Bhajana-kriya, the purification of the sadhaka, happens by continually listening to harikatha. Upon reaching the stage of rati (attachment to Krsna) the heart becomes completely purified. The jivas manifest from Baladeva Prabhu. The Lord and His cit-sakti, maya-sakti and jiva-sakti powers. Manifestations of the Lord’s potency: svarupa sakti, are His parikaras (eternal companions). When the jiva is freed and goes to Goloka Vrndavana, it resembles the parikaras, as if it were visuddha...
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