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
Parakiya Rasa
This chapter describes Parakiya Rasa of the fourteenth 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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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
सर्वतो-भद्रः, sarvato-bhadrah, This illustrates the sarvato-bhadra diagram (good on each side): dharasara-rasa radha rasa-lasyasya lasa-ra | salakarara-kalasa rasya-rasy-asya rasya-ra || dhara—of showers of rain; asara—is like the hard shower; rasa—the rasa in whom; radha—Radha; rasa-lasyasya—to the rasa dance; lasa—splendor; ra—who gives; sala—most excellent (sala = sara); akara—a shape; ra—that gives; kala—during the time [i. e....
Read full contents: Text 9.42 [sarvatobhadra]
Bhajana-Rahasya [by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya]
The rasa-lila is the crown jewel amongst all Shri Krishna s pastimes. Shri Sanatana Gosvami says: “rasah parama-rasa-kadambamayarati-yaugikartha–the rasa dance is the supreme rasa, or loving exchange. Supreme rasa is that in which there is a relationship with the supreme object.” The rasa-lila does not take place in this world, nor does it occur in the heavenly planets. In Dvaraka, where there are 16,108 queens, the rasa dance is a possibility, but it does not take place there either....
Read full contents: Text 23
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
Shrimaj Jivacarana, who followed Shri Rupa, has in the course of imparting instructions befitting an acarya preached svakiya-rasa to help easily understand the concept of parakiya-rasa and to uproot the poisonous teeth of the fraudulent followers of parakiya-rasa. Actually the concept of svakiya-rasa preached by Shri Jivapada has simply established the supremacy of parakiya-rasa of the spiritual world....
Read full contents: Verse 2.19.43
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[The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya: index]
[About The Author (O.b.l. Kapoor)]
[Preface]