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Mādhurya Upāsanā: Sringāra Rasa Part 2 (Bhāvollāsā Rati)

“Anarpita charim chirat karunavatirna kalau” - He mercifully appeared on earth to give the esoteric Mādhurya Prema Niryāsa (the apex of Mādhurya Prema, Manjari Bhāva) that was never given before to the Jivas of Kaliyuga. We are discussing about the five kinds of moods of Bhakti - Shānta, Dāsya, Sakhya, Vātsalya and Madhura Rasas. We have already discussed the first four Rasas. Currently, I am trying to give a “Digdarshan” (general synopsis) on Madhura Rasa. It is beyond the capability of words to describe such esoteric topics. Such topics are beyond the three modes of nature and the material senses. They are Divya (divine), Chinmaya (spiritual), Shuddha (pure), Satya (the ultimate Truth), Sanātan (eternal), Ānandamaya (blissful), Anubhava vedya (can only be understood through experience) and Kripā Sādhya (attainable only through mercy). A sadhak can get a little insight into such topics only through experience when Radharani mercifully lets him relish such Rasa. When the sadhak become...