10 Oct 2023 midday – Venu-gita harikatha (Hindi) – 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.