Thursday, August 20, 2009

Vipralambha Bhava, the highest!

Verse 1.10.9-10 (Kavitha Mji):
* At that time Subhadrā, Draupadī, Kuntī, Uttarā, Gāndhārī, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Yuyutsu, Kṛpācārya, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhīmasena, Dhaumya and Satyavatī all nearly fainted because it was impossible for them to bear separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa.
* Separation from Krishna is also one special form of devotion - vipralamba bhava. Highest form of devotional service. Eg: Krishna separates Himself from gopi's, so they can think about Him more and more.
* Another eg: Krishna meeting the gopi's at Kurukshetra
* Absorption in Krishna by separation from Him, is the quickest method to go back to Him.
* Krishna Himself wanted to know how this mode was, so He came as Lord Caitanya to express this and also teach it to all.
* Also, the 6 Goswami's and Uddhava were worshipping Krishna in feelings of separation.
* If you cannot hanker for Krishna, then hanker that one day you can hanker for Krishna and if you cannot do that then hanker that to hanker that one day you can hanker for Krishna.

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