prapti-dasa. Finally, when he can separate himself from all his temporal material designations and is steadily fixed in that original spiritual identity for which he yearns, he has reached sampatti-dasa—the inheritance of his spiritual identity.

Bhajana from sravana-dasa to smarana-dasa

"If, after having tested the disciple, the spiritual master determines that he is eligible to perform bhajana and serve in the srngara-rasa, he then confidentially informs the disciple about his eternal spiritual role as a manjari in Srimati Radharani's camp, under the supervision of Sri Lalita-devi. The spiritual master teaches the disciple how to develop the eleven sentiments of the gopis, how to meditate on the asta-kaliya-lila, and how to be properly established in both.

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"So that he may fully understand them, the sadhaka is shown his siddhadeha or spiritual identity, viz. his spiritual name, form, qualities, service and so on. The spiritual master also discloses to the disciple who his parents are in the sadhaka's manjari-identity, which house she was born in, who her husband is, and so on. At this point, the disciple must spurn all Vedic religious pursuits and simply be a fully surrendered maidservant of Srimati Radharani, the camp leader. Thereafter, the guru will reveal in detail the disciple's eternal service to Srimati Radharani in the asta-kaliya- lila. The sadhaka (now a female sadhaki) embraces these revelations in varna-dasa. He enters into smarana-dasa when he actually remembers them on his own; and so, in this way, the sadhaka takes spiritual birth as a gopi in Vraja.

A digression on the subject of ruci

"As the spiritual master discerns the pure inclination of the disciple's heart, the disciple will also disclose his own taste for the mellow or rasa to help the spiritual master. Until the pure natural intentions and mellow tastes are clearly sorted out, the spiritual master's instructions about them will not be unequivocal. Ruci or taste is the natural propensity born out of concentrated