We are singing here in this class, 'srita kamala kuca mandala', 'jaya radha jaya krsna', and so many other songs of this category. You are also singing the songs, 'munindra vrnda vandite' and 'namami nanda nandanam'. They are a very high class of songs. 'Yasomati-nandana braja bala nagara'. In the lifetime of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura this kirtana was prohibited. No unqualified person was allowed to sing it. Why? We should also not neglect the songs of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, like Saranagati, and also the songs of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura - what he has told. We should also remember all these things. But those who are senior and sincere, who have developed some standard in their bhakti, should also try to hear and sing these songs. This will be very helpful for them, but not for unqualified persons.
I am therefore giving a hint of all these things. In the morning classes I'm telling how we should practice vaidhi-bhakti, and now, in the evenings, I'm telling something about raganuga-bhakti. The progress of vaidhi-bhakti is very slow, but for qualified persons, those who can practice raganuga-bhakti, advancement in bhakti develops very, very soon.
Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja: Murwillumbah, Australia, January 21, 2001