Jagat

Somebody got to use their zombie art on this one. We are approaching the final anucchedas of the Bhakti Sandarbha here. Remember, these postings are NOT the final draft and were posted as a psychological stratagem for me to get the work finished by giving me the illusion of getting some personal public recognition and glory. Alas, how weak is my spiritual will! But at least it got done. Now we are doing the same thing with the Priti Sandarbha videos. I will only get a small fraction of the spiritual benefit of the work I do. Nevertheless, better it gets done. I only wish, as I reread these translations yet again, how glad I am that someone else is there to clean up after me. Anuccheda 335 A Pure Devotee Desires Only Service पुनरेवमेव श्रीमदुद्धवोऽपि प्रार्थितवान् (भा. ११.२९.४०)— नमोऽस्तु ते महायोगिन् प्रपन्नमनुशाधि माम्। यथा त्वच्चरणाम्भोजे रतिः स्यादनपायिनी॥ Further, Śrīman Uddhava also petitioned Bhagavān in the very same manner: Salutations to You, O Supreme Master of...

I have been intermittently posting verses from Vṛndāvana-mahimāmṛta and commenting on them. The following verse touches on some of the points that I am trying to make. Indeed, living in Vrindavan here at this time in my life (I am 68), I am taking the teachings of Vṛndāvana-mahimāmṛta as my guiding principle for Braja-vāsa-sādhanā , which I consider to be the "end-game" of all Vaishnava spiritual practice. Due to the famous problems we have had with  Vrindavan Today , the archive seems to have been lost, unfortunately. We are starting to repost, but at a very slow rate.. I reposted this on June 17, 2018, out of sequence, so am reposting it again here in the proper order..  vṛndāṭavī sahaja-vīta-samasta-doṣā doṣākarān api guṇākaratāṁ nayantī | poṣāya me sakala-dharma-bahiṣkṛtasya śoṣāya dustara-mahāgha-cayasya bhūyāt || Vrindavan is naturally free of all flaws; it transforms those who are reservoirs of faults  into reservoirs of virtue.  May ...