Audio Record
Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– glory of pranam mantras of Srila BR Sridhar Maharaj;
– glorification from devotees;
– pranam mantras;
26-07-2025
India, Vrindavan Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
English / Russian
Srimad Bhagavatam is the oldest and finest book of Krishna consciousness. It is composed by Vedavyas who had composed all eighteen Puranas, who presented the Vedas in a divided way. Previously, the Veda used to be one scripture, but the jiva souls’ memory is not so good in Kali-yuga, that is why, for their benefit, Vedavyas divided the Veda into four Vedas — Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, Rig Veda, and Atharva Veda. Still, even though he divided the Vedas into four books, each of these Vedas is a very big book.
After that, Vedavyas thought,
“Oh, the jiva souls, especially the human form, do not get such a long life — even if they study the Vedas their whole life, they will not be able to understand the gist of these scriptures.”
So, he took the essence from all the Vedas and composed what is called Vedanta Darshan, or Vedanta Sutra. Vedanta Darshan is not very big.
Still, Vedavyas thought that it was very hard for the jiva souls to understand. Then, he composed the Astadasa Purana (Eighteen Puranas) and Mahabharata.
Mahabharata is commonly called the fifth Veda, this is the kind of position that Mahabharata takes.
Vedavyas had composed all these scriptures, but he still did not feel happiness in his heart. He had described everything in the scriptures, but he did not feel so happy. He started searching for what had happened. He thought,
“I have tried as much as possible to do something good for the jiva souls, the conditioned souls, but why am I not feeling satisfaction in my mind?”
He felt sad.
While he was thinking about this one day, suddenly, Narad Goswāmī (the guru of Vyasadev) came to his Badrikashram by his own will. Seeing his guru, Vyasadev fell at his feet and said,
“I am so fortunate that you have come, my dear Lord. I cannot understand what has happened to me. I do not feel very happy in my mind.”
Narad Goswāmī said,
“Yes, I understood it, that is why I have come to you.”
Vedavyas was very happy to hear that. Then, he explained,
“Prabhu, please tell me what has happened. How can I do something good for everybody? I thought I had done many things, but even after having written so many scriptures, I still do not feel any happiness in my mind. This makes me sorrowful.”
Audio Record
Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– about glory of Chaturmasya vrata from Hari Katha of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj and Srila BR Sridhar Maharaj;
– “samarpanam” (complete surrender to God, devotion, and self-sacrifice)
it is a real goal of Chaturmasya vrata;
– about Sri Vyasa (Guru) Purnima – glory of Sri Vedavyasa who compiled and divided the Vedas, authored the Mahabharata, the Puranas (including Bhagavata Purana), and the Vedanta Sutras;
– about glory of Sukadeva Goswami, son of Sri Vedavyasa;
– Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.8
– answer devotee’s questions;
12-07-2025
India, Vrindavan Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
English / Russian
Raghunatha dasa Goswami has glorified Sanatana Goswami as follows in his Vilapa Kusumanjali (6)
vairāgya-yuga bhakti-rasaṁ prayatnair
apāyayan mām anabhīpsum andham
kṛpāmbudhir yaḥ para-duḥkha-duḥkhī
sanātanāṁ taṁ prabhum āśrayāmi
“I was unwilling to drink the nectar of devotional service possessed of renunciation, but Sanatana Goswami, out of his causeless mercy, made me drink it, even though I was unable to do so. Therefore he is an ocean of mercy. He is very much compassionate to fallen souls like me, and thus it is my duty to offer my respectful obeisances unto his lotus feet and take shelter of him.”
