25 Jun 2021 evening – Hear Rasa lila Katha, But Never Imitate It (English translation) – Mathura, India

  • Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.26 onwards;
  • Question of Pariksit Maharaja: why did Krsna, the establisher of the dharma, did something apparently contrary to dharma?;
  • Two ways in which Lord protects the sadhus (killing the demons and giving them darshan);
  • The reactions of the sadhus of Dandakaranya when they saw Lord Rama;
  • Bhagavan creates the rules, therefore only He can transgress them;
  • How the fire got cursed by the rsis to be “sarva bhuk (eating everything)”, but how he was purified for becoming the remnants of Krsna;
  • Story of the rich man having darshan of Banke bihari (the “small” beggar and the “great” beggar);
  • Story of the drama party that had to replace their actor of Ravana at the last minute before the play and they chose the cook “Dashananda” to play the role