Month: September 2014

SACRED GREED – mercy and own endeavour

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"Where does such spiritual greed come from? Rupa Gosvamin summarizes this in Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu: When one has gained some perception, from hearing the Bhagavata Purana or other books on the Lord's sports written by rapturous devotees, that all of Krishna's senses are pleased by the feelings, beauty and qualities of the residents of Vraja such as … Continue reading SACRED GREED – mercy and own endeavour

Sri Radhikashtottara Sata nama stotram – 108 NAMES OF SRI RADHIKA, verses 4 – 5

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VERSE 4: DAMODARADVAITA SAKHI KARTIKOTKIRTIDESVARI MUKUNDA DAYITA VRiNDA DHAMMILLA MANI MANJARI damodara - Krishna; advaita - unrivalled; sakhi - girlfriend; kartika - the month of October-November; utkirtida - bestowing fame on; isvari - goddess; mukunda dayita - beloveds of Mukunda; vrinda - group; dhammilla - braid; mani - jewel; manjari - bud. 7) Damodaradvaita sakhi: … Continue reading Sri Radhikashtottara Sata nama stotram – 108 NAMES OF SRI RADHIKA, verses 4 – 5

Raganuga-bhakti, anyone?

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Sadhaka: Dearest Gurudeva, you told a Godbrother of mine that you wanted to see me? Gurudeva: I just wanted to give you some further strength by providing you with some ecstatic verses from our beloved acaryas about raganuga-bhakti. I know that there are still claims that raganuga-bhakti can only start at the very high stage … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti, anyone?

How the raganugiya bhakta GRADUALLY advances through the stages of anartha nivritti, nishtha, ruci, and asakti, upto the stage of prema and the direct attainment of his beloved deity

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atha raganuga bhakti majjanasyanartha nivritti nishtha-rucyasaktyantaram prema-bhumikarudhasya sakshat svabhishta-prapti-prakarah pradarsyate. yathojjvala nilamanau "tad bhava baddha raga ye janas te sadhane ratah. tad yogyam anuragaugham prapyotkanthanusaratah. ta ekaso'thava dvi-trah kale kale vraje'bhavan" iti. anuragaugham raganuga bhajanautkanthyam natvanuraga sthayinam sadhaka-dehe'nuragotpattyasambhavat. vraje'bhavann iti avatara samaye nitya priyadya yatha avirbhavanti tathaiva gopika-garbhe sadhana-siddha api avirbhavanti. tatas ca nitya-siddhadi gopinam … Continue reading How the raganugiya bhakta GRADUALLY advances through the stages of anartha nivritti, nishtha, ruci, and asakti, upto the stage of prema and the direct attainment of his beloved deity

Raganuga-bhakti only possible with a pure heart?

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Someone wrote to me, of course with a false name (LOL), telling me that I misrespresent my beloved Gurudeva, Srila Ananta das Babaji. He quoted with emphasis to the last three lines: yasya purvoktam raga-viseshe rucir eva jatasti na tu raga-visesha eva svayam, tasya tadrisa-raga-sudhakara-karabhasa-samullasita-hridaya-sphatika-maneh sastradi-srutasu tadrisya ragatmikaya bhakteh paripatishv api rucir jayate | tatas … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti only possible with a pure heart?

Raganuga-bhakti, siddha pranali & minor acaryas

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(This is a fictive dialogue, based on real events) Sadhaka: Dearest Gurudeva, you very nicely instructed me in the matter of raganuga-bhakti. Recently some Vaishnavas were of the opinion that actually we have to practice vaidhi-bhakti until we reach the stage which Srila Rupa Goswami named "RUCI" in his Bhakti-Rasamrita-Sindhu. They claimed that Srila Jiva … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti, siddha pranali & minor acaryas

Sri Radhikashtottara Sata nama stotram – 108 NAMES OF SRI RADHIKA, verses 1 -3

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VERSES 1-2: AVIKSHYATMESVARIM KACID VRINDAVANA MAHESVARIM TAT PADAMBHOJA MATRAIKA GATIR DASYATI KATARA PATITA TAT SARAS TIRE RUDATY ARTA RAVAKULAM TAC CHRI VAKTREKSHANAVAPTYAI NAMANY ETANI SAMJAGAU     Not seeing her goddess, the Queen of Vrindavana, a certain maidservant, who considers Her lotus feet the only goal of Her life became very anxious, fell down at the shore … Continue reading Sri Radhikashtottara Sata nama stotram – 108 NAMES OF SRI RADHIKA, verses 1 -3