Madhvacarya
The Life of Sri Madhvacarya “Sripada Madhvacarya took his birth at Udupi, which is situated in the South Kanarada district of South India, just west of Sahyadri. This is the chief city of the South Kanarada … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – Concluding Words
Concluding Words Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī concludes by saying that the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is very difficult for ordinary men to understand, yet he hopes that Lord Kṛṣṇa, the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, will be pleased with his … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FIFTY – Further Analysis of Mixed Rasas
CHAPTER FIFTY Further Analysis of Mixed Rasas As already described, if certain kinds of mellows become mixed and there is a joining of opposite mellows, then the situation is called incompatible. When one is eating sweet … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT – DREAD
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT Dread and Ghastliness DREAD In ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa in dread, there are two causes of fear: either Kṛṣṇa Himself or some dreadful situation for Kṛṣṇa. When a devotee feels himself to be an … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN – COMPASSION
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN Compassion and Anger COMPASSION When the ecstasy of devotional service produces some kind of lamentation in connection with Kṛṣṇa, it is called devotional service in compassion. The impetuses for this devotional service are Kṛṣṇa’s … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FORTY-SIX – ASTONISHMENT
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX Astonishment and Chivalry ASTONISHMENT The ecstasy of astonishment in devotional service is perceived in two ways: directly, by the experience of one’s own eyes, and indirectly, by hearing from others. When Nārada came to … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE – Neutral Love of God
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE Neutral Love of God Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī offers his respectful prayers to the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always so beautiful and for whom the pure devotees are always engaged in loving … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR – DIRECT AND INDIRECT ATTRACTION FOR KṚṢṆA
DIRECT AND INDIRECT ATTRACTION FOR KṚṢṆA Transcendental pleasure derived from devotional service can be divided into two groups: direct devotional service and indirect devotional service. Direct devotional service is divided into five transcendental humors or flavors, … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – PARENTHOOD, OR SUPERIORITY
PARENTHOOD, OR SUPERIORITY When mother Yaśodā heard that Kṛṣṇa’s cows were being forcibly moved by the strong servants of Kaṁsa and that the tender cowherd boys were trying to protect their cows, she began to think, … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP As far as friendship is concerned, those high-grade devotees who are almost like Kṛṣṇa are considered to be great authorities in the modes of friendly relations with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. On that friendly … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE – Additional Symptoms
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Additional Symptoms All the previously mentioned thirty-three symptoms of ecstatic love are called vyabhicārī, or disturbing. All these symptoms refer to apparently disturbed conditions, but even in such disturbed conditions there is acute ecstatic … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – SLEEPINESS
SLEEPINESS Once Lord Baladeva began to talk in His sleep as follows: “O lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa, Your childhood adventures are manifest simply according to Your own will. Therefore, please immediately dispose of the stubborn pride of this … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – DIZZINESS
DIZZINESS Every evening at sunset Kṛṣṇa used to return from the pasturing ground where He herded cows. Sometimes when mother Yaśodā could not hear the sweet vibration of His flute she would become very anxious, and … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – IMPUDENCE
IMPUDENCE In the Tenth Canto, fifty-second chapter, verse 41 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Rukmiṇī addresses a letter to Kṛṣṇa as follows: “My dear unconquerable Kṛṣṇa, my marriage day is fixed for tomorrow. I request that You come to … Read More
