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25/03/24 afternoon – From Avatāras to Utkaṇṭhā: The Heart of Divine Love in Gaura-līlā (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India| Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

PART 2

0:00 – Types of incarnations and avatāras, and their original source.

6:00 – A comparison of the mercy of Śrīmatī Rādhikā, Kṛṣṇa, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

11:00 – The joy of union is incomplete without separation—examples from līlās; a unique quality of Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s heart.

16:00 – About Gaura-līlās and the childhood pastimes of Mahāprabhu.

20:00 – The special mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

24:00 – Why Mahāprabhu appeared during a lunar eclipse and the unique features of His avatāra.

31:00 – A short story: how a woman climbed onto Mahāprabhu’s shoulders to get darśana of Lord Jagannātha.

34:00 – Symptoms of rāgānugā-bhajana, what is utkaṇṭhā; prema of trees and animals; the discernment (viveka) and deep intimacy (viśrambha) in utkaṇṭhā-mayī-prema.

38:00 – A short story: how a guru gave a real-life example to his disciple to help him understand the longing (utkaṇṭhā) of the gopīs.

44:00 – The significance and glory of direct darśana; the power of Mahāprabhu’s mercy.

52:00 – How Gaura-līlā emerges from Kṛṣṇa-līlā; the gopīs discuss Gaura-līlā; the example of the chataka bird.

60:00 – Darśana of Govinda and līlā-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine pastimes) as the backbone of rāgānugā-bhakti.

1:05 – About līlās occurring in different universes.

1:07 – What is prema-vaicittya (love-in-separation); short līlās: the bumblebee pastime, spontaneous expressions of separation, the līlā of writing a letter to Kṛṣṇa, the language of love through tears.

1:14 – Why separation is considered higher than union.

1:18 – A verse glorifying the names of Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhikā; what is needed for līlās to manifest in the heart.

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