Sublime Srimad Bhagavatam
This morning (1 December 2007) I gave the morning Srimad Bhagavatam lecture at the Krishna Balarama Temple. There was a wonderful gathering of devotees in attendance who were enthusiastic to drink deeply the nectar of the Srimad Bhagavatam. It was a wonderful opportunity to share some of my ever-expanding realizations about the science of Krishna consciousness.
We follow a traditional system, a standard format, of delivering the Srimad Bhagavatam class according to what we learned from ISKCON's Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. First we sing the beautiful bhajan (devotional song) by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur known as Jaya Radha Madhava.
This song is a window to the spiritual world. By entering deeply into its sublime rasas (tastes) those who are highly advanced transcendentalists can actually use it as a portal to enter into the spiritual world. And even for the neophytes it serves an as extremely uplifting and energizing devotional meditation.
After singing Jaya Radha Madhava, we repeatedly recite the verse of the day in the original Sanskrit language to become purified by the its transcendental sound vibration. Then the speaker reads aloud its English translation and its purport (inner meaning) as explained by Srila Prabhupada. From there the speaker gives a lecture revealing his personal realizations of the science of bhakti in the context of that day's verse.
At the conclusion of the lecture the speaker then asks if there any questions. (There usually are some. Sometimes they can go on for over an hour.) When the question and answer session is over and the class ends, sometimes members of the audience come forward to express their appreciation of the class or to ask further questions.
There is truly nothing more sweet and nectarean than studying the Srimad Bhagavatam in the early morning hours in the company of similarly-minded souls. The Srimad Bhagavatam itself instructs us that we must study it every day and serve those persons whose very life is the Srimad Bhagavatam:
naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu
nityaḿ bhāgavata-sevayā
bhagavaty uttama-śloke
bhaktir bhavati naiṣṭhikī
"By regular attendance in classes on the Bhāgavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact."
--Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.2.18
If you want to hear Srimad Bhagavatam classes they are conveniently loaded for you to either stream or download. You will find them at www.spiritual-revolutionary.com Click on "Audio".
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Your servant,
Pramod
(India)
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
We follow a traditional system, a standard format, of delivering the Srimad Bhagavatam class according to what we learned from ISKCON's Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. First we sing the beautiful bhajan (devotional song) by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur known as Jaya Radha Madhava.
This song is a window to the spiritual world. By entering deeply into its sublime rasas (tastes) those who are highly advanced transcendentalists can actually use it as a portal to enter into the spiritual world. And even for the neophytes it serves an as extremely uplifting and energizing devotional meditation.
After singing Jaya Radha Madhava, we repeatedly recite the verse of the day in the original Sanskrit language to become purified by the its transcendental sound vibration. Then the speaker reads aloud its English translation and its purport (inner meaning) as explained by Srila Prabhupada. From there the speaker gives a lecture revealing his personal realizations of the science of bhakti in the context of that day's verse.
At the conclusion of the lecture the speaker then asks if there any questions. (There usually are some. Sometimes they can go on for over an hour.) When the question and answer session is over and the class ends, sometimes members of the audience come forward to express their appreciation of the class or to ask further questions.
There is truly nothing more sweet and nectarean than studying the Srimad Bhagavatam in the early morning hours in the company of similarly-minded souls. The Srimad Bhagavatam itself instructs us that we must study it every day and serve those persons whose very life is the Srimad Bhagavatam:
naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu
nityaḿ bhāgavata-sevayā
bhagavaty uttama-śloke
bhaktir bhavati naiṣṭhikī
"By regular attendance in classes on the Bhāgavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact."
--Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.2.18
If you want to hear Srimad Bhagavatam classes they are conveniently loaded for you to either stream or download. You will find them at www.spiritual-revolutionary.com Click on "Audio".
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Answers According to the Vedic Version:
Question: Did Govardhan Have Potency Before?
Did Govardhan Hill have any potency before Lord Shri Krishna lifted it ?Your servant,
Pramod
(India)
Answer: Potency Enhanced by Krishna's Touch
Govardhan Hill certainly had great potency from the very beginning because he was originally in the spiritual world and descended to the earth just for the purpose of participating in Sri Sri Radha Krishna's pastimes. He first appeared in Salmali Dvipa where he was accepted as king of the mountains. Later he was brought to Vraja Mandal (Sri Vrindavan Dham) by the sage Pulastya. So Govardhan's great spiritual potency was already there even before being lifted by Krishna. But after being lifted by Krishna, Govardhan's spiritual potency was enhanced by millions and billions of times.Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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