AN INVITATION TO THE 2025
ŚRĪLA RŪPA GOSVĀMĪ CONFERENCE ON VAIṢṆAVISM
VRINDAVANA’S PREMIER SEMINAR ON VAISHNAVISM FOR THREE DECADES
under the auspices of
Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Now in our Twenty-first Year
AUGUST 6 - 7 - 8 · 2025
Gopīnāth Bhavan, Vrindavan
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 body of literature –treatises, dramas, and poetry – were written following the instructions of Sriman Mahaprabhu and comprise the theology of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Over thirty years ago, at the Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Math in Seva Kunj, Vrindavana, Srila BV Narayana Goswami Maharaja convened a three-day Hindi conference to discuss the glories of Srila Rupa Goswami. To this day, the conference continues every Jhulan. This year, the three-day Hindi conference will be held at Gopinath Bhavan. Srila Maharaja also began English morning sessions at Gopinath Bhavan. These morning talks are now in their twentieth year.
The Rupa Goswami 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. While we don’t expect a large crowd to the English morning sessions, we do promise a comfortable assembly of like-minded scholars and attentive listeners.
Conference Venue: This year, the English sessions have moved to the Gopinath Bhavan Conference Room, Room 401. Gopinath Bhavan is located next to Imli Tala in the Seva Kunj area. Below, please find the Rupa Goswami Conference Program, with listings of both morning English and evening Hindi sessions.
WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 6 • Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Tirobhāva Mahotsava
Sunrise Lectures • Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Samādhi
8:15 • Conference Breakfast • Doughnuts, and Full Prasāda in Temple
8:45 • Bhakti Sangīta Yaṅ Kali Rūpa Śrī Madhukar dāsa
9:00 to 12:30 • Morning Session • Gopīnāth Bhavan Room 401
Śrīmatī Mañjarī dāsī In Defense of Parakīyā Bhāva
Śrī Pañca Gauḍa dāsa Kṛṣṇeti Yasya Giri Tam Manasādriyeta
Śrī Mukunda Datta dāsa Akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrti Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Kumārī Rati Maṣjarī dāsī The Glories of Rūpa Gosvāmī
Śrī Sanjaya dāsa The Glories of Rūpa Gosvāmī
Śrīmatī Hlādinī Śakti dāsī How to Qualify to Enter Spontaneous Devotional Service, Rāgānuga Bhakti
Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Padmanābha Mahārāja Kārpaṇya Pañjikā
Evening Hindi Session, Gopīnāth Bhavan • 5:00 to 8:30
Mangalacharaṇa Śrīpad Bhaktikinkara Śrīdhara Mahārāja
Sabhāpati Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Vana Mahārāja
Moderator Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Bodhāyana Mahārāja
Distinguished Speaker Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Śrīdhara Mahārāja
Speakers: Śrīpad Priyānanda Vana Mahārāja, Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Viṣṇudaivata Mahārāja, Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Padmanābha Mahārāja, Śrīpad Bhaktibhūṣaṇa Bodhāyana Mahārāja, Śrī Rāmacandra dāsa, Śrī Gokula-candra dāsa, Śrī Dayanidhi dāsa, Śrī Ramaṇī-mohan dāsa, Śrī Śhyāma dāsa.
THURSDAY • AUGUST 7
Conference Breakfast • 8:15 • Dokla and Imli Chutney
8:45 • Bhakti Sangīta Śrī Rūpa Maṣjarī-pada Śrī Rām Śraddhā dāsa
9:00 to 12:30 • Morning Session • Gopīnāth Bhavan Room 401
Kumārī Savita dāsī Upadeśāmṛta, an Overview
Śrīmatī Manjulāli dāsī Nāmāṣṭakam
Śrī Rām Śraddhā dāsa Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Contribution to Pure Devotion
Śrīmatī Kamala devī dāsī A Compilation of Glorification of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Sajjana Mahārāja One drop of Rūpa Gosvāmī’s gifts
Śrī Śrīvatsa Goswāmī Some Drops of Bhakti-rasa
Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Viṣṇudaivata Mahārāja Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Nāma-tattva
Evening Hindi Session, Gopīnāth Bhavan • 5:00 to 8:30
Sabhāpati Gosvāmī Dr. Śrī Acyuta lāl Bhaṭṭa
Moderator Śrī Basanta lāl Caturvedī
Distinguished Speaker Śrī Sanjaya dāsa
Speakers: Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Paramahamsa Mahārāja, Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Śānta Mahārāja, Śrī Mādhava Priya dāsa, Śrī Paramesvarī dāsa, Śrī Amala-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Dhīra-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Rohininandana dāsa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Vipina-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Jitendra dāsa, Śrī Navakiśora dāsa, Śrī Śyāmānanda dāsa, Śrī Caitanya-candra dāsa.
FRIDAY • AUGUST 8
Conference Breakfast • 8:15 • Flatrice and Kadhi
8:45 • Bhakti Sangīta Śrī Rām Śraddhā dāsa and Śrī Madhukar dāsa
9:00 to 12:30 • Morning Session • Gopīnāth Bhavan Room 401
Śrī Toṣan-kṛṣṇa dāsa The Sādya and Sādhana of Nāma
Śrī Dhīra-kṛṣṇa dāsa Rasābhāsa Doṣa
Śrī Gokula-candra dāsa Upadeśāmṛta: Sādya and Sādhana
Śrīpad Bhāgavata Mahārāja Śrī Mukunda Muktāvalī
Śrīpad Tridaṇḍi Mahārāja Śrī Rādhā’s Greatest Gift
Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Vana Mahārāja The Glories of Rūpa Gosvāmī
Gosvāmī Dr. Śrī Acyuta lāl Bhaṭṭa Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu – rather than Nāṭya-śāstra – as the Source of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Theology
Evening Hindi Session, Gopīnāth Bhavan • 5:00 to 8:30
Sabhāpati Śrīpad Gopānanda Vana Mahārāja
Moderator Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Padmanābha Mahārāja
Distinguished Speaker Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Vana Mahārāja
Speakers: Śrīpad Bhaktivedānta Vaiṣṇava Mahārāja, Śrī ad Bhaktivedānta Girī Mahārāja, Śrī Navīna-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Tamāla-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Gaurasundara dāsa, Śrī Vāsudeva dāsa, Śrī Anādi-kṛṣṇa dāsa, Śrī Keśava dāsa.
The Rupa Goswami Conference will stream live on Facebook. You can view the videos at the following address: https://www.facebook.com/Rupa-Goswami-Conference-123213948300853/.
We will be posting the videos as the conference is in session, but they can also be viewed on the Facebook page at any time for the next month.
The Rupa Goswami Conference now has two Youtube addresses, in which the videos don’t disappear, as they do on Facebook:
https://www.youtube.com/@rupagoswamiconference and youtube.com/channel/UCiMohk9SKrmm8f-eYG2K8MQ
Your servant,
Manjari dasi
Phone: +91 938.969.3004, WhatsApp: +91 9389693004, +91 789.512.0143, email:
