02 March 2025 evening – HK (Bengali) | Taldi, Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

00:00 Service to the guru as the means to attain the Lord; the glory of guru-seva with examples from the scriptures

12:00 How to develop the mood of service — mamata (deep affectionate attachment)

15:00 Examples of madhu-sneha and ghrita-sneha from Rupa Goswami

21:00 The necessity of sambandha for seva; the types of bhakti in Vraja

26:00 The different kinds of sakhis of Srimati Radharani; the gopis as manifestations of Krishna’s internal energy

32:00 The shloka “Govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami”

33:00 The gopis as embodiments of shringara-rasa; the guru gives knowledge of relationships (sambandha)

50:00 A brief example of Sridhara — materially poor but spiritually rich; the glory of the devotees of Bengal

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