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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).
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(Eṣaṇā Traya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
20) Bhārate Dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca, Gopyo Bhāgavate tathā।
Rāmāyaṇe ca Kaikeyī, Mahā putreṣaṇā jitāḥ॥
[In the Mahā Bhāratam, king Dhṛtarāṣṭra was blind by the fascination towards his sons about their kingdom-wealth (he wanted his sons to also enjoy the portion of kingdom belonging to the sons of his brother). In the Bhāgavatam, Gopikas were blind by the fascination towards their children about their butter-wealth (they complained to the mother of Krishna about His stealing butter from...
(Eṣaṇā Traya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Pravṛttau Kṛṣṇa! dharmā''rtiḥ, nivṛttau Bhagavat cyutiḥ।
Gopibhi rīkṣitā dṛśyā, kalau hetus sa ucyatām॥
[O God Krishna! In the coming time of Kali age, justice will suffer in the worldly life and even God will be neglected in the spiritual life. This negligence towards God is seen even in the case of sages born as Gopikas,
(Madhura bhakti vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Karma śreṣṭhaṃ jñāna bhaktyoḥ, iti proktaṃ tvayā sadā।
Madhu bhaktyāṃ viruddhaṃ kim?, strī puṃso rekatā katham?॥
[You always told that practical devotion is always better than theoretical devotion and theoretical knowledge. In such case, why do You say that the theoretical sweet devotion is better than practical sweet devotion in the case of God? Since females have the facility to love God...
[Shri G Lakshman asked:- Swami! If there is no sexual contact between Gopikas and God Krishna, why did Gopikas reach Brundaavanam every midnight and stayed there upto early morning and returned homes before their family members awake?]
Swami replied:- We, the human beings, think that the happiness attained in sexual union is the greatest. God is an infinite ocean of bliss and Gopikas are the topmost spiritual sages. Within God Krishna, Parabrahman...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami! Gopikas are sages and Radha is the incarnation of God. If Gopikas were well aware of what they were doing, how did Radha fall into ignorance and get upset seeing the rāsa-dance?]
Swami replied:- Radha is the embodiment of unimaginable power of God. To play the role of a devotee, she covered herself with thick shield of ignorance. Otherwise, without that imposed ignorance...
(Ācārotsava Vicāra Yogaḥ)
14) Tat tatin niyataṃ sarvaṃ, svārthaṃ śakyaṃ parīkṣitum।
Ajñānaṃ tena sṛṣṭaṃ tat, bandha mokṣau svayaṃ kṛtau॥
[On Śivarātri, both darkness and light are mixed. The night sky, black with clouds, symbolizes the human form, while the lightning that shines intermittently indicates the nature of Nārāyaṇa. The Veda says that Nārāyaṇa...
(Avatāra Sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
36) Kalir niyamitas citre, nāstikād vara āstikaḥ।
Vibhūtir indrajālānyā, sattāṃ bodhayati prabhuḥ॥
[People often wonder how Satan or Kali Puruṣa originated and obtained power. The answer is simple: God, the producer and director of this cosmic movie, who appointed one actor as hero, also appointed another as villain...
(Ācārotsava Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Dakṣinottara bhedo'pi, so'rthavādo raver gateḥ।
Laukikā'dhyātmayos spardhā, navanīta dhane'kali॥
[Every tradition involves certain lies for the sake of implementing action that develops devotion. In India, the North side is considered as auspicious land (Puṇya Bhūmi) because of the sweet Ganga River flowing from the pure snow...
(Avatāra Sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
21) Kṛtajñatā bahu jñeyā, bhaviṣya prastutād varā।
Bhūta mātra stuti prītaḥ, kāladvaye'pi harṣadaḥ॥
[When the soul prays to God, it must remember all the past favors granted by Him and this is called 'remembering the past' (Kṛtajñatā), which is the true expression of gratefulness for the favors of God. If the soul forgets the past, it is termed 'forgetting the past' (Kṛtaghnatā). Look back at your life—there are hundreds of incidents, where God has helped you. Even if some incidents are dismissed...
