20240814 - Sixty-four limbs of sadhana-bhakti part3

I told you, take some time. Like devotees. There's nobody there for whom Guruma they speak online.

How many.

Can you hear?

No, you have to switch on Guru Master. It's working. Guru Maharaj. Online also working.

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Sam.

Guru Bina Tarinam.

Can I be heard now to me last night that they didn't hear me clearly. Tomorrow Hamza Vahan is coming. Everybody can offer him Abhishek either with Ganges water, milk, something like that. Something like that is also the appearance day of Lalita Saki. So they have a special celebration in the temple from evening 4 o' clock to 6 o'. Clock. Since yes, Lalita is an expert riddle maker. So devotees who wants to participate in the program, they can write some riddles and come and offer it to the deities as well.

I don't know why not.

I'll mention at the end of the class. Hi Krishna. Dear devotees, today we will continue with Sri Chaitanya Shikshamritam of Srila Sachidan in the Bhakti Vinod Thakur. So continuing with 64 angas of Vaidi Sadhana Bhakti. 31. One should perform all endeavors for Krishna. Actually she got several books in network devotion. All these different angles that you can explain in detail maybe, huh?

Is your mic working?

Yes, yes, it's working. 31. One should perform all endeavors for Krishna. Would you like to comment anything? Okay. 32. One should look forward for his mercy.

Oh, these are short things.

Okay, okay, okay. Guru Mahaj, if you would like to comment then let me know please. Also 1. 33. Which one, Guru Maharaj? One should perform all endeavors for Krishna.

He should keep Lord Krishna satisfaction as a role.

So we should keep Krishna's satisfaction as the goal of our endeavor. Okay. 32. One should look forward to his mercy.

See the Lord's mercy.

One should be always hoping to receive the Lord's mercy.

Sense you are all in the facility to Krishna. Since you offer them are also looking forward to his mercy.

Since we are offering our activities for Krishna, we are also looking forward to his mercy. 33. One should partake of various ceremonies with devotees. One should partake of various ceremonies with devotees. Ceremonies like Lord Krishna's birthday or Lord Ramachandra's birthday. So on evening we would do Abhishek for Radha Madhava on Krishna Janmashtami and.

Some read the Krishna book.

Some of us may do this special offering like read the Krishna book. If you want to do it, you can complete it by the end of an hour. We may take turns different people Read half an hour. One hour.

You may do drama or Krishna or.

You may do a drama about Krishna.

All these things that many devotees.

So all these things done with many devotees.

Which I observe Krishna Janash.

So we tried to observe this Krishna Janmashtami as a joint process. Okay, 34. One should surrender to Krishna in all respects.

Sincerely, we want to surrender to Krishna.

Sincerely, we want to surrender to Krishna. Then we would like to have his mercy. Can I go to the next one? 35. One should observe particular vows like Kartika Vrata. Note. Kartika, Magasnan, Vaishaka, Kritia. Vaishaka, Kritia, Vaishak. Vaishak. Month, magmas and Karthik.

These are sacred months. And the Shastra.

These are sacred month. In the Shastra.

Vegetarian.

Is that not in this month? People are supposed to be vegetarian. If they are not, we are vegetarian. We are vegetarians.

We don't eat uradal.

We don't eat Urad Dal.

As a token.

As a token in Kartik month.

So that other Radhas may do Karthika.

And other Vratas, one may do in Karthik month. At the end of Karthik month, from Ekadasi to Purnima is the Bhishma Panchak. Okay, next. These are some of the 64 important items of devotional service one should associate with devotees, chant the holy name of the Lord, hear Srimad Bhagavatam, reside at Mathura and worship the deity with faith and veneration.

So here we were.

So it says stay in Mathura, but here we are staying in Navadvip.

Around the world. Then they go through a channel or remain close to a temple. And then on a sacred day, we are the temple.

So people around the world may go to a temple or stay close to this temple. So on sacred days, they can go to the temple.

This holy grail.

So in this way they observe the holy place and the.

Holy process.

And holy process.

This is the as far as possible.

So this can be as far as possible.

