29/08/23 morning – Sri Gopinatha Bhavana (English translation) – The Uniqueness of Srila Rupa Gosvami’s moods – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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The instructions Mahaprabhu gave to Rupa at Sanatana at their meeting in Prayag.
The magnanimity of Mahaprabhu, namo maha vadanyaya.
The two meanings of Vidagdha.
Discussion and explanation of the Hero and the Heroine.
The separation moods in Vidagdha-madhava and Lalita-madhava.
What is Viraha?
Will we separate from our favourite things in the material world?
We need knowledge of sambandha-jnana for separation mood to manifest.
The beautiful separation moods of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada expressed through his writings.
The lila of Radha and Krishna playing hide-and-seek.
Explanation of Shyam and Shyama.
How Krishna finds Srimati Radhika.
Description of the different sakhis.
How the moods are expressed in the shlokas from the vision of the seers.
Srimati Radhika’s beloved chastisement of Sri Rupa Manjari.
Guru will take test to see how you are progressing.
We should meditate on the meaning of each mantra of the Gosvami’s: enter the stage of mantra-mayi-upasana before further upasana’s.