20241127 || Śrī Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta Class || Śrī Māyāpur, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

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Hare Krishna Dear devotees Hare Krishna Dear devotees, Today we will continue with the reading from Sri Chaitanya Shikshamrita by Silas Achitananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur Continuation from yesterday Note as mentioned in Bhakti ra Samruta Sindhu 1.2.288 because of these other relationships in Braja also have predominance of Rag devoid of knowledge that Krishna is the supreme personality of Godhead. In some instances Vaidi Bhaktas adopt Vaidi tendencies. In the next fifth Shava the characteristics of devotees arising from Rag will be examined. So we have concluded the fourth shower. So we will start with the fifth shower consideration of Bhava Bhakti First Trim fifth Shower First Rim Bhava Bhakti the two states of Prema Bhakti Prema Bhakti is the result of Sadhana Bhakti Prema Bhakti has two states. The first state is Bhava Ecstasy and the second state is Prema Love. In the Bhakti Rasamruta Sindhu I want to read the number of verses in the Bhakti Rasamruta Sindhu Purva Bhaga First Wave it is mentioned there are six characteristics of pure devotional service. First Kleshagni Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress. Shubhada Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness Moksha Laguta Krita those in pure devotional service deride even the conception of deliberation. 4th Sudhurlabha Pure devotional service is rarely achieved. 5th Chandarananda Vishesh Atma Pure devotional service automatically puts one in transcendental pleasure. 6th Sri Krishna Krishni Pure devotional service is the only means to attract Kajal's service. So here pure devotional service is being glorified. We are doing everything to come up to the level of pure devotional service. Six qualities are there of pure devotional service.

And we achieve devotional service immediately. We have transcendental pleasure.

If we achieve pure devotional service, then we immediately feel transcendental pleasure.

All kinds of material desires.

We'll get relief from all kinds of Material distress.

So that we can achieve pure devotional service.

We chant Hare Krishna and we do devotional service so that we can achieve pure devotional service. Okay, Explanation on each qualities of pure devotional service. Each quality of pure devotional service. Sorry. First, pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of mental distress. Material distress is of three types Sin Papa Seat of sin Papa Bija and ignorance Avidya Sinful activities are of two kinds. Those which are mature Prarabdha and those which are not mature. A person born in a Brahmin family or in a family of dog eaters due to his past activities if a person born in a family of dog eaters it means that his past activities were all sinful. But even such a person takes to the path of devotional service and begins to chant the holy names of the Lord. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare he is at once fit to perform ritualistic ceremonies. This means that his sinful reactions have immediately become neutralized.

Until I saw a chanting Hare Krishna Devotional service naturally makes the person auspicious.

So by chanting Hare Ka and rendering devotional service naturally makes a person auspicious.

So material distress is Vedas sin Parva.

Because material desires are of three types Sin Papa. If you break some principle then we have to suffer seed of sin Papa Bija that means.

Sin has not fructified yet.

That means the sin has not fructified yet. Just like some people they do something like mentally they are doing a sin that's not fully fructified that's not fully fructified.

Guilty they have sinned or that.

So on the subtle platform they are on the path of doing ascend. The next one is Avidya the third one.

Darkness or ignorance Know how to suffer this sense.

If one is in darkness or ignorance they have to suffer different things or different types of material distress. He tells that if someone is born in a Brahmin family that's due to the pious work they did. Someone born in the family of dog eaters that's due to past activities.

Or even Santa Teresa tears that you have.

Holy name of the Lord Even if such a person take up the chanting of the holy name of the Lord he is at once purified from all of his sins. Therefore, at once he becomes fit to perform ritualistic ceremonies. Number two Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness. Devotional service brings auspiciousness such as welfare activities for all the people of the world attract the Attention of the whole world by which each and every man can feel pleasure. In this Ka consciousness develop all good qualities that are generally found in the demigods and happiness. Happiness is divided into three categories. Would you like to comment? The second quality of devotion. Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness. Three should be put in red. Can you. Can you do that right now at.

The heart enjoying anything Happiness.

If you are enjoying happiness from material enjoyment or happiness by identifying with the supreme Brahman, Holiness derived from Ka consciousness or happiness derived from Ka Consciousness. What's that? Gurumaj. Any of these happiness, any of this happiness are due are due to rendering pure devotional service. Third quality of pure devotional service. Those in pure devotional service deride even the conception of liberation. Any person who has developed a little quality. Sorry, a little quantity of pure devotional service can very easily kick out all the other kinds of happiness derived from religiousness. Both kick out all the other kinds of happiness. Any person who has developed even a little quantity of pure devotional service can very easily kick out all other kinds of happiness derived from religiousness, economic development, sense gratification and liberation.

There are five types of iteration.

So there are five types of liberation.

First type is Sahuja.

The first type is Sahuja merging into the impersonal Jyoti Merging into the impersonal Brahma Jyoti. Service devotees reject this because there is no possibility of performing pure devotional service.

Material Haryas.

The material happiness one derives or gets from Dharma, Artha, Kama Moksha.

Or the Raya Rhino.

Those are criticized or derided by the devotees. Fourth, pure devotional service is rarely achieved in the preliminary phase of spiritual life. There are different kinds of austerities, penances and similar processes for attaining self realization. However, even if an executor of these processes without any material desire, he still cannot achieve devotional service. And aspiring by oneself alone to achieve devotional service is also not very hopeful. Because Krishna does not agree to afford devotional service to merely anyone.

That is why it's very important to get the mercy from the spiritual Master.

So that's why it's very important to get the mercy from the spiritual Master.

