Jnaana Saraswathi
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Chapter-8: The Association of Enquiry About the Incarnation (Avatāra Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Caturvidhā labhante'tra,
tyāge tu kāmabandhayoḥ।
Bandhāt kāmasya saṃnyāso,
śreyastara iti dhṛvam॥
[There are two items:- i) Fascination to the worldly bonds that exists internally and ii) The worldly bond that exists externally. Based on the sacrifice...
Chapter-9: The Association of Enquiry About the Intention And Fruit (Saṅkalpa Phala Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Jīvaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ manyate sā,
Kṛṣṇaṃ jīvaṃ tathā janaḥ।
Rajju sarpa bhramo dṛṣṭaḥ,
dvidhā dvāvapi naśyataḥ॥
[During the rāsa-dance, the Gopika is thinking an ordinary human soul (created by God Krishna having His own form) as God. An ordinary ignorant soul is...
Chapter-7: The Association of Enquiry About Penance (Tapo Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Raadhaa Devii spoke:-]
1) Saṃśayo'pa gataḥ Kṛṣṇa!,
samādhānena bhāsvatā।
Andhakāra iva spaṣṭā,
sā'haṃ phullā sarojavat॥
[O Krishna! My doubt is removed by Your answer like the darkness is removed by the Sun. Now, I am clear like a fully blossomed lotus flower in the daytime.]
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Chapter-5: The Analysis of Raasakeli-Yoga (Rāsakeli Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Puruṣāhaṅkṛter nāntaḥ,
Sopādhā vava śiṣyati |
Udayāstamayād bhānoḥ,
Udayaḥ punareva hi ||
[The masculine ego cannot be destroyed as long as the soul exists in the masculine medium. As long as the male medium exists, the masculine ego will be leftover...
Chapter-6: The Association of Enquiry Regarding Gender Difference (Liṅga Bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Śrī Rādhā Devī spoke:-]
1) Trivarga triguṇai raṃśaiḥ,
tattvaṃ kathaya Keśava!।
Sāmyaṃ sidhyati kim Kṛṣṇa!,
liṅgābhedena jīvinām॥
[O Keshava! Tell me the essence of sweet devotion based on the three Puruṣārthas (dharma, artha and kāma) and three qualities (sattvam, rajas and tamas)....
Chapter-4: The Analysis of Pravrutti-Nivrutti Yoga (Pravṛtti Nivṛtti Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Jīvena tyajyatāṃ preyaḥ,
kimarthaṃ lokabandhanam? |
Saha tena ca Daivasya,
parābhaktiḥ prayujyatām ||
[Why should the soul leave these worldly bonds, which are called ‘preyaḥ’ (dear) because along with the love towards these worldly bonds, even the climax...
Chapter-2: The Essence of Sainthood-Yoga (Samnyāsa Tattva Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Na kāmecchā mamāhaṃ yat,
Brahmānanda mahārṇavaḥ |
Ṛṣīṇāṃ dagdha dharmecchā-
Tapognīnāṃ na ca priye! ||
[O Darling Rādhā! I am the infinite ocean of divine bliss and hence, I do not have the desire for petty-illusory sexual happiness even though I am...
Chapter-3: The Analysis of Unimaginable Power-Yoga (Māyā Śakti Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Māyāvināṃ Mahārāja!,
Rūpamekaṃ rati priyam |
Tvameva sarva gopīnām,
Manye priyapatissakhā ||
[O Emperor of the creators of illusions! The duplicate forms created by You have Your form only. The enjoyment attained by any Gopika in the union with Your duplicate...
Chapter-1: The Depression-Yoga of Raadhaa (Śrī Rādhā Viṣāda Yogaḥ)
1) Ekadā vyathayā Rādhā,
Tyaktvā Bṛndāvanaṃ vanam|
Mahārāsād gatā dūraṃ,
Rudantī madhurasvarā ||
[Once upon a time, in the Dvāpara age, Śrī Rādhā left the Mahā-Rāsa dance taking place in the forest of Bṛndāvanam and went very far from the forest with high depression weeping with sweet voice.]
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Shri RaadhaaKrishna Gita - Uttara Gita: Chapter-3: The Association of Enquiry About the Efforts to Reach God (Verses 41-55)
Śravaṇādyā pramā yogaḥ,
manas tattvānu sārataḥ।
Pracāra smaraṇaṃ nityaṃ,
Prahlāda pramukha smṛtiḥ॥
[Hearing the spiritual knowledge (Śravaṇa), discussing it through analysis (Manana) and coming to a firm decision (Nididhyāsa) constitute the field of spiritual knowledge. You have to take necessary steps...
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