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An Era Not To Be Forgotten

Srila Gaurakisora Still Lives in Our Heartsby Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasati Thakura !rabhu"ada

Translated by #yankata dasa Brahma$ari

Edited by %esava Bharati dasa #ana$ari

&edi$ated to my s"iritual master and eternal guide

His &ivine Gra$e A.'. Bhaktivedanta Sami !rabhu"ada

'ONTENTS

Forward Preface

The Real Spiritual Master and Disciple The External and Internal Identity of Goura Kisora

The Vaisnaa I!poster In Sananda Kun"a

The Material #nierse Sri Mayapura Dha!a

The Real and Pretender $ha"ananandi Deception and %ctually residin& in the 'oly Dha!a

The (ew $a)a"i Deceptieness and Deotional Serice

The Grains of the Materialist The *oe of Srila Goura Kisora for Sri Mayapura Dha!a

Displayin& Ecstatic Sy!pto!s The Distur)in& Explanation of the Deotee

The 'ouseholder Vow Renunciation for Krsna+s Pleasure

The 'i&hest 'appiness The Different For!s of Maya

Srila Goura Kisora dasa $a)a"i and the Supersoul General Instructions

%sta,ala *ila 'ouseholder life and Golo,a Vrndaana

In Touch with a Paid Scholar The Deotee and the 'ypocrit

The En"oy!ent of -ealth The Desire of %ttainin& -ealth

Gouran&a. Gouran&a. or Ta,a. Ta,a. Results of /ne+s Sinful %ctiities

The %ttone!ent for Illicit Sex The /ffence of I!itation

Srila Goura Kisora and Manindranath En"oyin& -hile 'idin&

/ffences #nto the Spiritual Master The Vision of a *usty Person

The Pure Deotee+s %ttach!ent Srila $ha,tisiddhanta+s Prayer for Initiation

The Pride of the False Renuciate *on&in& for Deceit

#ndeterred Deotional Serice *oe of God Versus *ust

The Real $e&&er The Duty of the 'ouseholder

Return Tic,et External Purity and Material Desire

*ord 0aitanya+s $irthplace The Feast of the Para!aha!sa

'ow 0an I Know a Vaisnaa1 I!itatin& the Pure Deotee

/ther Desires Srila Goura Kisora and $ha,tiinode Tha,ur

The Desire of the Deotee The $lessin&s of Srila Goura Kisora

The Disappearance of Srila Goura Kisora
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Forard

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I offer !y respectful o)eisances unto Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i Mahara"a 5the spiritual !aster of $ha,tisiddhanta

Sarasati67 who is renunciation personified8 'e is always !er&ed in a feelin& of separation and intense loe ofKrsna8

9%** G*/RIES T/ G#R# %(D G/#R%(G%9

9SRI SRI G#R# G/#R%(G% 4%3%T%'9

!re(a$e

The followin& descriptions of the !ost hi&hly renounced acarya 5spiritual teacher67 /! Visnupada Srila

Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i docu!ents a si&nificant part of the history of our Gaudiya Vaisnaa disciplic succession

These wonderful7 !ind2attractin& stories and instructions iidly illustrate that the pro)le!s we face in our !archa&ainst !aya 5illusion6 are not new !anifestations of her !anifold tric,ery7 )ut are eternal displays8 Moreoer7 a

deeper insi&ht into the relationships a!on& our preious acaryas stren&thens the faith of the in:uisitie and

intelli&ent disciple8 %nd to those narrow2!inded persons who entertain dou)ts a)out the teachin&s of the acaryas i

the last century7 this wor, will present a challen&e )ased on actual facts7 :uotes and historical records now at ourdisposal8

The followin& articles appeared in the Sa""ana Tosani !onthly !a&a;ine in the year


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a&&randi;e!ent7 I depried !yself of !y own real )enefit8 $ut )ecause of the influence of !y preious )irths+

actiities in deotional serice7 I ca!e into the association of Srila $hatiinode Tha,ura7 who was the for! of !yspiritual well wisher8

9My spiritual !aster would &o and isit Srila $ha,tiinode Tha,ura and !any ti!es would reside with hi!8 Srila

$ha,tiinode7 out of his co!passion for other liin& entities7 pointed out !y spiritual !aster7 Srila Gaura,isora

dasa $a)a"i8 #pon seein& !y spiritual !aster7 the extent of )y worldly false e&o di!inished8 I ,now that all theother liin& entities who hae ta,en the hu!an for! of life were also fallen and low li,e !yself8 $ut )y &radually

o)serin& the spiritual character of !y !aster7 I reali;ed that only a Vaisnaa could reside in this !aterial world

and )e of exe!plary character89

The E+ternal and ,nternal ,dentity o( Srila Gaurakisora

Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i appeared al!ost one hundred years a&o in the district of Pharidapura next to the

place called Tepa,hola in the illa&e of Va&yana8 In that illa&e7 which is situated on the shore of the Pad!a Rie

he was )orn as the son of a Vaisya na!ed Va!si das8 Durin& his )oyhood his !other and father arran&ed his

!arria&e and he re!ained in household life for al!ost twenty2nine years7 wor,in& as a &rain )ro,er8

%fter the death of his wife7 he left his )usiness and approached Srila $ha&aat dasa $a)a"i7 re:uestin& fro! hi!the traditional para!aha!sa Vaisnaa $a)a"i dress8 %fter acceptin& $a)a"i initiation fro! Srila $ha&aat dasa

$a)a"i7 who was a disciple of Srila 4a&annatha dasa $a)a"i7 Srila Gaur,isora traelled fro! illa&e to illa&e inVrndaana7 continually perfor!in& his worship to *ord Krsna for approxi!ately thirty years8 Durin& this ti!e he

would so!eti!es trael to the holy places of pil&ri!a&e in northern and western India8 'e associated with Sri

Sarupa dasa $a)a"i in 4a&annatha Puri7 Srila $ha&aan dasa $a)a"i in Kalina7 and Sri 0aitanya dasa $a)a"i in

Khulia8 Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i )eca!e fa!ous a!on& the &reat deotees of Vrndaana and was &ien theappropriate na!e )ha"ananandi8 Een thou&h Srila Gaura,isora receied such exalted honor7 he neer secretly

endeaored for een a drop of !aterial sense &ratification8 'e was totally indifferent to !aterial en"oy!ent8 Self2

satisfied and alone7 he perfor!ed his his pure7 unalloyed deotional pasti!es in a deep deotional !ood8

In the year 7 durin& the !onth of Phal&una 5March67 when the 3o&a Pith 5the exact )irth2place of Sri 0aitanyMahapra)hu6 in Sri Mayapura Dha!a was reealed7 Srila Gaura,isora ca!e to Sri (aadwipa Dha!a fro!

Vrndaana8 Fro! this ti!e until his disappearance7 Srila Gaura,isora lied in different illa&es in the area of Sri

(aadwipa Dha!a7 reali;in& the! as nondifferent fro! Vrndaana8 'e )e&&ed dry foodstuffs fro! thehouseholders of the holy dha!a78 so!eti!es offerin& the the food in his hand to the Supre!e Personality of

Godhead8 To coo,7 he would often collect dry wood fro! the paths and he would wash used earthen pots that

people had discarded alon& the roadside near the Rier Gan&a8 To clothe hi!self7 he would &o to the shore of theGan&a and collect and wash discarded cloth that had )een used to coer corpses in the )urnin& &hats8 In this way7

always re!ainin& independent fro! the support of others7 he fulfilled his practical necessities )y usin& ite!s that

had no alue for anyone8

Srila $ha,tiinode Tha,ura would often cite the )ehaior of Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i to explain the !eanin&of nirape,sa7 9indifference89 'e often discussed the une:ualed renunciation7 pure deotion7 and attach!ent to

Krsna that $a)a"i Mahara"a displayed8 $a)a"i Mahara"a fre:uently isited Sananda Kun"a7 a place within

Godru!adwipa 5one of the nine islands of (aadwipa67 where $ha,tiinode Tha,ura spent his last days inretire!ent8 Srila Gaura,isora would co!e to hear Srila $ha,tiinode Tha,ura discourse on Sri!ad $ha&aata!

and other topics concernin& the inti!ate conclusions of deotional serice8 $a)a"i Mahara"a would display feren

enthusias! upon hearin& these discourses8

'is only possessions were the Tulasi !ala he wore around his nec, and the set of Tulasi !ala he ,ept in his handfor countin&8 'e also ,ept a few )oo,s7 such as (arotta!a dasa Tha,ura+s wor,s7 Prarthana and Pre!a $ha,ti

0handri,a8 So!eti!es Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i would wear no Tulasi !ala around his nec, and he would hold a


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torn ,notted cloth in his hand for chantin& his rounds8 So!eti!es7 he would wear his ,opin open and so!eti!es7

he would wear no ,opin at all8 So!eti!es Srila Gaura,isora would utter harsh sounds of dis&ust for no apparentreason8

Een thou&h Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i was not learned in Sans,rit &ra!!atical rules7 still the purport and

conclusions of all scriptures were lu!inous in his heart and character8 (o one could eer find an opportunity to

sere hi! )ecause he refused to accept any ,ind of serice fro! anyone8 -heneer anyone saw his unearthly statof renunciation7 they could only re!e!)er the topics of Srila Ra&hunatha das Goswa!i8 Eery ,ind of opulence7

such as o!niscience7 was always waitin& with folded hands to sere hi!8 'e was a)le to reeal the deceitful natur

lyin& within the heart of any pretender8 Een if so!eone was not residin& in his icinity7 $a)a"i Mahara"a couldela)orately and scrutini;in&ly reeal that person+s cheatin& nature7 )ecause he was in contact with the Supersoul in

the heart8 This opulence was not7 howeer7 Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i+s principal irtue8 'e exhi)ited the

hi&hest standard of deotion to the Supre!e *ord7 Sri Krsna7 and )ecause of his exe!plary character7 he wasrenowned as the e!)odi!ent of the deepest de&ree of separation fro! *ord Sri Krsna8 'is pure deotion

distin&uished hi! fro! all other Vaisnaas and eternally spread the luster of his lotus feet8

