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<div class="heading">All the six Gosvāmīs, they used to sit down and discuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī was reading, and all the other Gosvāmīs, Rūpa, Sanātana, they were hearing, and Jīva Gosvāmī was writing comment. That is the comment of Kṛṣṇa-sandarbha. So that place in Vṛndāvana, Rādhā Dāmodara Temple, is very sacred place.
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So Narottama das Ṭhākura also says that:

:''rūpa-raghunātha-pade hoibe ākuti''
:''kabe hāma bujhabo se yugala-pīriti''
:(''Lālasā-mayī Prārthanā'' 4)

In order to understand the transcendental loving affairs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, one has to go through the teachings of the Gosvāmīs, ''rūpa raghunātha-pade hoibe ākuti.'' This is the way. So Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī and all the six Gosvāmīs, they developed this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement by sitting together in Vṛndāvana. And not only in Vṛndāvana; in that very particular place, Rādhā-Dāmodara temple, where we have got a little space, that you have seen, Rūpa Gosvāmī's tomb, that space. All the six Gosvāmīs, used to sit down and discuss ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.'' Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī was reading, and all the other Gosvāmīs, Rūpa, Sanātana, they were hearing, and Jīva Gosvāmī was writing comment. That is the comment of ''Grama-sandarbha''.

So that place in Vṛndāvana, Rādhā Dāmodara Temple, is very sacred place. So they were practicing this Kṛṣṇa consciousness:

:''kṛṣṇot-kīrtana-gāna-nartana-parau premāmṛtāmbho-nidhī''
:''dhīrādhīra-jana-priyau priya-karau nirmatsarau pūjitau''
:''śrī-caitanya-kṛpā-bharau bhuvi bhuvo bhārāvahantārakau''
:''vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau''
:(''Ṣaḍ-govāmy-aṣṭaka'')

They were practicing to teach us'', āpani ācari' prabhu jīvere śikhāya''. Simply teaching will not do unless we practice. That is very important thing, practice, practical life. Simply quoting verses like parrot will not be very much beneficial. One must apply, ''jñānam vijñāna-sahitam. Jñāna'' means to know the thing, and ''vijñāna'' means to apply the things in practical life''. Jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitam.''

So we must know the ''vijñāna'', how practically. That is taught by the Gosvāmīs, ''kṛṣṇot-kīrtana-gāna-nartana'': always chanting the glories of Kṛṣṇa. ''Kīrtana, gāna, nartana. Nartana'' means dancing. Dancing is very good. The more you dance, the more you become light; means the burden of material contamination becomes reduced. Dancing is so nice.

Even if you don't feel ecstasy, if you dance by force, that will also help us. ''Kṛṣṇot-kīrtana-gāna-nartanau-parau premāmṛtāmbho-nidhī''. By dancing, dancing, we shall develop our dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness, love for Kṛṣṇa. This is a nice process. ''Kṛṣṇot-kīrtana-gāna-nartana-parau premāmṛtāmbho-nidhī''. Then you will merge into the ocean of love for Kṛṣṇa. So this is the highest stage of ecstasy for Kṛṣṇa consciousness, always chanting Kṛṣṇa's name, dancing in ecstasy, and to be merged in the ocean of love for Kṛṣṇa. These are the perfection.