Raya Ramananda Samvada (18): Mahabhava & Radha Tattva, CC Madhya 8.163-180

This audio is included in the following series of lectures:

Topics

• What is mahabhava.
• Bodily symptoms when we chant.
• We should try to remove anarthas.
• We should try to get vaisnava association.
• Sriman Mahaprabhu also associated with Isvara Puripada
• How mood is elevated while when we continue chanting.
• Topmost level of bhakti.
• Krsna has only one work i.e. to fullfill desires of His devotees
• Maya does all the work for Krsna.
• Explanation of the last verse of Sri Siksastakam.
• Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami would eat less but used to write very high-class.
• Chandan indicates love of gopis, Kumkum symbolises beauty of Radha.
• If a tree has no leaves it is not beautiful, similarly gopis enhance the beauty and bhava of Radha.
• Discussion about Radha's unnata-ujjvala rasa.
• Raga is like tambula; when happiness is like unhappiness and unhappiness is like happiness, it is raga.
• How gopis feel when they see Krsna.
• Prema should be the result of Srimad Bhagavatam, not money.
• If we perform guru-seva then only we can get his qualities.