– Harikatha listeners are recipients of the Lord’s mercy, for otherwise who could endure sitting for so long? – Pariksit Maharaja sat for seven days and seven nights without eating or drinking, only drinking the nectar from the lotus mouth of Sukadeva Gosvami. – The sastras glorify the listeners much more than the speaker. – Listening to Harikatha with concentration is not easy at all. – Srila BV Vana Gosvami Maharaja has been writing down everything he has...
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