Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das atha saivāsaktiḥ paramapariṇāmaṁ prāptavatī ratyapara paryāyo bhāva ityākhyāṁ labhate. ya eva hi sac-cid-ānanda iti śakti-trikasya svarūpabhūtasya kantalībhāvaṁ bhajate. yam eva khalu bhakti-kalpa-vallyā utphullaṁ prasūnam ācakṣate. yasya ca bāhyaiva prabhā sarvaiḥ sudurlabhā ābhyantarī tu mokṣam … Continue reading BHAVA – Blossoming divine love

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das atha saiva bhajana viṣayā ruciḥ prathama prauḍhatamā satī yadā bhajanīyaṁ bhagavantaṁ viṣayīkaroti tadeyam āsaktir ityākhyāyate. yaiva bhakti kalpavallyāḥ stavakībhāvamāsādayantī bhāva premṇi puṣpaphale acirād eva bhāvinī dyotayati. rucir bhajana viṣayā āsaktir bhajanīya viṣayeti bhūmnaiva vyāpadeśaḥ. … Continue reading ASAKTI – Enchantment of the heart

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das atha pūrvaṁ yā aniṣṭhitā niṣṭhiteti dvividhoktā bhajana kriyā tasyāḥ prathamā ṣaḍ vidhā lakṣitā. tato dvitīyām alakṣayitvevānartha nivṛttiḥ prakrāntā. yad uktam— śṛṇvatāṁ svakathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya śravaṇa kīrtanaḥ hṛdyantaḥ stho hyabhadrāṇi vidhunoti suhṛt satām naṣṭa prāyeṣvabhadreṣu … Continue reading NISTHA – Great steadiness in bhakti

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das athābhyāsa kṛṣṇa vartma dīpitāṁ bhakti kāñcana mudrāṁ sva tejasā vahantīṁ dadhāne bhakta hṛdi tasyāṁ rucir utpadyate. śravaṇa kīrtanādīnām anyato vailakṣaṇyena rocakatvaṁ ruciḥ. yasyām utpadyamānāyāṁ pūrva daśāyām iva tair muhur apyanuśīlitair na śramopalabdhi gandho'pi. yā … Continue reading RUCI – Attainment of taste

The book 'Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi' consists of Śrīpāda's prayers in both sādhaka āveśa - the more external consciousness of a practising devotee - and siddha āveśa - the internal consciousness, in which he is aware of his eternal spiritual body as a maidservant and/or girlfriend of Śrī Rādhā. Sometimes we will see him in the … Continue reading Radhika´s scent maddens Krishna

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das athānarthānāṁ nivṛttih. te cānarthāś caturvidhāḥ duṣkṛtotthā sukṛtotthā aparādhotthā bhaktyutthāś ceti. tatra duṣkṛtotthā durabhiniveśa dveṣa rāgādyāḥ pūrvoktāḥ kleśā eva. sukṛtotthā bhogābhiniveśā vividhā eva. te ca kleśāntaḥpātina iti kecit. aparādhotthā ityatra nāmāparādhā eva gṛhānte. sevāparādhāntu nāmabhis … Continue reading ANARTHA NIVRITTI – Cessation of All Unfavourable Elements.

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das tato bhajana kriyā. sā ca aniṣṭhitā niṣṭhitā ca. tatra prathamam aniṣṭhitā krameṇotsāhamayī ghanataralā vyūḍha vikalpā viṣaya saṅgarā niyamākṣamā taraṅga raṅgiṇīti ṣaḍ vidhā bhavantīti svādhāraṁ vilakṣayati (5) TRANSLATION: The next stage is bhajana-kriyā, or the … Continue reading BHAJANA KRIYA – Devotion in practice

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das tataś cāśrita guru-caraṇasya tasya jijñāsyamāṇasya sadācārasya tacchikṣayaiva sajātīyāśaya snigdha-bhaktyabhijña sādhu-saṅga bhāgyodayaḥ TRANSLATION: After attaining faith, one takes shelter of a Guru and inquires about the rules and regulations of the devotional process. By following … Continue reading SADHU SANGA – Holy association

Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das tatra bhaktyadhikāriṇaḥ prathamaṁ śraddhā. sā ca tat tacchāstrārthe dṛḍha pratyayamayī. prakramyamāṇa yatnaika nidāna rūpa tad viṣayakatvaika nirvāha rūpa sādara spṛhā ca. sā ca sā ca svābhāvikī kenāpi balād utpāditā ca. TRANSLATION: First śraddhā, or … Continue reading SRADDHA – Faith

Sri Krsna-karnamrtam by Srila Bilvamangala Thakura (Nectar to the ears of Lord Krsna)  cintāmaṇir jayati somagirir gurur me śikṣā-guruś ca bhagavān śikhi-piñcha-mauliḥ | yat-pāda-kalpa-taru-pallava-śekhareṣu līlā-svayaṁvara-rasaṁ labhate jaya-śrīḥ ||1|| All glories to Cintāmaṇi and my initiating spiritual master, Somagiri. All glories to my instructing spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who wears peacock feathers in … Continue reading Beautiful Sri Krishna