Gaur Prema Nama Sankirtana - Importance of Sravanam - 06/27/26 Devotees Reflections

🌻☘️ 🌻☘️🌻☘️🌻☘️🌻 The following are the stages in bhakti after one takes dīkṣā / initiation: 🌱 Śravaṇa Dasa: (a) Krama-hīna Śravaṇa Dāsa / Bhakti Aparādha Every initiated devotee chants 16 rounds, hears kathā, and does some service. This is simply a general stage — a beginner stage. (b) Krama-śuddha Śravaṇa Dāsa / Bhakti Ābhāsa By this time the devotee becomes serious and selective in hearing. The hearing is like a sponge, regular and without missing the sequence. Their japa and primary sevās also become steady with no confusion. One starts to realize that the noise, plans, thoughts, and calculations in their head are obstacles, and prays to get rid of them by constantly hearing ācārya-vāṇī. 🌱 Varaṇa Dasa Start of rāga-bhakti. One is very attached to a specific source of vāṇī, empties himself of his contaminated mind and intelligence completely, and gives himself totally to the vāṇī of a specific speaker so his consciousness can be molded. There is zero chaos, plans, or calculations in the head by this time. Bhakti is directly coming from the heart. 🌱 Smaraṇa Dasa The spiritual body is forming inside — substantial, but still vague. 🌱 Bhāva Āpanna Dasa The spiritual body is totally formed and is offering personal service to Bhagavān in a specific rasa, sthāyī-bhāva. 🌱 Prema Sampatti Dasa Fully blossomed consciousness, with the spiritual body seeing the Lord’s līlās and wanting to enter into them. 🌱 Vastu Siddhi Quitting the current mortal frame and taking birth in Bhauma Vṛndāvana to have darśana of Kṛṣṇa directly and have pastimes with the Lord. Reference: Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, Madhurya Kadambini, Tattva Sandarbha. 🌻☘️🌻☘️🌻☘️🌻 🌱 For those who are in Krama-hīna Śravaṇa Dasa: • Sattva Bhakti series • WDC (Wholesome Devotee Care) discussions • Pravāha series 🌱 For those who want to come to Krama-śuddha Śravaṇa Dasa: • Morning Prayers – Saranagati Steps. • BG, SB, CC, Gaura-Kṛṣṇa-Kathāmṛtam Pravāha series • Amṛta Bindu Japa Series 🌱 For those who want to come to Varaṇa Dasa: • Morning Prayers • Gaura Prema Nāma Saṅkīrtana Kathā The kathā for Varaṇa Dasa will take one further, based on one’s adhikāra / qualification.