2008 Sharad Poornima

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Significance of Sharad Poornima

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Significance of Sharad Poornima

On the auspicious land of India, countless saints have descended. Moreover, God Himself has also descended countless times. Due to so many auspicious events in our history each day of the year is celebrated as some festival. Out of all the festivals celebrated in Sanaatan Dharm, there is none more auspicious and important than Sharad-Poornima. It is on this day that Raaseshwari Shri Radha Rani and Shri Krishna showered the highest form of bliss – the bliss of Mahaaraas - on the deserving souls.

 During MahaRaas, Shri Krishna manifested himself in millions of forms and distributed unlimited love bliss continuously for one kalpa i.e. 4.32 Billion Years. Such was the bliss of Mahaaraas that even Lord Shankar assumed the form of a Gopi to participate in this ultimate and most intimate pastime of Shri Radha Krishna.  

On this auspicious day in 1922, Jagadguruttam Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj descended in the small village of Mangarh in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.​

Maharaj Ji appeared in the lap of Mother Bhagavati on this very day

Due to this historic and divine event this day holds even more importance for those who have accepted Shri Maharaj Ji as their Revered Spiritual Master. Shri Maharaj Ji descended at the stroke of midnight; this is the time when Mahaaraas began in Seva Kunj in Vrindaban 5000 years back.

​Shri Maharaj Ji is an unparalleled saint of contemporary times and He propagates the rarest philosophy of selfless devotion and divine-love-bliss as prescribed in our ancient scriptures.  

Shri Maharaj Ji has been propagating the message of raganuga bhakti from the young age of 15. Raganuga bhakti means the practice of spontaneous selfless devotion i.e. devotion devoid of all material or spiritual desires and meant only for pleasure of our Beloved Shri Radha Krishna. This ideology of love was revealed by Shri Radha Rani when She descended in Barsana about 5000 years back and was brought forth by Her eternal associates known as the Gopis. 

​The zenith of divine love is called mahabhav and the essence of mahabhav is maadan - mahabhav. Shri Radha is the embodiment of maadan-mahabhav. It is such a state of ecstasy that even absolute Brahm Shri Krishna cannot reach. This seat is reserved only for Shri Radha Rani.  

सर्वभावोद्गमोल्लासी मादनोऽयं परात्परः ।  
राजते ह्लादिनी सारो राधायामेव सर्व​दा ॥  उ. नी.
sarvabhāvodragamollāsī mādano'yaṃ paratparaḥ ।
​rājate hlādinī sāro rādhāyāmeva sarvadā ॥

​On the most auspicious occasion of Sharad Poornima we wish Shri Maharaj Ji a very happy birthday and offer countless obeisance’s at his lotus feet. On this day we also pray at His lotus feet to grace us, so we will be instrumental, in accomplishing His mission, of spreading the purest form of Radha Krishna devotion in the entire world.  

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सबसे शक्तिशाली कौन?

​एक आध्यात्मिक पहेली

श्री महाराज जी ने एक बार सभी सत्संगियों से यह पहेली पूछी । इस पहेली से अधिक लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए पहले पहेली को सुलझाने का प्रयास करें।

फिर उत्तर पढ़ें (दोबारा पढ़ें) और विचार करें कि यह आप पर कैसे लागू होता है।
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दो सहेली एक दूसरे को अपना परिचय दे रही हैं।

पहली कहती है -

• भगवान् मुझे भेजता है ।
• जब से संसार है तब से मैं संसार में हूँ ।
• मैं सभी जीवों के साथ रहती हूँ ।
• सभी जीव मेरे नियंत्रण में हैं ।
• मुझे ऋषि, मुनि, योगी, भोगी या ब्रह्मज्ञानी भी नहीं मेट सकते।
• यहाँ तक कि भगवान् भी मेरे विरुद्ध कोई कार्यवाही नहीं कर सकता ।
• कुछ लोग मुझे बहुत पसंद करते हैं कुछ लोग मुझ से भयभीत होते हैं । और कुछ मेरे प्रति उदासीन रहते हैं ।
• मैं समस्त जीवों की हितैषिणी हूँ परंतु अज्ञानी मुझे नहीं समझ पाते ।

मेरी सहेली ​! अब बताओ "मैं कौन हूँ"? साथ ही आपना परिचय भी दो ?

