{"product_id":"the-visa-to-vraja-reflections-on-r-257-g-257-nug-257-bhakti-l-299-l-257-smara-7751-a-siddha-pra-7751-257-l-299-9798198014220","title":"The Visa to Vraja: Reflections on R\u0026#257;g\u0026#257;nug\u0026#257;-bhakti, L\u0026#299;l\u0026#257;-smara\u0026#7751;a, \u0026 Siddha-pra\u0026#7751;\u0026#257;l\u0026#299;","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Śr Dāsa Bābājī | Dauji Dayal Das\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Hinduism - Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis publication presents the case for \u003ci\u003esiddha-praṇālī.\u003c\/i\u003e We are the followers of Gaurāṅga - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the Six Gosvāmīs. They have come to give us \u003ci\u003eharināma\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003esaṅkīrtan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003erāgānugā-bhakti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003erāga-marga-bhakti loke korite pracārana\u003c\/i\u003e) - the spontaneous loving devotional service mood of the \u003ci\u003evrajavāsīs\u003c\/i\u003e, the eternal associates of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in Vraja, especially the \u003ci\u003egopīs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRāgānugā-bhakti, līlā-smaraṇa \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e siddha-praṇālī\u003c\/i\u003e go hand in hand. \u003ci\u003eLīlā-smaraṇa\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential practice of \u003ci\u003erāgānugā-bhakti\u003c\/i\u003e, the life and soul of pure bhakti. \u003ci\u003eLīlā-smaraṇa\u003c\/i\u003e is performed in one's guru-given, internally conceived spiritual form called \u003ci\u003esiddha-deha\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003esvarūpa\u003c\/i\u003e. The process of getting \u003ci\u003esiddha-deha \u003c\/i\u003ein all the traditional Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava lines is called \u003ci\u003esiddha-praṇālī\u003c\/i\u003e, literally meaning the channel of spiritual perfection. There is no question of \u003ci\u003erāgānugā-bhakti\u003c\/i\u003e without \u003ci\u003elīlā-smaraṇa\u003c\/i\u003e and there is no question of progress in \u003ci\u003elīlā-smaraṇa\u003c\/i\u003e without \u003ci\u003esiddha-praṇālī\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eEven though \u003ci\u003erāgānugā-bhakti\u003c\/i\u003e is rare and difficult to attain, it is the ultimate spiritual perfection, as stated by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eanyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ j�āna-karmādy-anāvṛtam \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Uttamā-bhakti\u003c\/i\u003e is not covered by \u003ci\u003ej�āna, karma, yoga\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003etapasya\u003c\/i\u003e and is free from any desires other than aspiring to make Kṛṣṇa happy. It is favourable to Kṛṣṇa and performed according to his desire.\" (BRS 1.1.11) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose of us who aspire for the perfection of \u003ci\u003egopī-bhāva\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003ema�jarī-bhāva\u003c\/i\u003e will surely develop an intense spiritual desire (\u003ci\u003elobha\u003c\/i\u003e) to practice \u003ci\u003erāgānugā-bhakti\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003elīlā-smaraṇa\u003c\/i\u003e, for which the prerequisite is \u003ci\u003esiddha-praṇālī.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years the practice of \u003ci\u003esiddha-praṇālī\u003c\/i\u003e has been usurped by unqualified gurus who give it to unqualified disciples, making it a business, a means to secure disciples. However, \u003ci\u003esiddha-praṇālī\u003c\/i\u003e itself is a standard practice in all traditional Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava lines and is also rooted in \u003ci\u003eśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe pray that our faithful readers will be inspired by this humble contribution to aspire for the essence of pure bhakti and the loftiest ideals of this ancient wisdom tradition .","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890815352983,"sku":"9798198014220","price":904.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198014220.webp?v=1781181458","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-visa-to-vraja-reflections-on-r-257-g-257-nug-257-bhakti-l-299-l-257-smara-7751-a-siddha-pra-7751-257-l-299-9798198014220","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}