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so py carya-maya prabhur nayanayor yan nbhavad gocaro

yan nsvdi hare padmbuja-rasas tad yad gata tad gatam

etvan mama tvad astu jagat ye dypy alakurvate

r-caitanya-pade nikhta-manasas tair yat prasagotsava

r Caitanya-candrmta, Verse 50rla Prabhodnanda Sarasvat

Due to my great misfortune, the supremely astonishingLord, r Gaurahari, was not visible to me. And, as

destiny would have it, I never tasted the ambrosia of rHaris lotus feet; so be it. But I just pray to attain the joyous

festival of intimate association with those of r Caitanyasbhaktas whose minds are completely immersed in His lotusfeet and who decorate the earth even today.

sa that;api also; carya-maya intrinsically full of astonishing traits;prabhu Mahprabhu[Gaurahari]; nayanayo by the eyes; yat due to this [misfortune]; nbhavat does not become;gocara visible; yat due to this; nsvdi not relished; hare of Hari; padmbuja lotusfeet; rasas ambrosia; tat that; yat whatever; gatam goes; tat that; gatam goes; etvat

upto this point; mama my; tvat that time; astu let it be; jagatm of the earth; ye those;adya presently; api even; alakurvate decorating; r-caitanya r Caitanya;pade at thelotus feet; nikhta immersed; manasas mind; tair with them; yat that; prasaga intimateassociation; utsava joyous festival.

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Editorial 3

Marking the Path of Bhakti for Sdhakas 4rla Saccidnanda Bhaktivinoda hkura

Upademta: The Nectarean Instructions 7of rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda

Reverence for the Mundane World is Aversionto r Hari 18a letter by rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda

Articles from The Gauya byrla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda

r Nma-sakrtana 22Chant the Transcendental Word to Othersor He will be eclipsed 24The Highest Vaiava Sees Himself asthe Lowest of All 26Utilize Every Moment to Attain True Well-being 28

Who is a True Guru? 30r Nma-sev in r Dhma 32Our Only Duty is to Serve Ka 34

The Esoteric Meaning of Annaka 36r rmad Bhakti Prajna Keava Gosvm Mahrja

Casting off the Mundane is External 38rla Bhaktivednta Svmi Mahrja

The Deep Meaning of Akhanda Guru-tattva 40

r rmad Bhaktivednta Vmana Gosvm Mahrja

Praise to r-ka-sakrtana 45r rmad Bhaktivednta Trivikrama Gosvm Mahrja

The True Meaning of r Vysa-pj 48r rmad Bhaktivednta Nryaa Gosvm Mahrja

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M mst is th gi f his limit

mislig stig sk lightmt fm

bv i spiit f l hmilit.

Th ptil w t tti spiitl lightmt is t

sv th svts f th L. Th fll sl mst sbmit

t ivig kwlg f his l slf f his lti

t th Spm Sl fm ths wh thmslvs

light. Limit stig mst t b llw

t sht t th limit.

Th mth f sbmissivl hig th tiigs f th

spiitl wl, whih ts this phml ivs

witht igig it, fm th lips f mipt sls wh

sv th l Tth tll xlsivl, is th l

w f btiig th g f ivi lightmt. The

Harmoniststs f this piipl i th pti.

Sh is i piipl pti th tl xlsiv

svt f th svts f th L, h sl t is t

t t pls thm l thb ti th mth

pps f hk Bhktivi, wh is himslf

mbi i Sajjana-toa, th hmbl mi-i-witig

f th svts f th L.1

M th t f th ptis f ths i th li f Svp-rp-Bhktivi-Ssvt-Kv

flw i th hts f s ll ths it th ti wl with its ivi tiigs s th p fth fm th

tstl lm. This is sl, st tt t thi lts ft.

Th spiit f this itil is fm th itil f th Gauya, 16

th slss m f Gs, wh is th mst mgims iti H wh givs ka-

prema, b th ishmt mig fm th s f spiis si withi th hts f th ppts

i th Svp-rp-Bhktivi-G-Ssvt-Kv li, wh His psl ssits, th Rays of

The Harmonist On-line Editionhs mplt h fist .

Sh ws igt th pp f l Bhktisiht Ssvt hk Pbhp th

26th f Fb, 2008, h mth sh hs vtl pfm krtanai glifiti f th m, bt,

qlitis pstims f Ghvik-Giih rh-Vi-bihj th sm krtanatht ws i

pfm b G (gaura-vihita-krtana).

Spig lik s f light fm th spiitl s i th G sk, th mthl pg, Rays of The Harmonist

On-line, is mpmisigl it t svig G-Gg b illmitig psvig th

spilit thtiit f thi ptis.

I th ws f l Ssvt hk Pbhp:

Th m TheHarmonisths b pt fm

Sajjana-toa, whih litll ms fml wh

plss th Ls w. Sajjana-toaws f

b l Bhktivi hk s th jl f th

pst mvmt f p vti.

TheHarmonisths it hslf t th svi

f ths wh thmslvs ll svts f th

igil S f ll hm.

Th vox populi pspts f wll jmt

tits svi t th svts f th L. The

Harmonistpis h fith i Vox Dei(th vi f th

divi) pspts f spiitl livig bs th.

Sh stivs t t pls vb iisimitl;

th sh l stivs t pls th svts f th

L.

B tig t pls ths wh t sv th L,

th pvilig fsi will b fth f.

Th mth pt b The Harmonist f th

pmti f hs thig i mm with

th mths pt b th hmists, wh l l

thmslvs thi fllw-bigs f ttimt

f thi pps.

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W pfm bhakti i m ws. W pt mantrafm gurublgig t thiz sampradya.ev , w mk bis with th twlv tilakamkigs

pfm arcanaf K. W bsv ek, ht

mmb th hl m ig t pbilit

tk darana f hl pls lik Vv. Hwv,

wh it ms t viig ffs t Bhkti-v, w lk

p. This is gt misft.

m Mhpbh istt ll th vts bt

th smptms f ffsiv bhvi tw Bhkti-v b

sibig th tivitis f Mk dtt. This sipti

is f i r Caitanya-bhgavata(Madhya-khaa10.185,

188190, 192):

kae dante ta laya,

kae jhi mre

o khaa-jhiy be

n dekhibe more

Smtims Mk is pft fig f hmilit,

pphig M hlig stw i his tth, bt th xt

mmt h ms t stik M with i . I t

b t s tht pttis wth.

prabhu bale, o be

yakhana yath yya

sei mata kath kahi

tathi miya

cit Mhpbh ti: Whv tht

spilss sl gs, h simpl gs with ll f

th philsphil viws f whv h is with

mftbl mixs with ths ppl.

viha paaye yabe

advaitera sage

bhakti-yoge nce gya

ta kari dante

Wh h s Yoga-viha i th mp f

impslists h fvs th impsl Mv

philsph. Bt t th tims, wh h is mg

Vivs, h jts th Mv ti tis txhibit smptms fbhaktib sigig ig with

pft hmilit.

anya sampradye giy

yakhana smbhya

nhi mne bhakti, jhi

mraye sadya

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bhakta is lws iifft t thig pps t

uddha-bhakti.

nws, m ppl t f mmittig th

ff f tig i w tht ppss uddha-bhakti.

at th m sight f bhakta, ts m mifst i

thi s hipilti thi bis,

ig isssi bt Bhgv th m l

fit. Th m v sppt spiitl tis whil

mg spiitl ssmblis, t lt th bm s

bsb i ss bjts tht th t s thgh ttl

itxit b th pspt f btiig thm.

o s, wht is th tmiti (nih) f sh

ppl?! o ppisl is this:

Ml t bti fm giti (pratih),

ths ppl pttisl xhibit sm smptms

f vtil stimt i ft f th bhaktas.

Smtims thi mtivti is g f shpratih,

smtims it is thi g f mtil mfts,

filitis ss bjts. T hiv ths s sh

ppl bhv i ths ivs ws. Sl, sh ppl

th this bhvi t th wl ths th t lmk ffs t uddha-bhaktibt th ls l th

w f th ttl stti f v th.

o s, lt s bm fl t i sh w

tht w v mk ff t Bhkti-v. Fist, lt

s tk vw t pfm uddha-bhaktib miig

mpltl iifft t thig tht is pps t it.

W will ith spk t i ppsiti t bhakti

jst t flfil sms xpttis. W will miti

simpliit i v ti w will t llw

bhvi t tit th ispsiti f ht.

a w will t t t gipratih b ispligtifiil smptms fbhakti t ths wh i ft

pps t bhakti.

o bis will sll b tw uddha-bhakti. W

will v sppt th siddhnta. Lt hts

bhvi i b th sm.

Tslt fm l Bhktivi hks

Prabhandhval

a gi, i th mp f th

sampradya, h jts th tlit fbhakti

ivibl ms th bhaktaswith ggssiv

ws.

bhakti-sthne uhra haila apardha

eteke uhra haila daraana-vdha

o wh lims tht psss sh s karma,

jna yoga ql t bhakti v

spi t it is btt th wh stiks M

with i . Sh ps mmits sis

ff t th ft f Bhkti-vi. Si th bhaktas

f Bhgv v xt thi ssiti t sh

ffs, I t g t v s his f.

Mk dtt is tl ssit f

Bhgv s ths ws spk bt him b

cit Mhpbh i mstis. Hwv,

th ht f Mhpbh is ifiitl p gv,

s w shl st tht His itti i spkig

this w is t giv vitl istti: Pfmig thlimbs fbhaktiml b ptig dkwill t big

pls t K. o l tti His fv if

hs -pit fith i ananya-bhakti1.

ol h i whs ht sh xlsiv -pit

fith (ananya-raddh) i bhaktihs is bms

fiml sltl ptil t uddha-bhakti. Sh

ps s t visit pls wh isssis

uddha-bhakti t tk pl, bt h sitts

himslf with gt lish i pl wh th sbjt

fuddha-bhaktiis big isss.

It is th t f uddha-bhakta t b simpl,fiml slt -pit. H v vts

isssig tpis tht pps uddha-bhakti jst t

pps th msss t gi fllwig. a uddha-

1 Th w ananya litll ms witht th, s

ananya-bhaktiiits vtil svi t Bhgv

ll b th ti.

It is the nature of a uddha-bhakta to be simple, firmly resoluteand one-pointed. He never advocates discussing topics that oppose

uddha-bhakti just to appease the masses or to gain a following.


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uestion 1: Who can understand thesecrets of bhajana?

nswer: ol xptill itimt svit

(virambha-sevaka) f th lts ft f l

Gv, wh is th bst mg th t fllws i

th li f Svp dm l rp Gsvm,

fthm th mstis fbhajana. a itimt svit

is vt with guru-nih, wh hs flihig

fith i lv f th lts ft f l Gv. Th

ti, thiz Vi litt, stts:

yasya deve par bhaktir

yath deve tath gurau

tasyaite kathit hy arth

prakante mahtmana

vetvatara Upaniad(6.23)

Th t impt f th sipts is vl ith hts f ths gt sls wh hv th sm

flihig bhaktif thi guru th Spm

L.

Question 2: How will we attain spiritual strength?

Answer: If w sv Gv with t vti

lv, pfs spiitl stgth will t ht.

ol b svi t th spiitl mst th hl m

tti bhakti-bala, th stgth f vti.

Question 3: When we act out of a sense of duty,is it bhakti?

