18 Jul 2024 midday – Instructions on Food in Caturmasya (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Song: Sri Radhe Rani: de daro na baansuri meri…
  • ⁠About Lord Jagannatha’s ekadasi of rest.
  • One of the characteristics of bhakti is being absorbed in chanting the Holy Names and listening to the harikatha.
  • Mother Yasoda tells the Ramayana for Krsna to sleep.
  • Detailed explanation about food during Caturmasya:
  • ⁠1st month you don’t just eat spinach because during this period these leaves are full of insects; eggplant and honey.
  • ⁠2nd month, no yogurt is eaten; eggplant and honey.
  • ⁠3rd month, no milk is drunk; eggplant and honey.
  • ⁠4th month, oil, mustard and sesame seeds are not eaten; eggplant and honey.
  • ⁠There are so many interpretations of this Caturmasya rule that people abandon the practice.
  • ⁠Explanation on how tomatoes were never part of the food rules at Caturmasya, this was a misunderstanding among devotees regarding what Srila Gurudeva Narayana Maharaja said years ago.
  • ⁠Tomatoes are not mentioned in Hari Bhakti Vilasa, tomatoes can be eaten in Caturmasya.
  • ⁠On Ekadasi you should not eat fruits that have many seeds.
  • ⁠Any questions, ask your Gurudeva!
  • ⁠Maya is very attentive to brahmacaris and brahmacarinis.
  • ⁠Follow Caturmasya according to the Hari Bhakti Vilasa and your Guru’s instructions!
  • ⁠In Caturmasya read slokas, like those in Upadesamrta; chant the Holy Names; do Arati and walk on the beach.
  • ⁠Story of Brahma and his daughters Kunati and Sunati.

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