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Some may find the erotic nature of these posts distasteful. Be forewarned. Sri Narahari’s Padavali at a Glance Since Lochan Dasa is Thakur Narahari’s disciple, let us examine some of his poetry first. Then we will have a good idea about what inspired Lochan to write his Dhāmāli . (1) Looking into the Mirror tore kahi marama kī bāta nibhṛta niketane hama ekākinī dosara jana nāhi sāthe mukura kare dhari nija mukha herāite paridhāne bigalita bāsa kuṅkuma candana aṅge bilepana pīṭhopari keśa udāse henaite samaẏa gaura sunāgara āola hama nāhi jāna pīṭhe āre rahi catura nāgara bara deẏala mukere baẏāna gaurāṅga badana bidhu mukura para herāite taikhane camakita aṅga grība phirāite mukhe mukhe lāgala sakali haila majhu baṅga bāhu pasāri karahi agoralo paitalo madana bilāse nija kāja sādhi calalo nāgara bara kahatahi narahari dāse “O sakhi! I have a secret to tell: while standing alone in a solitary pl...

It is my great pleasure to post this revised and updated edition of Gadadhar Pran's translation and commentary on Lochan Das Thakur's Dhāmāli.  More than twenty years ago our first edition of Locana das Thakura’s Dhāmāli came out. But since then our understanding of the topic has grown considerably. We have also strived in many ways to improve our first presentation in this second edition. Thus we sincerely hope that the Vaishnavas will get pleasure in reading this. Lochan dasa Thakur’s Dhāmāli Second Revised Edition Translation and commentary by Gadadhar Pran Das, whatsapp/email +91-7501237557 than twenty years ago we published the first edition of Lochan das Thakur’s Dhāmāli . Since then, however, our understanding of the topic has grown considerably. We have also strived in many ways to improve over our first presentation in this second edition. Thus we sincerely hope that the Vaishnavas will get pleasure in reading this. What is Dhāmāli ? After completing...

What can I say about the magnificence of Gadadhar Pran Das? It has been 40 years since he embarked on this journey of discovering rāgānugā bhakti and kāntā bhāva . His explorations have taken him into regions of Gaura bhakti tradition that very few have managed to find. Who has been able to understand the meaning of Rupa Goswami's verses and how to transform them into an active devotional life? Who has understood the meaning of madhura-rasa in the way that he has? Who has shown the kind of unbroken and constant commitment to the goal of prema-bhakti that he has? In this chapter of this work, in which he connects Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur to the origins of the guru-paramparā and finds a connection to Gora nagara bhāva is a great achievement of svārasikī bhajana . In this chapter and the previous, he has justified sharing some of the intimate details of his bhajan so that ordinary practitioners on the vidhi-mārga , who think they have learned everything there is to know...