- The difference between avirbhava (appearance) and janma (birth).
- Jnanis realise Brahma (effulgence) without form or anything.
- To whom does the effulgence belong, where does Brahma come from?
- The sastras explain that effulgence, Brahma, comes from the toenails of Krishna.
- One who is in madhurya can understand and see the beautiful form of the Lord.
- Bhagavan, who is complete, has splendour and controls them all.
- This Brahmanda of the four-headed Brahma, where we are, is the smallest of all the Brahmandas.
- Beautiful lila of Krsna going out to herd the cows and the behaviour of the gopis and all the Vrajavasis.
- Sloka: barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.21.5).
- To see Krsna going to pasture is a feast for the eyes!
- Radha, in the ecstasy of prema-ananda, sees Krsna going out to pasture with tears running down Her eyes.
- In a state of bewilderment and ecstasy, Radha grinds mustard seeds, thinking they are butter.
- Ramacandra is Bhagavan, but Krsna is Svayam-Bhagavan.
- Sloka: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28).
- Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara Sri Krsna is sarva-avatari (the source of all avataras), says Rupa Gosvami in his Laghu Bhagavatamrta. This is a tattva-siddhanta revealed by the Gaudiya Vaisnavas.
- Sloka: ‘ke āmi’, ‘kene āmāya jāre tāpa-traya’ (CC: Madhya-lila 20.102).
- Jiva Gosvami’s wonderful sloka on acintya-bhedābheda-tattva: ekam eva tat parama-tattvaṃ svābhāvikācintya-śaktyā.
- Krsna is atmarama (self-satisfied) and aptakama (fulfilling all His desires), and He is both completely innocent and omniscient.
- Radha is the soul of Krishna. He loves to play with His Soul!
- Porto Seguro (city in Brazil) is actually Sri Guru… laughs!
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07 Sep 2023 morning – Anniversary of Sri Krishna’s Birth and Appearance (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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