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.
