The annual Sri Rupa Goswami Conference on Vaishnavism will be held this year at Gopinath Bhavan on August 27 and 28th. This has been Vrindavan’s premier English-language seminar on Vaishnavism for over two decades.
Srila Rupa Goswami is revered in the Gaudiya Vaishnava community as the chief of the Six Goswamis, the direct disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His voluminous writings, dramas and songs have elaborated upon the instructions of Sriman Mahaprabhu and comprise the theology of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
For over twenty-five years, the Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Math, under the guidance of Srila BV Narayana Maharaja, has held a conference (conducted in Hindi) to discuss the glories of Srila Rupa Goswami. Ten years ago, Srila Maharaja began English morning sessions, and they continue at nearby Gopinath Bhavan. The conference is a forum for Vaishnavas and scholars to speak on the glories of Srila Rupa Goswami and various aspects of Vaishnavism in relation to him, as well as to engage in extended discussion on these subjects. It is meant to enliven the Vaishnava community with topics that are relevant to their devotional practice and about which they are eager to hear.
It is my honor on behalf of the conference to invite you to attend the Sri Rupa Goswami Conference on Vaishnavism. An international assembly of distinguished scholars will be speaking and we welcome your participation. We don’t expect a large crowd to the English morning sessions, but we do promise a comfortable assembly of like-minded scholars and attentive listeners.
Your servant,
Manjari dasi
THURSDAY · AUGUST 27 · Srila Rupa Goswami Tirobhava Mahotsava
Sunrise Lectures · Srila Rupa Goswami’s Samadhi
Conference Breakfast · 8:15 · Doughnuts and Kicherie
Morning Session Gopinath Bhavan · 8:45 to 12:30
Bhakti Sangeet Yan Kali Rupa Sriman Krishnadas
Srimad Van Maharaj : The Special Glories of Rupa Goswami
Srimati Vrindavana Vilasini dasi : The Nearest and Dearest, Rupa Goswami
Srimati Savitri dasi : Rupa Goswami and Radha-dasyam
Sri Mukunda Datta dasa : Ujjvala Nilamani
Srimati Vichitri dasi : Padyavali
Sri Gokula Chandra dasa : How Srila Rupa Goswami Established the Innermost Desire of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Sri Rohininandan dasa : The Logic and Science of Devotional Service by Rupa Goswami
Bhakti Sangeet Sri Rupa Manjari Pada Sri Ram Shraddha dasa
Evening Session Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Math · 5:00 to 8:30
Mangalacharana Srimad Bhaktisarvasva Govinda Maharaj
Sabhapati Srimad Bhaktisarvasva Govinda Maharaj
Moderator Srimad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaj
Chief Guest Srimad Bhakti Kinkar Sridhar Maharaj
Distinguished Speaker Srimad Bhaktividagdha Bhagavata Maharaj
Speakers Srimad Bhaktivedanta Siddhanti Maharaj, Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narasimha Maharaj, Sri Priyanand Vana Maharaj, Sri Tamal Krishna prabhu, Sri Ramachandra prabhu, Sri Rohininandan prabhu, Sri Sanjay prabhu, Sri Jitendra prabhu
FRIDAY · AUGUST 28
Conference Breakfast · 8:15 · Flat Rice with Kadhi and Sonpapadi
Morning Session Gopinath Bhavan · 8:45 to 12:30
Bhakti Sangeet Sri Ram Shraddha das
Prabhupada Sri Srivatsa Goswami : Invoking Sri Chaitanya
Srimad Vishnudaivata Maharaj : Nama Tattva of Rupa Goswami
Kumari Savita dasi : What is the Avadaan of Rupa Goswami?
Jagadananda dasa : The Message of Rupa Goswami Spreads East
Srimati Janaki dasi : Rasacharya Srila Rupa Goswamipada
Sri Ram Shraddha dasa : Rupa Goswami Exemplifies the Definition of Bhakti
Srimati Sasikala dasi : Our Original Guru
Srimati Caru Chandrika dasi : Raganuga Bhakti
Bhakti Sangeet Sri Paramananda dasa Babaji Maharaj
Evening Session Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Math · 5:00 to 8:30
Sabhapati Dr. Achyuta lal Bhatta
Moderator Srimad Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaj
Chief Guest Srimad Sri Premdas Babaji Maharaj
Distinguished Guest Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaj
Distinguished Speaker Srimad Bhaktivedanta Shridhar Maharaj
Speakers Srimad Bhaktivedanta Madhusudan Maharaj, Srimad Bhaktivedanta Damodar Maharaj, Sri Dhira Krishna prabhu, Sri Parameshwari prabhu, Sri Vijaya Krishna prabhu, Sri Vamsivadan prabhu, Sri Uttama Krishna prabhu, Sri Radhanath prabhu, Sri Gokula Chandra prabhu
Gopinath Bhavan is located in the Seva Kunj area, on the Parikrama Marg next to Imli Tala.
For more information, please contact us at this email address or phone +91 7895120143.
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