Rāgānugā bhakti is primarily for Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Gokula
In a previous article, I examined the definition of rāgānugā bhakti. This rāgānugā bhakti …
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Śrī Jīva Goswami defines rāgānugā bhakti
I have examined the definition of rāgānugā bhakti by Śrī Rūpa Goswami in a previous …
Summary of the Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha
From Śrī Babaji’s commentary on the Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha, Anuchheda 183
Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī concludes his …
The gopīs’ relationship with ‘husbands’ is not real
I recently became aware that some Gauḍiyas criticize Śrī Jīva Goswami for teaching svakīya-vāda in …
Twenty nine characteristics of bhakti
From Śrī Babaji’s commentary on Anuchheda 153 of the Bhakti Sandarbha —
In Anuccheda 121, …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti, part III
I continue translating Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti given in …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti, part I
I finally decided to sit down and translate Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition …
Of surrender and bhakti
A reader recently argued that if one works to earn a livelihood, then their bhakti …
Śrī Jīva Goswami defines bhakti
In the Bhakti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami describes a large number of different types of …
svarūpa-lakṣaṇa and taṭastha lakṣaṇa of uttamā bhakti
A reader recently suggested that the definition of uttamā bhakti I have written about is …
The characteristics of a devotee: the madhyama bhāgavata
In a previous article, I discussed the characteristics of the uttama bhāgavata. Here, I will …
The characteristics of a devotee: the uttama bhāgavata
Śrī Jīva wrote the Bhakti Sandarbha, an unparalleled work, to teach the practice of bhakti. …