But we try to take this heart. How we like to know what devotees observe holy day.

So we'd like to take this as we'd like to assemble with the devotees and observe the holy days.

Ohio I wanted to attend the Janmashtami in Montreal in 1968.

I wanted to attend Janmashtami in Montreal in 1968.

But why Ross?

But my boss, he wouldn't let me go.

I went anyway.

But I went anyway. I lost the job. Okay, sharing eight. Then you can so many things.

Eyes are boy ears on here.

What's that?

My mouth is eyes are worried.

Oh, my eyes are blurry. My ears don't hear.

This machine barely working.

This machine is barely working. I'm saying of this body. Okay. These five limbs of devotional service are the best of all. These five limbs of devotional service are the best of all.

Why not?

Why not?

We can work on this special days.

Krishna's observance Can work on these special days. Krishna's. On Krishna's observance.

So you are wrong. He came in a Surya dynasty.

Actually Lord Ram he came in the Surya dynasty.

Krishna came.

And Krishna came in the Chandra dynasty.

So everybody.

So they try to give their mercy to everybody. Even a slight performance of these five awakens love for Krishna.

Wrong. Even a little holiday.

If we perform in these holidays, even a little service, our love for Krishna will be awakened. Okay. Okay. Okay. Classification of the limbs. Amongst the 64 limbs of devotional service, the 9 process beginning with hearing are the main and others are their assistants. The first 10 limbs are similar to the entrance door. After that, the 10 limbs are rejection of unfavorable to bhakti and acceptance of favorable to bhakti. Among them, acts related to Dhatri tree, Ashwatha tree, the cow. The Brahmana are special social duty. They too are favorable to bhakti. At first, as Sadhana matures, only the last five limbs out of the 64 limbs to be specially observed.

One follows all the rules regulations.

So usually one follows the rules and regulations.

Just more spontaneous. In the last high become more prominent.

As one gets more spontaneous, the last five becomes more prominent. Okay. Okay. Yes. The secret of Sadhana.

Don't tell anyone.

So can I read that, Guru Maharaj? So can I read that, Guru Maharaj? Can I read the secret?

Yeah, read it quietly.

Okay, I'll read it quietly. Okay, Little louder. There's a secret to the observance of Sadhana. There's a secret to the observance of Sadhana. Transcendental knowledge, devotion and detachment. In other things, these three increases equally. Where there is an exception to it, it must be known that there is a fault in the root of the practice.

So as one. One of the satisfaction is that as you are doing devotional service, you are doing the chanting.

So one of the secrets. As you are doing devotional service, as you are doing the chanting, three things. Three things. Transcendental knowledge, devotion and detachment in other things increases equally. Transcendental knowledge, devotion and detachment. Detachment in other things. These Three increases. Increase. Sorry. Equally.

So the detachment means not detached from Krishna.

Detachment means not detachment from Krishna.

Detached from other material things.

Detachment with other material things. Knowledge. Transcendental knowledge. So we read the Shimad Bhagavatam and. Etc.

You want to get.

We want to get knowledge.

We're not just sentimental analysts. We back everything up with knowledge.

We are not sentimentalists. We back everything up with knowledge. Devotion. Third one. Yeah.

So as you joins us. Practices of devotional service.

So we are doing these practices of devotional service.

Devotion to Krishna increases.

Your devotion to Krishna increases.

It increases more and more.

It increases more and more.

So I guess this.

This one gets this devotion gradually. Sorry. Naturally, as mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 02-11-42 Bhaktif Parish no gossam. There's no translation. Just searching Veda. Just. Just research in the Veda. It's there. It's there. Some. There's some error in the editing. Haununciation.

These things are not increasing. At last we are fault and the root of our righteousness.

So if these three things are not increasing, then there must be a fault in the root of our practice. Okay, Gurmaj, this is the translation. Devotion, direct experience of the supreme Lord and detachment from other things. These three occur simultaneously for one who has taken shelter of the supreme personality of Godhead. In the same way, the pleasure, nourishment and relief from hunger come simultaneously and increasingly with each bite. For a person engaged in eating.

