{"id":5767,"date":"2022-07-05T07:22:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T01:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/?p=5767"},"modified":"2022-12-31T06:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T00:54:52","slug":"100-condemnations-of-material-rasa-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/books-pdfs\/prakrta-rasa-sata-dusani\/100-condemnations-of-material-rasa-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63a\u1e47\u012b
\n(100 Condemnations of Material Rasa)<\/p><\/h1><\/div>

Introduction (From the 2nd edition of Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63a\u1e47i printed in 1919)<\/em><\/h2><\/div>

by \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati \u1e6ch\u0101kura<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Amongst the higher classes of men in this world, there are three paths that traverse through the kingdom of transcendental beliefs. These are generally known as karma, j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em> and bhakti<\/em>. The path of karma<\/em> is the process for attaining transitory pleasures that are enjoyed by the j\u012bvas<\/em> ensnared in material bondage. The path of j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em> is the renunciation of temporary results and provincial interests in order to discover the undifferentiated Brahman. The path known as bhakti<\/em> transcends both karma, j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em> and material nature completely in order to cultivate activities that are favourable in serving K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.<\/p>\n

On the path of bhakti<\/em> there is a clear distinction between devotional practice (s\u0101dhana<\/em>) and the achievement of devotional practice (s\u0101dhya<\/em>). It is understood that there are three stages \u2013 devotional practice, the awakening of bh\u0101va<\/em> (devotional sentiments) and prema<\/em> (pure love for \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a). As one cultivates and acquires knowledge about the goal of bhakti<\/em>, the various stages of bh\u0101va<\/em> and love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, problems may arise. The process of becoming free of these problems is known as anartha-niv\u1e5btti<\/em> (the removal of unwanted elements). The conceptions established in this work (Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63a\u1e47\u012b<\/em>) can be found in the supremely wonderful pastimes of \u015ar\u012b Gaur\u0101\u1e45ga-sundara as well as those of the Gosv\u0101m\u012bs, who are His eternal associates in those pastimes.<\/p>\n

Being impelled by the desire that everybody should obtain the mercy of such a mah\u0101tm\u0101<\/em>, who by his personal spiritual realisation has obtained the pure mercy of \u015ar\u012b Gaurasundara appropriate to the present times, and being aware of its usefulness in preaching, I have independently published Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63a\u1e47\u012b<\/em> taking it from the Sajjana To\u1e63a\u1e47\u012b <\/em>magazine. If readers benefit from studying this, then we can become a beggar of their food remnants.<\/p>\n

That servant of \u015ar\u012b Bhaktivinoda, who is humbler than straw and intolerant of criticism of the Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas \u2013<\/p>\n

The destitute
\n\u015ar\u012b Jagad\u012b\u015ba D\u0101s\u0101dhik\u0101r\u012b<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u015aata-d\u016b\u1e63a\u1e47\u012b written by \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura with illuminations by Swami B.G. Narasi\u1e45gha. (A Hundred Warnings Against Mundane Mellows) Clearly illuminates the immature misconceptions of imitative devotees known as Pr\u0101k\u1e5bta-Sahajiy\u0101s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[211],"tags":[206,212],"krishna_talk_article":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5767"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5767"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7790,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5767\/revisions\/7790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5767"},{"taxonomy":"krishna_talk_article","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/krishna_talk_article?post=5767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}