19 Sept 2025 evening – The Definition of Prema (English translation) | Sydney, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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In Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila 2.43, we find the definition of prema given by Krsnadasa Kaviraja.
Except Krsna, everyone is enjoyee, and Krsna is the enjoyer.
Sanatana consists of that which is unchanging and ever-increasing.
Krsna’s dharma is to bestow love (prema).
Pure love for Krsna is not present in this world.
In the Ramayana, the pastime where Sita is abducted, Rama questions whether Hanuman saw Her alive, as Sita cannot bear separation from Rama.
Sita sustained Her vital breath by chanting the Holy Names of Rama 24 hours a day.
If you have a connection with God and remain separated from Him, you will not be able to survive.
Only in the human form of life can one progress in spiritual life.
It is not advisable to renounce material duties; connect everything to Krsna.
The original Ramayana was written in Sanskrit by Valmiki.
On the diversity of Bharata.
It doesn’t matter which dynasty we are born into, but rather our behavior and activities. The case of Vibhisana (Ravana’s brother) is an example.
By receiving the diksa-mantras from a bona fide Guru, we guarantee our birth in a human body in the next life.
There are five primary and seven secondary premas.
The Holy Names protect those who chant them.
If by some good fortune we have love and affection for the Lord, we will be able to escape the situation of material suffering.
Everything we see in this material world is the illusory potency of the Lord. There is no need to do anything related to Maya, just chant the Holy Names of the Lord.
