Ananta Sesa is the manifestation of Baladeva Prabhu.
The manifestation of Ananta Sesa as an umbrella that protects Krsna.
Baladeva Prabhu serves Bhagavan in ten different ways.
Ananta Sesa Visnu means Krsna and Balarama.
The difference in mood between the residents of Mathura and those of Vrndavana.
In Vrndavana there is no belief that Krsna is God, as there is no mood of opulence there.
The manifestation of Krsna in Mathura and Dvaraka.
The lila of Krsna and the demons. Demons who are killed by Krsna attain mukti. The mercy of the saints. The snake demon, Agasura, was an apsara from the celestial planets in her previous life. Saints are hard on the outside and very soft on the inside. Narada Rsi’s blessing to demons. Bhakta-krpa and Bhagavan-krpa: these two types of mercy are interconnected. The five qualities necessary for a student. The example of the brahmacari who only wanted to chant the holy names, he did not...
The importance of tattva-siddhanta. The prayer of Satyavrata Muni. People worship demigods because of their material desires. The fifth, and highest, goal of life. Bhakti cannot be understood without sadhu-sanga. Sadhu-sanga is attained after accumulating sukrti for many lives. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya 22.54). Difference between punya and sukrti. Sukrti is when there is connection between the Lord and His devotees. Verse: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta...
The gardharvas in Svargaloka. Tamburi Rsi knows all the ragas, musical notes, and yet he is confused when he hears Krsna’s flute. The nature of water to exemplify the condition of the soul, which does not alter its essence. About cit-jagad. About suddha-sravana: pure hearing. The more you listen to harikatha, the more purity will come to your heart. The qualification of the harikatha listener. You must fix your mind on harikatha. The listeners of Srimad Bhagavatam. Samsara-davana: about...
Rasa-lila is the highest pastime of all, and everything happens due to the power of Yogamaya. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ (ŚB 10.33.36). The rasa-lila must be heard with faith. The glories of Vamsivata, the place of rasa-lila. When Sivaji bathed in Brahma-kunda and assumed the form of a gopi. It is only possible to enter rasa-lila when you have a gopi body. Lila das gopis listening to Krsna’s flute. Rasa is the sweetness of singing, dancing, playing; are the jokes...
PART 1 Many people wonder, Krsna killed many demons, and Srimati Radhika, did not? Srimati Radhika is none other than Krsna. Radha is more powerful.-Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Brahmanda Purana and other Puranas, confirm that when Radha was little, She killed several demons. Mother Kirtida’s pastimes walking with baby Radha. Lila de Radha aged one year and six months, on the banks of the Yamuna River. Kirtida Devi and her sakhis bathed and played in the river Yamuna. Mother Kirtida is...
Some different harikathas about Srimati Radhika that describe Her birth according to various Puranas. The nineteen symbols (drawings) of the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika. The form of Rupa Manjari and Rupa Gosvami. Mahaprabhu’s feet are not the same as Krsna’s. The eternal pastimes, manifest and unmanifest, and their respective moods. When a demon is killed by Krsna, does he come back? The dialogue between Krsna and the warrior Barbari. How demons enter Vraja. Harikathas always...
If problems occur in Vrndavana, Krsna is the one who solves them. But, the Vrajavasis, because of their vatsalya-bhava and mamata, pray to Mahadeva Siva. Only by listening to harikata is it possible to have the darsana of the Deity. Brahmanda Ghata. Krsna put a handful of earth in His mouth, and what Mother Yasoda saw in Krsna’s mouth. Mother Yasoda never thinks that Krsna is God, absorbed in vatsalya-bhava, when she sees something unusual, she thinks it is the evil eye or a ghost. Devaki...