bhakti: creeper of devotion

10 Jun 2024 evening – The Stages of the Creeper of Devotion (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya … (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya lila 22.54). Sadhu sanga means listening to Harikatha and putting it into practice. Verse: śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ … (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17). Grantha bhagavata and bhakta bhagavata. Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ … (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.9). The three types of miseries of the material world, adhyatmika, adhidhaivika and adhibhautika, end by listening to Harikatha. Harikatha must be heard directly...