The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya
author: O.B.L Kapoor
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 258
ISBN-10: 8121502756
ISBN-13: 9788121502757
Topic: Vaishnavism
Ritualistic (Vaidhi) and Spontaneous (Raganua Bhakti)
This chapter describes Ritualistic (Vaidhi) and Spontaneous (Raganua Bhakti) of the twelfth chapter in the book The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya written by O.B.L Kapoor. This work is a comprehensive, critical and comparative study of all aspects of the philosophy and religion of Shri-Caitanya (Sri Chaitanya). Importance is given to the concept of Bhakti—the highest means of attaining God, Prema—divine love and Rasa—The doctrine of transcendental relish. The first three chapters deal with the history of the Vaishnava religion dating from the earliest Vedic period and Vaishnavism in ancient Bengal. The rest of the chapters discuss the philosophy and religion the Chaitanya movement.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu [by Shrila Rupa Gosvami]
shastroktaya prabalaya tat-tan-maryadayanvita | vaidhi bhaktir iyam kaishcan maryada-marga ucyate ||1.2.269 ||English translation“Some people call vaidhi-bhakti the path of rules (maryada-marga) since it is bound by strong limitation of the rules mentioned in the scriptures.”...
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Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Nikhilananda]
Therefore for a Jnani these virtues are quite spontaneous. 1 Artificial, etc.—That is to say, the Yogic methods....
Read full contents: Mandukya Karika, verse 4.86
Haribhakti-sudhodaya [by Tridandi Sri Bhakti Prajnan Yati Maharaj]
The holy Ganges that flows from the Lotus Feet of Sri Hari when pass through the snowbelt mountain joins she looks like untinted heart enriched with all spiritual wealth but the stream when flows downwards her water becomes black as if polluted due to the wash of sins left by those men steeped in nescience; but a mystic devotee realises that the very water of the holy Ganges characterises the Vaidhi and Raganuga-Bhakti to Godhead....
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[The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya: index]
[About The Author (O.b.l. Kapoor)]
[Preface]