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In-depth discussions for serious practitioners and students of śāstra. These articles contain technical Sanskrit terms and nuanced theological points.

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The successive stages of Prīti, Part II

September 6, 2025 T. Krsna dasa 0

In a previous post, I examined Anuccheda 84 of the Prīti Sandarbha where Śrī …

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The successive stages of Prīti, Part I

September 1, 2025 T. Krsna dasa 1

As we saw in a previous article, the eight stages of prīti are classified according …

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Saṁskāras in the citta are the basis for the eight stages of Prīti

August 24, 2025 T. Krsna dasa 2

In Anuccheda 84 of the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmi explains that the eight stages …

Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s personal qualities that excite prema for Him

September 6, 2024 T. Krsna dasa 0

Śrī Rūpa Goswami’s rasa theory in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu includes vibhāva, which is of two types, …

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svarūpa-siddhā bhakti does not necessarily imply uttamā bhakti and vice versa

July 27, 2024 T. Krsna dasa 25

Question: As an uttama bhakta performs svarūpa-siddhā bhakti, would their actions other than svarūpa-siddhā …

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The Svarūpa of Prīti

July 20, 2024 T. Krsna dasa 0

As I mentioned in a previous article, Śrī Jīva Goswami summarized the definition of …

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Prīti is not under the control of the devotee

July 11, 2024 T. Krsna dasa 3

Śrī Jīva Goswami summarizes the definition of prīti in the Prīti Sandarbha Anuccheda 78.2 with …

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How worldly love is different from Bhagavān’s love

June 22, 2024 T. Krsna dasa 10

In a previous article, I examined the definition of prīti given by Śrī Jīva …

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What prīti is and what it is not

June 15, 2024 T. Krsna dasa 0

In a previous article, I examined the definition of prīti. Given the importance of …

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Śrī Jīva Goswami defines prīti

June 3, 2024 T. Krsna dasa 4

The Prīti Sandarbha describes prīti as the prayojana or purpose of sādhana-bhakti. Here I examine …

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Śrī Jīva Goswami considers objections to svarūpa-śakti in the paraṁ tattva, Part II

October 22, 2023 T. Krsna dasa 3

In a previous post, I examined the objections of Advaitins to svarūpa-śakti in the …

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Śrī Jīva Goswami considers objections to svarūpa-śakti in the paraṁ tattva, Part I

October 16, 2023 T. Krsna dasa 3

A reader requested that I explain the definitions of the term ‘śakti’ present in Śrī …

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tatra teṣu ajāta-prītibhiḥ sarva-puruṣārthatvena tat-prītir eva prārthanīyā

Among all ekāntīs, those who have not yet attained prīti should pray for it alone as the sum total of all puruṣārthas.

– Śrī Jīva Goswami

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