03 Sep 2023 evening – The Glories of Hearing Hari-katha (English) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Narada Rsi asked the Lord where He resides.
  • Story of the guru asking his disciple for water.
  • Glorification about listening to harikatha, the food of the soul.
  • The analogy about the two little birds in the cage: atma and Paramatma.
  • Verse: “tava kathamṛtaḿ tapta-jivanam…” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.9).
  • Lila of Dhruva Maharaja doing austerities for six months.
  • Verse: “anugrahaya bhaktanam manusam deham asthitah…” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.36).
  • Premananda Thakura, a Vaishnava poet of Mahaprabhu’s time, who wrote a verse about the mind not wanting to listen to harikatha.
  • Explanation of the verse “harer nāma harer nāma…” (CC Madhya 6.242).
  • This Dhanya-kali-yuga is very special.
  • Story of the little mouse that fell at the feet of a sadhu.
  • There are six classes of people who do not want to chant the holy names, but Caitanya Mahaprabhu runs after them.
  • In Caitanya Caritamrta there is a lila of when Mahaprabhu travelled in southern India, and some Buddhists criticised Him.
  • Glorification of Nityananda and Baladeva Prabhu.
  • Song: Akrodha Paramananda, by Srila Locana Dasa Thakura.

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