Answer: Fligs f t, bt s fth

ftis f th mi. Th t th htistis

stittil t f th sl. a ss f bligti

pts th lvl f th mi, itllig fls

g, whs bhaktiftis th lvl f th sl.

a tivit tht is t pfm t f p lv is

t p bhakti. ats tht pfm with ivi

ffti l p bhakti. dt is bt glti.Th htisti t f th sl is bhakti, th

htisti t f th mi is ss f t.

atig ig t th htisti t f th sl

is th l w t s l wlf.

Question 4: What does anybhila mean?

Answer: as lg s I mi i this wl, I will simpl

gtif m sss. Sh si, spt fm th

si t pls K, is anybhila.

Question 5: How can ones false identity as thedoer be dispelled?

Answer:B lw th bl f gss i th ws,

itif slf s svt f th Spm L. Th

th pti f big th will t xist t ll. at

tht tim, ht Ks hl m blissfll.

Question 6: When does the living entity attainhis ultimate welfare?

Answer: Th bslt lit bms ssibl t

s l wh w tk shlt f th lts ft f th

spiitl mst wh, sig slvs fll

t th spiitl mst, w mk svi t K lif

sl.

Question 7: Whose prayers does Ka hear?

Answer: o K, I t si thig fm y f

m w hppiss. I sptfll mpl with whtv

y si. If tht ms I hv t sff, th tht

sffig will b m pls. y th mbimt

f spiisss, thf th is thig

ispiis i y gmts. If svit hsthis ki f si fith, K will pt his ps;

thwis, H will t.

Question 8: Who is a real disciple?

Answer: o is l l isipl if h s

fll t th lts ft f Gv, p whm

th Spm L K hs f th fll

spsibilit f his wll-big.

It is imbt p m t sbmissivl pt

whtv gmts Gv mks f mwll-big. This is tl th ttit f l isipl.

Witht it, ispiisss is ivitbl. rl isipls

ths wh sttl sv th Spm L

th gi f th spiitl mst, witht bmig

js tht is, witht tig t s thi sss t

j th ss bjts.


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evthig i this wl is istmt f svig

G; vthig is mt f Ks svi. If

wishs t j ths istmts f svi t G,

will v tti spiisss. If w t

piv guru i vthig, th ispiisss

is ivitbl f s.1 a t isipl lizs this i th

f his ht mks itpt svi t th

spiitl mst t K th sl bjtiv f hislif.

a l isipl sttl hs guru-darana, bth

itll xtll. althgh h gs himslf

s smll isigifit (laghu) his visi is gt

pf, f h s t viw thig i lti t

his w jmt.

a si isipl lws hs th pft wss

tht bsis his spiitl mst, thig i this wl is

his w. a l isipl is lws sitt i his itit

s svt f his spiitl mst (guru-dsa), whm

1 a t isipl s t s th i bjts f this wl

th w th mm m ss thm. H hs guru-darana

i vthig h s ss. Sm wh s t hv

guru-daranass m lit lks p thigs

with m f jmt. Mv guru-daranams

t s vthig s spi t slf mt f Ks

svi.

h gs s -ifft fm th Spm L. H

mitis p fith i his spiitl mst tl

lv f him.

a t isipl gs th spiitl mst s th ki

f his sl, s v t K, s th bjt f

his lv ffti, s his tl mst, s tll

wshipfl, s his lif sl. a l isipl

kws tht Gv is simltsl th pitmfbhakti mbimt f th Spm L.

Gv is t K th His w lif, is

His -ifft mifstti (praka-vigraha).

Th is pssibilit f ttiig svi t

K witht bmig th svt f th lts ft

f Gv. ol ths wh pfm svi t

G l Vivs, l isipls. Bsis thm,

v ls is ahakra-vimhtm, bwil

b fls g [s Bhagavad-gt, 3.27]. I pli ws,

th wt t bm js.

Question 9: How can one attain perfectionwithin a single lifetime?

Answer: If givs p s f will fll

ss t Gv, th pfms bhajana

witht pliit his gi, will tti

pfti withi sigl liftim.

A sincere disciplealways has the perfect

awareness that

besides his spiritual

master, nothing in

this world is his own.


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Question 10: By what means can one know rBhagavn?

Answer: o will hv t h with fith th kathf

Bhgv mig fm th lts lips f Gv.

Th is w t kw Bhgv th th b

whl-htl sig t th lts ft f

Gv. ol ps wh s s kw

Bhgv.

Question 11: What is the most severe nma-apardha, or offence to the holy name?

Answer: T si l Gv t b i

hm big is th mst l ff, th mst sv

nma-apardha. B mitiig pti f him

s m mtl, t tti spiisss,

v i billis f biths. a ps with sh m

pti f th guruwill t vis tps f

bstls i bhakti will b i g f wig i

th f mtil sis. Bsis th lts ft f

Gthig sv s fm th lths f hmfl

ssiti. Th jva is bl t s himslf t

th lts ft f Gv l bs h sis

Gv t b i hm big.

Question 12: What is the function of the crya?

Answer:Th

cryais th mssg f Bhgv.H ms t s t liv th mssg f Vikh. o

mst pt tht mssg f Vikh mtig fm

th lts lips f G thgh s imb with

svi m. If th is fll s, th b th m

f th crya tti vthig. n bsis

th sits f Vikh tl liv th

mssg f Vikh. T l bt cltt, mst

h fm wh hs s cltt. ol th

iv t ifmti bt cltt.

Question 13: What is the real meaning ofsannysa?Answer: Pfmig itpt bhajana f Hi is

i l sannysa. Th sannysa, iti, f

th vts f Bhgv is thi jti f ss

jmt (bhukti) libti (mukti). Th vts

th si f ss jmt libti,

tk shlt f th lts ft f Bhkti-v.

Question 14: What is the function of the sdhu?

Answer: Th fti f th sdhu is t mi i

th with th abslt Tth twt-f hs .

B ssiti with sh livig s, livig sdhu,

b hig hari-kathfm him, will ivitbl

vlp fith i Bhgv s svi ttit will

ls wk. I, hs t ssit with sdhu

t bm sdhu. If w ssit with sdhu b

sig t him, th, witht bt, thig tht

is hi will b it. I, th fti f

th sdhuis t mv th f xit f ths wh

tk shlt f him ssit with him, t big

thm hppiss.

Th ssiti f sdhuis lik t th ti f

btt.2 Th fti f th sdhuis t mk th ppl

f th wl, wh vs t Bhgv, ili

tws Him. This l is l mpssi p th

livig tit ( jve day). os tl spiisss

is ivitbl if tks sdhu-sagathghl. Th

sl iiti tht ps hs pt thgh

sdhu-sagais tht h will h th kathf th sdhu

with sbmissi s t him, pss his lif

igl, imms i vtil svi. Th tivit

f th sdhuis t liv iti sls lik s fm

th lths fmy.

Question 15: What kind of perspective should

we accept to assure our auspiciousness?Answer: If w s th whl ivs s gg

i th svi f Bhgv, th w will v

xpi istss.

W mst h kathbt hw t sv Bhgv

fm wh shw s Bhgv wh is

gg i svi t Him twt-f hs . This

is th l w t tti tl, spiitl wll-big.

With thi s f vti, th sdhuswh bhaktas,

vts f Bhgv, lws s ms

K withi thi hts. Thgh th ssiti m f sh sdhus, w ls s Bhgv i

hts.

2 a btt imts lti vis ig t thi iht

fti. I th sm w, th sdhutivts th iht

svi t f th jvaswh hv t w fm

K fm tim witht bgiig.


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W will sttl bs slvs i svi t

Bhgv witht wstig v sigl mmt. W

hv t sv, miig xlsivl i th ssiti f

sdhus. B sttl miig i sh sdhu-saga,

ptit f svi will tisl b h.

Bhgv flfils v si f His s

bhaktas witht fil, H v jts thm

ka sei satya kare, yei mge bhtya(r Caitanya-

caritmta, Madhya-ll, 15.166). ol Bhgv

hs th bilit t ptt s b givig s shlt. oth

th H, ls hs sh pw. With sh slt

fith, w bm f fm f xit,

bm hpp sssfl. K is th mbimt

f spiisss; thf if w hv mplt

fith i His t t bstw spiisss, w will

til tti sh spiisss. Ws t

xpss th ki f gt spiisss tht is bti

b sig fll t th lts ft f Bhgv.

Question 16: Is the deity (r-vigraha) BhagavnHimself?

Answer:of s. Th it f K is K Himslf:

pratim naha tumiskt vrajendra-nandana

y t stt; y itl th s f n

Mhj (r Caitanya-caritmta, Madhya-ll, 5.96).

Th it is th wshipfl iti f Bhgv. Th

l (ia-deva) f th sdhusht mifsts xtll

s th it.

Question 17: Where does a person find his guru?

Answer: Whv K, th mbimt f

mpssi, hss t s t s guru

, thtps l will mifst bf xtll s th

mahnta-guru, th gurui th fm f th fmst livig

sdhu. B th m f Bhgv w will bti guru,

b th m f th guruw tti Bhgv.

a ps will gt guru ig t his ptil

sti. Ppl f ifft tps v i thi ispsiti,

thf Bhgv, wh is misit, ss thm

h ptil tp fguru. Th ths wh wt

nikapaa-kp, th l m f Bhgv, wh

p til Bhgv f thi tl wlf.

Big pls with sh simpl-ht, si pss,Bhgv Himslf mifsts bf thm s th guru, t

bstw m p thm. Bt f ths wh wt kapaa-

kp, th ptiv m f Bhgv, Bhgvsmy,

xtl pt, will s thm guru ig t

th ptil ispsiti f thi ht.

Th is impimt f wh is si. H

will v qikl mt b fi guru.

The deity is the

worshipful incarnation

of Bhagavn. The lord

(ia-deva) of the sdhusheart manifests

externally as the deity.

Gg-Ghvik-Giih,

th it i cit Mh,

Mp, mifst b l PbhpBhktisiht Ssvt hk

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Question 18: Is it necessary to be in the associa-tion of saintly persons (sdhu-saga) at all times?

Answer:W mst b i sdhu-sagat v mmt.

I m wk. Witht sdhu-sagaI t pssibl sv

mslf. If I mi f w fm sdhu-saga, th I

will fll p t th ill-mtlit tht I m th mst. If

w t liv i with th isttis f th

sdhu th guru, th w will b plg it gt

lmit. Th mmt w witht shlt, mywill

pt s. csqtl, w will m h th

i this mtil wl s svt fmy.

Question 19: How is one delivered from thecycle of material existence (sasra)?

Answer: Witht th m f Bhgv,

v b liv fm mtil bg. W th

tll phs slvs f K. as s s w fgt

this, w mst bm th slvs fmy. ol svi

t Bhgv stitts bhakti. Th si f ss

gtifiti is t bhakti (abhakti); it is tglmt

i mtil xist. Th l w t b liv fm

this issts mtil xist is t h ka-kath

fm G th Vivs, mpi b slf-

s, sbmissiv iqi svi ttit. B

hig hari-kathwith ffti (prti), th t t

gt tgl i mtil xist will m t .

Question 20: Should one accept disciples?

Answer:Witht bmig uddha-bhakta3 mukta

(libt sl), ps shl t pt isipls. Fist,

h shl bm isipl himslf b tkig shlt f

b fi guru, h shl ls h hari-kathfm

his lips. Th i his w lif h shl ptis ll h hs

h fm G. Thft, b hmbl pfmig

krtana tht is, ptig t ths wht h hs h

gll h m ls bm guruhimslf.

