20 Oct 2024 morning – Sadhana Bhakti, Bhava Bhakti and Prema Bhakti (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Lila of mother Yasoda breastfeeding Sri Krsna and the milk boiling in the pot.
  • One who has sradha is qualified to practice bhakti.
  • The stages of bhakti, 81 types in total.
  • The kanistha-adhikari has as its main quality faith in the Deity and in the words of Sri Guru.
  • Our soul is the servant of Sri Krsna, not of demigods.
  • Verse: jivera svarupa haya… (CC Madhya 20.108).
  • We must develop exclusive loyalty because one cannot cross a river with one foot in each boat.
  • Song: Damodarastakam.
  • Sri Krsna fights in various moods.
  • Everything in the transcendental plane is conscious and favorable to the service of Sri Krsna.
  • Lila of Srimati Radhika’s feet getting sand and Sri Krsna wants to clean it.
  • Lila of the anklets on Sri Krsna’s feet.
  • Lila of Lord Ramacandra’s bow resting on a frog.
  • Even though Sri Krsna is happy fighting with the demons, it does not mean that they practice bhakti, because their sentiment is against the good of Sri Krsna.
  • As mother Yasoda, we should give more attention to what will serve Sri Krsna than to Sri Krsna Himself.
  • The birthplace of the Deity in Ayodya is very special and should be protected.
  • Sri Krsna Gopala is innocent and omniscient.
  • All the mercy and potency of the Guru are also in His objects.
  • Make efforts, study the verses of the Gosvamis, this is sadhana.
  • ⁠Life becomes useless if we do not learn to serve Sri Krsna and Sri Guru.