दूसरी सहेली जवाब देती है - मेरी सहेली ! अब मेरा परिचय सुनो -

• मैं भगवान् द्वारा नहीं भेजी गई हूँ ।
• भगवान् तो मुझे जानते ही नहीं ।
• मैं हर किसी को नियंत्रित करती हूँ; ऋषि, मुनि, योगी और संसारी जीव​ मेरे नियंत्रण में हैं।
• मैं भी आपकी तरह शाश्वत हूँ ।
• मैं आपको एक बात और बताना चाहती हूँ, मेरे बिना कोई एक पल भी नहीं रह सकता ।
• और मैं तुमसे अधिक शक्तिशाली हूँ ।
• वास्तव में तुम मेरी पुत्री हो ।

मुझे लगता है तुम मुझे जानती हो ।

इस पहेली को पहले अपने आप बूझिये, पश्चात उत्तर पढ़िये​ ।

 उत्तर

इन सहेलियों​ के नाम हैं

• तकदीर (या भाग्य) और
• तदबीर (या पुरुषार्थ)​ अर्थात​ इस जीवन में किए गए फल देने वाले कर्म​

अब, आइए एक-एक कर के​ दावों का निरीक्षण करें कि क्या उनके दावे सही हैं।

तकदीर का दावा

• भगवान् मुझे भेजता है ।

प्रत्येक जीव अविनाशी, अनादि, अनंत​ है । पिछले असंख्य जन्मों में प्रत्येक जीव ने असंख्य कर्म किये हैं । और इस प्रकार कर्म और भाग्य दोनों सनातन​ हैं । जीव चेतन है और उसका मन कर्ता है । कर्म​ जड़ हैं । वे स्वयं फल नहीं बन सकते । ईश्वर वर्तमान जीवन में भोगने के लिए केवल कुछ अच्छे और बुरे फलों का चयन करता है। इसे तकदीर (भाग्य) कहते हैं । अतः ईश्वर ही तकदीर निर्धारित करता है [1] ।
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• जब से संसार है तब से मैं संसार में हूँ ।

प्रलय से पूर्व​ जीव के जैसे कर्म होते हैं सृष्टि के समय जीव अपने उन्हीं कर्मों के अनुसार भाग्य लेकर​ संसार में भेजा जाता है । 

• मैं सभी जीवों के साथ रहती हूँ ।

जन्म से लेकर मृत्यु तक जीव को अपना भाग्य भोगना अनिवार्य है।

• सभी जीवों पर मेरा अधिकार है ।

त्रैलोक्य (स्वर्ग, नरक, पृथ्वी) में कहीं भी किसी भी योनि में जीव हो, उसे वर्तमान जीवनकाल में पूर्व​ जन्मों में किये हुए कर्मों के फल भोगने ही पड़ते हैं। यह नियम केवल मनुष्य योनि में ही नहीं बल्कि सभी 84 लाख योनियों में लागू होता है । यही तकदीर (या प्रारब्ध) है।

• मुझे ऋषि, मुनि, योगी, भोगी यहाँ तक कि ब्रह्मज्ञानी भी नहीं मेट सकते ।

सभी जीवों को अपने भाग्य भोगना ही पड़ता है । मायिक जीवों की क्या बिसात जब ब्रह्मज्ञानी को भी प्रारब्ध कर्मों को मेटने का अधिकार नहीं हैं। एक अपवाद है जिसकी चर्चा अगले बुलेट पॉइंट में की गई है।

• कुछ लोग मुझ से बहुत पसंद करते हैं, कुछ लोग मुझ से भयभीत होते हैं । और कुछ मेरे प्रति उदासीन रहते हैं।

जब तकदीर अपने अनुकूल हो तो लोग पसंद करते है, और प्रतिकूल भाग्य (दुर्भाग्य) से डरते हैं । चाहे भाग्य अनुकूल हो या प्रतिकूल हो, पसंद हो या नापसंद हो, लेकिन भगवद्प्राप्त भक्त को छोड़कर सभी को अपना भाग्य भोगना अनिवार्य है । इसीलिए श्री महाराज जी ने इस पहेली में भक्त शब्द को बड़ी चतुराई से छिपा लिया है। केवल भगवद्प्राप्त भक्त को ही भाग्य को न भोगने का अधिकार है । फिर भी भगवद्प्राप्त भक्त सहर्ष अपने प्रभु की इच्छा मानकर प्रसाद-रूप में अपना भाग्य भोगते हैं । लेकिन भाग्य-भोग से उन्हें किंचित मात्र भी सुख-दुःख की अनुभूति नहीं होती । इसलिए वे इसके प्रति उदासीन रहते हैं ।

