The supreme limit of beauty is found in Śrī Kṛṣṇa alone
In the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami seeks to establish that prīti for Śrī Kṛṣṇa …
Śrī Kṛṣṇa impels the highest prīti
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s presentation in the Sandarbhas is emphatic about the supremacy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa …
Why do Hindus worship stone idols?
Deity worship is an essential practice in Hinduism, especially in the Vaiṣṇava traditions. Yet it …
Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s personal qualities that excite prema for Him
Śrī Rūpa Goswami’s rasa theory in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu includes vibhāva, which is of two types, …
Śrī Viśvanātha explains how Śrī Kṛṣṇa is supreme
The topic of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy over all others, including other avatāras, is a sensitive …
ābhāsa of Bhagavat-sākṣāṭkāra is of four types
In a previous article, I presented the concept of Bhagavat-sākṣāṭkāra-ābhāsa. There I discussed how …
The mechanism of Bhagavat-sākṣātkāra
In the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami does a systematic analysis of Bhagavat-sākṣātkāra, the direct …
Ascertaining the paramārtha or supreme object of attainment, part II
In the previous article, I discussed how Śrī Jīva Goswami ascertains the paramārtha or …
What is jīvan-mukti?
The term jīvan-mukti is commonly encountered in Gauḍiya parlance. Here I examine Śrī Jīva Goswami’s …
Rāgānugā bhakti is primarily for Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Gokula
In a previous article, I examined the definition of rāgānugā bhakti. This rāgānugā bhakti …
Summary of the Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha
From Śrī Babaji’s commentary on the Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha, Anuchheda 183
Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī concludes his …
Śrī Jīva Goswami considers objections to svarūpa-śakti in the paraṁ tattva, Part I
A reader requested that I explain the definitions of the term ‘śakti’ present in Śrī …