It is slf-pti t thik I will ittillmi laghu(isigifit) fv. o mst bm

guru4. This ms hs t bm t vt f

3 o f th fiitis f uddha-bhakta giv b l

Bhktisiht Ssvt Pbhp is wh is f

fm th si f wlth, wm fm.4 a litl fiiti f guru is hv, wight with

K, fll ggig ll s sss i svi t K,

t v mmt.

This s t ssil m tht mst pt

isipls. Still, b th si f Bhgv, sm uddha-

bhaktasimpt isttis f th wlf f th ppl

i gl. Th vi f slfish mtiv i

ig s. Thi pps is t mk ths wh laghu

(isigifit) bm guru(sigifit); t mk ths

vs t Bhgv ili tws Him; t mk

v vt f K.

Question 21: Is Ka the wealth of the guru?

Answer: l Gv is th ppit f Bhgv.

Bhgv K is th wlth f Gv, s

l G giv s Bhgv. It is sll b th

m f G tht will tti Ks m

hv daranaf Him.

Question 22: What does darana of Bhagavnmean?

Answer: T hv darana f Bhgv ms t-

p-t ggmt f th sss i th svi f

Gh. I th ws, it ms t sv Bhgv

with ll f s sss thght th twt-f hs

f th . T b ths gg is i ft t b stblish

i tma-dharma(th stittil fti f th sl)

is tlbhagavat-darana

. Itl xtlsphrti (tstl visi) f K, whih iss

b Gs m s wll s b th ifl f s

bhajana, is i daranaf K.

Question 23: Is it especially necessary to haveantar-darana (internal darana)?

Answer:ctil. T liqish xtl visi visi

im t jig this wl lg with th phsil

fms thi, it is spill ss t hv itl

visi. Sm wh s t hv itl visi willsl hv xtl visi, i whih h ss vthig

s mt f his w jmt. I, xtl visi

ms sig my, illsi.

sigifi. I th ws, t pfm sigifit svi t

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Wh sm is xtml g t s th tts

f th ltt, h will t wst his tim stig t th

xtl vlp. If w piv th whl ivs

s gg i th svi f Bhgv, xtl

visi f it will b ispll.

Bhgv pvs th whl ivs; vs

ht is His pl f si. H sttl sis

i th tmpl f m ht t bstw p m th

pptit t sv Him.

Wh this lizti itsifis bms stg,

w will s th whl wl s His si, jst s w

s ht tmavat manyate jagat

. W will pivth ps f wshipfl L vwh. at tht

tim th will b qsti f hvig bahir-darana,

xtl visi; itara-darana, spt visi fm th

itst f K; laghu-darana, isigifit visi;

viva-darana, bjtiv visi f th phml

ivs; s fth. ol th will w piv th

whl wl t b fll f tstl hppiss.

Question 24: Can I protect myself?

Answer:nv. T thik, I will ptt mslf, is fiish, -vt mtlit. as s s this tp f

ill-thght ms, is g.

K is m sl ptt. Wht I hv

t f? W shl xlsivl imbib this xlt

pti, jst s Bhkt Phl Mhj i. If w

bm iifft t th tis isttis f

Bhgv, th s ft, li Him will

lss. as slt f this, vis ill-thghts

fls gs will pl s i lmits sitti.

W will sttl bs slvs i svi t

Bhgv witht wstig v sigl mmt. W

hv t sv, miig xlsivl i th ssiti f

sdhus. B sttl miig i sh sdhu-saga,

ptit f svi will tisl b h.

Bhgv flfils v si f His s

bhaktas witht fil, H v jts thm

ka sei satya kare, yei mge bhtya (r Caitanya-

caritmta, Madhya-ll, 15.166). ol Bhgv

hs th bilit t ptt s b givig s shlt. othth H, ls hs sh pw. With sh slt

fith, w bm f fm f xit,

bm hpp sssfl. K is th mbimt

f spiisss, thf, if w hv mplt

fith i His t t bstw spiisss, w will

til tti sh spiisss. Ws t

xpss th ki f gt spiisss tht is bti

b sig fll t th lts ft f Bhgv.

Question 25: Who will be delivered?

Answer: It is l wh w t gg slvs i

svi t Bhgv tht th thghts, htisti

f th jig mtlit, gsp s. Th mbimt

f mpssi, K, is lws t ptt s

fm this g, bt hw will w b ptt if w

t til p p Him? as th guru, K

ptts thjva. G is th mbimt f Ks

To think, I will

protect myself, is

a fiendish, non-

devotee mentality.

As soon as this

type of ill-thought

comes, one is

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m. Gv, th psttiv f K,

ss t this wl t liv thjvafm mtil

xist big him bk t K. ol ths

ftt sks f th Tth wh whl-htl

pt th m f Gv b liv

fm this mtil xist t it th b f

tstl p hppiss.

Question 26: How will I attain spiritual well-being?

Answer:K is m tl mst I m His tl

svt. Wh w ftt t hv this kwlg

lizti m it lif, th ll ispiisss

will b bt t shs ll spiisss will bm

ssibl t s.

Question 27: What is the path to our

auspiciousness?Answer: Th sl pth t spiisss, whth w

mist pspit lmit, is t fll s

slvs t th lts ft f Bhgv.

If sm bs th ttit f s, K

will til ptt m, ist pts t b

his w ptt, th, t , h will i ft bm

th s f his w tt iti. I ll spts,

pig K is mst bfiil. If w t, w

will sl sff, bith ft bith. Bhgv, wh is

fftit t His vts, pts fll spsibilitf ths wh tk shlt f Him. It is bst if w bm

fll pt Him s s s pssibl.

Question 28: Who is a bhakta?

Answer: a bhakta is xlsivl h wh givs p his

w hppiss f th sk f Ks hppiss, wh

givs p his w ss jmt f His jmt,

wh ths mi sttl gg i svig

Him. H l will tti spiisss.

Th t t giv pls t K is bhakti. Thispsiti htiz b th thght I mst mi

i stt f hppiss, whi w simpl si

w hppiss, is abhakti, th tithsis fbhakti. It

will l big s istss.

Th abhaktas (-vts), thikig th

imitt K, si, I will liv m,

ssl lif, jig with wm.

rth th ptig th ils f th abhaktas, w

mst bm ispi b th ils f th bhaktas. ol

th will livs bm spiis.

If w t sttl gg slvs i Ks

svi, th w will ith bm bhog( wh

hss ft ss bjts) tyg( wh s w

fm ss bjts), bt w t bm bhakta.

Question 29: What is the process by which onecan attain bhagavad-darana, or direct personalaudience with r Bhagavn?

Answer: u Gs gi, bm stt

with m f svi wit xpttl f Ks

m. This l is th w t tti darana f

Bhgv.

Th vs, tat te nukamp...5 givs vi f this;

bhagavad-darana, it psl i with

Bhgv, ms thgh G, th tspt vi

mim.

Th pth f uddha-bhakti, p bhakti, is mst

til th pth t bhagavad-darana.

Question 30: How will I attain service to Ka?

Answer:Witht big mukta, i th libt stt,

s t tti th qlifiti t sv K. ol

wh ss vthig t Bhgvs lts ft

is ftll libt.rlt i ffig vthig t Bhgv is

bt smptmti f th shkl livig titis stt

f vsi t K.

Libt sls svi t K b ffig

Him vthig th psss. Th mk v pssibl

v f Ks pls wlf. Bt it is t

pssibl t bm libt t s vthig

t K i this w witht ivig th m f

Gv, f K is th sst f Gv.

n tti K lss Gv livs

Him t s. Thf, witht ig svi t Gv, v bms ligibl t svi

t K.

T sv K, mst fist bm Gs

pssssi. B this l will tti this svi

(ka-sev). I th bs f sbiti t G

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(guru-nugatya) svi t him (guru-sev), ka-

sevis impssibl.

Question 31: Are we the servants of r nma?

Answer: ctil. I slf-liz stt,

stittil stt, l tivit is t sv K.

Ks m is tl K Himslf; thf, svi t

r nmais i svi t K.

as s s w fgt svi t K

r nma,w fgt stittil t. I thsltt stt f istt sisss, w g

sffig, big gsp b th jws f my (th

ills g).

B th m f G, wh sambandha-jna

(kwlg f ltiship with th bslt) is

wk, w m t kw tht w th tl

svts f K w liz tht, vsyamida

sarvam, v bjt thght th ivs is

istmt f svig K.

Ths wh si tl hppiss p liv

fm mtil xist mst isstl pfm ka-nma-sakrtana. This l is th istti f

Mhpbh. Thf, th vt ss tht h is th

svt fr nma, tht v livig tit withi this

ivs is mt t big j t K, tht h

v bjt is istmt t b s i svig Him.

Ks hl m is akhila-rasmta-sindhu,

th f tstl hms; H is sac-cid-

nanda-vigraha, th s fm f tlit,

giz bliss; H is ms,

y.6

Svi t akhila-rasmta-sindhu r-ka-

nma is l svi t K Himslf. Thf,

th vts pls G K b ig

itpt svi t K thgh th mim f

r-nma-sakrtana.

Question 32: By what means can one receive the

complete mercy of Ka?Answer:Wh Vbhv-v (mt rhik,

th ght f Kig Vbh) pts sm s

f H w s rpnuga, f th fllws

f rp Gsvm th, l, is th fll m f

K ssibl t him. H l tti this ft if

h bm th kikar7 f G, wh is himslf

th bst f th fllws f rp Gsvm.

6 Th m ms is f t Ks xqisit

bt t His xti k bl mplxi. Thm y is f t His plfl hilh

pstims s th s f y-gp, th q f Vj.7 Th w kikar(kimms wht karams t

) iits th qsti, Wht shl I ? a kikar

is wh is lws gl t sv with th m,

Wht shll I t sv ? Wht svi shll I ? Wht

m I f ?

When r Vrabhnav-dev

(rmat Rdhik, the daughter ofKing Vabhnu) accepts someone

as one of Her own as a rpnuga,

or one of the followers of r Rpa

Gosvm then, only, is the full

mercy of Ka accessible to him.

Va-sudevada-sa


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kwlg, b skig him lvt qstis b

ig svi t him. Ths wh hv s th

tth, wh xpt i th impts f stra,

th jnswh hv lis th abslt rlit,

will light with tht kwlg.

I th ws, if psssss th th

qlitis f itil s, hst qi

svig tmpmt, h st Viv

philsph. Wh sm wh psssss ths th

tps f daki, gi ffigs f sbmissi,

psts himslf bf crya, th cryaistts

him th philsphil tths f Vivism. n

tp f m, mtil, dakiv tmpts th

isttig cryasf Viv philsph.

Question 36: Is the gift of rman Mahprabhu

the highest benefaction?Answer: I. Th is high bft th

Mhpbh His vts, will th v b. I

th m f bvl, th tps f ltism s

hm, whs th bvl f Mhpbh His

vts is tl th tl spm bvl.

Sh bvl s t lst l f tw t t s.

It is t tmp hit tht ss pi mis

ft sm tim. n is it bvl b whih

pt is bfit whil th th is hm, s wh

t bfits t th xps f th tis. oths istss f th sk f m tmp hppiss;

wh ths hpp, I fl jmt. F m

w vi I i hs-w t, bt

th hs is ivitbl ivi.

