December 14, 2024

We began the discussion on chapter 23 of Canto 10 of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam - The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed. We covered a quick overview of the pastime, and went into the details of first 7 verses where we see the Gopas getting hungry and then getting instructions from Lord Krishna on how to go beg for some food from the Brāhmaṇas. The Gopas approach the Brāhmaṇas very humbly and give several reasons for them to give them some food. We went into several aspects of the reasons of the pastime as illuminated by previous ācāryas' commentaries.

SB Verses covered: SB 10.23.1 - 10.23.7

Lecture Timeline:
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:01:53 – Mangalacharan prayers
0:03:50 – Verses to recite before reading Srimad Bhagavatam
0:06:40 – How to relish SB?
0:07:50 – Overview of SB 10.23
0:09:05 – Book recommendation: Bhagavata Pravaha by HG Gauranga Darshan Prabhuji
0:09:22 – How to relish SB (contd.)
0:09:40 – Commentaries used for this class (BBT, SS, SJG, SVCT & SSG)
0:10:46 – How to relish SB (contd.)
0:11:56 – General outline of SB 10.23
0:18:30 – Breakdown of the chapter + brief intro of ch 24
0:20:37 – SB 10.23.1 (recitation+ word by word translation)
0:23:42 – SB 10.23.1 (English translation)
0:24:00 – Commentary by SVCT (sakhya mood of gopas)
0:25:04 – Commentary by SJG (sakhya mood of gopas)
0:28:22 – Reason #2 for this mood of the gopas
0:29:56 – SB 10.23.2 (overview)
0:30:54 – SB 10.23.2 (recitation + word by word translation)
0:31:20 – Group discussion: Vijnapito
0:32:55 – SB 10.23.2 (recitation + word by word translation)
0:35:10 – The Lord has a plan, always.
0:36:15 – Our situation wrt failures
0:37:20 – SB 10.23.2 (recitation + word by word translation)
0:37:37 – SB 10.23.2 (English translation)
0:38:13 – Commentary by SJG (reason why the Lord went via a different route)
0:38:54 – Commentary by SVCT (reason why the Lord went via a different route)
0:39:54 – SB 10.23.3 (recitation + word by word translation)
0:42:33 – SB 10.23.3 (English translation)
0:43:00 – Lord Krishna’s taunt
0:44:26 – BG 9.24, BG 5.29, BG 9.16-17
0:45:42 – Lord Krishna’s taunt (contd.)
0:46:22 – SB 10.23.4 (recitation + word by word translation)
0:52:37 – SB 10.23.4 (English translation)
0:53:43 – Commentary by SVCT (why is He asking the gopas to say Balaram ji’s name?)
0:55:34 – Lord Krishna sets the stage, perfectly
0:55:54 – Key takeaway: Our situation = Brahmanas
0:57:17 – SB 10.23.5 (recitation + word by word translation)
1:01:23 – Commentary by SJG (contrast in the behavior of the gopas vs the brahmanas)
1:02:46 – SB 10.23.5 (English translation)
1:03:25 – SB 10.23.6 (recitation + word by word translation)
1:07:17 – SB 10.23.6 (English translation)
1:08:20 – “Bhadram vo”
1:08:40 – Upajati
1:09:30 – SB 10.23.7 (recitation + word by word translation)
1:14:47 – The sincerity of the gopas in following Krishna’s instructions
1:15:22 – Learning for us
1:15:46 – Commentary by SJG (why did Krishna not go Himself to the Brahmanas?)
1:18:02 – Commentary by SJG (what does Krishna do for non-devotees?)
1:18:46 – Why did He leave the gopas?
1:19:28 – Commentary by SJG (“avidura”: The Lord is never far away)
1:21:18 – Commentary by SVCT (why did Krishna not go Himself?)
1:21:59 – Learning for sadhakas
1:22:46 – Beauty of SB
1:23:29 – SB 10.23.7 (English translation)
1:24:15 – Relishing SB
1:25:08 – Q1a. What was the major qualification of Brahmanas’ wives & not the Brahamanas?
1:27:13 – Q1b. Can a disciple make more advancement than the guru?
1:29:45 – Q2. Text 4, instruction was to say Balaram ji’s name 1st. Text 6, the gopas say Krishna’s name 1st. Text 7, they again say Balaram ji’s name 1st. Why?
1:31:22 – Announcements
1:31:53 – Class ends

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