The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE – DREAD
DREAD One old devotee said, “My dear Lord, when we are away from You we become so anxious to see You again, and there is great misery in our lives. But then when we do see … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE – GHASTLINESS
GHASTLINESS There is a statement by Yāmunācārya to this effect: “Since I have begun to enjoy these transcendental exchanges of love, which are always newer and newer, whenever I remember the pleasure of past sex life, … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE – ANGER
ANGER When Jaṭilā, the mother of Abhimanyu, saw Kṛṣṇa wearing a necklace, she could understand that the jeweled ornament had been given to Him by Rādhārāṇī. She therefore became absorbed in anger and began to move … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE – LAMENTATION
LAMENTATION In the Tenth Canto, seventh chapter, verse 25 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, there is a description of Kṛṣṇa’s being taken away by the whirlwind demon, Tṛṇāvarta. As Kṛṣṇa was being thus carried up into the sky, all … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE – CHIVALRY
CHIVALRY On the bank of the Yamunā, once there was the crackling sound of dry leaves, giggling from the cowherd boys and thundering from the sky. Śrīdāmā was tightening his belt to fight with Kṛṣṇa, the … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE – ASTONISHMENT
ASTONISHMENT Once Brahmā was watching all the cows and the cowherd boys dressed in yellow garments and decorated with valuable jewels. The boys were expanding their four arms and were being worshiped by many hundreds of … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE – LAUGHTER
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Indirect Expressions of Ecstatic Love LAUGHTER After He had stolen some yogurt from the pots of two gopīs, Kṛṣṇa told one of His gopī friends, “My dear beautiful friend, I can take an oath … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – CONJUGAL LOVE
CONJUGAL LOVE Above even the humor of love between Kṛṣṇa and His parents is the relationship of conjugal love. The Lord and the young gopīs exhibit this in different ways – glancing, moving the eyebrows, speaking … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – SUBORDINATE ECSTATIC LOVE
SUBORDINATE ECSTATIC LOVE The devotees who always think of Kṛṣṇa as a superior are in subordinate ecstatic love. To such a devotee the concept of inferiority to the Lord is very prominent, and he rarely takes … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – PURE AND MIXED FLAVORS
PURE AND MIXED FLAVORS Generally, a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa may be placed into one of three groups. One group consists of those who are completely dependent on the merciful affection of the Supreme Personality of … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – NEUTRALITY
NEUTRALITY Neutrality can be further subdivided into general, transparent and peaceful. An attraction for Kṛṣṇa by the people in general or by children cannot take any specific or satisfactory position. It can be manifest sometimes in … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO – Symptoms of Continuous Ecstasy
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Symptoms of Continuous Ecstasy The continuous ecstasy of love can remain like a powerful king, subduing all temporary manifestations of love as well as any opposing elements of anger. It can be exhibited directly … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – ALERTNESS
ALERTNESS A devotee once stated, “I have already conquered the mode of ignorance, and I am now on the platform of transcendental knowledge. Therefore I shall be engaged only in searching after the Supreme Personality of … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – ENVY
ENVY In the Padyāvalī, one of the friends of Rādhārāṇī once addressed Her thus: “My dear friend, please do not be too puffed up because Kṛṣṇa has decorated Your forehead with His own hand. It may … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE When Kṛṣṇa was fighting with the Kāliya snake by dancing on his heads, Kāliya bit Kṛṣṇa on the leg. At that time Garuḍa became infuriated and began to murmur, “Kṛṣṇa is so powerful that simply … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – HAPPINESS
HAPPINESS It is described in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa that when Akrūra came to take Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā, just by seeing Their faces he became so cheerful that all over his body there were symptoms … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – ENDURANCE
ENDURANCE When a person is fully satisfied due to attaining knowledge, transcending all distress or achieving his desired goal of life in transcendental devotional service to God, his state of endurance or steady-mindedness is called dhṛti. … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – THOUGHTFULNESS
THOUGHTFULNESS In the Vaiśākha-māhātmya section of the Padma Purāṇa a devotee states that though in some of the eighteen Purāṇas the process of glorifying Lord Viṣṇu is not mentioned and the glorifying of some demigod is … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY – ANXIETY
ANXIETY In the Tenth Canto, twenty-ninth chapter, verse 29 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, when Kṛṣṇa asked all the gopīs to go back to their homes, they did not like it. Because of their grief at this, they were … Read More
