29/10/23 morning – First Verse of Damodarastakam (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Meaning of ragatmika: spontaneous attachment to Sri Krsna.
  • The eleven senses: five senses of action, the five senses of acquiring knowledge, and the mind.
  • All eternal associates of Sri Krsna have ragatmika for Bhagavan, including Hanuman.
  • The eternal associates in the mood of Vraja have rasika-raga, vraja-ragatmika by Sri Krsna.
  • The five main rasas and the seven secondary ones.
  • In Damodarastakam you learn, step by step, about the rasas.
  • Srimad Bhagavatam is the ripened fruit of the Vedas, pure nectar that comes directly from the mouth of Sukadeva Gosvami.
  • Relationship between guru and disciple, between Visvanatha Chakravati Thakura and Baladeva Vidyabusana Prabhu.
  • The spiritual name is the name of the soul, varying according to the eleven humors and the five stages.
  • We must understand what the sahajiyas say to be able to cut through this philosophy.
  • Everyone should study the book Upadesamrta, by Srila Rupa Gosvami.
  • Jiva Gosvami says that tattva-siddhanta is the foundation, the strong base that enables us to taste madhurya-rasa.
  • Explanation of the first verse of Damodarastakam. “Namami” means bow.
  • There are two Damodaras, that of mother Yasoda and that of Srimati Radhika.

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