03 Dec 2023 midday – The Power of Mantra (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Mantra has siddhi, power.
  • The story of Dundukari, who becomes a ghost after his death.
  • Without siddhi, the mantra has no bija, seed, so there are no results.
  • We must chant with faith the mantra with siddhi that is transmitted by the qualified Guru.
  • All demigods and even Ramacandra, Sri Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself received the mantra from Their Gurus.
  • Look for a sad-guru, one who does bhajana and has siddhi.
  • The Guru gives us sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration, which enters through the ears and cleanses our hearts.
  • The mantra is the manifestation of the Lord Himself.
  • Story of Kapiladeva instructing his mother to always stand by the saints.
  • History of the assembly of King Vikramaditya and his ministers.
  • Story of a sadhu talking about how rare life is for a miserly man.
  • Offer service with your mind, manasik-seva.
  • Sri Krsna is a butter thief, Makhancor.
  • Whatever you give from your heart to Sri Krsna, He will accept.