Mhpbh His ssits v iv

hmit t lg b ppgtig this tp f m

bvl. Thi tibti, thi bfti, ffs

th pmt bfit t ll livig titis t ll th

tims i ll imsts. Thi bvl s

t bfit ptil t hm th.

Thi bfti is f th whl ivs. Thf,Mhpbh His ssits v ppgt

w-mi, mml tmpl bfits. Th

bvl f Mhpbh v slt i ijsti

t . It is thf kw s amanda-udaya-

day mpssi tht v ss hm ijsti t

b bt bstws th highst spiisss. F this

s it is si tht Mhpbh is gtl mifit

It is ths ss f h v f s t

bm td api sunca, m hmbl th bl

f gss. T bm td api sunca, w shll hv t

fsk pst itit, qlitis pssssis,

itif slvs s th svt, kikar, f

G r nma.

Question 33: Who can become a real guru?

Answer: o wh sis himslf t b Viv

is b aviv ( Viv), wh

sis himslf t b guru, spi t ths, is

ttll fit t b guru. ol wh gs himslf

s th isipl f th isipl f G is pbl

f bmig guru. ol guru-nih bhakta,

wh hs flihig bhakti t l Gv

Bhgv lik, pfm th fti fguru.

Question 34: How will we attain service to rBhagavn?

Answer: Th w liz tht Gv wh

is sev-vigraha, th mbimt f svi is -

ifft fm citv, w will bti svi

t Gs. o tht w will bti th

ft f pfmig fitil svi t

rh-Gvi. ol wh w liz tht th mahnta-

gurudeva, fmst f Vivs pfmig th

fti fguru

, is it psl ssit f Kcitv, will th tstl pstims f

rh-Gvi mifst i p sptlss hts.

Question 35: How will we understand thesubject matter of Vaiava philosophy?

Answer: a ps m b gt shl gt

thik, bt til h pts th shlt f crya,

whs ht is th v mbimt f Viv

philsph, h t mb th philsph f

Vivism withi his ht. It is stt i Gt(4.34):tad viddhi praiptena

paripranena sevay

upadekyanti te jna

jninas tattva-darina

aqi this kwlg b ffig pstt

biss t guru wh impts tstl


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(mah-vadnya) His vts mgims t

th highst g (mah-mah-vadnya). This is t

st tl, is it m pt lit wk; it is

th sbjt mtt f th highst tth.

Mhpbhs mpssi is mplt, ll th

tps f mpssi limit itfl. all thavatras, sh s Mtsv (th fish iti),

Kmv (th ttis iti), Vhv (th

b iti), L rm, v L

K, hv bstw Thi mpssi

l p ths wh s t Thm, Th

ihilt ths wh w tgisti t Thm.

Mhpbh, hwv, bstw His mpssi v

t ths wh w tgisti t Him, sh s th

ch Kzi th fllws f Bhism i Sth

Ii. H v hsitt t istibt His amanda-

udaya-day.

Question 37: How will I know that I have gainedsambandha-jna?

Answer:Sambandha-jnais bti b th m f

Gv, wh bstws tstl kwlg.

Th lizs s tl ltiship with K

(sambandha-jna) b th m f Gv,

will st, K is m l tl mst,

I m His tl svt. Svi t K is i m

tl pti.

K is th svig mp f th whl ivs

s wll s f ll th tstl Vikh plts,whih li b this ivs. Thf,

fi fm wshippig Him. Th is vtg,

hwv, t wshippig Him iitl. Ths wh

wship th s g G Ks kti-v

i ft wshippig Ks shw pt, f

xists iptl f K. Sm wh wships

th shw pt is bl t gi kwlg

lizti f his w tl, stittil fm

(svarpa-jna) f his tl ltiship with K

(sambandha-jna).

Tslt fm rla Prabhupdera Upademta8Qstis -mb f th mthl -li itis

8 rla Prabhupdera Upademta is mpilti f l

Bhktisiht Ssvt hk Pbhps isttis,

i qsti--sw fm.

Mahprabhus

compassion is complete,

and all other types of

compassion are limitedand deceitful.


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A letter written by

rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvathkura Prabhupda


A letter written by

rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvathkura Prabhupda


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r r ka-caitanya-candrau vijayatetamamSsvt ctspthi181 Miktl SttVi Sq, cltt

26 Fb, 1918

[Th m f th ipit i t pp i th pblish Bgliltt.]

T I iv ki ltt, t 24th Fb. I

iv h lst wk. B th m f K, I m

flig fft b th jti f this wl, whih is vs

t Him.

It is ipppit t ssit with th th

K His bhaktas. Tht ssiti l is fll f

spiisss, pps tlit. dtimtl ssiti

(dusaga

), i th ws, ssiti with thig tht is t i tstl ltiship with

K, is tl ispiis f s. F this s, shl

t vl thig tht is ith K ka-bhakti.

y ms bslss, m piti f w

thghts i lti t ss-jmt th slt f pst

b ssiti. Thf, limit sh is impssis

fm ht.

divya jna yato dadyt

kuryt ppasya sakayam

tasmt dketi s prokt

deikais tattva-kovidai

Tht spiitl tkig whih wks divya-jna

(tstl kwlg) sts ll sifl tis

t th t is ll dk b thitis l i th

abslt Tth.

Hw wh is bl t vqish pti s

th j f this visibl mtil wl b bl t libt


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mi? Sm wh issss spiitl mtts

ptiss spiitl lif with ths wh tpp

b th sk-lik s f wll jmt will

bm ift with si t j ss bjts.

Thf, m hmbl vi t wh spis

f his w spiisss is tht h mst lws

mmb th fllwig loka, whih ws tt

b Mhpbh Himslf:

nikicanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya

pra para jigamior bhava-sgarasya

sandarana viayim atha yoit ca

h hanta hanta via-bhakaato py asdhu

r Caitanya-candrodaya-naka(8.23)

als! F sm wh is sisl gg

i ltivtig vtil svi (bhagavad-

bhajana) s tht h m ss th f

si, wh hs mpltl bll mtil tivitis, it is si m

bmibl t xpttl s viay (ss

j) t sv gzig t wm, th

t willigl ik pis.

T isss spiitl tpis with fis wh

wshipps f Gss dg (th shw

f th p spiitl pt) s thig bt

vlit b ssiti (dusaga). Th

l slt ttis fm this b ssiti is

vsi t K, v withi s ms. ystill hl this m wl i high stm

vtill si it m imptt th K.

This v f th m wl is l

vsi t Hi. y shl b sh

mtlit h th ws f sitl pss.

ol th th si t j th bjts f th

sss, whih is implt pl i th ht, b

pt. M thghts th fls ti

f big j will ti t tbl s

lg s mi g t qi tht whih is

t K, siig slf t b bggf th m bjts f this wl jst lik th

fitiv wk, wh wts t j th slts f

his ti.

If ps is bl t ht th ms f

Hi witht ffs, it shl b st tht

til, i his pvis bith, h s ggig

i psits tht fll im t jig th fits


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f his karma, s fth. o bms ili t

ht th hl ms f Hi s slt fdkl.

y svt f Hi (hari-dsa), f fm th

biigs fkarma. Wh, th, gi ili

t xtl psits, sh s th pfm f fitiv

ti? Whil tig t mitigt th ffts fkarmat

thi t, hv gi vlp iliti t

j th fits f ti. Hv t ht

th hl m f Hi, v ?

as lg s thjvais flish sis himslf

ippl b mtil lkig, iliti t pfm

ti (karma) iss i him. Ths i t bm

wlth, h gi ivks th ppsit t pfm

tis bs ss jmt. Ths svts f

Hi wh libt fm ths wll ptis

gg thmslvs sll i htig th hl ms f

Hi. Si th mtill itijvast

mph thi w psiti s tl svts f

Hi, th bm lvtiists1, ths ivk

hs.

Wh is ps lik , vt t htig

th hl m s , bsig himslf with

sh tivitis? y shl lws kp i mi tht

t tti K whil i b ssiti

(dusaga). ol wh iss timtl

ssiti kps ssiti with vts

(sdhu-saga) hiv th lts ft f

Hi. T spk thig fth i this g wl

b spfls. y jt s t wh hs witt ll f th

tils i r Sajjana-toa, xpt th titl

dsg, is t. Fm th bgiig, his witt

lgg hs b ltig fim. y

pst his witig i mil swt lgg f

th bfit f sit t lg, i this w mk

p f this ppt fiit. Hwv, b anulana

(pptl v), b ig ths tils

gi gi, ls will wk tl,

stittil t. at tht tim will b bl t

s tht this smigl hsh lgg is tll sft. Wh s th visibl wll bjts f

ss gtifiti s -vt ss thm? y

shl t t piv ths mtil ss bjts i

1 rla Prabhupda used this word in English in his original

letter to indicate those who are dedicated to attaining worldly

promotion.

lti t K, i this w, th will t b

bl t s hm. Mv, it is it

t si tht vt ivs wll hppiss

istss fm m ss bjts. u th

ifl f th mtil pti f lif, whi

pivs th bjts lt t Hi s bjts

f s w ss jmt, tthmt t sh

ss bjts itsifis, vtll tmitig i

m mtil hppiss.

nt st f ka-prema xists i mtil

hppiss. Th pstims f K t mtil.

rth, th mtts f th spiitl wl (vaikuha-

vastu) ths t sbsvit t m

siti. alws sp tim i sdhu-saga

g i itllig tht is vt t th

svi fsdhus.

I this mtil wl, if th fls gs f big

bsv, jg, j, kwlgbl ps

s , pvil, th v vs tht

t Hi pp t b mtil, jst

lik m tivit. Fllwig i th ftstps

f Vivs, t t piv this visibl, mtil wl

s stt with th tstl t f Hi

(hari-bhava-maya), i th ws, s gg i

th svi f Hi (hari-sevonmukha). y shl

st tht b, ws mi lws

t b gg i th svi f Hi. It is imptiv

t pfm ll s vs sll f th sk f

K.Vj-, wh is advaya-jna(th sigl,

-l tth), His svits t m

titis f this wl. Th t sbit t

mtil ss ppti. Wh vlps

th plivit t sv, th, thgh s itl,

spiitl sss, whih imb with s itit

s svit, K His vts piv

s th l t bjts f svi.

I hp wll.

h-Viv s-saki,

Siht Ssvt

Tslt fm rla Prabhupdera Patrval,

mpilti f ltts fm l Pbhp

Bhktisiht Ssvt hk


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I th v bgiig f th rmad-Bhgavatam,

i its mil t its , w hv b ptl

vis bt th ffi fr nma-sakrtana.

Th piipl fr nma-bhajana(lvig svi t

th hl m) is pl st t th t f th limb

f vti ll mathur-vsa, r dhma-vsa

si i th pls f Bhgvs pstims

f ths hl pls fqtl visit bsdhus

wh lws gg i r nma-sakrtana.

Fthm, th piipl f htig th hl

m mpis th svi f r mrti, th

tstl it, f it is t with mantras

(ittis) fm with Bhgvs ms.

Ths r nma-krtanais glifi bv ll, ll

sss is vilbl thgh it.

W ls hv th sttmt fm r Caitanya-

caritmta(Antya-ll4.70):

bhajanera madhye reha nava-vidh bhaktika-prema, ka dite dhare mah-akti

amg ll fms fbhajana(lvig svi t

K) th i limbs fbhakti bst, f

th hv th gt pw t bstw bth ka-

prema K.

