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