The #aisnava ,m"oster

Many people22youn&7 old7 learned7 foolish7 proud7 and reasona)le22ca!e into contact with Srila Gaura,isorawithout reali;in& his real identity8 The deotees of *ord Krsna hae this !ystic opulence8 0o!in& to consult withSrila Gaura,isora a)out their insi&nificant desires7 !any persons would &et su&&estions that were usually a cause

of disappoint!ent8 Innu!era)le persons accepted the )a)a"i dress7 actin& as deotees of the *ord8 Far fro! )ein&

sadhus 5saintly persons67 they were actually i!posters8 Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i neer accepted such a way olife8 The sincerity in his actiities was self2eident8 'is loin& attitude was such that een when he o)tained an

opulent offerin&7 his renunication predo!inated8

Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i neer displayed any distaste for persons opposed to hi!8 (or did he eer !anifest

special affection for those ery dear to hi!8 'e would often say7 9In this !aterial world I a! all alone in !yserice to *ord Krsna8 Eeryone is worshipa)le )y !e89 Many !aterialistic7 foolish persons !as:ueradin& as

deotees would surround hi!8 They would consider the!seles as o)"ects of his affectionA !ean while7 their !indwere en&a&ed in so !any worldly sense o)"ects8 Srila Gaura,isora neer showed any intention of driin& the!away or of co!pro!isin& with the!8

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9/ne person showed !e the proper way79 answered Srila Gaura,isora8 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati replied7

9-e can see )y our external ision7 )ut you cannot see8 -ho would )rin& you such a lon& distance )y hand1 %ndthen7 upon arriin& here7 who would suddenly leae in the !iddle of the ni&ht1 'ow is it that you were a)le to

co!e1 It !ust hae )een Sri Krsna who personaly )rou&ht you here89 'earin& this supposition )y $ha,tisiddhant

Sarasati7 Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a )e&an to lau&h sli&htly8 The fact was that in those days one could not wal, fro!Kulia to Mayapura )ecause there were no footpaths and no )oat landin&s8 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati a&ain

in:uired7 9-ho )rou&ht you accross the rier19 %&ain Srila Gaura,isora lau&hin&ly answered7 9/ne person too,

!e accross the rier89 'is disciple could then understand that this person was none other then Vra"anandana7 SriKrsna8

The )eal and !retender Bha-ananandi

/nce7 while Srila Gaura,isora was residin& in the dhar!sala in Kulia7 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati as,ed hi!

!any :uestions a)out the residents of Vrndaana and the arious deotees who were perfor!in& solitary worship

there8 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta especially as,ed a)out the )hananandis7 who were reputed to )e perfect7 reali;ed soulSrila Gaura,isora lau&hed a&ain and a&ain upon hearin& this :uestion7 finally statin&7 9They are all i!posters89

/ne )a)a"i residin& at Kusa!a Saroa was renowned as a &reat )ha"ananandi8 'e had a few disciples who were

also reputed to )e perfectly reali;ed persons8 $ut Srila Gaura Kisora did not een sli&htly a&ree to the authenticityof their worship8 %fter so!e ti!e7 these 9&reat souls9 were afflicted with leprosy of the throat and left their )odiesafter extre!e sufferin&8 They had resided in the 'oly Dha!a with their intelli&ence )ent on sense &ratification an

thus they would )ehae offensiely toward Srila Gaura Kisora8

&e$e"tion and A$tual )esiden$e in the Holy &hama

/ne day a youn& deotee7 ery anxiously desirin& to sere and reside in the 'oly Dha!a of (aadwipa7 ca!e andreealed his intentions to Srila Gaura,isora8 The youn& !an had !ade arran&e!ents to re!ain in the 'oly Dha!a

and as a doctor treat sic, persons8 'e planned to )e& fro! the residents of the Dha!a and sell his !edicine on theside8 Then7 with the profits he could !aintain hi!self and &ie free !edical treat!ent to sic, patients8 'econsidered that in this way he could perfor! his )ha"an and at the sa!e ti!e perfor! the hi&hest welfare actiity8

To confir! his plans he ca!e to &et the adice of Srila Gaura,isora8 -hen he arried and presented his proposal7

he :uoted the followin& erses fro! 0aitanya 0arita!rta 5%di *ila


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*ord 0aitanya Mahapra)hu8 -ho!eer he would treat would )eco!e co!pletely free fro! disease and o)tain

loin& affection unto the Supre!e *ord8 If one does not follow the exa!ple of his character7 one !ust suffer thedistressed2filled results of his past !isdeeds7 )ecaue of one+s false pretensions of see!in&ly perfor!in& deotiona

serice while actually supportin& sense &ratification8 3ou are a patient yourself of this !aterial world8 'ow will

you properly treat others1 3ou !ust incessantly and seriously pray for the !ercy of Srila Murari Gupta8 Then youwill )e a)le to understand what is actual )enefit8 Sri 0aitanya Mahapra)hu instructed that one !ust hae no false

pretentions in his intelli&ence when chantin& 'are Krsna8 Those who hae such intentions are considered less

intelli&ent8 3ou should &ie up your )ad intelli&ence and )e&in the process of chantin& the &lories of the Supre!e*ord8 If anyone perfor!s deotional serice with your false intentions7 then one+s deotion )eco!es a product of

lust and eerythin& is lost8 The ad!inisterin& of free !edical treat!ent for the purpose of self2presti&e and the

desire to reside in the 'oly Dha!a hae no point of unity8 % person desirous of the fruits of his actiities can nee

lie in the 'oly Dha!a89

'earin& the instructions of $a)a"i Mahara"a7 the doctor in:uired7 9Therefore7 what should I do19 Srila Gaura,isor

replied7 9If your actually want the result of residin& in the 'oly Dha!a7 then you should first &ie up all

relationships with the idea you are entertainin&8 %)andon this !isconception of )enefittin& !aterialistic persons )distri)utin& free !edical treat!ent8 Those who are resolute in perfor!in& worship unto the Supre!e *ord7 'ari7

will neer dischar&e any actiities unfaora)le to the Supre!e *ord7 and they will only perfor! faora)le

actiities8 /ther then this7 all actiities perfor!ed will )e the cause of deep conditionin&8 If you want to support

yourself in the way you hae planned7 then you should return to your own residence outside the 'oly Dha!a7 )utdo not lie within the Supre!e %)ode of the %)solute Truth7 Sri Krsna7 and deceptiely !aintain your lielihood

The Ne Baba-i

% new practitioner who had ta,en the dress of )a)a"i would ofter co!e and conerse with Srila Gaura,isora8 /nc

his decided he would )eco!e a resident of the 'oly Dha!a8 In Kulia he approached the estate of a landowner5who was at that ti!e a :ueen6 to purchase three2:uarters of an acre of land8 #pon hearin& this7 Srila Gaura,isora

co!!ented7 9The Supre!e %)ode of the *ord is transcendental8 'ow is it that this :ueen has )eco!e a landowne

of the 'oly Dha!a1 'ow is it that this person is entitled to sell that new $a)a a portion of the land of the 'oly

Dha!a1 Een all the "ewels found within the unierse are not alua)le enou&h to )uy een one spec of dust of the'oly Dha!a8 Therefore7 how can any landowner a!ass enou&h wealth to )eco!e the owner of a plot of the

transcendental a)ode of Sri (aadwipa Dha!a1 'as this new $a)a7 for the exchan&e of the practice of deotiona

serice7 )eco!e entitled to a portion of land in (aadwipa Dha!a1 %nyone who has such !aterially tin&edintelli&ence is ery offensie and far away fro! actually residin& within the 'oly Dha!a8 Those persons whose

attitude is tin&ed with such !aterial intelli&ence7 thin,in& the 'oly Dha!a is of !aterial nature7 are considered )y

the deotees of the Supre!e *ord to )e saha"iyas or cheap i!posters9

&e$e"tion and &evotional Servi$e

/ne day a resident of $anladesh who was a ery wealthy landlord7 a scholar7 a )rah!ana7 and a fa!ous &reatdeotee of the *ord ca!e alon& with his friend to see Srila Gaura,isora8 The landowner was so deeply a)sor)ed indeotional ecstacies that his friend had to assist hi! )y holdin& his hand when he wal,ed8 'is friend would hold

the shoulder of the wealthy landowner )ecause his )ody was tre!)lin& so !uch8 -hen the two arried )efore Sril

Gaura,isora7 two other persons present i!!ediately recoed the wealthy landowner and receied hi! as an

adanced deotee of the *ord8 They ery carefully offered their o)eisances to hi! and arran&ed a seatin& place7prayin& to hi! to pleased )e seated8 %t that ti!e Srila Gaura,isora7 enactin& his pasti!e of a )lind person7 said7

9-ho has co!e19 The friend of the landowner introduced his co!panion )y &lorifyin& the landowner+s eruditon8

deotion7 and detach!ent fro! !aterial sense &ratification althou&h he possessed unli!ited wealth8 'e thendescri)ed how7 "ust one fortni&ht )efore7 a thief had co!e and stolen forty2fie thousand Rupees fro! the

landowner+s house8 %lthou&h sufferin& such a set)ac,7 the lanowner7 ,nowin& deotion to )e the !ain attach!ent


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had co!e to o)tain Srila Gaura,isora+s transcendental darsan8 The friend added7 9I a! his friend8 'e has left all

!aterial sense &ratification and ,eeps only !y association8 3ou will )e a)le to reali;e his &reatness )y conersin&with hi!8 'e once as,ed !e a :uestion a)out a confidential exchan&e )etween Sri 0aitanya Mahapra)hu and Sri

Ra!ananda Raya fro! the 0aitanya 0arita!rta8 I told hi! that only Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i could properly

answer his :uestion and certainly no one else8 -e hae already )een to see !any learned persons in this area andyet we cannot co!e to an a&ree!ent a)out the !eanin& of this conersation8 -e thin, that only you are a)le to

explain it properly89

%fter the friend of the &reat deotee co!pleted his introduction7 Srila Gaura,isora replied7 9I will tell you a proce

