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The nectar of devotion 15
Examples of spontaneous devotional service can easily be seen in Kṛṣṇa’s direct associates in Vṛndāvana. The spontaneous dealings of the …
The nectar of devotion 15
Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī has defined rāgānugā-bhakti as spontaneous attraction for something while completely absorbed in thoughts of it, with an …
The nectar of devotion 15
In this connection, there is a statement by Nārada Muni to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Seventh Canto, first chapter, verse 30 …
The nectar of devotion 15
The gopīs may be considered to be examples of spontaneous love in sensual attraction. The gopīs are young girls and …
The nectar of devotion 15
The attraction of the gopīs for Kṛṣṇa and the affection of the members of the Yadu dynasty are both accepted …
The nectar of devotion 15
There may be some difficulty in understanding that both the gopīs and Kaṁsa achieved the same goal, so this point …
The nectar of devotion 15
An analogy can be given with the sun globe and the sunshine: to remain in the sunshine does not mean …
The nectar of devotion 15
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī is trying here to describe the different achievements of the impersonalists and the personalists. Generally, those who …
The nectar of devotion 15
Sometimes an impersonalist may gradually elevate himself to the personal conception of the Lord. Bhagavad-gītā confirms this: “After many births …
The nectar of devotion 15
In the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa it is stated, “Those who have achieved liberation from material contamination and those who are demons …
The nectar of devotion 15
In the Tenth Canto, eighty-seventh chapter, verse 23 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Vedas personified address the Lord in this way: “My …
The nectar of devotion 15
The “lusty attitude” of the gopīs does not refer to any sort of sex indulgence. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī explains that …