10 Oct 2023 midday – Venu-gita harikatha (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- The gopis, in their homes, describe the beauty of Krishna as He goes to herd the cows.
- Krishna, the hero on the stage, manifests many kinds of bhavas.
- No rasa-basa-dosha, no fault of mixing different rasas, in His pastimes as they are all eternal.
- Example of Uddhava glorifying the bhava of the gopis before Krishna married the queens of Dwaraka.
- Story of the lost boy at Kumbh-mela to explain that love can only be measured in the time of separation.
- Krishna’s beautiful form is described in three verses of Srimad Bhagavatam by Lord Brahma, the yagna-patnis and the gopis.
- The gopis’ mood towards Krishna’s flute and how He serves him.
- Krishna has given us eyes only to see His beautiful form.
- Story of the newly-wedded girl who has Darshan of tribhanga-lalit-krishna for the first time.
- The opulence of Vrindavana weighed against billions of Vaikuntha planets is vastly incomparable.
- As Kali-yuga progresses, Krishna’s pastime places are slowly disappearing.
- The munificent contribution of Mahaprabhu discovering all the pastime places of Krishna-lila, especially Radha-kunda and Shyama-kunda.
- The source of all happiness is Srimati Radhika.
- Vrindavana is so beautiful. She should be protected by the Government. But who will listen there?
- Krishna’s mystical calls to the residents of Vrindavana.
- Only one sound in Vrindavana: Radhe Radhe!
- We need transcendental eyes to see Vrindavana, and we receive them only by the association of the saints, sitting with them and hearing harikatha.
- Story of the emperor of Delhi who was asked to fix the corner of the jewelled transcendental step.
- Offer pranam to all trees and plants of Vrindavana as they are saints doing their bhajana, we must never pick or break them or they will curse us.
- How everyone is cared for in Vrindavana by the mercy of Srimati Radharani.