• मैं सभी जीवों की हितैषिणी हूँ। फिर भी अज्ञानी मुझे नहीं समझते।

भगवान् मनुष्य-योनी में किये गये प्रत्येक क्षण के प्रत्येक कर्म का लेखा-जोखा रखते हैं । परम हितैषी भगवान् उनमें से अधिकांश कर्मों के फल आने वाले जन्मों में भोग के लिये निर्धारित करते हैं। जब अज्ञानियों का दुर्भाग्य आता है तो वे सोचते हैं कि मैंने ऐसा क्या किया कि मुझे ये बुरे दिन देखने को मिले ? अच्छे-बुरे दोनों ही कर्म जीव को कर्म बंधन में और अधिक बाँध देते हैं। पुरस्कार और दंड का यह चक्र ईश्वर ने बनाया है ताकि जीव मायिक संसार से विमुख होकर भगवान् की ओर जाए और अनंत आनन्द प्राप्त कर ले । अतः यह भाग्य का विधान शुभचिंतक भगवान ने करुणा करके बनाया है ।
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तदबीर का दावा

अब दूसरी सखी के दावों को परखें।

• भगवान् मुझे जहीं भेजता ।

भगवान् ने जीव को कर्म करने की स्वतंत्रता दी है । यही तदबीर (या पुरुषार्थ, क्रियमाण कर्म) है । 
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• भगवान् मुझे जानते ही नहीं।

भगवान् जीवों के भाग्य को तो जानते हैं, क्योंकि उन्होंने ही उसे निर्धारित किया है । लेकिन मायाबद्ध जीवों के​ अगले क्षण का कर्म​ भगवान् नहीं जानते । अतः तदबीर को भगवान् नहीं जानते ।

कर्मणां संचितादीनां जीवोऽधीनस्तथापि हि । ​स्वतंत्रः क्रियमाणे वै कृतो भगवता विदा ॥

ईश्वर प्राप्ति के बाद कोई भी कर्म नहीं करता, इसलिए ईश्वर को उन कर्मों के बारे में पता होने का सवाल ही नहीं उठता।

• मैं सभी को नियंत्रित करती हूँ; ऋषि, मुनि, योगी और मायिक​ जीव मेरे नियंत्रण में हैं।

दुनिया में हर कोई अपने कर्मों से नियंत्रित होता है। जन्म और मृत्यु का चक्र व्यक्ति के अपने कर्मों से संचालित होता है। कुछ लोग स्वर्ग जाते हैं, कुछ नरक जाते हैं और कुछ वापस धरती पर आते हैं। हर जीव को अपनी मर्ज़ी से कुछ भी करने की स्वतंत्रता है। लेकिन किसी के पास यह कहने का विकल्प नहीं है कि, "मैं अपने कर्मों का फल नहीं भोगना चाहता"।

• मैं भी तुम्हारी तरह सनातन​ हूँ ।

जीव सनातन है। जीव को जन्म और मृत्यु के इस चक्र से बाहर निकलने का मौका देने के लिए, भगवान बार-बार संसार की रचना करते रहे हैं। इसलिए, जीव अनंत काल से ये कर्म करता आ रहा है।

• मैं आपको एक और बात बताना चाहती हूँ, मेरे बिना कोई भी एक पल भी जीवित नहीं रह सकता।

मृत्यु के बाद कर्म नहीं होता । भाग्य-भोग भी जीवन काल में ही संभव है । इसलिये तदबीर कहती है "मेरे बिना कोई जीवित नहीं रह सकता"।

• और मैं तुमसे अधिक शक्तिशाली हूँ।

जीव तदबीर के कारण ही स्वर्ग, नरक, अथवा मृत्यु लोक में जाते हैं । यदि जीव भक्ति करे और भगवद्-प्राप्ति कर ले तो ईश्वर अनंत जन्मों के अनंत कर्मों का बही खाता जला देते हैं । इसलिए वर्तमान जीवन के बाद कोई भाग्य नहीं हो सकता। ध्यान दें - क्रियमाण कर्म कितना बलवान है ! यदि क्रियमाण कर्म भक्ति हो तो अनादि काल के पाप पुण्य सब भस्म हो जायेंगे । संसार का आवागमन का अनादि चक्र समाप्त हो जायेगा ।​

