{"id":5306,"date":"2024-01-22T10:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=5306"},"modified":"2024-01-22T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:22:35","slug":"radha-ku%e1%b9%87%e1%b8%8da-is-very-rarely-attained-even-by-the-great-devotees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/radha-ku%e1%b9%87%e1%b8%8da-is-very-rarely-attained-even-by-the-great-devotees\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da is very rarely attained even by the great devotees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Upadesamrita<\/span>
\nNectar of Instruction 11<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923\u0938\u094d\u092f\u094b\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0948\u0903 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u092f\u0935\u0938\u0924\u093f\u0903 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u092f\u0938\u0940\u092d\u094d\u092f\u094b\u093d\u092a\u093f \u0930\u093e\u0927\u093e \u0915\u0941\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0902 \u091a\u093e\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092d\u093f\u0930\u092d\u093f\u0924\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0926\u0943\u0917\u0947\u0935 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0927\u093e\u092f\u093f \u0964<\/span>
\n\u092f\u0924\u094d\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0937\u094d\u0920\u0948\u0930\u092a\u094d\u092f\u0932\u092e\u0938\u0941\u0932\u092d\u0902 \u0915\u093f\u0902 \u092a\u0941\u0928\u0930\u094d\u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092d\u093e\u091c\u093e\u0902 \u0924\u0924\u094d\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u092e\u0947\u0926\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u0943\u0926\u092a\u093f \u0938\u0930\u0903 \u0938\u094d\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0915\u0930\u094b\u0924\u093f \u0965 \u0967\u0967 \u0965<\/span><\/p>\n

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k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47asyoccai\u1e25 pra\u1e47aya-vasati\u1e25 preyas\u012bbhyo \u2019pi r\u0101dh\u0101<\/span>
\nku\u1e47\u1e0da\u1e41 c\u0101sy\u0101 munibhir abhitas t\u0101d\u1e5bg eva vyadh\u0101yi<\/span>
\nyat pre\u1e63\u1e6dhair apy alam asulabha\u1e41 ki\u1e41 punar bhakti-bh\u0101j\u0101\u1e41<\/span>
\ntat premeda\u1e41 sak\u1e5bd api sara\u1e25 sn\u0101tur \u0101vi\u1e63karoti<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vraja-bh\u016bmi, \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b is certainly the most treasured object of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s love. <\/span>
\nAnd, in every respect, Her divine ku\u1e47\u1e0da is described by great sages as similarly dear to Him. <\/span>
\nUndoubtedly R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da is very rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. <\/span>
\nIf one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one\u2019s pure love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a is fully aroused.<\/span><\/p>\n

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k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47asya \u2014 of Lord \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; uccai\u1e25 \u2014 very highly; pra\u1e47aya-vasati\u1e25 \u2014 object of love; preyas\u012bbhya\u1e25 \u2014 out of the many lovable gop\u012bs; api \u2014 certainly; r\u0101dh\u0101 \u2014 \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b; <\/span><\/p>\n

ku\u1e47\u1e0dam \u2014 lake; ca \u2014 also; asy\u0101\u1e25 \u2014 of Her; munibhi\u1e25 \u2014 by great sages; abhita\u1e25 \u2014 in all respects; t\u0101d\u1e5bk eva \u2014 similarly; vyadh\u0101yi \u2014 is described; <\/span><\/p>\n

yat \u2014 which; pre\u1e63\u1e6dhai\u1e25 \u2014 by the most advanced devotees; api \u2014 even; alam \u2014 enough; asulabham \u2014 difficult to obtain; kim \u2014 what; puna\u1e25 \u2014 again; bhakti-bh\u0101j\u0101m \u2014 for persons engaged in devotional service; <\/span><\/p>\n

tat \u2014 that; prema \u2014 love of Godhead; idam \u2014 this; sak\u1e5bt \u2014 once; api \u2014 even; sara\u1e25 \u2014 lake; sn\u0101tu\u1e25 \u2014 of one who has bathed; \u0101vi\u1e63karoti \u2014 arouses.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Purport<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why is R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da so exalted? The lake is so exalted because it belongs to \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b, who is the most beloved object of \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. Among all the gop\u012bs, She is the most beloved. Similarly, Her lake, \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da, is also described by great sages as the lake that is as dear to K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a as R\u0101dh\u0101 Herself. Indeed, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s love for R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da and \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b is the same in all respects. R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da is very rarely attained, even by great personalities fully engaged in devotional service, not to speak of ordinary devotees who are only engaged in the practice of vaidh\u012b bhakti.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is stated that a devotee will at once develop pure love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a in the wake of the gop\u012bs if he once takes a bath in R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da. \u015ar\u012bla R\u016bpa Gosv\u0101m\u012b recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible. This is a most important item in the execution of devotional service. \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktivinoda \u1e6ch\u0101kura writes in this connection that \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da is the most select place for those interested in advancing their devotional service in the wake of the lady friends (sakh\u012bs) and confidential serving maids (ma\u00f1jar\u012bs) of \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b. Living entities who are eager to return home to the transcendental kingdom of God, Goloka V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana, by means of attaining their spiritual bodies (siddha-deha) should live at R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da, take shelter of the confidential serving maids of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101 and under their direction engage constantly in Her service. This is the most exalted method for those engaged in devotional service under the protection of \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu. In this connection \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura writes that even great sages and great devotees like N\u0101rada and Sanaka do not get an opportunity to come to R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da to take their baths. What, then, to speak of ordinary devotees? If, by great fortune, one gets an opportunity to come to R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da and bathe even once, he can develop his transcendental love for K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, exactly as the gop\u012bs did. It is also recommended that one should live on the banks of R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da and should be absorbed in the loving service of the Lord. One should bathe there regularly and give up all material conceptions, taking shelter of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101 and Her assistant gop\u012bs. If one is thus constantly engaged during his lifetime, after giving up the body he will return back to Godhead to serve \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101 in the same way as he contemplated during his life on the banks of R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da. The conclusion is that to live on the banks of the R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da and to bathe there daily constitute the highest perfection of devotional service. It is a difficult position to attain, even for great sages and devotees like N\u0101rada. Thus there is no limit to the glory of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da. By serving R\u0101dh\u0101-ku\u1e47\u1e0da, one can get an opportunity to become an assistant of \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b under the eternal guidance of the gop\u012bs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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