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Gadadhar's writing style makes editing the spellings and so on difficult. I have decided to change my policy and just leave the Bengali words in the text without diacritics or italics. This policy began when I was halfway through this document, so please forgive the inconsistencies. When the book is published we will try to make things consistent. Sorry for the inconvenience. For other articles in this series, click here . People interested in communication with the author can write to gadadhar_das000@yahoo.co.in Chapter 25 Vishnupriya and Jahnava Devi’s Rāsa līlā Although the Rāsa līlā sankirtan that happens at midday in Vishnupriya’s gupta Vrindaban abode was previously described, in this chapter we will tell something about Her nocturnal Rāsa līlā . This spectacular event and the other madhura pastimes which precede and follow it all take place on a hidden island in the Ganga known as Gauranga sthali. In this chapter also the svārasikī story that we were foll...

Gadadhar Pran speaking with Vaishnava Pada Dasji, wirthy discipe of Radha Kund Mahanta Ananta Das Babaji.. After a long hiatus, we are continuing with this great insightful series from Sri Gadadhar Pran Das, who is sharing this very personal document about his long relation with rāgānugā bhakti that began with his initiation by Srila Lalita Prasad Thakur, the son and direct disciple of Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur. For other articles in this series, click here . People interested in communication with the author can write to  gadadhar_das000@yahoo.co.in Chapter 24 A Few Words about Rāgānugā Bhakti Sadhana How can we attain the privilege to serve in Sri Gauranga and Sri Krishna’s nitya līlā ? In this chapter we will discuss the sādhana which leads to this supreme goal in Gaudiya Vaishnava dharma. To help understand the process, the svārasikī līlā that was presented in the last two chapters will be analysed in context with our Vraja Goswamis’ teachings. So ...