• वास्तव में तुम मेरी पुत्री हो।

जीव द्वारा पिछले जन्मों में किए गए कर्म ही उसके भावी जन्मों के भाग्य का आधार हैं। इस प्रकार, तदबीर तक्दीर​ की जननी है । तक्दीर (भाग्य) तदबीर (पुरुषार्थ) की पुत्री है ।

संक्षेप में, व्यक्ति को भाग्य को भोगना ही पड़ता है। और पिछले जन्मों में चाहे जो भी किया गया हो, वर्तमान मानव जीवन में कर्म बंधन से मुक्त होने और ईश्वर को प्राप्त करने के लिए पुरुषार्थ किया जा सकते हैं।

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The Most Powerful One

A spiritual riddle

Shri Maharaj Ji once presented this riddle to all the satsangis. To get more from this riddle first try solving the riddle.

Then read (re-read) the answers and realize how it applies to yourself.
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Two friends introduce themselves to each other.

First one says 

• God sends me.
• I came in this world when the world was created or since God, Soul and Maya came in existence.
• I live with all the living beings.
• All the individual beings are under my control.
• I cannot be controlled by rishi, muni, yogi, bhogi or God-realized Gyanis.
• Even the Supreme God cannot take any action against me.
• Some like me very much whereas others are scared of facing me. And some are neutral towards me.
• I am the well-wisher of all the living beings. Yet the ignorant beings do not understand me.

My friend! Now guess "who am I"?  Also, what is your introduction?

The other friend answers. My friend! Now listen to my introduction -

• I am not sent by God.
• God does not even know me.
• I control everyone; the sages, seers, yogis and material beings are in my control.
• ​I am also eternal like you. 
• I want to tell you one more thing, nobody can live even for a second without me.
• And I am more powerful than you.
• In fact you are my daughter.

I think you know me.

Now PAUSE. Try to solve it. Then read ahead.

 Answer

The names of the friends are

• Destiny (तकदीर, भाग्य​) and
• (Fruit-yielding) Actions performed in this life (तदबीर, पुरुषार्थ​)

Now, point by point let us test if their claims are right.

Destiny justifying her claims

• God sends me.

Every jiva is eternal. In the past countless lives, every jiva has performed innumerable actions. And both fruit-yielding actions and destiny are thus eternal. The jiva is sentient and has a mind which is the doer. Yet the actions are inert. They cannot become fruits on their own. God selects only few good and bad fruits to be borne in the present life. This is called destiny. Hence God is the establisher and sender of destiny [1]. 
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• I came in this world when the world was created or since God, Soul and Maya came in existence.

At the time of creation every jiva is born with the same disposition as they had before the pralay. 

• I live with all the living beings

From the moment of birth, and until death one has to face one's destiny.

• All the individual beings are under my control. 

All beings, regardless of whether they are in swarg, narak or earth have to undergo the fruits of past-actions in the present life. This is true of not just humans but all 8.4 million life forms. This is destiny (प्रारब्ध​).

• I cannot be controlled by rishi, muni, yogi, bhogi or God-realized gyanis.

All jiva have to endure their destiny including God-realized gyanis (ब्रह्मभूतावस्था). Let alone material beings even after attaining brahmagyan gyanis are not entitled to not face the fruits of their actions. There is one exception which is discussed in the next bullet point.

• Some like me very much whereas others are scared of facing at me. And some are neutral to me.

​Some people like their destiny some people don’t. One might like it or not still everyone has to face their destiny except a God realized devotee (bhakt). That is why Shri Maharaj Ji cleverly hides the word Bhakt (devotee) in this riddle. Only a God-realized bhakt (devotee) can choose to face the destiny or not. God-realized saints choose to face their destiny but they don’t experience any pleasure or pain from it. So they are neutral towards it.

• I am the well-wisher of all the living beings. Yet the ignorant beings do not understand me.

God takes note of every thought that crosses a human mind and gives fruits of those thoughts in future lives. When ignorant ones face troubled times they wonder what did I do to deserve this destiny. Both good and bad actions further entangle the jiva in the karmic bondage. God created this cycle of reward and punishment to turn away the from material world and usher him towards God.

(Fruit-yielding) Actions justifying her case

Now understand more about the second friend

• I am not sent by God.

​God has given jiva a free-will.

• God does not even know me.

