01/12/24 morning – Sri Bhajana Rahasya (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- It is necessary to enter into tattva-siddhanta to fix the mind.
- Bhakti purifies the heart, but jnana (knowledge of the Scriptures) does not.
- The kanistha-adhikari lacks tattva-jnana, knowledge about the soul, God, maya, and therefore his bhajana is weakened.
- How to attain mantra-siddhi (perfection through mantra).
- Verse: tuṇḍe tāṇḍavinī ratiṁ vitanute tuṇḍāvalī-labdhaye… (CC Antya-lila 1.99).
- The separation that Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami felt after Srila Rupa Gosvami’s departure.
- The 4 types of encounters, and 4 types of separation.
- Verse: saṁsāra duḥkha jaladhau patitāsya kāma — krodhādi nakra makaraiḥ kavalī kṛtasya… (Caitanya Candramrta 54).
- Verse: īśāvāsyaṁ idaṁ sarvaṁ — yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat… (Sri Isopanisad 1).
- Verse: īhā yasya harer dāsye karmaṇā manasā girā… (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.187).
- Verse: ahaṁ hare tava pādaika-mūla dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi bhūyaḥ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 6.11.24).
