16 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha – Day 7 (English translation) – Ayodhya, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Rasa-lila-katha and rasa-vicara.
  • Krishna manifests His beautiful lila of bowing down to the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika.
  • Pastimes of Krishna teasing the gopis when they meet Him with regards to their husbands.
  • The cycle of samsara.
  • Discussion of the different rasas, including the nitya-rasa, seva-kunja.
  • Harikatha of Srimati Radhika leaving the rasa-dance.
  • The search for Krishna.
  • Katha of Lord Sivaji, Sri Gopisvara Mahadeva.
  • Gopi-gita prayer sung.
  • The gopis ask Krishna what type of love He has for them.
  • Description of the nine types of love.
  • Pariksit Maharaja asks Sukadeva Gosvami why Krishna meets the gopis.
  • How different personalities attained the lotus feet of Sri Krishna.
  • Only Guru can give knowledge of our eternal relationship with God.
  • Tattva-sidhanta, how Krishna and the gopis meet.
  • Overcoming lust is not easy but by taking shelter and hearing the harikatha of bona-fide Guru will quell this.
  • Harikatha of Jarasandha attacking Mathura.
  • Uddhava goes to Vrindavana to take Krishna’s message to the Vrajavasis.
  • The disappearance pastime of Krishna manifested in Dwaraka.
  • The disappearance pastime of Prahlada Maharaja.
  • Surrender to the lotus feet of God and chant the holy names.
  • The last shloka of Srimad Bhagavatam glorifies the holy names.
  • If we take birth and don’t do sadhana bhajana, our life is useless.