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Sr Sr Bhakfi-rasamrfa-sindhu Bindu
(A summary of SrIa Rupa Goswami`s Bhakfi-rasamrfa-sindhu)
by SrIa Visvanafha Cakravarfi Thakura
aau srana tatan sanu-
sango `tna bnajana-hrya
tato `nartna-nvrttn syat
tato nstna rucs tatan
atnasahts tato bnavas
tatan prcmabnyuancat
sanahanam ayam prcmnan
praurbnavc bnavact hraman
In ilc bcginning ilcic musi bc laiil. Tlcn onc bccomcs inicicsicd in associaiing
wiil puic dcvoiccs. Tlcicalici onc is iniiiaicd by ilc spiiiiual masici and cxccuics
ilc icgulaiivc piinciplcs undci lis oidcis. Tlus onc is liccd liom all unwanicd
labiis and bccomcs liimly lixcd in dcvoiional scivicc. Tlcicalici, onc dcvclops
iasic and aiiaclmcni. Tlis is ilc way ol sadlana-blalii, ilc cxccuiion ol
dcvoiional scivicc accoiding io ilc icgulaiivc piinciplcs. Giadually cmoiions
inicnsily, and linally ilcic is an awalcning ol lovc. Tlis is ilc giadual
dcvclopmcni ol lovc ol Godlcad loi ilc dcvoicc inicicsicd in Kisna
consciousncss.`
Hc, Wlosc loim is ilc cmbodimcni ol ilc liglcsi bliss icalizcd liom ilc iwclvc
mcllows bcgining wiil ncuiialiiy, Wlo las complcicly subjugaicd Taiala and Pali,
ilc lcadcis ol iwo gioups ol gopis, Wlo las madc Slyamala and Laliia complcicly
loyal and obcdicni io Him, Wlo is vciy slillul and inicni upon dispcnsing ilc
gicaicsi allcciion and dcligli upon Sii Radlila, ilai vciy Pcisonaliiy Sii Kisna is
conspicuous by His supcimosi cmincncc.
Uffama Bhakfi Defined
Supciioi dcvoiion is dcsciibcd as ilc ioial abscncc ol any oilci dcsiic bcsidc ilc
dcsiic loi ilc cxclusivc lappincss ol Sii Kisna wlicl is noi covcicd by ilc lcasi
iaini ol liuiiivc dcsiic oi dcsiic loi lnowlcdgc (ol iiscll and loi iiscll) and wlicl
las as iis subsiancc ilc culiivaiion ol lavouiablc cndcavoui and aciiviiics ol ilc
body, mind and woids mcani loi ilc plcasuic ol Sii Kisna (anyabilasiiasunyam).`
Tlis iicaiisc bcgins by dcsciibing ilc sympioms ol supciioi dcvoiion
(uiiamablalii). As, by ilc usagcs ol a vcib, all ol ilc vaiious mcanings ol ilc vcib
iooi can bc iold, so also, by ilc usc ol ilc woid anusilanam` (culiivaiion oi
applicaiion), all ol ilc possiblc mcanings ol ilis vcisc (anyablilasiia) can bc
cxpicsscd.
(Anusilan) Aciiviiics aic ol iwo linds: 1) piaviiiii - aciiviiics insiigaicd by onc's
insiinci, inclinaiion, icndcncy., piopcnsiiy, picdilcciion, dcsiic, will oi uigc; and
2) niviiiii - ilc ccssaiion oi suspcnsion ol aciiviiics, ic. icnunciaiion NOTL:.(ln
ilis casc ilc aciiviiics aic noi ically suspcndcd bui iailci ilcy aic inicinalizcd). In
ilc liisi casc ilc aciiviiics can bc cxccuicd wiil ilc body, mind oi woids bui in
ilc sccond insiancc ilis is noi possiblc.
Now as icgaids (anusilan) culiivaiion oi applicaiion; Wlcn ilis applicaiion, ciilci
iliougl aciivc cndcavoui oi conicmplaiion, is in iclaiion io Kisna and on accouni
ol Him, ilcn ii can bc callcd blalii (dcvoiion).
In ilc usagc ol ilis woid anusilan, ilc lauli ol avyapii (dclicicncy ol a dcliniiion)
docs noi occui. Tlc impcius loi ilc dcsiic io pciloim aciiviiics wlicl aic in
iclaiion io Kisna and wlicl aic on His accouni Kisnanusilanam is, in ilc casc ol
aciivc cndcavoui, acccpiancc ol ilc slclici ol a spiiiiual masici, cic., cic. In ilc
insiancc ol inicinal conicmplaiion, aiiaclmcni io a pcimancni mcllow and vaiious
oilci ccsiaiic sympioms aic ilc impcius. In boil insianccs, io aciivcly cndcavoui
on Sii Kisna's accouni and io culiivaic inicinal conicmplaiion ol scivicc io Him, is
ilc icsuli only ol ilc mcicy ol Sii Kisna and His dcvoiccs. Tlougl ilc cxisicncc
ol lisnanusilan oi blalii (dcvoiion) indicaics ilc picscncc ol Kisna's inicinal
poicncy, (swaiupa salii) siill, ilai dcvoiion appcais only alici ilc inicinal poicncy
las conloimcd io ilc individual naiuic ol a paiiiculai dcvoiccs piocliviiics oi
inclinaiions manilcsicd iliougl lis plysical, mcnial, cic. scll. Tlis will bc
cxplaincd laici on.
Tlc woid 'Sii Kisna' is bcing uscd io iclci io ilc 'Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad'. Dcvoiion cxpicsscd iowaids Kisna's dillcicni plcnaiy cxpansions will bc
compaiaiivcly analyzcd luiilci on in ilis discussion.
Tlc adjcciivc, lavouiablc (anululya visisia), las bccn mcniioncd in oidci io
convcy iis lunciion as ilai wlicl is ilc causc ol ilc pcilcciion ol blalii. Il onc's
conduci is in opposiiion oi coniiaiiciy, ilcn ilis iypc ol dcvoiion will noi lc
iccognizcd oi cclcbiaicd Tlc woid 'lavouiablc' indicaics ilai dcvoiional aciiviiics
pciloimcd on Kisna's accouni slould bc agiccablc io Kisna's 1iling. Howcvci,
accoiding io ilis mcaning, ilc laulis ol aiivyapii - cxicnsion ol ilc applicaiion ol
a dcliniiion'
1
and avyapii - dclicicncy ol a dcliniiion,

occui. Ioi insiancc - ilc
dcmon's aciiviiics wlicl aic io ligli wiil Kisna can aciually bc accoiding io
Kisna's iasic oi liling in iclaiionslip wiil ilc mcllows ol ligliing.
Yci low is ii possiblc ilai ilc aciiviiics ol dcmons aic io Kisna's liling' In answci
io ilis, onc vcisc (113.30) ol ilc Siimad llagavaiam may bc quoicd: I lilc
liglicis wlo lavc acccpicd a good lasling liom ilc cncmy.` To oidinaiy ouisidcis
ii may appcai ilai ilc aciiviiics ol waiiiois aic causing disiicss, bui amongsi
lciocs ilcmsclvcs, ilcy may ialc cacl oilcis blows as cnjoyablc. Tlcicloic, il ilc
aloicmcniioncd blows ol ilc asuia's againsi Kisna's body can lc callcd dcvoiion,
ilcn ilc lauli ol aiivyapii (cxicnsion ol ilc applicaiion ol a dcliniiion) las ialcn
placc. Tlc dcmon's aciiviiics ol ligliing, wlicl aic complcicly inimical, aic ioially
opposcd io dcvoiion; ilcicloic ilc sympioms ol blalii aic complcicly covcicd.
Again, il ii is said ilai ii was noi io Kisna's liling wlcn, ilougl Hc was lappily
cngagcd in diinling lci bicasi mill, Moilci Yasloda pui Him down in oidci io
aiicnd io ilc mill poi wlicl was boiling ovci (10.9.3) and ilcicloic lci aciions
cannoi bc acccpicd undci ilc lcading ol dcvoiion, ilcn ilc lauli ol 'avyapii'
(dclicicncy ol a dcliniiion) las occuiicd.
ly dcsciibing ilc muliiiudc ol lavouiablc condiiions ol dcvoiional scivicc and ilc
ioial abscncc ol opposiiion oi coniiaiiciy in iis applicaiion ii is oui inicniion ilai
ilc laulis mcniioncd in ilc abovc cxamplcs ol ilc dcmons and Moilci Yasloda
can bc picvcnicd. Unlcss coniiaiiciy is madc zcio, blalii cannoi bc pcilccicd Now
in ilc picscncc ol ilis coiollaiy, bccausc ilc dcmons aic in opposiiion and
avcision io ilc Supicmc Loid, ilc lauli ol aiivyapii, (cxicnsion ol ilc applicaiion
ol a dcliniiion) is noi picscni; oi in oilci woids - unlcss ilcic is ilc ioial abscncc
ol aniagonisiic iivaliy, ilcn ilcic is no qucsiion ol dcvoiion. Tlcn again in ilc
casc ol Moilci Yasloda, ilougl ilcic may appcai io bc somc advcisiiy picscni, in
icaliiy ilc ioial abscncc ol cvcn a paiiiclc ol opposiiion icndcis ilis cxamplc licc
liom ilc lauli ol 'avyapii' (dclicicncy ol a dcliniiion). lccausc Moilci Yasloda
wcni io sci ilc boiling poi ol mill aiigli on accouni ol lci son (as ilai mill
would bc uscd in ilc scivicc ol Kisna), ilcicloic lci dcvoiion is lound io bc licc
ol any coniiaiiciy. Now wc will analyzc ilc woid 'lavouiablc' (anululya); wlicl is
an adjcciivc modilying dcvoiion (blalii). Wlcn dcvoiion by iis own inlcicni
mcaning always and in all cascs musi ncccssaiily bc lavouiablc, ilcn ilc usc ol ilc
adjcciivc bccomcs supcilluous. Tlis appiclcnsion is now io bc suppicsscd.
Il ilc mcaning ol 'anululya' (lavouiablc), is ialcn io bc simply ilc abscncc ol any
opposiiion ilcn, is ilis ilc pcilcciion ol blalii' No, bccausc ii is sccn ilai in a
waicipoi ilcic is no coniiaiiciy bui ilai in iiscll docs noi indicaic ilc picscncc ol
dcvoiion. Tlc woid 'anusilan' (culiivaiion) indicaics somc aciiviiy, somc
cndcavoui; in ilc abscncc ol wlicl dcvoiion cannoi bc pcilccicd.
In dcsciibing ilc causc ol ilc pcilcciion ol supciioi dcvoiion, as wcll as iis
consiiiuiional sympioms, iwo adjcciivcs lavc bccn uscd:-1)'anyabllasiia
sunyam'-dcvoid ol any oilci dcsiic) and 2)jnana laimadi anaviiam' (uncovcicd
by liuiiivc aciiviiics oi dcsiic loi lnowlcdgc). So, 'anusilan' (culiivaiion) bccomcs
ol wlai iypc' Ii bccomcs dcvoid ol any dcsiic, lilc iccciving somc maiciial icwaid
sucl as going io ilc lcavcnly plancis, cic., oilci ilan io aiiain puic dcvoiion.
