Srila Gurudeva Katha Transcriptions

Our Bhakta Bandhav Transcriptions of Srila Gurudeva’s hari-katha.

1997 Lectures

Why Krsna Came, Yasoda’s Love, and the Method to Approach Him – 04 May 1997 Birmingham
ByBhakta Bandhav April 11, 2020April 13, 2020

When Krsna was pleased with Mother Yasoda, seeing that she was doing so much labor for Him, then He let Himself be tied, and that was by her prema and not by any rope. Rope is just an outside thing, He was really only tied by Krsna prema. If there is no prema, then there is nothing. Prema is two and half letters Pa, Ra and Ma, Prema. So if anyone knows this prema, he is the most learned of all the Vedas, Upanisads, and sastras and if one is not knowing prema, then he is like a foolish animal. So we should try to realize this prema in this human life, otherwise if one becomes an animal, then one cannot realize these things…

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1997 Lectures

Real Kirtan – 01 June 1997 New Braja
ByBhakta Bandhav April 9, 2020April 5, 2020

“I want a very beautiful new wife, Hare Krsna Hare,” don’t do it, otherwise Krsna will give this and He will fly away, at once He will fly away. He can give all these things very quickly, very quickly, but He will have to think for longer whether My Krsna prema should be given to that person or not, but He will give these things very quickly. You can see that so many persons, even living in temples, being pujaris and these things, they are worshipping Krsna, chanting, remembering, but they are thinking about how to fulfill their desires, and at once Krsna gives all these things and they become householders, even sannyasis, so don’t want these things. What we have, be satisfied with that…

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1997 Lectures

A Guru Only Sees Gurus – France 28 June 1997
ByBhakta Bandhav April 7, 2020March 22, 2020

A guru never makes a disciple, but to whomever he touches that person becomes like a guru. I honor you like pure devotees, that is why I came. Before sleeping I should take darsana and then I will go from here. I am requesting Navadvipa Prabhu that he should tell us the sum and substance of whether a person is rich or poor, old or young, whether he is sick or not, whether he is pure or impure, whether he is characterless or character full, can he receive bhakti. Bhakti does not depend on this. If there is sraddha, then the entire world, even creepers, animals, wretched persons, high persons—all are qualified for bhakti and bhakti makes them so pure…

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1997 Lectures

Narada Glorifies Lord Brahma – 28 June 1997
ByBhakta Bandhav April 5, 2020April 25, 2020

All devotees should always chant, ‘hari hari’. Gaura Premanande! Never give up this path. There is no path except the bhakti line to Krsna. Anyhow you should go on chanting, remembering and doing all services to Krsna with very strong will. Don’t delay. If you can go to India, I will help you there also. If you invite me anywhere, you know I am poor, you will have to manage everything, but I may come because I want to obey Svamiji. Don’t be hopeless. Don’t be hopeless. Asa bandha. If you have so much strong faith, Krsna is bound to give His mercy…

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Seven Kinds of Women in the Bhagavatam – 26 June 1997 France
ByBhakta Bandhav April 2, 2020March 22, 2020

What more? Then there is Satyabhama and Rukmini, the queens of Dvaraka. They are really so beautiful, resembling the gopis, but their love and affection is aisvarya-misra (mixed with the mood of opulence). Aisvarya means full of opulence. They always serve Krsna in all ways but with opulence, folding their hands and with some fear. Krsna is happy with this prema, but He will not be attracted or controlled. This prema is called samanjasa because it is divided into so many fractions. It is not full prema. How is it divided? They used to love Krsna, only Krsna, but after that ten sons came and their prema was divided into eleven. One part for Krsna and the other parts for each, each person. So, Krsna only got one tenth. There was one daughter also, so it was divided into twelve…

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Pure Bhakti and Varnasrama-dharma as a Platform – 26 June 1997 France
ByBhakta Bandhav March 30, 2020March 22, 2020

First, Svamiji wanted to establish varnasrama-dharma in Western countries, so first you should try to adopt all these things. Ladies should not try to divorce. Husbands should not try to divorce. Without doing these things, how can they enter into bhakti? Oh, very hard. If divorcing two times, three times, ten times, twenty times or more than that, it means they are nothing. Only this kanti-mala, tilaka and outer shape will not save us. So then we can also divorce Krsna? And they are divorcing. We should follow varnasrama dharma…

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1997 Lectures

Watering the Seeds – 02 May 1997
ByBhakta Bandhav March 28, 2020March 22, 2020

So be enthusiastic and try to be qualified to go in the bhakti realm, truly. There should be no anarthas, offenses and all other things, no restrictions. There is very little time. Giving up all worldly desires, the only desire should be to serve Radha Krsna Yugal under the guidance of the dasis of Srimati Radhika. Understand? This is the aim and object of our life and our bhakti…

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What We’re Missing Despite Societal Advances – 14 Feb 1997 Australia
ByBhakta Bandhav March 25, 2020April 13, 2020

If Caitanya Mahaprabhu had not come, who would have given that Krsna-prema to the world. Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave to anyone who came in front of Him, even to animals, dogs, like the dog of Sivananda Sen. And also others. Even these animals became full of Krsna-prema. Even elephants and tigers and deer, were all dancing, and embracing each other in ecstasy, and chanting harinam: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, like this… Now, you should tell anyone to speak…

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The Metaphor and Lila of Swallowing the Forest Fire – 13 Feb 1997 Australia
ByBhakta Bandhav March 22, 2020April 13, 2020

Then they made fire in that forest. And in a moment, the friend of fire came in his chariot. Which means, the wind came and took the flames from here to there and everywhere was fire, fire. And it was dry grass. The fire began to go so high and in a moment all the friends and cows were surrounded by this dangerous fire. They saw that, “There is no way, now we are dead.” So they shut their eyes and called, “Oh Krsna, oh Baladeva, you are so powerful…

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