Rupadhyana: Scriptural Guidelines For Meditation: A Meditation Guide | Jagadguru

1. Rupadhyana: Scriptural Guidelines For Meditation: A Meditation Guide by Jagadguru Shripalu Ji Maharaj The unlimited beauty and sweetness of the auspicious divine blissful form of Shri Krishna can't be described even by Shri Krishna Himself. This is proved by the fact that He Himself becomes so enchanted by His own beauty and sweetness that He loses consciousness. When His own mind becomes immersed in His Bliss, then what could He possibly describe in words? www.jkp.org.in

2. When Shri Krishna Himself becomes absorbed in His own beauty, who else would not lose their external consciousness on seeing His beautiful divine form, which is beyond all description? It is like the attempts of someone who is mute to describe a particular taste; in other words, taste can only be understood through personal experience. But that experience, too, cannot be described in words. Yet, that beauty is experienced to some extent by the Gopis who are one with Shri Krishna and who have His personal power - Svarūpa Shakti. The limitless beauty of Shri Krishna cannot be described in limited words. Nevertheless, for the welfare of the souls, all the Rasika Saints have described His beauty using some worldly examples just to give an idea. A Rasika Saint says, "No one can restrain himself from saying something about His blissful form and beauty. So, even though I have a dry and unemotional heart, I am going to make a meagre effort. If any devotee gets even the slightest benefit from this, I will consider myself extremely fortunate. I will be able to tell God that one person has been benefited from my efforts and therefore I should be rewarded with grace from Him." The individual soul, bound by maya, is unaware of all the beauty that exists, even in the material world. Then how could he imagine or conceive something divine? Even if you could experience the combined beauty of uncountable worlds, and if that combined beauty were compared to the beauty found in the celestial regions, it would be like comparing the beauty of a Miss Universe to an extremely ugly sow! The topmost beauty, even in the celestial regions, is that of Kamadeva and Rati, his consort. But even their beauty multiplied countless times cannot match the beauty of Shri Radha Krishna. Who, then, is able to describe Their beauty and sweetness? The most beautiful person in the celestial regions, the god of beauty, Kamadeva, falls unconscious upon seeing even the beauty of the Gopis of Braja. Therefore, the question arises, "How could any devotee sustain such beauty and sweetness?" This question is appropriate. The material mind and intellect can't sustain unlimited Divine Bliss. However, I have already explained to you that when Shri Krishna graces a devotee with His personal power, Svarūpa Shakti or Yogamaya, this power bestows upon the devotee the capacity to sustain unlimited Divine Bliss. It is only after attaining this power that the devotee can behave like a normal person even while experiencing unlimited Bliss. All attempts by your intellect to reason this out will naturally fail, because this is beyond the comprehension of a material intellect. www.jkp.org.in

3. The beauty of Shri Radha Krishna beautifies Beauty itself. A devotee can imagine Their beauty as being uncountable times greater than the greatest beauty he could imagine. As a devotee continues in his devotional practice, his heart becomes more and more purified and accordingly through the grace of Svarūpa Shakti, he experiences more and more divinity in the form of Shri Krishna he visualizes in his rupadhyana. In the practice of rupadhyana, meditation on the divine form of Shri Krishna, devotees are encouraged to envision His form with a heart full of love and devotion. This visualization is not just a mental exercise but a profound spiritual practice that gradually unveils deeper layers of divine beauty and sweetness. As the devotee's heart purifies, the vision of Shri Krishna becomes clearer, more vivid, and infinitely more enchanting. Through regular practice and the grace of Svarūpa Shakti, the devotee’s heart becomes a vessel capable of experiencing and sustaining the immense bliss that emanates from the divine form of Shri Krishna. This bliss is not an ordinary joy but an unending ocean of spiritual ecstasy that transcends all worldly pleasures. It transforms the devotee’s life, filling it with divine love, joy, and a profound sense of fulfillment. In conclusion, the beauty and sweetness of Shri Krishna's divine form are beyond description and comprehension. However, through the grace of Svarūpa Shakti and sincere devotional practice, a devotee can begin to experience this divine beauty. As the heart purifies, the vision of Shri Krishna in rupadhyana becomes a source of unlimited bliss and divine joy, guiding the soul towards ultimate spiritual fulfillment. Therefore, let us immerse ourselves in the meditation of Shri Krishna’s form, and with a heart full of devotion, experience the divine beauty that beautifies Beauty itself. www.jkp.org.in