)y which you can understand the conclusion of this conersaton8 $ut )efore tryin& to understand these confidentiatopics )etween *ord 0aitanya and Ra!ananda Raya7 you should renounce the association of this other rascal

i!poster and ta,e shelter of a pure deotee of the *ord8 3ou should hear the 0aitanya 0arita!rta one hu!dred

ti!es in the association of real deotees of the *ord8 In this way7 )ein& a)sor)ed in deotional ecstasy7 you wil )ea)le to reali;e the purport of these conersations8 %t the present !o!ent all the deotees here want to perfor!

con&re&ational chantin& of the 'oly (a!e of the *ord8 -e don+t hae ti!e to discuss any other topics89 Then Sril

Gaura,isora ery loudly re:uested eeryone to perfor! 'ari (a!a San,irtana8 Eryone then )e&an tocon&re&ationally chant the *ord+s 'oly (a!e8 %fter hearin& the state!ent )y Srila Gaura,isora7 the proud

landowner and his friend i!!ediately left that place8 *ater in the eenin&7 when al!ost eeryone had left7 so!e

persons told Srila Gaura,isora7 9That ery learned landowner was a)sor)ed in deotional ecstasy8 -e could not

see any !anifestation of !aterial consciousness in hi!8 'e was deoid of any worldly consciousness89 %notherperson sittin& near)y7 who had always heard that Srila Gaura,isora was ery open with eeryone7 said7 9That

person was so i!!ersed in arious loin& deotional ecstasies that he could not een wal, )y his own efforts8 'o

is it that you can say he was not on the hi&hest leel of )haa )ha,ti19

Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i then replied7 9%fter spea,in& with hi! a few !o!ents7 I could understand that he had no&ood intentions in his perfor!ance of deotional serice8 /ne cannot !easure the a!ount of deotion a person

possesses )y the approal of the &eneral people8 If a person is not serious in his deotional practice7 then een if h

has the sy!pto!s of renunciation7 detach!ent7 and !any ecstasies7 still he should not )e considered to hae realrenunciation or detachent8 %s soon as a difficult test co!es7 then that false renunciation will cease8 Detach!ent

searches out the shelter of those who are actually fixed in their intentions for deotional serice8 In our practical

deotional serice7 we should neer show anyone our deotional ecstasies8 /ne should perfor! deotional sericein such a way that his deep attach!ent to the *ord will increase within his heart8 Een if one displays hundreds an

hundreds of exhi)itions of external attach!ent7 he will not )e )lessed )y the *ord if he does not deelop an

internal loin& attach!ent8 If there is actually a deep loin& attitude7 then Krsna 'i!self will approach andoerta,e the adanced deotee8 -hoeer is not enticed )y the fra&rance of unflinchin& deotional serice and

whose heart is filled with !aterial desires will wear different types of external )odily dress8 Krsna is

proportionately aloof or aaila)le to the de&ree of one+s surrender8 If one is deeply e!!ersed in deotional

attach!ent to *ord 'ari7 then een while sufferin& distressin& diseases or other !aterial !iseries7 still he willre!ain a)sor)ed in transcendental loin& serice to the *ord8 If you can fast and chant 'are Krsna )oth day and

ni&ht7 and when you can always cry out in desire for the serice of Vrsa)hanu Radharani7 without displayin& this

others7 then Sri Krsna7 who is ery dear to Sri!ati Radharani7 will call out for you to ta,e his shelter89

The Grains o( the *aterialist

% lawyer ca!e to isit Srila Gaura,isora8 'e was liin& in the near)y icinity and had contracted a certain

Goswa!i on a !onthly )asis to arran&e for his food8 -hen the lawyer7 $hattacarya7 approached Srila Gaura,isor

he was as,ed7 9-hat arran&e!ents do you hae for your foodstuffs19 The lawyer replied7 9I hae arran&ed to

receie !y foodstuffs in the house of certain Vaisnaas and )rah!anas89 Srila Gaura,isora answered7 9Gie upeatin& their coo,ed rice8 3ou should coo, yourself and accept that8 Those persons fro! who! you are acceptin&

food &rains eat !eat and !aintain their serice to *ord 0aitanya )y arious deceptie ways8 Their actiity is !ost

offensie )ecause they are in ,nowled&e of what they are doin&8 Those persons who hae no fear of offenses that


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they !ay perfor! to the Supre!e *ord should neer )e spo,en to8 /therwise7 one+s deotional seice will )e

destroyed89

%fter so!eti!e the lawyer )rou&ht seeral sweets and offered the! to Srila Gaura,isora8 'e especially prayed to

Srila Gaura,isora to accept his sweet offerin&8 Srila Gaura,isora then told hi!7 9(eer accept sweet!eats89 Then

$hattacarya replied7 9There is nothin& hi&her than acceptin& food that the *ord has directly accepted89 $a)a"i

Mahara"a said7 9-hoeer eats fish is li,e a prostitute8 If so!eone has pererted desires and offers foodstuffs unto*ord 0aitanya7 those preparations can neer )e accepted as the prasada of the Supre!e *ord )ecause the *ord doe

not parta,e of the!8 -hoeer is not actually a sincere deotee of the *ord cannot understand what a nondeotee i

Een if one offers foodstuffs to the Supre!e *ord7 if one has pererted intentions then the offerin& is neeraccepted8 If one offers the coerin& of the )anana flowers )ecause he hi!self li,es its taste7 the offerin& is not

accepted )y the Supre!e *ord8 /fferin& foodstuffs to the Supre!e *ord that hae )een conta!inated )y one+s

lusty desires should )e considered a &reat offense8 If preparations faored )y the &reat deotees of the *ord areoffered7 then the offerin& is considered proper8 Krsna tastes foodstuffs that hae )een tasted )y the lips of 'is pur

deotees8 If one accepts the &rains of a sinful person7 then his !ind )eco!es i!pure8 /ne should thin,7 +My

worship to the *ord has not fructified yet22how can I o)tain the serice of a pure deotee of the *ord1+ In this waywith heart full of &rief7 if one ta,es )anana peels and the discarded s,in of an e&&plant and )oils the! without salt

this attitude of full surrender will cause those foodstuffs to )eco!e !ahaprasada8 +My worship to the *ord has not

yet co!e a)out8+ one should thin,8 +The pure deotee of the *ord accepts nice foodstuffs7 )ut !y doin& so would

only i!pede !y deotion8 -hat will happen to !e if I continue eatin& nicely and wearin& nice clothes19

The Love o( Srila Gaura %isora (or Sri *aya"ura &hama

-ithin the pure character of Srila one can see his un!atchin& inco!pata)ility towards anythin& opposin& the real

conclusions of )ha,ti8 I one does not follow the exa!ple of the followers of Srila Gaura,isora7 who are fully

)lessed )y hi! and who always en&a&e in &lorifyin& the *ord7 then one will not )e a)le to understands SrilaGaura,isora+s spiritual nature7 which is a)oe all !undane thou&ht8 Futher!ore7 to &rasp his instructions and

exa!ple will not )e possi)le8 To so!e persons who ca!e to hi! hundreds of ti!es he would &ie no )lessin&7

whereas to others he would )estow his !ercy at rando!8

/ne day a householder deotee went to o)tain the association of Srila Gaura,isora8 $ha)a"i Mahara"a was seated a chair !ade of &rass "ust within the door of his ,uthir8 -hen the &rhastha deotee approached hi!7 Srila

Gaura,isora ery nonchalantly closed the door8 Fro! outside the ,uthir the deotee infor!ed Srila Gaura,isora

that he wanted to see hi!8 Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a replied7 9If you want to hae !y darsan then you !ust &ie !e

two rupees89 % serant who resided near)y collected the !oney fro! the &rhastha and indicated to SrilaGaura,isora that the isitor had &ien the two rupees8 $a)a"i Mahara"a then opened the door fo the ,uthir and said

9Please hae a loo,89 The &rhastha re!ained so!e distance fro! the ,uthir and offered o)eisances8 $ut )y his ow

sweet oice7 Srila Gaura,isora allured hi! closer7 too, his hands within his hands and said7 93ou hae co!e uponthe place where !y Supre!e Master7 Sri Krsna 0aitanya Mahapra)hu has appeared8 Sri 0aitanya Mahapra)hu ha

sent you here so therefore I hae a few topics to discuss8 Sri 0aitanya will certainly listen to this8 3ou should ta,e

shelter of Krsna )y always chantin& the na!e of Krsna7 then in your life there will )e no !ore o)structions8

-heneer Srila Gaura,isora would see the residents of the 'oly Dha!a7 he would always ery affectionately say9The residents of the 'oly Dha!a89 Een if so!eone tried to offer &reat wealth7 he would )e indifferent8 $ut then

a&ain it would )e seen that he would re:uest different persons to help hi! in his serice to the *ord+s deotees8 'e

neer accepted anythin& for hi!self7 )ut only receied thin&s for the deotees of the *ord8

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%nother day Srila Gaura,isora was sittin& in his )ha"ana ,uthir in Sri (aadwipa Dha!a7 chantin& 'are Krsna

ery loudly8 /ther persons who had asse!)led there were also chantin&8 %t this ti!e7 one person ca!e and )e&anto display different e!otional sy!pto!s7 such as cryin&8 So!e deotees )e&an to thin, that that person had

attained the hi&hest sta&e of deotional ecstasy )y chantin& the &lories of the *ord8 Srila Gaura,isora i!!ediately

re:uested that person to leae8 So!e of the persons asse!)led there )eca!e distur)ed at seein& this and also left8Srila Gaura,isora then said7 9/ne who has actually attained loe of Godhead will neer display the sy!pto!s7 )u

will always ,eep the! hidden for! the &eneral people7 "ust as a chaste wife )eco!es ery e!)arrassed when she

has to show any part of her )ody and thus ,eeps her )ody ery thorou&hly coered8 In the sa!e way7 when one ishas real deotion unto the Supre!e *ord and )eco!es eleated to loe of Godhead7 he always feels e!)arrassed

exhi)it the sy!pto!s of ecstasy and thus always ,eeps such sy!pto!s un!anifest89

The &isturbing E+"lanation o( the &evotee

Srila Gaura,isora would always &ie )eneficial instructions to all liin& entities who were faithful8 /ne day aperson co!in& to Srila Gaura,isora to hear topics of the Supre!e *ord heard hi! spea,in& harshly8 This person

therefore decided neer to co!e near Srila Gaura,isora any!ore8 %fter so!e ti!e7 that sa!e person suddenly wen

to see Srila Gaura,isora a&ain8 'e was stric,en with a distressed and trou)led !ind8 $a)a"i Mahara"a7 reali;in&

this7 told hi!7 9/h7 you hae left the association of the deotees7 where topics of the Supre!e *ord are discussed7and now you are liin& in a solitary place7 carryin& on your own worship8 -hen one hears the topics of the

