ye syus tulyā mukundasya te sakhāyaḥ satāṁ matāḥ sāmyād viśrambha-rūpaiṣāṁ ratiḥ sakhyam ihocyate According to the opinion of advanced devotees and learned scholars, a devotee in sakhya-rati feels equal to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is a relationship in friendship. Due to having a friendly relationship with the Lord, not only is one free…
mānase nirvikalpatvaṁ śama ity abhidhīyate When one is completely free from all doubts and material attachments, he attains the neutral position called śānta. vihāya viṣayonmukhyaṁ nijānanda-sthitir yataḥ ātmanaḥ kathyate so ‘tra svabhāvaḥ śama ity asau prāyaḥ śama-pradhāñanāṁ mamatā-gandha-varjitā paramātmatayā kṛṣṇe jātā śānta-ratir matā The śānta-rati realization of Kṛṣṇa is in the neutral stage between the…
Gosvami, “The svapaksha-sakhis, sakhis belonging to a friendly group, are of two kinds: asama-sneha, possessing unequal affection towards Krishna and towards their yuthesvari; and sama-sneha, possessing equal affection towards Krishna and towards their yuthesvari.” Vijaya, “Kindly describe the sakhis who have asama-sneha, unequal affection.” Gosvami, “The asama-sneha sakhis are also of two kinds: Some sakhis…
“Of the four features of the Lord (name, form, qualities, and activities), the Lord’s name is the original. From the holy name, the Lord’s form, qualities, and pastimes gradually blossom. The entire panorama of Lord Krsna’s pastimes is present in the holy name. The holy name awards cognition of the other three features. ” ……
“STRIYO VA YADI VA SUDRA BRAHMANAH KSATRIYADAYAH VAISHNAVAM PUJAYITVA SILA CAKRA LABHANTE SASVATAM PADAM” (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/452 From SKANDA PURANA conversation between Lord Brahma and Narada Muni ) Worship of Salagram Sila can be done by Women, Sudras, Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishnavas, etc. and everybody who worships the Shila devotedly can achieve the eternal abode…
krsna-bhakti-rasa-bhavita matih kriyatam yadi kuto ‘pi labhyate tatra laulyam api mulyam ekalam janma-koti-sukrtair na labhyate (Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 8.70) [If consciousness which is infused with the mood of the gopis’ love for Sri Krsna is available anywhere, then buy it at once, without delay. The only price to get it is laulyam, an intense longing to…