17 Dec 2025 morning – How to Get Raganuga-bhakti (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica

– Bhakti should only be applied towards Krishna.
– There are 64, 9 and 5 limbs of bhakti.
– Never stay alone in Vraja.
– Krishna is Rasa-bihari and Srimati Radhika is Raseshvari; She controls Krishna.
– Srimati Radhika is the pleasure potency of Krishna.
– Raganuga-bhakti: iste svarasika ragah; paramavishtata (BRS 1.2.272).
– Lila: The friends of Krishna ate His rasagulla and jokingly accused Lobhasura of it.
– Verse: Itthaṁ satāṁ brahma-sukhānubhūtyā… (SB 10.12.11).
– Sakhya-rasa lila: In Ramana-reti in Vrindavana, Durvasa Rishi observed Krishna’s beautiful form. Krishna then asked Durvasa Rishi to decide the winner of the wrestling match with the gopas. Song: Madhurashtaka.
– Vatsalya-rasa lila: Dama-bandhana-lila. Song: Damodarashtaka.
– Madhurya-rasa: The gopis scold Krishna.
– Uddhava glorifies the gopis’ prema.
– The desire to attain prema is not dependent on one’s qualifications (for example, a poor, illiterate boy desires to marry a princess).
– Story: A foolish boy (later known as Kalidasa) cut the branch he was sitting on and became the husband of the most learned princess.
– One needs to listen not only to rasa-katha, but also to tattva-siddhanta, in order to avoid creating ahamgraha-upasana.
– Lila: hungry brahmanas came to Mother Yashoda because Krishna invited them.