28 Aug 2023 evening – Srila Rupa Gosvami Disappearance Day (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Without the mercy of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada we cannot understand the heart of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
He gave the definition of pure bhakti in the sloka: anyabilasita sunyam (Caitanya-Caritamrta, Madhya Lila, 19.167).
The three types of knowledge (about the soul, about God and about unification with the impersonal brahman).
The conversation between Vyasadeva and Narada Rsi. -Krsna is the source of all His incarnations.
Questions by Sanatana Gosvami to Mahaprabhu: “Who am I, what is the ultimate goal of the soul and how to achieve it?”
The six symptoms of saranagati.
Sloka: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān (Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya Lila 19.151).
Krsna-seva-vasana, the desire to serve Krsna.
Two very important books, Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu and Ujjvala-nilamani, explain the different moods of relationship with Krsna.
The stages to cross material existence and reach Krsna’s abode (sraddha, sadhu sanga, bhajana kriya, anarta nivritti, nistha, ruci, asakti, bhava, prema…).
The different types of sadhu.
Two types of kriya bhajana, anistitha (unstable), and nisthita (stable).
Summary of sadhana process: sadhana bhakti, bhava bhakti and prema bhakti.
Srimati Radhika’s lila with Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami.
The glories of bhajana are explained in the books Harinama-cintamani and Bhajana-rahasya.
