10 Jan 2025 midday – Different Types of Viraha, Separation (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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About viraha, separation.
About bhavi-viraha, the suffering of separation in advance, when the gopis feel separation from Krsna and Balarama before They leave to Mathura.
About bhavan-viraha, the suffering of separation in the present moment, when the gopis see Krsna getting on the chariot to Mathura.
And about bhavya-viraha or bhuta-viraha, it is the pain of suffering due to separation that has already occurred and increases more with time (past separation).
About the different versions of lila, some say that Krsna returns to Vrndavana and others say that He never returned.
The lila where Krsna’s son pretends to be a pregnant woman and asks the sadhu to guess the sex of the baby, and he ends up being cursed to “give birth” to an iron ball.
Mausala-lila: the iron ball that ends up destroying Krsna’s dynasty, and a hunter injures Krsna’s foot.
About how separation is necessary to increase the pleasure of the encounter.
About parakiya-bhava, which gopis have this mood in their hearts and which do not, like mother Yasoda.
In India, when speaking of husband and wife, they say: dharma patini and dharma pati.
About how asana-siddhi, mantra-siddhi and bhava-siddhi are the necessary steps in bhakti.
