- When prema, divine love, manifests itself in the heart of the devotee, he becomes jubilant.
- Example of Srila Jiva Gosvamipada in Priti-sandarbha: The story of the father who supported his family with little money and a lot of hard work, just for love.
- Those who feel love are not concerned with their own happiness, only with the happiness of their loved one.
- Love is sacrifice.
- If you feel material love for your family, in the same way you can apply your love to Sri Krsna.
- Love and attachment to Krsna and His parikaras (eternal associates) are transcendental, hladini shakti vritti (the pleasure potency of love).
- Material love and affection are maya-vritti.
- The essence of prema is bhava, the essence of bhava is maha-bhava, and the essence of maha-bhava is Srimati Radhika, who is the embodiment of maha-bhava (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta).
- Srimati Radhika is Krsna’s pleasure potency.
- All the activities of the gopis are exclusively for the pleasure of Krsna (Prema-samputa).
- Mana, the transcendental wrath of Srimati Radhika, is just to give pleasure to Krsna.
- All siddhis manifest from the lotus toenails of Srimati Radhika.
- All bhavas manifest from Srimati Radhika.
- All of Srimati Radhika’s sakhis are experts in playing instruments, singing and dancing.
- “Rasa“ consists of these activities, singing, dancing and playing instruments, not sexual activities.
- Sukadeva Gosvamipada explained these lilas in detail.
- Lalita-devi is skilled in preparing tambula, and the other sakhis are also skilled in various types of arts.
- The song Sri Radhikastakam, which was written by Srila Rupa Gosvamipada, explains the worship (archana) of Srimati Radhika. As She and the gopis are cleaning the kunja for Govinda’s arrival.
- A kanistha-adhikari worships the deities but has not yet manifested devotion towards the devotees, this is his qualification.
- The archana of an uttama-mahabhagavata and a kanistha-adhikari are completely different.
- An uttama-mahabhagavata may be sweeping the temple (kunja-seva) and manifesting the mood of Vraja.
- The day before the Jagannatha Ratha Yatra, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu cleans the temple.
- Story of the sadhu who played a rhythm (raga) that evoked a female deity.
- Before serving the Divine Couple in the Goloka Vrndavana aprakrita one should receive training from Lalita and the other sakhis to learn how to do everything.
- The difference between common service and special service.
- Example of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada about the boy who taught harmonium.
- There are several lives until you reach the different perfections (siddhis), it depends on your bhajana and sadhana.
- Sakhis are experts, “from A to Z”, in everything.
- In Jaiva-dharma are the teachings for us to understand more about the knowledge of the sakhis.
- To be able to study more, you need to sleep less, but with quality.
27 May 2023 afternoon – Worldly Love and Transcendental Love (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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