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Dec. 2003 Meditations - Japa Meditation
Gaurasundara - Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:54:04 +0530
asya dhyAnaM yathA tatraiva--
dhyAyed vRndAvane ramye
gopa-gobhir alaGkRte |
kadamba-pAdapa-cchAye
yamunA-jala-zItale || 134 ||
rAdhayA sahitaM kRSNaM
vaMzI-vAdana-tat-param |
tribhaGga-lalitaM devaM
bhaktAnugraha-kArakam || 135 ||
vizeSato dazArNo ’yaM
japa-mAtreNa siddhi-daH |
“The meditation which accompanies this maha-mantra is also found in the Sanat-kumara Samhita: Sri Krishna is sporting in the cooling waters of the Yamuna, or in the shade of a kadamba tree in the beautiful Vrindavana forest. He is ornamented (surrounded) by the cows and gopas, and is accompanied by Sri Radha. He is very skillful at playing the flute as He stands in a charming tribhanga pose, bestowing mercy and kindness upon the bhaktas.” - Sri Dhyanacandra Gosvami
Gaurasundara - Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:39:16 +0530
yathA Adi-purAne -
gopI-bhAvena ye bhaktA
mAm eva paryupAsate
teSu tAsv iva tuSTo 'smi
satyaM satyaM dhanaJjaya
veza-bhUSA-vayo-rUpair
gopikA-bhAvam AzritAH
bhAvukIyAZ ca tadbhAvaM
yAnti pAda-rajo 'rcanAt
"The fruit of the sAdhaka’s acceptance of gopI-bhAva is described in the Adi PurANa, where ZrI KRSNa says, 'O DhanaJjaya! Those bhaktas who worship Me in gopI-bhAva make Me very happy. Because they worship the dust of the lotus feet of the gopIs and adopt the gopI-bhAva in their dress, decorations, age and form, they are able to obtain gopI-prema.'"
- DhyAnacandra's zrI zrI rAdhA-kRSNASTa-kAlIya-lIlA-smaraNa-krama-paddhatiH (145-146)