Th fmst f ths i tps f bhajana,

gi, is nma-sakrtana. o wh hts th hl

ms witht mkig spiitl ffs (apardhas)

is s t gi th wlth f tst lv.I th Bhakti-sandarbha (273) w fi th

fllwig sttmt:

ev if, i Kli-g, th is sm th fm f

vti i s t, tht t shl b

pfm lg with th limb fbhaktikw

s krtana.

n ki fbhakti sh s si i Mth,

ssiti with hl sits, svi t r mrti

hig th mssg f rmad-Bhgavatam is

mplt witht r ka-nma-krtana. ol wh givs impt t r ka-nma-krtana

bv vthig ls hs ss t th fit it bs.

I r Hari-bhakti-vilsa(11.137), vs fm

it siptis it:

yena janma-atai prvavsudeva samrcita

tan-mukhe hari-nmni sad tihanti bhrata

Th hl ms f Hi lws pst th

lips f ps wh hs b ppl wshippig

Him Vsv K f hs f livs.

I, mg ll spiitl ptis, sakrtana isth bst fmst ms f ttiig th g f

th Spm L K. oth tps f sdhana,

vtil ptis, l wth f big ll

sdhana if th fvbl ssist th pfm

f sakrtana; thwis th shl b kw s

bsttis t tl sdhana. Whth is hil

l g m, ml fml, l

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sakrtana wh it is t f th pvti

f th pimis f hl px, f pspit i

t, f gi f spt fm. This krtana

is my-krtana htig withi th jisiti f

th ills pt.

as lg s w t ji th pft ka-krtana

t b gi vts, my will l

s i vis ws. a if w ji th krtanaf th

bli slf-ivs, wh t xis f thi

t wll-big, th sl w will t tti

w t wll-big. If w fllw ppl wh viv isttis fm th t Vivs bt jst

imitt thm b tig thi bis with tulas

bs th mks, wh sht t wht

pps t b ms f G i xtl s l,

w will t fi r hari-nma-sakrtana.

apt fm The Gauya, Vlm 23, nmb 10

illitt, ih p, btifl gl, pis sifl

glss f th iti f lif sm m b i

th is spiitl pti f him th th r ka

nma-sakrtana.

Krtana is ll sakrtana wh m pplpfm it tgth. Bt will it b wth f th m

sakrtana if sm wthlss ppl, witht

f Bhgvs svi, m tgth t

sht i is? It will b t hari-sakrtana wh

w ji th sakrtanaf t vts wh svig

Bhgv ig t th piipls stblish i

th Vs lli stras. ctstigl, it is t hari-

As long as we do not

join the perfect ka-

krtanaconducted by

genuine devotees, my

will delude us in various

ways. And if we join the

krtanaof the blinded

self-deceivers, who are

not anxious for their true

well-being, then surely

we will not attain our

own true well-being.


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W shll b bl t liz lstig gif l w pl slvs whll th pttiv gi f l Vsv. nt i

ptil vs fm f th upis tht tlls

f hvig visi f th Gl L: yad paya

payate rukma-vara th Spm Pslit f

Gh, K, pps i fm th l f

mlt gl (Muaka Upaniad3.1.3). o lstig

g will b th pssi f lig t viw tht

ulimit etit b ms f tstl svi,

whih liks s t Him, ggig thghts i

Him skig t tti kwlg f Him i ll

ps f th thigs f Vs.

I th t f listig t isss bt th

Tstl etit, th flt f hig willxp qi w pws. Th tstl

w ht b dvi n m His w

it th vit f l Vsvs . H ws ths

bl t hv visi f th abslt Pslit.

u th ifl f th miig ptit tht

pvils i this m wl, w pt th lts

f h-wship pthsis th h, ,

th th h, w bm thpmphists,

zmphists th lik.1 B big ift with

ths sptiv ms f thght, Gh will

sl vl Himslf t s i jst th w w hst mbllish Him.

1 apthsis fs t lig mtl m t b G

g, vsl, thpmphism i this txt

iits th t t mistk G s mtl m

( iml, s with zmphism).

Chant the

to others or

Without any delay,Godhead enters the heart

of one who constantly andfaithfully hears and chants

the narrations of His

transcendental activities.


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If w bs th pgtiv f hm lif, if w

hs t si slvs t b ql ftig

with K, th w shll fll it th s f lsi

b sig t piti. Th sq f

itl sppsig slf t b mst i s w

ight hs b lz b l Vsv i th vss

ye nye aravindka ths wh pph th pltfm

f libti gistill lim t b libt, bt th

fll w gi b gltig th lts ft f th L

(rmad-Bhgavatam 10.2.32), jn prayasam

shl giv p tig t kw Gh thgh

th mpiil pss (rmad-Bhgavatam 10.14.3),

reya-sti bhaktim th fft f ltivtig

kwlg tht is vi f bhakti is s slss s

btig mpt hsks f gi (rmad-Bhgavatam10.14.4). W tl bfit b listig tttivl t

ths isss f his.

Witht l, Gh ts th ht f

wh sttl fithfll hs hts th

tis f His tstl tivitis. o l

g is ss if w hv th g ft t h th

w f Gh t th lts ft f G. Th ivi

mst sttl hts th w f Gh. H hs

th fti.

It is imptiv tht w list t pt th w

ht b G t, v ft w hv bbl t iv th w issig fm th lts lips

f G, w still t ti Him, f H ts t

b lips if H is t ht t ths. If w bs

slvs i ss psit b bstiig fm

htig th w iv fm Gv, w ls

ti t th tl tit slvs

fit f wlmig sw:

Transcendental Word

He will be eclipsedby rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupdatat te nukamp su-samkamo

bhujna evtma-kta vipkam

hd-vg-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te

jveta yo mukti-pade sa dya-bhk

(rmad-Bhgavatam10.14.8 )

a ps is titl t th ts f svig th

lts ft f Gh, wh ms s f

wll bg, if h livs with his ht, sph

b sbmitt t Him if, thgh his g

visi, h tl ss th m f Gh i th

sffigs h bght bt b his w s. Th

is th w f big liv fm this wl.

Whtv Gh s is f g. W

b m if w bhl His m i v

vt i v tivit. Bt if w ti ft i His wk, lis lt thi,

it is s t slt i vilss iffilt.

all m iffilt is t th ft tht I hpp t

b gss i tivitis th th svig K.

If m tst f svig K tl iss b

, th I shll b blss i. H wh ggs s

i tivitis f this t is til Gv. Th

li f gi gurussists l f pss wh

ll fllws f Vsv.

Jst b big th b m l Gvs ltsft, I lst ll ss f this xtl wl. I t kw

if tstl gt ql t him i gtss

hs v pp i this wl. Hw m ths wh

bs with th liks f lst g pst i this

wl, v kw him?

apt fm The Gauya,Vlm 24, nmb 5


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Ths wh fit pssss bt pw fvti. Th stg. I shl t ppl

mslf t fiig t th shtmigs f th Vivs,

mig svi t L Vi skig t stblish

m w pit f viw b gltig th mth tht

m bl m t sv th L

His vts. n lgg

sib th hv tht is wght

i hm lif b sh g.

I mk this sbmissi with ll

hmilit: Kil fi fm

ml imittig th t f th

Vivs pls lws fllw

thi li f thght. Th is

ltiship f s th th with

th vts f Vi. rltiship with th ppl l

ggvt th si f sss

gtifiti.

M s hv w pss

v m b . I t lst liz

tht th is th hlp f m

th th m f th hl ft f

th Vivs. ev f m

ts is wth f tmpt. yt I

p t ths wh lk p m

fm bv tht, if th siit llwbl f m t fllw thi

t thigs, th bl

m t lg hv tmptibl

ttit. I p t thm t kil

impt t m th stgth fitss i

t mmit thi pw t ths wh

itlligt, igt vi f ll stgth.

H wh svs L Hi ts himslf s th lst

f ll titis. H is lift t th highst f th

Vivs wh h fl himslf th lst f ll. H

th plim th mssg f th highst vti

t L Hi.

Th bst f ll ppl

ms himslf t b lss th ll

ths. Sh is th gt itm.

It is ss f th bst ps t

stiiz his w iligibilit. Wh

shl ps b xis t p

it th fts f ths wh h

s t sk t stiiz his w

t? Is this th ispsiti f

Viv? o th th h, v

ths wh lw i th sl fsvi m tti th high lvl.

Lt s mmb th vs: Wht

t spk f ppl wh list t

mmb th isttis f

th spiitl sipts with ,

v wm, dras, Hs,

vs, ths wh hv

tti th bis f bsts

bis t thi sifl pst livs

kw G pvil v His

lig pw if th fllw tht f th vt svts f

th L, wh vs ll th wls

b His wfl stis (rmad-

Bhgavatam, 2.7.46).

Th ts xpssis f th Vivs t

b st v b th wis. Th vts

tth t th L, wh pvs th wls

He who servesLord Hari counts

himself as the least

of all entities.

He is lifted to the

highest order ofthe Vaiavas when

he can feel himself

the last of all.

He can then

proclaim the

message of the

highest devotion

to Lord Hari.

The Highest Vaisnava Sees

Himself as the Lowest of Allby rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda


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with His wfl stis. Lt s t b misl b

pps. M ppl hv b libl t mistk

th pbbl f th pl, th sk f th p vilf g b lig pps ths fllig

vitim t lsi. It is l wh ps llws

himslf t fll it th lths f slf-lsi tht his

sss shw thi gss t sppl him with th

vigs iitl t th phml wl bs

h sppss himslf t b ihbitt f th sm.

W shl fll si hw w will b liv

fm big xplit lik this b th lig g.

aptig th mtlit f l i t mpst

f pst iqis will v big slif. n will it big s lif t vi wht ti

hst bsvs hv b pls t b th slv

mtlit f th vts f G. Sh ms f

thikig lt mh tws th if b

plgig s it th s f sss ilg.


There is no relationship for us other than with the devoteesof Viu. Relationship with other people can only aggravate thedesire for sensuous gratification.


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Bhgv hs si: a tl itlligt psshl sh vil mp bt sk th ssitif hl sits wh, with thi isttis, gw w

th kt f mis wll tthmts (rmad-

Bhgavatam, 11.26.26). This ms tht f t

wll-big w shl lws pt th gi f th

t guru t b misl b ps gurus. Th guru

v pts preya-panth, th pth t pls, f

h is fllw freya-panth, th pth t t wll-

big. a h istts his isipls ths t wlk

lg this l pth s his w t guru istt

him.

If isipl sks th guru f pmissi t ik

lhl, th guruis s t isppv v gt

it. Wh th gurus t ilg th isipl i his

p f th vigs f his mi, h might ismiss th

guru. Sh isipls pt l ths guruswh

t sppl fl t thi si t ilg i ss

jmt. Ths s, ptig guru hs bm

fshi mt t f th isipls t wll-big,bt f gttig s ssl plss ppv f. Lik

sltig bb wsh-m, sh ppitmts

l stisf sil fmil stms.

as s s Tthis sti, it shl b tlpt it pti th th. Si th sp f lif

is v sht, w shl t missp v mmt

f wht still mis f it i ttig t wll ffis.

rth, w shl tiliz it t pfm svi t

Hi. Kig Khvg tti his highst g b

ggig i L His svi f bt muhrta

(ft-ight mits) ajmil b svig Him jstt th tim f th. Th fllwig t illstts

this pit:

iv Bh b fith kt,

wshipp f gss Kl, dg st his s

rm-k t phs sm sifiil imls lik

gts bffls th ss tils f

th pmig fstivl f dg-pj. Wh rm-

k ws tig hm ft phsig thm,

h mt l nttm hk, hl sit f th

highst . aft l nttm hk tlk

with th th isttivl, th ths mi ws

hg ltgth. H lt th imls g i tbti iititi fm th hk, wt hm

mpt-h.

iv ws witig xpttl f his s

t t with th gts, bffls th tils

f dv-wship. Sig tht h t witht

thm, h xisl sk bt thm.

