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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Bhakti


aikyaM te dAna-homa-vrata-niyama-tapas-sAnkhya-yogair-durApaM
tvat-sangenaiva gopyaH kila sukRti-tamAH prApur-Ananda-sAndraM /
bhakteSh-vanyeShu bhUas-svapi bahu-manuShe bhaktim-eva tvam-AsAM
tan-me tvad-bhaktim-eva dRDaya hara gadAn kRShNa vAtAlayesha
(Narayaneeyam: 94-10)


That state of supremely blissful union with Thee, which is difficult to obtain through (disciplines like) charity, (ritual) sacrifices, observance of vows, self-control, austerities, knowledge (sAnkhya), and yoga, was attained by the blessed gopikas of Brindavan, through just personal attachment to Thee as their own beloved. Numerous are Thy other devotees, but it is this loving personal devotion of the gopikas that has received Thy highest appreciation. Therefore Oh Krishna, Oh Lord of Guruvayoor, May Thou strengthen devotion in me and destroy my ailments.

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yathā vraja-gopikānām
yathā—as;vraja—of Vraja;gopikānām—of the cowherd women.

Text
The cowherd women of Vraja are an example of pure bhakti.


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Monday, November 7, 2016

Movement

Vivekananda

Pond

Earth


"0 earth, what austerities did you perform to attain the touch of Sri Hari's feet  Is it because 
  1. Lord Trivikrama stepped on you or because and 
  2. Lord Varaha hugged you 
that the blades of grass that are the hairs of your body stand now erect with bliss. 

"Because you are known as 
  1. 'Prthvi' (the expansive one) and 
  2. 'Ksama' (the all tolerant one), and 
because the touch of Sri Krsna's feet fills you with bliss, we approach you to ask for news of Krsna."

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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Dhanvantari


Text 6


antarhite bhagavati
     deve dhanvantarau bhuvi
aushadhyo duhkham apanna
     nishphala bharate 'bhavan

     antarhite—disappeared; bhagavati deve dhanvantarau—when Lord Dhanvantari; bhuvi—in the earth; aushadhyah—medicines; duhkham—unhappiness; apanna—attained; nishphala—fruitless; bharate—in Bharata-varsha; abhavan—became.


     When Lord Dhanvantari disappeared from the earth, all the medicines in Bharata-varsha became unhappy. They all became useless and ineffective.


Text 7


siddhy-artham tas tapas tepuh
     striyo bhutva manoharah
catur-yuge vyatite tu
     prasanno 'bhud dharih param

     siddhi—perfection; artham—for the purpose; tah—they; tapas tepuh—performed austerities; striyah—women; bhutva—becoming; manoharah—beautiful; catur-yuge—when the four yugas; vyatite—had passed; tu—indeed; prasannah—pleased; abhut—became; dharih—Lord Hari; param—then.


     To regain their powers they transformed themselves into beautiful women and performed austerities. When four yugas had passed Lord Hari became pleased with them.


Text 8


varam vrinita cety uktam
     shrutva naryo maha-vane
tam driööva moham apanna
     ucur bharta bhavatra nah

     varam—a benediction; vrinita—choose; ca—also; iti-thus; uktam—said; shrutva—hearing; naryah—the women; maha-vane—in the great forest; tam—Him; driööva—seeing; moham apanna—became enchanted; ucuh—said; bharta—husband; bhava—become; atra—here; nah—of us.


     Seeing the Lord in a great forest, they became completely enchanted by Him. Hearing Him say, "Please choose a benediction," they said, "Please become our husband here". 

Text 9


shri-harir uvaca 
vrindavane dvaparante
     lata bhutva manoharah
bhavishyatha striyo rase
     karishyami vacash ca vah

     shri-harih uvaca—Shri Hari said; vrindavane—in Vrindavana; dvapara-ante—at the end of Dvapara-yuga; latah—vines; bhutva—becoming; manoharah—beautiful; bhavishyatha—you will become; striyah—women; rase—in the rasa dance; karishyami—I will make; vacah—words; ca—also; vah—of you.


     Shri Hari said: In Vrindavana, at the end of Dvapara-yuga, you will become flowering vines and then you will change into women in the arena of the rasa dance. I promise this to you.


Text 10


shri-bhagavan uvaca 
bhakti-bhava-samayukta
     bhuri-bhagya varanganah
lata-gopyo bhavishyanti
     vrindaranye pitamaha

     shri-bhagavan uvaca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; bhakti-bhava—with devotional love; samayuktah—endowed; bhuri—very; bhagyah—fortunate; vara-anganah—beautiful women; lata—vines; gopyah—gopis; bhavishyanti—will be; vrindaranye—in Vrindavana; pitamaha—O Brahma.


