Raya Ramananda Samvada (11): Raganuga Bhakti and Madhurya Rasa, CC Madhya 8.81-89

This audio is included in the following series of lectures:

Topics

• The speciality of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta is that it starts from vaidhi-bhakti and ends at rupanuga-bhakti.
• Discussion about Krsna's meetings with Kubja.
• The love of Rukmini for Krsna is divided but the love of the gopis is only for Krsna.
• When gopis do any work; their heart remains with Krsna.
• Krsna disappeared from rasa to show the superiority of Radharani.
• Krsna is the source of everything.
• There are 96 types of heroes and 360 types of heroines.
• Krsna and the gopis have every quality.
• When we reach the higher stage of bhajana, we understand that nothing will happen only by reading, it will happen only by the mercy of svarupa sakti.
• Why Krsna became Sriman Mahaprabhu.
• If there is no love then there is no mercy.
• The heart melts by prema.
• If the speaker thinks that he is not a sadhaka then he is not a speaker.
• Every person understands according to his level.
• Vaidhi-bhakti is only for assistance and helps to get into the raganuga-bhakti.
• Discussion about sakhis.
• Discussion about rati & two types of rati.
• Unlike all others, gopis' prema for Krsna is exclusive & one-pointed.
• Discussion about alambana & vilambana, asraya & visaya.
• Discussion about ruci.
• About five rasas; everyone enjoys that particular mellow according to individual taste & properties.
• Discussion about lust (kama) & transcendental kama.
• Explanation of nayaka (hero); only Krsna has dual qualities.
• In Ujjavala Nilamani, everything is described very well. But, to understand it, There should be strong sadhana-bhajana.
• Gopis' love for Krsna is top-most & Krsna showed his most magnificent and wonderful form to gopis only.
• Humility & prema are inter-related; one can not attain Bhagavan without these.
• Madhura-rasa contains every other rasa.
• Sneha is of two types: madhu and ghrta.
• Discussion about the importance of tatastha(neutrality).
• Discussion about the greed in the heart.
• Explanation of madhurya-bhava.
• There is a gradation to attain Krsna & it is according to an individual’s bhava.
• Why the gopis went to Kuruksetra to see Krsna but not to Mathura or Dvaraka.
• Discussion about the devotion of the gopis.