• Gopa-kumara arrives at the golden temple of Ananta Padmanabha.
  • The three gates of His darshana.
  • Hundreds of brahmanas want to serve the deity and chant Vedic mantras.
  • The gopala-mantra is very powerful.
  • Gopa-kumara continues to wear simple cowboy clothes even after becoming king.
  • The rule of Gopa-kumara for all the residents of the kingdom.
  • The daily festival of the Vrajavasis (Govinda-darshana utsava).
  • Story of a young newlywed who is eager to see Govinda.
  • Narottama dasa Thakura explains in Prema-bhakti-chandrika – if we don’t follow sadhana, how can we attain the ultimate goal?
  • The importance of daily participation in mangala-arati.
  • The five perfections: sadhana siddhi, mantra siddhi, bhava siddhi, svarupa siddhi, vastu siddhi, and then parikara.
  • Gopala mantra is the raja mantra.
  • In Jaiva-dharma, Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains the svarupa of the jiva – everybody should read it.
  • The rishis of Dandakaranya.
  • The importance of the association of a nitya-siddha-parikara.
  • Direct service (of the nitya-siddha) and distant service (of the jiva-tattva) to the Divine Couple – svatantra and paratantra-seva.
  • Lalita-devi is a supreme commander of all the sakhis.
  • Everyone should read Lalitashtaka.
  • Lalita is the one who directs what lilas will happen.
  • Gurvashtaka – we have to learn the meaning, otherwise we are like a parrot.
  • The opportunity to serve directly.
  • Gopa-kumara is not happy in the temple of Ananta Padmanabha because of the strict rules of the smarta-brahmanas and the caste system.
  • Explanation of castes, meaning of shudra.
  • Gopa-kumara hears of the glories of Lord Jagannatha.
  • Without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, it is not possible to chant the pure holy names.
  • Nama-aparadha, vaishnava-aparadha, dhama-aparadha, seva-aparadha.
  • Nama-abhasa, the story of Ajamila.
  • Shuddha-nama.

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