For readers familiar with the basics of bhakti, these articles explore key practices, theological themes, and scriptural frameworks within Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism.
While the Sandarbhas emphasize the Bhāgavatam in their analysis, every now and then, Śrī Jīva Goswami cites the Bhagavad-Gītā to establish the same point as […]
In a previous article, I discussed how everything is predetermined based on a cause-effect model. To recap: Here, I examine some interesting features of the […]
Reader Madhukar ji and I were discussing the law of karma. Our discussion focused on the following verse from Hitopadeśa (Babaji’s translation) — pūrva-janma-kṛtaṁ karma […]
Bhagavad-Gītā 5.16 is as follows — jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣāṁ nāśitam ātmanaḥ | teṣām ādityavaj jñānaṁ prakāśayati tatparam || This verse is rather difficult […]
In a previous article, I listed the five effects of aparādha. Here I examine the fifth in the list: pride (bhakty-ādikṛtābhimānitvam)). Śrī Jīva Goswami discusses this […]
In a previous article, I listed the five effects of aparādha. Here I examine the fourth in the list: slackness in devotion (bhakti-śaithilya). Śrī Jīva Goswami […]
In a previous article, I listed the five effects of aparādha. Here I examine the third in the list: bhagavan-niṣṭhā-cyāvaka-vastv-antarābhiniveśa: absorption in objects unrelated to devotion […]
In a previous article, I listed the five effects of aparādha. Here I examine the second in the list: aśraddhā (absence of faith). Śrī Jīva Goswami […]
Aparādha or offense is the primary obstacle that blocks sādhana bhakti from yielding its result. How can we diagnose whether we are afflicted by offenses? […]
Q1. Is it true that even a single utterance of Bhagavān’s name destroys all sin? Yes. This statement is absolutely true and non-negotiable. Bhagavān’s name […]
It is common to encounter long and syntactically dense sentences in works on Nyāya. Much of this difficulty is due to unfamiliar technical vocabulary. In […]
1. Introduction The epics—Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata—present profound psychological archetypes. Among them, Karṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa stand out as two individuals who found themselves in asuric saṅga […]
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