16 Dec 2021 evening – The attributes of nama and mantra (English translation) – Bengal, India

  • Meaning of the 3 names of Krishna in the gayatri-mantra (Rasa-gata-vicharа, friendship, parental mood and conjugal mood).
  • Srimati Radhika’s original name and meaning.
  • Meaning of maha-mantra and the word Rama.
  • The more you relate to guru, the more you relate to Krishna.
  • In sambandha-jnana first you have seva-vritti, then mamata.
  • Shiva tells Parvati that in this world there are many false gurus.
  • Definition of the genuine guru.
  • If you don’t have much association with your diksha-guru, you can listen hari-katha from your shiksha-guru.
  • Formal ceremony of diksha and spiritual diksha (anusthanika and paramarthika).
  • Paramarthika-diksha, bhagavatiya-diksha and pancharatrika-diksha.
  • Two Krishna’s offenses in damodara-lila.
  • Lila of Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya asking Mahaprabhu why He dances and sings being a sannyasi.
  • Description of the symptoms of prema.
  • Pure holy names will reveal to us the pastimes of meeting and separation.
  • Lila of Haridasa Thakura seeing the dance of the snake and remembering Kaliya.