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

Statement: Raganuga-bhakti starts only at the stage of RUCI. Answer: sa ca lobho rāga vartma vartināṁ bhaktānāṁ guru-padāśraya lakṣaṇam ārabhya svābhīṣṭa vastu sākṣāt prāpti samayam abhivyāpya 'yathā yathātma parimṛjyate'sau mat puṇya gāthā śravaṇābhidhā¬naiḥ, tathā tathā paśyati vastu sūkṣmaṁ cakṣur yathaivāñjana samprayuktaṁ. iti bhagavad ukter bhakti hetukāntaḥ karaṇa śuddhi tāratamyāt prati dinam adhikādhiko bhavati. Lord Kṛṣṇa … Continue reading Raganuga bhakti – simple and pure 2.0

If we follow Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, even if we might be in different parivars, we all have the same goal: to become Srimati Radhika´s maidservants, to be immersed in RADHA DASYAM. If we follow Srila Rupa Goswami, we all will achieve our goal. guru-padashrayas tasmat krsna-diksadi-siksanam vishrambhena guroh seva sadhu-vartmanuvartanam (1) submission to the lotus … Continue reading The mercy of Sriman Mahaprabhu – II

Can the Holy Name bestow upon the sadhaka the revelation of his eternal spiritual form, the siddha deha? Well, of course. Is there anything the Holy Name can´t do or bestow? Srila Sanatana Goswami says that for him, the Holy Name is the beginning, the middle and the end...the alpha AND the omega. The Holy … Continue reading The Holy Name, the siddha deha and why Sri Gurudeva is necessary

"Where does such spiritual greed come from? Rupa Gosvamin summarizes this in Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu: When one has gained some perception, from hearing the Bhagavata Purana or other books on the Lord's sports written by rapturous devotees, that all of Krishna's senses are pleased by the feelings, beauty and qualities of the residents of Vraja such as … Continue reading SACRED GREED – mercy and own endeavour

VERSE 4: DAMODARADVAITA SAKHI KARTIKOTKIRTIDESVARI MUKUNDA DAYITA VRiNDA DHAMMILLA MANI MANJARI damodara - Krishna; advaita - unrivalled; sakhi - girlfriend; kartika - the month of October-November; utkirtida - bestowing fame on; isvari - goddess; mukunda dayita - beloveds of Mukunda; vrinda - group; dhammilla - braid; mani - jewel; manjari - bud. 7) Damodaradvaita sakhi: … Continue reading Sri Radhikashtottara Sata nama stotram – 108 NAMES OF SRI RADHIKA, verses 4 – 5

atha raganuga bhakti majjanasyanartha nivritti nishtha-rucyasaktyantaram prema-bhumikarudhasya sakshat svabhishta-prapti-prakarah pradarsyate. yathojjvala nilamanau "tad bhava baddha raga ye janas te sadhane ratah. tad yogyam anuragaugham prapyotkanthanusaratah. ta ekaso'thava dvi-trah kale kale vraje'bhavan" iti. anuragaugham raganuga bhajanautkanthyam natvanuraga sthayinam sadhaka-dehe'nuragotpattyasambhavat. vraje'bhavann iti avatara samaye nitya priyadya yatha avirbhavanti tathaiva gopika-garbhe sadhana-siddha api avirbhavanti. tatas ca nitya-siddhadi gopinam … Continue reading How the raganugiya bhakta GRADUALLY advances through the stages of anartha nivritti, nishtha, ruci, and asakti, upto the stage of prema and the direct attainment of his beloved deity