Dcvoiion is pioduccd by dcvoiion. In ilc 11il Canio ol ilc Siimad llagavaiam ii
is cnjoincd ilai onc cngagc in dcvoiion (sadlana blalii - lcaiing, claniing, cic.)
loi ilc puiposc ol aiiaining dcvoiion Tlcicloic ilai dcvoiion (sadlana blalii)
wlicl is piaciiccd loi ilis cnd only, and noi loi any cxiiancous dcsiic, is callcd
supciioi dcvoiion (uiiama blalii).
Hcicin, in answci io ilc qucsiion wly anyablilasiia is uscd insicad ol anyablilas;
ii is siaicd ilai ilc sullix 'iia' is uscd io indicaic ilai - il a dcvoicc is in somc
dilliculiy and in ilai siiuaiion lc ciics oui, "Hc llagavan! I am Youi dcvoicc.
Plcasc pioicci mc liom ilis dangci," ilougl ilis migli indicaic somc sligli
cxiiancous dcsiic, siill ilis is noi considcicd io bc an obsiaclc Tlis dcsiic las
aiiscn duc io somc conlusion aboui lis svablavaa (oiiginal naiuial siaic) biougli
on by lccling ol lclplcssncss duc io cxpciicncing dilliculiy. Tlc pcilcciion ol lis
svablavaa lowcvci is noi scivcd by ilis dcsiic - ilis is wlai slould bc undcisiood.
In ilc woid, 'jnana laimady anaviiam' ii is qucsiioncd, wlai lind ol jnana'"
Hcicin, ilc lnowlcdgc wlicl scaiclcs oui undillcicniiaicd oncncss is piolibiicd.
Howcvci lnowlcdgc wlicl inquiics inio ilc subjcci ol woislip and dcvoiional
scivicc is cxpccicd. As lai as 'laima' gocs - lcic ilc cusiomaiy and occasional
iiiuals piaciiccd by smaiias is wlai is bcing piolibiicd. Howcvci aciiviiics wlicl
aic claiaciciizcd as dcvoiional scivicc wlicl is suiiablc in ilc maiici ol woislip
aic noi icsiiicicd. Aciiviiics wlicl aic dcdicaicd io ilc Supicmc Woisliplul
Objcci aic ilc subsiancc ol Sii Kisna anusilanam and aic ilcicloic noi io bc
icjccicd Tlc liisi and loicmosi indicaiion ilai onc is covcicd by 'jnana-laimadi' is
ilc sympiom ol - 'plalgu vaiiagya' (lalsc icnunciaiion). Piaciicc ol mysiic voga
and inicllcciual (sanllya) gymnasiics aic also icjccicd as ilcy aic covc icd by
'undcsiiablc jnana and laima. All jnana and laima lavc noi bccn icjccicd; only
ilai wlicl covcis puic dcvoiion.
Tlc covciings ol dcvoiion aic ol iwo linds: 1) lcai ilai sin, somc coniiaiy couisc
and/oi dciiimcni ol somc lind will ialc placc by noi lollowing ilc daily duiics sci
down by ilc auiloiiiy ol ilc sciipiuics and 2) lollowing ilc daily and cusiomaiy,
pcimancni and occassional duiics mcniioncd in ilc sciipiuics wiil ilc conlidcncc
ilai by doing so ilc dcsiicd icsuli, namcly dcvoiion cic., will bc obiaincd.
Tlcicloic il ilosc wlo aic ligl-mindcd and noblc pcisons iiicvcicnily pciloim
luncial duiics cic., loi ilc puiposc ol icacling oilcis, bui wiiloui lull laiil in
ilosc iiics ilcmsclvcs, ilcn ilcy do noi consiiiuic a lindiancc io puic dcvoiion.
Tlc usc ol ilc icim 'lisnanusilanam blalii' is io indicaic wlai is iclciicd io in ilc
dcvoiional sciipiuics as blalii - unmixcd dcvoiion.
Uffama Bhakfi Bheda (Differences in IeveIs of uffama bhakfi)
Tlc aloicmcniioncd uiiama blalii (supciioi dcvoiion) can bc dividcd inio ilicc
linds: 1) sadlana blalii 2) blava blalii and 3) picma blalii.
Now lci us dividc uiiama blalii inio iwo divisions: sadlana and sadlya -
dcvoiional scivicc in piaciicc (sadlana) and dcvoiional scivicc in ilc pcilccicd
siaic (sadlya). Now lci blava blalii bc includcd wiilin sadlya blalii. Tlcn wlai
is ilc ncccssiiy ol laving ilicc divisions' Howcvci ilis doubi is noi appiopiiaic.
Sincc in ilc souilcin division ol oui souicc bool (Ncciai ol Dcvoiion), in ilc liisi
wavc ii las bccn cxplaincd -
Tlcic aic ilosc wlosc aiiaclmcni io Kisna las icaclcd ilc siagc ol blava, bui
wlosc scivicc is noi ioially licc liom iniciiupiion oi impcdimcni ilougl ilcy aic
qualilicd io mcci Kisna lacc io lacc. Tlcy aic iclciicd io as sadlala blalias -
dcvoiccs in ilc siagc ol piaciicc. Tlus wiilin ilc sadlala blalia ilis sympiom is
sccn, ilai, ilougl lis aiiaclmcni las icaclcd ilc siagc ol blava blalii, cvcn alici
ilc appcaiancc ol blava blalii, impcdimcnis lavc noi lully ccascd. In ligli ol ilis
aiiiibuic ii can bc undcisiood ilai wiilin ilc sadlala blalia ai lcasi somc poiiion
ol ilc picvalcni icndcncy io commii sciious ollcnccs is icmaining. Tlcicloic, ilai
wlicl is ablc io gcnciaic dilliculiy and obsiaclcs - cvcn a sligli vcsiigc ol sciious
ollcncc picscni wiilin a dcvoicc mcans ilai io ilai cxicni ilc appcaiancc ol
pcilccicd dcvoiion (sadlya blalii) is noi possiblc.
Tlcicloic in oui souicc bool (lRS-NOD) ilc sympioms ol a pcilccicd dcvoicc
wlosc dcvoiion is claiaciciizcd by ilc picscncc ol sadlya-blalii, lavc bccn dc
sciibcd as - 'onc wlo docsn'i lnow any lind ol dilliculiy and wlo is consianily
addicicd io aciiviiics in iclaiionslip io Kisna - lc is a pcilccicd dcvoicc.' Tlcicloic
blava blalii cannoi bc includcd wiilin sadlya-blalii.
In ilai casc, lci us now includc blava blalii wiilin sadlana blalii. In answci io
ilai wc musi again asscii ilai ilcic is no possibiliiy ol including blava blalii
wiilin sadlana blalii. Tlc icason is ilai ilc claiaciciisiic ol sadlana blalii is
ilai dcvoiional scivicc in ilc siagc ol piaciicc onc lopcs io aiiain blava blalii.
Tlcicloic ilis doubi ilai blava blalii migli bc includcd wiilin sadlana blalii
las also bccn cxpcllcd. Sincc blava blalii cannoi possibly bc ilc (sadlana)
piaciiccs mcani io icalizc blava blalii (blava blalii sadlana), so ilcsc ilicc
divisions, sadlana blalii, blava blalii and picma blalii lavc bccn dclincaicd
vciy niccly. Sadlana blalii is ol iwo iypcs: vaidli and iaganuga.
Sadhana Bhakfi (devofionaI service in pracfice)
In ilc vciscs, bcginning wiil anyablilasiia sunyam, ilc gcncial appcaiancc ol ilc
sympioms ol uiiama blalii lavc bccn dcsciibcd. lccausc ii is iliougl ilc
lunciions ol ilc scnscs ilai ii is piaciiccd iis namc is givcn as dcvoiional scivicc in
piaciicc (sadlana blalii). Hcaiing, claniing and all ol ilc oilci limbs ol dcvoiion
piaciiccd immcdiaicly picccding (anusilan) culiivaiion aic dcsignaicd as (aciiviiics
pciloimcd iliougl) ilc lunciions ol ilc scnscs, oi inspiicd by ilc scnscs. Ioi ilc
puiposc ol a saciilicc, gailciing iogcilci glcc, wood and lusa giass is an aciiviiy
piioi io ilc aciual saciilicc bui siill includcd wiilin ii. Similaily, lcaiing, claniing
and ilc oilci aciiviiics ol sadlana blalii pciloimcd iliougl ilc lunciions ol ilc
scnscs, wlicl aic aciually piioi io ilc appcaiancc ol dcvoiion aic includcd wiilin
dcvoiion by viiiuc ol ilcii coniiibuiion madc iowaids ilc goal. Oilci ilan
dcvoiion, no oilci lind ol piaciicc (sadlana), sucl as laima oi jnana, can causc
dcvoiion io appcai. Dcvoiion is ilc only causc ol blalii, and blalii is ilc only
causc ol dcvoiion.
Hcaiing, claniing, cic., cxccuicd alici a lini ol an appcaiancc ol blava blalii las
ialcn placc is no longci iclciicd io as sadlana blalii, bui is now a manilcsiaiion
ol blava blalii. Ioi ilc puiposc ol picvcniing ilis - (ilinling ilai lcaiing and
claniing pciloimcd alici ilc appcaiancc ol blava blalii is siill wiilin ilc siagc ol
sadlana blalii), in ilc oiiginal bool ilc adjcciivc 'sadlya blava' las bccn uscd.
Tlai by wlicl blava is accomplislcd is callcd sadlya blava.' Sadlana blalii
causcs ilc appcaiancc ol blava blalii. Hcncc, ilai dcvoiion wlicl cngcndcis
icalizaiion ol icligion, cconomic dcvclopmcni, scnsc giaiilicaiion, libciaiion and
ilc oilci objccis man dcsiics is bcing dillcicniiaicd liom ilai wlicl comcs undci
ilc appcllaiion 'salana blalii'. Sincc, oilci ilan dcvoiion no oilci iiacc ol any
dcsiic can cxisi wiilin uiiama blalii, ilc iicaiisc on ilis iopic is wlai is now
bcing undciialcn. Il ii is said ilai by sadlana blalii, dcvoiional scivicc in
piaciicc, onc can icacl pcilcciion (sadlya) ilcn blava blialii las bccomc
imaginaiy oi labiicaicd. Tlcn, low can ilis iiansicni blava blalii again bccomc
ilc 'supicmcly obiainablc objcci'. Wiil ilc aim in mind ol icluiing ilis doubi ii is
said - 'niiycii', ilis blava is scll-manilcsicd liom ilc cicinally pcilccicd associaics
(ol ilc Loid). Tlis woid blava is bcing uscd as an indicaiion (ilai wlicl laving
piovcd iiscll also vciilics oilcis is callcd 'upalalsana' oi indicaiion). Ioi ilis
icason, in ilc woid blava, ilc sign oi undciialing ol blava blalii, lcaiing,
claniing, cic., musi bc acccpicd. As Sii Kisna appcaicd in ilc lousc ol Vasudcva,
bui Vasudcva did noi causc Kisna io ialc biiil, similaily, cngaging in ilc cicinally
pcilcci piaciiccs ol lcaiing, claniing, cic. wiil ilc scnscs, cais, ionguc, cic., ii is
somciimcs sccn ilai (ical) lcaiing and claniing manilcsi ilcmsclvcs ilcic.