God does know our destiny for sure but He does not know what we will decide to do later in this life. So God does not know the future fruit-yielding actions.  

कर्मणां संचितादीनां जीवोऽधीनस्तथापि हि ।
​स्वतंत्रः क्रियमाणे वै कृतो भगवता विदा ॥

karmaṇāṃ saṃcitādīnāṃ jīvo'dhīnastathāpi hi ।
​svataṃtraḥ kriyamāṇe vai kṛto bhagavatā vidā ॥

​After God-realization one does not perform any actions so there is no question of God knowing those actions. 

• I control everyone; the sages, seers, yogis and material beings are in my control.

Everyone in the world is controlled by their actions. The cycle of birth and death is governed by one's own actions. Some people go to swarg, some go to narak and others come back to earth. Every jiva has the free-will to do whatever they want. But no one has the choice to say, "I don't want to bear the fruits of my actions". 

• ​I am also eternal like you. 

jiva is eternal. To give chances to the jiva to get out of this cycle of birth and death, God has been creating the Sansaar-The World over an over again. So, jiva has been doing these actions since eternity.

• I want to tell you one more thing, nobody can survive even for a second without me.

​Both actions (पुरुषार्थ​) and destiny (भाग्य) are relevant as long as one is alive. Upon death no one can perform fruit-yielding-actions. Therefore, the fruit-yielding-actions (पुरुषार्थ) claim that “no one can survive without me”. 
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• And I am more powerful than you.

Fruit-yielding-actions are the reason for some people go to swarg, some go to narak and others come back on earth. If jiva were to perform devotional actions (bhakti) and attain God-realization then God will wipe out the whole stash of past fruit-yielding actions. So there cannot be any destiny after the present life. JUST pause here to take this in. 

• In fact you are my daughter.

The actions jiva performs in the previous lives are the basis of his destiny in future lives. Thus, fruit-yielding action is mother of destiny and destiny (भाग्य) is the daughter of fruit-yielding actions (पुरुषार्थ). 
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In a nutshell, one has to endure destiny. And regardless of whatever was done in the past lives, in the present human life one can perform fruit yielding actions to get out of the karmic bondage and attain God.

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Philosophy

Selfless Love of Gopis

The love of Gopis is absolutely pure and exemplary. The sole goal of their love is to please their beloved and is devoid all desires of self-gratification. The Gopis do not ever think about themselves, their choices, interests or happiness, even for a moment. They are constantly engaged in making arrangements for pastimes of Shri Radha Krishna, so that Their pleasure and love for each other may increase. The ideology of 100% selfless divine love holds three main qualities:  

1. The attitude of constantly offering everything to divine couple, with a pure feeling  

2. They joyously engage in activities to please the divine couple. Their joy and engagement do not wax and wane based on the attention the Divine Couple gives to them. They don’t have an iota of desire to attain self-happiness.

Gopis serve the Divine Couple to please them. They have no other goal in life.

3. To feel I am not worthy of rendering any service to my beloved Shri Krishna or Swamini (Ladyship) Shri Radha Rani. It is their generosity, kindness and grace that they are letting me do something for their pleasure. Thus, they feel extremely fortunate to serve them in any possible way. They are agnostic of whether they are in close proximity to the Divine Couple or far away from them.  

A Gopi, says to Lord Krishna, “O my beloved Shyam Sundar! When you go to the forest to graze the cows, our hearts burn in the fire of separation all day long. Our hearts shudder at the thought of You walking bare feet on the thorns and stones in the forest. When you come back in the evening, we get a chance to bow down to your feet. To soothe our yearning, we earnestly want to embrace soles of your lotus feet. But we do not out of fear of hurting your extremely soft lotus feet.” 

​As we can see, although the gopis suffer from pangs of separation, yet they don't hug Him tightly to pacify their own yearning. They ignore their own pain. In addition to that gopis are miserable to see the cuts and bruises on His feet due to walking bare feet on stones and thorns. Who can reach the depth of this love? None other than a gopi can understand these sentiments.

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Philosophy

What is Maharas?