Supre!e *ord in the proper association of the deotees of the *ord7 then one can )eco!e free fro! !aya+s net ofillusion8 $ut if one perfor!s worship of the *ord in a solitary place7 not in association of deotees7 then one)eco!es cau&ht )y the illusory ener&y8 0onse:uently7 instead of topics a)out the Supre!e *ord possessin& the

heart7 !aterialistic su)"ect !atters will occupy it89

The person explained to Srila Gaura,isora7 9I thou&ht it )etter to reside in a solitary place and perfor! !y own

indiidual worship then to )eco!e distur)ed at heart )y hearin& another holy person+s sharp words89 SrilaGaura,isora replied7 9Please notice that those deotees who spea, sharp words to drie away the witch of illusory

ener&y are actually the only real deotees and the friends of the liin& entities8 The conditioned liin& entity hears

the distressful :uarrels of his wife and close relations until death7 yet he neer desires to leae their association8 Tthe contrary7 he a)sor)s hi!self in ways to please the! )y his serice8 $ut when a deotee of the *ord who is

always desirous of the liin& entity+s ulti!ate welfare spea,s "ust one instruction to drie away Maya7 then theconditioned entity i!!ediately !a,es plans to leae that person for his entire life8 If you actually want to perfor!proper deotional serice7 then you !ust accept the harsh lan&ua&e as the !edicine )y which Maya can )e &ien

up8 Then one can o)tain the necessary spiritual adance!ent and accept the chantin& of the 'oly (a!e89

The Householder #o

/ne newly !arried deotee and his wife once ca!e to pray for the !ercy of Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i8 Srila$a)a"i Mahara"a said to the hus)and7 9If you actually want to perfor! deotional serice then you !ust oe

separately fro! your wife and thus7 not dependin& on one another7 chant the &lories of the *ord89 %fter hearin& thinstructions the newly2wed !an did as he was instructed8 %few days past7 and the deotee ca!e a&ain to SrilaGaura,isora7 who as,ed7 9%re you and your wife ta,in& your foodstuffs to&ether or separately19 The hus)and told

hi!7 9-e are liin& separately and carryin& on our worship as you instructed7 )ut we ta,e our foodstuffs to&ether

Srila Gaura,isora then as,ed hi!7 9-hat foodstuffs did you hae today19 %nd the newly wed answered7 9-e had

ery nice e&eta)les7 the )est dahl7 and fried e&&plant89 $a)a"i Mahara"a explained7 9If you only &ie up theexternal connection with your wife7 that is not enou&h7 )ecause you are associatin& with her fro! within8 3ou ha

not )een a)le to &ie up the finest foodstuffs prepared )y your wife7 so how will you )e a)le to perfor! worship o

the *ord1 3our wife is co!!unicatin& with you throu&h the !ediu! of what she has propared8 Sha!e7 sha!e8Een thou&h you are actin& as if you are chantin& the *ord+s 'oly (a!e7 still you are desirin& the ste!s of the

finest e&eta)les8 Do you thin, that after a person suffers a loss of one lac of rupees7 he will )e satisfied acceptin&


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only a handful of rice1 %lthou&h he !ay &radually )eco!e accusto!ed to acceptin& the rice as a daily practice7

still he will always thin, a)out the !oney he lost8 %nd een if you &ie this person the nicest foodstuffs7 )ecausehe is always in anxiety a)out what he has lost7 he wil not for&et his desire8 So you hae lost that which in

inalua)le22your deotional serice to the Supre!e *ord8 Thus how can you )eco!e a)sor)ed in eatin& such nice

foodstuffs1 %s for you wife7 externally you are disassociated fro! her7 yet you are !aintainin& attach!ent fro!within89

)enun$iation (or %rsna/s !leasure and False )enun$iation

% &rhastha present durin& Srila Gaura,isora+s conersation with the newly2wed hus)and as,ed $a)a"i Mahara"a7

9-e see that there are !any Vaisnaas liin& to&ether with their wies who perfor! serice unto the Supre!e*ord8 -ill there )e any )enefit for these deotees19 Srila Gaura,isora replied7 9The liin& entity is the eternal

serant of the Supre!e *ord7 )ut in the conditioned state one cannot recoe thisA one can only recoe the

for! of his wife and offsprin&8 If this is the case7 then these persons+ reali;ations are in connection only with the!aterial world8 If one does not hae eyes to see throu&h the !ediu! of deotional serice7 one can neer reali;e

his real identity as eternal serant of *ord Krsna8 The inclination to en"oy !aterialistically is always present when

one associates with his sons and wife8 %t the present ti!e7 the liin& entities do not heat the topics of the Supre!e

*ord7 or ta,e the association of the *ord+s deotees8 If one does not attain the spiritual ener&y &ien )y the chantinof the 'oly (a!e of the *ord7 then one will )eco!e attracted )y his wife and offsprin&8

9Then a&ain7 so!e persons7 li,e false renounced !on,eys7 act as if they are not attached to their wies and

offsprin&8 Those who are renounced li,e the !on,ey are only displayin& a type of play8 %n actual Vaisnaa will

neer en"oy sense &ratification in any way whatsoeer with his wife8 'e will always )e in contact with theinstructions of the *ord and the )onafide &uru8 Those actually desirous of perfor!in& deotional serice )ut who

are una)le )ecause of excessie attach!ent to wife and son should also co!e and hear fro! the &reat deotees7

chant 'are Krsna7 and perfor! con&re&ational chantin&8 In this way7 they can also )eco!e7 after a ery short ti!eunattached to fa!ily8 They will &radually reali;e that if one co!pletely surrenders to the Supre!e *ord7 then one

will attain all auspiciousness8 %s lon& as one is in )odily consciousness7 one cannot o)tain the !ercy of *ord

Krsna8 The extension of )odily consciousness is seen in the affection displayed for one+s wife and offsprin&8So!eone who leaes the association of his eife )ecause of )ein& thorou&hly distressed in !ind and who see,s

happiness for his own !ind and )ody is not actually a real renunciate8 Renunciation has a re:uired distinction ofconnection to the serice of the *ord8 % real renunicate accepts whateer is faora)le for the *ord+s satisfactionand re"ects whateer is unfaora)le89

That is the Highest Ha""iness

/nce a person saw a deotee of Srila Gaura,isora )e&&in& in the hot su!!er sun at noon7 durin& the !onth of

0aitra8 %pproachin& Srila Gaura,isora7 that person as,ed hi!7 9-hy is your serant )e&&in& in the hot sun1Eeryone )e&s in the !ornin& and they return to their residence89 Srila Gaura ,isora told hi!8 9Srila $ha,tiinode

instructs his followers?tomara sevaya duhkha haya yato se o ta' parama sukha

seva-sukha-duhkha parama sampada, nasaye avidyadub kha

+-hateer a!ount of distress co!es a)out in deotional serice7 that is all the reason for your happiness8+

9Srila Gaura,isora &ae this instruction to those who desirin& their real )enefit7 always ta,e shelter of the Supre!

Master7 Sri Krsna7 and the deotees of the *ord8 /ne !ust tolerate the distress that co!es in one+s practice of

deotional serice8 In this way7 the dualistic sufferin& appearin& in the for! of happiness and distress willdi!inish8 -hoeer co!es to sere the *ord to achiee a co!forta)le situation neer )eco!es free fro! the hand

of i&norance8 Rather7 he )eco!es en&a&ed with different types of i!pedi!ents in the *ord+s serice89


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The &i((erent Forms o( *aya

/nce durin& the rainy season7 Srila Gaura,isora was sittin& on a seat on the )alcony of a dhar!ashalla where heresided8 Prasada22rice with a da) of )anana flower e&eta)le on top22was &ien to hi!8 -hile he was honorin& the

prasad7 a poisonous sna,e ca!e up on the eranda and nearin& the plate7 too, note of its aro!a and then slid )ac,

onto the &round8 Seein& the sna,e7 an old wo!an co!e runnin&7 yellin&7 9% sna,e has )itten $a)a"i Mahara"a.9Srla Gaura,isora7 who was )lind7 )eat his hand upon the &round7 and the sna,e :uic,ly left8 'e then as,ed7 9-he

is the sna,e1 -here is the sna,e19 The wo!an exclai!ed7 9$a)a"i Mahara"a7 hae you &one !ad1 That sna,e

could hae )itten you8 'e passed "ust next to your ri&ht hand8 If your hand had )een extended a little !ore to theside then you would hae )een )itten8 -e are not &oin& to let you stay here any!ore89 $a)a"i Mahara"a responded

9Please don+t stand here any lon&er8 3ou are inconeniencin& yourself )y standin& so lon&89 $ut the wo!an

refused to &o7 sayin&7 9%s lon& as you do not &o into your roo!7 I will re!ain here89 Srila Gaur,isora said7 9I a!