Dcvoiion will bc slown laici on, in ilc scciion on llava llalii io bc a siaic oi
laculiy ol ilc Loid's poicncics.
Premavirbhaver Krama - fhe graduaI appearance of Iove
Tlcic aic many siagcs in ilc appcaiancc ol Picma (lovc ol Godlcad). Tlosc wlicl
aic noiiccablc in all ciicumsianccs will bc dcsciibcd. In ilc liisi insiancc ii is sccn
ilai ilc woild is madc up ol unlimiicd souls wlo, duc io ilc lauli ol bcing
inimical iowaids ilc Supicmc Loid, lavc no pcimancni slclici and aic ilcicloic
caiiicd liilci and iliilci by ilc wavcs in ilc occan ol maiciial cxisicncc. Wlcn
ilc Loid's lavoui somclow oi oilci slincs on ilcm ilc slacllcs wlicl aic
lccping ilcm iiglily bound in maiciial cxisicncc bcgin io iusi away and ilc liisi
iling ilai lappcns is ilai ilcy gci ilc associaiion ol sainily pcisons. In ilc
associaiion ol sucl sainily pcisons ilcy aic ilcn cligiblc io icccivc ilc gicai
loiiunc ol bcing ablc io lcai liom ilc sciipiuics aboui ilc gicaincss and inllucncc
ol dcvoiccs, dcvoiion and ilc Supicmc Loid. ly lcaiing liom ilc sciipiuics laiil
and conlidcncc can malc ilcii appcaiancc. In ilis insiancc laiil mcans ilai onc
comcs io liimly bclicvc in ilc impoii, icason and basis ol ilc sciipiuics.
Alici ilc gcnciaiion ol liim laiil, ilc associaiion ol sainily pcisons ncxi alloids
onc ol ilc oppoiiuniiy io lcain ilc cusioms, piaciiccs and iiics ol adoiaiion and
scivicc. lcginning liom ilis onc may bcgin io cxccuic ilcsc dillcicni piaciiccs
bcginning wiil acccpiing ilc slclici ol a spiiiiual masici. ly cxccuiing ilcsc
dillcicni piaciiccs ilc unwanicd ilings subsidc. Tlcsc unwanicd ilings aic ol +
linds: dusliioiial - (ilai wlicl inciics wiclcd bclavioui) ignoiancc, scll-
conccii, ilinling ol oncscll as ilc doci, aiiaclmcni io woildly allaiis, malicc,
laiicd, wanionncss; suliioiial - pcisisicni dcvoiion io scnsc cnjoymcni;
paiadloiial - ilai wlicl givcs iisc io commiiiing ollcnccs; and blaliyuiial -
dcvoiion wlicl icsulis in dcsiics loi piolii, adoiaiion and disiinciion. Alici ilc
ccssaiion ol unwanicd bclavioui comcs nisila, sicadincss oi undisiiacicd,
undividcd, lull aiicniion iowaids dcvoiional scivicc. Ncxi iuci dcvclops, a iasic oi
an aidcni dcsiic, cagcincss oi longing loi ilc objcci ol dcvoiional scivicc.
Hcicalici asalii (aiiaclmcni) bccomcs manilcsi. Tlc dillcicncc bciwccn sicadincss
and aiiaclmcni is ilai sicadincss is ilc icsuli ol ilc aciion ol iniclligcncc wlcicas
aiiaclmcni is sponiancous and noi dcpcndcni on any lind ol icasonablc
aigumcnis. Now comc blava oi iaii (dccp aiiaclmcni), lollowcd by picma. Tlcsc
aic ilc giadual siagcs culminaiing in picma.
The 6+ Iimbs of Bhajan (Worship)
1) Acccpiing a guiu 2) iniiiaiion wiil Kisna maniia and acccpiing insiiuciions
conccining ilc culiuic and applicaiion ol ilis maniia 3) sciving ilc guiu +)
lollowing ilc cxamplcs sci by sainily pcisons 5) inquiiing on ilc subjcci 6) giving
up maiciial scnsc objccis loi ilc puiposc ol plcasing Kisna 7) living in a loly placc
oi lcaiing ilc 'gloiics ol loly placcs S) io cai only cnougl, io acccpi only cnougl
ol anyiling, as is ncccssaiy io complcic onc's blajana 9) obscivancc ol cladasi,
janmasiami and oilci lcsiival days 10) ollciing icspccis io ilc asvaia and amalali
iiccs and as wcll io ilc bialmanas and cows.
Tlcsc 10 limbs, wlicl consiiiuic ilc commcnccmcni ol dcvoiional scivicc, aic io
bc acccpicd bcloic all oilcis.
Ncxi ilcic aic icn ilings io bc avoidcd; 1) Tlc associaiion ol ilosc wlo aic
inimical io ilc Supicmc Loid, unicsiiicicd associaiion wiil womcn, and
associaiion wiil ilosc wlo aic wiclcd oi immoial slould bc avoidcd 2) Acccpiing
ioo many disciplcs oi unqualilicd disciplcs is noi iccommcndcd 3) Holding lugc
lunciions wlicl aic uliimaicly a lindiancc io onc's woislip slould bc givcn up.
+) Siudying, cxplaining oi dispuiing ovci ilc subjcci maiicis ol many sciipiuics
slould bc abandoncd. 5) Onc slould noi bc miscily in lis dcalings. 6) Onc slould
noi bc ovcicomc by lamcniaiion oi angci. 7) Onc slould noi ciiiicizc oi disicspcci
dcmigods S) Onc slould noi bc a souicc ol anxiciy by lis body, mind oi woids io
any oilci living cniiiics. 9) Onc slould avoid all ol ilc ollcnccs in woislip as wcll
as ilc ollcnccs io ilc Holv Namc. 10) Onc slould noi iolciaic any ciiiicism ol Sii
Kisna oi His dcvoiccs.
In addiiion onc slould mail lis body wiil iilala and ilc oilci symbols ol a
Vaisnava, wiiic ilc syllablcs ol ilc Holy Namc on lis body, acccpi ilc icmnanis ol
ilc Loid's llowci gailands on lis body, dancc bcloic ilc Dciiy, ollci lis piosiiaicd
obcisanccs, iisc upon ilc appioacl ol ilc Dciiy, lollow bclind ilc Dciiy in
pioccssion, go io scc ilc Dciiy in ilc icmplc, ciicumambulaic ilc Dciiy, woislip
ilc Dciiy, scivc ilc Dciiy, sing congicgaiionally, clani individually, icvcal onc's
lcaii io ilc Dciiy, icciic lymns and piaycis, acccpi ilc icmnanis ol loodsiulls ol
ilc Loid, acccpi caianamiia, smcll llowcis and inccnsc wlicl lavc bccn ollcicd io
ilc Loid, ioucl ilc Dciiy, scc ilc Dciiy, scc ilc aioii, lcai ilc gloiilicaiion ol ilc
Loid's Namc and Qualiiics, bc dcpcndcni (and waii loi) ilc Loid's mcicy,
icmcmbci and mcdiiaic on ilc pasiimcs ol ilc Loid, His Ioim and Qualiiics,
pioudly considci oncscll io bc ilc scivani ol ilc Loid, io considci wlai is mosi
bcnclicial loi ilc Loid as His liicnd, ollci oncscll wlolly and solcly io ilc Loid,
ollci ilings wlicl aic dcai io oncscll oi io Kisna io Him, and io do cvciyiling loi
ilc puiposc ol plcasing Kisna.
To sccl slclici ol ilc Loid in all ciicumsianccs: io acccpi cvciyiling wlicl is
lavouiablc loi ilc Loid's scivicc, io icjcci cvciyiling wlicl is unlavouiablc, io
lavc liim laiil ilai ilc Loid will always ollci onc pioicciion and aiiangc loi
auspicious ciicumsianccs. To sclcci ilc Loid as onc's masici, io ollci oncscll
complcicly io ilc Loid, io lccl oncscll vciy lumblc and lowly and in ilai siiuaiion
io call oui io ilc Loid lcivcnily; ilcsc aic six linds ol saianagaii. To woislip
Tulasi Dcvi by sccing, ioucling, mcdiiaiion, gloiilicaiion (liiiana), ollciing
obcisanccs. Hcaiing lci gloiics, planiing, sciving (waiciing), and woislipping lci;
in ilcsc ninc ways Tulasi can bc scivcd. To siudy Vaisnava sciipiuics lilc Simad
llagavaiam, io icsidc in Mailuia mandala, io scivc ilc Vaisnavas, io obscivc ilc
lcsiivals cclcbiaiing ilc Loid's pasiimcs as mucl as onc las ilc capaciiy io do so,
io obscivc vows sucl as Kaiiilla-viaia (ollciing icgulaicd scivicc duiing ilc
monil ol Kaiiilla), io obscivc ilc appcaiancc days ol ilc Loid and io always
clani His Holy Namcs. Tlcsc consiiiuic liliy-ninc bianclcs ol dcvoiional scivicc.
Tlc ncxi livc iicms wlicl will bc mcniioncd aic ilc bcsi, and aic supciioi io all
ilc oilcis. To woislip ilc Dciiy, io lcai Siimad llagavaiam in ilc company ol
advanccd dcvoiccs, io associaic wiil lilc-mindcd dcvoiccs, congicgaiional
claniing ol ilc Holy Namcs ol ilc Loid, and icsidcncc in Vindavana - ilcsc
malc 6+ dillcicni iicms consiiiuiing ilc pciloimancc ol dcvoiional scivicc.
Seva Aparadhas - offences in Deify Worship
Tlcic aic 32 ollcnccs considcicd in ilc woislip ol ilc Dciiy: To cnici ilc icmplc
in a palanquin oi wiil slocs, io noi obscivc lcsiivals sucl as ilc appcaiancc days
ol ilc Loid, io noi ollci oncs obcisanccs wlcn coming bcloic ilc Loid, io ollci
piaycis io ilc Loid wiiloui laving piopcily waslcd alici ialcn onc's mcal, io
comc bcloic ilc Loid in an unclcan siaic (unclcanincss liom bcing in coniaci wiil
coniaminaicd objccis oi liom a dcail in ilc lamily), io ollci obcisanccs wiil onc
land, io iuin onc's bacl io ilc Loid duiing ciicumambulaiion, io wasl onc's lcci
bcloic ilc Loid, io sii in lioni ol ilc Loid wlilc lolding onc's lnccs oi clbows
wiil lis lands, io lic down bcloic ilc Loid, io cngagc in mundanc ialls wiil
somconc bcloic ilc Dciiy, io ciy bcloic ilc Dciiy, io cai bcloic ilc Loid, io icll lics
bcloic ilc Loid, io iall loudly bcloic ilc Dciiy, io slow lavoui oi dislavoui io
anyonc in His picscncc, io spcal laislly oi siuclly io anyonc bcloic Him, io comc
bcloic ilc Dciiy laving covcicd onc's body wiil a blanlci, io ciiiicizc anyonc
bcloic ilc Dciiy, io piaisc anyonc bcloic ilc Dciiy, io spcal vulgai oi obsccnc
woids bcloic ilc Loid, io ollci inlciioi aiiiclcs io ilc Loid duiing woislip ilougl
onc las ilc capabiliiv io ollci supciioi aiiiclcs, io cai unollcicd loods, io noi ollci
scasonal liuiis io ilc Loid, io ollci loodsiulls wlicl lavc alicady bccn iasicd by
somconc clsc io ilc Loid, io sii wiil onc's bacl io ilc Loid, io ollci obcisanccs io
anyonc clsc bcloic ilc Loid, io icmain silcni in lioni ol ilc guiu (io noi icciic
piaycis in lis picscncc oi io icmain silcni wlcn qucsiioncd by lim), io piaisc
oncscll, and io ciiiicizc oi blasplcmc ilc dcmigods.