(Avatāra Sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Rādhe! bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi, Daiva prītyartha sādhanam।
Sādhakānā midaṃ mukhyaṃ, sādhanaṃ tripuṭīśvaram॥
O Radha! Again, I am explaining the exact path to please God. This is very very important for the spiritual aspirants. The path to achieve the goal is predominant among the three parts of ‘Tripuṭi’, which means...
(Daiva Sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
56) Mṛtyu smṛtiḥ pracārā''pyā, dayā śāntyai vinepsitam।
Sevā mokṣo'pi karmānte, tat kāmyā niraya cyutiḥ॥
[When a devotee assumes that his/her death is going to take place in five minutes and if the devotee is in this mood forever, he/she will always be attentive about God. Even if a devotee is unable to practice the spiritual knowledge...
(Daiva Sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
41) Śravaṇādyā pramā yogaḥ, manas tattvānu sārataḥ।
Pracāra smaraṇaṃ nityaṃ, Prahlāda pramukha smṛtiḥ॥
Hearing the spiritual knowledge (Śravaṇa), discussing it through analysis (Manana) and coming to a firm decision (Nididhyāsa) constitute the field of spiritual knowledge. You have to take necessary steps...
(Daiva Sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
21) Dharma śāntyekatā bhaṅgāḥ, sarge Daivāgraha pradāḥ।
Nāstikenā'pi nākāptiḥ, phalaṃ karmaṇi no mate॥
God created this world and He is very particular about i) justice, ii) peace and iii) unity of this society. One must avoid sins that cause destruction to these three concepts, at least due to the fear for hell created by God. This is the minimum and maximum expectation of God from a human...
(Daiva Sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Atha ke santi mukhyāṃśāḥ, Daiva prāptyayane matāḥ?।
Bodhayā'dhyātmika jñānaṃ, Veṇu Gopāla Kṛṣṇa! mām॥
[What are the various important points to be always remembered in the spiritual path while travelling to reach God? O Venu Gopala Krishna! Tell me the true spiritual knowledge, which is very rarely available.]...
(Brahma Vidyā sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Verses 48-78
Catur varṇā Mayā sṛṣṭāḥ, guṇa karmānu sāriṇaḥ।
Kṛtamevaṃ Mayā loka – sevāyai sahakāriṇā॥
[I have created the four castes (Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya and Śūdra) among souls based on the qualities and subsequent deeds only and not based on birth. This classification was done by Me for the sake of convenience in allotting professional duties to different souls based on their inherent interests and professional talents for the sake of service to society.]
(Brahma Vidyā sādhana Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Brahmayogasya sārāṃśaḥ, Tatsādhanā'ṃśakaissaha।
Vaktavyo Bhagavan Kṛṣṇa!, tvat gururna jagat traye॥
[O God Krishna! In all these three worlds (upper, middle and lower), there is no divine preacher other than Yourself. Please tell the essence of union with God along with the precautions to be taken by the spiritual aspirants to support such effort for union with God.]...
(Strī Mahattva Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
Mahāmāyā ParaBrahma — dvaitā'bhāvas sacā''vayoḥ।
Anaghā Dattayo ścaiva, nirvirodho'nu gacchati॥
[The same monism present between Mahā Māyā and Parabrahman is following in the case of both of us and also in the case of Goddess Anaghā and God Datta.]...
(Strī Puruṣa Sāmya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Duṣpravṛttā guṇaṃ Deve, gītaiḥ puṃsi nivartayet।
Evaṃ kāmī pumān Devyāṃ, kartuṃ śakto na tat katham?॥
[The beginner female devotee, who is in Dushpravrutti can divert her bad quality of most attractive lust towards God in male form as per Your advice. At least, she can sing romantic songs before the statue of God (Like Mīrā). But, how can a beginner male devotee, existing in same Dushpravrutti, divert his lust towards God in female form so that the equity of gender is maintained?]...
(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