Utilize Every Moment toby rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda


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Attain True Well-being

rm-k pli tht h h b blss t

hv gtt th g f th illstis Viv,

l nttm. up hig this, his fth fl

p with xssiv wth ll him isg t

th fmil f ptig guruwh h t tk

bith i brhmaafmil.rm-k ws ftt gh tht p

hig th Tth fm th mth f hk

Mh h ws s fm th wll mi

t gv p th tis f this wl s plbl

isigifit i t gg i th svi f

Hi.

We are encompassedby death, and whoever does

not deliver us from it cannot

be obeyed as our well-wisher,even if he is a guru, a near

relative, a father, a mother, a

demigod or a husband.rmad-Bhgavatam(5.5.18)

Si w t l v th ti f bth,

f it m b lst, w shl tiliz v this mmt

f ttiig t wll-big. F this , w shl

t list t f this wl wh might giv s

t vi. I th rmad-Bhgavatam (5.5.18)

bhv ths s, W mpss b

th, whv s t liv s fm it t

b b s wll-wish, v if h is guru(lik

k t Bli), ltiv (lik rv t

Vibh), fth (lik Hikip t Phl),

mth (lik Kik t Bht), mig (lik It n), hsb (lik th yjika-brhmaas

whs wivs w vt t K). Sh ws

th s with rm-k Bh, wh wisl

t his fths ti ispls t s his t

wll-big.


Ven.u-gopa-lda-sa&Ja

ya-gopa-lda-sa


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Who isWh is t guru? It is h wh is sttlgg i th svi f Hi. a wh isth tl l m? It is h wh, i th ws f

K, is wll vst with tl kwlg f th

jvasbg his liv fm it (c.f. rmad-

Bhgavatam, 11.19.41).

W shl l pt s guruh wh mpls

ll f his tim, t-p-t, i Gs svi. othwis

w will fil misbl b fllwig him. r Caitanya-

caritmta hs istt s: a t guru ths

his isipl thgh his w bhvi pti.

H t th dharma wh s t bi b it

himslf.

Th tis istt s, o wh sks t

kwlg ftat tht Spm Big shl gth

th ss tils f iititi pph

guru wh is vst i th Vs stp ilizti f Bhm th Spm Spiit (Muaka

Upaniad, 1.2.12). This istti hs ls b giv i

th rmad-Bhgavatam(11.3.21): o wh sks his

highst wll-big shl s himslf t guru

wh is wll-vs i th impts f th Vs, wh

hs fll lizti f Pbhm wh hs thb

bm th shlt f t p. nith pltfm-

spks, wh bt skill i givig sphs, t

wh t thmslvs imppl, pfssil

pists b gurus.

o wh s t st sttl gg i hari-bhajana(vtil svi t Hi) will b xis

t tk p th ggmts th stgth fr nma

will ths isk mmittig th sv apardha,

ff, f tilizig r nmai sifl ffis. Mv,

wh ts i th pit f guru f sl

ig t tt t b guru,

wh s th rmad-Bhgavatamblil. Fist f ll,


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a True Guru?by rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda

fi fm pphig sh pfssil pists

pltfm-spks. obsv whth t th fll

vt thi tim t rmad-Bhgavatam. F wh

is stp mplish i lizti f Pbhm,

s fll tim is pi with svi t G.

Fm whm shl w h th rmad-Bhgavatam?

W shl h l

th Bhgavatam fm

t Viv, f it t

mt fm th mth f

wh is t bhgavata,

t vt. Ptig t

bl it it jst ls ths

st. H wh s s is

himslf iv s sh,

ivs ths. Hw th

Bhgavatam, whih is tifft fm Bhgv,

ll pl th tgs f

th pfssil s wh

ps s vst shls

wh ig it bf ths,

bt wh hv t vti

t Bhgv t big

gg i wll jmt?

o th pl f isssig th

Bhgavatam, th simpl

gtif thi w sss istf th sss f K.

H wh is xis f his t wll-big shl

v m i tt with sh pfssil s

thb t his w wfll, whil flsl

blivig tht h will tl b bfit b ptig

thm s his gurus hig fm thm s thgh h

w thi isipl. Hw sm wh is bs with

th mit f his wif hil; wh is fll

vt t his si f wll jmts, whih is

t f illsi; wh tis t mpl G, th highst

etit wth f ti svi, i spplig him

fl f th fi f ths jmts; t sjagad-guru,

th t istt f ll ppl?

Wht w bsv i

th rmad-Bhgavatam

i th t phig

f cit Mhpbh

His vts? Ths wh

fst withi thi hts f,

ffliti, illsi, ssl

sis, g, fligs f

fstti i lti t thi

bis, wlth, fis

s t thi tthmtt sm bjt th th

G, hv t s

thmslvs t G. Sh

it iivils t

vis ths t s t

G. ev if th giv vbl

isttis, thi phig,

whih is bft f ptil

xmpls fm thi w

t, is ifftiv.

ol mahbhgavata(xlt vt f G) wh

hs wll pssssi tthmt, wh hs

sil s himslf t K xlsivl

svs Him twt-f hs lgitimtl

p th cryasst.


One who does notstay constantly engaged in

hari-bhajanawill be

anxious to take up other

engagements on thestrength ofr nmaand

will thus risk committing

the severe apardha, or

offence, of utilizing

r nmain sinful affairs.


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Withi this wl, l ths wh tt t Bhgvs hl m (nma), His b(dhma) His sis (kma) tl wth

f ti. n big xtit himslf fm

misstig, whih iss fm my, witht

svig r nma. Th slt f svig r nma

is tht will b f fm ll fms f pji

will bm sttl i svig Ks sis

(kma). a th slt f svig r dhmais tht

will b f fm th lths f th tmsl

gs pti tht I m th L; G hs

tl m, fm, qlitis, pstims, mjst

s . Th, b svig Ks kma

(sis), will sv slf fm th sis

g f slfish, ssl gtifiti. Ths f

fm tsit lst (kma), will bm fiml

stblish i svig th tstl Kmv,

K, s wll s th Km-gt1.

If b g ft w bl t gi tthmt

t svig th sis (kma

) f K th w it th vis ifi sis f th mtil,

ssl, bil jmts tht hv is withi s;

w it th pgss f sbtl b,

mi, if it hs gw pthti tw vs

t sv Bhgv. Th sis th pth

f mi will fllw t jst t t its

pst .

If w gg slvs i th svi fr dhmath svi t th sis (kma) f K is

vilbl t s. Th w dhma m s,

1 K, th Spm Pslit f Gh, is itil

with th Vi hm kw s th Km-gt, whih

is mps f twt-f hlf sllbls. Ths

sllbls mp t ms tht is i K.

Ths ll th wls fill with si ( cit-

itmt, Mh-ll, 21.125). Tslti b l

a. c. Bhktivt Swmi Pbhp, Bhktivt

Bk Tst

pwss, ifl, hm, pl, b, bith s fth.

aig t tl l svts f G, r dhmashl b pt i its ss s tht i whih th is

mli, jls vs, tht whih is tll

slf-mifst, spiitl blissfl. B vtig i r

by rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda


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dhma, citv hs m th wl sis f

its ts.

W h fil t liz th xltti fr dhma; w h

pilti f svig r dhma t s mh fith

i th wshipfl it fm f Bhgv. W mi

He who seeksconnection with r dhmafinds that his attachment

to grma(domestic life)

soon expires. Then

his service to r nma,

which is the means of

attaining true blessedness,

soon carries him tohis true goal: service to

r Kas kma.bsb i st, s f ti tht w l

vqish v th thgh xptis

i iltis, th spl f iti,

th gl f xmpl ht. Bt th

sm hl sits, wh w gg i svigr

dhma, light s. Th tl s tht th v

svi t r dhma tht w h b gltig

wl i ft big s th highst wlf.

H wh sks ti with r dhmafis

tht his tthmt t grma(msti lif) s

xpis. Th his svi t r nma, whih is th

ms f ttiig t blssss, s is

him t his t gl: svi t Ks kma.

Th hl m (r nma) f Vikh

(th spiitl imsi) hs s t this

th, it is i r dhma tht r nma hsb psit. Th pfm f nma-sevs t bstw ka-kma-sev, svi t

Ks sis, whih is th t ltimt

bjtiv, p wh ists slf fm

r dhma.



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Sm ppl ttmpt t bm hs thghti (karma), sm stiv t flfil th sis(anybhila), ths (jns) stiv t ltivt

lizti f brahma, t ths (yogs) t t

hiv ss with G. Hwv, w kw tht

wship t qi dharma (ligisit), artha(mtil pspit), kma (slfish sis) moka(libti), whih t with bs slfishss

l, is m pt. It hs thig t with libtsls. rth, it is thig m th th vigs f

iti sls i bg. citv gv

th t ppl thght Ii, avis v,

whmv t: wship K! Ths H

tl thm t mk vs f G fm whtv

psiti th pi, mtt wh wh th

liv wh th w.

nw, t t His mmmt, th is

th s th t ltivt wht w hv l t

th lts ft f Gv. Th l wk f

wshipp f G is t s tht His wship iss

m m. o p shl v b tht

tthmt t K m is m m. W

t wt pw plf. n, w t v wt

ssti f fth biths.

Th spil vi tht citv hs givs vi gig th sist pss t i slvs

f ths sis tht s tl t mki is

simpl tht w tk shlt i vti. H hs si, als!

F sm wh is sisl gg i ltivtig

vtil svi (bhagavad-bhajana) s tht h

m ss th f si, wh hs mpltl

b ll mtil tivitis, it is si m

Our OnlyDuty is to

ServeKr. s.n. aby rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda


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bmibl t xpttl s viay(ss j)

t sv gzig t wm, th willigl ikig

pis (Caitanya-candrodaya8.23).

o m tk pis i, bt shl v

kp mp with ss j bjt f ss

jmt. H wh ft bgiighari-bhajana(ivi

svi t Hi) bms tgl with bjts f

ss jmt is i. It is f this s tht w

iv th thig t th lts ft f Gv thtw hv th t t pfm th svig K. His

l blssig hs b, M mi st i K.

m Mhpbh hs vis ths wh sk t

wll-big t ttll sh th mp f ths wh

pi with bmig mipt b hivig

ss with -istit brahma, si sh m

v m isi th ths wh hk f wll

jmts. W shl sh ll sh b mp

ssit with t sdhus. Thi l t is t t

thgh ll vitis f mlt vil sig b

th jvas, ig s is tl thi tl mtivlss

si.

Wll ppl, hishig th pliit f thi

hts, gll thig pblil whil

lig smthig qit ifft. a th f

pt f it is tht th xis t shw th pbli thtth pliit f thi hts is liblit th vit f

ilig ppsits. Ths bl-tg m b

th s f m wh i wh t pt

pliit thmslvs s sti, bigt s fth.

