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Aug 2021
55m 12s

504: Listening to Bhagavatam Just Makes ...

RAGHUNATH CAPPO & KAUSTUBHA DAS
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checking in with the 3rd generation / listening to the Bhagavatam just makes my day better / I may have been a chicken in my last life / the appeal of Bhagavatam at all stages of life / Krishna’s forgetfulness is part of his perfection / Krishna gets lost in play to taste love / when you displease great souls, you lose your beauty & luster / Krishna, looking like a puppet made of butter, gets lost in playing as Krishna getting lost in play (It’s a Fibonacci Spiral!)

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