Some weeks ago, I read this statement from a senior devotee on Facebook. "In regard to the first point, although siddha pranali is bonafide, it is not the only method to receive one's ekadasa bhavas (details of one's eternal spiritual form). These can also be revealed directly by Krsna, usually in the form of a … Continue reading Siddha-pranali in a dream?

Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu ||2.5.128|| api ca – sañcārī syāt samonā vā kṛṣṇa-ratyāḥ suhṛd-ratiḥ | adhikā puṣyamāṇā ced bhāvollāsā itiryate ||128|| "If the love for a friend ( with similar devotional feelings) is the same as or less than the love for Krishna, then it is a sancari bhava; but if this love grows to the point … Continue reading BHAVOLLASA RATI – permanently yours, dear Svamini

Question: I know that there are Gurudevas who reveal the eternal form, the siddha deha, to the sadhaka they see worthy and fit. Now, I never heard of this practice and I never read of the practice in the literature of the 6 Goswamis of Vrindavana. Did any of the 6 Goswamis ever reveal the … Continue reading Siddha pranali and the Goswamis of Vrindavana

Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika (Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad) TEXT 3: madhuryadikam nirupate. mahaisvaryasya dyotane vadyotane ca naralilatvanatikramo madhuryam. yatha putana pranaharitve'pi stana cushana lakshana narabalalilatvam eva. maha kathora sakata sphotane'py ati sukumara carana traimasikyottana-sayi bala-lilatvam. maha dirgha damasakya bandhatve'pi matri bhiti vaiklavyam. brahma baladevadi mohane'pi sarvajnatve'pi vatsa-carana lilatvam. tatha aisvarya sattva eva tasyadyotane dadhi payas cauryam gopa-stri … Continue reading Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika, second diffusion (verses 3 & 4)