20201228 Addressing Bhakti-śāstri Devotees of ISKCON Sesadripuram

20201228 Addressing Bhakti-śāstri Devotees of ISKCON Sesadripuram, Bangalore, India [Zoom Session]

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānanda-mādhavam śrī caitanya īśvaram

Harihi oṁ tat sat

I am glad to hear that you have completed your Bhagavad-gītā course. Since the Bhagavad-gītā is spoken by Bhagavān, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. There is no difference between Bhagavad-gītā and Kṛṣṇa Himself. So, that means you were very intensely associating with Lord Kṛṣṇa. And similarly, we hear how, the Ganges is pure because it touched by the lotus feet of Viṣṇu and how Kṛṣṇa is the original Viṣṇu, Bhagavad-gītā was touched by His lotus mouth. Therefore, you all bathed in the amṛta of the Gītā. So, we also know from the Gītā-māhātmya that the Bhagavad-gītā is the essence of all the Vedas, known as Gītopaniṣad, part of the Mahābhārata. So, by understanding Bhagavad-gītā, you have understood the essence of all the Vedas.

So, I am very honored to be speaking to all you sincere souls. And by engaging yourself in studying and discussing the Bhagavad-gītā, that means that your life is definitely sanctified. So, we are very happy – and hope that you will continue to immerse yourself in the nectar of Bhagavad-gītā. Bhagavad-gītā, Lord Caitanya said, study the teaching of Kṛṣṇa. So, Bhagavad-gītā is spoken by Kṛṣṇa and the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is spoken about Kṛṣṇa. So some people go deeper into Bhagavad-gītā, and regularly study the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhāgavata Purāṇa, and in this way we follow Lord Caitanya’s instruction to read Bhagavad-gītā. Thank you all for completing the course, I hope that there will be some special program for your people. Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

Anādi Jagannātha dāsa: Thank you Guru Mahārāja from the bottom of our hearts to take out some time. Would you kindly… I will request the devotees to just switch on your videos, so that Guru Mahārāja can see on gallery view. And if I can request Guru Mahārāja to kindly give his blessings to all the souls.

Jayapatākā Swami: Okay! My blessings for that [may] all of you be Kṛṣṇa conscious. Kṛṣṇe matir astu!