A Parikara is the most advanced topic in the field of Bhakti to understand. This cannot be understood by any living entity unless the Supreme Lord qualifies the living entity based on the grit and “tapasya” of the living entity Continue reading “Parikara”
Month: October 2016
Stavavali- Prema Rasa
ŚRĪ ŚRĪ CAITANYĀṢṬAKAM
Verse: 4
Anāvedyām pūrvair api mun-gaṇair bhakti nipuṇaih
Śrutair gūḍhāṁ premojjvala rasa phalaṁ bhakti latikām
kṛpālus tām gauḍe prabhur ati kṛpābhiḥ prakaṭayan
Śacī sūnuḥ kiṁ me nayana śaraṇim yāsyati punaḥ
Translation:
Power of Bhava
Bhava is extremely powerful. When one reaches the state of Bhava, a person is immediately released from the clutches of birth and death. This bhava initially manifests in the individual after the stage of extreme attachment to Sriman Mahaprabhu. Continue reading “Power of Bhava”
Stavavali- The Golden Mountain
ŚRĪ ŚRĪ CAITANYĀṢṬAKAM
Verse: 3
Dadānaḥ kaupīnaṁ tad upari bahir vastram aruṇaṁ
prakāṇḍo hemādri dyutibhir abhitaḥ sevita tanuḥ
mudā gāyan uccair nija madhura nāmāvalim asau
Śacī sūnuḥ kiṁ me nayana śaraṇim yāsyati punaḥ
Translation: Continue reading “Stavavali- The Golden Mountain”
Power of being Negative
Often people talk of “Being Positive”. Yet in Prema Bhakti in a particular sense “Being Positive” has no value. The western thought promotes positive thinking and Positive visualization. In the context of Gaudiya Vaishnava Bhakti however this concept fails to attain the goal although it may not cause any harm particularly. The aspect of “innocence” is the highlight of the Power of Negativity.
The Radhika Mantra
Mantra literally means “That which salvages the mind”. Mantra is the fulcrum of the Spiritual process. In the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, there are Continue reading “The Radhika Mantra”
The Raganuga Transformation
The Krishna Conscious movement comes in various flavours. One of the most intense flavours is the Raganuga Rasa Sadhana. However it is important to understand how human consciousness becomes a fertile ground for Continue reading “The Raganuga Transformation”
Quintessence of Form
Our Gaudiya Parampara is the most profound system of Bhakti which promulgates enhancing our limited individual consciousness through supreme submission. It is the basis of knowing, through such submission, the mood of the Absolute, the confluence of the form and spirit of the Absolute. Continue reading “Quintessence of Form”
Stavavali- Sweetest of the Sweet
ŚRĪ ŚRĪ CAITANYĀṢṬAKAM
Verse: 2
Purīdevasyāntaḥ praṇaya madhuni snāna madhura
Muhur govindodyad viśada paricaryārcita padaḥ
Svarūpasya prāṇārbuda kamala nīrājita mukhaḥ
Śacī sūnuḥ kiṁ me nayana śaraṇim yāsyati punaḥ
Translation: Continue reading “Stavavali- Sweetest of the Sweet”
Stavavali- Krishna gets enamoured
ŚRĪ ŚRĪ CAITANYĀṢṬAKAM
Verse:1
Harir dṛṣṭvā goṣḥṭhe mukura gatam ātmānam atulaṁ
Sva mādhuryaṁ rādhā priyatara sakhīvāptum abhitaḥ
Aho gauḍe jātaḥ prabhur apara gauraika tanu bhāk
Śacī sūnuḥ kiṁ me nayana śaraṇim yāsyati punaḥ
Translation: Continue reading “Stavavali- Krishna gets enamoured”
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