aho bata śva-paco ’to garīyān
yaj-jihvāgre vartate nāma tubhyam
tepus tapas te juhuvuḥ sasnur āryā
brahmānūcur nāma gṛṇanti ye te
(Srimad Bhagavatam: 3.33.7)
“How glorious! An outcast on the tip of whose tongue Your Name appears is exalted. Those who chant Your Name have performed all austerities and sacrifices, bathed in all the holy places, attained all virtues, and studied all the scriptures.”
ahaṁ vedmi śuko vetti
vyāso vetti na vetti vā
bhaktyā bhāgavataṁ grāhyaṁ
na buddhyā na ca ṭīkayā
I know Sukadeva knows the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, whereas Vyasadeva may or may not know it. The Srimad-Bhagavatam can only be known through bhakti, not by mundane intelligence or by reading many commentaries.
((Cc. Madhya 24.313)
Guru Maharaj says, that an agent of revelation may not know or fully understand the things passing through him. The necessity in the heart of the listener may draw down things from above the even the speaker is not fully aware of if that is Krishna’s will. Guru Maharaj connects vyasa vetti na vetti va to the example of Mahaprabhu crediting Sanatan and Sanatan’s association for all the meanings of the atma-rama verse that came out. In Sarvabhauma’s association certain meanings came, and in Sanatan’s so many more.
Also, Guru Maharaj points out that in the four sittings of Bhagavatam, the main thing came out in the sitting between Suka and Pariksit (not between Narad and Vyas, or Vyas and Sukadev). We remember that Vyas and Narad came to hear the Bhagavat from Suka, so there must be a reason. And later Vyasa put that into a book and sent it to the market. So, did Vyasa full realise what Suka revealed as he presented that in book form? That is the question. Also, Guru Maharaj says Narad and Vyas came to hear the Bhagavat from Sukadev because they know the infinite nature of the subject he will speak on (“the openness to the Infinite that should be always observed” — Guru Maharaj quote in this connection) and that no one can know it fully, so they came to potentially receive something new).
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Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– About Glory of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev Goswami Maharaj;
20-04-2024
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
English / Russian
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Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– About Glory of Govinda Ghosh;
– About Sri Bhagavat Acharya (“Sri Krsna Prema Tarangini” book);
– Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival (vijay-mahotsav) at Varaha Nagar;
– Srila Sridhar Maharaj’s Harikatha;
– Srila Gurudeva answers devotees questions (about “Krishna Karnamrita” book);
– to read:
– Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu,
– Bhakti Sandarbha (Shloks from Srimad Bhagavatam)
06-04-2024
India, Nabadwip Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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After the Battle of Kurukṣetra, Śrī Bhīṣmadeva described to King Yudhiṣṭhira his wonder at this:
yatra dharma-suto rājā
gadā-pāṇir vṛkodaraḥ
kṛṣṇo ’strī gāṇḍivaṁ cāpaṁ
suhṛt kṛṣṇas tato vipat
na hy asya karhicid rājan
pumān vetti vidhitsitam
yad-vijijñāsayā yuktā
muhyanti kavayo ’pi hi
“Oh, how wonderful is the influence of inevitable time! It is irreversible — otherwise, how can there be reverses in the presence of King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of the demigod controlling religion; Bhīma, the great fighter with a club; the great bowman Arjuna with his mighty weapon Gāṇḍīva; and above all, the Lord, the direct well-wisher of the Pāṇḍavas? O King, no one can know the plan of the Lord [Śrī Kṛṣṇa]. Even though great philosophers inquire exhaustively, they are bewildered.” (Bhāg. 1.9.15-16)
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga
Once long ago there lived a demon named Hiranyaksa. He was the younger brother of Hiranyakasipu and he caused the earth to fall more and more in the water at the bottom of the universe. Lord Brahma who created the universe felt helpless, he didn’t know what to do! Finally he went to Lord Vishnu and took shelter of Him. While lord Brahma was still meditating a tiny boar appeared out of his nostril. He was as small as the tip of his nose. The little boar grew and grew until He filled up the entire universe with His giant body. He roared and roared tremendously. All the demigods and saints were very terrified and very astonished.
Day and night Lord Caitanya was intoxicated with the intense desire to taste the sweetness of Sri Radhika’s divine love for Sri Krsna. Sriman Mahaprabhu instructed Lord Nityananda and His associates to go out and profusely distribute the holy names of Lord Krsna. However, Lord Nityananda instead plentifully distributed Lord Gauranga’s name, the most precious fortune available to the living entities, with no impediment at all. Let us eternally worship that great personality Sri Nityanandacandra, who freely grants the association of Sri Gaurangadeva, who is none other than Lord Krsna.
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Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– About Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip to take sannyas;
– About Disappearance of Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhu;
– About Disappearance of Srila Jagadish Pandit;
– About Lochan Das Thakur;
2024-01-13
India, Radha Kund Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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Ke jabi ke jabi
ke jabi ke jabi bhāi bhava-sindhu pāra
dhanya kali-yuge re chaitanya avatāra
(1) Who will go, oh brother, who will go to cross the ocean of material existence? The wealth and great fortune of this age of Kali is the incarnation of Lord Chaitanya.
āmāra gaurāṅgera ghāṭe ujānakheyā boy
kaḍipāti nāhi lāge amani pāra hoy
(2) My Lord Gauranga stands at the jetty ready to ferry His servants upstream across this material existence. For no charge He is immediately taking them.
harināmera tarīkhāni śrī-guru-kāṇḍārī
saṅkīrttana-keroyāla du’bahu pasāri
(3) The ferry-boat is the Holy Names of the Lord and the spiritual master is the captain. The oars are the outstretched arms in the sankirttan.
sarvva-jīva uddhāra hoilo premera bātāse
lochana paḍiyā roilo karamera doṣe
(4) The favourable wind is divine love for Lord Krishna and all the fallen souls have been rescued on this boat. Only Lochan Das is left behind due to the faults of his own misdeeds.
Śrīla Lochan Dās Ṭhākur
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Harikhatha of Srila Bhakti Prapanna Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
Topics:
– About Glory of Kartik Maas;
– Story about appearance of Shiva Lingam from Scanda purana;
– Vrindavan Krishna Katha from Srila Bhakti Rarshak Sridhara Maharaj;
2023-11-11
India, Radha Kund Dham, SREE CAITANYA SRIDHAR SEVA ASHRAM.
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