Is the sādhya, bhāva or prema?
Rupa Goswami in his भक्तिरसामृत सिंधु has presented three divisions of उत्तमा भक्ति (uttamā bhakti): …
sādhanā purifies the citta for the manifestation of bhāva
We have seen that साधना (sādhanā) is the activities of the senses (इंद्रिय-व्यापार) that result …
bhāva: dormant or absent?
There are two opposing views on where bhāva, the sādhya of sādhanā bhakti1, exists …
Śrī Rūpa defines sādhanā bhakti, Part II
The second line of the definition of साधना भक्ति given by Śrī Rūpa Goswami is …
Śrī Rūpa defines sādhanā bhakti, Part I
There is a method to Śrī Rūpa Goswami’s presentation in the भक्तिरसामृत सिंधु which is …
Cause and effect in uttamā bhakti
In Indian philosophy1, साधन (sādhana) and साध्य (sādhya) refer to cause and effect, …
Other equivalent definitions of uttamā bhakti
Rupa Goswami goes on to point out in his master piece भक्ति रसामृत सिंधु (Bhakti …
Śrī Rūpa Goswami defines uttamā bhakti, Part III
Continuing our discussion of the तटस्थ लक्षणम् (taṭastha lakṣaṇam) from a previous post, we now …
Śrī Rūpa Goswami defines uttamā bhakti, Part II
In a previous post, we examined the definition of uttamā bhakti and saw that
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Śrī Rūpa Goswami defines uttamā bhakti, Part I
The genius of Śrī Rūpa Goswami (1489–1564) was to compose the book भक्ति रसामृत सिंधु …