19/04/24 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) – Somnath, India| Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Just by listening to Srimad Bhagavatam all sins are destroyed. Pastime of the brahmana Atmadeva.
  • The sadhu explains to the brahmana: everything that exists in this world is a cause of suffering.
  • Saints have special power and can change a person’s life, but doubts can destroy everything.
  • First worship Sri Guru, this is Krsna’s instruction: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ ‘ pūjā-mūlaṃ guror padam / mantra-mūlaṃ guror vākyam ‘ mokṣa-mūlaṃ guroḥ kṛpā // dhyāna.
  • When the devotee meets the Sadhu and develops sadhu-sanga, it means that his time in material existence (turning the wheel of samsara-death and rebirth) is coming to an end.
  • What is the fruit of listening to the katha of Bhagavatam? Prema, pure love for God, manifests itself in the heart!
  • You need to listen to the harikatha and remember what you heard with humility and unshakable faith.
  • Who is Sukadeva Goswami? Srimati Radhika’s parrot.
  • One name of Radha is equivalent to chanting one hundred names of Krsna.
  • The parrot Suka was afraid, but Radha gave blessings: śrī guroḥ kṛpā hi kevalaṁ, the Guru’s blessings are everything.
  • The greatest giver is the one who recites Bhagavatam. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ (Śrī Gopī-gīta 9).

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