– Little Krishna kills demons, giving them liberation – Nanda Maharaj gives gifts to all vrajavasi to celebrate Krishna’s birth – Srimati Radhika’s appearance. – The human body cannot withstand the prema. – Srimati Radhika was born with Her eyes closed so that Krishna would be the first person She would see after Her birth – Narada Rishi sees Srimati Radhika’s divine love – Radha and Krishna’s first meeting after Their birth...
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09 Feb 2021 – Raya Ramananda Samvad 5. Jiva’s Inherent Nature (Hindi) – Mathura, India
-The ultimate goal of jiva is to manifest svarupa-anubhandi-vritti. -Just as a seed has potency the jiva being manifested from Bhagavan also has a potency in his heart with one of the 5 rasas. -Just as water has liquidity jiva has svarupa-anubhandi-vritti i.e.,Krishna-seva-vasana is in all the rasas except shanta-rasa. -Those in shanta-rasa have only nishtha with no sambandha-jnana & no mamata. -Jiva svarupa-anubhandi-vritti is Krishna Das bhava. Eg in different rasas: dasyam –...
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08 Feb 2021 – Sri Bhagavat Saptaha, Day 5. Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaja glories (Hindi) – Mathura, India
Part 1 -Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaj glorification by different devotees. -Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaj used to show mercy equally on everyone be it the disciple of any other exalted Vaishnava also. -Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaj melts the hearts of devotees by saying you have done wonderful service in comparsion to my own disciples. -Tadiyatva-bhava & madiyatva-bhava. Sad-shishya will have madiyathva-bhava that Gurudev belongs to me. -Sadhu sees everyone equally & doesn’t...
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07 Feb 2021 – Bhagavat Saptaha, Day 4 (Hindi) – Mathura, India
-In Brihad-bhagavatamrita Sanatana Goswamipad says that if one establishes laukika sat bandhuvat priti (sneha bhava) with Vrajavasis one easily obtains Krishna. -Reminiscence of old Matha days with Srila Gurudev. -Jiva Goswamipad says that with Ambarisha Maharaj katha (9th canto), Shuka Parikshit katha only the Bhagavatam katha is complete & fulfilled. -About daivi varnashrama-dharma being based on one’s qualities (guna) & activities (karma). -Whoever does Krishna bhajana is...
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07 Feb 2021 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvad 4. Conditioned Life & Actual Jaiva Dharma (Hindi) – Mathura, India
-Raya Ramananda started from varnashrama-dharma & spoke upto jiva’s eternal dharma. -Jiva tries for mukti after getting tired of getting happiness through dharma, artha, kama, moksha. Even moksha is insignificant & krishna-prema is our sadhya. -By sat-sanga one will know the tattva & then sambandha-jnana will arise which leads to seva-vritti. -One should give up thinking of any 5 kinds of mukti & make sadhya as krishna-prema which pleases Krishna. -In Gaudiya Vaishnavism...
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06 Feb 2021 – Bhagavat Saptaha, Day 3 (Hindi) – Mathura, India
Part 1 -We are celebrating the centennial of avirbhava of Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaj & tirobhava of Srila Vamana Goswami Maharaj. -By bhakta-kripa one understands grantha-kripa. Importance of being on time for class. -Nityananda Prabhu said to Gauranga not to give krishna-prema free of cost to Kali-yuga people as they may not value it. -Padma purana explains how different cantos of Bhagavatam represent different limbs of Bhagavan. – Difference between kirtana and sankirtana -About...
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06 Feb 2021 morning – Raya Ramananda samvad 3. Krishna is the Master of the World (Hindi) – Mathura, India
Part 1 – Importance of following the rules of the Vedas – If you have greed to taste mango, you cannot steal it in the market but have to collect money to buy it. If you have greed for your sublime goal, you cannot immediately jump into raga bhakti, but have to perform vaidhi-bhakti – Source of real happiness; nature of heart – Four qualities that prevent one from performing bhajan: being born into a noble family, beauty, wealth, knowledge – Nalakuvera and...
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05 Feb 2021 – Bhagavat Saptaha, Day 2 (Hindi) – Mathura, India
-Glorification of Srila Gurudev & reminiscence of devotees, activities in Math during Srila Gurudev times. -We have to glorify bhakta-bhagavata like Srila Gurudev on the occasion of his centennial. -Lord Shiva spoke amar katha to Parvati deviji on some conditions. -As shuka pakshi hears katha from Lord Shiva, he is being chased until it enters the mouth of Vatikā, wife of Vyasadev. -Shukadev Goswami comes out of his mothers womb only when Krishna gives promise that Shukadev Goswami will be...