Nama - her name shall be one similar to that of Sri Rupa Manjari and the other
vraja-gopis.
Does
sadhaka get the name of the certain
gopi or the new
manjari's name isn't to be found before?
It is the thesis of Jiva Gosvami that all the
siddha-dehas are eternally existing, along with their
siddha-nama and
siddha-bhava. Some of them are eternally active, as is the case with the
nitya-parikaras of Sri Radha and Krishna, while other
siddha-dehas remain inactive. One such dormant
siddha-deha belongs to each
sadhaka. As greed awakens in the aspirant's heart, he approaches Sri Guru to inquire of the nature of his
siddha-deha.
The name is certainly unique to you, it is your very own name and you are not a replica of someone else. There are not two persons completely identical with each other. However, as in this world, there too people can have identical names. You are certainly not the only Nell of this world. To give an example, Raghunatha Das Gosvami is known as Tulasi Manjari, as is Radharamana Cakravarti, the diksa-guru of Visvanatha Cakravarti. There is even one siddha-pranali in which there are two Lavanga Manjaris there, and neither of the two are Sanatana Gosvami, one of the eight principle
manjaris called Lavanga Manjari. Krishnadas Kaviraja serves in Vraja-lila as Kasturi Manjari, one of the
asta-manjaris, and Siddha Sakhicharan Das Baba is known as Kasturi Manjari as well, though a different person.
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Yutha - just as Radhika's sakhis always remain near Her in great devotion, similarly the manjari is enchanted by Sri Radha and always remains near to Her.
Is the manjari a member of manjari-gana only or is she a member of yutha of the certain parama-prestha-sakhi too? Is Sri Rupa Manjari included in Sri Lalita's yutha, Sri Lavanga Manjari - in Sri Tungavidya's, etc?
Exactly. It is this
yuthesvari under whose command the
manjari serves. The initiates in Nityananda Parivar enter to the
yutha of Lalita-sakhi, while the initiates in Advaita Parivar enter to the
yutha of Visakha. I do not know whether a similar trend exists for instance among the Narottamis and those of Gadadhara Parivar. It would be interesting if others can shed more light on this.
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Palyadasi - the sadhaka-manjari remains always under the shelter of a nitya-sakhi who is similar in nature to herself...
Does the sadhaka-manjari take the certain parama-prestha-sakhi or priya-sakhi as her maintainer?
Palya-dasi means a protected and maintained maidservant. The
manjari is a maidservant of Sri Radha over and above everyone. The love of Radha for Her
kinkari is a unique combination of
sakhi-bhava and
vatsalya-bhava, and the
bhava of the
kinkari is a unique blend of servitude and intimate friendship. Of course every older
sakhi, and particularly the
yuthesvari, is bound to have a blend of
vatsalya in her bhava, but it is Sri Radha especially who is the very life air of the
kinkari, without whose affection and
seva the
kinkari cannot stay alive for a splinter second. In the spirit of Sri Rupa's famous
kRSNaM smaran janaM cAsya preSThaM nija-samIhitam verse, the aspirant will also admire a certain
nitya-siddha kinkari whose service he finds particularly attractive and desirable. Longing for such service is the quintessence of
raganuga-bhakti.
Thank you for your detailed answer. I'd like to ask also about seva of the yutha. Is seva particular to the certain group or does each yutha have sakhis rendering all appropriate services to Sri Sri Radha Krsna?
P.S. It seems to me that parakastha is the most important aspect of siddha-deha. Guru can confide the name, the form, the group to the sadhaka, but, as far as I can see, the aspirant should determine his relationship and service personally. And it has to be started with the cherished ambition - I am a nitya-sakhi. Please, correct me, if I am not right.
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