In this recorded class, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami provides a detailed exposition of the devotional mood (rasa) of Vatsalya—parental love for the Supreme Lord—drawing from the Sri Caitanya‑śikṣāmṛta and related scriptures such as the Bhakti‑Rasamṛta‑Sindhu and the Brihad‑Bhagavatamṛta. He argues that Vatsalya Rasa is the foremost and independent rasa, not dependent on any other mood, and that it remains intact even when a devotee cannot discern the Lord’s reciprocation. The lecture contrasts Vatsalya with other rasas (Prema, Dasya, Sakya, Madhurya), discusses how various devotees in the scriptures exhibit mixtures of these rasas, and cites numerous examples (e.g., Balarama’s fraternal‑servitude‑parental mix, Yudhiṣṭhira’s attraction, Ugrasena’s Dasya‑Vatsalya blend, the aged Gopis, Nakula, Sahadeva, Narada, Shiva, Garuda, etc.). Swami emphasizes that while each rasa has its own excellence, Madhurya Rasa remains the primary, overarching love. He also reflects on the nature of rasa as the essence of the spiritual world and invites listeners to contemplate their own dominant rasa. The session concludes with a brief reminder of the next chapter and customary channel sign‑off.
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Hari Om Tatsat Hare Krishna Dear devotees, today we will continue with the reading from Sri Chaitanya Shikshamta Vashla Satchitananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur. Today we will be reading on the subject matter of Vatsalya Rasa. The scholars being astonished, describe Vatsalya as the foremost Rasa. In this Rasa, Vatsalya is the permanent ecstasy. Stai Bhava and sons and so on are the support. Alambana Quotation From Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu 3.4.78 the learned recognize Vatsala Rasa as one of the Rasas because it clearly produces wonder Chamatka. In this Rasa, the Stai Bhava is parental love and the Alambana is the sun or the other offspring Sahitya Tarpana. Where there is a lack of Ka Rati Preeti Rasa Dasirasa remains undernourished. In such circumstances, Sakyarati disappears. However, in Vatsalya, even if such a condition arises, there is no harm. This is the unique excellence of Vatsalirasa. So Varsalarasa is prominent in the Vishnu Swami Sampradaya that.
Though the Protestant Larga or Rajada Rasa, they take it as a rain Rasa.
So in the Pushti Marga they take Varsala Rasa as the supreme Rasa because.
They can't understand Madhuri Rasa because they.
Can'T understand the Madhuriya Rasa.
So they just avoided and say Vatsala Rasa is supreme.
So therefore they say Vatsala Rasa is supreme.
Now Allarasas are dependent somewhat on each other.
Other Rasas dependent on. Dependent somewhat on each other, no.
And Vatsala Rasa is not dependent on anything else.
But in the Vatsalya Rasa it is not dependent on anything else.
And then fixed on.
So they are fixed in this Rasa with Krishna.
So. I mean Ka accepts one of the child and carries the one and swords of Nandaraj.
Krishna accepts the form of a child and carries the wooden shoe of Nanda.
Maharaj on his head.
On his head.
And does other amazing things.
And does other amazing things.
Like the Tamil Nad Leela like the Damodar Leela where mother Yashoda ties him up.
Where mother Yashoda ties him up. So.
This Vasalya rasa is really tangled.
So this vasily rasa is really chamatkar. Amazing. Wonderful, wonderful.
And I remember reading a verse where someone said. He was just astonished at the greatness among us that they had Krishna kang had one of his shoes on his head.
So I just write a verse where someone says he's astonished how Krishna carries Nanda Maharaj's wooden shoes.
Salt. There's reinforcement on was a child and. Submits to the Lord all his hands.
So the supreme Lord he He took the form of a child to. And submits to the love of his parents.
Krishna likes love.
So Krishna likes love.
When all hear God is love.
When we hear God is love, Krishna wants love. Krishna wants love.
Salt. There is one type of love.
So this is one type of love.
Love of a parent for a child.
The love of a parent for their child.
Spiritual world is so much intense.
In the spiritual world this is so much intense.
And about the Priyadh Bhagavanamrita is past time where we can see that Mother Yusoda she repeatedly comes and tells and completely, I mean again and again and again she draws about Krishna.
So in the Brihad Bhagavatamrita says how Mother Yashoda she's again and again and again she's completely worried about Krishna.
Well, so like it's time to leave. And I think something else. She's completely Krishakana when he's trying to.
Leave and she's thinking when he would come back. She's completely Krishna conscious.
She's always thinking about Krishna's well, there's a lot of heat, thorns and the bushes, everything.
So she's always thinking about Krishna's welfare, how are the streets, how are the thorns in the bushes and all those things. So vatsaya rasulife so Vatsali rasa facilitates all this Bhakti Rasamruta Sindhu 3.4.79 Moreover, a Dasya Bhakta cannot discern whether the Lord has rati for that bhakta he is preetirasa Dasi Rastha weakens. When a sakya bhakta cannot discern whether Lord has rati for that bhakta, his prayer rasa disappears. But even if the vatsala bhakta cannot discern the Lord's rsdi Vatsala rasa is not affected at all. The three Rasa Dasya sakya and Varsalya are supremely wonderful. Yet certain instances that the presence of Rasa mixture Rasa Sankulata is observed.
Now. We say that a servant of Krishna also Does Krishna love me? Krishna careful. Right.
So the servant of Krishna he might also think does Krishna cares for me, Does Krishna love me?
And not at least not sure.
And if he's not sure, his service.
Elizabeth is Dasharasa Mayang dilemmas.
He's not sure. If he's not sure then his service attitude Dasi Rasa may diminish.
