Rupa Gosvami About Eligibility for Bhakti (Vaidhi andRaganuga)Translation Sanskrit to Bengali: Ananta Dasa BabajiEligibility for Vaidhi-Bhakti: Faith (sraddha)yah kenapyati bhagyena jata sraddhosya sevanenatisakto na vairagya bhagasyam adhikaryasau(Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu 1.2.14)"When, by a stroke ofinconceivable luck, a person develops faith and liking for serving Krsna (bhakti-marga) due to havingassociated with great saints and so forth, but has not yet attained firmattachment to the Lord and is only slightly averse to bodily attachments sucha person is eligible for sadhana-bhakti."Eligibility for Raganuga-Bhakti:Greed (lobha)ragatmikaika nisthaye vrajavasi janadayahtesam bhavaptayelubdho bhaved atradhikaravan(Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu 1.2.291)"A person, who is greedy after the unalloyed, ecstatic ragatmika-bhakti that the Vrajavasis have for Krsna, is eligible for raganuga-bhakti." Symptoms of the Appearance of Greed (lobha)tat tadbhavadi madhurye srute dhir yad apeksatenatrasastram na yuktim ca tal lobhotpatti laksanam(Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu 1.2.292)When the heart yearns for the sweetness of themutual feelings of Sri Krsna and His eternal associates in Vraja, and one is notdependent on scriptural injunctions or logical arguments, this is said tobe the symptom of the appearance of greed.Source: Raga Vartma Candrika 1.4-5, by VisvanathaCakravartipada, translated and commented by Pandita Sri Ananta Dasa Babaji Maharaja,EnglishEdition Radhakunda 2003, Bengali Edition Radhakunda 1994. (Above the author quotesthree verses of Bhakti-Rasamrta-Sindhuby Rupa Gosvami, the main work on gaudiya vaisnava theology.)Translation Sanskrit to Bengali: Ananta Dasa BabajiTranslation Bengali to English: Advaita DasaCompilation and bold highlights: David Britto, 30 July 2017, updated 31 July with the name of the translator Ananta Dasa Babaji showed also at the beginning of the article, and the download pdf-word available. Updated 01 July with the picture of Ananta Dasa Babaji.Textfont diacritics: Arial Unicode MS (diacriticsHarvard-kyoto)Download this compilation on Pdf-Word at Archive.org or Google DrivePortuguese version of this compilation herePostagem relacionada: RupaGosvami About Eligibility for Bhakti (Vaidhi and Raganuga) - Translated byBhanu Swami (Iskcon) Pintura Original de 500 anos de Rupa Gosvami pelo Artista doImperador Akbar (Original 500 years old painting of Rupa Gosvami by EmperorAkbar's Artist)(Foto: Capa do livro Rasadarsan por Ananta DasBabaji)A pintura na capa e de Sri Rupa, que foi um seguidor de SriCaitanya Mahaprabhu. Ele foi um devoto rasikamuito elevado e o Rei de todos os poetas.Aqui ele e visto numa postura de humildade numa conversa com oImperador Akbar. Ele foi registrado neste humor ha aproximadamente 500 anospelo artista do Imperador. Na parte interior de sua coxa direita vemos BabaRupa rabiscado em persa. Como o tempo cobrou seu preco na pintura, elanecessitou de um leve retoque. O original esta muito cuidadosamente guardado noSri Radhakund. (Fonte: Contracapa do livro Rasadarsan)Baixar foto em alta resolucao Google Drive ou 4sharedTraducao por DavidBritto, 11 de julho de 2012, disponivel no blog Raganuga Bhakti Babajis.ENGLISH Original 500 years old painting of Rupa Gosvami by Emperor Akbar's Artist(Picture: Cover of the book Rasadarsan byAnanta Das Babaji)The picture on the cover is that of Sri Rupa, who was afollower of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was a topmost rasika devotee and the King of all poets.Here he is seen in a humble posture in conversation withEmperor Akbar. He was captured in this mood about 500 years ago by theEmperors artist. On his inner right thigh we