19/08/23 evening – The Consequences of Aparadhas (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- The six types of aparadhas.
- How can we receive a Vaisnava at home.
- Story of Citrakuta Maharaja, his queens, and his only son who was killed out of jealousy and envy.
- The specialty of the mantra is the attainment of siddhis (mystical powers).
- Lila from when Citrakuta Maharaja went to visit Sivaji. Enraged Parvati curses Citrakuta Maharaja.
- Anger is like the fire that burns everything.
- The story of the mongoose that killed a snake and saved the baby.
- The lila of when Mahaprabhu as a child broke the pots in the kitchen.
- A bhakta must learn to control the five senses. Verse: vāco vegaḿ manasaḥ krodhavegaḿ (verse 1, Upadesamrta).
- History of Visvamitra.
-A true brahmana knows how to tolerate, that is his main quality.
- The qualities of a Vaisnava: always peaceful and humble “trnad api sunicena”.
- Definition of guru-ninda and vaisnava-ninda.
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu glorifies Nityananda Prabhu.
- Through accumulated sukrti it is possible to chant nama-abhasa and thus obtain bhakti.
- Story of the gossip sadhu and the repentant prostitute.
- The fruit of sukrti is sadhu-sanga.
- Everyone should have Ganges water and Bhagavad Gita at home.
- The glories of reading and reciting the slokas of the Bhagavad Gita.
- The story of the boy who read the Bhagavad Gita every day with great faith in his Guru even without knowing Sanskrit.
