17 Apr 2023 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita [4] (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Gopa-kumara tells Mathura Brahmana how he came from Goloka Vrindavana.
Sadhaka believes everything belongs to God.
Lord Ramachandra was tired of His duties and offered everything to Vasishtha Rishi. Vasishtha Rishi accepted everything and asked Rama to continue to maintain everything as Vasishtha Rishi’s property.
Ishavasyam idam sarvam – learn this shloka.
God does not give you money because He knows you will misuse it.
Narada Rishi glorifies the fortune of Yudhishthira Maharaja as Lord Krishna Himself stays in the house of the Pandavas and solves their problems.
No more vigraha, but galagraha: In the beginning the devotees serve the deity zealously, but later they cannot endure the service and see it as a burden.
When the Deity is not served appropriately, He gets angry.
Gopa-kumara in Ananta Padmanabha and Jagannatha temples.
Lord Jagannatha placed Ramanujacharya in the temple of Lord Shiva (Kurma devata) for disturbing the worship of the brahmanas in the temple of Lord Jagannatha.
Why Westerners are not allowed to enter the Jagannatha temple (attempts to destroy and steal from the temple).
Even Indira Gandhi, who married a Muslim man, could not enter the Jagannatha temple, what to say about others.
Gopa-kumara’s second meeting with his Guru.
Two reasons why the mind of the king of Jagannatha Puri, Gopa-kumara, was disturbed.
Uddipanas (stimuli) of uttama-mahabhagavatas.
Purna, purnatara and purnatama dhamas of the Lord.
