Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 9.19.19
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 28, 2012
Category: Vrindavana parikrama
24-Karat Gold
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 10.32.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, March 25, 2011
Essence: “To enter into Vrindavana we need to develop an intense desire to serve Radha and Krsna as They desire to be served. We should learn this from the brajavasis beginning with Srila Prabhupada.”
Braja-bhakti
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Vrindavana, India, March 24, 2011
Essence: “Lord Caitanya revealed the Vrindavana pastimes of Lord Krsna and made them so easily available to all of us. Only by His mercy, through His teachings, we can understand the esoteric pastime of Radha and Krsna.”
You are my Deity
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Vrindavana, November 19, 2010
Essence: In his offering to Tamal Krishna Goswami, Balarama Dasa said, “These days, all the devotees have their Deities. But Guru Maharaja, you were my Deity. You were be-all and end-all of my existence. How can I live now in your separation?”
Gayatri mantra
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Vrindavana, November 13, 2010
Essence: “Gaya means ‘to sing’ and tra means ‘to deliver’. The chanting of the Gayatri mantra delivers us from material existence, so we can chant the Hare Krsna mantra properly and attain pure Krsna prema.”
Gopiswara Mahadeva
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 21, 2009
Essence: “Mother Purnamasi took compassion upon Lord Siva and gave him a very important service – to guard the dhama against the people who do not have the proper qualification and would otherwise disturb the pastimes of the Lord.”
Beggars of Mercy
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 20, 2009
Essence: “We are very poor in love of God. Therefore, we are always begging for the mercy of our superiors to make some advancement on the path of Krsna consciousness.”
Appreciating Vrindavana Dhama
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 19, 2009
Essence: “One grain of dust of Vrindavana is more valuable than all the opulence of Vaikuntha because Krsna’s lotus feet walked through this land.”
No Pain, No Gain – Initiation Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.1.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 16, 2009
Essence: “Just as a material father plants a seed in the womb of the mother and conception takes place, so at the time of initiation the spiritual father plants the seed of devotion in the heart of the disciple and spiritual birth takes place.”
The Debate
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 6.2.27
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 15, 2009
Essence: “The city of Sri Rangam is guarded by seven walls and two rivers on either side. Within the city resides a great treasure in the form of Lord Ranganatha who is guarded by a great serpent Ananta Sesa. Every twelve years a great demon named Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana, comes to inspect this treasure.”