&oin& to accept prasada now8 First7 I will ta,e prasada7 then I will &o to !y roo!89 Still the old wo!an continuedto ad!onish hi!8 9That prasada you are &oin& to ta,e !i&ht hae )een touched )t the lips of the sna,e89 she said8

93ou cannot accept it )ecause if it is poisonous7 you will die89 Then Srila Gaura,isora re!ar,ed7 9I only accept

prasada that has )een offered to the Deity or prasada that has )een o)tained )y )e&&in&7 and not otherwise89Turnin& to a near)y serant7 the old wo!an instructed7 9-ill you please &o and arran&e !ore rice for $a)a"i

Mahara"a89 $ut Srila Gaura Kisora told her7 9My dear !other7 if you so not leae now8 I will not listen to anythin&

else that you say89 Feelin& discarded7 the wo!an left8 %fter so!e ti!e7 Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a as,ed a near)y

person7 9'as she left yet19 -hen he ,new that she had left7 he told the serant7 9Did you see that7 how Maya isactin&1 4ust see how Maya7 the illusory ener&y7 tries to &radually enter7 usin& her different deceptie ways8 Maya

ta,es on different for!s and she ,nows !any different ways to tric, the liin& entity8 She neer lets the liin&

entity sere the Supre!e *ord89 Then Srila Gaura,isora )e&an to sin& the followin& son&?gora panhu ha bhajiya moinu

premaratana shana he laya harainu

adhane yatana kori' dhana teyaginu

apana karama dose apani dubinu

sat sanga chadi koinu asate vilasa

te-karane lagilo ye karmabandha-phanasa

visama visaya-visa satata khainu

goura kirtanarase magana na hainu

keno va achaye prana ki sukha lagiyanarottamera dasa keno na gelo mariya

Translation

9(ot hain& worshiped the lotus feet of *ord Gouran&a7 I hae !et only death8 I hae lost the "ewel of loe of

Godhead due to !y own ne&li&ence8 I hae only &ien attention to that which is not real wealth and a)andoned thwhich has actual alue8 I hae stuc, within the !aterial world )y the reactions of !y own ,ar!a8 'ain& left real

association7 I a! perfor!in& !aterialistic actiities8 I hae thus )eco!e conditioned )y the &rasp of past ,ar!a8 I

hae eaten the poison of !aterial sense &ratification oer and oer a&ain8 For this reason I hae not )eco!ea)sor)ed in the nectar of the con&re&ational chantin& of *ord 'ari8 -hy do I re!ain alie1 -hat is !y happiness

-hy hasn+t (arotta!a dasa &ien up his life19

The stan;as a)oe were co!posed )y Srila Ra&hunatha dasa Goswa!i8 This son& was sun& )y Srila Gaura,isoradasa $a)a"i when he entered into Sri Sananda Kun"a in Godru!adip7 where he !et his only disciple7 Srila

$ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Tha,ura8 It appears a)oe as it was discoered later )y his disciples in $ha,tisidhanta

Sarasati Tha,ura+s own handwritin&8


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Srila Gaurakisora and the Su"ersoul

/ne ni&ht at a)out ten o+cloc,7 Srila Gaura,isora suddenly wo,e up7 shoutin&7 9Did you see that1 Did you see that/ne person who deliers lectures has &one to the district of Paana and had illict sex with a widow there8 Sha!e.

Sha!e. These different ,inds of low persons hae )rou&ht a)out scandals in the na!e of reli&ion89 Srila $a)a"i

Mahara"a spo,e as if he were directly spea,in& to the person and witnessin& his !ischieous actiities8 Reealin&!ore7 Srila Gaur,isora said7 90aitanya Mahapra)hu has !ade !e reali;e the truth a)out this so2called scholar7 wh

traels fro! place to place esta)lishin& hi!self as ery learned8 In the na!e of Sri!ad $ha&aata! class he

collects !oney to support hi!self8 The ordinary people do not ,now his real nature8 'e always ,eeps one widowwith hi!8 -hen anyone as,s hi! if she is his wife7 he says yes8 The !oney the scholar earns is used to purchase

)raclets7 oils7 and so forth for her8 Is there anyone !ore of an offender and a hypocrit than this person19

General ,nstru$tions

/ne day Srila Gaura Kisora wrapped his )ody and two feet with a cloth8 Sittin& coered li,e this he said7 9Manyprsons7 after )ein& infor!ed )y others7 co!e here to colect the dust fro! !y feet8 I tell the! I a!! not a

Vaisnaa8 If you &o to the icinity where there are Vaisnaas with their feet pretentiously decorated and extended

to )e touched7 then you can &et unli!ited dust89

Durin& this ti!e7 a person na!ed $hattacarya ca!e fro! Vrndaana with his fe!ale co!panion to see SrilaGaura,isora8 %pproachin& $a)a"i Mahara"a7 he said7 93ou are !y spiritual !aster8 Please )e !erciful unto !e89

Srila Gaura,isora replied7 9I hae no rasa&ullas7 sandesh7 luci7 puris7 !oney7 sweet rice7 or sweet words8 'ow can

)less you1 Those spiritual !sters who can feed their disciples !any sweets are praised as the !ost adanced8

(owadays these people are entitled to )eco!e spiritual !asters8 %t present7 learned persons define the wordana,ula 5faora)le6 as receiin& wealth7 a )eautiful wife7 and sweet words89 $hattacarya then re!ar,ed7 9/ur

!inds are possessed with different ,inds of !isconceptions8 So whateer you instruct7 that we will do8. Srila

Gaura,isora replied7 9I can see what is !ost faora)le for you8 3/u should eat rice that has )een soa,ed in waterand sit on a &rass seat8 3ou should eat food that not een a do& would accept8 3ou should wear clothes that een a

thief would hate to wear8 3ou !ust re!ain in the association of deotees and always chant the 'oly (a!e of the

*ord8 $y i!itatin& the actiities of one who is ery renounced7 one rese!)les a !on,ey8 Mon,eys sit in one placeane re!ain :uiet8 $ut when they &et the opportunity7 they ta,e so!ethin&8 %s lon& as one acts in this sa!e way7 a

a !on,ey7 then his deotional serice will neer )eco!e fixed89

Astakala Lila

% person ,nown as a &oswa!i approached Srila Gaura,isora to learn the !ost inti!ate pasti!es of the *ord calle%sta,ala *ila so that he could syste!atically worship the *ord at &ien periods durin& the day8 The first ti!e he

ca!e7 Srila Gaura,isora told hi!7 9Ri&ht now I do not hae any leisure ti!e8 -hen I find the opportunity I will

explain it to you89 %s !any ti!es as the so2called &oswa!i would co!e7 he would receie the sa!e answer8

Finally7 the &oswa!i )eca!e distur)ed and stopped co!in&8 Srila Gaura,isora said to hi!self7 9%ny person who)eco!es distressed a)out losin& a useless coin cannot possi)ly learn the !ost inti!ate pasti!es of the *ord8 4ust

)y readin& a )oo,7 reali;ation is not possi)le8 /ne can theoretically understand7 )ut where wil one+s spiritual )ody

co!e fro!1 Reealin& the *ord+s pasti!es in ordinary )oo,s has caused tur!oil in the !aterial world8 Eeryone i)uildin& a hi&h wooden platfor!7 two stories hi&h8 Then7 after cli!)in& to the top of that platfor!7 they si!ply

pass stool8 So !any different persons co!e to see !e7 )ut they are all deceptie8 $efore one can learn a)out the

!ost inti!ate pasti!es of the *ord7 one !ust &i up all )ad asociation and in the association of deoteescontinuously chant the 'oly (a!e of the *ord8 If one wants to worship the *ord accordin& to his own whi! in a

solitary place7 then one )eco!es cau&ht )y the illusory ener&y8 The for!7 na!e7 and passti!es of the *ord

!anifest within the association of deoteess8 -hoeer does not hae full faith in the chantin& of the 'oly (a!ecreates an inauspicious situation for hi!self8 Such persons worship the *ord without proper inteli&ence89


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you thin,in& of1 -o!en1 Self presti&e and accu!ulated wealth1 If you stay in this place then !any different type

of haoc will co!e a)out89

Srila Gaura,isora who was in directcontact with Supersoul within his heart was a)elto ery exactly show the

deceptieness in that person8 Many people would often co!e and tell $a)a"i Mahara"a that the person who was

i!itatin& hi! would collect different articles in the na!e of his serice unto the *ord7 and that so!eti!es in

(aadwip he would hae illicit sex with different persons8

Finally7 Srila Gaura,isora )eca!e ery upset with hi! and told one person who was related to hi! who had co!ethere7 that this person had )eco!e situated in the ,in&do! of Maya8 Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i Mahara"a then

showed hi! that a person who i!itates the &uru7 the spiritual !aster7 and the &reat deotees of the *ord will7 as aresult of his offensie actiities7 sin, into the !ud of Maya8

Srila Gaur,isora points out how it is that those persons who are opposed to proper reli&ious actiities lie within

stool within the deep hole of !aterial existence8 'e &ae these instructions to show that whereer a person is who

is ery dear to Radharani lies7 that place is the sa!e as Radha Kunda8

,n Tou$h 0ith a !aid S$holar

There was one )rah!acari )y the na!e of %yatra who ca!e to Gaur,isora to perfor! detional serice8 SrilaGaura,isora told hi!7 93ou should ta,e proper association and you should &ie up offenses unto the lotus feet of

the Vaisnaas of the *ord89

That )rah!acari7 upon hearin& this7 did not ta,e it with the proper taste8 Tat particuar )rah!acari did not tell

$a)a"i Mahara"a that he was &oin& to Radhadesa8 -hen he left7 and was residin& there )y collectin& wealth )y&iin& discourses on the Sri!ad $ha&aata!7 he would identify hi!self as )ein& a disciple of Srila

$ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Mahara"a8

%fter returnin& fro! Radhadesa7 he ca!e to learn Sans,rit &ra!!ar fro! one particular scholar who lied in

(aadwipa8 The )rah!acari thou&ht that if he learned Sans,rit &ra!!ar then he would )eco!e respected )y allpersons8 'e also )e&an to thin, that since $a)a"i Mahara"a did not ,now how to read or write that he would )e

situated a)oe hi!8

/ne day the )rah!acari ca!e to Srila Gaura,isora whereupon Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a said to hi!7 9%re you readinSans,rit &ra!!ar to o)tain wealth7 wo!en7 and presti&e89

The )rah!acari then answered7 9I don+t hae any tyupe of )ad intention such as that8 I+! si!ply readin& it so that

!ay understand Sri!ad $ha&aata!89

Srila Gaura,isora then answered hi!7 93ou hae seen how the persons in the place of Radhadesa earn their liin&

)y professionally recitin& Sri!ad $ha&aata! and thus you hae )eco!e &reedy for this8 3/u should &ie up theassociation of those who are not faora)le and si!ply ta,e to the chantin& of 'are K4rsna with deotees of the

*ord89

The )rah!acari did not listen to the instructions of Gaura,isora das $a)a"i8 So!e days followin& this the)rah!acari ca!e to Sril Gaura,isora and as,ed hi!7 9Please )e !erciful unto !e89

