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Madhura Bhakti (sweet devotion) was discovered, developed and dragged to climax by the devotees only and not by God. It is the main theme of the scripture Bhāgavatam. Without understanding the topic, some religions try to mock at Hinduism. For the first time in 5000 years, Shri Swami is explaining why this is the highest scripture that gives salvation to the soul in 7 days. The triad (Tripuṭī) of this topic is also highest since 1) Gopikas (Gantā) are the highest reborn sages, who were being worshipped even by angels, 2) Kṛṣṇa (Gamyam) is the highest form of incarnation (Paripūrṇa tamaḥ) and His highest abode is Goloka, which is higher than Brahma loka and 3) The path (Gamanam) adopted to reach the highest goal was liberation from all worldly bonds including the bond with life-partner in which even worldly justice is opposed (Sarvadharmān... Gītā).
Read these articles to know more on Madhura Bhakti.
(Dharma Mokṣa Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Tamas tvajñānajaṃ proktaṃ, Tvayā niṣṭheti kathyate।
Ajñāna jñāna mārgasthā, kiṃ na vyāghāta dūṣaṇam?॥
[The quality of Tamas is said to be born from ignorance (Tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi - Gita). Now, you are telling that Tamas means the firmness, which may be present in the path of knowledge or in the path of ignorance. Is this not condemned as a contradiction?]...
(Purāṇa Carita Vicāra Yogaḥ)
29) Tvaṃ ca bhāgavate cā 'haṃ, Śivo Viṣṇuś ca saṅgatau।
Jñāna mokṣau tamas sattvaṃ, Śambhur evaṃ Sarasvatī॥
[In the Bhagavatam, yourself and Myself are God Shiva and God Vishnu joined together as spiritual knowledge and salvation (God Shiva is said to be the giver of spiritual knowledge and God Vishnu is said to be the giver of salvation—Jñānaṃ Maheśvarādicchet, Mokṣa micchet Janārdanāt…). God Shiva is the quality of Tamas and giver of spiritual knowledge or Sattvam. Goddess Sarasvatī also represents
(Purāṇa Carita Vicāra Yogaḥ)
14) Tejasāṃ dhātvabhāvena, na śukraṃ jāyate kvacit।
Amarāṇāṃ sthirā saṅkhyā, na kāmo na rasāyanāt॥
[Since the materialized tissue (dhātu) is absent in the energetic bodies of the energetic beings (angels) staying in the upper energetic worlds, nowhere is the reproductive tissue (śukram) generated from the other non-existent six tissues. Hence, the total number of the angels (33 crores) remains constant since there is no death due to the divine nectar drunk by them. In the energetic bodies, lust will not exist due to the absence materialized hormones and hence, there is no generation of children.]
(Purāṇa Carita Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān Uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Bhāryā trayaṃ Brahmaṇaśca, vijñeyaṃ tāttvikārthataḥ।
Śakti trayaṃ sṛṣṭikārye, yadavaśyaṃ nirūpyate॥
[It is said in the secondary scriptures called the Purāṇams that God Brahmā has three wives. This should be understood in the light of the essential internal sense. For the sake of this creation, three powers are needed and I will prove this point.]...
(Mokṣa Prāpti Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Reto'ṇḍa yoga piṇḍāṇḍe, kaṇa eko 'ṇḍa ujjhitaḥ।
Raktasya kaṇa koṭibhyaḥ, retas tat puṃsi saṃyamaḥ॥
[When the sperm of male fertilizes the ovum of female, the fertilized egg results. Here, only one cell is lost in the case of females. The sperms are generated from the nutrients and oxygen supplied by the blood to the reproductive tissues (śukram). Hence, whenever the sperms are released, loss of blood (nutrients and oxygen present in the blood) is very much in the rest of the body in the case of males. Therefore, males should have more control on sex for the sake of good health.]...
(Avatāraikatva Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Brahma Viṣṇu Śivāścā 'pi, bhinna bhāryāḥ pṛthagguṇāḥ |
Avatārau Rāma Kṛṣṇau, bhinnau ca jīvavat prabhuḥ ||
[Even the three primary divine energetic incarnations called Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have wives in different numbers. All these three incarnations differ...
(Mokṣa Prāpti Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Caturvidheṣu saṅkṣiptā, dvividhāḥ prema kāmayoḥ |
Teṣāṃ sāraṃ vistareṇa, brūhi me Madhusūdana! ||
[O Killer of Demon called Madhu! You have already told about the four types of souls, which are condensed to two types in the context of love and lust. Please explain the essence of these souls to me.]...
(Kāma Prema Bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
He Śrī Kṛṣṇa! Tvadanyaḥ kaḥ, vivṛṇoti śṛter matam?।
Brūhi māṃ tattva bodhāya, vibhedaṃ prema kāmayoḥ॥
[O Shri Krishna! Who can reveal the essence of the Veda except Yourself? I like to know the difference between love and lust. Please explain to me this difference so that I can understand the spiritual knowledge very clearly.]...
Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, You have said that samskaras are like mountains and even with our hectic efforts, we can't even vibrate a stone of it. Now, if that samskara is lust, is Madhura bhakti the only solution in which soul diverts lust to God? Since God has to take lot of blame and punishment in hell for arranging His illusory forms to satisfy the sweet devotees...
(Saṅkalpa Phala Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Pṛcchāmi tvāṃ punaḥ praśnaṃ,
tameva Muralīdhara!।
Kuto na strīsamā bhaktāḥ,
pumāṃso duṣpravṛttayaḥ?॥
[O Singer on Flute! I am raising the same old question once again here. My question is that why are the male devotees, having the same bad quality of lust belonging to the category of Dushpravrutti, not blessed by You in par with the female devotees?]...
(Saṅkalpa Phala Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Jīvaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ manyate sā, Kṛṣṇaṃ jīvaṃ tathā janaḥ।
Rajju sarpa bhramo dṛṣṭaḥ, dvidhā dvāvapi naśyataḥ॥
[During the rāsa-dance, the Gopika is thinking an ordinary human soul (created by God Krishna having His own form) as God. An ordinary ignorant soul is thinking that Krishna is an ordinary human soul. In this way, illusion exists in both places. At one place, the rope is mistaken as snake and at another...
(Avatāra Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
Caturvidhā labhante'tra, tyāge tu kāmabandhayoḥ।
Bandhāt kāmasya saṃnyāso, śreyastara iti dhṛvam॥
[There are two items:- i) Fascination to the worldly bonds that exists internally and ii) The worldly bond that exists externally. Based on the sacrifice of these two items, we get four types of devotees:- i) Those, who couldn’t sacrifice both fascinations...
(Tapo Vicāra Yogaḥ)
20) Dampatyor madhuraṃ bhāvam, sasarja Bhagavān bhuvi |
Dravyānāṃ rasacaryābhiḥ, kṛtaṃ janalatā kṛte ||
[God created the sweet love between living couples through chemical reactions of materialised substances called hormones for the purpose of continuing the chain of living generations. This means that sex and generation of issues can take place only in materialised bodies and not in the energetic bodies...
(Tapo Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Raadhaa Devii spoke:-]
1) Saṃśayo'pa gataḥ Kṛṣṇa!, samādhānena bhāsvatā।
Andhakāra iva spaṣṭā, sā'haṃ phullā sarojavat॥
[O Krishna! My doubt is removed by Your answer like the darkness is removed by the Sun. Now, I am clear like a fully blossomed lotus flower in the daytime.]...
(Liṅga Bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
25) Matkāma dānavaṃ hanmi, tvatkāmā muddhara syaho!।
Samā vāvāṃ hi pitarau, nyāyas sarvatra dṛśyatām॥
[When some demon gets attracted to My beauty, I kill him immediately. But, when a female is attracted by You, You will uplift that soul. Both father and mother must be equal. The solution for a specific problem must be seen everywhere without any variation.]...
(Liṅga Bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Śrī Rādhā Devī spoke:-]
1) Trivarga triguṇai raṃśaiḥ, tattvaṃ kathaya Keśava!।
Sāmyaṃ sidhyati kim Kṛṣṇa!, liṅgābhedena jīvinām॥
[O Keshava! Tell me the essence of sweet devotion based on the three Puruṣārthas (dharma, artha and kāma) and three qualities (sattvam, rajas and tamas). O Krishna! Is it possible to attain equality between two souls of different genders?]...
QA:100-108
100. Please enlighten me on the following argument.
[God Brahma played that negative role for one single time only, whereas Goddess Anaghā must play the role of a demo-piece in each and every incarnation from the beginning to the end of this creation. It is like she remains exploited forever whenever she comes in human form. Please enlighten me.]
Swami replied:- The role is always unreal whether it is God Brahma or Goddess Anaghā. Whether you drink one cup of coffee or hundred cups...
(Rāsakeli Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Puruṣāhaṅkṛter nāntaḥ, Sopādhā vava śiṣyati |
Udayāstamayād bhānoḥ, Udayaḥ punareva hi ||
The masculine ego cannot be destroyed as long as the soul exists in the masculine medium. As long as the male medium exists, the masculine ego will be leftover in it. After rise and set of the sun, once again the rise will happen. This means that even if the masculine ego of the soul is destroyed by its spiritual efforts, it will appear again in the same masculine...
QA:99
99. Please explain the concept of sweet devotion exclusively from the perspective of God.
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. Please explain the concept of sweet devotion exclusively from the perspective of God. God is great because He follows justice although He is omnipotent to escape it. If omnipotence alone makes Him great, then every rich and powerful person in this world becomes...
(Pravṛtti Nivṛtti Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Jīvena tyajyatāṃ preyaḥ, kimarthaṃ lokabandhanam? |
Saha tena ca Daivasya, parābhaktiḥ prayujyatām ||
[Why should the soul leave these worldly bonds, which are called ‘preyaḥ’ (dear) because along with the love towards these worldly bonds, even the climax devotion to God can be maintained simultaneously?]...