13/01/23am – Bhagavan, His Abodes and His Devotees (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhakti means to serve Krishna
-God is one
-The description of the different Lord’s incarnations, His dhamas and His devotees’ seva-rasas (Vaikuntha, Ayodhya)
-1 qualification of shanta-rasa: nishtha
-Lila on how Lakshmana took rama-seva from Hanuman
-Hanuman is a pure devotee in dasya-rasa but he possesses bhagavad-buddhi
-2 qualifications of dasya-rasa: nishtha and seva-vritti
-3 qualifications of sakhya-rasa: nishtha, seva-vritti and friendship
-5 obstacles to bhajana: laya (sleepness); vikshepa (distraction); apratipatti (indifference or disinterest in spiritual topics); kashaya (tendency toward bad habits, bad impressions from past lives), rasasvada (taste for material enjoyment)
-The Vrajavasis never believe that Krishna is Bhagavan, even when they see His aishvarya
-Lila on how Mother Yashoda saw universes in Krishna’s mouth
-Keep cow dung in your house. It’s very auspicious
-Baby Krishna can’t lift the shoes of His father
-3 qualifications of vatsalya-rasa: nishtha, seva-vritti and parental love
-Aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas sloka discussion
-3 qualifications of madhurya-rasa: nishtha, seva-vritti and parakiya-bhava (lover and beloved)
-Aisvaryasya samagrasya viryasya yasasah sriyah sloka discussion
-How do you know if someone is a Bhagavan? By the 6 opulences: aishvarya (absolute wealth), virya (absolute power), jasya (absolute fame), sri (absolute beauty), jnana (absolute knowledge) and vairagya (absolute renunciation)