THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF RASA, The Heart of the Bhagavatam Ist Volume
Compiled from the lectures of Satyanarayana Dasa.
“The rāsa-līlā pastime is the essence and the cream of the Vedic literature. It is the highest and purest expression of love of God, exemplified by the cowherd women of Vraja, the gopīs headed by Śrīmatī Rādhikā, for Kṛṣṇa. These five chapters of the 10thCanto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam are called Rāsa-Pañcādhyāyī – the five life-airs of the Bhāgavatam. The bhāva, or moods of love, described by the commentaries of Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura and elucidated by Śrīla Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji transport the reader from mundane reality to the transcendental realm of pure love in Vraja. The sensitive readers and the rasika devotees will relish this kathā deeply, and thus their bhajana life will be enriched.
This kathā was spoken by Śrīla Satyanārāyaṇa Dāsa Bābājī during the summer of 2023 at the Jīva Institute of Vaiṣṇava Studies, Vṛndāvana. He is weaving a rich and finely detailed tapestry of rasa, aesthetic rapture, for the spiritual benefit and relish of his listeners.”
Compiled from the lectures of Satyanarayana Dasa.
“The rāsa-līlā pastime is the essence and the cream of the Vedic literature. It is the highest and purest expression of love of God, exemplified by the cowherd women of Vraja, the gopīs headed by Śrīmatī Rādhikā, for Kṛṣṇa. These five chapters of the 10thCanto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam are called Rāsa-Pañcādhyāyī – the five life-airs of the Bhāgavatam. The bhāva, or moods of love, described by the commentaries of Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura and elucidated by Śrīla Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji transport the reader from mundane reality to the transcendental realm of pure love in Vraja. The sensitive readers and the rasika devotees will relish this kathā deeply, and thus their bhajana life will be enriched.
This kathā was spoken by Śrīla Satyanārāyaṇa Dāsa Bābājī during the summer of 2023 at the Jīva Institute of Vaiṣṇava Studies, Vṛndāvana. He is weaving a rich and finely detailed tapestry of rasa, aesthetic rapture, for the spiritual benefit and relish of his listeners.”
Compiled from the lectures of Satyanarayana Dasa.
“The rāsa-līlā pastime is the essence and the cream of the Vedic literature. It is the highest and purest expression of love of God, exemplified by the cowherd women of Vraja, the gopīs headed by Śrīmatī Rādhikā, for Kṛṣṇa. These five chapters of the 10thCanto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam are called Rāsa-Pañcādhyāyī – the five life-airs of the Bhāgavatam. The bhāva, or moods of love, described by the commentaries of Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura and elucidated by Śrīla Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji transport the reader from mundane reality to the transcendental realm of pure love in Vraja. The sensitive readers and the rasika devotees will relish this kathā deeply, and thus their bhajana life will be enriched.
This kathā was spoken by Śrīla Satyanārāyaṇa Dāsa Bābājī during the summer of 2023 at the Jīva Institute of Vaiṣṇava Studies, Vṛndāvana. He is weaving a rich and finely detailed tapestry of rasa, aesthetic rapture, for the spiritual benefit and relish of his listeners.”