-The day we speak or listen to hari-katha is a good day -Vedavyasa manifested many granthas including Fifth Veda, Mahabharata -The meaning of Dvaipayana and Vedavyasa names -The appearance of Vedavyasa (the apsara’s miscarriage, a baby swallowed by a fish) -The meaning of Parashara name -King Kalmashapada is cursed by Shakti Muni to be a demon who eats the flesh of human beings -Demons are needed to glorify sadhus -Gautama Rishi had a green garden with crops in his ashramа in times of drought through mystical power -As water always flows, so a sadhu always travels -Ganesha and Vyasadeva -How Ganesha got the head of an elephant -How to get realisations
-Life history of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Maharaja -Akanda-guru-tattva: undivided -Remember 3 persons: Hari, Guru & Vaisnavas, and all your obstacles will disappear -Rasa-lila is the crown jewel of all the lilas -Real happiness is not possible in this material world -Gaudiya Vaishnavism is the spiritual hospital, and the conditioned jivas are the sick patients. -What is the remedy for our material sickness -We have come to this material world to learn how to serve Krsna, because actually we have forgotten -What are the 10 offenses to the holy name -How to receive Guru’s mercy: by seva-vritti -Meaning of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Maharaja’s name -Story: When the Guru asked the disciple to bring him a glass of water -What is Hanuman’s servicial mood -The 26 qualifications of a pure Vaisnava, found in the Caitanya-caritamrita -The topic of Ulta Yatra, the return of Lord Jagannatha from Vrindavana to Jagannatha Puri
-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja was born to a high class brahmana chakravarti family -Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja surrendered to Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Gosvami Maharaja -Narottama dasa Brahmachari was his brahmchari name -Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja felt pangs of separation from his departed guru -Vapu-seva and vani-seva; brhad-mridanga-seva -Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja manifested many granthas in Hindi -One who criticises a Vaishnava is not a human being -We can serve directly only a Vaishnava -Bhakta-bhagavata and grantha-bhagavata -Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja arrived at some place before his Guru and prepared everything for him there -Tomorrow is Shayana-ekadashi -Ulta Ratha Festival: Jagannatha goes in the same mood as He goes from Kuruksetra to Vrindavana -Inauspicious days for travelling -Always chant 12 names of Bhagavan -Jagannathadeva takes rest for two months after Shayana-ekadashi -Funny story of a brahmachari snoring in the temple -Shivananda Sena katha -Story of a king who could not take maha-prasada of the leper sadhu -Our Caturmasya will start from Guru-purnima -Control the urges of your senses -Glorification of the Brazilian grihasthas
-Bhima could not tolerate hunger so Krishna gave him concession to have one anukalpa on Ekadashi and observe at least one Nirjala Ekadashi a year -Bhakti-marga is very simple, not by force -How to observe Ekadashi -Srimati Radhika’s ahaituki mana (causeless anger) -On the day of Ekadashi try to chant more holy names than in other days, at least 2-4 rounds more -Life history of Gangamata Gosvamini -Srila Jiva Gosvami tells about 3 types of Krishna’s lilas: raja-kumara, deva and human being lila -Gangamata Gosvamini’s Guru Haridasa sent her to an old Vaishnavi to Radha-kunda under whose guidance she performed bhajana and sadhana -Story of a young girl who came to Vrindavana to perform bhajana and when one man became attached to her she showed him pots with her vomit and faeces -Gangamata Gosvamini took kshetra-sannyasa -Gangamata Gosvamini everyday chanted 3 lakhs of harinama -Rasika Raya wants to be the Deity of Gangamata Gosvamini -Gangamata Gosvamini is manifested in Jagannatha’s temple -Ganga-devi thought: ‘My life will be very successful if Saci-devi (Gangamata Gosvamini) will bathe in my waters’. -If you practise bhakti, dharma, artha, kama, moksha will chase behind you -If Krishna gives you money, use them in seva -Glorification of Lilananda Prabhu and Dina Bandhu Prabhu -We have to protect the things which are used for krishna-seva -On Rukmangada and Dharmangada
-Why krsna-bhaktas celebrate the appearance of Ramachandra or Sita-devi? -In tattva-siddhanta there are no differences between Lord Rama & Krsna. -As per rasa-madhurya, lila-madhurya Bhagavan manifests many forms. -Without tattva-siddhanta one cannot enter suddha-bhakti. -Lila of Lord Rama giving word to Rishis in Dandakaranya that He will accept them as gopis in krsna-lila. -Srila Parama-Gurudeva first completely absorbed in rama-katha. -Lila of Naradaji cursing Lord Vishnu to cry for a lady like he felt. -History of Vedavati & Vedavati before leaving her body cursing Ravana that she will become the source of his death. -Sita-devi is Rama’s eternal wife & Vedavati entered into Sita-devi. -How Vedavati presents in 3 different yugas -Rama-katha of killing Tarakasura, turning stone back to Ahalya, marrying Sita-devi. -Sita-devi appearing in a box within earth to Janaka Maharaja. -Parasurama giving Shivaji’s bow to Janaka Maharaja but not to Ravana who tried to take & fell like a mouse between the bow. -Lord Rama breaks the Shivaji bow after tying the string & the subsequent conversation with Parasurama. -Lord Rama’s marriage with Sita-devi & then going to exile for 14 years. -Agnideva helping Lord Rama in hiding original Sita-devi at Shiva Parvati place & giving Lord Rama Chaya Sita to accomplish the mission of killing Ravana. -Rama killing Ravana & asking Chaya Sita to prove chastity in fire when original Sita-devi is returned back & Chaya Sita sent to Svarga as Svarga Lakshmi. -Sita-devi on Her own going to Valmiki ashrama in forest & later giving birth to Lava & Kusa. -Lava and Kusa stopped the horse from Ramachandra’s asvamedha-yagna & Sita-devi going into Patala.