Srila Gaura,isora das $a)a"i7 re!ainin& :uiet for so!e ti!e8 then said7 93ou !ean you still haen+t &ien up that

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'earin& this7 the )rah!acari could not exactly understand what he !eant8 The )rah!acari then left and after this

!any people approached Srila Gaura,isora and infor!ed hi! that that )rah!acari had had illicit connection withone widow8 Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a then told the persons who had co!e to hi! to tell the )rah!acari the followin&

instructions? 9/ne should neer )rin& others into the field ofhis sinful actiities89

Srila Gaur,isora then !ade the! understand that a person who approaches another person+s wife is ery sinful an

that i!proper actiity and deceitfulness in the outward dress of a deotee can not )e co!pared to )e less seriousthan any sin8 Srila $ha,tiinode Tha,ura7 Srila $ha,tsiddhanta Sarasati and Srila Gaura,isora das $a)a"i show i

their character that their speciality was that they in no way whatsoeer perfor!ed any type of deceitful actiity8

The &evotee and the Hy"o$rite

There was one person who lied near $a)a"i Mahara"a for so!e ti!e8 For this reason7 !any people also had adeotional relationship with hi!8 This person had preiously resided in /rissa8 /nce the father of that particular

person ca!e to (aadwipa8 In the hand of the father there was the )oo, Sri!ad $ha&aata! which he would carr

with hi! fro! one place to another8 'e would show that to different learned persons7 an in thia way7 try to

understand its !eanin&8

Many persons would &ie this erson who lied near Srila Gaura,isora !oney for $a)a"i Mahara"a+s serice8 (owand then this person would ta,e this !oney and7 hidin& it7 would &ie it to his father to help hi! )ecause he was s

poor8 Srial Gaur,isora who ws in contact with Supersould ,new that this actiity was &oin& on8 Eentually 7 he tothat peon to no lon&er carry on those actiities8

Preiously7 that prson would coo, the rice of Srila Gaura,isora8 Fro! that tie! on 7 Srila Gaura,isora would nee

accept anytin& whatsoeer fro! the hands of that person8 %&ain7 Gaur,isora dasa $a)a"i would "ust ta,e crac,ed

rice and place it in the water of the Gan&a7 would et it )eco!e soft and would thus accept it8 Many personsincludin& the afore!entioned serant7 seein& this7 )eca!e ery distur)ed and afraid8

-hen Srila Gaura,isora heard that others were )eco!in& distur)ed7 he said7 9If that person who has )een liin& in

!y icinity does not lee i!!ediately fro! this place7 then I wil &i e!y life up in the Gan&es Rier89

Shortly thereafter7 Srila Gaura,isora was &oin& next to the )an, of the Gan&es Rier and he threw hi!self in8 %t

that ti!e7 !any persons ca!e to rescue hi! fro! the water8 Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a )e&an to yell ery loudly79*eae !e alone. *eae !e alone. $ecause I hae not )een a)le to perfor! worship unto the Supre!e *ord

properly7 I+! not &oin& to ,eep this )ody any lon&er89

Many persons i!!ediately &rouped to&ether and were a)le to fetch Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i fro! the rier and)rin& hi! up onot the )an,8 %fter $a)a"i Mahara"a had co!e to his nor!al senses7 he said7 9-hy did all of you

)rin& !e up fro the waters of the Gan&a1 That person who is liin& with !e has &ien eerythin& which I hae to

his father89

Then eeryone said7 9%s !uch !oney as is necessary for you7 we will )rin& that89

Then that person who lied next to hi! said7 9%s !uch !oney as was wasted )y !e7 I wil )rin& four ti!es thata!ount to you ri&ht now89

Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a then said7 9-ealth is not i!portant to !e8 It is "ust that I do not want any person such as the

one )efore to lie in !y association )ecause )y the associaton of those who are deceitful one+s worship unto the

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Sayin& this7 Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i Mahara"a )e&an to perfor! ,irtan ery loudly8 In this way7 he perfor!e

,irtan until ni&ht8 Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a then !ade it ery7 ery eident that if one )eco!es offensie unto thena!e of *ord Krsna or )eco!es offensie unto the na!e of *ord Krsna or )eco!es offensie in one+s serice7 the

one si!ply &ets the result of reli&ious actiities7 accu!ulation of wealth7 and fulfill!ent of lusty desires8 This is th

!ost seere for! of de&raded !isfortune8

Sri (ityananda Pra)hu in the for! of our &uru fulfills the desires of those who are deceitful8

Gouranga1 Gouranga1 or *oney1 *oney1

%t one ti!e7 one particular Goswa!i who was expert in explainin& the Sri!ad $ha&aata!7 )e&an to explain to

Srila Gaura,isora the &lories of his offsprin&8 'e told hi! that they always chanted 9Gour7 Gour89 and that )ein&

i!!ersed in deotional serice that they attracted !any disciples8

Then Gaura,isora !entioned to so!e persons who were &athered there after the Goswa!i left as follows? 9That socalled Goswa!i who "ust ca!e7 does not chant +Gour7 Gour8+ $ut +Ta,a7 Ta,a8+ 5!oney7 !oney68 If one in this way

perfor!s deotional seride7 only yellin& ery loudly for wealth7 then it is not possi)le for his deotional serice t

ta,e place8 This is the actual reason Vaisnaa practice has )een coered8 This will only cause har! in this !ateria

world and thus7 no one will wer )e )enefitted8

En-oying the )esults o( One/s Sin(ul A$tivities

/nce there was one ery youn& person who ca!e up to Srila Gaur,isora and reealed to hi! that he wanted to

perfor! wordhip unto the Supre!e *ord8 'earin& this7 Srila Gaura,isora said7 9If you want to perfor! realdeotional serice7 then you should &ie up the asociation of ordinary people in &eneral and non2Vaisnaas7 and

lie in the association of our deotees89

9-e !aintain ourseles )y the discarded cloth and )y the discarded articles which hae )een used )y the residentof the 'oly Dha!a8 If you !ix with other so2called Vaisnaas7 then !ay)e your intelli&ence will )e conta!inatedFollowin& this7 he replied7 9I will follow these instructions which you hae &ien !e89

$ut after so!e ti!e this person )e&an to )eco!e ena!ored )y his own oice when he was sin&in& with Srila

Gaura,isora8 %fter sin&in& in ,irtan with Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i7 he was ta,in& prasada! with the deotees

there8 In this way he too, with the deotees8 The followin& afternoon7 he too, a pair of ,aratalas and went to ta,e)ath at the Gan&a8 Goin& to the Gan&a7 he )e&an to sin& ,irtana ery ery loudly so that $a)a"i Mahara"a could

hear hi!8 %nd7 he also )e&an to recite different Vaisnaa prayers8

/ne day after that particular deotee had &one out to )e& al!s for the day7 Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a called one

resident deotee oer and said7 9This person who is stayin& here is hidin& and &oin& to his own house and fro!there hi is pic,in& up !any !isconceptions a)out deotional serice8 Then co!in& )ac, here he tries to i!ple!en

the! here8 %ctually7 instead of perfor!in& deotional serice7 he is i!ply perfor!in& offenses89

'earin& this7 one person said to Srila Gaura Kisora7 9-ho told you that he has )een doin& this19

Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a then said7 9I heard the way in which he was sin&in& ,irtan and the way in which hepronounced it8 In this way I could understand that we cannot let hi! stay here )ecause a person who has co!e in

contact with )ad association and who has chanted in this association will only )e a)le to re!e!)er that and not th

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Shortly followin& this7 that person ery suddenly left to &o to 4a&annatha Puri without tellin& $a)a"i Mahara"a8

Srila Gaura,isora showed that he was unhappy )ecause of this8 9That person he has run away )ecause he has)eco!e ery lust for the desire to eat nice foodstuffs8 I could not sae hi!8 The liin& entity is independent and

!ust suffer accordin& to the past results of his actiities8 'e ca!e to !e with the intention of pleasin& Krsna7 )ut

hidin&7 he would ta,e the association of others and thus7 he )eca!e situated in this !ost dan&erous condition8(ow7 he is acceptin& the traditional Vaisnaa dress and decoratin& hi!self with the na!e Vaisnaa8 In this way

different types of persons in the !aterial world hae )e&un to ta,e the word and turn it into the word +)yen+ whcih

!eans fro!8 /fferin& one+s o)eisances to different persons7 )eco!in& lusty for different types of nice foodstuffs8 this way people are )ein& ,nown as Vaisnaas8 Those people who carry out their worship and ,irtan in such a

deceitful way are causin& haoc in Vaisnaa society8 To the de&ree to which this haoc spreads7 to that de&ree the

sna,e of ti!e will &rasp such fro&s89

%fter a)out one !onth7 that person ca!e )ac, for! 4a&annatha Puri a&ain and )e&an to lie in a near)y place8 /nthe owner of the place where he lied ca!e to Srila Gaura,isora7 paid o)eisances and said7 93our dearest disciple

who has "ust co!e fro! 4a&annatha Puri is ery ery fortunate indeed8 'e is serin& 'ari dasa Tha,ura8 'e has

"ust )een serin& 'ari dasa Tha,ura and is now perfor!in& his deotional serice with ery deep attach!ent89

Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a then said7 9'ow is it possi)le for hi! to )e !y disciple1 I hae not accepted anyone as !ydisciple in this world8 I could not een )eco!e !y own disciple8 'ow is it possi)le for !e to )eco!e the spiritual

!aster of another1 If one is a)le to !aintain fro&s7 is it possi)le to )eco!e a Vaisnaa1 The attach!ent which a

fro& has is only for the purpose of his own sense &ratification8 This person has )eco!e a icti! of the sna,e ofti!e8 Is it "ust fro! hi! which you hae heard that he is serin& 'ari dasa Tha,ura1 3ou are in the position as a

&reat estate holder and yet7 you are wastin& your entire life89

93ou should &ie up these actiities which you are perfor!in& and si!ply carry out pure deotional serice8 The

estate holder then said7 9It is not !y desire to )eco!e a &reat estate holder8 I si!ply eant to see that the deoteesare ry nicely sered and that all of the )ha"ana ,uthirs are ery nicely ,ept8 The different places of solitary

worship hae all now )eco!e places of "un&les8 I hae &one to those places and cleaned the area89