​अङ्गनामङ्गनामन्तरे माधवो माधवं माधवं चान्तरेणाङ्गना ।
इत्थमाकल्पिते मण्डले मध्यगः सञ्जगौ वेणुना देवकीनन्दनः ॥
2.35

​aṅganāmaṅganāmantare mādhavo mādhavaṃ mādhavaṃ cāntareṇāṅganā ।
​itthamākalpite maṇḍale madhyagaḥ sañjagau veṇunā devakīnandanaḥ ॥
2.35

Q. Maharaj Ji ! What is the meaning of Maharas?

​A. The root word for raas (रास​) is ras (रस​) which means the nectar of Divine love bliss. Bliss itself is infinite. Then who can describe the highest bliss of samartha rati; bliss of those devotees, who love Shri Krishna as their Supreme beloved and Shri Radha as their Supreme Queen without any desire of self-happiness.  

रसो वै स: ​

raso vai saḥ

is an epithet of Lord Krishna which means “nectar of love.” There are many levels of this nectar. Hence, The Vedas again depict Him as  

रसानां रसतमः परमः

rasānāṃ rasatamaḥ paramaḥ

"The Supreme Nectar”. Bliss could be attained even by the gyanis, who worship formless God. But the devotees of Samartha Rati attain the highest level of ever-increasing love-bliss of Shri Radha Krishna.  

​Q. Can a human being attain Maharas?

​A. Sure. Any human being, who practices Madhurya Bhav bhakti under the guidance of a Rasik saint of madhurya bhav can attain it. They live by the philosophy  ​

तत्सुखसुखित्वम्

tatsukhasukhitvam

"Find pleasure in the pleasure of the beloved”. In other words, under the guidance of a saint of Gopi Prem one has to exclusively love Radha Krishna - The Divine Couple. All actions and thoughts ought to be targeted to please Shri Radha Krishna.

So, out of all the God-realized saints ONLY 2 categories can attain Maharaas (see the graphic below for details). 

• Tattatbhavicchhamayi Kamatmika Ragatmika Samartha Rati Bhakti
• Tattatbhavicchhamayi Kamanuga Raganuga Samartha Rati Bhakti

Who is eligible to get the bliss of Maharaas

Q. Are ‘Maharaas’ and “Premanand’ synonymous words?

​A. No. Maharaas is the highest level of premanand. There are many levels of bliss starting from Brahmanand or the bliss of Impersonal form of God which is attained by those who follow the path of gyan, who realize formless God and attain ineffable, infinite and divine bliss. Then the levels of those devotees start, who love a personal form (SAKAAR) of God. Their bliss is called premanand. These levels, in ascending order, are  

• Dasya Bhav - to adore God as a master,
• Sakhya Bhav - to adore God as a friend,
• Vatsalya bhav - to adore God as son and
• Madhurya Bhav - to adore God as beloved. Madhurya bhav has three levels:
  • Sadharani Rati  - to adore God as beloved for self-happiness,
  • Samanjasa Rati - to adore God as beloved for His happiness but rarely a slight feeling of self-happiness also occurs in this state,
  • Samartha Rati - Completely unselfish adoration of Shri Krishna as beloved and Shri Radha as Swamini or governess. There is not even a trace self-happiness in any situation. They have the singleton desire to serve the divine couple to please Them. There is nothing beyond it. And, only the devotees of this level of love attain the bliss of Maharaas. They are rarest of rare amongst billions. Even Rukmini Ji, the principal queen of Shri Krishna, could not attain Maharaas since sometimes a trivial feeling of self-happiness manifested in Her heart. The Bhagavat also asserts the same in Canto 10, chapter 47, verse 60  

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Kid's Story

One cannot please everyone

One day a man was going to market with his son and his donkey. They met a couple on the way.

"Why walk when you have a donkey to ride?" called out the husband, "seat the boy on the donkey." "I would like that," said the boy, "help me up father." And the father did that willingly.

Soon they met another couple. "How shameful of you!" cried the woman, "let your father ride, won't he be tired?" So, the boy got down and the father rode the donkey.

Again, they marched on. "Poor boy", said the next person they met, "why should the lazy father ride while his son is walking?" So, the boy got onto the donkey too.

​As they went on, they met some travelers. "How cruel of them!" They are up to kill the poor donkey" cried one of the travelers.

Hearing this, the father and the son got down. Now they decided to carry the donkey on their shoulders. As they did so, the travelers broke into laughter. The laughter frightened the donkey. It broke free and sped away.

​MORAL
​You cannot please everyone. If you do something good, the bad people will mock and criticize you. If you do something bad good people will criticize you. Second, definition of good and bad also varies according to the ideals of a person. Hence, do good by God in order to become good instead of trying to be called good by others. 

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