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The True Meaning of Śrī Vyāsa-pūjā
Spoken by Śrī Śrīmad
Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
on the eve of Śrī Guru-pūrṇimā and
the disappearance day of Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī
in Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Maṭha, Mathurā, 16 July 2008
Published in English for the first time by Rays of the Harmonist
If you'd like to listen
R-s 6a 💦 Watering the Seed
❧ Cc Madhya 19.152 ❧
By the mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa, this very fortunate jīva has received the seed of the vine of devotion, this tendency to serve Kṛṣṇa and faith and surrender. Now, under the loving care and direction of guru, he becomes a gardener and sows the seed
R-s 5c 🌱 The SEED of the Vine of Devotion
After a long time, I’m finally getting around to making articles for all these parts of Rūpa-śikṣā. In this article, we’ll look at a few definitions of śraddhā, faith.
You may have already seen on the Vine of Devotion YouTube channel that soon after I made the last
Mid-program Update
All glories to Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura! All glories to Gadādhara Paṇḍita!
Before I talk about the Rūpa-śikṣā program, I'd like to share a couple things that might be helpful in your observance of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's 108th disappearance today.
Back in 2014, on Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’
R-s 5b 🤲 I "receive" the seed?
❧ Cc Madhya 19.151 ❧
A week ago we went over the verse brahmāṇḍa bhramite, which I divided into three parts. Below is the script (slightly edited) I used to make the second part, which is on the topic of what it means that we receive the seed of the vine
R-s 5a ✨ By the Mercy of Guru and Kṛṣṇa...
❧ Cc Madhya 19.151 ❧
So now we come to the one of the most famous verses of Rūpa-śikṣā:
brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva
While wandering throughout this universe, some fortunate jīva,
guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja
by the mercy of guru and Kṛṣṇa, attains the seed of the vine of devotion.
(Śrī