19 Oct 2024 morning – Damodarashtaka (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Song Damodarastakam.
  • Lila of Mother Yasoda churning yogurt to serve Gopala.
  • The best milk of Vrndavana: the milk of the Padmaganda cow with the aroma of the lotus flower that only exists in the houses of Nanda Maharaja and Vrsabhanu Maharaja.
  • The glory of offering ghee lamp in the month of kartika, considered something very auspicious.
  • When there is possessiveness, the devotee does the seva personally.
  • Only with a feeling of sambandha-jnana or possessiveness (mamata) is service possible.
  • Grta-sneha and madhu-sneha (affection of ghee and affection of honey).
  • It is important to understand the things of this world.
  • The twenty-six qualities of the Vaisnavas.
  • Mother Yasoda absorbed in bhava.
  • The three angas (limbs) in performing kirtanakiya-bhakti: kirtana, sravana, smarana.
  • The transcendental stick that hits the transcendental little hands of Govinda.
  • The bodily glow of Srimati Radhika, like a golden doll walking.
  • Rasa (transcendental taste) and the ideal proportion of ingredients.
  • Vatsalya-rasa of Mother Yasoda.
  • The symptoms of bhakti.

Timelapse

00:08:00 – Mother Yashoda Churns Butter: Bhakti is Service (Seva). Mamata (Possessiveness) and Ghrita-Madhu Sneha (Affection).
00:22:00 – The 26 Qualities of a Vaishnava: Realization Through Chanting and Sadhana
00:26:49 – Param Gurudev on Prasadam: It is Always Transcendental and Delicious
00:28:38 – Bhakti is a Continuous Process: Like a Waterfall Reaching the Ocean
00:30:00 – How to Please the Lord: Lord Chaitanya’s Compassion and Vow
00:48:37 – Bhaktivinoda Thakur: Give Up False Ego. “Be More Humble Than a Blade of Grass.”
00:58:00 – The Eternal Associates of Sarasvati Thakur: The Mood of the Vraja-Gopis
01:07:00 – Who is a Sadhaka? The Mood of the Heart. Faith (Shraddha) and Success.
01:09:00 – Param Gurudev’s Humility: “I Need Only One Sincere Listener”
01:12:50 – Krishna’s Qualities: He Responds to the Devotee’s Mood. Pure Love is Not in the Material World.
01:20:24 – Radhika Goes on a Date: The Rasa Nayika Mood. The Sakhis Dim Her Radiance.
01:24:25 – Param Gurudev: The Sweetness of the Pastimes is Ineffable
01:30:10 – Radhika’s Secret Meeting: The Bhajan “Durga Gari” (Afraid at Night, Shy by Day)
01:34:33 – Mother Yashoda’s Ecstasy: The 8 Symptoms of Bhava. The Mood a Sadhaka Should Cultivate.
01:41:43 – Narottam Das Thakur’s Feeling of Separation. Speaking Gurudeva’s Words Brings Transcendental Energy. Srimad Bhagavatam is Krishna Himself.

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