Tlcic is also mcniion ol ollcnccs in Dciiy woislip in ilc Vaiala Puiana: To cai
loodsiulls piovidcd by maiciialisis, io ioucl ilc Dciiy's body in a dail ioom, io go
io ilc Dciiy ai an iiicgulaicd iimc, io opcn ilc dooi io icmplc wiiloui laving liisi
iung ilc bcll, io collcci loi usc in ilc woislip ol ilc Dciiy any loodsiulls oi oilci
ingicdicni, any poiiion ol wlicl las bccn caicn oi sccn by a dog oi oilci sucl
animal, io bical silcncc wlilc pciloiming woislip, io go loi passing uiinc oi siool
wlilc woislipping ilc Dciiy, io ollci inccnsc wiiloui laving ollcicd sandalwood
pulp and llowci gailands liisi, io ollci woislip wiil loibiddcn llowcis, io pciloim
woislip wiiloui laving biuslcd onc's iccil, alici onc las lad iniimaic coniaci
wiil a woman, sccn a woman in lci mcnscs, iouclcd a lamp oi dcad body, pui on
an unwaslcd, blood siaincd oi bluc cloil, oi cloil bclonging io somconc clc, sccn
a dcad body, passcd aii, bccomc angiy, gonc io ilc cicmaiion giounds, noi
digcsicd onc's mcal, caicn salllowcis, salllowci spinacl. oi scsamc oil calc, oi
laving pui oil on onc's body.
Also. io picscni somc oilci sciipiuics in piclcicncc io ilc llagavaiam, io clcw
pan in lioni ol ilc Dciiy, io woislip wiil llowcis wlicl lavc bccn placcd on a lcal
ol ilc Casioi oil plani, io woislip ilc Dciiy ai impiopci (dcmoniac) louis, io sii
on a woodcn scai oi on ilc giound wlilc pciloiming woislip, io ioucl ilc Dciiics
wiil onc's lcli land wlilc bailiiig Tlcm, io woislip ilc Dciiy wiil old oi bcggcd-
loi llowcis, spii wlilc woislipping, io piaisc oncscll oi considci oncscll (wlilc
woislipping oi in ilc maiici ol woislipping) io bc ilc bcsi pujaii), io pui on
cioolcd iilala io cnici ilc icmplc wiiloui laving waslcd onc's lcci, io ollci
loodsiulls coolcd by non-Vaisnavas io ilc Dciiy, io noi liisi woislip Gancsl, io
woislip alici laving sccn somc ianiiil, io bailc ilc Dciiy in waici wlicl was
iouclcd by ilc lingcinails, io woislip wlilc pioluscly pcispiiing, io sicp ovci
llowcis, and io ialc vows in ilc namc ol ilc Dciiy. lcsidc ilcsc ilcic aic siill
oilci vaiious ollcnccs mcniioncd in ilc sasiias.
The Seriousness of Offences fo fhe HoIy Name
Lvcn ilai pcison wlo is ilc pcipciiaioi ol unlimiicd ollcnccs can bc dclivcicd by
ialing slclici ai ilc loius lcci ol Sii Haii. Tlai wicicl wlo commiis ollcnccs cvcn
io ilc loius lcci ol Sii Haii, il lc cvcn sliglily ialcs slclici ol ilc Holy namc ol ilc
Loid; ilcn ilc Namc iiscll will dclivci lim liom lis Ollcnccs. Ol ilis ilcic is no
doubi. Tlcicloic, Sii Haii nama is ilc bcsi liicnd and wcllwislci ol cvciyonc; il
anyonc commiis Ollcnccs io Sii Nama ilcn lis downilall is incviiablc.
1. To abusc ilc Vaisnavas
quoiing liom ilc Slanda Puiana, Sii Jiva Piablu mcniions in ilc llalii
Sandaibla ilai io plysically bcai, ccnsuic oi blamc, io bcai malicc iowaids, noi io
wclcomc, io bc angiy iowaids, and io noi lccl joy on sccing a Vaisnava - ilcsc six
Ollcnccs iowaids a Vaisnava aic ilc causc ol onc's downlall.
2) To considci Siva io bc indcpcndcni liom Loid Visnu.
3) To considci ilc guiu io bc an oidinaiy luman bcing.
+) To blasplcmc ilc Vcdic sciipiuics.
5) To considci ilc gloiics ol claniing Haii Nam io bc imaginaiy.
6) To givc somc inicipiciaiion ol Sii Haii Nam (abandoning ilc mcanings
cxplaincd in ilc sciipiuics).
7) To cngagc in sinlul acis wiil ilc inicniion ol claniing Haii Nam as a mcans ol
gciiing licc liom ilc sinlul icaciion.
S) To cquaic ilc claniing ol Haii Nam wiil oilci iiiualisiic aciiviiics ol ilc Vcdas.
9) To insiiuci ilc laiillcss in ilc gloiics ol Sii Nama.
1O) To noi lccl plcasuic in claniing Haii Nam cvcn alici laving lcaid ilc gloiics
ol Sii Nam.
Tlcsc icn Ollcnccs musi cciiainly bc givcn up.
Vaidhi-Bhakfi (Devofion in pursuance of ruIes and reguIafions)
Il ilc vaiious ways ol dcvoiion, lcaiing and claniing, cic., aic cxccuicd in awc oi
appiclcnsion ol ilc auiloiiiv ol ilc sciipiuics ilcn ilai is callcd Vaidli-blalii.
Tlc inclinaiion io cxccuic ilc pioccss ol dcvoiion accoiding io iaganuga is
cngcndcicd by cagci dcsiic, wlcicas ilc inclinaiion loi Vaidli sicms liom a scnsc
ol bcing obligaicd io adlcic io ilc auiloiiiy ol ilc sciipiuics.
Tlc mcaning ol ilc woid iaga is an inicnsc ciaving io scc ilc Dciiy loim ol ilc
Loid and lcai aboui His pasiimcs liom ilc Tcnil Canio ol Siimad llagavaiam.
Raganuga Bhakfi (Devofion in affachmenf)
Wlcn ilosc wlo aic giccdy io obiain ilc scivicc ol Sii liaja Raj Nandan ilus
cxccuic ilc abovc-mcniioncd limbs ol blalii, namcly lcaiing and claniing, cic.,
wiil ilis cnd in mind, ilcsc dcvoiional mcilods aic cclcbiaicd as iaganuga blalii.
Tlc pciloimancc ol iaganuga blalii can ialc placc in iwo ways. Lxicinally wiil
onc's plysical body and inicinally in a body wlicl is suiiablc loi icndciing loving
scivicc, caiiicd oui iliougl ilc pioccss ol inicinal conicmplaiion. Tlis scivicc is
icndcicd in puisuancc ol ilc oidci ol Kisna's ncai and dcai oncs in liaja, sucl as
Sii Radlila, Laliia, Visalla, Sii Rupa manjaii, and ilcii lollowcis - Rupa
Gosvami, Sanaian Gosvami, cic. Coming io lnow ol ilcii inicnsc aiiaclmcni io Sii
Kisna in conjugal lovc, onc dcsiics io obiain sucl aiiaclmcni onc's scll and ilus
bccomc Tlcii dcvoicd lollowci. Tlis inicinal scivicc cxccuicd wiil onc's spiiiiual
body lollows alici Sii Radla, Laliia, Visalla, Sii Rupa manjaii, cic., wlcicas ilc
cxicinal scivicc caiiicd oui wiil onc's plysical body lollows ilc cxamplc ol Sii
Rupa, Sanaian Gosvami and ilcii associaics.
In ilis insiancc somc modcin commcniaiois lavc pui loiwaid ilc inconsisicni
opinion ilai onc is io also imiiaic ilc scivicc ol Sii Radlila, Laliia and ilc oilcis
wiil lis cxicinal body and sincc ii is ilai ilcy don'i woislip salagiama sila, lollow
ilc vow ol Lladasi, oi acccpi a guiu, ilcicloic ilc sadlala (piaciicing dcvoicc) is
also noi obligaicd io do so. Tlis wiong conclusion lowcvci las bccn icluicd by Sii
Jiva Piablu in lis commcniaiy' io llalii-iasamiia-sindlu.
Tlc mannci ol iaganuga blalii is dcsciibcd as lollows: Tlc sadlala cngagcs lis
mind always in icmcmbiancc ol Sii Kisna and Sii Kisna's ncai and dcai oncs in
liaja, dcvoiing lis ionguc and cais io lcaiing and claniing aboui ilcm and
limscll plysically icsiding in liajadlama. In ilc maiici ol icmcmbciing Sii Kisna
and His associaics ii is implicd ilai onc may, accoiding io lis own dcsiic oi mood
(mcllow), bc cspccially aiiiacicd io cciiain pcisonaliiics and ilcicloic lis
mcdiiaiion on ilcm may bc loicmosi. Tlosc wlo aic ablc io plysically icsidc in
liindaban slould do so and ilosc wlo cannoi slould conicmplaic mcnially ilai
ilcy aic icsiding ilcic.
In onc's inicinal, spiiiiual body onc is io lollow in ilc looisicps ol Sii Rupa
manjaii wlilc pciloiming lis scivicc mcnially (manasil) and wiil lis cxicinal
plysical body lc lollows in ilc looisicps ol Sii Rupa Gosvanii wlilc cxccuiing
scivicc wiil lis woiling and oilci scnscs.
In ilis conncciion, Siila Kaviiaja Gosvami las iniioduccd ilc lollowing vciscs,
'Tlc pasiimcs ol Sii Kisna aic ilc csscncc ol ncciai liom wlicl llow lundicds and
lundicds ol spiings and siicams in all ilc icn diicciions. Tlc pasiimcs ol Sii
Caiianya consiiiuic an incxlausiiblc and cicinal lalc wiilin wlicl ilc swan-lilc
minds ol ilc dcvoiccs divc and spoii. Tlcsc dcvoiccs wlo aic posscsscd ol vaiious
moods and scniimcnis play wiilin ilosc waicis lilc so many swans and
caliavalas (iuddy gccsc oi paiiiidgcs). Wiilin ilai ianl ol ncciai Sii Kisna's
playlul spoiis aic cxisiing in ilc loims ol ilc sicms ol loius and lily llowcis, wlicl
ilcsc swan- Lilc dcvoiccs aic always ablc io iclisl and savoui as ilcii piimc
loodsiulls.
All dcvoiccs slould lcai aboui Sii Caiianya Malapiablu's pasiimcs wiil laiil and
lovc. ly ilc giacc ol ilc Loid, onc can ilus aiiain slclici ai His loius lcci. ly
undcisianding ilc pasiimcs ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu onc can undcisiand ilc
iiuil aboui Kisna, ly undcisianding Kisna, onc can undcisiand ilc limii il all
lnowlcdgc dcsciibcd in vaiious icvcalcd sciipiuics.
