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Characteristics of the uttama bhāgavata
I am routinely asked about how to recognize a siddha bhakta, particularly by those who …
The types of siddhas
In Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 186, Śrī Jīva Goswami classifies perfected beings (siddhas) into two broad …
How bhakti arises through sat-saṅga
Uttamā bhakti is attained only through the association of devotees and not in any other …
Bhakti is self-revealing
In Anuccheda 139 of the Bhakti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami explains how bhakti is self-revealing. …
The successive stages of Prīti, Part II
In a previous post, I examined Anuccheda 84 of the Prīti Sandarbha where Śrī …
The successive stages of Prīti, Part I
As we saw in a previous article, the eight stages of prīti are classified according …
Saṁskāras in the citta are the basis for the eight stages of Prīti
In Anuccheda 84 of the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmi explains that the eight stages …
Śrī Kṛṣṇa impels the highest prīti
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s presentation in the Sandarbhas is emphatic about the supremacy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa …
The unique qualities of uttamā bhakti
The definition of uttamā bhakti in Śrī Rūpa Goswami’s Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu is the foundation …
The Svarūpa of Prīti
As I mentioned in a previous article, Śrī Jīva Goswami summarized the definition of …
Prīti is not under the control of the devotee
Śrī Jīva Goswami summarizes the definition of prīti in the Prīti Sandarbha Anuccheda 78.2 with …