CC || Hera Pancami: The Jealousy of Laksmi & the Opulence of Vrindavana - Livestream, 28 aug 2020

Описание: 🌸 HERĀ PAÑCAMĪ: THE JEALOUSY OF LAKṢMĪ & THE OPULENCE OF VṚNDĀVANA 🌸
August 28, 2020 | Kadamba Kanana Swami

In this vivid and humorous narration of the Herā Pañcamī festival from the Madhya-līlā of the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta*, Kadamba Kanana Swami explores the divine drama between Lakṣmī-devī and Lord Jagannātha. As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu relishes the ecstatic moods of Vṛndāvana, the goddess of fortune arrives in a grand procession to confront her beloved for abandoning her opulence in favor of the rustic simplicity of Vṛndāvana.

Through the lens of Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja and the poetic insights of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Swami contrasts the majestic grandeur of Lakṣmī-devī with the transcendental sweetness of the gopīs. This lecture is a celebration of divine jealousy, ecstatic love, and the supreme opulence of simplicity in Kṛṣṇa’s eternal abode.

🎯 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:
✨ The meaning and mood of the Herā Pañcamī festival
✨ Why Lakṣmī-devī cannot enter Vṛndāvana
✨ The confidential nature of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with the gopīs
✨ The transcendental pride and jealousy of the gopīs
✨ The opulence of Vṛndāvana vs. the grandeur of Vaikuṇṭha
✨ The spiritual significance of desire trees and kāmadhenu cows
✨ How Kṛṣṇa’s love for the cows reflects divine affection
✨ The story of Viśvāmitra and the power of a brāhmaṇa’s tejas
✨ Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic absorption in Rādhārāṇī’s mood
✨ The limitations of the material body in spiritual practice

📖 FEATURED TEACHINGS:
Caitanya-caritāmṛta’s Madhya-līlā on Herā Pañcamī
Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi’s insights into Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic moods
Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu’s poetic glorification of Vṛndāvana
Brahma-saṁhitā’s vision of Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd paradise
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings on the material body as a “bad bargain”

📖 REFERENCED SOURCES & TEXTS:
*Caitanya-caritāmṛta*, Madhya-līlā 14.121 onwards
*Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi*, Anubhāva-prakaraṇa
Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 2.1.173
Brahma-saṁhitā
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

⏱️ CHAPTERS:
0:00 – Opening kīrtana and informal introduction
1:28 – The Herā Pañcamī festival explained
2:44 – Why Lakṣmī-devī cannot enter Vṛndāvana
3:31 – The jealous nature of Lakṣmī-devī
4:04 – Her opulent procession and arrival
4:23 – Arrest of Jagannātha’s servants
5:13 – Divine pride and transcendental humor
5:30 – Comparing Lakṣmī’s pride with the gopīs’
6:13 – Varieties of jealous anger in Vṛndāvana
7:25 – Rādhārāṇī’s inner joy and outer resistance
8:12 – Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic symptoms
9:26 – Love increases Kṛṣṇa’s desire
10:25 – Śrīvāsa glorifies Lakṣmī’s opulence
11:16 – Lakṣmī’s maidservants confront Jagannātha’s men
12:13 – Submission and reconciliation
13:04 – Śrīvāsa mocks the gopīs’ simplicity
13:47 – Svarūpa Dāmodara defends Vṛndāvana’s opulence
14:24 – Chintāmaṇi and desire trees in Vṛndāvana
15:20 – Nectarine water and musical speech
15:42 – Gopīs as super goddesses of fortune
16:03 – The blissful atmosphere of Vṛndāvana
17:05 – Mahāprabhu dances in ecstatic love
18:33 – The sacredness of cows in Vedic culture
19:30 – The story of Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha’s kāmadhenu
21:26 – Reestablishing Kṛṣṇa’s village in this world
22:29 – Mahāprabhu’s love floods Jagannātha Purī
23:33 – Devotees’ fatigue and Mahāprabhu’s return to external consciousness
25:45 – Feast from Jagannātha and Lakṣmī’s offerings
26:05 – The opulence of jewels vs. the opulence of bhakti
27:36 – Gopīs as the abodes of devotion

🏷️ KEYWORDS:
Kadamba Kanana Swami, Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 14, Herā Pañcamī, Lakṣmī-devī, Jagannātha, Rādhārāṇī, Gopīs, Vṛndāvana, Chintāmaṇi, Kāmadhenu, Bhakti Yoga, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Divine Jealousy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Ecstatic Love, ISKCON, Spiritual Opulence, Śrīla Prabhupāda

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