Observing negative changes in the affairs of his kingdom, Maharaja Yudhisthira begins to suspect the disappearance of Lord Krsna.
What to say of spiritual advancement, even material advancement depends first of all on the sanction of the Lord in the form of Paramatma.
The only means to overcome the miseries of the material world is to fully surrender under the lotus feet of the Lord under guidance of His divine agent – Sri Guru.
Upon his return from Dvaraka, Maharaja Yudhisthira queries Arjuna on the status of his relatives in Dwaraka and Mathura.
Here is the recording of 14 December 2011 Satsanga.
Lord Chaitanya continues his exposition of spontaneous devotional service (raganuga bhakti).
Such advanced devotional service has nothing to do with the imitative practices of the sahajiyas.
Discussion of the external versus internal aspects of raganuga bhakti.
If one engages himself in the service of Radha and Krsna in this way, he can transcend the regulative principles enjoined in the sastras and, through his spiritual master, fully engage in rendering spontaneous love to Krsna.
Lord Chaitanya declares that the result of devotional service is love of Godhead.
Exposition of the progressive states of devotional service according to regulative principles (sadhana-bhakti).
The nine symptoms of fructified ecstatic love of Godhead are listed.
Material enjoyment, mystic power and sense gratification do not appeal to the devotee.
Sripad Puri Maharaja clarifies that the narrative explanation of nature, employed by modern scientists, differs from an ontological understanding. Thus, science is a very superficial and manipulative process.
Here is the recording of 10 December 2011 satsanga.
A jiva soul who ignores the supremacy of Lord Sri Krsna, a nitya-baddha, develops a deep-rooted enviousness toward the Supreme Lord.
If by great fortune such a fallen jiva comes in contact with a nitya-siddha (a mahajan — a divine agent of Lord Sri Krsna), and comes to develop genuine faith toward that mahajan, he/she can recognize his/her eternal constitutional position as an eternal servant of the Lord, jivera ‘svarupa’ haya — krishnera ‘nitya-dasa’.
Narada describes the yogic processes pursued by Maharaja Dhrtarastra.
Discussion of the sati rite, whereby a chaste woman followed her husband into the fire of death.
Thus concludes the 13th chapter of the First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Here is the recording of 07 December 2011 Satsanga.
