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PART 2
The listener is superior to the speaker. The “Hare Krsna” mahamantra emanated from the lotus lips of Srimati Radhika, manifesting from Her heart as She felt separation from Krsna. This world is full of unhappiness; we are seeking happiness in a place where there is no happiness. Where will we find this happiness? Where is this ananda? Ananda has no antonym. When we are suffering, we remember the Lord, but when we are happy, we forget Him. Guru is mukunda-prestha, very dear to...
The listener is superior to the speaker. The “Hare Krsna” mahamantra emanated from the lotus lips of Srimati Radhika, manifesting from Her heart as She felt separation from Krsna. This world is full of unhappiness; we are seeking happiness in a place where there is no happiness. Where will we find this happiness? Where is this ananda? Ananda has no antonym. When we are suffering, we remember the Lord, but when we are happy, we forget Him. Guru is mukunda-prestha, very dear to...
About the glories of Srila Tirtha Maharaja who built the Temple where the Harikatha is happening at the moment. Krsna explains to Uddhava how to talk about the rasas. About how the activities of the material and spiritual worlds are contrary. About rasa-lila-katha. The glories of Srimati Radhika. Higher than Vrndavana, we have Giriraja Govardana where Krsna calls all the gopis to do the rasa-lila. About the reaction of the gopis when they hear the sound of Krsna’s flute. About how...
Fortunate jivas have the opportunity to hear Bhagavd-katha. Pariksiti Maharaja heard the Bhagavatam from Sukadeva Gosvami, the parrot of Srimati Radhika, but Pariksiti attained gopi-bhava. The listener is not always inferior to the speaker: Srila Gurudeva exalts the audience. Harikatha is spoken according to the qualification of the listeners. Candidasa and Vidyapati performed wonderful kirtans and they took shelter of Mahaprabhu. Narottama Dasa Thakura wrote the Prema Bhakti Candrika, a...