The love, beauty and sweetness of radha-dasya will also be relishable within the heart of the rasika bhaktas through the sweetness of Sripada Raghunatha's aspirations to learn devotional service. How Sri Raghunatha dasa's heart, that is filled with maha-bhava, is decorated by charming pictures of his aspirations for devotional service that were drawn with the … Continue reading Why the sakhis teach the manjaris
Month: February 2024
Snippets Of Nectar
The maidservants of Sri Radha are the embodiments of seva-rasa, and they don't know anything else but the service of the Divine Couple. Therefore the strong indomitable desire to become qualified to render different services awakens in the heart of Sri Raghunatha dasa, who is completely absorbed in his manjari-svarupa in this stotra. Sripada's heart … Continue reading Snippets Of Nectar
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The extraordinary greatness of manjari bhava
The Gosvamis, like Sri Rupa, Sanatana, Raghunatha and Sri Jiva are the great architects of Vraja-rasa. Just as from a single material - gold - many ornaments, such as necklaces, bangles and earrings can be made, showing the variety in designs that can be made from one material, similarly different pastimes are manifest in the … Continue reading The extraordinary greatness of manjari bhava
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Sadhu Sanga Nectar
Srila Dasa Gosvami says: asambhashya tad bhava gambhira cittan kutah syama-sindho rasa-syavagahah - "Without humbly and submissively conversing with those advanced rasika devotees whose hearts are 'deep with feelings for Sri Radharani, how can one enter into the sweet Syama-ocean?" As a result of attaining the association and the mercy of such great souls, knowledge … Continue reading Sadhu Sanga Nectar
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