Lecture Transcriptions

Prem Purushottam Sriman Mahaprabhu by HH Haladhar Swami Maharaj in ISKCON Bhopal

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Step#1 

Narendra Modi will not personally build a Jail in Delhi. He will not carry the bricks, put water etc. No. He will handover the task of building the Jail to somebody in his Govt.
Similarly Krishna has to build a Jail (Material world). But he is not interested at all. He is Lila Purushottama -- he is 24x7 busy in his pastimes.

So what will he do then? He expands himself as Mahavishnu to create and maintain the Material world.

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Step#2

Maha-Vishnu desiring to create material world glances at Ramadevi who then expands as Maya (Durga). Maha-vishnu then glances at Maya and impregnates living entities like us. That's all he deoes. He just glances. He does not TOUCH her. Just like Modi does not want to touch bricks to build a Jail.

 

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Step#3

But Krishna realizes that the Material World needs a father, needs his hands on involvement. So he then decides to TOUCH Maya and when he does that he becomes Lord Shiva.

Krishna is like the MILK. When MILK touches some bacteria it becomes Curd. Similarly when Krishna touches MAYA he becomes Shiva.


स्टेप 1
नरेंद्र मोदी व्यक्तिगत तौर पर दिल्ली में जेल नहीं बनाएंगे. वह ईंटें नहीं उठाएंगे, पानी आदि नहीं डालेंगे। नहीं। वह जेल बनाने का काम अपनी सरकार के किसी व्यक्ति को सौंप देंगे।

उसी प्रकार कृष्ण को एक जेल (भौतिक संसार) का निर्माण करना होगा। लेकिन उन्हें इसमें कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं है. वह लीला पुरूषोत्तम हैं - वह चौबीसों घंटे अपनी लीलाओं में व्यस्त रहते हैं।
तो फिर वह क्या करेंगे? वह भौतिक संसार का निर्माण और रखरखाव करने के लिए स्वयं को महाविष्णु के रूप में विस्तारित करते है।

चरण दो

महा-विष्णु भौतिक दुनिया बनाने की इच्छा रखते हुए रमादेवी पर नज़र डालते हैं जो फिर माया (दुर्गा) के रूप में विस्तारित होती हैं। महा-विष्णु फिर माया पर नज़र डालते हैं और हमारे जैसे जीवों से गर्भवती कर देते हैं। वह बस इतना ही बताता है। वह बस इतना ही करते है. वह उसे नहीं छूता. जैसे मोदी जेल बनाने के लिए ईंटों को छूना नहीं चाहते.

चरण#3

लेकिन कृष्ण को एहसास है कि भौतिक दुनिया को एक पिता की जरूरत है, उसकी भागीदारी की जरूरत है। इसलिए वह फिर माया को छूने का फैसला करते है और जब वह ऐसा करते है तो वह भगवान शिव बन जाता है।

कृष्ण दूध के समान हैं। जब दूध किसी बैक्टीरिया को छूता है तो वह दही बन जाता है। इसी प्रकार जब कृष्ण माया को छूते हैं तो वह शिव बन जाते हैं।

Disappearance day of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj

Lecture by HH Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnav Swami Maharaj

Bhajan - Gauranga Karuna kara, dina hina jane

Sequence in alters -

Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj was sikhya guru of Bhaktivinod Thakur

Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj had first time accurately notified the exact position of the land where Gauranga Mahaprabhu had taken birth.

He was from maimansingh district, presently in Bangladesh.

He took vairagya and came to braj for doing Bhajan.

Sri Baladev Vidya bhushan - disciple of Chakravarti Thakur

Sri Uddhav Das Babaji Maharaj - disciple of Sri Baladev Vidya bhushan

Sri Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj - Siddh Baba (Suryakunda Nivasi in Braj)

Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj was his disciple.

He look after the maath after disappearance of Sri Madhusudan Das Babaji Maharaj

Bhaktivinod Thakur met him in Braj

Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj left Vrindavan and went to Navadweep.

