Meditations on Transcendence

 Prema, or divine love, holds a central place in the Vaishnava tradition. The Sri Chaitanya-charitamrta, a revered text, delves deeply into this concept. In the Adi-lila, a verse encapsulates the essence of prema: "hladinira sara ‘prema’, prema-sara ‘bhava’ bhavera parama-kastha, nama—‘maha-bhava’ mahabhava-svarupa sri-radha-thakurani sarva-guna-khani krsna-kanta-siromani" At the core of prema lies hladini, the divine pleasure potency of Krishna. Prema, the essence of hladini, is a spiritual love that transcends the material realm. This love manifests in various emotions, known as bhava, with maha-bhava being the highest expression of ecstatic love. Sri Radha Thakurani embodies this maha-bhava, representing the pinnacle of divine love—selfless, pure, and eternal. She is the sarva-guna-khani , the mine of all good qualities, and the krsna-kanta-siromani , the crest jewel of all Krishna's lovers. The phrase "vidya vadhu jivanam" from the first verse of the Shiksha

Inspired by Empress, a new series on netflix which shows the complex rituals and court politics of royalty and how it curbs the free spirit of a young woman If he loved Radha He could have called her To the royalty of Dwaraka But never did Hints into transcendent diverge worlds Vrindavan and Dwarka The free spirited spontaneity of Sri Radha The carefree forests of vrindavan Both will be suffocated That explains krishnas cry and suffocation He sacrificed for all of us To establish Dharma and show us the way