sharanagati: six limbs

14 Sep 2025 evening – Bhakti is Deep Attachment to the Lord (Hindi) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

If we want to know about mahabhava, we must first understand about saranagati (surrender). About the six limbs of saranagati. Bhakti is deep attachment to the Lord. All our efforts should be for the pleasure of Krsna. This is the definition of bhakti – verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.11). Hearing Harikatha from the sadhu’s lotus mouth corresponds to associating directly with the sadhu. ⁠The sadhu’s Harikatha is very powerful because it...

22 Aug 2023 midday – The Glories of Sri Rupa Gosvamipada (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How Srila Narottama das Thakura glorified Srila Rupa Gosvamipada. Rupa Gosavami receives all the treasure of Mahaprabhu’s heart. Atma-nivedana explained. Krishna tells Arjuna how to surrender to Him. The six limbs of saranagati. Gurupadpadma takes us to the shelter of Rupa Gosvamipada. The process of how Srimati Radhika is served. Everyone is to learn the verse of Srila Narrotama dasa Thakura: anyabhilasita sunyam. How we enter the moods of rasa-lila by developing our bhajana and sadhana. Only...