He who is called ananda rupam amritam and raso vai sah by the Srutis, that also encourage the jivas to relish this rasa by saying rasam hyevayam labdhanandi bhavati, that Original Personality of Godhead Vrajendranandana is the topmost shelter of that rasa, or the akhila rasamrita murti, the embodiment of all transcendental flavours. And although … Continue reading Nectar snippets

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

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

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

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

madhuri and madhurya are synonymous words. madhuryam asamordhvataya sarva manoharam svabhavika rupa guna liladi saushthavam (Sri Jiva Gosvami): "Sweetness means natural all-enchanting and lovely forms, qualities and pastimes that have no equal and no superior." Vrajendranandana Himself is the great ocean of enchanting forms, qualities and pastimes, but even He is enchanted by Sri Radha's … Continue reading Sweetness

Compassion means that the heart melts, being unable to see others suffering. Compassion is a function of the heart, but here Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami brings the astonishing news to the world that Sri Radha's body even melts with compassion! God's mercy reaches its perfection by giving prema, or love of God, to the conditioned … Continue reading Compassion

The supreme essence of prema is mahābhāva, and the embodiment of mahābhāva is Śrī Rādhā. Therefore Her form, attributes and pastimes are likewise. No one can compare to Her. Still She has placed Her own sārūpya, transcendental form, in Kṛṣṇa's priya narma sakhā Subala. Subala has the same appearance as Śrī Rādhārāṇī, and since there … Continue reading Snippets Of Nectar

Śrīmatī's tenth name is Sūryopāsikā, which means that She's exclusively dedicated to worshipping the sun. How is it possible that She worships the Sun, since it is known from the Vaiṣṇava-scriptures that She has the greatest love for Kṛṣṇa, and that the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa do not worship any other deities, since that may … Continue reading Snippets Of Nectar

Happy New Year ❤️ Srimati's third name is goshtha yuvarajaika kamita, the only girl who is desired by the young prince of the pastures, Sri Krishna. This young prince of the pasturelands is the Self-satisfied, Self-delighted Supreme Lord Himself, and nothing else but the love of His devotees causes waves of transcendental desire to appear … Continue reading Snippets Of Nectar