[On this most excellent and auspicious day of Nanda Mahotsava, a celebration for the Appearance of Sri Krishna, under the guidance and by the unlimited and causeless mercy of Guru and Gauranga, we are allowed the opportunity to present this nectarean hari-katha spoken by the sweet, lotus lips of our beloved Srila Gurudeva, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja on September 6 of 2015, in Russia, during the 18th year of his preaching mission.] Nanda Mahotsava Celebrati