13 Nov 2023 afternoon – Jiva Tattva, Parikara Tattva and Dipavali (English translation) – Govardhana
- Bhajana-kriya, the purification of the sadhaka, happens by continually listening to harikatha.
- Upon reaching the stage of rati (attachment to Krsna) the heart becomes completely purified.
- The jivas manifest from Baladeva Prabhu.
- The Lord and His cit-sakti, maya-sakti and jiva-sakti powers.
- Manifestations of the Lord’s potency: svarupa sakti, are His parikaras (eternal companions).
- When the jiva is freed and goes to Goloka Vrndavana, it resembles the parikaras, as if it were visuddha-sattva, but it is called parikara-bole.
- The meaning of jiva-mukta-purusa.
- The parikaras are not affected by the three gunas of Maya.
- Krsna’s lilas and the decoration of His cows with pearls on Dipavali (Mukta-carita of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami).
- The meaning of offering ghee lamps on Dipavali.
