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hierarchy: The Nectar of Devotion
hierarchy: CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
The nectar of devotion 41
When a devotee is permanently situated in devotional service, and by different symptoms of ecstasy he has developed and matured …
The nectar of devotion 41
The impetus for such fraternal love of God is God Himself. When one is liberated and discovers his eternal relationship …
The nectar of devotion 41
There are similar statements of fraternal love expressed outside the jurisdiction of Vṛndāvana. When the sons of Pāṇḍu, headed by …
The nectar of devotion 41
Sometimes the different names, forms, paraphernalia and transcendental qualities provoke fraternal love. For instance, Kṛṣṇa’s nice dress, His strongly built …
The nectar of devotion 41
The impetus to fraternal love upon seeing the associates of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana is also very natural, for their personal …
The nectar of devotion 41
How the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas, enjoy Kṛṣṇa’s association is described as follows: “When Śrī Kṛṣṇa arrived in Indraprastha, …
The nectar of devotion 41
As far as the vayasyas (friends) in Vṛndāvana are concerned, they become greatly distressed when they cannot see Kṛṣṇa even …
The nectar of devotion 41
There is the following prayer by a devotee for the vayasyas in Vṛndāvana: “All glories to Kṛṣṇa’s vayasyas, who are …
The nectar of devotion 41
The vayasyas in Vṛndāvana are in such intimate friendship with Kṛṣṇa that sometimes they think themselves as good as Kṛṣṇa. …
The nectar of devotion 41
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto, twelfth chapter, verse 11, Śukadeva Gosvāmī tells King Parīkṣit, “My dear King, Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme …
The nectar of devotion 41
There is a description of Kṛṣṇa’s feeling for His vayasyas in Vṛndāvana. He once said to Balarāma, “My dear brother, …
The nectar of devotion 41
Within Gokula, Kṛṣṇa’s vayasyas are generally divided into four groups: (1) well-wishers, (2) friends, (3) confidential friends and (4) intimate …