manjari bhava sadhakas desire only Sri Radha's service, and this service automatically includes the service of Sri Krsna. Actually, there are no greater servants of Krsna than the manjaris, for they serve Him with the ingredient of madanakhya mahabhava! Their greatest service paraphernalia in Govinda's service is their Sri Radharani, who is dearer to them … Continue reading Snippets Of Nectar (English/German)

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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 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

rādhā kṛṣṇera līlā ei ati gūḍhatara;dāsya vātsalyādi bhāvera nā hoy gocarasabe eka sakhīgaṇera ihā adhikāra;sakhī hoite hoy ei līlāra vistārasakhī vinu ei līlāra puṣṭi nāhi hoy;sakhī līlā vistāriyā sakhī āsvādoysakhī vinu ei līlāra anyera nāhi gati;sakhī bhāve tāre jei kore anugatirādhā kṛṣṇa kuñja sevā sādhya sei pāya;sei sādhya pāite āra nāhiko upāyasei gopī bhāvāmṛta jāra … Continue reading Our essence

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tā vidyud udyuti jayi prapadaika rekhā vaidagdhya eva kila mūrtibhūtas tathāpi yūtheśvarītvam api samyag arocayitvā dāsyāmṛtābdhim anusasnur ajasram asyāḥ "Each line on these mañjarīs' toes defeats the bright splendour of the lightning. They are cleverness personified and although they are qualified to be yūtheśvarīs (gopī-group-leaders) they have no taste for this at all. They are … Continue reading No taste for leadership – manjari bhava

Discussions after discussions...the highest, the best,...bona fide, un-bona fide, etc... It seems to be an endless lila in this material world.. In regards to the highest sweetness: nija nija bhāva sabe śreṣṭha kari' māne nija-bhāve kare kṛṣṇa-sukha āsvādane taṭastha ha-iyā mane vicāra yadi kari saba rasa haite śṛńgāre adhika mādhurī "Everyone considers their very own … Continue reading Kanta-bhava or manjari-bhava

Question: Dear Tarun Govinda das, could you shed some light on manjari bhava being the highest bhava for Gaudiya Vaishnavas? Answer: Radhe Radhe. I would be careful with using attributes as the “highest”, the “best”, etc… Every individual soul can have an individual relationship with the Divine Couple. Srila Rupa Goswami writes in his Bhakti … Continue reading Why the mood (bhava) of the manjaris is unique