W shl l ssit with ths i fllws,

t with th ths.

apt fm Gauya, Vlm 25, nmb 2


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TheEsoteric Meaning

ofAnnaku-t.aby r rmad Bhakti Prajna Keava Gosvm Mahrja

Appearing in English for the first timemar ds


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Th is mantrai th ti tht plims:annam vai brahma

F gi (anna) is itil t th spm

tstl tit (brahma-vastu).

o mst liz th mig f ti thgh vidvat-

rhi-vtti1 , pfl l stig f its

it mig.

If w ssm tht this mantrasimpl iits th

spfiil mig f th w anna f gi

it will l itsif t t j this wl

miti vsi t K, whih is tpil f

iti sls lik s. Th f gi (anna) tht

is b f mtil t v b f t s

tstl sbst (brahma). yt th fstffs

tht ff t Hi brahma-vat-nirvikram

hi yath viu-stathaiva tat lik brahma, vi f

tsfmti; th itl Vi Himslf.

Th tstl tit is tilbrahma

, i its fm s s vibti (abda) it is iv

thgh th s. F this s it is kw s abda-

brahma. Simill, i th tm anna-brahma fm th

bv mantra, anna(f gi) l tl m

hari-kath, f lhari-kathpvis th sl with

spiitl stisfti ishmt, ispllig th

sls hg. If w pt tstl anna, hari-

kath, sl will b liv s it blssms it fll

mtit. This l is th it prasda, m, f

Bhgv. W mk it im t pt hari-kath

s t bhagavat-prasda.This annai th fm fhari-kathis til th

Tstl etit (brahma), bs hari-kath is

itl Hi. Th pft philsphil lsis

1 Th mig frhi-vttiis it pim mig.

Wh this tm is fth qlifi b th jtiv vidvad

(l) it bms th sti it mig.

f th Vi sipts fim tht th mig f

th w brahmaxlsivl fs t L Vi. Th

mahjanas f pvis tims, lg with guru-

varga, s th jbilti f rh-Gvis

sss (go) t swll (vardhana) i v-vl ws b

mkig anna-ka, mti fannai th fm

f hari-kath. Th hv wshipp rh-

Gvi i this w. T th spiis f

Gvh-pj th ak-mhtsv, sl

tivit is t glif rh-Gvi.

Gvh is th bst f His svts, hari-

dsa-varya. althgh Gvh is

raya-vigraha,th b f lv f K, vts s him s viaya-

vigraha, th bjt f tht lv, K Himslf. Th

gaak-il, lagrma-il, is itl wshipp

s n. I th sm w, th govardhana-

il is wshipp s K Himslf. Gvh-

h ( K, th lift f Gvh mti)

Gvh, th sm tit. yt,

tht mth its g t pls Ks sss

(go) kw s ka-kma ka-prti, whih

fv swlls (vardhana) t w hights, is i

Gvh.Ist f pfmig th wship f migs lik

I f migsss, w mst wship Gvh

i v w. Ths tl th thigs f rmad-

Bhgavatam.

Tslt fm r Gauya Patrik

y 1, Iss 10, 1949

In the year 1949 r rmad Bhakti Prajna KeavaGosvm Mahrja, along with his god-brothers anddisciples, observed krtika-vrata in Ayodhy.

On 22 October 1949, on the occasion ofAnnaka-mahotsava, he delivered the followingshort discourse.


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rm r th mti th xt

tpi: th iti f fitiv ti,

karma-sannysa. I Kli-g, sannysahs m

t m th m pt f sannysagb, bt

th tl p-qisit f sannysa is pifi

ht. Wh bms th fm th fits

f ti b pfmig slflss wk (nikma-

karma), s iti is pft. o th th

h, if pts sannysawhil his ht is

still imp, th th thist f jmt will fll

mi. His sannysais t ms t hiv lv

f K (ka-prema

).Fist f ll, i Kli-g, it is t pssibl f

v t pt karma-sannysa. Mv, v

f ths wh pt it, sh sannysa, whih

is w f livig bv karma, is simpl stt f

hm with th th ms f mtil t.

It t hlp tti lv f G (bhagavat-

prema).

Th s f this is tht th Vij riv (th

iviig li btw th mtil spiitl

ts) is th v pl wh th th ms

f mtil t xist i stt f hm, lthgh th pmi f th th ms is t

piv i th Vij riv, th itl pt f

Bhgv is still t tiv th.

Bhagavad-bhakti, lvig vti t th Spm

L, is pssibl wh is i th shlt f His

itl pt kw syoga-my: mahtmnas

tu th gt sls lws mi i th shlt f

Casting offby rla Bhaktivednta Svm Mahrja

This th pt sis b m Bhktivt SvmMhj is bs th fllwig vs:

anarpita-car cirt karuayvatra kalau

samarpayitum unnatojjvala-ras sva-bhakti-riyamhari puraa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandpita

sad hdaya-kandare sphuratu va ac-nandana

Vidagdha-mdhava(1.2)

M th s f mt -v, Ghi, fvmifst sptsl withi th imst f ht. a with th it spl f mltgl, H hs s (avatra) i th ag f Klib His slss m t bstw p th wl thtwhih hs t b giv f lg tim th bt fHis w billitl it ujjvala-prema-rasabhakti,svi i th highst mllw f ms lv.

Pts 1, 2 3 vilbl i Rays of The Harmonist2006, 2007 2008.

Stephen Knapp (www.stephen-knapp.com)


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M ivi g1. a ps m hiv liv

fm th ills pt, mah-my, bt lss

h ivs th shlt f th itl pt, yoga-

my, it is impssibl f him t gsp th mssg f

Vikh.

Th pim s tht Gs vt i

this wl ws t liv t its ihbitts th mssg

f Vikh t bstw p thm immlt,

tstl spts lv f G,

bhagavata-prema. Thispremais vi f st f

w v isss fm th fbhva

(tstl mtis) i th impbl lm fGlk Vv th tpmst pl i Vikh.

Wht, thf, its (sannyss) st

bt th uplll etit, glss f whth thi

hts p imp? ustig tht ths

its lk ligibilit t iv ka-tattva-rasa2,

Gs ls jt th pt f sh

sannysa, gig it s xtl.

rm r th spk bt jna-

mira-bhakti, vti tht is mix with si

f libti. o this pth, ft ps fill ttis

th stg f slf-lizti ll brahma-bhta sbsqtl bms fll f bliss (brahma-bhta

prasanntm), h m th piv th pth f vti

t th L. Hwv, til h tll ss it, th pspt

1 c.f. rmad Bhagavad-gt9.132 ka-tattva-rasa is th mbsi f ka-tattva, th

mbsi f th lit f K.

appig i eglish f th fist tim

the Mundane is External

f mgig with th impsl spt f th Spm

(nirviea-syujya-mukti) blis him. F p vt

f Bhgv, this syujya-muktiis btt th hll. H

fss ki f slvti th th lvig svi t

Bhgv v thgh th L is g t w him

vis th kis fmukti, lik ttimt f fm

simil t His w (srpya-mukti) si th

sm plt s Him (slokya-mukti).

Ths, i jna-mira-bhakti th is hp f

v ttiig p lv. a ps with th gtism tht

h is l libt hv lizti f thvigt fts f abslt rlit H wh sts

w ll lsi. Thf sh gtism flts th

t t b tgisti t Bhgv.

cit Mhpbh impt t th wl th

tl bjt f th tll p livig tits wship

(th nity sevya-vastu f th nity uddha-jva). Th

wship f th nity sevya-vastu is t t

ligi tht hs is fm sms imgiti; it

is th sls itisi fti. cit Mhpbh

s t psll giv this. H ths mbis

th sttmt karuay-avatra-kalau th mstmpssit iti, wh hs s i this

ag f Kli.

expt fm Pt 3 f Th Mst cmpssit avt

appig i Rays of The Harmonist, Ktik, 2008

Tslt fm r Gauya Patrik,

y 7, Iss 3, 1956

I Pt 2 f this til, rm r xpli t cit Mhpbh th vl fvarrama-dharmas ms t stisf th spm L Vi. WhMhpbh jt this s xtl, rm r tlHim tht t ff K th slts f s ti is thss f ll pfti (r Caitanya-caritmta8.589).

V

a-sudevada-sa


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G-Gg Jt

Glk-gj Gi Mh

Glk-gj, (dhbi)

assm [Ii]

6th J 1972

[Th m f th ipit i t pp i th pblish Bgli ltt]

fftit gtigs.

G, th Vivs Bhgv ths th antarym.

I th ws, th th itl witsss kw ht. Th

s th Tth spk th Tth. Th xt thi slss mpssit th iti sls f this wl i ws tht ti b

mtl itllig iivbl t it. Tl thig i this wl

mp t thi mpssi. ol sl wh psssss sffiit

spiitl mit fthm smthig f thi spss mpssi.

G Bhgv s it th f hts. Lgig t s

th imst lv vti f th sdhakas sdhikasblssm,

G Bhgv flfil thi sis i ws tht t tims

bvis t ths s. I this w th s th sdhakas

sdhikasviti i sdhana-bhajana. Witht bmig xlsivl

it t bhajana, hw ls p gi slts?

Uttamahaiy panre mne ta-adhama ps wh is tlsitt v stg fbhaktims himslf m isigifit

th pi f stw. This mtlit is th sl qisit th mt f

s ligibilit t bti th m f Bhgv. If th p pssi

t gg i vti, th bhakti-vtti, fils t is i s ht,

thik it is pssibl f t iv slss m? cslss m,

f s, s t p iti, t it will sp th

h f bft fbhakti.

Translated into English for the first time


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Yogyat-vicre, kichu nhi pi, tomra karu sra

wh I lk f m w ligibilit, I fi tht I hv ;

mpssi is th ss f vthig I hv

(Gurudeva, kp-bindhu diy). evsdhaka sdhika

xpsss his h fligs f hmilit with sh htflt

p. dspit big stblish i th ightfl ligibilit t

iv th g f Bhgv, it is th vts it

ppsit t xpss sh hmilit. Tht l is his l

mit th wlth f his sdhana; tht hmilit is ll

his hi gl.

cslss m is smthig tht sps thppiti f sm bst b m it

gtism. I stt f sh gtism, pss impts

lgig t sv t fll flish, h fils

t piv th misi f G Bhgv.

Gipp b m vit, th iti sl is lk

it flish g, simil t tht f blt, pffig

fg tht ispgs th th ssmpti tht

thig spsss his ig wt-hl l bs h

hs b fv stk i it. H v thiks tht h

slight th whl th.

Ths wh hv f shlt, hwv, spss ll bstls hls th stgth f thi bhakti bm illmit with th ivi,

spssbl mpssi f G Bhgv:

aoka abhaya amta dhra tomra caraa-dvaya

thte ekhana virma labhiy chinu bhavera bhaya

[fm aragatib l Bhktivi hk]

A letter written by

r rmad Bhaktivednta Vmana Gosvm Mahrja


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y tw ft th fti f immtl xist f

fm sw f. Fiig sl i thi shlt, I hv

w sh m mtl t f mtil xist.

Th bv vs psts th t ps f vts

wh slt i lvig svi.

guru, vaiava, bhagavna tinera smaraatinera smarae haya vighna-vinana

r Caitanya-caritmta(di-ll, 1.2021)

G, th Vivs Bhgv v mmb

f ths th blitts ll bstls.

