Category Archives: Prayojana-jnana (Ultimate Goal)

In Vraja, “Losing is Winning”

29 Dec
"With unabashed fervor, she pressures Krsna and His friends to eat more and more. She achieves such ends via strong words, emotional strength, and direct physical action. Seeing such overt behavior, the boys headed by Sri Rama and Sri Krsna ... Read more »

How Aishvarya-jnana Acts Upon Vraja-madhurya

30 Jan
By: Babhru Dasa The realm of Sri Vrindavan is special in so many ways. It is considered the apex of divine planes and is the atmosphere where the highest forms of divinity enact sweet eternal pastimes (lila-madhurya.) That being said, ... Read more »

Lord Chaitanya’s “Manjari-Swarupa”

24 Oct
By: Babhru Dasa Since time immemorial, unscrupulous persons have believed Sri Radha and Sri Krsna to be nothing more than mere “archetypes,” for invoking religious ideals of “love.” Generally speaking, such persons think that everyone is actually God and that ... Read more »

An Explosion of Yoga (Union) in Sakhya-rati

14 Aug
By: Babhru Dasa kṛṣṇa-mattebha unmukto ghoṣa-dṛg-dṛḍha-śṛṅkhalāt | ucchvasaṁś capalaḥ svairī kānane’nya ivābhavat ||2|| “Freed from the firm bondage of the cowherds’ glances, like a mad elephant, fickle Kṛṣṇa, taking a deep breathe, became independent in the forest, like another person.” ... Read more »