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Disappearance of Srila Sridhara Maharaja
The Disappearance of Srila Sridhara Maharaja
Last Friday, on 12th August 1988 on amavasya-tithi at 5:48 am in the morning – the principal stalwart personality, dear associate and follower of Nitya-lila Pravista Prabhupada 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakura who preached the pure devotional instructions of Sri Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu worldwide, namely Sri Srimad Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja, the principal acarya of Sri Caitanya Sarasvata Matha situated in Kolarganj at Sridhama Navadvipa, at the age of 93, entered into the eternal pastimes of Sri Sri Radha Govinda-sundara amidst a maha-sankirtana of intense separation performed by his own associates and devotees.
The news of his disappearance has been announced everywhere in India and outside of India in the western world via the medium of telephone, radio and newspaper. Hearing the news of the disappearance of Pujyapada Maharaja, the servants of Sri Caitanya Gaudiya Matha were immersed in deep sorrow. He was the senior godbrother of the most worshippable founder-acarya of Sri Caitanya Gaudiya Matha, Nitya-lila Pravista Tridandi Gosvami Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaja. He was the very intimate friend of Pujyapada Madhava Maharaja. They preached the message of Prabhupada together in many places in India. Srila Prabhupada, with the help of his own associates such as Nitya-lilia Pravista Srimad Bhakti Saranga Gosvami Maharaja, Srimad Bhakti Hrdaya Vana Maharaja, Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Maharaja and Srimad Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja, established various mathas/temples as permanent preaching centres in various parts of India for spreading the message of Sri Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu.
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweetness
It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10. 31.9):
tava kathamrtam taptajivanam
kavibhir iditam kalmasapaham
sravana-mangalam srimad-atatam
bhuvi grnanti ye bhurida janah
“O, Krsna, the nectar of your words and the narrations of your pastimes give life to us, who are always suffering in this material world. This nectar is broadcast all over the world by great souls, and it removes all sinful reactions. It is all-auspicious and filled with spiritual power. Those who spread this message of Godhead are certainly doing the greatest relief work for human society and are the most magnanimous welfare workers.”
This is what is necessary and this is what is universal. Everyone can be satisfied to the highest degree in their hearts only by the nectar of Krsna’s words and the nectarine descriptions of his activities. This is because Krsna is raso vai sah, the reservoir of all pleasure, and akhila rasamrta murtih, ecstasy Himself. Krsna’s very nature is sweet:
Divine quotes – part 3
1. Ecstasy can exist by itself. Neither existence nor consciousness are complete in themselves. Consciousness alone hankers for ecstasy. And existence without consciousness is to exist with no purpose. Both existence and consciousness are subservient to ecstasy.
2. To come to the plane of ecstasy, we shall have to dive deep into reality. We must not be satisfied with the formal, the superficial.
3. Our attitude should be one of humility, and if we think that we are being done wrong, still we should be patient, and under no circumstances should we work for our own position; that should be our aim.
4. Slow and steady wins the race. Our march towards the infinite is a long journey, not to be finished within a few hours, a few days, or a few years.
5. Eternal existence, consciousness, and fulfillment (ecstasy) are the three principles of our ultimate destination.
6. First, we must eliminate this mortal existence. Then, we must satisfy our reason, our consciousness. And finally, we must satisfy our hearts.
What is the characteristic of God?
What is the characteristic of God? God is the guardian of the whole universe, but what is his characteristic? Ultimately, in the Veda, the ancient literature of India, and in the Srimad Bhagavatam scripture, and in the teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu our divine guide, it is said very clearly that God is love and beauty.
The highest conception of God is that he is Krishna. He loves everybody and He is very beautiful and charming. It is very easy to feel happiness when we live our life in connection with him. We will feel “I want to experience that Krishna conception of God. I want to live there with Krishna.”
Srimad Bhagavatam 11.14.13
akiñcanasya dāntasya
śāntasya sama-cetasaḥ
mayā santuṣṭa-manasaḥ
sarvāḥ sukha-mayā diśaḥ
SYNONYMS
akiñcanasya — of one who does not desire anything; dāntasya — whose senses are controlled; śāntasya — peaceful; sama – cetasaḥ — whose consciousness is equal everywhere;
mayā — with Me; santuṣṭa — completely satisfied; manasaḥ — whose mind; sarvāḥ — all; sukha – mayāḥ — full of happiness; diśaḥ — directions.
TRANSLATION
One who does not desire anything within this world, who has achieved peace by controlling his senses, whose consciousness is equal in all conditions and whose mind is completely satisfied in
Me finds only happiness wherever he goes.
PURPORT
A devotee who is always meditating upon Lord Kṛṣṇa experiences transcendental sound, touch, form, flavor and aroma in the pastimes of the Lord.
Two Essential Qualifications of Absolute
Hegel was a good German philosopher and in his philosophy, he has given a concept:
the Absolute Truth, the Prime Cause of everything, must have two qualifications. What are they? It must be by itself and for itself.
Please try to pay attention. ‘By itself’ means that He is His own cause—nothing else created Him. If anything has created Him, that creator will have the primary importance. Therefore, to be the Absolute He must be anadi, eternally existing and not created by anything. The Absolute must have this qualification.