B xtllig thi qlitis th ht is ls

th mltit f vis (anarthas) impimts t th

pss fbhajana st f w. n vit gtism

sviv i ht tht is hstl pt i hig,

htig mmbig th glis f G

Bhgv. Sh pss hv b iitit it th ligi

f hig ll ths, with xptti f ivig

spt i t. Th hv l b ll sh

vsitis t bhajana. This i is th ibl

lsiv tth.

Vaiaveragua-gaa karile jvera trna if th sl

sigs f th Vivs glis h will bti liv.

aig t this sttmt, it is sstil t ff ps,

piss hms t G Vivs, v thgh

th i ft qipis, big stisfi i th bliss f

thi w bhajana mpltl lf fm xtlgi.

Ths wh hv tk shlt t th ft f gi

guru hv l st ill-sit mp. ol b

stblishig thmslvs i sadcra, sptbl

il t, l th hv p t pt guru.

o stg viti (nih) i bhajanavlps i

ps, h bs asat-saga, th mp f ll tps

f pss wh timtl t his bhajana mtt

hw ths pss kwig thm t b mis

plig th l f his ltivs.

If t wlk th pth f bhajana, mst til bw f ffs. Tht s t m tht wh is bl t

s, tts, withws, fm th pth.

apardha-nya haye laha ka-nma

fm Nady-Godrume

b l Bhktivi hk

rguru-tattva is the

aktiof the Absolute,or in other words,its transcendentalfeminine aspect.

ymards


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F slf fm ff jst ht th hl m f K.

This is th istti f m Mhpbh.

nirapardhe nma laile pya prema-dhana

r Caitanya-caritmta(Antya-ll, 4.71)

If tts th hl m witht ff, ttis th wlth

f ivi lv.

prema-dhana vin vyartha daridra jvana

r Caitanya-caritmta(Antya-ll, 20.37)

Witht th wlth f ivi lv, th lif f p ps lik m

is witht s.

F sh ss, it is istt tht mi istt fm

blsphm f th sdhus, f th sipts f G. althgh

i th plimi stgs m mk sm ff whil htig

th hl m, b th g f nm Pbh ll sh ffs will

b ispll.

Guru mt, guru pit, guru hana pati Gis mth,

Gis fth, Gis hsb mst. This sttmt

f th mahjanasis i w pps t th lsiv tth, is

it flw b impp stimt.

G is raya-vigraha, th fm b f ivi lv. H

is blv misvt f Bhgv. r guru-tattvais th akti

f th abslt, i th ws, its tstl fmii spt.

Thig ths t sv Bhgv is Gs stittil

fti. H is gop, lgitimt misvt th iti f

th sakhs. as sh h is l blv svt-gil, pt i th tf svig i th pstims f Bhgv, tht spm j

bjt f ll lvig ltiships.

Choata purua abhimna, kikar hail ji kna | varaja-

vipine sakh-stha, sevana karabu rdhntha o K, b

big th g tht I m th j, t I hv bm

y misvt. o rhth, i th fst f Vj, i th

mp f th sakhs, I will sv y. This is th t t

(svarpa) f pft sls. althgh th gb i ml

fm i this wl, th hv hiv th tstl t

(bhva) fgops, ith s sakhs dss. Filittig th lv spts

f th tstl, v-fsh cpi is thi sl ppti.o mst ls kw Gv t b bhagavat-svarpa h

wh, i t, psifis Bhgv. Th is iff,

hwv, wh Bhgv Himslf ss ssms th l

fguru. at tht tim, H is stblish i th itit f th viaya-

vigraha(th bjt f ll lv). Thgh H pfms th fti f th

ray-vigraha(th b f lv) H is i tth th abslt ej,

th spm bjtiv f ll svi. I tht s, wl it b wg t

Causeless mercy issomething that escapes

the appreciation ofsomeone beset by

mundane conceit andegotism. In a stateof such egotism,

a persons impetus andlonging to serve cannot

fully flourish, and hefails to perceive the

omniscience ofr Guru and Bhagavn.


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ws th fm f m Mhpbh], w i ft

ffig tulas t H ft ls. Bt wh Thi fms

mifst sptl, rh t pt tulas

lvs t H ft.

Thik t gi, thgh: i this m wl, th

sigtis istitis f ml fml xist.

Bt i Glk Vv, Pttm K is th

lpurua (j), ll ths His ptis

(akti), His fml svts. Th Bhagavad-gt

stts tht thjvais akti, thf l tit i

th fm f qlit; tht is, sh is f Bhgvs

htistis pitis. H, it is t v pssibl

f thjvat b th j.

I th mtil lm, wm xpis th

phss f lif s ght, s w wif, s

mth. Spilitis iffs xist i btw

ll th phss. as ght mth, wm

xpis bth sis f th ffti xhg

btw pt hil. as w wif, hwv,

sh xpis th sl f jgl lv withi h.

eh vit f lv, s svt, fi, pt

lv, bs th m f svit, t xpsss its w

iq spilit.

S, ltig ll this t akhaa-pra guru-tattva,

th iivisibl, mplt piipl f G, if

w t s th wpati i f t G, it

wl b it tws th viaya-vigrahaspt f

iviit, whih is ls lt t il i guru-

tattva.tma-samarpaa, fll sbmissi f th slf,

is th sl gl f v sdhaka sdhika. If this

mpltss, tit, s t m i s

sdhana, Bhgv will mi t gt ist.

evi f this is dp s wll s th vraja-

kumrs.1

With this I shll l.

y v-wll-wish,

Bhktivt Vm

Tslt fm th mpilti f ltts (Patrval) f

m Bhktivt Vm Gsvm Mhj

1 I bth ths xmpls, K mi t ist til

th vts fll s thmslvs t Him.

ss gurus pati, mig th hsb, mst,

f s lif?

Guruis sigl iivisibl piipl, whih vls

vig spilitis stishig tits wh

libt p. Guru-tattva b st

ig t vis sitis psptivs i

h f its ivisis: th Spsl (antarym), G withi th ht (caitya-guru), G mifst

itl bf visi (mahnta-guru). F wh

sts th iivisibl piipl f guru-tattva i

its ttlit, th is flt i ssig viaya-vigraha

puruottama K s s pati (mig

hsb th mst f s lif) ig th

tim i whih H ssms th l f ray-vigraha

mifsts His pstims igl. ol ft

libtig p ll sh spts fguru-tattva hv

th Viv mahjanas witt th f-mti

plt, whih stts Gt b spati.

Fthm, th tig ffti mth

fth givs thi hil iffs vstl fm th lv

sh b hsb wif. n mtt hw l s

ght gts, i th s f mth fth th

will lws b th bfii f thi ffti i

sbit psiti. a hsb wif, hwv,

qls.

ev mgst fis (sakhya-bhva), lthgh th

sh itim s sl lif, thi qlit

with h th tis fligs f siit jiit

t ths. I vtsalya-bhva, hil (jis) lws th pts, whil pts (sis) th

pvis. Bt i jgl lv sh istiti xists,

lthgh sm bligtis stitis imps:

sevya-sevaka sambhoge dvayor-bheda kuto bhavet?

vipralambhe tu sarvasya bheda sad vivardhate

fm r Rdh-Vinoda-Vihr-Tattvakam(2)

b m Bhkti Pj Kv Gsvm Mhj

I th tt i f th svt with th sv,

fm wh ms th istiti btw th

tw? Bt i th tt spti f ths lvs, thfll g f thi istiti xps fv.

This vs sbsttits tht itim qlit

xists btw hsb wif. It is sll f this

s tht wh w ff tulaslvs t th ft fr

rdh-aligita-vigraha, th fm f K mb

b it with tht f rh [ i th


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A short English class delivered in Var during Krtika, 1996

Published for the first time

Praise to

r-ka-sakrtana!


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Without cleaning our heart, we cannot accept

the highest prema, we cannot understand it

and we cannot be in the position to attain it.

It is not at all possible.

Wht ws cit Mhpbhs spil giftt s? This is stt i th fist f His ikakalokas, whi H hs xpli:

ceto-darpaa-mrjana

bhava-mah-dvgni-nirvpaa

reya-kairava-candrik-vitaraa

vidy-vadh-jvanam

nandmbudhi-vardhana

prati-pada prmtsvdana

sarvtma-snapana para

vijayate r-ka-sakrtanam

ikaka(1)

Lt th b spm vit f th htig f

th hl m f K, whih lss th

mi f th ht mpltl xtigishs

th blzig fst fi f mtil xist. r-

ka-sakrtanam iffss th sthig m

s fbhvawhih s th whit lts f gft f th jvas t blm. Th hl m is

th lif sl f tstl kwlg,

si Vi (div Ssvt-v, wh ws

ivi kwlg) is nm Pbhs st. It

tisl iss th f tstl

bliss, blig t tst mplt t t v

stp. Th hl m thghl bths ls

th b, mi sl.

Wh i cit Mhpbh pis this ka-

sakrtanam? r-ka-sakrtanam is th bst

thig H liv. Th is plll t this r-

ka-sakrtanam. Lt it b mst sssfl. I th

stt fviraha(spti) th is slti th

th r-ka-sakrtanam. It is th l thig.

cit Mhpbh ppit this

istt th hm bigs tht this is th bst f ll

g thigs, f ll vtis r-ka-sakrtanam

param vijayate. a H mk, It is sitbl f

ll lsss f vts. Fm th wst t th bst, it is

sitbl. Th bst psiti b h b this r-ka-

sakrtanam l. It is mplt sdhana, it is sil

pfm it bstws th highst pfti. It will

giv th bst psiti i th spiitl wl. This

r-ka-sakrtanamwill ls giv th bst psiti

i this wl.

B this htig, b this krtanaf th m

glis f K, w pssss th highst psiti.

F th lwst vts, whs mis lws

thikig f wll plss, wht is stt? It isstt tht th si f wll plss shl fist

b mv. F this s, Mhpbh si, ceto-

darpaa-mrjanam th mi f th ht is t b

ls. This is t b fist. Citta-darpaa, th

mi f th ht shl b sbb l.

B whih pss will it b l? B this krtana.

Krtanais gh; it is m th gh t l th

citta-darpaa, th mi f m citta. Mana (mi),

buddhi (itllig), ahakra (fls g) citta

(th ht) th f stis f th sbtl b.

Th cittashl b l fist. Witht lig ht, w t pt th highst prema, w t

st it w t b i th psiti t tti

it. It is t t ll pssibl.

W lws thikig f th pls f sss.

Hw th pls f ivi msts th

pls f L K His sts th gops

mt rh b s i sh citta? n, it

t b. Fist f ll it shl b l b th pss


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fr-ka-sakrtanam. cit Mhpbh hs v

fll xpli this pss fm bgiig t :

liya v pda-rat pinau mm

adarann marma-hat karotu v

yath tath v vidadhtu lampao

mat-pra-nthas tu sa eva npara

ikaka(8)

Lt K tightl mb this misvt wh is

tth t th svi f His lts ft, ths

mk M His v w. o lt Him bk M ht

b t big pst bf M. H is bh

whtv H liks. ev if H vts

with th lvs itl i ft f M, H is still

Mprantha. I hv th th Him.

This is th lsi. Wh tti this stg

witht lig his citta? Fist f ll it is ss t

l this citta, bt l this sakrtanamwill tht. It

is th bst l sitbl pss t l th ht, t

gt i f this wll thikig, this wll jmt

th mtil jmt f sss.

Wh willprema-bhakti b ttibl? Will it

b pssibl t tti it wh th mi is gg i

mtil hppiss, i mtil plss? I tht mi

w st thig fprema? S whil w

i this lss w s

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