yat pītaṁ śrutivāṅ manobhir aniśaṁ tṛṣṇāpradaṁ tvadbhutaṁ
saṁsārāmaya hāryapi praṇayajonmādāndhya mohādikṛt
śaśvac carvitam eva bhūri rasadaṁ dehādi hṛt puṣṭidaṁ
taj jīyād amṛta spṛhā haram idaṁ govinda līlāmṛtam (5)

All glories to Śrī Govinda Līlāmṛta, the immortal nectar pastimes of Śrī Govinda, which defeats the nectar of the gods, or the desire for liberation, which constantly bestows a wonderful thirst to the ears, words and mind whenever it is drunk, which cures the disease of material life, yet produces delusions and blindness of loving intoxication, and gives inexhaustible relish, even if it is consumed again and again, nourishing even the body. (Govinda Līlāmṛta 1.5)

Here, Srila Krishna das Kaviraja Goswami writes that reading (hearing) about the pastimes of Sri Sri Radha Krishna is the best medicine to cure the disease of material life.

He is not saying anything about these pastimes being exclusively reserved for those who already cured the disease of material life. IT IS THE CURE, THE BEST MEDICINE.

By writing this, he is perfectly in sync witn the Srimad Bhagavatam, as always.

In this wonderful Srimad-Bhagavata (10.33.39) while narrating the rasa-lila, the crest jewel of all pastimes, Sukadeva Muni describes the most powerful glories of devotion —

vikriditam vrajavadhubhir idam ca vishnoh
sraddhanvito’nusrinuyad atha varnayed yah
bhaktim param bhagavati pratilabhya kamam
hrid rogam asvapahinotyacirena dhirah

“Whoever faithfully hears and narrates the loving pastimes of Sri Krishna with the ladies of Vraja will attain the topmost devotion for the Lord, will swiftly become grave and give up the heart’s disease of lust.”

In this verse the saying ‘he attains the highest devotion to the Lord’ is an asamapika kriya or unfinished act, whereas the words kamam hrid rogam asvapahinoti, ‘he will swiftly give up the hearts disease of lust’ is a samapika kriya or a completed act.

Thus, it is established that while lust is not yet conquered the symptoms of topmost loving devotion are already present, and that later, by the force of the most powerful and independent bhakti, the heart’s disease of lust will be destroyed.

In the Vaishnava-toshani commentary on this verse it is explained – “atra tu hrid rogapahanat purvam eva parama bhakti praptih tasmat parama balavad evedam sadhanam iti bhavah” – that the common principle is that first lusty and other material desires are destroyed, and then one attains prema-bhakti. Here, however, the attainment of prema-bhakti is described, though lusty desires still exist.

This indicates that hearing or describing the rasa-lila is a very powerful process of devotion by which one quickly attains prema-bhakti.

The Gosvamis explain here that the word para- bhakti refers to the most exalted prema-bhakti, existing in the Vraja gopis.

Of course, lila granthas like Govinda Līlāmṛta are not fit for neophyte devotees.
Therefore the word “faithfully” is used in the Bhagavatam.
Faith must be there and steadiness in bhajan (nisthita bhajana).

But most of all, anugatya to the lotus feet of Sri Gurudeva must be there.
Otherwise, the endeavor of the sadhaka will not be fruitful.

By Sri Gurudeva´s kripa, the sadhaka will be told when the time is right to enter lila granthas like the most wonderful Govinda Līlāmṛta.