Priya Kunj Ras

  Sambandha Bodha (awareness of one’s eternal relationship with Krishna) is very important for bhajan. [There are five main moods of worshipping Krishna called Shanta, Dasya, Sakhya, Vatsalya and Madhura. The mood in which the sadhak perceives himself one with Parabrahma is called Shanta mood. The mood wherein the devotee worships Krishna as his master and considers himself as his eternal servant is called Dasya mood. The mood wherein the devotee considers Krishna as his friend is called Sakhya mood. The mood wherein the devotee considers Krishna as his or her child and loves Him as a parent is called Vatsalya mood. The mood wherein the devotee considers Krishna as her lover ( along with his/her own identity as a Gopi) is called Madhura mood. In the Vraja mood of love within Raganuga Bhakti path, devotees engage in loving pastimes of Krishna through Dasya, Sakhya, Vatsalya and Madhura moods. Therefore, a Raganuga sadhak must determine a relationship with Krishna, either