07 Aug 2023 morning – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha/Baladeva Teaches Us to Respect Our Parents, Guru, and God (day 7) (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Lila of Brahma, Krsna and His cows and calves, and the story of how and why Krsna lifted Giriraja Govardhana.
  • This harikatha was spoken by Sukadeva Gosvamipada especially for Paraksit Maharaja.
  • The story of how Baladeva killed the demon Vrkasura.
  • Baladeva is akanda-guru-tattva, He removes all duplicity from our hearts so that we can practice our spiritual life.
  • The story of the donkey and its owner (the donkey means lack of knowledge).
  • Krishna and Balarama pay obeisance to Their parents, Nanda and Yasoda, every day, teaching us how to respect our parents, the Guru and God.
  • The indirect way the gopis express their love for Krsna.
  • The gopis decorate Vrndavana in eager anticipation of Krishna’s arrival.
  • If everyone in the family worships Krsna, the house becomes Vrndavana. And when one person worships Krsna, his heart becomes Vrndavana.
  • The madhyama-adhikari says exactly what his guru said, while the kanistha-adhikari says what comes into his mind.
  • The essence of life is Krsna, when you understand that, renunciation will come.
  • The mood of Srimati Radhika who, while praying, yearns to be born like a deer in the service of Krsna.
  • The glories of Vrndavana Dhama.
  • Sri Hari’s greatest servants: Yudhisthira Maharaja, Uddhava and Giriraja Maharaja.
  • Once in Vrndavana, no one wants to leave.
  • About Akrura.
  • Lila of when Krsna is shot by the hunter and leaves the pastimes on earth (moksa-lila).
  • The essence of Srimad Bhagavatam is nama-sankirtana.
  • The aim of harikatha is to get a taste for chanting the holy names.

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