PART 1
- In the story of Citraketu Maharaja, gopi-bhava is made explicit. Our sadhana aims to achieve vraja-parakiya-bhava.
- Vrtasura manifested from fire. In the past life he was Citraketu Maharaja, an uttama-maha-bhagavata.
- Siva’s pastime speaking harikatha with Parvati on His lap. And when Citraketu plays with Siva, he is cursed by Parvati to become an asura.
- Citraketu Maharaja humbly accepted the curse, this is how the Vaisnavas are.
- Uddhava in Vrndavana. How is it possible that the gopis are separated from Krsna? The gopis and Krsna are always together. Separation is superior and nourishes the encounter.
- Radha and Krsna’s pastime when, despite meeting Krsna, Srimati Radhika feels separation.
- Our goal is parakiya-bhava, but how to do it, what is the sadhana?
- This is our sadhana: mamottamaśloka-janeṣu sākhyaṁ saṁsāra-cakre bhramataḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 6.11.27), Vrtrasura prayer.
- According to my karma I will wander between countless births and deaths, in different families, I ask for the blessing that I never become attached to them, but always be attached to the devotees of the Lord.
- We have to be one-pointed towards the devotees of the Lord. How to receive a drop of Srimati Radhika’s mercy, that is our point.
- Three principles for achieving srngara-rasa and immersing yourself in vraja-parakiya-bhava: being one-pointed at Radharani; always reside in Vrndavana (in places dominated by Radha), and always associate with a very high class devotee (rasika-vaisnava).
- Sukadeva Gosvami told Pariksiti Maharaja to concentrate on Krsna’s pastimes.
PART 2
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