29 Jul 2024 midday – Three Essential Instructions for Spiritual Practice (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • After 8,400,000 species we received the human form by the mercy of the Lord.
  • Only when sukrti is accumulated and ripe do we receive the association of pure devotees of the Lord.
  • Wherever the pure devotees are, that place becomes Goloka Vrndavana.
  • Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya… (CC Mdhya-lila 22.54).
  • Kapiladeva gives instructions to his mother Devahuti.
  • Verse: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido — bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ… (SB 3.25.25).
  • Suka and Sari, a pair of parrots, discuss the superiority of Radha and Krsna.
  • The Possessor of Potency is not visible without His Potency.
  • Those who take the one-pointed shelter of Srimati Radhika, She never abandons.
  • Song: Rādhikā Caraṇa-reṇu, by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura.
  • ⁠Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum anāśritya vṛndāṭavīḿ tat-padāńkam… (Sankalpa Prakasa Stotra, Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami).
  • Take shelter of Vrndavana Dhama, reside in Vrndavana mentally if you cannot reside physically.
  • Pastry sweet Radha took to Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami.
  • Three essential instructions: take shelter of Vrndavana Dhama, Radha’s lotus feet, and the pure devotees.