Parikrama instills appreciation for devotional sentiments even within the heart of a neophyte devotee.Vraja Mandala Parikrama is a perfect test for one’s spiritual health.
The devotional mood of taking darsana is within us. Within the spirit soul, this mood is there. By observing proper practices, rules, this has to be awakened. You may call it as our mood or prema – love, love for the Lord. Lord is hungry for love, feelings. By such awakening only, the soul will be satisfied, fully satisfied.
By mere refraining from food, upavasa is not done. Upavasa means close to the Lord. Vasa or Nivasa means place of stay, place to reside- so Nivasa with Krsna is upavasa. Stay close to the Lord. That is the meaning of upavasa.
Human species are most rare species because this offers us the most rare opportunity of coming to temple or coming to god or thinking of god, hearing about god or this dharma business, this religion business is only for human beings.
Cleansing of the mirror of consciousness takes place, as one minimizes his bodily concept of false ego.
When one’s heart is purified by the association of devotees and by the avoidance of the offenses committed when chanting and worshiping the Lord; the transcendental name, form and activities of the Lord are revealed by the Lord.
