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Madhukar das

Madhukar das

Would you like to learn the verses of Śrī Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam?

Would you like to learn the verses of Śrī Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam?

I just made this announcement on the Gaudiya Kirtan mailing list, but I’m sharing it here on Vine of Devotion for those who aren’t subscribed there. Starting in a couple of days, we’ll begin going through one verse every second or third day from Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa

On Memorizing Ślokas (Part One): Gaining Focus as a Secondary Benefit

On Memorizing Ślokas (Part One): Gaining Focus as a Secondary Benefit

It’s been quite a while since my last post here on Vine of Devotion. As you may already know, the reason is we’ve been busy working on a new edition of Śrī Gauḍīya Gīti-guccha (the songbook), which will have almost double the number of songs compared to the

Upcoming daily program for the 3rd month of Cāturmāsya

Upcoming daily program for the 3rd month of Cāturmāsya

Jaya Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura ki jaya! This a quick update on our plans for the third month of Cāturmāsya, which begins the day after tomorrow. It’s past 11 PM as I write this, and I’m feeling quite tired, so I’ll keep it brief. I wanted to

FIVE Hours of Daily 'Nurturing the Seed' Focus Sessions – Starting this Ekādaśī!

FIVE Hours of Daily 'Nurturing the Seed' Focus Sessions – Starting this Ekādaśī!

We began the "Nurturing the Seed" daily focus sessions at the start of this year, and we've completed 155 sessions so far. These sessions have been held at 8 PM India time. For those who couldn't join because the timing was inconvenient, I have

UPDATE: To participate in the Daśa-mūla-śikṣā program, I'm temporarily canceling the Friday Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā sessions.

UPDATE: To participate in the Daśa-mūla-śikṣā program, I'm temporarily canceling the Friday Bhaktivinoda-gīti-dhārā sessions.

Haribol! In my previous post, I announced Candramukhi Didi's Daśa-mūla-śikṣā course, but mentioned how sadly, I (or anyone who didn't want to miss the live BGD sessions) wouldn't be able to attend it due to conflicting timings. Well, now I glad to inform you

UPCOMING: A Daśa-mūla-śikṣā Course and Śrīla Gurudeva's Articles Beginning from 1950!

UPCOMING: A Daśa-mūla-śikṣā Course and Śrīla Gurudeva's Articles Beginning from 1950!

I want to let you know about two exciting programs coming up very soon: 1. A course on Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's Daśa-mūla-tattva 2. A monthly reading series covering all the articles of Śrīla Gurudeva Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja published in Śrī Bhāgavata-patrikā and Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā Daśa-mūla-śikṣā Course Beginning

Vaiṣṇava Calendars for Gaurābda 508 (2024-25)

Vaiṣṇava Calendars for Gaurābda 508 (2024-25)

This post is a bit late, but better late than never! Thanks to a little prodding from some friends, I have finally finished setting up the Google calendars for Vrindavan and Navadvip. If you subscribed to them last year, there's no need to do anything—they've