25/05/24 evening – The Potency of the Names of Radha and Krsna (English) – Elven, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • When practicing sadhana and bhajana, it is important to first define the goal (sadhya).
  • Krsna of Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrndavana.
  • The four extraordinary qualities of Vrajendra Nandana Syamasundara.
  • The many meanings of Brahma and the main one is Vrajendra Nandana Syamasundara Sri Krsna.
  • Sloka: ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas… (Caitanya-matta-manjusa, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura).
  • Mantra-mayi-upasana.
  • The verbal root and meaning of the names of Radha and Krsna.
  • The boy who read the Bhagavad Gita without understanding its meaning, but with great faith in his Guru’s instructions.
  • All knowledge is useless without surrender to the spiritual master.
  • The process of bhakti is: how to surrender to the lotus feet of Guru and Krsna, and from that, self-realization will come.
  • The story of Giri, the surrendered disciple of Sankara Acarya.
  • Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā… (ŚB 7.7.30-31).
  • Surrender and devotional service allow everything to be accomplished in the heart.
  • The gopis are simple cowgirls and have never attended school.
  • Powerful mantra that everyone should learn: vande nanda-vraja-strīṇāṁ pāda-reṇum abhīkṣṇaśaḥ yāsāṁ hari-kathodgītaṁ punāti bhuvana-trayam (ŚB 10.47.63).
  • About the beautiful and attractive ornaments of Srimati Radhika.
  • The two meanings of alankara: ornaments and bhavas (moods).
  • Nisanta-lila (late-night pastime of Radha and Krsna).
  • Song: Mangalarati.

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