What are the three things?

Knowledge.

How long you eat?

Oh, when you eat. Okay.

Just this is something you can relate with.

Especially me. Okay. The same way. Nourishment, Relief from hunger. Pleasure. Pleasure, Nourishment and relief from hunger.

How I eat. We get our relief from hunger.

As we eat, we get relief from our hunger.

We get nourishment.

We get nourishment. Pleasure. If the cook is good, then you'll get pleasure.

The first time we gave bitter melon in the desert.

First time when we gave bitter melon in the kitchen, gave in the God Purnima.

This is bitter.

And they were saying, oh, what is this? This is bitter.

I thought the cook was in Maya.

They thought the cook must be in Maya.

One of the tastes of cooking.

And.

Whether it's hot is a very white rice.

So one actually one who has taste in cooking. And if they know it because bitter is a nice thing. Shall I continue eating? Gurmaraj, it's eight right now. It's eight o' clock right now. We don't take bitter at night. Will serve you some sweet. Sweet.

How's.

Tomorrow is Shrimati Ralita Devi's appearance day.

Oh. She's older than Ra.

She's older than Radharani. Few weeks earlier to Shimati Radharani.

What we do.

So since Lalita is expert at composing riddles, right? Okay. Hare Krishna. Dear devotees. Tomorrow the 15th of August, the Independence Day. Oh, sorry. Lalita Saki's appearance day. There will be a nice program held in the temple from 4 to 6pm Chhota Radha Madhava will come down on the platform where we'll have the opportunity to personally fan them and offer flowers. There will be Kirtan glorification and a drama. Since Lalitha Devi is expert at juggling and composing riddles, there will be also a juggling act and Krishna conscious riddles. If you would like to compose a riddle, please bring a printout to the program. You may also design your own fan and to personally offer to Sri Sri Radha Madhava.

What's the example of a river? What's the example of a riddle?

In the garden of love where the secret play dangled Treasures that sparkle like the milky way. They whisper secret of divine delight and sway gently in the moonlight night. They frame her face with a shimmering grace Appears of stars in celestial embrace. What are these jewels that sing without sound Adorning the queen where the potion is found. Okay. In the garden of love where the sacred play dangle Treasures that sparkle like the Milky way. They whisper secrets of divine delight and they sway gently in the moonlit night. They frame her face with the shimmering Greece. A pair of stars in a celestial embrace. What are these jewels that sing without sound? Adorning the queen of Raja where devotion is found.

I sent in this chat on the right, Zach.

Okay.

I said I thought that the light's not working.

That was yesterday, Guru Maharaj.

Yeah. Yes, I understand that we have to read. The thing is not just high roll. Some of my riders.

Okay. Also Hamsawahan would be visiting the ISKCON campus at 10:45. Yeah. So Lalita Saki's appearance day. So I think you all would love to attend Manglati tomorrow, right? To get Lalita Saki's mercy. So you have to go and sleep early as well for that. Okay. Hare Krishna, thank you very much for coming. No, that's not a riddle. It's basically Dandavad Pranams. How are you doing? Okay. Okay. Good. Okay. It's okay. Hare Krishna, please accept my humble, obese, respectful, humble obeisances, dear. Good name. Nikunja Viharini. Rai Devi Dasi. Okay. Rangamay Suchitra Devidasi says Jai Gurudev. Divya Mataji says Hare Krishna Ranjita Devi says Hare Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my humble obeisances on your lotus feet. Hare Krishna Mani Mai Kishori Devi Dasi. Hare Krishna Dandavad Pranam. Guru Maharaj, please accept my humble respectful obeisances until lotus feet.

Questions here.

No, there's no questions. Yeah, that's. That's a issue. Guru Mahaj, we have request. Okay, there's this. Okay, Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, we got a question now. Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances. Given the increase of demoniac activities in Kali Yuga, how often we should go out on Harinam Sanketan?

As much as possible.

As much as possible. Harinam Sanket and Ki.

I think.

You saw a long one. Is it okay? Okay. Okay. Let me see. Gurma Shal see. I'll let you know. Okay. Okay. Gurma. Basically they're just offering pranams and things like that.

