20240319 - The Vedic scriptures are the original evidence for those with soft faith

Hare Krishna Dear devotees, today we will continue with the reading from Sri Chaitanya Shikshamrata Shila Bhakti Sitta Bhakti Vinod Thakur Sachidananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur the Vedic scriptures are the original evidence for those with soft faith. Therefore, for the persons with soft faith without taking shelter of Pramana evidence they are quickly to fall down from the path due to bad association. The Vedas as a means of expanding Brahman are their only evidence. Since the Vedas are voluminous and there are many provisions for persons various qualifications such as Karmis, Jnanis etc. The instructions to the pure devotees is not easily collected. All Sattvika Puranas are given in order to show clearly that the main purport of the Vedas is described in the form of Abhidaya Sadhana or practice in in various places in the Vedas. Among the Satvika Purana Shrimad Bhagavatam.

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Meaning of Vedantasha's Sutra is present in Rmad Bhagavatam. The full purport of Mahabharata is also there. The commentary of the Brahma Gayatri Brahma Gayatri is also there and fully expanded with all Vedic knowledge. The essence of all Vedic literature and histories has been collected in Rmad Bhagavatam. This literature known as rmad bhagavatam has 18,000 verses is accepted as the essence of all Vedic literature and Vedanta philosophy. Whoever tastes the transcendental melo of Srimad Bhagavatam in is never attracted to any any other literature. It's mentioned in the Garda Purana.

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Basically this is the purport. This is a verse from the Garda Purana which says that Shiman Bhagavatam is the purport of Mahabharata commentary of Brahma Gayatri essence of all Vedic literature and histories. And Shimad Bhagavatam has 18,000 verses.

Accepted.

As the essence of Vedic literature. The Vedanta philosophy. Whoever tastes the nectar of transcendental is never attracted to any other literature. This is mentioned. This is mentioned in the garden establishing.

The Pramana.

Allah Chaitanya reckon I live our people read Sri Lanka Bhagavatam.

So this is why Lord Chaitanya recommended that people should read Srimad Bhagavatam.

So I went to Kolkata. I said that I was sick So.

I went to Kolkata because they said that I was sick.

So I sat when they rested.

So I spent one day resting.

I went to the doctor and then.

I went to the doctor.

He looked at all the papers, he looked at my arms. He said, you're not sick enough.

So he looked at all the papers, he looked at my hands and tremors and he said that you are not.

Sick enough to enter into our hospital or to have dialysis.

To enter into the hospital to have dialysis.

So I was rejected.

So I was rejected.

So I was watching the English.

So I was watching the English parikrama and.

They were speaking very enthusiastically.

There were many speakers and they were speaking very enthusiastically.

One day also Pancharatna and Hussain play the drama.

One day also Pancharatna had his team to play a drama Hare Krishna.

So what I try to find is only Hindi I couldn't find.

But I tried to find the Bengali and the Hindi groups but I couldn't find.

So then I thought I come last night.

And I thought that I'd come last night.

See the realizations.

To see the realizations be there this morning for the Mahamilan.

I was saying I have to rush.

A lot but they are also saying that I have to rest a lot. It's kind of incredible that I went through all the days of the GBC.

Meetings, all the days of the.

All the days of Bhakti Siddhanta, Sarasati Thakur's appearance celebrations. I was giving my classes here.

After that I have fever.

After that I have developed. I had developed some illness.

A lot of rest.

So they said that I need a lot of rest. Gave us Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam and Chaitanya Chaitamrita.

And these are books that we should.

Read so and these are the books that we should read.

Also. Here.

Act of devotion. He also gave us the Bhakti Shastri which includes the Bhagavad Gita nectar of devotion, nectar of instruction and Ishaanishad. And then there's Bhakti Vaibhav, the first six cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam and then Bhaktivedanta the last six cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam and then the Bhakti Sarva Brahma study of Caitanya Charitamrita.

Lord Chaitanya taking the mood of the.

