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Examples of spontaneous devotional service can easily be seen in Kṛṣṇa’s direct associates in Vṛndāvana. The spontaneous dealings of the …

Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī has defined rāgānugā-bhakti as spontaneous attraction for something while completely absorbed in thoughts of it, with an …

In this connection, there is a statement by Nārada Muni to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Seventh Canto, first chapter, verse 30 …

The gopīs may be considered to be examples of spontaneous love in sensual attraction. The gopīs are young girls and …

The attraction of the gopīs for Kṛṣṇa and the affection of the members of the Yadu dynasty are both accepted …

There may be some difficulty in understanding that both the gopīs and Kaṁsa achieved the same goal, so this point …

An analogy can be given with the sun globe and the sunshine: to remain in the sunshine does not mean …

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī is trying here to describe the different achievements of the impersonalists and the personalists. Generally, those who …

Sometimes an impersonalist may gradually elevate himself to the personal conception of the Lord. Bhagavad-gītā confirms this: “After many births …

In the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa it is stated, “Those who have achieved liberation from material contamination and those who are demons …

In the Tenth Canto, eighty-seventh chapter, verse 23 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Vedas personified address the Lord in this way: “My …

The “lusty attitude” of the gopīs does not refer to any sort of sex indulgence. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī explains that …

SENSUAL ATTRACTION

This extreme desire to serve the Lord is manifest in the transcendental land of Vraja. And it is specifically manifested …

The author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Kavirāja Kṛṣṇadāsa, has explained the distinction between lusty desire and the service attitude in this …

Great devotees up to the standard of Uddhava are very dear friends of the Lord, and they desire to follow …

On the other hand, the lusty desire of Kubjā is described by learned scholars as being “almost lusty desire.” Kubjā …