12 Feb 2025 evening – Avirbhava-tithi of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura and Sannyasa-lila of Mahaprabhu (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • At the end of Magha month in shukla-paksha Mahaprabhu took sannyasa.
  • All material attachments of those who listen to Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa-lila will be destroyed.
  • When we hear about Nityananda Prabhu’s lilas, our hearts will be purified and we will see aprakrita divya Vrindavana.
  • At the level of bhava and prema the devotee will see transcendental Vrindavana by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu.
  • Verse: aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam… (CC Adi 17.164).
  • Karma-sannyasa and narottama-sannyasa.
  • Verse: etāṁ sa āsthāya parātma-niṣṭhām… (SB 11.23.57).
  • As some people thought that Mahaprabhu was an ordinary person and criticised Him, He decided to take sannyasa to help them remove their offences.
  • 6 types of people reject the mercy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and He chases after them: purva, mayavadi, karma-nishha kutarkika, nindaka, pashandi.
  • Mahaprabhu’s instruction to fix the mind and then to follow certain varnashrama.
  • Lord Sri Chaitanya is ishtadeva of Kali-yuga.
  • Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam……(CC Adi 17.21).
  • Only those who chant holy names are happy.
  • Mahaprabhu takes white pumpkin and banana flowers from Sridhara Pandita.
  • Mahaprabhu then proceeded to Kantanagara and asked Keshava Bharati to give Him sannyasa.
  • Mahaprabhu came to the house of Advaita Acharya in Shantipura.
  • Gaura-katha does not consider offences, while Hare Krishna maha-mantra does, still we chant Hare Krishna because it was the instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to do so.
  • 4 types of separation: purvaraga, mana, pravasa and prema-vaichittya.
  • 4 types of meeting: sankirna, sankipta, sampurna and samriddhi-mana.
  • Mahaprabhu came to Jagannatha Puri as He promised that to His mother Shachi-devi.

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