Same thing for the friends.
Same thing for the friends.
But says here the parents Vatsalya Rasa they're not served well.
But it says here the parents in Vatsalyarasa they are not disturbed at all.
Are not affected.
They are not affected.
So they that it's not reciprocation or love for them.
So it's not that Krishna doesn't reciprocate their love. It's not a condition issue. It's not an issue. Okay, next.
So sometimes the rasas are a little mixed.
So sometimes the rasas are a little.
Mixed that Suhur or render Krishna mixed.
With grandma love the Sruhat, the friends of Krishna they are mixed with parental love.
The.
What they call the sakas.
Sakas they are mixed with dasa Rosha.
The sakas they are mixed with dasiras.
Priyasakhas pure sakuras.
So the priyasakas they are pure sakuras.
So like this has some mixing of the rasas.
Okay, like this we have some mixing of rasas like this. 3.4.80 all three rasas are described. Preeti Rasa, Prayor Rasa and Vatsala Rasa are not most astonishing. They are said to combine in some devotees. Prabhupada writes Sla Rupa Goswami states herein that according to some learned scholars the three kinds of transcendental Malo are far described namely servitude, fraternity and parental affection are sometimes mixed. Baladev's Sakyapriti is infused with Vatsalyara. Sahib Yudhishthira's Vatsalya is combined with Dasya and Sakya. The Dasya or Ahuka Ugrasena and others are mixed with Vatsalya. And Vatsalya of elderly Abiras is blended with Sa sakyas. Nakula Sahadeva, Narada exhibits Sakya mixed with Dasya. Shiva Garida Uddava possess Dasya combined with Sakya. The emotions of Aniruta and other grandsons of Krishna are also of similar mixtures. Among various other devotees, similar rasa mixtures can be observed. Even though Preta, Dasya, Praya, Sakya and Vatsalya supreme for those devoted in their respective Rasas, the primary Rasa remains Madhura Rasa. And these three functions. Function as the as its supporting elements. This will become evident later.
So. I was just thinking how.
I was just thinking how in our west wing of the tovp, on the.
Fourth floor we want to display the spiritual world.
On the fourth floor we want to display the spiritual world.
And here we say that and the thirds of all the essences are all in Rasa.
Here we see that in the spiritual world, in essence all is Rasa.
I was saying that how we should present Rasa.
I was saying that how we should present Rasa. But.
I don't know, different kinds of love.
How would you say like different kinds of love?
Rasa, there's all kinds of Rasas.
There are all kinds of Rasas.
And like Krishna, he enjoys what is. Rasas with him.
So Krishna, he enjoys with the devotees, different rasas.
When I killed Khamzat, I went to see Devaki and Vasudeva when he went.
To kill Kamsa, after killing Kamsa, he went to see Devaki and Vasudeva.
They were there in the arena. Arena.
They were there in the arena.
So although the parents are Krishna, Although.
They were the parents of Krishna, they.
Were kept captive by Kamsa for so long.
They were kept captive by Kamsa for so long.
And they just saw Krishna liberate him with bare hands.
They just saw Krishna delivering him with his bare hands. With his hands.
Bare hands. Bare hands runs him to death. So they honor their respect.
They offered their respect. They're very respectful to Krishna.
Dash Bava.
They were like in the Santa Dasha.
Bav, Lord Krishna, he's doing that.
Lord Krishna didn't want that. He wanted the parental love.
So I threw some lila dust.
He just threw some lila dust.
And immediately became.
Then immediately they became into Vatsalya, Rasa, Vatsalya, Rasa, Vatsalya, Rasa.
O my dear son.
And they said, oh, my dear son.
Krishna enjoys Rasa, he enjoys love.
Krishna enjoys Rasa, he enjoys love.
And so each Rasa, each type of love is higher than the other.
So each Rasa, each type of love is higher than the other. For example, the fraternal feelings of Balarama mixed with servitude and parental affection. Similarly, King Yudhisthra's attraction for Krishna is Also mixed with parental affection and servitude. Okay. Ugrasena and others have Dasya mixed with some Vatsala. Aged Gopis have Vatsala mixed with Sakya. Nakula, Sahadeva, Narada and others have Sakya mixed with Preeti. Shiva, Garuda, Uddava and others have Preeti mixed with Sakya. The affection of the sons of Madri and Nakula and Sahadeva as well as the affection of the Sage Naval is a mixture of friendship and servitude. The affection of Lord Shiva, Garuda and Uddava is a mixture of servitude and fraternity. Some say that Aniruddha and other grandsons of Krishna have Dasya mixed with Samsakya. In this way the mixture of Rasa should be understood in other devotees as.
The devotees that are in the Rasa Stairaza exclusively.
So some devotees are in the Stairasa exclusively.
Some are mainly in one Stara. Some mixture, others.
Some are mainly with one Stairasa and mixed with others.
So how they are mixed with detailed here.
How they are mixed, it's detailed here.
So love of Krishna is a real science. It's real methodical.
So love of Krishna is real science is really methodical.
All devotees and Rasas, Hazamodis and these Rasas. All these things are so all the.
Devotees in different Rasas. How the devotees and mixed Rasas are mentioned.
So every way to reveal to us.
So it will be revealed to us.
What is our Rasa?
What is our Rasa?
Haribo, what are you attracted to?
What you are attracted to? Why Madhuri Rasa is supreme? That would be discussed here.
Later.
Later. We have completed the chapter.
What's the next chapter?
Next? What's the next chapter? Wow.
Are you ready? Are you ready yet?
Okay. Gurmail, please bless all of them.
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