03 Dec 2023 morning – Vaidhi Bhakti and Raganuga Bhakti (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Following rules is the main characteristic of vaidhi-bhakti.
Greed is the main characteristic of raganuga-bhakti.
Our inclination in Bhakti comes from the samskaras of past lives.
The devotee with spontaneous greed in his heart yearns to serve Sri Krsna.
Mother Yasoda’s humour and service to Sri Krsna.
Some material examples so that we can understand what greed is.
The meaning of Kalidasa’s two raised fingers at his wedding to the princess.
People must be on the same level to be friends.
In Vraja, Sri Krsna does not think that He is God.
Kuntidevi asked Mother Yasoda about Sri Krsna’s crying at birth.
We cannot understand what is transcendental with our material mind, as it is inconceivable.
Lila of when Brahmaji saw Aghasura going to heaven and uniting with the effulgence of Sri Krsna.
Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi (Brahma Samhita).
Love relationships nowadays are very different from the ancient tradition.
There are five processes for practising raganuga-bhakti.
Sri Krsna serves cows so that he can meet Srimati Radhika.
Lila in which the gopis take a vow to bathe in the river Yamuna every day during the month of magha (the coldest month of the year), just to meet Sri Krsna.
Sri Krsna’s lila disguising Himself as Abhimanyu.
Sri Krsna’s lila disguised as Kali to deceive Jatila and Kutila.
The feeling of neutrality will not make any difference in the path of raganuga-bhakti.
