Meaning of the nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema sādhya kabhu naya verse
Reader Ananta wanted me to explain the following notoriously misinterpreted verse by Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja-…
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A visit to Haridas Niwas
I was in Vrindavan recently and had the privilege of visiting Shri Haridas Niwas. For …
Q/A: is bhakti dormant in the citta of the siddha deha?
Q: I had a question about an article by a devotee. He says that the śuddha …
The meaning of SB 12.13.12
Reader Raj requested an explanation of SB 12.13.12. The verse is as follows:
…sarva-vedānta-sāraṁ yad
Inherent prema-vāda is as difficult to uproot as advaita-vāda
In the Bhakti Sandarbha course that Śrī Babaji is teaching, there was a long discussion …
Is bhakti selfish or selfless?
Śrī Babaji gave a wonderful answer to a question by one of his students in …
Śrī Gadādhara Goswami
Śrī Gadādhara Goswami, respectfully known as Paṇḍita Goswami, is an enigmatic figure. He is considered …
Why love Kṛṣṇa?
In Anuccheda 56 of the Bhagavat Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami brings out the concept that …
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains the Bhāgavatam’s secret
We continue our discussion on the Bhāgavatam’s catuḥśloki. The third item of the catuḥśloki according …
The four topics in the Bhāgavata’s catuḥśloki
In Anuccheda 96 of the Bhagavat Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami analyzes seven verses spoken by …
Sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana and adhikarī of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
A book should begin by explaining the following four topics:
- Sambandha: the relation (sambandha) of
The elements of bhakti rasa
Here we revisit the definition of bhakti rasa and explanations of the terms vibhāva, anubhāva, …