, now know that the purpose of life is to give our life to Krishna.

Program concluding at round 10:30 pm. There was delicious Krishna prasadam for all the devotees.

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