25 May 2024 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.
