18/07/24 midday – Instructions on Food in Caturmasya (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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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.
