16 Apr 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita [3] (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- 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.
