31/07/24 evening – Sambandha-jnana (English)| New Vraja, CA, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Ambarisha Maharaja served Krishna with all the limbs of his body.
Shloka: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha (CC Madhya 20.117) – We do not serve Krishna, but merciful Guru and Vaishnavas always engage us in krishna-seva.
Sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana are important in our spiritual life.
Govinda, Gopinatha and Madana-Mohana deities take the form of Radha-Ramana deity.
Gurupada-padma is the one who gives sambandha to his disciples.
The name of Srimati Radhika is mentioned in every shloka of Srimad-Bhagavatam..
Shukadeva Gosvami could not mention Radha’s name directly in Srimad-Bhagavatam because he would have fainted at the very thought of Her.
Meeting and separation are the components of love.
Mahaprabhu took sannyasa so that people would show Him reverence and thereby get rid of the offences that had been done to Him previously.
Types of aparadhas.
Gaura-nama removes all offences.
Mahaprabhu is running after the people, giving them vraja-prema. (An example is given of a householder who runs after a thief who has stolen his bread and offers to take butter with him as well).
