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His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada
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Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakur
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Issue No. 18114 July 2008
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His Divine Grace A. C. BhaktivedantaSwami Prabhupada
Of course it is difficult whenyoung men and young womenintermingle. But the Krish-na consciousness movementis meant to reform every-thing. Such desires should be checked, and that is onlypossible if one is strictly Krishna con-scious. The more
Kali-yuga
advances, themore people will suffer in so many ways.The only solace, only solution, is Krishnaconsciousness. If she becomes Krishnaconscious then she doesn’t require a hus- band. She will know that “Krishna is myprotector. Why shall I artificially seek afterfather or husband?” And what few days ofprotection will either the father or the sonor the husband be able to give? Real pro-tection is Krishna. This other protection istemporary. It’s only required because wehave this material body.This kind of hypocrisy — taking
sannyāsa
and then mixing with woman — is not to be allowed. If someone wants a womanthen they should get married and live re-spectfully. We have no objection. But thishypocrisy should be stopped. So manyhave fallen down. I have got a very badexperience. Henceforth we are not going tocreate new
sannyāsīs
. And those who havefallen down, let them marry and live likerespectable gentlemen. After all, a youngman falling down — that’s all right. It isnature’s way. But they should marry thatgirl. I am insisting on this from the very beginning — no friendly liaison. If youwant, get a wife and live like a gentle-man. The same goes for the women. Theyshould fastidiously live with one husbandand children. What is the wrong there? Wehave so many
ghastha
devotees. There is noprohibition against marriage. But what isthis nonsense of taking
sannyāsa
and thenmaking relations with women? This should be completely stopped.In the campuses of our temples only thosewho are actually eager to advance in Krish-na consciousness should live. Nobody else.We give free food, free apartment, cloth,and everything. “Come here. Live. As faras possible we shall provide.” But thisis specially meant for
bhagavad-bhajana
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BinduBindu
Tav kQaaMa*Ta& TaáJaqvNaMa( Tav kQaaMa*Ta& TaáJaqvNaMa(
tava kathāmta tapta-jīvanam
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Attend
ārati
, rise early in the morning,attend the functions, and take
prasādam
.Everything should be organized in this way— not loosely. This whole campus should be for devotees. We don’t want tenants. Itshould be developed for the purpose ofcultivating Krishna consciousness. Eitherhere or outside India this principle should be followed. We don’t want a hodgepodgesociety. Let it be very pure.
ekaś candrastamo hanti na ca tārā
— “One moon is suffi-cient. There is no need of millions of stars.”[Chanakya Pandit] In this way, if we canmake one person really Krishna conscious,then our mission is successful. What is theuse of millions of twinkling stars?
— Room Conversation. 7 January 1977. Bombay.
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If
varāśrama
and other fruitive ac-tivities enjoined in the
śāstras
becomeprominent in one’s life, then one cannot become
akiñcana
, or fully dependent onthe Lord. Rather, these activities provokeoffenses against the chanting of the holynames in the form of conceptions of “I”and “mine.” If a person who is fully sur-rendered to Krishna becomes proud offollowing
varāśrama
principles, then itmust be considered that he has becomemost unfortunate.
— From
Brāhmaa and Vaiava
. English translation by Bhumipati Das. Vrajaraj Press. Vrindavan.1999. Page 114
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Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakur’s
Bhakti-ratnākara
6.461-468
The following song describes the beauty of the deity of Govinda in Vrindavan and wascomposed by Srila Srinivas Acharya. It re-counts Srimati Radharani’s words to one of her
gopī
companions.(Suha-rāga)
vadana-cānda kun kundāre kundila go,ke nā kundila du’ti ākhidekhite dekhite mora parāa yemana kare go,sei se parāa tā’ra sākśī
What sculptor created the moon of Govinda’sface? Who sculpted Govinda’s two eyes? Onlymy life-breath witnesses what my life-breathfeels as I gaze on Govinda.
ratana kāiyā kebā yatana kariyā go,ke nā gahāiyā dila kāemanera sahite mora e pāñca parāe go, yogī haila uhāri dhiyāne
Nāma-tattva
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Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode’s
Śrī Harināma-cintāmai
2.8-10
Vaiava-lakaa
Qualities of a Vaishnava
eka nāma yāra mukhe vaiava se hayatāre ghī yatna kari mānibe niścaya
A
vaiava
is one who just once says theholy name. A householder should care-fully honor him.
Vaiavatara-lakaa
Qualities of a More Exalted Vaishnava
nirantara yāra mukhe śuni ka-nāmasei se vaiavatara sarva-gua-dhāma
Anyone from whose mouth one alwayshears the holy name of Lord Krishna is amore exalted
vaiava
. He is the abode ofall good qualities.
