09 Dec 2023 evening – Sing and Serve Govinda! (English translation) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Description of Srimad Bhagavatam: conversation between Sukadeva Gosvamipada and Pariksit Maharaja about the rarity of the human body. – Only with the human body is it possible to do bhajana and reach the Lord! – Glorification to Bharata Bhumi, the Holy Mother India. – Example of the lotus flower that blooms in the mud and how we should maintain spiritual life, regardless of the circumstances. – Sadhu-sanga is very rare in Western countries. – The material world is like a great prison, where Devi Durga is the jailor, and we are bound by the gunas (qualities): tamas, raja, sattva. – Example of the ventriloquist dummy being moved by the three strings, which represent the three gunas of Maya. – Song: Sita Ram Kahiye. – Only what is already predestined happens according to the Lord’s desire. – The example of the milk seller and the alcoholic beverage seller, given by Tulasi Dasa. – How people spend money on weddings and other temporary material things, when they could be using the money to serve the Lord. – The story of Krsna and His friend Sudama Vipra. – If you give a little to the Lord, Bhagavan will give you much more! – Chant the names of Govinda and serve Govinda!