Jagat

Saraswatipada continues to describe a hierarchy of good fortune, finally arriving at the superlative "one who is most fortunate of the fortunate" ( dhanya-dhanyaḥ ). It is not easy to renounce, and often it seems unnecessary, especially when one has a wife or husband who is decorated with all the virtues beginning with devotion. But Prabodhananda gives so much importance to the Dham that he would even sacrifice a devotional life outside of Vrindavan for one there, even if it were to be in the company of those speaking mundane subject matters. 

Vrindavan is so charming due to the large numbers of forest bowers where Radhika and the enchanting flute player have their dalliances. Inhabited by amazing creatures that are spiritual and full in their own bliss, it brings forth, like milk from a cow, an ocean of rasa. May that Vrindavan destroy all my sins, along with their seed. śrī-rādhikā-muralī-mohana-keli-kuñja- puñjena mañjulatarā rasa-sindhu-dogdhrī | svānanda-cinmaya-mahādbhuta-sattva-vṛnda- vṛndāṭavī mama sa-bījam aghaṁ nihantu || Commentary In Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu , Srila Rupa Goswami describes six characteristics of devotion. kleśaghnī śubhadā mokṣa-laghutā-kṛt sudurlabhā | sāndrānanda-viśeṣātmā śrī-kṛṣṇākarṣiṇī ca sā || [Bhakti] destroys miseries, brings auspiciousness, makes one think of liberation as inferior, is very hard to attain, is in itself a special manifestation of profound joy, and it attracts Krishna. ( Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.17) The destruction of kleśas means t...