Recorded Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta class (January 20, 2025, Mayapur) by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami with interjections by Gurman. The lecture walks through sequential stages of devotional practice (reducing greed/Anartha, Shraddha → Nishta (steadfast faith) → Ruchi (taste) → Ashakti (attachment) → Bhava (emotion/affection) leading toward Prema/love), frequently citing Srimad Bhagavatam passages and contrasting devotional vs. impersonalist goals. The recording includes brief intro/outro host remarks (subscribe/app plug).
Be sure to subscribe to our channel. We publish new videos every day. Don't forget, grab your smartphone and download the Lava Mantra app and stay in touch. Guru Maharaj's message is your the following is a Caitanya Shikshamita class given by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami Maharaj on January 20, 2025 in Sri Ramayapur, India.
Greed are gradually diminished through the practice of devotion to Bhagavan, making the living entity devoid of greed. This is called the third stage in the form of Anarta Nigriti.
So we want to get rid of all the bad habits.
So we want to get rid of.
All the bad habits, five habits and the other bad habits.
And by practicing Bhakti Yoga that happens automatically. So this after Bhajana Kriya there's an.
Activity and hard books are able to read. The third step on achieving is the river.
And so through this practice one is able to achieve the third step.
Third step.
Third step which through Ka Prema. Yes. Third step number five. Nishta Firm Faith when one becomes free from greed near Loba, other attachments disappear. Faith Shraddha then transforms into steadfastness in devotion to the Lord Bhagavan Nishta as long as Anartha's undesirable things remain, faith cannot be firmly established. As Anartha's unwanted things are gradually eradicated. Shraddha faith gradually becomes Nishta steady fastness. Nishta steady fastness Steadfastness is the fourth step towards attaining Prema.
By getting rid of the bad habits. By getting rid of the bad habits, the undesirable things.
The undesirable things and your.
Faith comes firm.
Then your faith becomes firm.
So this is a major progress.
And so this is a major progress.
Is a Lord Stephen Nishta steadfastness is.
The fourth step towards attaining prema. 6. Ruchi Taste Nishta Steadfastness has been achieved. Bhagavad Anushivana devotional practice is being carried out with greater care. Sadhusanga association with devotees is also being performed with more diligence. As these processes continue and Anarthas are gradually destroyed, Nishta becomes more exuberant. This exuberant state of Nishta is called Ruchi taste. It's a note From Sriman Bhagavatam. First Canto chapter 5 text 25 translation because being engaged in such activity, all sins were destroyed. I became purified in heart and I obtained taste in the very nature of the transcendentalist translation of Bhakti Bint Thakur's translation Prabhupada's translation Thus being engaged, I became purified in heart. And at that time the very nature of transcendentalists became attractive to me. Ruchi is the fifth stage. When taste, ruchi for Ka develops distaste and everything else happens. So we get advancement towards Prema step by step.
After.
Feeling this down, not stop.
As.
Ruchi.
So after achieving Nishta, the next step is ruchi, that is taste for devotional service.
So the end is here, but in the same practice. That will be greater care.
It's interesting. Here we're doing the same practice, but it's being done with greater care.
Whatever I.
Destroyed them and whatever anartas, they're still there. They get gradually destroyed. The exuberant stage of Nishta is called ruchi. What is taste? Exhilarate, full of energy. Duple says, full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness.
Characterized by love.
Exuberant means full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness.
At the same time. Devotional service.
It's the same devotional service, but it gets more exuberant.
And all the artis, pujas we have.
To chantarangs attend all the artis and pujas.
Gradually we're getting more taste.
Gradually we're getting more taste, doing everything with greater care. It says, as these processes continue.
Anartas are gradually destroyed.
Anarchas are gradually destroyed.
They have become.
Less, they become less.
So many trace.
But still if there's any trace of anarthas, those are destroyed. So Nisha becomes more exuberant. And this is known as ruchi or taste.
Ruchi is the fifth stage.
Ruchi is the fifth stage.
Loves this taste every house.
How taste Ruchi for Krishna develops distaste and everything else happens. 7. Ashakti attachment When Ruchi taste becomes more intense and as anartas when ruchi taste becomes more intense and as anartas are further destroyed, it is called Ashakti attachment. Up to Ashakti is the stage of Sadhana practice. Sadhana is completed, Ashakti is fully attained. Then the Jiva, living entity becomes successful Ashakti leading to the awakening of Prema. Love is the sixth stage. Note from Srimad Bhagavatam 1st Canto 5th Chapter 626 translation O Vyasadeva in that association and by the mercy of those great Vedantists, I could hear them describe the attractive activities of Lord Ka. And thus listening attentively, my taste for hearing of the personality of God had increased at every step. So Bhakti Minotakur has explained the steps Until Prema many times and in different.
Ways is this is explaining that we're gradually awakening and in this way he's.
Explaining that we're gradually awakening.
Prema Love Love.
So this Ashakti is the next step. So Nara Muni he was the son of a maidservant.
He started great Bhaktivedantas.
He served great bhaktivedantas.
He started to advance his steps and.
He started to advance these steps and he reached the stage of Bhava. 8 Baba emotion or affection. When a Shakti attachment becomes fully mature, it is called Bhava rati or Preman Kurra the sprout of love. Preman Kura the sprout of love. Ashakti is not yet of the pure Sattva nature. Bhava attains the nature of pure Sattva at this stage. It produces tenderness in the heart. This is the seventh gradual stage leading to Prema. Translation to the verse in the note. Thus during two seasons, the rainy season and autumn, I had the opportunity to hear these great souled sages constantly chant the unadulterated glories of the Lord Hareem. As the flow of my devotional service began, the coverings of the modes of passion and ignorance vanished. Sriman Bhagavatam 1st Canto 5th chapter text 28. You can't wait that translation to the next verse. As soon as irrevocable loving service is established in the heart, the effects of nature's modes of passion and ignorance such as lust, desire and hankering disappear from the heart. Then the devotee is established in goodness and he becomes completely happy. First chapter of chapter 2 text 19 Raso vaisa rasam tiye vayam lavdvanandi avati. When one understands the personality of Godhead, the reservoir of pleasure Krishna, he actually becomes transcendentally blissful. Tai ti biyo upanishad 2.7.1.
Gladly announce proudly how finally we reach BHAV.
So as we advance gradually, then finally we reach Bhava graduate.
I heard today somebody said practice how Bhakti Yoga.
I heard today some devotees said that the impersonalists who practice Bhakti yoga.
They.
Get symptoms of power attach Krishna that attracts Krishna.
Merge into the Brahma Jyoti.
Then they actually want to merge into the Brahma Jyoti.
The other catching their hook to pull the hook out of the lip on the fish like the fish you catch.
With the hook and then you pull the hook out of the lip of.
The fish like that you are attractors.
Like that you attract Krishna. Then you pull out the hook that causes Krishna great pain. And then you want to merge into the Brahma Jyoti.
Who wants that?
Who wants that.
I practice it all those herbs.
While practicing devotional service you can gradually reach the stage of Bhava.
Would you have trust in personal realization?
But then if you're attached to the impersonal aspect of Ka then you don't want to hear any more about Ka, you just want to merge into the Brahma Jyoti.
And there's no.
And then there's no suffering.
But there's not real bliss.
And then there's not real bliss either.
So the anxiety spurs is another one.
That's why devotees are discouraged that we never want this Ji Mukti or in person emerging. Yes Gurman, we are done. The next topic is Kramer.
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