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.