Sii Kaviiaja Goswami las iaiscd ilcsc poinis cspccially loi ilosc wlo aic
piaciicing ilc pail ol iaganuga bla
j
an. Tlcy aic lcicin bcing adviscd io iclisl ilc
pasiimcs ol Sii Kisna by appioacling Tlcm iliougl ilc mcdium ol ilc Pasiimcs
ol Sii Gauianga. Ioi ilis icason sucl a sadlala (piaciiiionci) slould icmcmbci
ilc pasiimcs ol Gauiacandia and lollow in ilc looisicps ol His associaics. Tlougl
Sii Rupa Goswami is an cicinally libciaicd associaic ol Sii Gauisundaia, and is
coniinually cngagcd in ilc scivicc ol Sii Kisna as Sii Rupa manjaii, siill in lis
cxicinal plysical body lc considcis limscll io bc a sadlala and plainiivcly piays
io bc ablc io aiiain somc scivicc ai ilc loius lcci ol Sii Kisna. Tlus ii somciimcs
comcs io pass ilai wlilc in ilis consciousncss , lc bccomcs inicinally awaic ol lis
idcniiiy as Sii Rupa manjaii, and ilus iasics scivicc io Sii Kisna diiccily.
Tlcicloic loi ilosc wlo aic aidcnily dcsiious ol aiiaining diicci scivicc io Sii
Kisna and wlo ilus submii ilcmsclvcs as lollowcis ol ilc icsidcnis ol liaja, ii is
ilcii duiy also io lollow in ilc looisicps ol Sii Siila Rupa Gosvami wiil ilc
cxicinal plysical body (sadlala dcla). Tlosc wlo lowcvci, icnouncc ilosc
cxicinal aciiviiics wlicl aic mcani loi ilc aspiiing dcvoicc, lilc acccpiing a
spiiiiual masici, cic., ilcy bccomc ilc pcipciiaiois ol ilc piinciplcs ol iiicligion
and ilc salajiya icndcncics insiigaicd by ilcii ovcisimplilicd undcisianding ol
ilcsc maiicis. Ai no iimc will ii cvci bc possiblc loi sucl pcisons io bccomc
pcilcci in ilcii loyaliy, subscivicncc and allcgiancc io ilc icsidcnis ol liindaban
(liajabasis).
Tlc piincipal paii oi lcaiuic ol ilc aloicmcniioncd Raganuga-blalii is
icmcmbiancc. Tlis icmcmbiancc musi ncccssaiily bc in iclaiion io Sii Kisna and
His Dcaimosi Onc's, accoiding io onc's own paiiiculai iasa, scniimcnis, dicss and
spccilic naiuic. Tlis is also iiuc wiil ilc oilci limbs ol blalii bcginning wiil
liiiana. In woislip ol ilc Dciiy, ilc usc ol mudias, mcdiiaiion on Dwaiala,
woislip ol Kisna's quccns, cic,, ilougl ilcy aic picsciibcd in ilc agamana sasiias,
aic ncvciilclcss considcicd io bc unlavouiablc and opposcd io ilc culiuic ol onc's
iiuc scniimcnis and aic ilcicloic noi ncccssaiy oi piopci. In ilc pail ol dcvoiion
il ii is sccn ilai ilcic is somc sligli lassiiudc in ilc piaciicc ol somc ol ilc paiis oi
limbs ol blalii ilcic is no gicai lauli oi dclcci in ilis.
in ilis conncciion Sii Kisna las spolcn io Uddlava, "Hc Uddlava, il onc simply
ialcs up ilc piaciicc ol ilc icligion ol dcvoiion, in ilc maiici ol lcaiing and
claniing aboui Mc, cvcn il ilcic is somc dclcci oi omission ol somc ol ilc limbs ol
blalii, ilcic is noi ilc lcasi laim in ilis. Tlis dcvoiional scivicc is complcicly
iiansccndcnial and absoluic. Tlcicloic, in no way, slapc oi loim is ilcic any
possibiliiy ol iis pciisling, bccausc ilis icligion las bccn csiablislcd by Mc in
alliniiv wiil ilosc dcvoiccs wlo lavc no maiciial moiivaiions." llag. 11.29.20
Ai ilc samc iimc ii is sccn ilai il ilcic is any injuiy io ilc lundamcnial limbs ol
dcvoiion, namcly: acccpiing ilc slclici ol a guiu, lcaiing and claniing, cic.; ilcn
ilcic will cciiainly bc somc dclcci. Tlcicloic onc slould bc caiclul io scc ilai
ilcic is no loss in ilc maiici ol cxccuiing ilc main limbs ol blalii. Tlc sciipiuics
lavc cauiioncd ilai, "Tiansgicssion ol ilc picccpis and pioccduics ouilincd in ilc
Siuii, Smiiii, Puianas and Naiada pancaiaiia cicaics a gicai disiuibancc in ilc
maiici ol cxccuiing singlc mindcd and inicnsc dcvoiion io Loid Haii.
Il inicinally ilcic is ilc picscncc ol lovc in aiiaclmcni (iaga) - ilai is io say, ilc
covciousncss ol aiiaining ilc moods and scniimcnis ol Kisna's liicnds, lamily and
associaics in liaja las bccn gcnciaicd - yci in ilai posiiion onc coniinucs io
pciloim all ol ilc limbs ol blalii as plcnomcnal pioccduics, ilcn lc will aiiain
ilc iclugc ol ilc quccns ol Kisna and ilus bccomc a lollowci ol Rulmini and ilc
oilci icsidcnis ol Dwaiala. Tlc pail ol vidli cxccuiion ol iulcs and icgulaiions)
is mixcd wiil ilc mood and scniimcnis ol lamily lidcliiy in uiban civilizaiion and
ilcicloic ilc Son ol ilc King ol liaja, Sii Kisna, is noi obiaincd by ilis pail.
Vn margc nan paya brajc Krsnacanra ,CC M22)
In ilis conncciion wlai is io bc undcisiood is ilis - Wlcn alici lcaiing ol ilc
swcci moods and scniimcnis ol ilc liajabasis (spccilically ilosc in singaia iasa)
onc dcsiics ilai, il only I migli also bc ablc io cxpciicncc ilcsc linds ol lcclings
iowaids Sii Kisna,` ilcn, oncc ilis lind ol covciousncss las bccn aiouscd ilcic is
no longci any dcpcndcncc on ilc aigumcnis oi icason ol ilc Sciipiuics. Il sucl
dcpcndcncc cxisis ilcn ilc pcilcciion ol said covciousncss oi cagci longing is noi
possiblc. Tlc plilosoplical aigumcnis ol ilc sciipiuics lavc noi bccn sccn io
cngcndci ilis cagci longing wiilin anyonc. Howcvci, by lcaiing aboui ilis
covcious subjcci maiici oi sccing somc onc oi somciling iclaicd io ilcsc iopics ii
can bc noicd ilai ilis cagci longing is pioduccd ol and by iiscll. Alici sucl
covciousncss las alicady comc inio bcing ilcn onc migli dcsiic io lnow low lc
migli obiain ilis spccilic mood wlicl is lound in liaja. Only in ilc sasiia
lowcvci las ii bccn dcsciibcd low io aiiain ilis paiiiculai mood oi scniimcni. In
ilis insiancc ilc sciipiuic wlicl is lound io accomplisl sucl dcvoiion is Siimad
llagavaiam.
Amongsi all ol ilc dillcicni limbs ol pciloiming woislip ii is sccn ilai ilcsc
dcvoiional piaciiccs can bc dividcd inio livc dillcicni gioups: 1) iad blavaamoy 2)
iad blavaasambandli 3) iad blavaanulul +) iad blavaiiudlal and 5) iad
blavaapiaiilul.
Tlc vaiious piaciiccs ol dcvoiional scivicc wlicl nouiisl scniimcni in ilc
mcllows ol sciviioislip and liicndslip aic iclciicd io as blavamoy. Dcvoiional
scivicc bcginning wiil ilc acccpiancc ol ilc slclici ol a spiiiiual masici and
linally culminaiing in claniing japa, lcaiing, claniing and icmcmbciing aboui ilc
pasiimcs, qualiiics and iiansccndcnially bcauiilul loims ol ilc Mosi Dcai Onc, Sii
Kisna and His bclovcd Oncs, and sccing Tlcm in vaiious ways accoiding io Tlcii
aciiviiics ai spccilic iimcs ol ilc day is lnown as llavasambandli sadla. lccausc
ilcsc dcvoiional aciiviiics mould oncs ilouglis, lcclings, cmoiions and scniimcnis
in a paiiiculai way ilcy aic callcd blavasambandli (iclaicd io blava).
Tlc obscivancc ol Lladasi, Janmasiami, Kaiiilla viaia as wcll as ilc icnunciaiion
ol scnsc plcasuics and oilci ausiciiiics, ollciing icspcci io Tulasi and ilc banyan
iicc, cic.; all ol ilcsc aciiviiics cxccuicd wiil cagcincss loi aiiaining onc's mosi
clciislablc iclaiionslip wiil ilc Dcsiicd Objcci, bccausc ilcy aic lclplul and
lavouiably disposcd iowaids ilc aiiainmcni ol ilis blava aic calcd llavanulul
sadlana.
Wcaiing ilc icmnanis ol ilc Divinc Couplc's Woisliplul Objccis, llowci gailands
and oilci appaicl and oinamcnis as wcll as ilc syllablcs ol ilc Holy Namcs on
onc's body is iclciicd io as llavaviiuddla sadlana (ilai wlicl is noi opposcd io
ilc aiiainmcni ol ilc dcsiicd goal). Onc is ilcicloic obligaicd io pciloim ilcsc
aciiviiics.
Allixing maniias io onc's body (Nyas), vaiious land symbols (mudia), and
mcdiiaiion ol Kisna's pasiimcs in Dwaiala, bccausc ilcy aic advcisc io ilc
aiiainmcni ol ilc dcsiicd scniimcnis (blava) aic ilcicloic callcd llavaci
piaiilula, and conscqucnily lii io bc icjccicd by ilosc lollowing ilc pail ol
Raganuga blalii.
In ilis way, accoiding io onc's own qualilicaiions, lc is duiy bound io obscivc
vaiious piaciiccs picsciibcd in ilc sciipiuics wlilc icjcciing ilosc wlicl aic
loibiddcn,
Bhava Bhakfi
Tlc sympioms ol llava blalii aic siaicd in llalii-Rasaiamiia-Sindlu: Dcvoiion
wlicl is claiaciciizcd by ilc qualiiy ol unaduliciaicd goodncss, wlicl appcais
lilc a iay ol ilc sun ol lovc ol God and wlicl by iis iasiy qualiiy givcs gicai
saiislaciion and is vciy plcasing io ilc lcaii is callcd blava.
Tlc siagc oi siaic ol blava is noi biougli aboui oi cllccicd by any spccilic mcans
oi cxpcdicni. Ncvciilclcss, by icason ol maiuiiiy in ilc siagc ol sadlana blalii
(dcvoiional scivicc in piaciicc) alici coniinuously piaciicing dcvoiional scivicc loi
somc iimc; lcaiing and claniing, cic., ilc lcaii bccomcs puiilicd and ilcn by ilc
mcicy ol Kisna oi His dcvoicc, blava blalii malcs iis appcaiancc ilcic.
