Trying to understand this concept myself, so please comment what you think. Hare Krsna!
Pure raga (greed) for the Lord takes shelter of only the pure soul, a sould liberated from material contamination. That pure raga is called ragatmika bhakti (inhabitants of Vrindavan). When conditioned souls with vaidhi sadhana bhakti, reading the scriptures develop the desire to follow after the inhabitants of Vraja who offer raghatmika bhakti to Krsna that bhakti is called raganuga. The inspiration is greed for its object not for rules or scriptural guidelines. For us, we should first follow vaidhi to come to the point of greed and then follow raga (greed) - completely intoxicated for Krsna's pleasure and doing things spontaneously for Krsna. Raganuga bhakti includes all the same angas as vaidhi bhakti, but the devotee of raganuga bhakti performs those activities with a spontaneous mood, rather than by rule.
Interest in raganuga may grow, but the angas of bhakti, such as hearing and chanting should not be given up.
”That person who is greedy for attaining a bhava similar to that
of the inhabitants of Vraja,who are fixed solely in ragatmika-bhakti
is qualified for raganuga-bhakti.” BRS.1.2.291 ‘’We must always remember, however, that such eagerness to
follow in the footsteps of the denizens of Vraja (Vṛndāvana) is not possible unless one is freed from material contamination. In following the regulative principles of devotional service, there is a stage called anartha-nivṛtti, which means the disappearance of all material contamination. ‘’
‘’Therefore, in the beginning, everyone should strictly follow the regulative principles of devotional service, according to the injunctions of the scriptures and the spiritual master. Only after the stage of liberation from material contamination can one actually aspire to follow in the footsteps of the devotees in Vṛndāvana.’’ NoD 16 Eligibility for Spontaneous Devotional Service
See more at: http://iskcon.us/dhanesvara-das/last-conversation-aindra-prabhu/
Pure raga (greed) for the Lord takes shelter of only the pure soul, a sould liberated from material contamination. That pure raga is called ragatmika bhakti (inhabitants of Vrindavan). When conditioned souls with vaidhi sadhana bhakti, reading the scriptures develop the desire to follow after the inhabitants of Vraja who offer raghatmika bhakti to Krsna that bhakti is called raganuga. The inspiration is greed for its object not for rules or scriptural guidelines. For us, we should first follow vaidhi to come to the point of greed and then follow raga (greed) - completely intoxicated for Krsna's pleasure and doing things spontaneously for Krsna. Raganuga bhakti includes all the same angas as vaidhi bhakti, but the devotee of raganuga bhakti performs those activities with a spontaneous mood, rather than by rule.
Interest in raganuga may grow, but the angas of bhakti, such as hearing and chanting should not be given up.
”That person who is greedy for attaining a bhava similar to that
of the inhabitants of Vraja,who are fixed solely in ragatmika-bhakti
is qualified for raganuga-bhakti.” BRS.1.2.291 ‘’We must always remember, however, that such eagerness to
follow in the footsteps of the denizens of Vraja (Vṛndāvana) is not possible unless one is freed from material contamination. In following the regulative principles of devotional service, there is a stage called anartha-nivṛtti, which means the disappearance of all material contamination. ‘’
‘’Therefore, in the beginning, everyone should strictly follow the regulative principles of devotional service, according to the injunctions of the scriptures and the spiritual master. Only after the stage of liberation from material contamination can one actually aspire to follow in the footsteps of the devotees in Vṛndāvana.’’ NoD 16 Eligibility for Spontaneous Devotional Service
See more at: http://iskcon.us/dhanesvara-das/last-conversation-aindra-prabhu/
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