Bhajana Rahasya, Sri Bhaktivinode Thakura – ESPAÑOL, ITALIANO, ENGLISH
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Seeing All This We Want to Become Your Servants
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Such a devotee prays for Krishna’s mercy as described in Srimad Bhagavatam (10.14.8): tat te ‘nukampam su-samiksamano bhunjana evatma-krtam vipakam hrd-vag vapurbhir vidadhan namas te jiveta yo mukti-pade sa daya-bhak My dear Lord, he who sincerely … Read More
Bhajana-Rahasya (Book in English)
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Sri Bhajana-rahasya was compiled by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura. With this book, the great teacher gives us a hint of his own method of bhajana, a guide for his sincere followers. The undersigned Akincana, a few years … Read More
I Remember Radha and Krishna Having Fun Together at Noon
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The glories of hearing the holy name from the mouth of a sadhu are described in Srimad Bhagavatam (4.20.24): na kamayate natha tad apy aham kvacin na yatra yusmac-caranambujasavah mahattamantar-hrdayan mukha-cyuto vidhatsva karnayutam esa me varah … Read More
Therefore, I Am the Most Fallen and the Poorest
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As we progress, let us offer prayers like those of Prahlada Maharaja in Srimad Bhagavatam (7.9.39): naitan manas tava kathasu vikuntha-natha sampriyate durita-dustam asadhu tivram kamaturam harsa-soka-bhayaisanartam tasmin katham tava gatim vimrsami dinah Dear Lord of … Read More
Caturtha-yama Sadhana (Midday Bhajana)
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Caturtha-yama Sadhana Midday Bhajana Under the pretext of preaching, simply to increase one’s number of followers, one must not initiate unskilled disciples. It is written in Srimad Bhagavatam (7.13.8): na sisyan anubadhnita granthan naivabhyased bahun na … Read More
False Renunciation
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False renunciation is prohibited. In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu it is written: prapancikataya buddhya hari-sambandhi-vastunah mumuksubhih parityago vairagyam phalgu kathyate When someone is anxious to achieve liberation and renounces things related to the Supreme Personality of God as material, … Read More
Put an End to these Offenses and Chant the Holy Name
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The eighth offense is as follows: dharma-vrata-tyaga-hutadi-sarva subha-kriya-samyam api pramadah It is offensive to consider chanting the Hare Krishna mantra as a ritual religious ceremony. The performance of religious ceremonies, the keeping of vows, the practice … Read More
The greatest Offense to the Lotus Feet of the Hari-nama
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The third offense at the lotus feet of the holy name is to regard the spiritual master as material and thus envy his noble position. The fourth offense is to denigrate the Vedic literature: the four … Read More
The Second Namaparadha
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The second namaparadha is described as follows: sivasya sri-visnor ya iha guna-namadi-sakalam dhiya bhinnam pasyet sa khalu hari-namahita-karah guror avajna sruti-sastra-nindanam tathartha-vadah hari-namni kalpanam In this material world, the holy name of Visnu bestows all blessings. … Read More
Insulting the great Saints is the worst Offense
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The ten offenses during the chanting of the holy name should be canceled. These are described in the Padma Purana, Svarga-khanda: satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham Insulting the … Read More
Eliminate Duality and the Desire for Fame
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The Manah-siksa (7) enjoins one to abandon one’s harmful mentality in the form of desire for fame and dishonest criticism: pratisthasa dhrsta svapacaramani me hrdi natet katham sadhu-prema sprsati sucir-etan-nanu manah sada tvam sevasva prabhu-dayita-samanta-matulam yatha … Read More
A pure Devotee should not be Viewed from a Material Point of View
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It is forbidden to offend the sadhus. It is offensive to see a Vaisnava according to material conceptions. The Upadesamrta says (6): drstaih svabhava-janitair vapusas ca dosair na prakrtatvam iha bhakta-janasya pasyet gangambhasam na khalu budbuda-phena-pankair … Read More
Engage without Material Motivation in the Service to the Lord
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These six types of association, when exchanged between devotees, increase devotion. They diminish it when exchanged between non-devotees. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, with the following words taken from Sri Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka, even forbade looking at one who enjoys … Read More
Six Symptoms of Love shared between Devotees
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The six types of association which enhance bhakti are described in the fourth verse: dadati pratigrhnati guhyam akhyati prcchati bhunkte bhojayate caiva sad-vidham priti-laksanam Giving gifts received in charity, accepting gifts from charity, sharing one’s thoughts, … Read More
