14 Aug 2023 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Mood of Separation in the Gambhira (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lilas in Gambhira as a sannyasi.
  • Mahaprabhu’s 3 stages of consciousness: the internal, the external and the semi-external.
  • Book: Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka, by Raya Ramananda.
  • The external symptoms of Mahaprabhu’s mahabhava.
  • The definitions of prema and kama, and the internal and external symptoms of prema.
  • The definition of atiantik-sraddha.
  • Srimati Radhika glorifies Lord Krishna in the mood of separation.
  • The meaning of going to Gambhira is to talk about the deep bhava of Srimati Radhika in which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was absorbed.
  • Lila of when Mahaprabhu, in a state of maha-bhava, changed his body into that of a tortoise and was rescued by Raya Ramananda.
  • Verse on Radha tattva: devī kṛṣṇa-mayī proktā rādhikā para-devatā (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, 4.83).
  • Verse on Radha tattva: kasmād vṛnde priya-sakhī hareḥ pāda-mūlāt kuto ‘sau (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, 4.125).
  • Krsna’s lila of learning to dance with the trees of Vrndavana.
  • Song of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura: Palya-dasi Kori.
  • The process required to serve Lord Krishna in His prakrata-lila.
  • The 5 stages of perfection: sadhana-siddhi, mantra-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi, and vastu-siddhi (Jewels of the Heart book).
  • Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave the darshan of His rasa-raja-mahabhava-svarupa to Raya Ramananda (Sri Caitanya Caritamrta).
  • One of the symptoms of prema is humility.
  • Loyalty to the guru is essential to spiritual practice.
  • Krishna’s two blessings to Narada Rsi regarding His pastime places.

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