22/06/24 evening – Snana Yatra Maha Mahotsava (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Auspicious day of Snana Yatra Maha Mahotsava: day of Lord Jagannatha’s public bath.
  • The pure devotee has discernment and helps the conditioned soul to understand what is good and what is bad.
  • Only the sadhu can purify the heart of the conditioned soul.
  • Sloka: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya… (CC Madhya 22.54).
  • The comparison of the atomic bomb with the power of the sadhu’s harikatha.
  • Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9).
  • The transcendental world is full of bliss (ananda-mayi-dhama).
  • Narada Rsi’s question to Krsna as to why He manifested the form of Lord Jagannatha.
  • We remember who we feel love and affection for.
  • Lila of Krsna and Balarama in Dvaraka.
  • Whoever loves God, loves everyone, because love resides in the hearts of all living entities.
  • The love and affection of the vrajavasis for Krsna.
  • In this material world, when the cause of love ends, love also ends.
  • Where we talk about Hari is where He is.
  • The beautiful forms of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra, which are maha-bhava-prakasa.
  • Krsna-viraha-vidhur-radha and Radha-viraha-vidhur-krsna.
  • The Snana Yatra pastime: from morning until noon the brahmanas bathe Lord Jagannatha and the next day He gets the flu.
  • Viraha means a special encounter.

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