Bhaktivinoda Thakura sings: vidhi-marga-rata-jane svadhinata-ratna-dane raga-marge karan pravesa: “That person who is determined to follow vaidhi-bhakti attains the jewel of independence, by which he is placed on the path of raganuga-bhakti.”
sloka: yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya vartate kāma-kārataḥ na sa siddhim avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim (Bhagavad Gita 16.23).
Sambandatmika (sambhoga-iccha-maiy-bhakti, mood of the gopis like Lalita and Visakha) and Kamatmika (tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi-bhakti, mood of the manjaris).
What Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to give: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam (CC Adi-lila 1.4).
Sva-bhakti-sriyam means that Mahaprabhu came to distribute the beauty of Srimati Radhika.
Sloka on the different stages leading to love for God: ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-sańgo ‘tha bhajana-kriyā (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.4.15-16).
Stages of condensed prema: sneha, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava, and, madanakiya-mahabhava, rudha, adhirudha (madana and mohana). Mohana is found only in Srimati Radhika.
Among all spiritual goals, Radha-prema is the Supreme Gem to be served and achieved.
Guru-nistha and Guru-bhakti is the backbone of spiritual life.
The Guru gives his mercy in three ways: hardik (directly in the heart), vacik (through words) and aloka-dana (by looking).
Mercy is always coming, but it is necessary to remove the anarthas to be able to retain it.
