PART 1 In the story of Citraketu Maharaja, gopi-bhava is made explicit. Our sadhana aims to achieve vraja-parakiya-bhava. Vrtasura manifested from fire. In the past life he was Citraketu Maharaja, an uttama-maha-bhagavata. Siva’s pastime speaking harikatha with Parvati on His lap. And when Citraketu plays with Siva, he is cursed by Parvati to become an asura. Citraketu Maharaja humbly accepted the curse, this is how the Vaisnavas are. Uddhava in Vrndavana. How is it possible that the...