Iollowing is a lisi ol sympioms wlicl lciald ilc appcaiancc ol blava: 1) lsanii-
loibcaiancc, loigivcncss, iolciancc 2) avyaiillalia- cllcciivc usc ol onc's iimc 3)
viialii- avcision, indillcicncc (io woildly ailaiis) +) mansunyawia- abscncc ol lalsc
picsiigc 5) asabandla- lopclul (ilai Kisna will bcsiow His mcicy) 6)
samuilanila- impaiicncc, anxiciy, cagcincss (io aiiain onc's goal) 7) namganc
sada iuci- always posscsscd ol a iasic io iclisl songs dcsciibing Kisna's namc, cic.
S) iadiya gunallyan asalii- aiiaclcd io lcaiing naiiaiions ol His qualiiics 9)
iadiya basaii silalc piiii- allcciion loi ilc placcs ol His icsidcncc, ic. Mailuia,
liindaban, Navadvipa, cic.
Lvcn ilougl ilcic may bc icason io bc soiiowlul oi agiiaicd yci onc's
consciousncss ncvciilclcss icmains placid, ilis is callcd lsanii. Ccasing
cngagcmcni in woildly allaiis wlilc icmaining cxclusivcly occupicd wiil ilc
scivicc ol ilc Supicmc Loid is lnown as ayaiilalalaia. A naiuial disiasic loi
maiicis pciiaining io ilc maiciial giaiilicaiion ol ilc scnscs wiil maiciial scnsc
objccis is callcd viialii. Tlougl onc may in laci bc in an cmincnily supciioi
posiiion siill lc icmains vciy modcsi and lumblc- ilis is iclciicd io as
mansunyaia. Wlcn onc is liimly convinccd and dcicimincd ilai lc can aiiain ilc
associaiion ol ilc Loid - ilis is callcd asabandla. Tlc inicnsc giccd loi ilc salc ol
aiiaining onc's mosi clciislcd dcsiic (ilc scivicc ol Kisna) is lnown as
samuilanila. Tlc loving 'iliisi' io always sing ilc Loid's Holy Namcs is callcd
'namganc sada iuci. Tlc naiuial aiiiaciion io and aiiaclmcni loi lcaiing
dcsciipiions ol ilc Supicmc Loid's swcci qualiiics is callcd 'iadiya gunallyam
asalii'. Tlc longing io icsidc in ilc Loid's Holy Abodc (Sii liindaban) is lnown as
'iadiya basaii silalc piiii'. Tlcsc sympioms appcai in ilosc dcvoiccs in wlom ilc
bud ol blava las bcgun io blossom. Il ilcsc small spiouis ol ilc ciccpci ol loving
dcvoiion aic obscivablc, ilcn ii is io bc undcisiood ilai ilai dcvoicc las aiiaincd
ilc qualilicaiion io bc ablc io mcci Sii Kisna lacc io lacc.
Il ilc sympioins ol blava aic sccn in ilosc wlo dcsiic scnsc giaiilicaiion oi
libciaiion, in laimi (lnuiiivc woilcis) oi in jnanis (mundanc spcculaiois) oi in
oilci pcisons ol lilc mcnialiiy ii lowcvci cannoi lc said ilai ilcy lavc dcvclopcd
aiiaclmcni in lovc io ilc Supicmc Loid, llagavan. Railci, ii may lc acccpicd ilai
ilc laini scmblancc ol a icllcciion ol sucl aiiaclmcni is picscni ilcic, by ilc
icsuli ol associaiion ol dcvoiccs sucl sympioms can bc lound in cvcn ignoiani
pcisons. Tlai indicaics ilc picscncc ol a sladow loim ol aiiaclmcni in dcvoiion.
Prema Bhakfi
Tlc maiuic siagc ol blava blalii (inspiicd dcvoiion) is callcd Picma (lovc). Tlc
sympiom ol picma is, ilai iniciiupiions and impcdimcnis io onc's dcvoiional
scvicc do noi causc ilc sliglicsi diminuiion ol onc's dcvoiional scniimcnis. Tlc
picscncc ol a supcilluiiy ol lcclings ol posscssivcncss iiansloims picma inio sncla
(allcciion). Tlc sympiom ol sncla is ilai ilc condiiion ol ilc lcaii bccomcs
liquclicd (mclis). lcyond ilai is ilc siagc ol iaga. Tlc sympiom ol iaga is dccp
aiiaclincni. lcyond ilai is pianaya. Tlc sympiom ol pianaya is dccp laiil.
Aiiaclmcni io Kisna in ilc siagc ol pcimancni mcllows - wlcn, by ilc aciion ol
viblava,

anublava, saiivil and vyablicaii blava, ilc dcvoicc dcvclops a gcnuinc
iasic loi lcaiing and claniing cic., ilis is callcd llalii-iasa (oi iclisling ilc liquid
mcllows ol dcvoiion). In oilci woids, wlcn aiiaclmcni io Kisna in ilc siagc ol
pcimancni mcllow mixcs wiil viblava cic. ilcn ilc dcvoicc bccomcs qualilicd io
aciually iclisl oi iasic ilc liquid mcllows ol dcvoiion (blalii ias). Tlis
aiiaclmcni io Kisna can bc in any onc ol livc pcimancni mcllows: Sania, dasya,
sallya, vaisalya and madluiya. Tlai by wlicl aiiaclmcni bccomcs viblaviio oi
iasicablc (pciccivablc) is callcd viblava. Tlis viblava is ol iwo linds: 1) alambana
- suppoii: ilai wlicl is ilc objcci ol allcciion; 2) udipana - siimulaiion ol
ccsiaiic lovc. Alambana is also dividcd inio- visayolambana and asiayolambana.
Tlc objcci ol aiiaclmcni is callcd visayolambana. Tlc icccpiaclc ol sucl
aiiaclmcni is asiayolambana. Tlosc ilings wlicl siimulaic icmcmbiancc ol Kisna
aic callcd uddipan viblava. Tlc sympioms wlicl pioclaim ilc picscncc ol blava
(dcvoiional scniimcni), swcci lauglici, dancing and claniing, aic all lnown as
anublava.
Tlai by wlicl onc's consciousncss and body bccomc cxiicmcly agiiaicd is callcd
saiivil blava. Tlis is ol cigli dillcicni vaiiciics: 1) siambla(jaiaia) paialysis,
siupclaciion, bcnumbcd condiiion; 2) svcd(glaiima') pcispiiaiion; 3) iomanca-
loiiipilaiion, sianding ol ilc bodily laiis on cnd, goosc pimplcs; +) svaiblanga-
cplonia losing onc's voicc; 5) lampa- iicmbling: 6) vaivainya- lading ol bodily
coloui, palc lividncss; 7) asiu- icais: and S) pialoy (susupii dasa)- lainiing. Tlcsc
S ccsiaiic sympioms aic again luiilci subdividcd inio livc condiiions: dlumayiiva
(smoling),jvaliia (igniicd), dipia (luminous) uddipia (inllamcd) and suddipia
(iadiani). Tlcsc condiiions bcsiow succcssivcly incicasing siaics ol dcligli and
lappincss upon ilc pcison in wlom ilcy aic cxpciicnccd, namcly ilc cicinally
pcilccicd (niiya siddla) dcvoiccs ol ilc Loid. Tlc ccsiaiic sympioms (saiivil
blava) ol ilc dcvoicc wlo las dcvclopcd aiiaclmcni in lovc in ilc bcginning oi
inlaniilc siagcs aic callcd digdla, (annoinicd). Tlc dcvoiional scniimcnis (blava)
ol onc in wlom aiiaclmcni (iaii) las noi yci awalcncd bui wlo ncvciilclcss lccls
somc joy and wondci wlilc cxpciicncing ilc iudimcniaiy siagcs ol dcvoiion, is
callcd iulsa

(iougl).
Lcsiaiic cmoiions sccn in somconc wlo dcsiics libciaiion aic noiling moic ilan
icllcciions ol gcnuinc aiiaclmcni in dcvoiion, Tlc inlaniilc oi iudimcniaiy
cxpicssions ol ccsiaiic lovc sccn in ilosc wlo aic liuiiivc woilcis (laimis) oi
scnsc cnjoycis (visayijan) aic callcd saiivablasaj (icllcciions ol ilc picscncc ol
somc goodncss). Tlosc wlo slippciy mindcd, oi addicicd io lalc imiiaiion
display, somc 'ccsiaiic cmoiions' callcd nilsaiiva (lccblc). Tlc 'ccsiasics' ol ilosc
wlo aic inimical iowaids ilc Supicmc Loid aic callcd (piaiip)- ncgaiivc oi
advcisc.
Now vyablicaii blava will bc cxamincd, Tlcic aic 33 dillcicni linds ol vyablicaii
blava: - scll ciiiicism, icgici, lumiliiy, laiiguc, pcispiiaiion, inioxicaiion, piidc,
dicad, lcai, impulsivc cmoiion, madncss, lysiciic convulsions, lcvci, lainiing,
dcail, lazincss, inciincss, slamc, conccalmcni, icmcmbiancc, dclibciaiion, woiiy,
conicmplaiion, paiicncc, miiil, cagcincss, slaip icmpciamcni, iniolciancc, cnvy,
licllcncss, slccp, dicaming and awalcning.
Accoiding io ilc lcaii ol a paiiiculai dcvoicc ilcic is somc dispaiiiy in ilc
manilcsiaiion ol vaiious dcvoiional scniimcnis, Tlcicin ii is somciimcs sccn ilai
onc's mood is as dccp as ilc occan and ilcicloic unlailomablc, wlcicas anoilci's
lcaii, lilc a small pond, is vciy ligli and unsicady and conscqucnily vciy casily
pciccivcd. As ilcic is no iulc wlicl govcins sucl manilcsiaiions ol blava
(dcvoiional scniimcnis) wc will noi luiilci claboiaic on ilis maiici.
Now silayiblav will bc dcsciibcd. Tlcic aic ilicc iypcs ol silayi blav - samanya
iup (oidinaiily consiiiuicd); swacclaiup (individual oi voluniaiy) and ilc livc
pcimancni mcllows bcginning wiil ncuiialiiy.
Onc wlo las ncvci lad ilc associaiion ol a dcvoicc wlo is lixcd in a paiiiculai
mcllow bui wlo ncvciilclcss, as a icsuli ol ilc maiuic siagc ol lis cxccuiion ol
dcvoiional scivicc, las dcvclopcd somc sligli aiiaclmcni oi dcvoiion wlicl is
lowcvci non-spccilic, (accoiding io ilc livc dillcicni mcllows) is said io lavc
dcvclopcd sanamya iup silayi blav (an oidinaiy consiiiuicd loim ol dcvoiion). Il
again ii is sccn ilai somconc, by associaiion wiil dcvoiccs wlo aic siiuaicd in
dillcicni mcllows, and as a icsuli ol lis own maiuic cxccuiion ol dcvoiional
scivicc, manilcsis aiiaclmcni ai dillcicni iimcs wlicl coiicspond wiil all ilc
vaiiciics ol dcvoiional mcllows, accoiding io wlomcvci lc may bc associaiing
wiil ai ilc picscni, ilcn ilis is callcd svacclasilayi blav. In oilci woids, lc
cxpciicnccs aiiiaciion io ilc dillcicni mcllows ai dillcicni iimcs bui las noi yci
dcvclopcd aiiaclmcni io a paiiiculai pcimancni mcllow. Tlc lasi caicgoiy consisis
ol dcvoiccs wlo lavc dcicimincd ilcii paiiiculai pcimancni mcllow.
