SB Class 2020 Nov 6

3 years, 4 months ago by hps in Special Category A

AgtSP!!! paoho. We were listening to the recording of Sriman Gandharva Das answering the question of Kumaru Mitravinda Devi Das just before 45-minutes in today's class.

We can ask, "What is the difference between Radha, Vrnda-devi, Paurnamasi, Subhadra", no? As we understand now, Radha is the first internal energy of Krsna. We could consider the others being expansions of Her. She becomes the Stage Manager in the drama to see that all the parrots are chanting properly (Vrndadevi), or the Director of the orchestra to see that the humor is developing properly as the play develops (Paurnamasi), while at the same time keeping Her role as the actress, the heroine in the Drama.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/4/96/

Yet, even though she is the principal Shakti, is Subhadra not an expansion of Her but another one of Krsna's internal potencies? We can't find the citations we are remembering quickly.

I would also add that as we remember Srila Prabhupada's instruction is to worship our Radha Krsna Deities on the mood of Laksmi-narayana. It is not that we are worshipping L/N. They have four arms. Srinivasa Das' answer was quite nice.

We were are Raval during the Vraja Mandala Parikrama, and it was a very simple village. maybe even no electricity. The pujari was Vrajavasi and in the afternoon when there was sunshine he just brought the deities out on the porch and so They would get some afternoon sun and not catch cold.

Then he rolled up his dhoti and took a bucket and went off for a 10 minute walk through the forest to the Yamuna to get water for Their service, although there was a nice well there.

We are covered by Maha-maya in the form of intellectual illusions eg. http://brainden.com/face-illusions.htm, but then today I was hearing/realizing that we are covered by the Brahma-jyoti. That is after the illusion of the senses, mind and intelligence have finished. We come so much enamored with the kingdom, we forget the King.