23/10/23 morning – Commentary on Sri Bhajana-Rahasya (Hindi) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • The internal symptoms of bhava and rati.
  • The example of Paraksit Maharaja.
  • Sri Bhajana-Rahasya: the meaning of jata and ajata-rati-sadhaka, their external and internal symptoms.
  • The meaning of nisanta-bhajana.
  • Symptoms of those who practice devotional service, bhakti.
  • Verse: tasmin mahan-mukharitā madhubhic-caritra (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.29.39-40).
  • The symptoms of raganuga-bhaki and vaidhi-bhakti.
  • The process from sraddha to prema.
  • The difference between vidhi-marga and raga-marga.
  • Story of Vibhisana, the younger brother of Ravana.
  • Verse: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 10.1.4).
  • To understand lila-katha it is necessary to have the basis of tattva-siddhanta.
  • The five tattvas (philosophical truths): Isvara (God), jiva (soul), prakrti (nature), kala (time) and karma (fruitive actions).
  • Verse: śrī-prabuddha uvāca karmāṇy ārabhamāṇānāḿ (Srimad Bhagavatam, 11.3.18).
  • Meditate on nisanta-lila (and other lilas) while chanting the holy names.
  • Song: Palya Dasi Kori, by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
  • The five types of sakhis.
  • The role of Vrnda Devi in ​​the lilas of Radha and Krsna.

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