-Why Mahaprabhu and Gadadhara lived in different places (Gambhira and Tota-gopinatha) -Vrindavana-Krishna is always in Vraja. He never leaves it -Information from the granthas and the acharyas on what Krishna was doing after the dvaraka-lila -The power of Krishna’s flute -Sri Radha is always crying for Krishna -Krishna cannot realise the love of Sri Radha in His krishna-lila -3 reasons why Krishna appeared as Mahaprabhu -Why Srimati Radhika covers the whole body of Krishna -Radhaji and gopis never give up Krishna -Raya-ramananda-samvada -Gambhira is an examination hall for Mahaprabhu
-Why Mahaprabhu and Gadadhara lived in different places (Gambhira and Tota-gopinatha) -Vrindavana-Krishna is always in Vraja. He never leaves it -Information from the granthas and the acharyas on what Krishna was doing after the dvaraka-lila -The power of Krishna’s flute -Sri Radha is always crying for Krishna -Krishna cannot realise the love of Sri Radha in His krishna-lila -3 reasons why Krishna appeared as Mahaprabhu -Why Srimati Radhika covers the whole body of Krishna -Radhaji and gopis never give up Krishna -Raya-ramananda-samvada -Gambhira is an examination hall for Mahaprabhu
-Gadadhara Pandita is the incarnation of Srimati Radharani in gaura-lila. -Gadadhara Pandita birth & about his parents. -Nimai always stays with Gadadhara Pandita. -Nimai is always speaking & Gadadhara is calm & quiet & they have always loving quarrel with one another. -Discussion between Nimai & Gadadhara about mukti. -Effects of nama-abhasa & suddha-nama. -4 rules required to chant holy names. -What is siddha-pranali? -Lila of Krsna joking with Rukmini in Dvaraka making Her to faint. -Lila of Gadadhara meeting Pundarika Vidyanidhi & realising him as vaishnava after seeing him after a sloka recitation by Mukunda. -Visayi-prayi & vaishnava-prayi. -Meaning of Tota-Gopinatha & Lila of Mahaprabhu manifesting Tota-Gopinatha vigraha & giving to Gadadhara. -Why Mahaprabhu and Gadadhara lived in different places. -How Srimati Radhika agreed to come to the material world as Gadadhara Pandita. -Caitanya Mahaprabhu is non different from Gopinatha as He entered the body of Gopinatha. -Significance of listening to dhruva-charitra, prahlada-charitra to tell how to develop bhajana-sadhana & enter into rasa-lila-katha. -Lila of Mahaprabhu stopping Gadadhara from following Him to Vrindavana. -Lila of Mahaprabhu returning back to Puri from Ramkeli village after meeting with Sanatana Gosvami & Rupa Gosvami. -Lila of Krsna inviting Srimati Radhika to Svetadvipa-dhama to participate in gaura-lila. -Krsna inviting Srimati Radhika & performing nama-sankirtana. -Radha-Krsna associates in gaura-lila. -Lila of Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Srila Vamana Gosvami Mahaaraja & Srila Trivikrama Maharaja giving new cloth for Srimati Radhika’s deity. -Mahaprabhu entered the temple of Tota-Gopinatha & never returned back & evidence for it.
