31/08/23 evening – The Swinging Festival and Baladeva Purnima (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • About the swinging festival.
  • Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami says that all beings in Vrndavana are in favour of Radha meeting Krishna.
  • No holy place gives so much bliss as Vrndavana.
  • The heart that does not melt by hearing and chanting the names of the Lord is hard as lightning.
  • We should punish our senses by repenting and praying for the mercy of the Lord so that we weep when we hear harikatha.
  • About Rupa Gosvami’s speciality.
  • The three main deities of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas.
  • Bala means potency, Baladeva is the one who gives strength to the spiritual life of the devotee.
  • Through the mercy of Nityananda it is possible to attain the mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and have access to Vrndavana.
  • Radha-dasya is our goal.
  • Balarama is no different from Krishna, but He teaches us how to serve Krishna. He is Krsna’s fan, asana, clothes, umbrella.
  • Baladeva serves in all rasas, including madhurya-rasa like Ananga Manjari.
  • Seva (service) means ananda (bliss).
  • Krsna rests on Baladeva’s lap while the gopas worship Krsna with all their love and affection.
  • Lila of Balarama and Krsna in Talavana.
  • Dhenukasura is the personification of ignorance.
  • Story of the man who pretends to tie the donkey’s legs and thinks he is really trapped.

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