07/06/24 evening – Variety in the Transcendental World (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
tvdegurudev
Sloka: anya-abhilāṣitā-śūnyam …(CC Madhya 19.167), definition of sudha bhakti.
Sanatana Gosvami in his Brhad Bhagavatamrtam talks about the five types of devotees.
The five types of devotees are: jñānī-bhakta prahlāda mahārāja, śuddha-bhakta ambarīṣa mahārāja, premī-bhakta hanumān, prema-para-bhakta pāṇḍavas, premātura-bhakta uddhava mahārāja.
Among the vrajavasis, the gopis stand out; among these, the highest devotee, bhakta mukuṭa-śiromaṇi is Srimati Radhika.
Dhruva-Mahārāja is sakāma-bhakta, his sadhana and bhajana were to satisfy his own material desires.
Ambarisa Mahārāja, sudha-bhakta, pure devotion to the Lord.
Varieties of humor of devotees: saint, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya.
Four different types of prasada: for chewing, licking, drinking and sucking.
Srimati Radhika satisfies Krsna entirely, but for His pleasure She manifests millions of consorts.
In Goloka Vrndavana, the houses are made of cintamani, stone of desires, the trees are kalpa vriksa and the cows are kamadenu which also fulfill all desires, as Vrndavana is beautiful.
When the gopis chant the names of the Lord, their hearts melt and their eyes fill with tears.
