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
Higher Stages in Priti
This chapter describes Higher Stages in Priti of the thirteenth 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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Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: तद्-रूपं स-गुणं श्रुत्वा मन्-मुखात् प्रीति-वर्धनात् सादृशीं श्री-हरिस् तां वै समुद्वोढुं मनो दधे tad-rupam sa-gunam shrutva man-mukhat priti-vardhanat sadrishim shri-haris tam vai samudvodhum mano dadhe tad-rupam—hear beauty; sa-gunam—and virtues; shrutva—hearing; man-mukhat—from my mouth; priti-vardhanat—because of the increase of love; sadrishim—like her; shri-harih—Lord Krishna; tam—her; vai—indeed; samudvodhum—to marry; manah—the mind; dadhe—fixed...
Read full contents: Verse 6.4.5
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
It is this last stage as associated with all the previous stages and as integrated with them which is called shraddha. The worship of God with such faith (shraddha) is also called devotion or bhakti. The worship of God again means intense joy in Him (priti-rupo-pashantatva-lakshanam). The mere realization of one s self as dissociated from the material elements is not sufficient....
Read full contents: Part 20 - Kasturi Rangacarya
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Two stages are sometimes distinguished according to the intensity of the development of joy, viz., udaya, ishad-udgama ; the latter has again two stages. The culminating stage is called prakatodayavastha. (* 4) Shat-satidarbha, p. 732....
Read full contents: Part 7 - The Joy of bhakti
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[The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya: index]
[About The Author (O.b.l. Kapoor)]
[Preface]