Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; October 13, 2024: Thoughts on Charging Money for Kirtan Sessions

0:00 Technicals details.

0:46 Is the division of Vishnu into Karanadakasayi, Garbhodakasayi, and Ksirodakasayi unique to the teachings of the Gaudiya sampradaya?

6:06 Dandavats, Maharaja. Thank you for maintaining your association with us every Sunday. Can you please share an explanation of the term ‘aesthetic rapture’ that you often use?

25:56 When did Sri Sukadeva Goswami study the Srimad Bhagavatam?

30:34 Why did Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu need the permission of Sri Advaita Acharya to leave the public sphere and do internal practice?

38:21 Why is it that Pariksit Maharaja, in the first canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, chapter 17, text 26, refers to Lord Sri Krishna as an Incarnation? Isn’t Krishna present in His original form?

42:40 What is the difference between the satya-sankalpa and satya-kama attributes of the jiva?

44:59 Please accept my obeisances, Maharaja. What is your opinion on holding kirtan sessions for a non-devotee audience and charging money for them?

1:09:27 Is charging for a kirtan session essentially any different from selling books on the street?