Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī opens his Abhīṣṭa Sūcana Stava by writing: "The desire to serve the lover of the son of the king of the cowherd-village is like a strong rider. May he mount the spotless horse of remembrance of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī. This should be the desire of the wild horse of my heart." … Continue reading Following Śrī Śrī Rūpa Raghunātha
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Also during the stage of sādhana there must be relish according to one's own rasa at the time of meditation. This relish according to one's relationship (with the deity) awakens while identifying oneself with one's svarūpa. Taking shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Guru will remain fruitless if this relationship with the deity is … Continue reading More on the power of hearing and chanting…
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Śrī Śrī Rāga Vartma Candrikā – “Mondlicht auf dem Pfad der leidenschaftlichen Hingabe”, Text 5 (GERMAN)
TEXT 5: tatra lobho lakṣitaḥ svayaṁ śrī rūpa gosvāmī caraṇair eva - tat tad bhāvādi mādhurye śrute dhīr yad apekṣate nātra śāstraṁ na yuktiṁ ca tal lobhotpatti lakṣaṇam (B.R.S. 1.2.292) vrajalīlā parikarastha śṛṅgārādi bhāva mādhurye śrute dhīr idaṁ mama bhūyāt iti lobhotpatti-kāle śāstra yukty apekṣā nā syāt satyāṁ ca tasyāṁ lobhatvasyaivāsiddheḥ. nahi kenacit śāstra dṛṣṭyā … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rāga Vartma Candrikā – “Mondlicht auf dem Pfad der leidenschaftlichen Hingabe”, Text 5 (GERMAN)
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The sādhaka does not concoct his own path and he does not want his independent conceptions; he depends on the words of the ācāryas. His prayers will be very pure when he serves the Gosvāmīs' syllables by hearing and chanting them. Each of these syllables is filled with the flavour of worship and the great … Continue reading Snippets of nectar
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The secrets of experiences in bhajana – Prema Bhakti Chandrika (119)
āpana bhajana kathā, nā kohibo yathā tathā, ihāte hoibo sāvadhāna nā koriho keho roṣa, nā loiho keho doṣa, praṇamahu bhaktera caraṇa (119) "I will take care not to reveal my bhajana-realizations to everyone. May no one become angry or find fault in me because of writing this book. Let me offer my obeisances to … Continue reading The secrets of experiences in bhajana – Prema Bhakti Chandrika (119)
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All we need is love – sajati and snigdha association
"Maybe it is a symptom of my approaching old age, but I have lost nearly all my taste for debating siddhanta. If anything, I am becoming more and more entrenched and conservative in my beliefs and indifferent to disagreements. I am also becoming more and more indifferent to the world and its destiny, and even … Continue reading All we need is love – sajati and snigdha association
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The Sweetness Of Sadhana Bhakti
VERSE 13: ŚAŚAKABHṚD ABHISĀRE NETRA-BHṚṄGĀÑCALĀBHYĀṀ DIŚI VIDIŚI BHAYENODGHŪRṆITĀBHYĀṀ VANĀNI KUVALAYADALA KOṢĀṆY EVA KLṚPTĀNI YĀBHYĀṀ KIM U KILA KALANĪYO DEVI TĀBHYĀṀ JANO'YAM O my Goddess! When You go out to meet Kṛṣṇa in the moonlit night Your eyes fearfully move in all directions, like bumblebees turning the whole forest into blue lotus petal-interiors. Is this person … Continue reading The Sweetness Of Sadhana Bhakti
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108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 25 – 26
VERSES 25 - 26: PRĀṆĀYUTA ŚATA PREṢṬHA MĀDHAVOTKĪRTI LAMPAṬĀ KṚṢṆĀPĀṄGA TARAṄGODYAT SMITA PĪYŪṢA BUDBUDĀ PUÑJĪBHŪTA JAGALLAJJĀ VAIDAGDHĪ DIGDHA VIGRAHĀ KARUṆĀ VIDRAVAD DEHĀ MŪRTIMAN MĀDHURĪ GHAṬĀ 64) prāṇāyuta śata preñṭha mādhavotkīrti lampaṭā: Who is very attached to glorifying Mādhava, who is dearer to Her than hundreds of thousands of lives. 65) kṛṣṇāpāṅga taraṅgodyat smita pīyūṣa … Continue reading 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ – Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, verses 25 – 26
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Śrī Śrī Rāga Vartma Candrikā – “Mondlicht auf dem Pfad der leidenschaftlichen Hingabe”, Texte 2 -4 (GERMAN)
TEXT 2: śrīmad bhakti sudhāmbhodher bindur yaḥ pūrva darśitaḥ tatra rāgānugā bhaktiḥ sankṣiptātra vitanyate ”In meinem Buch 'Bhakti Rasāmṛta Sindhu Bindu' (ein Tropfen aus dem Ozean des hingebungsvollen Geschmacks) habe ich bereits eine kurze Beschreibung der rāgānugā bhakti (Hingabe, die der spirituellen Leidenschaft folgt) gegeben. Hier in diesem Rāga Vartma Candrikā beschreibe ich … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rāga Vartma Candrikā – “Mondlicht auf dem Pfad der leidenschaftlichen Hingabe”, Texte 2 -4 (GERMAN)
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Śrī Śrī Rāga Vartma Candrikā – “Mondlicht auf dem Pfad der leidenschaftlichen Hingabe”, Text 1 (GERMAN)
Śrī Śrī Rāga Vartma Candrikā - "Mondlicht auf dem Pfad der leidenschaftlichen Hingabe" Von Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartīpāda Dieses Buch beschreibt in Kurzform den Pfad der heiligen Leidenschaft in Hingabe zu Śrī-Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, auch bekannt als rāgānugā bhakti. PRATHAMA PRAKĀŚA - Erster Lichtstrahl TEXT 1: śrī rūpa vāk sudhāsvādī cakorebhyo namo namaḥ yeṣāṁ kṛpā lavair … Continue reading Śrī Śrī Rāga Vartma Candrikā – “Mondlicht auf dem Pfad der leidenschaftlichen Hingabe”, Text 1 (GERMAN)
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