04 Dec 2024 evening – The Rare Gift of Hari-katha (Hindi) | The Hague, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 4, 2024 6:10 PM

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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.

04 Dec 2024 evening – The Rare Gift of Hari-katha (English translation) | The Hague, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja