28/04/24 midday – The Power of Mantra (Hindi) – Delhi, India| Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Story of a brahmana who received the gopal-mantra in a dream.
  • The power of mantra.
  • Story that Sivaji tells a poor brahmana to go and meet Sanatana Gosvami who was rich.
  • All material things cause pain.
  • Only krsna-prema (pure love for God) meets all our needs.
  • Holy rivers destroy our sins and bless us.
  • The blessings of pilgrimage sites.
  • Maha-mantra: śrī kṛṣṇa gopāla hare mukunda… (Bṛhad- bhāgavatāmṛtam 2.4.7).
  • The instruction is that we should not say to anyone the mantra that Sri Guru gave us, otherwise it loses its power.
  • Story of Gopa Kumara and a brahmana.
  • Mantra-siddhi, we chant mantras and the Deities begin to manifest in our heart.
  • Description of the dawn in Vrndavana.
  • Sri Krsna’s feet are everywhere in Vrndavana.
  • Sukadeva Gosvami describes the beauty of Sri Krsna.
  • Description of the love of the beings of Vrndavana for Sri Krsna.
  • The eagerness to have the darsana of Sri Krsna arises in the heart of the devotee.
  • Lila of the Rsis of Dandakaranya and Lord Ramacandra.
  • ⁠Prakatha and aprakatha-lila.
  • The different stages of siddhi (mystical powers) in bhakti.

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