'earin& this Srila Gaura,isora )eca!e ery distur)ed and would no lon&er carry on a conersaton with hi!8 %fte

the estate holder left Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i said7 9The trees in (aadwipa Dha!a are all ,alpa r,sa trees andthis hypocrite rascal has ery cruely cut the!8 (ow7 he has co!e and told !e this8 Sha!e. Sha!e. 4ust see7 4ust

see8 If one "ust cuts one li!) fro! the trees in (aadwipa Dha!a I feel &reat distress8 These different trees and

ines in Sri (aadwipa Dha!a are !y eternal friends and associates8 They are part of the pasti!es of *ordGouran&a8 %fter one+s friends and associates hae )een ,illed7 is it possi)le for so!eone to co!e and cut their dea

)odies to pieces1 This ery cruel person will neer )e a)le to perfor! deotional serice8 'e will si!ply enact the

role of a Vaisnaa which will result in only his own inauspiciousness and the inauspiciousness of others89

The Atonement (or Having ,lli$it Se+

/nce one person ca!e to Srila Gaura,isora and expressed the desire to lie in the sa!e area in which he lied8 %tthat ti!e the persons in the dhar!shalla had &ien $a)a"i Mahara"a the ri&ht to &ie per!ission to persons to lie

in the ad"acent s!all huts8 (o one could lie in those without his per!ission8

/nce7 after receiin& per!ission fro! Gaura Kisora dasa $a)a"i Mahara"a7 that person )e&an to lie in the near)y

,uthir Srila Gaura,isora would !any ti!es &ie hi! instruction that persons whoeer wants to perfor! worshipunto the Supre!e *ord should neer associate with undesirea)le persons8 % person who thin,s7 9I will associate

with i!proper persons and at the sa!e ti!e with proper association8 In other words7 those who hide to ta,e th

association of those who are unfaora)le 7 they will )eco!e the icti!s of !ore and !ore i!pedi!ents indeotional serice8 Many7 !any people hae co!e )efore !e and I ahe sen all of their deceptieness8 -ith &reat

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one wo!an near)y8 *ater one person ca!e and told Gaura,isora a)out the situation in which this person was

liin&7 that he lied in the house of a youn& wo!an and acceptin& her serice8

$eco!in& ery an&ry7 Srial Gaura,isora said7 9Please don+t !ention these thin&s to !e8 There was also another

person who lied in Kusa! Saroa with this person and he had preiously )een re"ected )y !e in (aadwipa8 It

has co!e to )e ,nown that recently the friend of the deceased had returned )ac, to Vrndaana durin& the ni&ht an

,illed hi!8 The ro&ues hae cut his )ody into !any pieces8 There were !any thin&s which he had in his possessiowhich he had hi!self stolen and hidden fro! the person I re"ected8 Therefore7 for this reason the thiees hae co!

there and ,illed hi!8

The O((ense o( ,mitating

-e can understand fro! the different exa!ples &ien which descri)e the i!!ortal character of Srila Gaura,isoradasa $a)a"i Mahara"a7 that those persons who ca!e to hi! with a deceiin& attitude to sere that they receied

ery terri)le reactions8 % person who does not follow the instuctions of a real pure deotee of the *ord7 )ut ta,es

the association of those who oppose or are !isdirected in deotional serice7 or accept the association of those wh

were !erely decorated as Vaisnaas or false renunciates7 can neer o)tain anythin& which is auspicious8 /n thecontrary7 they will o)tain ery terri)le and inauspicious results8

Those persons who perfor! any type of deceptie actiity in the presence of Srila Gaura,isora or who were

attached to the o)"ects of sense &ratification7 or who en&a&e in illicit sex7 went to the lower re&ions8 $y theoffenses unto the 'oly (a!e and unto the Vaisnaas7 eerythin& )eco!es lost8

Srila Gaurakisora and *anindra$andra *ahara-a

/nce the ery aristocratic Sri Manindracandra nandi7 who was a &reat landowner who lied in the place of Kas!a

$a;aar inited Srila Gaura,isora and Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasat Tha,ura to co!e any "oin in an asse!)ly of

Vaisnaas at his palace in Kas!a $a;aar8 'earin& his re:uest of a Vaisnaa who ,new Gaura,isora and$ha,tisiddhanta were ery eleated7 he said7 9If you want !e to co!e there and associated with you7 then you

!ust offer all of your wealth unto the hands of the rent collector and co!e here and lie with !e8 3/u should)uild a )ha"ana ,uthir here and we will lie to&ether89

93ou do not hae to worry a)out what foodstuffs you will eat )ecause I will colect that when I )e& daily and feed

you !yself8 Then I will always )e i!pelled to isit your )ha"ana ,uthir8 $ut if I now leae the transcendental

a)ode of the Supre!e *ord7 Sri 0aitanya Mahapra)hu7 and co!e ot your castle which is the sa!e as *ord Indra7then after so!e ti!e7 I will also )e&in to thin, that I would also lide to a!ass a &reat a!ount of land8 The result o

all of this will )e that the desire for sense &ratification will enter !y heart89

9%s a result of a!assin& lar&e a!ounts of land7 I will )eco!e an o)"ect of your eny8 If you want to )eco!e erydear to !e7 then as a friend you should )estow your !ercy )y coin& hre to the spiritual world of Visa!)hara and)y the actiity of )e&&in&7 !aintain your life89

En-oying 0hile Hiding

/nce one expert and well2respected scholar who lied in (aadwipa ca!e to see Srila Gaura,isora8 $ein& ery

distressed at heart7 one day Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i Mahara"a too, off his )rah!an underwear and put on the

nicest and finest dhoti and chadar which he could find8 Foldin& the chadar nicely7 dressin& hi!self7 he then went tthe place where $ha,tiinode Tha,ura resided at Sananda Kun"a8 'e arried )efore $ha,tiinode Tha,ura8


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$ha,tiinode Tha,ura7 seein& hi! in such an unco!prehenda)le dress7 i!!ediately as,ed hi! what the reason fo

this was

In answer $a)a"i Mahara"a said7 9-e hae accepted the dress of *ord 0aitanya Mahapara)hu7 )ut we can only

en"oy the association of other wo!en )y hidin&8 This is for our own )enefit )ecause )y acceptin& the Vaisnaa

dress and en"oyin& illicit sex with prostitutes and ery low class wo!en8 -e can7 after hain& en"oyed the!7 a&ain

accept the dress of )a)a"i and re!ain free89

In this way7 SRila Gaura,isora as an exa!ple used this as a way to sri,e the other hypocritical persons in othersa!prdayas8

The )esult o( !er(orming O((enses At the Lotus Feet o( the A$aryas

There was once one person who spent so!e ti!e in (aadwipa8 'e would often co!e fro! Sri Mayapura to isit

with Srila Gaura,isora8 /nce7 while )e&&in&7 he ca!e to Srila Gaura,isora8 $a)a"i Mahara"a as,ed hi! a)out thenews of Sri Mayapura Dha!a8 The person then said7 9I will neer return )ac, to Mayapura )ecause

$aha,tisiddhanta Sarasati and his associateds are all residents of Vai,untha8 They are coered with the attitude o

worship in opulence8 I a! a strict perfor!er of worship of *ord Krsna in the attitude of Vrndaana8 It is not

i!portant for !e to associate with the!89

'earin& this7 Srila Gaura,isora )eca!e ery !uch distur)ed and said7 9If a parrot tries to cross oer the ocean7

then he )eco!es an o)"ect of lau&hter8 If you actually want to lie7 then you should7 in an inoffensie and hu!)le

way )ein& ery tolerant7 always chant day and ni&ht the holy na!e of Krsna79

9First of all7 &ie up all of your offenses unto the Vaisnaas of the *ord8 *iin& in hell7 is it possi)le for you tounderstand the !essa&e of Vra"a Dha!a19 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Tha,ura is in Vai,untha7 and he is also

in Vrndaana8 The witch of Maya is ridin& upon yur shoulder8 'ow is it that you can understad the topics of

$ha,tisiddhanta and his residin& in Vrndaana Dha!a19

Then the person who had co!e fro! Mayapura said7 9I would li,e to stay with you here in (aadwipa Dha!a89Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a said7 93ou cannot re!ain here in (aadwipa Dha!a )ecause )y the result of )ein&

offensie unto the lotus feet of the Vaisnaas7 it si not possi)le for anyone to stay in (aadwipa8 3our aparada wa

perfor!ed in the place in th e3o&a Pith in Sri Mayapura Dha!a8 There is no dou)t that you will ta,e a ery low)irth89

9I a! also in Mayapura and si!ultaneously in (aadwipa8 -hoeer shows any type of reluctance towards Sri

Mayapura Dha!a7 they will neer )e a)le to reside in (aadwipa8 Sri Mayapura is the place where the son of Sachas ta,en )irth8 It is co!pletely transcendental in nature8 'ae you )een shown the way in which Srila

$ha,tiinode Tha,ura and Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Tha,ura purely perfor! their deotion unto the

Supre!e *ord there1 %s of yet7 you hae not o)tained the spiritul eyes to see that89

93ou hae offended one Vaisnaa of the *ord and yet you co!e to another Vaisnaa as,in& to )e )lessed8 This isyour deceitfulness89

Followin& this7 sure enou&h7 that person who had co!e to Srila Gaura,isora fell into associaton with wo!en and

irreli&ious persons and !aintainin& his life )y )e&&in& and perfor!in& illicit actiities )y hae sex life with other+

wies8 This is the eident result of an offense perfor!ed at the lotues feet of a pure deotee8

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/nce one person ca!e to Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i and )e&an to co!plain to hi! a)out another person who

was ery dear to Mahara"a8 'earin& this Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a said7 9That person who! you hae said is ery erdeotional and who! you call your !aster is ery !uch attached to sense &ratification8 It is ery possi)le that he

will )eco!e attracted ery ery deeply to sense &ratification89 Then Srila Gaura,isora )eca!e so discoura&ed and

dis&usted with this and thus he )e&an to display deep &raity8

The persons who were sittin& there with hi! seein& hi! in such a condition )eca!e ery afraid8 I!!ediately theydroe that person away fro! that place8 /n that day Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a showed )y his exa!ples that instructio

of $ha,tiinode Tha,ura which says7

vaishava caritra, sarvada pavitra yei

hinde himsa kori'

