Mādhurya Kādambinī – Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada Commentaries by Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa’s Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja Translation by Advaita das VERSE 2: bhaktiḥ pūrvaiḥ śrītā tāntu rasam paśyed yad-ātta-dhiḥ taṁ naumī satataṁ rūpa-nāma-priya-janaṁ hareḥ     TRANSLATION: Though previous mahājanas had taken shelter of Bhakti-devī, now by the mercy of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, fortunate persons … Continue reading Mādhurya Kādambinī , first shower, part 2

Excerpt from "Manjari Svarupa Nirupana" by Sri Srimat Kunja Bihari das Babaji Kṛṣṇa and his devotees are the props of devotional rapture as the object and shelter of the love respectively. In his commentary to the Bhakti- rasāmṛta-sindhu, Jīva Gosvāmin says that the person who possesses love for God, i.e., the receptacle of that love, … Continue reading Rāgānugā-bhakti in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu

This is a wonderful lecture by Lectures of His Holiness Sri Shachinandan das Maharaj about being "FOCUSED" on our Ishta-deva, our worshipful deity. As followers of Sriman Mahaprabhu, Srimati Radhika is our Istha-devi. Lecture Srila Narottama das Thakur about "one-pointedness"in his Prema Bhakti Chandrika: āpana āpana patha, tāte hobo anurata, iṣṭadeva sthāne līlā gāna naiṣṭhika bhajana … Continue reading Ishta nistha – where our deep faith belongs

Many devotees say that there is no need for siddha pranali, ekadasha-bhava, lila-smaranam, etc... Many say that Srila Rupa Goswami and the other Goswamis never mention these things. These 3 verses here from Sri Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu are talking about nothing else but how to achieve siddha, perfection... __________ || 1.2.294 ||  kṛṣṇaṁ smaran janaṁ … Continue reading Three essential verses – Srila Rupa Goswami

Many devotees are discussing the subject matter "How is our  RASA with Radha and Krishna determined". There are many things to consider here. Now, we are jivas, spiritual souls. We are an eternal energy of the Lord. We are tatastha-sakti. Being by nature servants of Krishna and manifestations of tatastha-sakti, the living entities are said … Continue reading From foundational loving emotions (STHAYI-BHAVAs) to experiences of abundant amazement (RASA)

The word MANJARI: The word mañjarī in its sense as a servant-girl of Rādhā does not seem to have been used anywhere prior to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmin’s writings. Even then it is not found in a large number of his works such as Vidagdha-mādhava, Lalita-mādhava, Dāna-keli- kaumudī, Haṁsadūta, Uddhava-sandeśa, Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta, etc. The mood of the … Continue reading To love Srimati Radhika more – RADHA DASYAM