05/02/24 morning – The Perfect Bhajana Step by Step (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Vaisnava-sadacara: Vaisnava etiquette, the rules and regulations described by Srila Sanatana Gosvami in the book Hari-bhakti-vilasa.
  • The difference between sadhaka-rupena and siddha-rupena, and the qualifications of the Vaisnavas: kanistha, madhyama and uttama adhikaris.
  • Verse: yena jaṅṃa-śataiḥ pūrvaṁ — vāsudevaḥ samarcitaḥ (Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 11.454).
  • Verse: śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi — pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.101).
  • Arcana, worship, is part of vidhi-marga, the path of rules and regulations, but it is also what makes raga-marga, the path of spontaneous devotion, possible.
  • The moods implicit in the glorification Gaura Arati, by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
  • Meaning of the five strands of ghee offered in Arati, panca-maha-dipika (Gaudiya Gitti-Gucca) and the meaning of the Mangala Arati song, Vivabhari sesa (nisanta-lila).
  • Mahaprabhu’s mood when dancing in front of Lord Jagannatha’s chariot in the Ratha Yatra.
  • The Sri Bhajana Rahasya grantha is a recommended reading as it contains the entire Upadesamrta, Manah Siksa and the Siksastakam.
  • Only greed leads to Vaikuntha, but this added to samskaras (past impressions) can lead to Goloka Vrndavana.
  • Atma-samarpana, prayers to surrender to Srimati Radhika (Ex: Sad Gosvami Astakam).
  • The Six Gosvamis are manjaris, siddhas who play the role of sadhakas to teach us in this material world.
  • Verse: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, 1.2.295)
  • Song: Kothāya Go Premamayi Rādhe Rādhe, by Srila Gaura Kisora ​​Dasa Babaji Maharaja.
  • The difference between sadhana and bhajana.
  • Everyone must practise according to their qualifications, never pretend.
  • Verse: ayi dīna-dayārdra nātha he — mathurā-nātha kadāvalokyase (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, 4.197).
  • Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ — kavibhir īḍitaṁ (Śrī Gopī-gīta, stanza 9).

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