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04 Dec 2023 morning – Raganuga Bhaktas (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

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– Raga-vartma-candrika, by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, talks about the five types of bhajana.

– The five types of moods: santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya.

– Verse: gurau goṣṭhe goṣṭhālayiṣu sujane bhū-sura-gaṇe (Manah-Siksa, verse 1).

– Srila Sukadeva Gosvami explains to Paraksit Maharaja the difference between serving a brahmana and a Vaisnava.

– Story of when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was traveling and had a fever, so He asked for water that bathed a brahmana’s feet to cure Himself.

– The difference between brahmanas and vaisnavas.

– It is necessary to serve the Vaisnavas and chant the mantras received by Sri Guru to advance spiritually, and reside in Vraja.

– Verse: nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro (CC Madhya, 13.80).

– Smarana (remembering) and kirtana (speaking) are the main members of raganuga bhakti. Through kirtana one obtains smarana.

– How and why to follow ekadasi.

– The most important kathas of Srimad Bhagavatam to listen to daily: the katha of Ambarisa Maharaja, of Prahlada-Nrsimha, and the Tenth Canto of the Bhagavatam.

– Chanting the mantras without the tilaka on the forehead does not give fruit.

– Lila of Mother Yasoda and the milk used in the service of Krsna.

– The mood when Mahaprabhu cleans the Gundica temple.

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