22 Sept 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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In Vraja, if a person thinks even once: “I want to serve the lotus feet of Radheji!”, Lalitadevi takes the person to Sri Radha immediately.
Today is Lalitadevi’s day and tomorrow, Radha’s day. These days are so auspicious!
Story of the mouse who achieved human form in the next life, by worshiping the Deity at the time of death, without knowing it.
The fruit of listening to Srimad Bhagavatam is: the heart melts and seva-vrtti (desire to serve) awakens.
With great affection and enthusiasm, Srila Gurudeva, thanks all the devotees, one by one, who made efforts to hold the Bhagavad Saptaha Festival. He even thanks those who made donations and those who came to hear Bhagavad-katha.
Srila Vyasadeva glorified only Svayam Bhagavan in Srimad Bhagavatam.
Story of Ajamila.
Sloka: harau ruṣṭe gurus trātā gurau ruṣṭe na kaścana tasmāt sarva-prayatnena gurum eva prasādayet (Aditya Purana e Slokamrtam). “If Lord Hari is displeased with you, the guru can save you, but if the guru is displeased, no one can save you.”
God brings His lilas from the spiritual world to the material world so that we can admire them.
The gopis put aside their patience, their shame and everything else, to surrender to Krsna, this is unconditional love.
Ramacandra is maryada-Purusottama. He taught that children should respect their parents, elders, etc., establishing varnasrama-dharma.
About aptarama, aptakama and gurudrohi.
It is so difficult to bring a single person to the path of bhakti, the preacher has to give 500 gallons of blood, a huge effort!
Krsna feels so much pain of separation from the gopis and vrajavasis that he asks Uddhava to go to Vraja to pacify His parents and the gopis.
Nanda Maharaja, expressing deep and sweet feelings from the heart, says beautiful and strong words to Uddhava, but considers his paternal love inferior to that of Dasaratha Maharaja.
Nanda Maharaja’s paternal love is even greater than Dasaratha Maharaja’s.
Radha’s body burned like fire with so much longing for Krsna.
