29 May 2023 morning darshana – The Internal and External Symptoms of Bhava (English) – Wald-Michelbach, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Vedavati left the body with her mystical powers after Ravana touched her.
Vedavati returned in rama-lila as Sita-devi (Chaya-Sita, described in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana).
Whenever Bhagavan appears, He comes with His parikaras (associates).
Vrinda-devi is always serving the Divine Couple to arrange Their meetings, especially at nishanta-lila (the end of the night).
Song of the mangala arati: “mangala nishanta-lila mangala udaye”.
Bilvamangala Thakura is the perfect sadhaka, that is, he has attained bhava-darshana.
At this stage of bhava-darshana, the devotee is qualified to receive darshana from the Lord.
The bhava stage has 3 internal symptoms and 9 external symptoms.
The nature of the material world is to trap us with its power of illusion, that’s why the mind is disturbed.
When your mind is absorbed in Sri Krishna, there is no disturbance.
Example of Pariksit Maharaja who was happy to hear that he would leave the body after 7 days.
Srila Sukadeva Gosvamipada instructed Pariksit Maharaja to concentrate his mind on the hari-katha.
The only hope we should have is in the mercy of Srimati Radhika.
The story of Chitraketu Maharaja and the curse of Devi Parvati.
One of the outward symptoms of this bhava is “ruci” (love of listening to hari-katha and chanting the holy names).
Verse explaining the 9 external symptoms of bhava: kshantir avyartha-kalatvam viraktir mana-sunyata asa-bandhah samutkantha nama-gane sada rucih asaktis tad-gunakhyane pritis tad-vasati-sthale ity-adayo ‘nubhavah syur jata-bhavankure jane (Bhakti -rasamrita-sindhu 1.3.1).
The 3 external symptoms are: bhagavat-prapti-abhilasa is the desire to reach the Lord, anukula-abhilasa is to accept what is favourable to the Divine Couple, sauharda-abhilasa is to establish relationship with the worshipful Deity under the guidance of the parikaras (eternal associates of the Divine Couple).
Story of Janaka Maharaja: He called the rishis and munis to discuss brahma-tattva (Kanja Krishnadasa).
To investigate the truths of the soul, the atma-tattva, one has to eliminate the anarthas, the material attachments of the mind.
We are all eternal servants of Lord Krishna.
By practising service to Guru and Vaishnavas, the realisation of our constitutional form comes little by little.
First comes aropa-siddha bhakti (self-imposed bhakti), then sanga-siddha bhakti, and finally svarupa-siddha bhakti.
The glories of the holy names are explained in Sri Siksastaka by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Sriman Mahaprabhu’s moods were beautifully conveyed by the devotee’s dance in Mirepoix, France (https://fb.watch/kQQJNwKYhZ/).
History of the dance battle (competition) between the demigods and demigoddesses.
