Title: Overview of Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu

User: Swami Gaurangapada Date: 2006-08-01 21:49:47

Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu by Shrila Rupa Goswami

Nectar of Devotion Summary by Shrila Prabhupada

Nectar of Devotion - Overview

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COMMENTS ON THE OVERVIEW OF THE BASIC OUTLINE OF THE NOD (eastern division)

1.) The opening verse of the BRS, "akhila rasamrta murtih" is the objective, it describes prayojana, the ultimate goal.

2.) "anya abhilasita sunyam" is the requirement to attain that goal

3.) "klesaghni subhada" describes the workings of the purification process and the stages attained at different levels of advancement

4.) sadhana bhakti the means to cultivate "anya abhilasa"

5.) bhava bhakti - the preliminary stage to topmost perfection

6.) prema bhakti - devotional service in the topmost stage, in the relationship with akhila rasamrta murtih.

Akhila rasamrta murtih

Krishna is the embodiment of all rasas

He maintains eternal relationships with various devotees, attracted

to serve Him in different rasas

The dearmost devotee of all is Smt. Radharani

1st wave

Introduction

5 direct rasas

madhurya, vatsalya,

sakhya, dasya, santa

7 indirect rasas

hasya

adbhuta

vira

karuna

raudra

bhayanaka

bibhatsa laughter

astonishment

chivalry

compassion

anger

dread

ghastliness

Ocean - Liberation

River - Path

Shark - Devotee

Analogy

Division of BRS

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pg 409Vaikuntha - 2 1/2

rasas

Ayodhya - 4 rasas

Dvaraka - 5 rasas

aisvarya

Goloka - 5 rasas

yoga-maya

Anya abhilasita sunyam

If we desire to be accepted among such eternally liberated prema bhaktas

Then we must be free from any other desire, free from karma and jnana.

1st wave

Introduction

The price to pay for pure

devotional service

"Laulyam"

greed or eagerness

Karma & Jnana

Witches analogy (Rupa Gosvami)

Central theme of BRS Klesaghni Subhada

The result of pure devotional service in six characteristics

1st wave

Chapter 1

Klesaghni - destroys suffering

Subhada - all auspicious

Moksalaghutakrt - derides liberation

Sudurlabha - rarely attained

Sandrananda visesatma

- condensed bliss

Shri Krishnakarsani - attracts Krishna

http://www.gaurangapada.org/photoplog/images/1/1_nod2.gifSadhana: 1st - 2nd

Bhava: 1st - 4th

Prema: All 6 Characteristics Sadhana bhakti

Devotional service in practice

(anusilanam - cultivation)

2nd wave

Chapter 2-14

Chapter 15-16

64 angas

vaidhi - rules & regulations

raganuga - spontaneous

(following) => => => =>

Uttama, Madhyama, Kanistha ch.3

Predominent is dasya

- Service attitude

Ragatmika -

Eternal associate of Krishna

64 Angas

10 do's & 10 don'ts

first 3: Guru-asraya

then 44 items more

Last 5 pancanga

Kamanuga - conjugal

Sambhandanuga -

Other relationships

Bhava bhakti

Devotional service in ecstasy

3rd wave

Chapter

17-18

Nine symptoms of Bhava:

1. not to waste time

2. perseverance

3. detachement

4. pridelessness

5. hope against hope

6. intense eagerness

7. constant taste for chanting

8. addiction to glorify Krishna's

qualities

9. love to live in the Dhama

Shadow attachment -

imitation of Symptoms

without regulative principles

Pg. 140

Bhava & prema

Prayojana - the goal

Prema bhakti

Devotional service in pure love

4th wave

Chapter 19

Prema

- from bhava

- by the mercy of Guru/Krishna

Prema

Vaidhi => aisvarya => Vaikuntha

Raganuga => Goloka

Our natural state

Title: question on Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu Bindu

User: candrika Date: 2006-08-02 08:39:41

I am really glad you are covering this book, as it is one I read and had so many questions about and have always wanted someone to go through it with me, so i can properly comprehend what is being taught.

One of my questions is this. This book describes very personal relations with the Lord, the type of things that everyone can recognise in some respect from their own personal dealings with other people.

And so I have always wondered how we can have such a relationship with the Lord seeing as at this moment in time him and his Associates are not descended in the world, and we have books and pictures and things, but it isnt quite the same as being face to face with the Lord, where you can actually relate to him, like we relate to the people we have around us.

So I wondered are these types of relation beyond any of our capacity in these times and circumstances, and descriptions of the relations that his Associates had with the Lord, rather than things we could experience in this day and age?

Title: Re: question on Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu Bindu

User: Swami Gaurangapada Date: 2006-08-02 09:12:58

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Guru Parampara! :pranams: Pranams! and :bless: Blessings! The relationship of the soul with the Lord is always eternal and on the spiritual platform and the Lord is never far away from us as described in Shri Ishopanishad. Through spiritual sound vibration of Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna Naam, all the truths, including the direct vision of the Lord, are gradually revealed. Then one can understand all the truths described in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu. There is nothing in God that is not there in His Naam and there is nothing in Naam that is not there in God. So everything is revealed simply by chanting Naam with great faith. As I said earlier, they are internal and confidential realizations and nothing to do with the dealings of this material world.