     The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: In Vrindavana they will become beautiful and very fortunate flowering-vine gopis filled with love (for Me).

Surpanakha

Trinity


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Text 8
sri-sattva-vrittaya ucuh

purvam kashta-gatam bhaktam
dhruvam kayadhavam ca vai
pascad raraksha kripaya
na purvam dina-vatsalah
The sattva-vritti-gopis said: Although Krishna, who is kind to the distressed, protected Dhruva and Prahlada from many calamities, now He will not protect us..

Text 9
sri-rajo-vrittaya ucuh

rukmangada-hariscandram-
barishanam satam harih
satyam parikshan pradadau
punar bhagavatim sriyam
The rajo-vritti-gopis said: When He saw that they were His sincere devotees, Lord Krishna gave His own transcendental opulences to Rukmangada, Hariscandra, and Ambarisha.

Text 10
sri-tamo-vrittaya ucuh

vrinda yena chalam prapta
chalina balina pura
chalamayya balinyadya
kubjaya chalito hy ayam
The tamo-vritti gopis said: Krishna cheated many others in the past. He cheated Bali Maharaja and He also cheated Kubja.


Billion

Among

  1. billion of gopis and queens, 16,000 are prominent. 
  2. Out of these, 108 are important, 
  3. and out of 108, eight are principal. 
  4. Out of eight gopis, Radha and Chandravali are chief, 
  5. and out of these two Radha is superior. 
Night

It was a perfect night for the purpose – flowers bloomed in Vrindavana, full moon shone, and gentle, cool breeze blew from the banks of river Yamuna. Shri Krishna supernaturally stretches the length of that night to the one Night of Brahma, approximately 4.32 billion years, comprising of all Seasons (Shad Ritu) to satisfy all desires of Gopis.

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Yoga

General
  1. Yoga - Meeting with Krishna
  2. Viyoga - Separation form Krishna
Specific 

Raasa-Leela is the combination of Gyan Yoga (knowledge), Karma Yoga (Work) and Bhakti Yoga (prayers).

  1. In Raasa-Leela, Gopis praise various Divine Activities of Shri Krishna by singing song for Him, enhancing the glimpses of His Divinity. ~ This is Gyan Yoga. 
  2. Next while dancing with Shri Krishna, Gopis made effort to co-ordinate the movement of their body to the tune of the music played by Lord’s flute & Ghandharvas. ~ That’s Effort is Karma Yoga.
  3. While dancing and singing, Gopis come in harmony with Shri Krishna. Gopis singing in praise of Lord Hari, and their dancing is attributed to Lord Shri Krishna only. ~ That’s Bhakti Yoga.

Groups


The gopi friends of Shri Radha are divided into five groups that always attract Lord Madhava with their superexcellent transcendental qualities and beautiful personal embellishments. 

1) Sakhis-are ordinary female friends like Vrnda, Dhanishta and Kusumika. 
2) Nitya-sakhis-eternal friends like Manimanjari and Kasturi. 
3) Prana-sakhis--intimate bosom friends "as dear as life" like Sashi, Mukhi, Vasanti and Lasika. 
4) Priya-sakhis dear friends like Kamala, Madhavi and Malati. 
5) Parama-prestha-sakhis are the foremost, dearest and most beloved friends of Shri Radha represented by the asta-sakhis (eight main gopis): Lalita, Visakha, Citra, Campakalata, Tungavidya, Indulckha, Rangadevi and Sudevi.The asta-sakhis display the zenith of spiritual love for the Divine Couple, Shri-Shri Radhika-Krishnacandra. To increase the transcendental ecstasy of Radha and Krishna, the parama-prestha sakhis show partiality; sometimes they favor Krishna, sometimes Radha. "These eight gopis are the leaders of all the other gopis. In whatever time, place, or circumstance, these gopis are placed, their most exalted and intense love for the transcendental Divine Couple is always very easy to sec" (UN). Although these eight gopis are the leaders of many other gopis, because they are very greedy to earn Shri Radha's love ; they always prefer to serve under the group and command of Shri Radha and try to please Her in every way possible.

Besides these five categories, there are hundreds of groups of beautiful doe-eyed gopis with hundreds and thousands of charming girls in each group. There are actually unlimited groups with 100,000 gopis in each group. Some of the gopi group leaders act as Shrimati Radharani's friends, some are neutral and some like Candravalli, Padma and Saibya are Radha's rivals.

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