The next qualification is that the Absolute Truth is ‘for itself’. He exists for His own satisfaction, not to satisfy any other. If His existence was for the purpose of satisfying any other entity, that would make Him secondary and He would not hold the prime position.
Divine quotes – part 2
1. The spiritual realm is inconceivable, but still, we are to try to understand things according to our capacity, faith, and realization. Above all, we have to accommodate within our minds, that sweetness is sweet, and truth is truth – however strong it may be.
2. We want affinity in intimacy with Gurudeva, and it is he who has the connection with the Centre – with the Substance. If I can maintain a bona fide relationship with Gurudeva, then automatically I shall get Him.
3. Only faith is not treacherous: it will remain with the soul – within – giving hope, prospect and sustenance. Home comfort.
4. Krsna is the Autocrat but He is sweet. And you will also get sweetness, fulfillment and love by following in the footsteps of that Autocrat. Beauty is the Autocrat; Sweetness is the Autocrat; Love is the Autocrat – and that is beyond All-Law.
5. “Om” means a big “Yes”. Whatever you are searching for, it exists. What your inner heart hankers after, that exists and is existing. Whatever apparently you see, you must go to the inner substance – the Super-subject. The Lord of your search is there.
6. Sincere search is necessary for the aspiring devotee so that his Krsna conception may not be only a sham – a hypocritical endeavor. And you will get help in that direction from the real devotees.
Srila Sridhar Pandit
From Heart and Halo: The Real Judgment of Love, pages 44-45
Love is wonderfully above everything, surpassing all. Mahaprabhu asked us to accept the path of love, which means giving one’s heart, one’s self. It is so powerful, nothing else can attract
Krishna. He is very greedy to eat this love, this prema. He lives on prema. He is the Lord of love.
That love has its inner existence; it is the inner existence of all of us. He is Love personified, and there is a tinge within us also; and like ‘birds of a feather’, love likes love.
Once Mahaprabhu, at the time when He had conquered and captured the Kazi, was leading the sankirtan party and was feeling very tired. He came to Sridhar Pandit, the poor brahmana who
used to sell plantains in the market to somehow meagerly earn his livelihood.
Sridhar Pandit had a well and nearby an iron pot which he used for drawing water. Mahaprabhu began to drink water from the well with that pot, which had been left outside. All the devotees
objected, “What are You doing? This pot is always kept outside and is very dirty. We are bringing a clean pot for Your drinking water!”
Mahaprabhu ignored them and continued drinking water from that iron pot. He commented, “This is the pot of My devotee Sridhar; it is purer than anything.”
In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says:
api chet suduracharo, bhajate mam ananya-bhak
sadhur eva sa mantavyah, samyag vyavasito hi sah
(Bhagavad-gita 9.30)
“If a person is an unalloyed devotee who worships Me exclusively, having abandoned all other pursuits based on exploitation and renunciation, even if he commits some abominable action, he
is to be considered saintly. He is cent-per-cent pure, because his endeavors are completely on My behalf and his determination is fixed in that resolve.”
This is because one who has really surrendered to Krishna is accepted by Him as His own, and such a surrendered soul should never be considered impure, a transgressor.
By His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
CC Madhya 13.159 – 160
Shr Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita – Madhya Lila Goswami Krishnadas Kabiraj bengali 1909
CC Madhya 13.159
eta tāṅre kahi kṛṣṇa, vraje yāite satṛṣṇa,
eka śloka paḍi’ śunāila
sei śloka śuni’ rādhā, khāṇḍila sakala bādhā,
kṛṣṇa-prāptye pratīti ha-ila
Synonyms:
eta — so much; tāṅre — unto Rādhārāṇī; kahi — speaking; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; vraje — in Vṛndāvana; yāite — to go; sa-tṛṣṇa — very anxious; eka śloka — one verse; paḍi’ — reciting; śunāila — making Her hear; sei śloka — that verse; śuni’ — hearing; rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; khāṇḍila — disappeared; sakala — all kinds of; bādhā — hindrances; kṛṣṇa-prāptye — in achieving Kṛṣṇa; pratīti ha-ila — there was assurance.
Translation:
While speaking to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Kṛṣṇa became very anxious to return to Vṛndāvana. He made Her listen to a verse which banished all Her difficulties and which assured Her that She would again attain Kṛṣṇa.
CC Madhya 13.160
mayi bhaktir hi bhūtānām
amṛtatvāya kalpate
diṣṭyā yad āsīn mat-sneho
bhavatīnāṁ mad-āpanaḥ
Synonyms:
mayi — unto Me; bhaktiḥ — the nine kinds of devotional service, such as śravaṇa, kīrtana and smaraṇa; hi — certainly; bhūtānām — of all living entities; amṛtatvāya — for becoming eternal associates of the Lord; kalpate — is quite befitting; diṣṭyā — by good fortune; yat — whatever; āsīt — there was; mat-snehaḥ — love and affection for Me; bhavatīnām — of all you gopīs; mat-āpanaḥ — the cause for getting Me back.
Translation:
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: “Devotional service unto Me is the only way to attain Me. My dear gopīs, whatever love and affection you have attained for Me by good fortune is the only reason for My returning to you.”