If you want your althing head, stick a question in it.

Okay. If you want to offer your prayers, then stick a question there. Okay? Okay. Okay. Okay. Wow. Guru Maharaj. Wow. Yeah. Okay. Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances. Okay. Accept it. How to distinguish. How to distinguish this? Oh, subtle difference between sin and offense. A sin is something against the regulatory principles.

And telling a lie, like telling stelling.

A lie, stealing and so many things.

Those can be counteracted. So.

Those things can be counteracted to some extent by Tulsi worship. If you don't commit the seventh offense.

All right, I'll do this. Then I'll chant. It's like, then I'll do this.

Okay, this. This is where I'll do. Somebody says, I'll do the sin. Then I'll chant. And then I'll do the sin. Then. Then I chant to counteract the sin.

As we're planning to do a little activity, if you are planning to eradicate it.

So if you are planning to commit a sinful activity and then planning to.

Eradicate it, may eradication not work?

The eradication would not work because you're doing it. Because you're doing it intentionally.

An offense.

But an offense is something in connection with Krishna Ovaishnavas.

10 offenses to chanting the holy name.

Like 10 offenses to chanting the holy name, to the chanting of the holy.

Is it not as easy?

So it's not too easy to get rid of the offenses. How?

A change of Heart.

One has to have a change of heart. Okay, last Guruma is the last question from. This is a question from Jaipataka Swami Tamil. Okay. From me no good mess. I think somebody might have asked it in Tamil and they've translated that and just pasted over here. Okay. So much opulence in Vaikunta. Similar of opulence is shining. Is of shining Vaja also. Are these jewels are also in Navadip? What are these nine jewels? Nine. I don't know where they get this nine from but that's there in the question. Nine islands In Navadvip there is nine islands.

Each island is connected to the line of the devotional service.

Each island is connected with one of the devotional service. One of the.

Designed by Radharani.

This Navadvape is designed by Radharani.

As.

Is establishing devotional service. Hare Krishna blessings to all of you is blessing all of you.

So there is a physical book table right behind you. If Guru Maharaj is giving blessing on the other side after accepting the blessings, please come back and visit the physical book table and you can offer Guru Mahraju and Bhagavadam set. You can just pledge. You don't need to pay right now. Okay. So in the physical book table you can give your names and you can say that you want to donate us re said to Guru Maharaj if he is so pleased. Okay. So Badra Purnima festival campaign has already started after next to Balrampurnima is the Badra Purnima on 18th September 2024. So in this campaign we popularized Srimad Bhagavatam set. As per Shrimad Bhagavatam Canto 12, Chapter 13, Verse 13, it says that if on the full moon day of the month of Badra, one places Srimad Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it as a gift, he will attain the supreme transcendental destination. To whom you should give is not mentioned. So you can give to anybody like husband to wife or wife or to husband or kids like that. And Guru Maharaj is ready to accept from any of his disciples. So if you would like to offer a Shrimad Bhagavadam set to Guru Maharaj, you can pay in the Guru Maharaj virtual book table and mention the message that I want to donate one Bhagavatam set or how much ever you want to donate to Guru Maharaj, that message is required. Who is that is getting a special Narasimha Puja in a few hours from now? In Sri Dham Mayapu also this and all of you do it is also please bless them by calling out Nitai Gauranga with me and please pause on this wonderful opportunity of participating in the first time of Guru Maharaj and distributing Srila Prabhupada books. Even if it is 1 Bhagavad Gita and 10 small books, yes it is 1 is to 10 ratio as per the Srila Prabhupada's instruction to Guru Maharaj and Guru Maharaj request to you and please do WhatsApp to Guru Maharajal booktable anytime at 91 943-4760402 so stay tuned for tomorrow's Lord Chaitanya class and let's pray for the full and speedy recovery of Guru Maharaj from the core of our heart by chanting Hare Krishna. And of course our prayers include for all those who are celebrating their anniversaries today for their well being and blissful Krishna consciousness. Please join me in the prayers. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare thank you very much Vaishnavanam.