30 Sep 2025 evening – Have Firm Faith (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

– About the Gopi-gita being the heart of Srimati Radhika.
– Some very important songs from Srimad-Bhagavatam: Venu-gita; Bhramara-gita; Pranaya-gita; Yugala-gita; Gopi-gita.
– Pranaya-gita describes when the gopis hear Krsna’s flute and leave their homes to meet Him on the banks of the Yamuna.
– The different melodies for the Gopi-gita, with kanak-manjari-chada being the highest, and their meaning.
– About the Yugala-gita and its meaning.
– ⁠The Bhramara-gita deals with the pain of separation of Srimati Radhika and her gopis when Krsna went to Mathura – the Song of the Bumblebee.
– The importance of the Gopi-gita, when the gopis feel the pain of Krsna’s disappearance in the Rasa dance.
– Krsna’s response to Narada Rsi about where the Lord resides.
– The Srimad Bhagavatam, in the 11th Canto, recounts Krsna giving instructions to Uddhava.
– The importance of kirtana, how elevated it is.
– A story told by Gurudeva: about a period when it did not rain, and the people gathered to pray, and only one boy carried an umbrella.
– Explanation of the different types of Dharma.
– Explanation of artha and kama.
– Explanation of the four types of mukti.
– ⁠The true meaning of liberation (mukti) is to realize one’s own true transcendental form and serve the Lord.
– About abandoning bodily identification and the subtle body, which are the root of all anarthas, in order to realize our siddha-deha.
– Maya is very powerful if we stray from bhakti, but hearing Harikatha will protect us.
– Sukadeva speaks to Pariksit Maharaja about the recitation of the Gopi-gita by the gopis and how Krsna appears to them.
– Explanation of the need for faith when hearing the Gopi-gita, otherwise no fruit will be obtained.