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Analytical Study of Love by 108 Sri Srimad Ananta Das Babaji Maharaj is a lucid description of eternal love, its character and nature. Later it goes on to describe the different levels of Love glossing over the love of the Gopis. It delves even deeper into this most confidential subject with its exposition on the supreme perfection of Love : Sri Radharani’s Mahabhav.

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Maadan-akhya Mahabhav

Posted on 1 August, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

Types of divine lunacy

“Divine lunacy is of various types, such as, udghurnâ, chitrajalpa etc.” – (U.N.)

Srila Rupa Goswâmipâd has described Srimati Râdhârâni’s udghurnâ in the 3rd act of the drama ‘Lalit-Mâdhâv’. When the lady-love meets a … Read more >

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Adhirudha Mahabhav (Heightened mahabhav)

Posted on 30 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

Adhirudha-mahâbhâv

“Adhirudha-bhâv is a state of love in which the lover has all the characters of rudha-bhâv, but expresses inconceivable symptoms of ecstasy.” – (U.N.)

 

We have already mentioned that when a lover reaches rudha-bhâv, she expresses … Read more >

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Variety of Mahabhav

Posted on 29 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

“In the ascending order, mahâbhâv is of two types –

  1. rudha (heightened)
  2. adhirudha (very much heightened)” – (U.N.)

Rudha mahâbhâv – It is the first stage of mahâbhâv.

“When a lover in mahâbhâv, expresses tears, goose flesh and other … Read more >

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Mahabhav

Posted on 29 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

When the lover’s anurâg reaches its height and attains a special state, we call it mahâbhâv. To understand mahâbhâv we first need to learn a few facts about anurâg. Srila Vishwanâth Chakravartipâd has written in his Ânanda-Chandrikâ purport –

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Characteristics of Anuraag

Posted on 29 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

(3) We extremely crave even to become inanimate objects to relish Sri Krishna’s sweetness

When our anurâg reaches a dizzy height, we yearn tremendously to meet Sri Krishna – so much so – if we learn that by becoming some … Read more >

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Raag

Posted on 24 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

“When pranay reaches its maximum height, the lover feels happiness in extreme sorrow ; we call this stage as ‘râg’.” – (U.N.)

Srimat Jiva Goswâmipâd explains – “When a lover sees that if he accepts a sorrowful situation he will … Read more >

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Pranay

Posted on 23 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

“When maan deepens to become vishrambha then we call it ‘pranay’.” – (U.N.)

Srimat Jiva Goswâmipâd has explained ‘vishrambha’ as – “Vishrambha is a state when we consider ourselves non-different from our dear one.’

We should note the point that … Read more >

Posted in Analytical Study of Love | Tagged gouranga, love, raganuga, vaishnavism

Conjugal Love and its height

Posted on 22 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

“When a young couple are bound to each other by a feeling that is not destroyed in spite of immense threat (unfavorable conditions) we call it ‘love’,”

– (U.N. Sthâyi-63)

Example – Srimati Râdhârâni is infinitely greater than Chandrâvali in … Read more >

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The Extraordinary Love of the Gopis

Posted on 22 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

Sri Chaitanya-Charitâmrita answers –

“The Gopis have an extraordinary mood and it is inconceivable. When the Gopis see Sri Krishna, they do not wish for happiness, yet their joy is infinite. Their pleasure is millions of times greater than the … Read more >

Posted in Analytical Study of Love | Tagged chaitanya mahaprabhu, krishna, love, radha, religion

The Specialty of Gopi-prem

Posted on 20 July, 2008 by Madhumatidasi Adhikari

From the point of view of tattva, The Vrajabeauties are Sri Krishna’s own potency. Hence they are His wives. Yet Sri Krishna’s aghatan–ghatan–patiyasi1 Yogmâyâ made them eternally feel parakiyâ.2 Actually they never … Read more >

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