Sri Sri Raman Vihari Gaudiya Matha
– Srimad-Bhagavatam’s cantos are Krishna’s bodily limbs.
– Nine limbs of bhakti.
– Repentance with eagerness is the only way to see God.
– Bhagavan Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara has 64 qualifications in full, and 4 of them are extraordinary.
– All 12 rasas are there in Vraja.
– Sthayibhava: vibhava (alambana, uddipana), anubhava, sattvika and vyabhicari-bhava (sanchari-bhava).
– Rasa is relishable when there are 49 ingredients of rasa.
– Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka and Radha is svadhina-bhartrika-nayika.
– The five Gitas are the five life airs of Gaudiya Vaishnavas.
– Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ… (SB 10.33.36).
– Verse: kṛṣṇera yateka khelā, sarvottama nara-līlā… (CC Madhya 21.101).
– God gives anugraha (mercy) to his devotees and nigraha (chastisement) to non-devotees.
– Verse: śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ… (SB 1.2.17).
– Song: maila lāge tan meṁ, tū dhoye jal se… (the heart can be cleansed not by soap but by harinama).
– Vamshi, murali (the longest) and venu are the three types of Krishna’s flutes. The vamshis are ananda (10 finger size), nanda (11 finger size), vijaya (12 finger size) and jaya (14 finger size). Sri Prema-tarangi Grantha beautifully describes it. The number of holes in each flute.
– Lila: one gopi heard the sound of Krishna’s flute and forgot to put kajal on her second eye (Ajanok).
– Description of the six seasons in Vraja.
– Four qualities of dhira-lalita-nayaka: nishcintata (devoid of anxiety), parihasa-patu (expert in joking), preyasi-vashibhuta (fully controlled by his beloved), nava-tarunya or nava-yauvana (ever-fresh, ever-new).
– Darshana-jata-prema, shravana-jata-prema and sahajata-prema.
– Verse: nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema ‘sādhya’ kabhu naya… (CC Madhya 22.107).
– [Wishing a good trip to Sripada Padmanabha Maharaja].
– Verse: gopyaḥ kāmād bhayāt kaṁso dveṣāc caidyādayo nṛpāḥ… (SB 7.1.31).
– Prabodhananda Sarasvati describes the beauty of Vrindavana and the blessing of the touch of Srimati Radhika’s hands.
– Srimati Radhika is the mistress of Vrindavana. Always remain in Vrindavana, in Her domain.
