04/12/24 evening – The Rare Gift of Hari-katha (English translation) | The Hague, Holland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Bhajana: Suddha-bhakata- carana-renu.
  • A house with hari-katha and seva is Goloka Vrindavana.
  • To hear hari-katha is rare even for demigods, but we don’t think it’s worth listening to because it’s free.
  • Hari-katha is food for the soul.
  • Types of suffering: adhyatmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika + lack of hari-katha.
  • Shloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (SB 10.31.9).
  • Srimati Radhika says: Krishna, Your katha is a nectar”.
  • Bindu Madhava is a darshana of the Lord, who drops a tear from His eyes.
  • The best giver is the one who speaks hari-katha.
  • A sadhu wants you to hear hari-katha.
  • This body is like a glass harmonium. We can die any moment.
  • You should eat and do your bhajana privately.
  • Ramachandra Puri criticised Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
  • Bhagavan Kapiladeva instructs His mother Devahuti to be in the association of a sadhu.
  • Shloka: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ ca viṣṇoḥ… (SB 10.33.39).
  • Shloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ… (Shikshashtaka 1).
  • Svananda-sukhada kunja is in the middle of Kangana kunda.
  • Bhajana: Ha ha mora gaura kishora
  • When Radharani wants to enter the kunja, the bridge appears and after she enters it, the bridge disappears.
  • Swimming contest between Radha and Krishna.
  • The story of how a disciple ate 4 rasagullas without sharing them with his guru.

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