07/07/23 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (Hindi) – Delhi | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family.
Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity.
Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9.
Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees.
The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna.
Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty.
Family life is painful.
The gopis leave everything for Krishna.
Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis.
Krishna corresponds to the devotee according to his surrender, but towards the gopis, He feels indebted.
According to siddhanta there is no difference between Narayana and Krishna, but according to rasa-siddhanta, Krishna is superior and more attractive.
Krishna is expert at joking. Ramacandra is always serious and cares more for His subjects than His family.
No one equals Laksman in seva and nistha towards Ramacandra.
It is very difficult to get a real servant in Kali-yuga.
The person who practices too much bhakti, who shows too much devotion, actually has the symptom of being a thief, a faker.
Description of an event in a Temple of Srila Gurudeva about a pujari who served too much and then stole the jewels of the Deities.
Prema has no worries, but the gopis are always worried desiring Krishna’s happiness.
In Bengala devotees cook a lot, at least ten types of preparations.
Various information about the cuisine of Bengal residents.
Maryada-Purushottama Sri Rama is bound by the rules and therefore He had to give up Laksmana. But, Sri Krishna breaks all the rules for the love/prema of devotees.
The qualities of Krishna dhira-lalita-nayaka.
During the different seasons the rasa-lila takes place in different places.
Sloka: yadi hari-smarane sarasam mana (Gita Govinda 1.3).
At the same time Sri Krishna introduces himself to each devotee according to his prema: as a baby and little child for Mother Yasoda; with 7 to 9 years for friends; and 12 to 14 years for the gopis.
Rama has 12 arts and 62.5 qualities; Krishna has 16 arts and 64 qualities; Narayana has 60 qualities.
Demigods can assume any form, but they don’t touch the Earth’s soil.
Ghosts always have their feet turned backwards.
Bhagavan is only one, has many forms, tastes different kinds of sweets according to time, place and circumstance.
