16 Aug 2023 morning – Nila-madhava: Jagannathadeva’s Appearance (English translation) – Orissa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- People want trivarga: dharma, artha and kama.
- The responsibilities of the brahmanas.
- The sufferings of a baby in the womb.
- How to get liberation. The perfect meaning of mukti.
- Indradyumna Maharaja hearing about Nila-madhava from a brahmana & wishing to have darshana & sending his men in 4 directions to find Nila-madhava.
- Vidyapati takes darshana of Nila-madhava with the help of his wife Lalita & father-in-law Visvavasu.
- Vidyapati contemplating suicide after seeing a crow reach Vaikuntha.
- Indradyumna Maharaja can’t get Nila-madhava darshana & an air voice says 4 logs of wood will come in the sea to be used for Nila-madhava’s deity.
- Daru Brahma (logs of wood) were brought to the shore by Vidyapati & Visvavasu.
- Brahmana agreed to carve deity provided temple doors were closed for 21 days.
- Gundicha-devi forced Indradyumna Maharaja to open temple doors & could see the Lord without hands, legs, dilated eyes.
- An aerial voice proclaiming to worship in this form of Jagannatha.
- If you see the Lord on a chariot, you will be liberated.
