The Hidden Treasure Of Rasa - The Heart Of The Bhagavatam (Vol 1)
By Satyanarayana
The rasa-lila pastime is the essence and the cream of the Vedic literature. It is the highest and purest expression of love of God, exemplified by the cowherd women of Vraja, the gopis headed by Srimati Radhika, for K???a. These five chapters of the 10thCanto of Srimad-Bhagavatam are called Rasa-Pa�cadhyayi � the five life-airs of the Bhagavatam. The bhava, or moods of love, described by the commentaries of Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti ?hakura and elucidated by Srila Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji transport the reader from mundane reality to the transcendental realm of pure love in Vraja. The sensitive readers and the rasika devotees will relish this katha deeply, and thus their bhajana life will be enriched.