07 Mar 2025 midday – Teachings on Bhakti (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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When the time comes for liberation, the jiva takes shelter of the lotus feet of a Guru.
About the darsan of Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja and the importance of associating with a sadhu.
The meaning of sadhu-sanga, which is associating with and hearing Harikatha.
Caitanya Mahaprabhu said that the dust from the sadhu’s lotus feet should be put on the head, the water that washed his lotus feet should be drunk, and the remnants should be eaten. Thus, prema will manifest.
About the external and internal meaning of what Caitanya Mahaprabhu said. For example, the inner meaning of eating the sadhu’s remains is to catch the sadhu’s mood.
The lila about the serpent Kalya.
The lila about a king who suffered from stomach pain and no doctor could cure him, so he went to a sadhu and how this same king became Kalya in the next life.
About how the name Hara turns into Hare, which is a vocative when we call Srimati Radhika.
Explanation about the mantra Hare Krsna which is the name of Radha and Krsna. And the name Rama, is not the Rama of the Ramayana but the name of Krsna when He performs transcendental lilas with Radharani.
About the correct way to understand the Mahamantra, explained by Vyasa Deva.