He gives answers to Los Angeles very freely.

Also Lord Chaitanya, he gave out this devotional service very freely. Without Lord Caitanya, it's not so easy to get pure devotional service.

Krishna can give all kinds of blessings, but devotional service has obliged to devote you.

Krishna could give any kind of blessings, but devotional service makes him to become obliged to his devotees.

Getting devotional service a very great blessing.

So getting devotional service is a very great blessing. Lord Caitanya would give devotional service to everyone.

He wouldn't consider who was qualified, who was not qualified.

He didn't consider who's qualified, who's not qualified.

Who'S not that type devotional service.

Krishna was a bit tight to give devotional service. Lord chaitanya was very merciful. 5. Pure devotional service automatically puts one in transcendental pleasure. Ibrahmananda, or happiness of becoming one with the supreme is multiplied by one trillion fold. It still cannot compare to an atomic fraction of happiness derived from the ocean of devotional service. So they consider the happiness of impersonal Brahman and the happiness in the material world contained. So it can be compared to water contained in a hoof print of a calf. Of a calf. Sorry.

This one there. The happiness of Iran was saying one trillion fold.

Then if you compare the happiness of Brahman, Bhaktived Thakur says, if it is multiplied 1 trillion fold, still it cannot compare to the happiness derived from the ocean of pure devotional service.

Uncountable.

Oh, cinquenta. In Spanish they say cinquenta uncountable.

In this case, sin quenta.

So in this case it's. In this case it's sin quenta. It's uncountable. How many of you like the happiness of pure devotional service? The last one. Number six. Pure devotional service is the only means to attract Krishna. Rla Rupa Goswami has stated that devotional service attracts even Krishna. Krishna attracts everyone. But devotional service attracts Krishna. The symbol of devotional service in the highest degree is Radharani. Radharani Krishna is called Madana Mohan, which means he is so attractive that he can defeat the attraction of thousands of cupids. But Radharani is still more attractive, for she can even attract Krishna. Therefore, the devotees call her Madan Mohan Mohini, the attractor of the attractor of Cupid. To perform devotional service. To perform devotional service means to follow in the footsteps of Radharani. Radharani and devotees in Vrindavan put themselves under the care of Radharani in order to achieve perfection in their devotional service. In other words, devotional service is not an activity of the material world. It is directly under the control of Radharani. Radharani. In the Bhagavad Gita, it is confirmed that Mahatmas or great souls are under the protection of Daivi Prakriti, the internal energy.

Radharani.

Radharani so Being directly under the control of the internal potency of Ka, devotional service attracts even Krishna himself. Later, later, three types of Bhakti, Sadhana Bhakti, Bhava Bhakti, Prema Bhakti will be discussed gradually one after the other. The greatness of Bhakti is uniquely glorified by the six qualities just mentioned. Two qualities appearing in each type of Bhakti. In addition to the previous qualities in Sadhana Bhakti, first two qualities Kleshagni and Shubhada. In Baba Bhakti, the first four qualities Kleshagni, Shubhada, Moksha, Laguta, Krita, Sudhurlabha and in Prema Bhakti, all the six qualities Kleshagni, Shubhada, Moksha, Laguta, Krita, Sudhurlabha, Sandarananda, Visheshat Ma and Sri Krishna Krishni. If Prema is compared to the sun then Bhava can be compared to described as its race. Bhava is the form of Vishuddha Sattva which softens the heart through taste. The stage of practicing devotional service to Krishna was mentioned previously in general description of devotional service becomes Vishuddha Sattva and through taste it softens the heart. This state is called Bhava.

Just like Navadvp have nine islands, Just.

Like Navadvip has nine islands. So Radharani made Navadvip Radharani made Navadvip. So Radha and Krishna combined into Chaitanya.

Mahaprabhu, Lord Chaitanya.

Moodhurani Lord Caitanya is having the color and the mood of Radharani. He gives out devotional service love of Krishna very freely. So here it's explained how Krishna is the attractor of the Cupid How Radharani attracts even Krishna and how Radharani attracts even Krishna.

It's like Krishna consciousness achieving all this process.

So in this way in Ka consciousness we are achieving all these perfections. So.

I hope that the Lord is.

I hope that devotees by performing devotional service they come out to the level of Bhava very quickly. Oh, let's chant Hare Krishna in Malay Malaysian Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare. Let's chat. We can chat Hare Krishna in Tamil, Hare Krishna Hare.

In the moss side. Some people had tried to do a case to Dan ISKCON in the High Court.

So in the news we heard some people are trying to do a case to ban ISKCON in the High Court of Bangladesh.

Attorney General Court should ban.

See the Attorney General is saying that the court should ban. Shouldn't. Shouldn't ban.

The government should ban.

The government should ban.

Iskcon.

So they went to the government to ban iskcon. So we all can do a prayer for ISKCON in Bangladesh. So we can chant Hare Krishna in Bengali. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare.

I pray that every single day.

We pray that Lord Nirsingadev would protect ISKCON in Bangladesh.

Saying that Islam is radical.

So the radicals are saying ISKCON is a radical fundamental movement and it should be banned. It's so dangerous with the Japa Mala. What's that?

This is ridiculous.

This is ridiculous.

This is the news.

But this is the news tonight. India Today in India Today and other news media. So because one of our members he went out and he was quite outspoken about the government.

So they say that his son as head they are Hindu security issue.

So they said ISKCON is the head of Hindu security.

One person was in all.

One person who has been removed from the leadership role of his. Yesterday the news was about him. Haribur Guru Mahesh. Please give your special Akadashi blessings to all the demons.

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