Hare krsna dear friends!
We all wonder about the phenomenon called love. There is no greater power in this world than the power of love. but often we misunderstand and fail to distinguish beween love and lust. few days back i was hearing some discourses by HG Balgovinda prabhu and i got to know 2 prominent symptoms of love
Before i tell you about these two most prominent symptoms, let me quickly take you through all the 9 symptoms of love as explained by Prahlad maharaj :
1. Hearing: Shravanam
whenever someone speaks about your beloved then just like this rabit your ears are automatically raised up hai na:D
2. Talking: Kirtanam
Even if you are an introvert you will become an extrovert whenever you are happened to talk about your dearest one..
3. Remembering: Smaranam
You will forget your diet, sleep your health, the entire existence around you in the constant remembrance of your precious one :p
4. Serving the lotus feet: Pada sevanam
Sometimes its so happen that in deep love even the boy will do padasevanam of his mistress.
5. Worshiping: Archanam
we all know how our mothers worship father on some special occasions like karvachowk and keep fast for them... and you must be aware of how some people in total blindness worship their actor and actresses :D
6. Offering heartfelt prayers, emotions: Vandanam
this is where your bond becomes so solid
7. Executing orders: Dasyam
pyarme ladka ladiko bolta hai na me tumhare liye chand tare tod ke le aaunga, phir vo bolti hai "ha leke aao, pran jaye par vachan na jaye" "arey nahi nahi ye to bas kehneki baat hoti hai" hehe
but actually in love you do everything for the pleasure and wellbeing of your beloved.
8. Serving as a friend: Sakhyam
you treat your cherished one as your equals, your friend. you reveal your heart in full confidence.
9. Complete surrender: Atmanivedanam
This is the crown jewel. you are being conquered, you offer your whole being to your beloved.
That’s it.
Now if we talk about two prominent symptoms of love they are
1) Anusmruti: constant and fond remeberence.
The sanskrut word anu means constant and favorable and smruti means rememberence. Prabhuji was saying in the lecture that in local trains even if a guy is standing in a 3 fold bending form, in a very awakward position he is still lost in thoughts somewhere. Sometimes people also say “Kya baat hai khoye khoye se lagte ho! Kya ho gaya hai tumhe” You are not normal!
When in the restaurant girl forgets her handkerchief and boy gets it, there are innumerable songs written on handkerchief.
If a boy gets hair in his food he will scold mom, mom what is this! Aur maa bolegi arey teri vo aai thi khana banane then boy will adore the same hair in her remembrance!
It also makes you forget about the miseries in life. Such ordinary remembrance also gives pleasure. That’s the power of smaranam.
2) Niswarth seva:
Selfless and pleasing service, like a mother does to her child.
You are always worried about the wellbeing of that person. Its not so easy. Your love is on a pure platform. Today in the name of love what people are doing? Simply if you scratch my back I will scratch your back if you don’t scratch my back I will also not scratch your back. That is not love. Seriously!
Rupa goswami says, “If there is every reason for a relationship to be broken still that relationship is not broken that is called love.”
In this world anyone can come to you and say “I love you!” so you got to know this na ask them anusmriti?? Niswarth seva??? Are you ready to pay the prize?? Hahaha..
I would also like to add on one most significant point that supreme Lord is that ultimate person who loves us unconditionally with all His hearts; for his love there is no comparison in the past, present and future. And his unalloyed loving devotees are the carrier of that unconditional love ☺
Thank you very much!!! :)
ys,
Nritya Gopika Devi Dasi
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