Bhajana Rahasya (ENG)

The concepts of pure devotional service, concerning raganuga-bhakti, have been treated by Vaisnava acarya such as Rupa Gosvami in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu and Visvanatha Cakravarti in Madhurya Kadambini and Raga-vartma-candrika. Srila Bhaktivinode, following in their footsteps, explains in Bhajana-rahasya, … Read More

Nistha, that is, the steadfast faith of a devotee who has achieved perfection in pure devotion, endowed with total dependence on Krishna, is described in the Siksastaka (8) as follows: aslisya va pada-ratam pinastu mam adarsanan … Read More

  calasi yad vrajac carayan pasun nalina-sundaram natha te padam sila-trnankuraih sidatiti nah kalilatam manah kanta gacchati Dear master, dear lover, when You leave the shepherds’ village to take the cows to pasture, our minds are … Read More

  Five of the sixty-four devotional service activities are particularly important: associating with devotees, chanting the holy names, listening to Srimad Bhagavatam, living in Mathura, and worshiping the deity with devotion. Of these five activities, the … Read More

Preface by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati   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. … Read More

  3. Trtiya-yama Sadhana   Bhajana before noon niamjjato ‘nanta-bhavarnavantas ciraya me kulam ivasi labdhah tvayapi labdham bhagavann idanim anuttamam patram idam dayayah Oh Ananta! Oh Hari! I’ve been drowning in this material ocean since time … Read More

7. Saptama-yama Sadhana Bhajana during the late evening On the feeling of vipralambha, purva-raga and pravasa: The attachment produced in both, in the lover and in the beloved, before their meeting by seeing each other, by … Read More

  5. Pancama-yama Sadhana Bhajana in the afternoon Krishnasakti (Attachment to Krishna)   We find the description of an eternal servant of Krishna chanting the holy name and how he prays in the Siksastaka (5): ayi … Read More

  Mukunda-mala-stotra (37) says that identification with the material body should be renounced: idam sariram sata-sandhi-jarjaram pataty avasyam parinam-apesalam kim ausadham prcchasi mudha durmate niramayam krishna-rasayanam piba A person should free himself from false identification with … Read More

  There are four kinds of material desires: aihikesvaisana para- trikesu caisana ‘subha bhuti-vancha mumuksa ca hy asat-trsnas catur-vidhah The desire for material objects, for heavenly comforts, for mystical powers, and the desire for liberation are … Read More

The level of bhava is gradually attainable with Krishna’s mercy and regular chanting of the holy names practiced without offense. In Srimad Bhagavatam (1.2.17-19) it is written: srnvatam sva-kathah krishnah punya-sravana-kirtanah hrdy antah stho hy abhadrani … Read More

  Sraddha (Faith) krishna-varnam tvisakrishnam sangopangastra-parsadam yajnaih sankirtana-prayair bhajami kali-pavanam nijatve gaudiyan jagati parigrhya prabhur-iman hare krsnety evam ganana-vidhina kirtayata bhoh iti prayam siksam carana-madhupebhyah paridisan saci-sunuh kim me nayana-saranim yasyati padam (Stavavali) “I adore, through … Read More

After paying homage to Tulasi, chant the Hare Krishna mantra on Tulasi beads with sambandha-jnana (knowledge of relationship). There are no strict rules regarding time, place, purity or impurity when chanting Hare Krishna. The holy name … Read More

Tulasi is necessary for the execution of the arcana. The mantra for grasping tulasi is: tulasy-amrta-janmasi sada tvam kesava-priye kesavartham cinomi tvam varada bhava sobhane   Venerate Tulasi: nirmalya gandha-puspadi-paniya-jalam idam-arghyam sri-tulasyai namah   Tulasi mantra: … Read More

After finishing the puja, recite the yugala-gayatri-mantra: klim krishnaya vidmahe damodaraya dhimahi tan no krishnah pracodayat klim radhikayai vidmahe premarupayai dhimahi tan no radha pracodayat   Then the tributes to Krishna: he krishna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate … Read More

One should worship Sri Sri Radha Krishna thinking that they can carry out such activities for the mercy of Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga. Begin meditating on Vrndavana with this mantra: tato vrndavanam dhyayet paramananda-varddhanam kalindi-jala-kallola … Read More

After this worship Sri Gauranga, who is complete in the Panca-tattva with this mantra: sriman mauktikadama-vaddha- cikuram susmera-candrananam sri-khanda-guru-caru-citra- vasanam srag divya-bhusancitam nrtyavesa-rasanumoda- madhuram kandarpa-vesojjvalam caitanyam kanaka-dyutim nija-janaih samsevyamanam bhaje   Worship Gauranga like this: idam … Read More

Meditate thus, sitting next to Lord Gurudeva, and performing the arcana, offer sixteen objects while chanting the appropriate mantra. idam asanam aim gurudevaya namah idam padyam aim gurudevaya namah idam arghyam aim gurudevaya namah idam acamaniyam … Read More