VMA 1.61: The root of all ananda
Cross posted from Vrindavan Today . Also discussed previously here . sevā vṛndāvana-stha-sthira-cara-nikareṣv astu me hanta ke vā devā brahmādayaḥ syus tata uru-mahitā vallabhā ye vrajendoḥ | ete hy advaita-saccidghana-vapuṣo dūra-dūrātidūra sphūrjan-māhātmya-vṛndā bṛhad-upaniṣad-ānandajānanda-kandāḥ || May I always render service to the creatures of Vrindavan, moving or still. Ah! What are the great gods like Brahma to me? Those who are dear to the Moon of Braj are far greater in glory than they! Every one of them has a non-dual body of condensed spiritual being and consciousness, and their wonders have burst forth to the far, far corners of the universe! They are the root of the joy born of the joy spoken of in the great Upanishads. Commentary Prabodhananda here reminds us of the proper attitude to have while living in Vrindavan. We will see that this awareness of the divine character of all the residents of the Dham, including even the various nonh...