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For other posts in this series, click on the Bhakti Sandarbha label at the bottom of this post. 312.2 Rāgānugā is Independent of Injunctions ननु, "चोदनालक्षणोऽर्थो धर्मः" (जै.सू. १.१.२) इत्यनेन पूर्वमीमांसायां विधिनैवापूर्वं जायत इति श्रूयते। तथा "श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणादिपञ्चरात्रविधिं विना" इत्यादिना यामले श्रुत्याद्येकतरोक्तक्रमनियमं विना दोषः श्रूयते। A question may be raised here. In the Pūrva-mīmāṁsā it is said: “Dharma is a beneficial undertaking impelled by Vedic injunctions.” (P.M . 1.1.2) From this it is understood that on the path of Pūrva-mīmāṁsā, the result of a religious ceremony known as apūrva is generated only if the activity is carried out in accordance with the Vedic injunctions. And, according to the Viṣṇu Yāmala, whatever activity is not in conformity with the rules outlined in one or the other of the revealed literature is faulty: Even one-pointed devotion to Bhagavān Hari becomes a source of disturbance if performed without adhering to ...

Anuccheda 311 Rāgānugā bhakti is Predominately Practiced in the Mind रागानुगायां प्रवृत्तिरपीदृशी (भा. ११.८.४०)— सन्तुष्टा श्रद्दधत्येतद्यथालाभेन जीवती। विहराम्यमुनैवाहमात्मना रमणेन वै॥ [Piṅgalā also describes] the manner of engaging in rāgānugā bhakti as follows: Having full faith in Bhagavān and being content to live with whatever comes naturally, I shall enjoy with Him, my lover and my very Self. (SB 11.8.40) अमुना इति भावगर्भरमणेन सह। आत्मना मनसैव तावद्विहरामि। रुचिप्रधानस्य मार्गस्यास्य मनःप्रधानत्वम्, तत्प्रेयसीरूपेणासिद्धायास्तादृशभजने प्रायो मनसैव युक्तत्वात्। अनेन श्रीमत्प्रतिमादौ तादृशीनामप्यौद्धत्यं परिहृतम्। एवं पितृत्वादिभावेष्वप्यनुसन्धेयम्॥ ॥११.८॥ श्रीपिङ्गला॥३१०-३११॥ [The pronoun amunā , “with Him,” is used for a person or object that is far away.] This indicates an intention to enjoy with the lover who is present in consciousness, but not personally present. Ātmanā [translated above as "with… my very Self" should be understood to mean] “through...

[This was lying around and should have been on-line somewhere. Footnote references were stripped and will have to be added. Also the numbering of references appears to not match with the numbers of the critical edition, which was completed after the writing of the introduction. Babaji has agreed to publish this full translation from Jiva Institute in the near future. Then we will revise this intro a bit.] Traditionally, there are said to be 108 upaniṣads. This is the number found in the Muktikopaniṣad , but there are numerous other lists and compilations of Upaniṣads, all of which have different contents. In his massive verse index, Upaniṣad-vākya-mahā-kośa , Sadhale has drawn on 223 different extant texts that call themselves by this name. The most important of these works, which have been commented on by Śaṅkara and other Vedāntists and are considered to be the basis of the Vedānta-sūtra of Bādarāyaṇa, are the eleven earliest texts that are connected to Vedic śākhās and carry thei...

Well, it's about time I wrote something on the blog. I started a "what am I doing right now #2" more than a month ago, thinking that the particular side trip I was on would not last much longer. It did, and I really need to complete that thought... sometime. Trouble is that by now I have moved on to several other things and haven't been directly inspired to write on the blog. And that in itself is a subject worth blogging about... sometime. We have been having our "Christmas break" at Jiva, which is the time when we usually have a group of students from Rutgers University come and spend a couple of weeks taking introduction to Hinduism courses with Babaji. Something possessed me to write a Sanskrit play for my students. We have been working on it during the break and presented it on Jiva Goswami's disappearance day on Jan. 9. It was a lot of fun and I was overjoyed and honored that the students made such an enthusiastic effort. So for the record, ...

Explanations of the Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare (1) The Lord’s divine qualities revealed in the Maha Mantra harati tri-vidhaṁ tāpaṁ janma-koṭi-śatodbhavam pāpaṁ ca smaratāṁ yasmāt tasmād dharir iti smṛtaḥ The Lord is known as Hari because, for those who remember Him, He takes away the sins and three types of suffering accumulated over millions of births. kṛṣi bhūr-vācakaḥ śabdo ṇaś ca nirvṛti-sūcakaḥ tayor aikyaṁ paraṁ brahma kṛṣṇa ity abhidhīyate The root kṛṣ indicates the supreme attractiveness of the Lord, the suffix ṇa indicates supreme joy. Thus, the name Krishna indicates the Supreme Brahman who is the sum total of these two characteristics. ramante yogino’nante saty ānanda-cid-ātmani iti rāma-padenāsau para-brahmābhidhīyate Yogis take pleasure in the Supreme Self, which is existence, knowledge and bliss absolute. Therefore that truth, known as the Param Brahman is also called Rama...