14 Aug 2023 morning – The Story of Gangamata Gosvamini and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

PART 2

  • History of Gangamata Gosvamini.
  • History of the Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya site.
  • Mahaprabhu’s ecstasy in Jagannatha Puri.
  • Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave shelter to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in his house.
  • The glories of chanting the holy names.
  • The last verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam is his essence: nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ yasya sarva-pāpa praṇāśanam (SB 12.13.23).
  • Sarvabhauma Battacarya taught the Vedanda with Sankaracarya’s commentary to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, thus pointing out the philosophical flaws (siddhanta).
  • The mission of Sankaracarya.
  • Vedanta proves the beautiful form of the Lord.
  • The differences between the elements that make up the body of God and those that make up the bodies of jivas.
  • Krsna’s body is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha, and Srimati Radhika is made of ananda.
  • The three main potencies of God: jiva-sakti, maya-sakti and cit-sakti.
  • The darsan of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with six arms.
  • Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya is the incarnation of Brihaspati, the guru of the demigods.
  • The importance of faith (nistha) in the Guru and the holy names.
  • Chanting the holy names and encouraging others to chant.
  • Learn the songs Guru Vandana and Jaya Dvani from the Guru Parampara.
  • The glories of following ekadasi.

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