Vaiavatama-lakaa
Qualities of the Most Exalted Vaishnava
vaiava uttama sei yāhāre dekhileka-nāma āse mukhe ka-bhakti mile
A most exalted
vaiava
is one whom,simply by seeing, one feels devotion toLord Krishna and finds Lord Krishna’sholy name in one’s mouth.
[In Bhaktivinode Thakur’s footnotes to theseverses he refers the reader to
Cc. madhya
15.104, 15.106, 16.72, and 16.74, wherein SriChaitanya Mahaprabhu instructs the peopleof Kulina Gram, regarding different levels of
vaiavas
.
]
Bibliography
— Bhaktivinode Thakur.
Śrī Hari-nāma-cintāmai
. Sri ChaitanyaGaudiya Math. Mayapur. Bengali. Gaurabda 497.— Bhaktivinode Thakur.
Śrī Hari-nāma-cintāmai
. English translation by SriSri Kusakratha Das. Krishna Library. Culver City, California. 1994.
Issue One hundred eighty-one, Page — 2
é[q k*Z<akQaaMa*Ta ibNdu
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Gracefully, gracefully Govinda walks, cast-ing crooked glances from his eyes like anintoxicated elephant. Srinivas says: I haveseen Govinda in this way. The demigodBrahma has no power to create the ocean ofhandsomeness that is Sri Govinda.
Bibliography
— Narahari Chakravarti.
Śrī Bhakti-ratnākara.
Gaudiya Mission. Bagbazar, Calcutta. 1987.Bengali.— Narahari Chakravarti.
Śrī Bhakti-ratnākara.
Englishtranslation by Sri Kusakratha Das. The Krishna Institute.Culver City, California.
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Part six of a six-part series
For more about Reverend Atkins, see
Bindu
116.Lord Rama replies to Vibhishan’s prayers:
“Listen friend,” Rama said, “of my natureI’ll tell,“Things which all divine and saintly onesknow full well;“Even tho’ he’s the hated foe of all creation,“If one in fear come to me seekingsalvation,“And freedom from lust, pride and falsehood’sfoul taint,“I will instantly make him as pure as asaint.“All personal ties are weak threads which Igather —“His wife, children, brothers, his mother andfather,“His fam’ly and friends, body, riches andhome,“All a thick rope to bind him to me then become.“Since he has no wants, all things the sameresponse find“In him; fear, joy, or sorrow ne’er trouble hismind;“The place of such saints in my heart is asriches,“For which till it has them the greedy heartitches;Who created those jewel earrings? Whoplaced them on those ears? Now my mind andfive life-airs have become yogis. They are raptin meditation on Govinda.
nāsika-upare śobhe e gaja-mukutā go,soāya maita tā’ra pāśebijurī-jarita kibā cāndera kalikā go,meghera āāle thāki’ hāse
On Govinda’s nose is a pearl ornamentstudded with gold, an ornament like acrescent moon and lightning smiling from behind a cloud.
sundara kapāle śohe sundara tilaka go,tāhe śobhe alakāra pātihiyāra mājhāre mora jhalamala kare go,cānde yena bhramarāra pāti
Beautiful
tilaka
gleams on Govinda’s beauti-ful forehead with its glistening locks of blackhair. In my heart Govinda’s forehead shineslike a moon and a swarm of black bees.
madana-phāduyānā cūāra ālani go,uhā nā śikhiyāchila kothāe buka bhariyā mukha dekhite nā pānu go,e bai marame mora vyathā
From where did Govinda’s face learnhow to become Kamadeva’s trap? As Igaze at Govinda’s face and chest, my heart becomes agitated.
kemana madhura se nā bola-khāni khāni go,hātera upare lāgi pāatemana kariyā yadi vidhātā gahita go,bhāgiyā bhāgiyā tāhā khāa
How sweet is the sound of Govinda’s voice!Cupping my hands, I sip the nectar of thatsound. If the creator Brahma allows, again andagain I will taste the ambrosia of that sound.
kari-bara-kara jini’ bāhura balanī go,hingule maita tāra āge yauvana-vanera pākhī piyāse maraye go,tāhāri paraśa-rasa māge
Decorated with red
hingula
, his powerfularms defeat the elephant’s trunk. This budin a newly blossoming forest is dying ofthirst. This bird prays to taste the nectarof Govinda’s touch.
hamaki thamaki yāya teraca nayane cāya, yenamata gaja-rāja mātāśrīnivāsa-dāsa kaya o-rūpa lakhila naya,rūpa-sindhu gahila vidhāta
Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu Issue One hundred eighty-one, Page — 3
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