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as the damsels of Vraja; but they are to be taken as the Aham Grahapasana, and are not acceptable in devotional service.
Srila Jiva Goswami, the most authentic Acharya of the  Gaudiya Sampradaya , has condemned this attempt by imitators. The process of transcendental realization is to follow in the footsteps of the associates of the Supreme Lord, Krishna. And so, to think of oneself as one of the direct associates of the Supreme Lord is also condemned. The process, according to authorized  Vaishnava  principles, is that one should follow a particular devotee and not think of himself an associate.
Sri Ramananda Roy explained, therefore, that one should accept the mood of the damsels of Vraja. In  Chaitanya Charitamrita  it is clearly said that one should accept the emotional activities, and not imitate the dress, of the associates of Krishna, the damsels of Vraja. One should always think within himself about the dealings of Radha and Krishna in the transcendental world. He should think of Radha and Krishna all twenty-four hours, and be engaged in Their service within himself; not externally change his dress only. This is called the mood of the associates of friends of Radharani; and, by following the associates of Radharani, one can ultimately achieve the perfectional stage of being transferred to Goloka Vrindaban, the transcendental Abode of Krishna.
This mood of emotional pursuit of the Gopis is called  Siddhadeha . Siddhadeha means the pure spiritual body which is beyond the senses, mind, and intelligence. Siddhadeha is the purified soul; and is just suitable for serving the Supreme Lord. No one can serve the Supreme Lord as His associate without being situated in that perfectly pure spiritual identity. That identity is completely free from all material contamination. It is stated in the  Bhagavad Gita  that a person materially contaminated transmigrates to another material body by material consciousness. At the time of death he thinks in that way, and therefore is transferred to another material body. Similarly, when one is situated in his pure spiritual identity, and thinks of spiritual loving service rendered to the Supreme Lord, he is transferred into the Spiritual Kingdom, to enter into the association of Krishna. In other words, to think of Krishna and His associates in the spiritual identity is the qualification for transference to the Spiritual Kingdom.
No one can contemplate or think of the activities of the Spiritual Kingdom without being situated in pure spiritual identity. That pure spiritual identity is called Siddhadeha. Ramananda Roy therefore expressed himself to the effect that, without attending to that Siddhadeha, no one can become an associ-