Mañjarī Bhāva

The ocean of nectar called manjari-bhava

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Manjari-bhava. Wow…two single words…but what an upheaval these two simple words can create. “Manjari-bhava? Aha. Sahajiya.” “Manjari-bhava? Nope. You are not qualified.” “Manjari-bhava? THAT is nowhere in any literature of the Goswamis of Vraja.” “Manjari-bhava? Is that even bona-fide?” Let us try to examine these two simple words and what they become if we put … Continue reading The ocean of nectar called manjari-bhava

About manjari-bhava

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Several devotees asked me to share something to read about "manjari-bhava". I compiled some nice verses and made them into a PDF together with the commentaries of Srila Ananta das Babaji and Srila Ananda Gopal Goswami. Vraja Vilasa Stava, verse 38 (Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī) tāmbūlārpaṇa-pāda-mardana-payo-dānābhisārādibhir vṛndāraṇya-maheśvarīṁ priyatayā yās toṣayanti priyāḥ | prāṇa-preṣṭha-sakhī-kulād api kilāsaṅkocitā-bhūmikāḥ … Continue reading About manjari-bhava

The glories of Srimati Radhika´s maidservants (manjaris)

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Nowadays, many devotees are primarily concerned with the external reason of the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, which consists of introducing the yuga-dharma for this age (Kali-yuga), the chanting of the Holy Name and the spreading of bhakti-yoga aka Krishna-consciousness, which in itself is most wonderful. But actually, Sriman Mahaprabhu appeared mainly because of his … Continue reading The glories of Srimati Radhika´s maidservants (manjaris)