Jagat

Gaura and Vishnupriya Devi Thakur Bhaktivinoda’s guru-parampara begins with Gauranga's antaranga-sakti, Srimati Vishnupriya devi; She is the sampradaya's foremost acharya and leader in Goloka Nabadwip. Her parampara members are connected to Her through Vamsivadan, Her initiated disciple. In this chapter, Vishnupriya's topic will begin as we examine Her previous roles in Vrindavan and Dwaraka. But because Her madhura pastimes with Gaurasundar are hardly known in our world, in chapters 20 and 21 we will attempt to explore them more deeply – after we accept Vamsivadan as our guide. Because, without his mercy there is no other way that we can enter Vishnupriya and Laksmipriya's hidden abode in Goloka Nabadwip. As Sri Gaurasundar is Svayam Bhagavan's highest feature, He is the form of Radha's and Krishna combined, and Vishnupriya is this Svayam Bhagavan's topmost consort. In Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Sanatan Goswami-pada presents the siddhanta that will help ...

This is the second last of the series. I have some reflections that I will make in a subsequent article, but for the time being, just getting this file up on line has been time consuming. I will give a table of contents with links as soon as I can. I will try to put a bit of order into everything. The files have been fairly long for a blog and the Sanskrit puts the spell checker through a frenzy, poor beast, and I do not know what magic words to whisper in his ear to quieten his spirits. (4) Does Krishna Marry the Gopis in the End? Rasa Shastra . Rupa's UN commences with an outline of the romantic hero ( nāyaka ), who to the author can only be Krishna. He describes him as being of two kinds, either a husband ( pati ) or a paramour ( upapati ). His incarnation as husband takes place in Dvaraka, while that of paramour is found in Vraja. As an example of Krishna the paramour, Rupa quotes with relish an old verse by Acarya Gopika found in SKM (275) and also in Pv (205). He footn...