06 Jul 2023 morning – Faith and Sincerity are Fundamental (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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About Mahaprabhu and the devotees of Lord Shiva.
Legend of Parvati and Shiva as birds.
We should bathe in sacred rivers like Kaveri.
Mahaprabhu has darsana of Ranganatha and Bhatta brothers become happy (family of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami).
Mahaprabhu stayed for four months in the home of the Bhatta family and gave harikatha.
Story about a funny method Narada Rsi uses to create interest in hearing harikatha in a couple of devotees.
The soul’s nature is to serve Krishna and the Guru’s duty is to speak harikatha.
The best service to the sadhu is to sit and listen to him speak Krishna-katha.
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was invited to honor prasada in many houses in Bengal. So it is with sadhus in Bengal to this day.
Mahaprabhu’s beautiful lila and the young man who could barely read and not understand the Bhagavad Gita but felt bliss nonetheless.
Whoever reads the Bhagavad Gita with faith and attention attracts the Lord Himself and Srimati Radhika to the place.
He who is not moved by weeping or shivering when chanting the holy names and hearing harikatha is one who has a heart of stone.
He who does not use his eyes and tongue to see the Deity and talk about the Lord, impairs his senses in the next life.
The Vaisnavas are humble when they say not to touch on their feet – we should touch on their feet!
By chanting the mantra, the mantra itself manifests itself in the heart when one has sadhu-sanga, even if one does not understand the meaning of the mantra.
Until one reaches the stage of madhyama-adhikari, it is not possible to meditate on the meaning of the mantra.
Instructions are given according to the qualification of the person.
The more sincere the devotee is, the more Bhaktidevi manifests in the devotee’s heart.
Shudha-cita = pure heart and without hypocrisy.
The fisherman bathes in the Ganges, but still kills the fish.
Lila from Krishna and the hunter. Krishna tells the story of the king and the time of scarcity in the kingdom.
5 prohibited activities in Kali-yuga: killing cows, ashvamedha yajna (horse sacrifice), offering meat to ancestors, karma-sannyasi, and marrying brother-in-law.
The sacrifice of Kali-yuga is nama sankirtana. But, fire sacrifice can also be performed in this age.