Tlcsc livc mcllows aic considcicd io bc consccuiivcly supciioi liom an impaiiial,
ncuiial poini ol vicw. Tlc qualiiy ol onc in sania ias is ilai lis inicllcci is lixcd in
Kisna; ilc qualiiy ol onc in dasya iasa is ilai lc icndcis scivicc; onc in sallya iasa
is dcvoid ol icvcicniial lcclings oi bcing awcd by ilc picscncc ol (lis liicnd)
Kisna; ilosc in vaiaslya iasa aic cspccially allcciionaic io Kisna and ilosc in ujival
iasa plcasc Kisna by awaiding Him ilc associaiion ol ilcii bodics. Lacl mcllow is
succcssivcly supciioi io ilc oilci in considciaiion ol ilc dcgicc in wlicl ilcii
icspcciivc qualiiics aic manilcsicd.
Tlc mcllow ol dcvoiion in ncuiialiiy las as iis objcci ol suppoii Sii Kisna, Wlo is
ilc pcisonilicaiion ol cicinaliiy, lnowlcdgc and bliss, ilc Supicmc lialman in ilc
loim ol a luman bcing wiil loui lands, Naiayan, Wlo is ilc Supcisoul
(Paiamaima), Wlo is dccoiaicd wiil ilc qualiiics ol pcacclulncss, icmpciancc,
clcanlincss, scll-icsiiaini, omnipicscncc, all-pcivasivcncss, and ilc lcsiowci ol
bcaiiiudc on ilc cncmics lillcd by Him. Tlc icccpiaclc ol ilis mcllow
(asioyalamban) aic ilc ascciics lcadcd by Sanala, Sananda, Sanaian and Sanai
Kumai. Tlc mcnial spcculaiois (jnanis) wlo lavc icnounccd ilcii dcsiics loi
libciaiion can also bc considcicd as icccpiaclcs ol ilis mcllow il by ilc mcicy ol
Kisna's dcvoiccs ilcy bccomc dcsiious ol culiivaiing dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc
associaiion ol sainily lcimiis, icsidcnis ol gaidcn giovcs wiilin ilc mouniains
(Himalayas) and icsidcncc in ilc vaiious loly placcs piovidc inspiiaiion and
siimulaiion loi ilc dcvclopmcni ol ilis mcllow. Tlc sympioms wlicl indicaic ilc
picscncc ol ilis mcllow aic:
siaiing ai ilc iip ol ilc nosc, ialing up ilc aciiviiics ol a lcimii, unscllislncss,
piiilcssncss, abscncc ol malicc iowaids ilosc wlo aic advcisc io ilc -id, ilc
abscncc ol cxccssivc dcvoiion io ilc dcvoiccs ol ilc -id, silcncc, and closc
applicaiion ol ilc siudy ol sciipiuic. Lcsiaiic sympioms bcginning wiil ciying and
loiiipilaiion may bc cxpicsscd bui pialoy is conspicuous by iis abscncc.
Indillcicncc, undcisianding and paiicncc aic passing scniimcnis (sancaii blav)
and calmncss (sanii) is ilc pcimancni mcllow (silayi blav).
Mcllow ol scivaioislip (Dasya blalii iasa):
Tlc objcci ol ilc dcvoiional mcllow ol scivaioislip is Sii Kisna, cndowcd wiil ilc
qualiiics ol bcing ilc Supicmc coniiollci (Iswai), ilc Masici (Piablu), All
Omniscicni -id, Wlo is vciy allcciionaic io His dcvoiccs (llalia vaimal). Tlc
icccpiaclcs ol ilis dcvoiion aic ol loui linds: l)adliliia blalia (icsponsiblc
dcvoiccs] sucl as dcmigods lilc lialma, Siva, cic., wlo lavc acccpicd vaiious
adminisiiaiivc posis loi ilc cxccuiion ol ilcii dcvoiional scivicc; 2)asiiia blalia
(dcpcndcni dcvoiccs) wlo aic again ol ilicc iypcs: saianya (woiily ol bcing
slclicicd), jnanicai (mcnial spcculaiois wlo lavc bccomc dcvoiccs) and
scvanisila (ilosc wlo icndci sicady scivicc). Kalyanag and ilc lings impiisoncd
by ilc King ol Magadla, Jaiasandla, lall inio ilc caicgoiy ol Saianya. Tlosc wlo
wcic ai liisi mcnial spcculaiois bui wlo laici gavc up ilcii dcsiics loi libciaiion
and bccamc inclincd iowaids dcvoiion aic lnown as Jnanicai. Tlc
laM__sagcs lcadcd by Saunala aic amongsi ilis gioup. Tlosc wlo aic, liom ilc
bcgining, dcvoicd io scivicc aic callcd Scvanisila. Tlc lings Candiadlvaja,
Haiilaya and lalulasva aic dcsignaicd as sucl.
Amongsi Kisna's cicinal associaics, ilc lsaiiiyas Uddlava, Daiula and Siuiadcva
and ilc cowlcid mcn lcadcd by Upananda, aic also includcd in ilc iliid caicgoiy
ol - Sii Kisna's aiicndcnis: Sucandia, Ralial, Paiial, Madlulanila,( cic.), in
liaja aic lnown as -(+) blalias. Amongsi all ol ilcm, ilosc wlo aic Kisna's own
lamily mcmbcis and wlo always icndci dcvoiional scivicc wlicl is piopci and
suiiablc aic callcd dluijablalias('). Tlosc amongsi Kisna's lady lovcs
(misiicsscs) wlo aic cspccially posscsscd ol gicai londncss and allcciion loi lim
aic lnown as dliia blalias (sicady dcvoiccs). Tlosc wlo, laving aiiaincd Kisna's
mcicy, aic somcwlai pioud and ilcicloic do noi caic loi oilcis aic callcd lii
blalias (couiagcous dcvoiccs). Amongsi ilcsc icspccilul and allcciionaic
dcvoiccs, Piadyumna, Sambla, cic. aic mainiaincd by ilcii Iailci, Sii Kisna, io
Wlom ilcy aic vciy obcdi ani.
All ol ilc aloicmcniioncd dcvoiccs aic again classilicd accoiding io niiyasiddla
(cicinally pcilccicd), sadlan siddla (pcilccicd iliougl dcvoiional piaciiccs) and
sadlal (piaciising dcvoicc). Tlc all mcicilul dusi ol His loius lcci and icmnanis ol
Kisna's loodsiulls (Malapiasad) cic. piovidc siimulaiion loi ccsiaiic lovc (uddipan
viblav). Tlc sympioms ol ilc picscncc ol dcvoiion (anublav) aic suiicndci and
obcdiancc io His insiiuciions.
Tlcic aic ilicc siagcs in ilc dcvclopmcni ol ilc mcllow ol scivaioislip: picm
(lovc), sncla (allcciion) and iag (aiiaclmcni). Amongsi ilc adliliia and asiia
blalias dcvclopmcni can ialc placc up io ilc siagc ol picm. Amongsi ilc paiisads
, io sncla, ilougl iag is also lound in Paiilsii, Daiula and Uddlav. Amongsi
Kisna's aiicndcnis in liaja, (Ralial cic.) and His dcvoicd lollowcis in Dwaiala
(Piadyumna, cic.) ilc dcvclopmcni ol iag is also noiiccablc.
Two luiilci siaics ol ilc dcvclopmcni ol ilc mcllows ol scivaioislip aic ayog
(scpaiaiion) and viyog (disunion). Tlc siaic ol ncvci laving sccn Kisna is callcd
ayoga. Alici laving mci Him, ilc condiiion ol iniciiupiion ol liicndslip oi lovc is
callcd viyoga. In viyog ilcic is icmpciaiuic in ilc body, wcalncss, walclulncss,
slccplcssncss, lclplcssncss oi icsilcssncss, anxiciy, inciiia, siclncss, madncss,
lainiing and dcail oi a siaic wlicl is compaiablc io dcail. (In ilc scpaiaiioi ol
ayoga onc lccls somc aidoui oi zcal (aniicipaiing an impcndin- mcciing wiil ilc
visoy) and in yoga (mcciing) onc is saiislicd ilai lc las aiiaincd ilc siaic ol
pcilcciion.)
Mcllow ol dcvoiion in liicndslip (sallya ias):
Tlc objcci ol ilis mcllow is Sii Kisna, Wlo is wiiiy, clcvci, iniclligcni, dicsscd
vciy landsomcly and always cndowcd wiil an ccsiaiic mood ol joy and dcligli.
Tlc icccpiaclc ol ilis mcllow
ll___is ilosc dcvoiccs wlo aic posscsscd ol gicai laiillulncss io ilc visoy
(objcci) Sii Kisna, and aic cqually vciy posscssivc ol Him, cxiicmcly sicady in
ilcii aiiaclmcni io Him, bcnclicial io oilcis by ilcii bclavioui and aciiviiics and
dcvoicd io icndciing scivicc as a liicnd. Tlcic aic loui divisions amongsi Kisna's
liicnds: l)sunii 2)salla 3)piiya salla and +)piiyanaima salla. Tlosc wlo aic
sliglily oldci ilan Kisna and wlosc dcvoiional scniimcnis coniain a sligli
admixiuic ol paicnial allcciion aic callcd sulii. In liaj a, Subladia,
Mandalibladia and lalabladia all lall inio ilis caicgoiy. Tlosc wlo aic sliglily
youngci ilai Kisna and wlosc dcvoiion is sliglily mixcd wiil dasya blav (ilc
mcllow ol scivaioislip) aic callcd salla. Somc sallas aic Visal, lisabla and
Dcvapiasila. Tlosc wlo aic ilc samc agc as Sii Kisna aic callcd His piiya sallas
and includc Siidama, Sudama and Vasudama. Tlosc wlo assisi Kisna in His
pasiimcs ol conjugal lovc wiil ilc cowlcid giils wlo aic His lady lovcs, aic
lnown as piiyanaima sallas. In liaja, Subal, Madlumangal and Aijun aic all in
ilis caicgoiy. Tlc siimulaiions loi ccsiaiic lovc (uddipan blav) includc Kisna's
vaiious agcs (Kaumai, Pauganda and Kaisoi) and His bullalo loin, lluic and oilci
vaiious musical insiiumcnis consiiucicd ol lcavcs and sucl. Tlc pciiod ol laumai
lasis up io ilc agc ol livc, pauganda up io ilc agc ol icn ycais and laisoi up io ilc
agc ol liliccn. Alici ilai Hc is callcd yauvan; a licsl youil (adolcsccni). Tlis is ilc
gcncial classilicaiion. Kisna lowcvci, aciually coniinucd His manilcsi pasiimcs in
liaja up io ilc agc ol 10 ycais S monils. Tlcicloic ii can bc undcisiood by ilis
compaiaiivcly small amm9uni ol iimc spcni in liaja ilai His laumai pciiod would
lasi uniil ilc agc ol 3 ycais + monils, pauganda uniil ilc agc ol 6 ycais S monils
and Kaisoi uniil ilc agc -l 10 ycais S monils. Lvcn alici ilai Hc cvcilasiingly
icmains as laisoi. In His scvcnil ycai duiing ilc monil ol loisall ilis laisoi
pciiod las iis commcnccmcni. Ioi ilis icason His spoiiing pasiimcs wiil His
misiicsscs (ilc cowlcid damscls) duiing ilc pauganda pciiod aic cspccially
cclcbiaicd. In ilc couisc ol discussing ilcsc vaiious agcs ilis subjcci las also bccn
mcniioncd.
