15 Apr 2023 evening – The Five Rasas of Devotional Service (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Worldly people want kama (pleasure), artha (economic development) and dharma (religion).
Some want to merge with Brahman (the effulgence of the Lord’s body). This is like spiritual suicide, for jivas are eternal servants of the Lord (CC Madhya 20.108).
Five types of liberation: 1- Sarsti: to reach opulences equal to those of the Lord. 2- Sarupya: to have a form like the Lord. 3- Samipya: to live as a personal associate of the Lord. 4- Salokya: To live on a Vaikuṇṭha planet. 5- Sayujya: To merge with the Brahmanic effulgence of the Lord.
Devotees don’t want these liberations, much less sayujya. Pure devotees only want to serve the Lord!
In Vaikuntha there is sukha aisvarya-uttara (desire for happiness) and prema-seva-uttara (desire to serve).
Those who merge with Brahman remain forever like a stone at the bottom of a lake. There is no mood of service.
In Vaikuntha, santa-rasa is prominent.
The nature of the demons is to always disturb.
Above Vaikuntha is Ayodhya, where dasya-rasa is prominent.
Santa-rasa has only nistha; dasya-rasa has nistha and serva-vrtti (knowledge of relationship and mamata, property).
There are two kinds of love: grta-sneha (like butter) and madhu-sneha (like honey).
Hanuman is an example of pure dasya-rasa.
We should offer obeisances to all the places of the Lord’s pastimes.
If you want to become a servant of Srimati Radhika, Lalita-devi will pick you up and take you to Srimati Radhika.
Sakya-rasa has nistha, seva-vrtti and friendship, just like Subal and Sridama.
Those who criticise others are on the same level as demons.
The index finger is outside the japa bag.
The story of the sieve and the needle.
Subala and Sridama, dear friends of Krishna.
Very funny story of Subala pretending to put rasagula in Krsna’s mouth; and other lilas.
Nanda and Yasoda are examples of vatsalya-rasa (having nistha, seva-vrtti, friendship and parental love).
Krsna’s lila of breaking Mother Yasoda’s butter pot.
The gopis are an example of madhurya-rasa.
Radha has five kinds of sakhis: sakhi, nitya-sakhi, prana-sakhi, priya-sakhi, and parama-prestha-sakhi.
Caitanya Mahaprabhu came and distributed prema-madhurya to everyone.
Life spans in each yuga.
Our sadhana (process) and sadhya (goal) are the same.
Abandon falsehood and hypocrisy, we must be the same on the outside as we are on the inside.