Lord Lord Caitanya is taking the mood of a devotee.

Revealed. I mean secrets.

He revealed many secrets.

I just wanted to enter into the.

So like this we want to enter into the Rahasya of Bhakti Yoga.

So these are the books.

So these are the books.

Some people say, oh, book knowledge doesn't mean you can preach.

Some people say, book knowledge doesn't mean that you can preach.

That's all right.

That's all right.

If you don't have these book talents, you can also preach through.

If you have if you don't have book knowledge, you can also preach either. You cannot preach either. Study the Grace so Srila Prabhupada wanted to establish these Shastric degrees.

And by.

Srila Prabhupada's mercy I got my Bhaktivedanta degree and.

I'll go on and continue taking the test.

So I'd go on and continue taking the tests of various books of Prabhupada's books. But the foundation is Srimad Bhagavatam. Srimad Bhagavatam is the greatest and is the expert in explaining the Satvika purports of the Vedas. Therefore, Bhadava Shastra and the Tantras such as Pancharatra which follows are counted among the Pramanas, the Vedas amongst the Pramana. The Vedas propound in the instruction to Sanatana Goswami Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said Veda Shastra Kohe Samanda Abhidaya, Prayojan Krishna, Prapya Samantha, Bhakti Prapti Abidaya Nam Bhakti Premani Prem Mahadan. The Vedic literatures give information about the living entity's eternal relationship with Krishna which is called Samanda. The living entity's understanding of this relationship and his acting accordingly is called Abhidaya. Returning home back to Godhead is the ultimate goal of life and is called Prayojan. Devotional service or sense activity for the satisfaction of the Lord is called Abhidaya because it can develop one's original love of Godhead which is the goal of life. This goal is the living entity's topmost interest and greatest wealth. Thus one attains the platform of transcendental loving service unto the Lord. Relationship Krishna alone is Samanda. The mutual relationship between Chit Jiva the living entity Achit matter and Ishwara the controller is mentioned by the word Samanda.

It I say the theory is our.

When we go to Vrindavan, we see the deities of Sanatana Goswami, Sanatana Goswami, Radha Madan Mohan. So his deity is called the deities of Samantha and then we see the deities of Rupa Goswami, Radha Govinda and his deity is called as the deities of Abhidaya.

Perfection is.

And then the perfection is prayogen that is seeing the deities of Radha Gopinath.

We are taught to say a pranam.

Like this. We are taught to see what to say a pranam. To see the deities of this three deity.

We should say the pranam of the deities.

Okay, that's what I'm saying.

Okay.

Can you all come little forward please so that devotees behind they'll get.

Some space to sit down and listen. Yeah.

Also Mataji, you can move further towards this side. And Prabhuji please go towards your. Towards my right. Guru Maharaj is right. Can you please announce this in Bengali? Bengali? The translation is going on only on Facebook, not here. How many of you here understand Bengali? Only saying that Aladdin is saying not English. What's so special about Srimad Bhagavatam?

You know.

You know.

A new heart of Rahu Dharma tells something about devotional service.

Every part of Srimad Bhagavatam tells something about devotional service. Actually.

The one that we are enveloped and blissful source.

Actually the more we are involved in devotional service, the better we are.

Described as it said here, a rising fruit of the Veda tree.

The Bhagavatam is described as it is said here, the ripened fruit of the Vedic tree.

Writing Albi on our campus, Vyasadeva still.

Dissatisfied after writing all the other literatures. Vyasadev was still unsatisfied.

To write the single Bhagavatam.

And Narad Muni told him to write the Srimad Bhagavatam.

That's the book.

