The Hidden Treasure of Manjari Bhava

Manjari Svarupa Nirupana

De: Srila Kunjabihari Dasa Babaji Maharaj

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Rāgānuga-bhakti means līlā-smaraṇa. There is no question of rāgānuga-bhakti without līlā-smaraṇa. It means practicing aṣṭa-kālīya-līlā-smaraṇa in one’s guru-given, mentally conceived spiritual body (svarūpa) while taking harināma (“chanting japa”). In other words, dīkṣā is incomplete without siddha-praṇālī. The crux of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava spiritual practice is to think of yourself as being someone else than who you think you are. We are lovers of God and our practice is to identify oneself as being a beautiful young gopī, a conjugal lover of Kṛṣṇa (kāntā-bhāva), or a mañjarī maidservant of Śrīmatī Rādhikā who worships Kṛṣṇa as the beloved of Rādhā (mañjarī-bhāva).

This book, written by Śrīla Ananta Dāsa Bābājī's guru, Kuñjabihari Dāsa Bābājī, is a must for anyone aspiring for mañjarī-bhāva. It has been translated from Bengali by Jagadananda (Jagat) Dāsa. We hope this publication will enrich the bhajan life of our readers.