Vaishnavas: types

28 Sep 2025 midday – Without Harikatha, Life is Useless (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

* Wherever the exalted devotees of the Lord go, they become imbued with prema. * The benefit we receive is according to our faith. * Sadhu-sanga is hearing Harikatha, but without association, faith will not grow in our hearts. * Only Harikatha can protect us from Maya-devi. * There are two types of sadhus: bhakta-bhagavata and grantha-bhagavata. * First, we must try to understand: “Who am I?” The answer is in the verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya 20...

11 Jul 2022 morning – Types of Vedas, Kandas and Upasanas (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Mayavadis call themselves vedanti as they think only they are qualified to read the Vedas-Vyasadeva manifested the 4 Vedas-Karma-kanda, jnana-kanda and bhakti-kanda (deva-upasana & isvara-upasana) are the three sections of Vedas-There are 33 categories of devatas-Types of upasana: deva-upasana (shaivas, shaktas, ganapattas, sauras), isvara-upasana (Vaishnavas)-The demigods (devas) can only give dharma, artha and kama and any fruits they give come from Lord Krsna.-The conditioned living...