And that's the book Lord Chaitanya Srila Prabhupada told us to read. Actually Krishna alone is the only substance. That substance has two energies, Chit and Jiva. By the transformation of the Achit Shakti material energy is the Achit Jagat material world. And by the transformation of the Jiva Shakti the energy and the living entity is the Jaiva Jagat the world of living entities. As far as Samantha relationship is considered obtaining again the servitude of Krishna by the living entity is known by the name establishing the relationship as mentioned in the instruction to Sarobamma Saurup Aishwarye Thar Nahi Maya Gandha Shakal Vederhoy Bhagavan Shesh Amanda. In his original form, the supreme personality of Godhead is full with transcendental opulences which are free from the contamination of the material world. It is to be understood that in all Vedic literature the the supreme personality of Godhead is the ultimate goal. 7.139.

So Lord Krishna.

Lord Krishna is the supreme personality of God hate He.

Is the ultimate.

He is the ultimate goal.

Advaita he wanted to bring down.

Lord Chaitanya Advaita he wanted to bring down Lord Chaitanya to give out love.

Of Godhead because he considered himself a lower.

Personality because he considered himself as a lower personality of Godhead he could.

Give liberation but he could not give love of Godhead but he could not.

Give love of Godhead so he wanted.

Lord Chaitanya with sustained soul to come because he could give out love or.

God so he wanted Lord Chaitanya himself to come and and because he could give out love of God hate We are very fortunate we are here in.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's abode We are here in.

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's abode and he's giving up.

This love of Godhead.

And he's giving out this love of Godhead.

So he said beg him for his.

Mercy so we should beg for his mercy Beg him for his mercy again in instructions in instruction to Sanatana Goswami Mahprabhu says Krishna Prapya Sammanda Bhakti Praptiyer Shadan the living entity's eternal relationship the living entity's eternal relationship with Krishna to be awakened is called Samandra Bhakti is the means to attainment Sri Caitanya Chaitamrita Madhyalila 20.124 in our temples we are taught bow down to Lord Krishna to chant Japa and to do deity worship to do Seva service.

Gradually we advance in Ka consciousness so.

Like this gradually we advance in Ka consciousness We realize our Samantha and we realize our Samantha. In this analysis of the principle of Samantha relationship, seven subjects are shown in the form of Pramayas discussion or analysis. 1 Krishna Krishna Vichara 2nd Energy of Krishna Energy of Krishna Krishna Shakti Vichara 3rd the science of mellows Rasatatva Vichara 4th the nature of the living entity Jiva Tattva Vichara 5th Material existence of the living entity Jeever Shankshar Bichar 6th Liberation of the living entity Jeever Nishtar Bichar and 7th Inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference Achintya Veda Abheda Tat Bichar by considering these seven premiers separately, knowledge of the relationship is obtained Abhidaya activities to revive one's relationship. The various.

Okay, okay, okay.

So this previously 7 points. The right to really understand our relationship.

So you have discussed previously the way a devotee understand his relationship.

Focus include who we are.

The seventh Tattva includes knowing what we are.

If you don't know what we are, how we can know our relationship?

If we don't know what we are, how can we know the relationship.

With Ka? Scientifically, methodically.

So like this we can realize Krishna. Very scientifically and methodically.

So, Guru Maharaj, we are done with Samantha now. You look extremely tired and exhausted. So we. You are not tired. The body looks tired. So we can end here. Tomorrow we'll continue with Abhidhaya.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's lecture. Who is living tomorrow or tonight? Who is living today?

Tomorrow?

No, tomorrow is another day. But tomorrow morning or tomorrow night? Morning. Okay. So those who are living. Those who is last time seeing Grummas, raise your hands.

Okay.

Krishna Matiras too. Anyone living here earlier? Thank you. Yes. Yes. You're leaving. Don't leave. Okay. Thank you all of you for coming and participating in the Navdeep Mandal Parikrama. We hope to see you all next year again. Of course we are. On behalf of Guru Maharaj and all the devotees, we would like to welcome all of you for the Vrindavan safari as well.

What do you want me to say?

I said okay.

Good.

Take good rest and be prepared for the Vrindavan safari. Okay. Hare Krishna. Yeah. How many devotees here are coming for the Brindavan safari? So many, Hare Krishna.

Okay.

Remember those devotees who Jai Gurumadas.