03/06/23 evening – History of Snana Yatra and Ratha Yatra (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Invitation to the Ratha Yatra in São Paulo on 18 June 2023.
The Ratha Yatra in the mood of the gopis is when Krishna goes from Kuruksetra to Vrndavana.
In the lila of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Jagannatha is going from Jagannatha Puri to Gundicha.
Just by seeing Lord Jagannatha on the chariot, one reaches Goloka Vrndavana.
The reason for the Ratha Yatra is connected with the Snana Yatra.
The Lord is Parambrahma Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and is no different from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Achal Jagannatha is immovable.
Sachal Jagannatha moves and is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself.
He is Darup Brahma: Manifested from transcendental wood.
The demigods appear on these occasions to offer their obeisances to Lord Jagannatha.
Jagannatha means: Supreme Lord of the Universe.
He stays in Jagannatha Puri and gives His darshan to everyone as He has millions of eyes and ears.
Lakshmi Devi cooks thousands of dishes for Lord Jagannatha.
After the Snana Yatra, the Lord gets flu and after two weeks, He feels the need to go somewhere else to recover. So the Ratha Yatra takes place, a chariot ride from Jagannatha Puri to the Gundica temple.
At this time everyone can have His darshan and embrace Him.
In Brazil the Ratha Yatra also takes place, it is the same Lord Jagannatha, it is not different. This conception or realisation depends only on your faith.
Story of a Muslim boy named Salvey who had firm faith in his mother’s words (Lord Jagannatha).
With the eyes of material desire we will never have the darshan of the Lord, so we must look at everything and everyone with the eyes of divine love (prema-chaksu).
Meaning of Brahma Samhita sloka: Only by smearing the eyes with the transcendental kajal of divine love for Govinda can we realise the Lord.
