21/10/23 evening – Krsna Is Where There Is Krsna-katha (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- The Lord gives us the members of the body so that we can serve Him.
- Ambarisa Maharaja served Bhagavan with all his members.
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said: “Serve the Lord, serve the Vaisnavas and chant the holy names.”
- Lila of the queens of Dvaraka questioning Rohini Devi about why Krsna weeps for the gopis.
- The vrajavasis are ragatmika-jana: eternal associates of Krsna.
- The definition of love and lust, and how they are completely different.
- The lila when Krsna plays His flute and the gopis run to Him.
- The loving exchanges through the eyes between Krsna and the animals.
- The lila of when Srimati Radhika covers Her ears with cotton so as not to hear the sound of Krsna’s flute.
- Radha’s lila scared by a snake on the path, She screams for help to Krsna.
- In Vrndavana, all living beings serve Radha and Krsna.
- Verse: cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-lakṣāvṛteṣu (Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.29).
- Where there is Krsna-katha, Krsna and Balarama appear.
- The butcher’s heart is very hard, so he has no taste for listening to Krsna-katha.
- Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ (ŚB 10.31.9).
- The best giver is the one who glorifies Krsna’s pastimes.
- Whoever hears Krsna-katha becomes immortal.