Bhaktivinode na sambase tare

thake sada mauna dhari

%fter that person had left7 Srila Gaura,isora7 still sha,in& fro! an&er said7 9That person is only interested in his

own sense &ratification8 Therefore7 he has placed i!pedi!ents which he is characteri;ed )y on the shoulders ofanother Vaisnaa8 The deotees of the *ord are neer attached with anythin& which is not in connection with *ord

Sri Krsna8 Een if a person is sli&htly attachd to !aterial sense &ratification7 then it is not possele for hi! to attai

pure loe of God89

9-hen a person is deeply attached to su)"ects a)out the Supre!e *ord then he can attain the real sy!pto!s ofdeotional serice and understand the!8 That person who is deeply attached to Sri!ati Radharani and Sri Krsna

then it is possi)le for loe of Godhead to ta,e place8 In this way eerythin& )eco!es ery faora)le for that

deotee in his seice to the *ord8 The real deotees of the *ord neer perfor! their serice out of the result of)ein& oerly attached to their own sense &ratification or to that of their relaties89

9Those persons who are sense &ratifiers or who are falsely renounced say that )ecause the deotees of the *ord ar

desirous of that which is faora)le to their deotinal serice and are attached to that7 that they are not actually

attached to !aterial sense o)"ects8 To lead such persons who hae actually not deeloped any attach!ent to thosethin&s in contact with *ord Sri Krsna7 are si!ply i!posters and cheaters89

9That person who offends the deotee of the *ord7 or who is ery dear to the deotee of the *ord7 that person+s

association should )e &ien up8 Therefore7 I will neer a&ain see the face of that person89

The Atta$hment o( the !ure &evotee

/nce one householder ca!e to Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i and offered hi! a ery expensie shawl8 Srila $a)a"iMahara"a accecpted the shawl and ery carefully put it next to his side8 %fter he receied it7 he )e&an to praise the

person who had &ien it8

Followin& this7 another person ca!e who was a householder and deotee and offered Srila Gaura,isora so!e

!oney8 $a)a"i Mahara"a ery carefully opened his hand an accepted that !oney and placed it next to the placewhere he was seated8 Seeral ti!es Srila Gaura,isora would place his hand to the side to see if the !oney had )ee

properly placed there8

%t this ti!e7 there was one ery ery wealthy !aterialistic person fro! 0alcutta who saw this8 $y seein& this7

whateer faith he had in $a)a"i Mahara"a )eca!e lost8


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Srila $a)a"i Mahara"a7 after so!e ti!e7 &ae that shawl and that !oney to so!e other Vaisnaas for their serice8

*ater when that !atereialistic person saw $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Tha,ura in 0alcutta he said7 9I went to seeSrila $a)a"i Mahara"a )ut I saw that he was ery ery !uch attached when a person &ae hi! a shawl and !oney

and he also ery carefully &ae special notice to the persons who &ae those8 'ow is it possi)le that he is a

deotee1 That I cannot understand89

'earin& this fro! such a !aterialistic person7 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati said7 9-hat you hae seen is only aplay8 %ctually the deotees are neer in any way whatsoeer attached to anythin& which cannot )e used in the

serice of the *ord8 -e !ay show that we are ery !uch attached to different thin&s7 )ut that is in our serice to

the *ord8 -hoeer is ery !uch attached to a!assin& wealth and who is ery foolish7 they will thin, that Srila$a)a"i Mahara"a is attached to wealth7 etc8 Srila Gaura,isora shows his faor toward those persons who !ade it

possi)le for the serice of the deotees to )e )etter carried out8 Those who are ery ery lusty in nature always se

the !aterial world throu&h that ision89

9Those persons who en"oy sense &ratification or who are falsely renounced see that those who are non2deotees sethat attach!ent which the &reat deotees of the *ord hae in their serice to Krsna is an endeaor for sense

&ratification89

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati *ahara-a/s !rayer (or ,nitiation

Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i Mahara"a and Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Tha,ura !anifested one pasti!ewhich shows how unflinchin& deotional serice is situated !uch hi&her than !orality and scholarship8

Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati who was ery pur in nature and a ery strict folower of Vaisnaa principles and

)ein& ery learned in the scriptures7 was &ien instruction )y Srila $ha,tiinode Tha,ura to ta,e initiation fro!

Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i7 went to Srila Gaura,isora and prayed to hi!8

Srila Gaura,isora7 hearin& his prayer7 on the first day said to hi!7 9-hether I can )e !erciful unto you ar not7 thaI !ust as, to 0aitanya Mahapra)hu8 Then I will )e a)le to tell you89

/n the second day7 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Mahara"a a&ain approached Srila Gaura,isora8 Srila $a)a"i

Mahara"a answered to hi!7 9I hae for&otten to as, !y pra)hu89

In a ery distressed way7 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Tha,ura said7 9If you do not )estow your !ercy upon !then I cannot lie any lon&er89

/n this ery day7 when Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati approached Srila Goura,isora7 he replied to hi!7 9I as,ed

0aitanya Mahapra)hu if I could )estow !y !ercy unto you7 )ut he said that a person who is ery ery !orally

expert and who is endowed with &reat learnedness is considered ery insi&nificant in the association of !ydeotees89

'earin& this7 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta expressin& a s!all a!ount of pride said7 9So7 should I thin, that you are the

crown "ewel of those who worship *ord Krsna and that you are also tryin& to deceie !e1 If I do fot reciee the

!ercy of your lotus feet7 then I will certainly not re!ain alie8 In the sa!e way in which Srila Ra!anu"acaryaapproached Ghosti Purna


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does not actually want that which is his real )enefit8 'e is si!ply7 for the purpose of wantin& to deceie !e7

playin& li,e he is as,in& for !y !ercy89

%fter so!e ti!e7 that person displayed his hypocritical nature8 /nce he went to Srila $ha,tisiddhanta holdin& the

s,ull of a hu!an )ein&7 and holdin& it up he )e&an to drin, water out of it8 Then he said to Srila $ha,tisiddhanta7

9*oo, I an een !ore renounce than Srila Gaura,isora dasa $a)a"i8 0an he drin, water fro! a s,ull of a hu!an

)ein&19

'earin& this7 Srila $ha,tisiddhanta Tha,ura said7 93ou rascal8 3ou i!!ediately leae his place8 -hy is it that yoare spea,in& such hateful words to !y !aster as this1 3ou are a witchly person8 3/u are an atheist8 Therefore yo

hae no taste for the actiities of deotional serice8 3/u will definitely descend to the lower planetary syste!s89

%fter so!e ti!e7 )ecause that person had perfor!ed a ery )ad offense unto SRila Gaura,isora7 he )ecoa!e aicti! of perfor!in& illicit sex with other persons+ wies and would spend his life sellin& coconut oil which was

used )y the wo!en he has )een influenced )y8

ndeterred &evotional Servi$e

/nce a deotee7 who was to Srila Gaura,isora ca!e and displayed his expertise in perfor!in& different types ofarcana7 worship7 and less inclined toward the chantin& of the 'oly (a!e8 %fter so!e ti!e in Kulia7 when SrilaGaura,isora dasa $a)a"i saw Srila $ha,tisiddhanta7 he !entioned to hi!8 9-ill this person always perfor! arcana

or deity worship until he dies19

$ha,tisiddhanta Sarasati Mahara"a said7 9-hat is wron&1 %re you opposin& so!ethin& which I a! doin&1 Taht

person who ca!e is in the disciplic line of your &uru is persor!in& different rules and re&ulations which are notproper19

Srila $a)"i Mahara"a said7 9I will not spea, anythin& elsi a)out this89

Srila Gaura,isora was only interested in the chantin& of the 'oly (a!e of the *ord and ta,in& full shelter of thatna!e8 'e was neer en&a&ed in the actiity of follwoin& rules and re&ulations of wordhip unot the *ord8 For thisreason7 this instruction was &ien to show the hi&h :uality and indifference8

Love o( God and Lust

% person7 who was the offsprin& of so!e ery fa!ous Goswa!is7 ca!e to the place of Kulia in (aadwipa and

would &ie class fro! the $ha&aad2&ita8 %fter teo or three days of &iin& class7 news reached Srila Gaura,isorathat in the cless which he was &iin& haad neer preiously )een heard within (aadwipa8

9That person who has told you this79 said Srila Gaura,isora8 3ou tell hi! that he should neer &o )ac, and hear

those classes a&ain8 *oo,7 wheneer it rains7 then those unfructified seeds which were in the &round7 ery ery

carefully )e&in to sprout8 Those seeds which hae )een planted ery ery carefully )e&in to sprout and so!e seedwhich sprout are art an undue ti!e die8 -hoeer+s heart is free fro! the !odes of !aterial nature in such a way so

that no type of !aterial lust can co!e7 he is the only person who is always en&a&ed in deter!ined deotional

serice unto the Vainaas8 These type of persons who is free fro! all i!pedi!ents in deotional serice7 and intheir hearts the sprout of loe of Godhead can actually ta,e place )y hearin& a)out the pasti!es of the *ord8 $ut

those who hae co!e !aterialistic desires within their hearts7 if they hear pasti!es of Radha and Krsna7 then as

result of that7 within their hearts7 the seed of !aterial lust will !anifest8 %ctin& as if they are hearin& the pasti!esof Radha and Krsna7 their !aterial llust si!ply only &rows and &rows8 Those persons who are opposed to th


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eSupre!e *ord7 it is only naturla that their hearts are coered with lust and that they will consider the pasti!es of

Sri Sri Radha and Goinda as )ein& !aterially )ased on lust8 -hoeer thin,s that such persons as these areactually faithful in the hearin& the pasti!es of the *ord and who thin, that they do not thin, that the actiities of

the *ord are not !aterialistic and who thin, that they understand what is spiritual7 they are also ery !ych attache

to lustful desires )y the influence of Maya89

94ust )ecause one can say +spiritual+ or one can show another that he is faithful7 th

gaurakisora by bhaktisiddhanta

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