diff --git a/components/vani/vani-of-the-day-cta.tsx b/components/vani/vani-of-the-day-cta.tsx
index 75b91951..6d30efe2 100644
--- a/components/vani/vani-of-the-day-cta.tsx
+++ b/components/vani/vani-of-the-day-cta.tsx
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ export function VaniOfTheDayCTA() {
 
   if (!vani) return null;
 
-  // Third line: the book name for a verse/chapter, or the label ("Lecture" /
-  // "Conversation") for a transcript.
+  // Third line: the book name for a verse/chapter, or "Lecture • DATE"
+  // (label + date) for a transcript.
   const source =
-    vani.kind === "transcript" ? vani.label : vani.book_title || vani.label;
+    vani.kind === "transcript"
+      ? [vani.label, vani.date].filter(Boolean).join(" • ")
+      : vani.book_title || vani.label;
 
   return (
     <Link
@@ -61,9 +63,7 @@ export function VaniOfTheDayCTA() {
         <QuotesIcon className="size-6" />
       </span>
       <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-        <p className="text-[0.7rem] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-primary">
-          Vāṇī of the day
-        </p>
+        <p className="text-xs font-medium text-primary">Vani of the day</p>
         <p className="mt-0.5 truncate text-base font-semibold text-foreground leading-snug">
           {vani.title}
         </p>
diff --git a/lib/vani.ts b/lib/vani.ts
index 9c5fb838..f9f8f8cd 100644
--- a/lib/vani.ts
+++ b/lib/vani.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type Vani = {
   subtitle: string;
   href: string;
   book_title?: string;
+  date?: string; // transcript date, for the "Lecture • DATE" line
 };
 
 type Envelope<T> = { success?: boolean; data?: T };