Tlc sympioms (anublav) ol ilosc posscsscd ol ilcsc dcvoiional scniimcnis aic:
ligliing wiil ilc aims (wicsiling), playingand lying down iogcilci wiil Sii Kisna.
Slcdding icais, loiiipilaiion, cic. compiisc ilc ccsiaiic sympioms (saiivil blav).
Tlc passing sympioms (sancaii blav) includc lappincss, miiil, piidc and
boasiing. Tlis silayi blav (pcimancni mcllow) is spccilically cndowcd wiil a
pcivasivc qualiiy in wlicl ilc mood ol icvcicncc is conspicuous by iis abscncc.
Tlis is aiiiibuicd io ilc laci ilai ilosc in ilc mcllow ol liicndslip scc no csscniial
dillcicncc bciwccn ilcmsclvcs and Sii Kisna. Tlis in iuin is duc io ilc aciion ol
His yogamaya poicncy. Aiiaclmcni in liicndslip can giadually piogicss iliougl
ilc ccsiaiic siagcs ol sallya (liicndslip), pianoy (iniimacy), picm (lovc), sncla
(allcciion) and iag (dccp aiiaclmcni). Kisna's liicnds (sallas) in Dwaiala aic
Aijun, llimascna and Sudam Vipia. In sallya ias (ilc mcllow ol liicndslip) ilcic
aic as in dasya ias icn dillcicni ccsiacics wlicl aic cxpciicnccd in scpaiaiion
(viyoga).
llM__Vaisalya ias (ilc mcllow ol paicnial lovc):<>
Tlc objcci ol ilis mcllow ol paicnial allcciion is Sii Kisna, Wlo is disiinguislcd
wiil all wondcilul qualiiics, is vciy mild and submissivc and Wlosc bodily limbs
aic as soli as a a loius llowci. Tlc icccpiaclcs ol ilis mcllow ol paicnial allcciion
in liaja aic His cldcis wlo aic all vciy iniclligcni and vciy posscssivc iowaids ilcii
mosi lavoiiic dailing; including His moilci liajcswaii, lailci liajaiaj, Rolini,
Upananada and lis wilc, cic. His smiling lacc, swcci soli-spolcn naiuic and
clildlood aciiviiics piovidc siimulaiion loi ccsiaiic lovc (uddipan viblav). Tlc
sympioms (anublav) ol ilosc posscsscd ol ilcsc dcvoiional scniimcnis aic:
smclling ilc lcad ol Kisna, giving Him ilcii blcssings, nuising and icaiing Him.
Lcsiaiic sympioms includc ilc cigli majoi sympioms bcginning wiil slocl and
pcispiiaiion plus anoilci cxiia sympiom namcly, diipping ol mill liom ilc
bicasis. Tlc piolligaic(') sympioms (byablicaii blav) includc dcligli, dicad, cic.
Tlis pcimancni mcllow ol aiiaclmcni in paicnial lovc can piogicss iliougl ilc
vaiious siagcs ol piam, sncla and iag. Tlcic aic also ilc picviously mcniioncd icn
dillcicni condiiions ol scpaiaiion (viyoga).
Madlui ias (ilc conjugal mcllow):<>
Tlc objcci (visoyalamban) ol ilis mcllow ol conjugal lovc is Sii Kisna liom Wlom
vaiious icscivoiis lavc bccn pioduccd coniaining an occan ol giacclul bcauiy,
swcci pasiimcs and ilc iopmosi pcilcciion ol lovc's dalliancc. Tlc sound ol His
lluic, ilc cliiping ol ilc cucloos in Spiing, a ncwly loimcd iain cloud, ilc call ol
pcacocls and ilc sigli ol His iiansccndcnial bodily pcison all piovidc siimulaiion
in ccsiaiic lovc (uddipan viblav). Tlc sympioms ol ilosc posscsscd ol ilis
conjugal mcllow aic sidclong glanccs and sly smilcs. Lcsiaiic sympioms (saiivil
blav) includc all ilc majoi cigli sympioms bcginning wiil siupclaciion and
cxicnding up io ilc limiis ol blazing (suddipia,). Tlc passing sympioms (sancaii
blav) includc lazincss, liciy angci and vaiious oilci sympioms lilc icmoisc.
Amiablc loving allcciion is ilc pcimancni mcllow ol conjugal lovc. In ilis mcllow
ccsiaiic lovc passcs iliougl ilc siagcs ol picm, sncla and iag, linally icacling ilc
iopmosi pinnaclc ol lovc, compaicd io a liglly luminous, icsplcndani biigli bluc
sappliic (ujjval nilamani).
Tlc mcllows ol ncuiialiiy and scivaioislip aic muiually liicndly. Iiicndslip and
paicnial lovc aic maiginal, nciilci liicndly oi inimical. Nonc ol ilc mcllows is
liicndly wiil Vaisalya ias. Scivaioislip and conjugal lovc aic muiually losiilc.
Somciimcs ilc mcllows aic mixcd. In ilc pcison ol Sii laladcva liicndslip,
paicnial lovc and scivaioislip aic all lound iogcilci. Tlc dcvoiccs lcadcd by
Mullaia posscss an admixiuic ol paicnial lovc and liicndslip as docs Malaiaja
sq__Yudisiliia and llimascna. Aijuna is boil a liicnd and a scivani io Sii Kisna,
as aic also Nalula, Saladcva and Sii Uddlava. Aliuia, Ugiascna and oilcis
posscss scivaioislip and paicnial allcciion. Aniiuddla is also a scivani and a
liicnd. Tlus ilc picdominani livc mcllows lavc bccn dcsciibcd.
lULLLT = Indiicci, sccondaiy mcllows
Miiil, wondci, couiagcousncss, compassion, angci, dicad, and glasilincss
compiisc ilc scvcn indiicci mcllows. In all ol ilc picviously mcniioncd livc diicci
mcllows ilcsc scvcn indiicci mcllows malc ilcii appcaiaancc. Tlcicloic ilc
icccpiaclc (asioyalamban) ol ilcsc mcllows aic ilc livc piimaiy iasas (iypcs ol
dcvoiion). Six ol ilc iasas bcginning wiil lauglici lavc as ilcii objcci Sii Kisna,
His dcvoiccs and all ilosc wlo aic iclaicd io Him. Conicmpiiblc and dcspicablc
pcisons, impuic subsianccs lilc mcai and blood, cic. aic ilc objccis ol glasilincss.
Tlc objccis ol dicad and wiail aic ilosc pcisons wlo aic inimical io Sii Kisna.
Tlc sympioms (anublav) ol ilosc posscsscd ol sucl mcllows aic: cxpansion ol ilc
clccls, dilaiion ol ilc cycs, cic. Two oi ilicc ol ilc ccsiaiic sympioms (saiivil
blav) may also bc manilcsi. Tlc piolligaic (') sympioms (byablicaii blav)
includc lauglici and angci. Tlc pcimancni mcllow ol miiil is lauglici, ol wondci
amazcmcni, ol biavciy dciciminaiion, ol pailos giicl, ol wiail angci, ol dicad
lcai, and ol glasilincss laiicd. Somc suboidinaic dcicimincd objccis ol lcioic
pcisons includc ligliing, claiiiy, mcicy and icligion. Alliogcilci, ilc sum ioial ol
livc piimaiy iasas and scvcn indiicci oncs is iwclvc.
Tlc scvcn indiicci mcllows aic includcd wiilin ilc livc piimaiy oncs. Lauglici
and lcioic ligliing (clivaliy) malc ilcii appcaiancc in ilc mcllow ol liicndslip.
Wondci appcais in all ilc mcllows. In- paicnial allcciion compassion, claiiiy and
mcicy (clivaliy) appcai. Dicad appcais in scivaioislip and paicnial lovc;
glasilincss in ncuiialiiy. A poiiion ol ilc wiaillul angci duc io aiiaclmcni can
appcai in paicnial lovc and conjugal lovc. ly ilis onc can dciciminc muiual
liicndslips and cnmiiics bciwccn ilcsc vaiious mcllows.
Rasablas (incompaiibiliiy ol mcllows):<> Rcmcmbciancc oi piaisc, maling a
compaiison, a dillcicncc bciwccn ilc asioy and visoy, maling a disiinciion wiil
anoilci mcllow oi a dcsciipiion ol losiilc mcllows docs noi consiiiuic iasa blas.
Oilciwisc, il iwo mcllows wlicl aic inimical io onc anoilci muiually sccl iclugc
iogcilci oi iiy io mix ilcn ilis is callcd iasablas. Tlc combinaiion ol iwo
mcllows wlicl aic muiually liicndly is vciy savouiy.
Tlc union ol any ol ilc picdominani mcllows wiil a losiilc mcllow in divcisiiy ol
ilc visoy and asioy is incompaiiblc. Only in Siimaii Radlila, wlilc Slc is
absoibcdin adliiudla malablava can union wiil a losiilc mcllow bc dcsciibcd
and ilcn only il ii is dsciibcd piopcily. Il Sii Kisna Himscll, bccomcs ai onc
momcni ilc objcci and icccpiaclc ol all ilc mcllows ilai docs noi consiiiuic
iasablas oi an incompaiiblc mixing ol mcllows.
Somc cxamplcs wlicl aic loi ilc mosi paii acccpicd as iasablas aic includcd in
ilis dcsciipiion: Il Kisna is noi sccn io bc moic wondcilul ilan lialma, ilcn
ilis consiiiuics iasablas in ilc mcllow ol ncuiialiiy. Il in lioni ol Sii Kisna onc ol
His scivanis bccomcs ovcily picsumpiuous oi impciiincni ilcn ilis is considcicd
io bc iasablas in ilc mcllow ol scivaioislip. Il 1 amongsi iwo cowlcid boys
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ol ilcm is picdominanily in ilc mcllow ol liicndslip and onc is picdominanily in
ilc mcllow ol scivaioislip ilcn ilis consiiiuics incompaiiblc mixing ol mcllows
in ilc mcllow ol liaicinal lovc. Wlcn, duc io ilc cxccssivc siicngil ol onc's sons
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onc docs noi lccl ilc nccd io mainiain oi lool alici ilcm ilcn ilis is iasablas in
ilc mcllow ol paincial lovc. Il bciwccn ilc lcio and ilc lcioinc, only onc ol ilcm
is dcsiious ol maling lovc, oi only onc ol ilcm cxpicsscs ilcii icqucsi ilai ilcy
mcci iogcilci, ilcn ilis is iasablas in ilc mcllow ol conjugal lovc. Il lauglici and
ilc oilci indiicci mcllows aic omiiicd in iclaiion io Sii Kisna, ilcn ilis is
iasablas. Again il lauglici and ilc oilci indiicci mcllows aic lound among ilc
cncmics ol Sii Kisna ilcn ilis is vciy incompaiiblc.