30 July 2025 evening – Guru-nishtha is Everything (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Hari-katha and sadhu-sanga are very rare.
– Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum…(Sva-sankalpa-prakasha-stotra 1).
– 3 principles to submerge into the highest conjugal mood, shyama-shringara rasa.
– Verse: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād…(SB 10.1.4).
– Lord Shivaji explained to Devi Parvati about whom we should worship: ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ viṣṇor ārādhanaṁ param…(Padma Purana).
– Before worshipping the Lord, worship His devotees.
– Song: Gurvashtaka.
– Guru-nishtha and guru-bhakti are the backbone of our spiritual life.
– Without guru-nishtha you cannot get any fruit.
– Verse: sthāvara-jaṅgama dekhe, nā dekhe tāra mūrti…(CC Madhya 8.274).
– Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava GM said: when my Gurudeva looks at my mountain of anarthas, he thinks he sees Giriraja Govardhana.
– Sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana.
– Sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava, rudha, adhirudha, madana, mohana and madanakya-mahabhava.
– Song: Mana Re Kaha Na Gaura Katha.