{"id":1484,"date":"2009-01-16T16:21:35","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T10:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2009-01-17T10:33:20","modified_gmt":"2009-01-17T05:03:20","slug":"bb-72-to-get-vraja-prem-we-have-to-rid-our-love-of-impurities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/brihad-bhagvatamritam\/bb-72-to-get-vraja-prem-we-have-to-rid-our-love-of-impurities\/","title":{"rendered":"BB 7.2 &#8211; To get Vraja-prem, we have to rid our love of impurities."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">(Commentary \u2013 Sri Bhagav\u00e2n is bliss personified and love offers the highest bliss. As a result, Sri Bhagav\u00e2n is ever-anxious to relish<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><!--more--> <\/span><strong>the sweet <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">ras<\/em> of His devotee\u2019s <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">prem<\/em> and bhakti. This suprememost love is not present anywhere other than in Brijdh\u00e2m. Consequently, Sri Krishna is considering His pastimes in Mathur\u00e2 and Dw\u00e2rak\u00e2 as dream. We see in Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam that &#8220;<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">bhagav\u00e2n bhakta-bhaktim\u00e2n<\/em>\u201d. This means that Sri Bhagav\u00e2n is devoted to His devotee. Although all devotees love Him, yet He loves the devotee according to the type and amount of love the devotee has for Him. Sri Bhagav\u00e2n\u2019s love can be classified into two \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\">sop\u00e2dhik<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"> (with attributes)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\">nirup\u00e2dhik<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"> (without any attribute)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The love with attributes means it has contamination. It is not all-pure. As a result, it cannot give pure relish. On the other hand, when the love is without attributes, or contamiantion, it is pure. It gives a pure relish. A devotee\u2019s love may have many hidden impurities; however we can categorize them into two main points. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">a desire for self-pleasure<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">the love of Sri Bhagav\u00e2n ecause of His majesty. For example, we may love a singer because he sings very well. This indicates that we don\u2019t love the singer as a person, but His ability to sing. So we love the talent and not the person. Similarly if we love Sri Bhagav\u00e2n because He is almighty, your love is adulterated. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The love of the <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Brijw\u00e2sis<\/em> is absolutely unadulterated in all respects. They do not contain even a whiff of the above two contaminations. Their love is crystal clear and it is also greatest in amount. Therefore their love is the topmost and this love controls Sri Bhagav\u00e2n absolutely. Sri Krishna has stated in Bhagavad-Gita \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\">&#8220;ye yath\u00e2 m\u00e2m prapadyante t\u00e2nstathaiva bhaj\u00e2myaham\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Meaning &#8211; &#8220;<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\">The <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Brijw\u00e2sis<\/em> have forgotten everything else and are entirely engrossed in Sri Krishna. However, it is Sri Krishna\u2019s inherent nature that even though He may get a great love, He cannot ignore a small love. If He ignores the love of Devaki and Vasudev, it goes against His quality called \u2018<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">bhakta-v\u00e2tsalya<\/em>\u2019<a style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn1;\" name=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. This is why He left <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Brijdh\u00e2m<\/em> although it is the inexhaustible source of love-<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">ras<\/em>; He wanted to rid the Y\u00e2davs form the torture inflicted on them by <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">asurs<\/em> such as Kamsa.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>However, in spite of living in Mathura, when He reminisces about the pastimes of Brijdh\u00e2m, then the <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">leel\u00e2s<\/em> He has performed in Mathur\u00e2 and other places fade in comparison with the dazzling love-<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">ras<\/em> of Brijdh\u00e2m. Then He feels He is just dreaming. This is how the pastimes in Dwaraka etc. differ from the especially pure pastimes of Brijdh\u00e2m that drip with love-<a style=\"mso-comment-reference: A_1; mso-comment-date: 20090114T1455;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">ra<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\"><em>s<\/em>.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"MsoFootnoteText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: no;\">(contd&#8230;&#8230;.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoFootnoteText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: normal;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><\/strong><\/span><a style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn1;\" name=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\"><span class=\"MsoFootnoteReference\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;\"> One Who loves his devotee.<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"mso-element: footnote-list;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A devotee\u2019s love may have many hidden impurities; however we can categorize them into two main points.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/brihad-bhagvatamritam\/bb-72-to-get-vraja-prem-we-have-to-rid-our-love-of-impurities\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[169],"class_list":["post-1484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brihad-bhagvatamritam","tag-sri-brihad-bhagavatamritam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1484"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1487,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484\/revisions\/1487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}