Also during the stage of sādhana there must be relish according to one's own rasa at the time of meditation. This relish according to one's relationship (with the deity) arises while identifying oneself with one's svarūpa. Taking shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Guru will remain fruitless if this relationship with the deity is … Continue reading Support for the weak sādhakas

In his svarūpāveśa Śrī Raghunātha has placed the sindūra-stripe onŚrīmatī's part, and now he sees himself making red spots all around Her tilaka. The deity of his vision appears before him. The only way to attain rāga bhakti is deep sacred greed, and Śrī Raghunātha's heart is filled with that intense yearning. The more the … Continue reading Mercy will descend

Can there be any doubt that the devotees who are surrendered to Śrī Rādhā and who are absorbed in mañjarī bhāva are floating endlessly on the waves of rasa? The lives of such devotees are thoroughly pervaded by the highest experience of rasa, this is proven by the books written by the sensitive rasika saints. … Continue reading The mercy of the ācāryas

Śrī Raghunātha suffers intolerable agony because he cannot attain his beloved deity, and then again he relishes the flavours of Svāminī's devotional service in a transcendental vision. After bathing Svāminī he dried Her off, dressed Her and made Her braid, and now he will make a tilaka-mark on Her forehead. How can the devotee continue … Continue reading One-pointedness

In his svarūpāveśa Śrī Raghunātha dāsa has dried off Śrīmatī's limbs after Her bath and dressed Her. Then, when that vision leaves him, he cries and rolls on the bank of Śrī Rādhākuṇḍa, saying: "When will You fulfill the longstanding aspirations of this wretch by giving me my desired service?" His heart melts for want … Continue reading Hope is nectar

'May māyā, in the form of bodily consciousness, not take my mind away from the lotus feet of my beloved deity!' Māyā stops one from remembering the beloved deity. hoiyā māyāra dāsa, kori nānā abhilāṣa, tomāra smaraṇa gelo dūre (Prārthanā) "As a servant of māyā I desire different things and my remembrance of You has … Continue reading Śrī Rādhā only

In the pūrva rāga-(beginnings of love) condition we can see that the youthful spiritualCupid of Vṛndāvana does not like anyone else but Rādhārāṇī. Thinking that they are all Rādhā, He embraces golden Jhintī-flowers, landlotuses and so on, telling His brāhmaṇa-friend Madhumaṅgala: "O friend! Won't you show Me this Rādhā?" Madhumaṅgala writes Rādhā's name on a … Continue reading Rādhikā’s name is all-powerful

The more purified the heart is the more vivid these transcendental experiences are. By the mercy of Śrī Gaurasundara all these beautiful things have been revealed by the ācāryas. Is there any greater cause of heart-rending lamentation if I am deprived of the treasure they came to bring, although I was born in Gaurasundara's age? … Continue reading They will lead us out of this world

How wonderful is the Gosvāmīs' loyalty to the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā! Śrīmad Prabodhānanda Sarasvati has written in Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi (78): yā vṛndāvana sīmni kācana ghanāścarya kiśorī maṇis tat kaiṅkarya rasāmṛtād iha paraṁ citte na me rocate - “Nothing else can please my mind than the nectar-rasa of the maidservanthood of some most … Continue reading Our loyalty

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