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divya-svarṇa-sunīla-ratna-subhagaṁ līlā-sa-nālāruṇām- bhoja-śrī-muralīdharaṁ pṛthula-sad-veṇī-subarhojjvalam| saṁvītojjvala-śoṇa-pīta-vasanaṁ kandarpa-līlā-mayaṁ śrī-vṛndāvana-kuñja eva kim api jyotir-dvayaṁ sevyatām|| There is a pair of effulgent lights existing only in the groves of Vrindavan: one has the beauty of divine gold, the other of a brilliant sapphire; one twirling a long-stemmed lotus, the other holding a flute; one with thick, splendid braids, the other with a brilliant peacock-feather crown; one covered in red garments, the other in yellow. Serve them, who are always absorbed in the Divine Eros. Commentary: Many years ago I was studying the works of Prabodhananda Saraswati and testing the hypothesis that it was he who had authored the Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi ( Part 1 , Part 2 ). I can tell you that this is something of a sensitive issue in the Vrindavan world where the followers of Hit Harivansh would rather die than believe anyone other than he is the...

This is from a couple of old posts from Gaudiya Discussions. I made no changes. utpanna-ratayaḥ samyaṅ nairvighnyam anupāgatāḥ kṛṣṇa-sākṣāt-kṛtau yogyāḥ sādhakāḥ parikīrtitāḥ “ These devotees who have attained rati (or bhāva ), yet are still not completely free from obstacles, who are worthy of attaining a direct vision of the Lord, are known as sādhakas . ” ( Bhakti-rasām ṛ ta-sindhu 2.1.276) Bhaktivedanta Swami : “A person who has attained the stage of attraction for Krishna and who is not freed from the material impasse, but who has qualified himself to enter into the kingdom of God, is called sādhaka. Sādhaka means one who is cultivating devotion in Krishna consciousness.” (NOD, 203) Dhanurdhara Swami : “ Sādhaka refers to an advanced devotee, not just to any practitioner. Only one who has ecstatic love can inspire that love to arise in others. Therefore, in this context , Srila Rupa Goswami has defined sādhaka as a devotee on the platform of rati , or one who feel...