tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post1888573648630677405..comments2024-03-07T19:16:51.653+01:00Comments on madangopal: bhāvollāsa, dakṣa, gītā bhūṣaṇa and dhoṭisadvaitadashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562361400492002096noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-21282288622781845922015-03-15T01:04:16.253+01:002015-03-15T01:04:16.253+01:00Yes but this is not the point of Mahaprabhu's ...Yes but this is not the point of Mahaprabhu's mission.advaitadashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562361400492002096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-52868539439941365892015-03-14T18:51:01.447+01:002015-03-14T18:51:01.447+01:00Is it possible for jivatmas to become a sakhi of S...Is it possible for jivatmas to become a sakhi of Sri Radha?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-1669258878262689522015-03-14T01:11:01.970+01:002015-03-14T01:11:01.970+01:00Each manjari serves under a sakhi and all of them ...Each manjari serves under a sakhi and all of them exclusively serve Sri Radhaadvaitadashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562361400492002096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-82518576517009751822015-03-13T17:22:48.040+01:002015-03-13T17:22:48.040+01:00So manjaris only serve Sri Radha Krishna and seek ...So manjaris only serve Sri Radha Krishna and seek pleasure from their union and they have no 'iccha' for sambhoga and hence no viraha also. They are only found in the sakhis and Sri Radha Herself...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886738595988014370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-5705138140958419452015-03-13T15:54:20.761+01:002015-03-13T15:54:20.761+01:00No, sambhoga and viraha are also for the sakhis, i...No, sambhoga and viraha are also for the sakhis, it is called sambhogecchātmikā bhakti. Lalitā-Viśākha belong to this class - they are not manjarīs. Manjarīs are not married in our opinion.advaitadashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562361400492002096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-15125313049374212672015-03-13T15:21:15.775+01:002015-03-13T15:21:15.775+01:00So sambhoga and viraha are meant for Sri radha alo...So sambhoga and viraha are meant for Sri radha alone. So are manjaris unmarried? And are Lalita Vishaka devis manjaris also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-54736350154974160022015-03-13T13:56:03.656+01:002015-03-13T13:56:03.656+01:00ananya śrī rādhā padakamala dāsyaika rasadhī
ha...ananya śrī rādhā padakamala dāsyaika rasadhī <br />hareḥ saṅge raṅgam svapana samaye nā'pi dadhati <br />balāt kṛṣṇa kūrpāsakabhidi kim apy ācarati kā- <br />py udāśrur meveti pralapati mamātma ca hasati <br /><br />(Vṛndāvana Mahimāmṛta 16, 94) <br /><br /> The maidservants, that are exclusively devoted to the service of Śrī Rādhā's lotus feet, that are like an ocean of nectar, do not enjoy with Śrī Hari even in their dreams. When Kṛṣṇa forcibly pulls at their bodices they cry out: 'No, no!', while Rādhikā watches and laughs." Śrīmatī laughs here because of the kiṅkarīs' loyalty to Her service. The bee enjoys the flowers, not the buds (mañjarīs). The buds (mañjarīs) enhance the bee's thirst for the flowers. They are mañjarīs in name, mañjarīs in form and mañjarīs in nature! Śrī Rūpa is the bud of Śrī Rādhā's form (rūpa mañjarī), Śrī Rati Mañjarī is the bud of Śrīmatī love (rati), Śrī Vilāsa Mañjarī is the bud of Śrī Rādhā's love-play (vilāsa). Śrī Kṛṣṇa accepts defeat at their bhāva-niṣṭhā. <br /><br />rādhā raṅga lasat tad ujjvala kalā sañcāraṇā prākriyā <br />cāturyottaram eva sevanam ahaṁ govinda samprārthaye <br />yenāśeṣa vadhū janodbhata manorājya prapañcāvadhau <br />nautsukyaṁ bhavad aṅga saṅgama rase'py ālambate man manaḥ <br /><br />(Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi Sakhi 88)<br /><br /> One sakhī was picking flowers for making a vana-mālā and Kṛṣṇa, seeing her, told her: "O beautiful girl! Make your birth a success by joining Me for a while in this kuñja!" Hearing this, that sakhī (mañjarī) said: "O Govinda! I only want to serve while You make love with Śrī Rādhā, showing Your brilliant amorous skills on the stage of erotic dancing named Śrī Rādhā! All the girls of Vraja find the limit of perfection on the strength of this service, therefore, O Gokula-candra! My mind is never eager to relish the rasa of Your Anaṅga-saṅga (erotic union). Please just engage me in this long-desired service!" <br />Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī writes in his 'Ānanda Candrikā' commentary on this verse: tvayā saha sāṅga saṅga sukhād api jāla randhrādau śrī rādhāṅga-saṅga darśanotthaṁ sukham adhikam anubhūtaṁ man manasā. na hi labdhādhika sukha jana alpe sukhe pravartante iti bhāvaḥ. "I relish more pleasure in witnessing Your sports with Śrī Rādhā in the kuñja looking through the holes in the vines than in personally enjoying with You. People don't endeavour for a smaller happiness when they can attain greater happiness!" <br />Even Śrī Rādhā Herself fails in having them meet with Śrī Kṛṣṇa:<br /><br />tvayā yad upabhujyate murajid aṅga saṅge sukham <br />tad eva bahu jānati svayam avāptitaḥ śuddha-dhīḥ <br />mayā kṛta vilobhanāpy adhika cāturi cāryayā<br />kadāpi maṇi mañjarī na kurute'bhisāra spṛhaṁ<br /><br /> Śrī Rādhikā engaged one sakhī to make Maṇi Mañjarī meet with Kṛṣṇa, but that sakhī returned to Rādhā unsuccessfully, saying: "O Rādhe! Maṇi Mañjarī finds more happiness in Your meeting with Kṛṣṇa than in her own! Just see how pure her consciousness is! Although I expertly tried to tempt her to go out and meet Kṛṣṇa, she never desires this!" (Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi, sakhī prakaraṇa 89)<br />advaitadashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562361400492002096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15485481.post-12683631537704125282015-03-13T11:51:38.999+01:002015-03-13T11:51:38.999+01:00Dear sir,
I was wondering whether in Manjari bhava...Dear sir,<br />I was wondering whether in Manjari bhava, the manjaris serve Radha Krishna as their maid servant, favourably aligned towards Srimati Radhika and derive pleasure through Their union only or do they also desire and relish sambhoga with Sri Krishna by the mercy of Sri Radha?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com