His personal servant - Bihari das, he used to constantly serve babaji Maharaj

When Maharaj decided to leave Suryakunda in Braj for Navadweep, almost all babaji's in Braj requested him to stay back in Braj

He refused. He asked Bihari das to take him to Braj.

Bihari das ji took him in a basket and carried him till Mathura and sent him to Calcutta.

People went till station to convince him to stay back.

He said, I can not get mercy here in Braj. It's very strict here in Braj

He took an example. The queen of Braj, Yashoda rani had all wealth and fortunes. They had countless amount of milk and dahi, but still she tied and punished child kanha ji when he burst the matki of dahi

When the queen didn't spared our Lord, As we are doing so mistakes, how will she leave us without punishment

He says the place where I am going, the mother is so mercyful. Gaurhari used to be very playful naughty in childhood.

Once he asked for oil while going for bath in Ganga. There was no oil in home.

Mother said let me borrow some oil from neighbours. Till the time, he became angry and crashed all utensils and items in home.

Mother patiently made him calm, and consoled him. Gave him sweet.

He said I need this love.

By giving this example, he left Suryakunda in Braj and went to Navadweep

He says our Gaur thakur is very mercyful and his mother is more mercyful

Bhaktivinod Thakur met him again at a village in Navadweep - Tamaljori

He had asked Bhaktivinod Thakur to construct some sheds for the travellers who visit him in his Bhajan kutir

He used to go to gothrun dweep and used to listen the bhagwat path organized by Bhaktivinod Thakur

Bhaktivinod Thakur used to consider him as his Guru for his bhakti and nistha towards Gauranga Mahaprabhu

All santh and mahatmas of Vrandavan, Navadweep and Puri used to give utmost respect to Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj and used to consider him a Great devotee

He also used to respect Brajwasis a lot

With the power of devotion, he had a transcendental vison. He could sense things happening in Suryakunda Braj, while being in Navadweep

Bhaktivinod Thakur had done lot of research to locate the actual place of birth of Gauranga Mahaprabhu

In Gaudiya, our Acharyas were so intensely immerse in bhajan that they never cared about their material bodies

They only wanted to take the bhajan raas

Namamrut never expires.

He lived for about 125 years in this world by doing Bhajan

He always endorsed the initiatives of Bhaktivinod Thakur

He believes that the actual place of birth of Gauranga Mahaprabhu is not in Navadweep, it's in Mayapur, in the Eastern bank of Ganga.

Bhaktivinod Thakur had found a place in Mayapur. There were many tulsi plants in that place

He took Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj to that place to confirm it

Bihari ji carried him in a basket, to that place by crossing Ganga and came Mayapur

When they reached that place - Yogapith, he jumped off from the basket on his head and stared dancing is extreme estacy by chanting holy name of Gaurhari

In this way, in his pranati Mantra -

गौरर्भिभव भूमेषत्वम निर्दिष्टा सज्जनप्रिय: वैष्णव सार्वभौमः श्री जगन्नाथाय ते नमः

गौरर्भिभव भूमेषत्वम - He confirmed the exact birthplace of Gauranga Mahaprabhu

When they laid the foundation of the temple, they found alters of salagram (Vishnu), same which was Workshiped by Jagannath Mishra

That re-confirmed the place

The temple was constructed by Bhaktivinod Thakur, and was completed by Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

This was the most greatest contribution of him to all the followers of Gauranga Mahaprabhu

He always used to give respect and care to all the living entities in Bhaj and Navadweep including animals

He always consider them as dhamwasi

He was so exhausted from material wealth that once he accumulated all his dakshinas and gave bhandara (Prasad feast) to all dhanwasis

He said it gives me pain if I keep material wealth with me

He was param vairagi

He had major contribution to the entire Gaudiya sampradaya

He always used to encourage preaching and kirtan

In godrundweep, near the samadhi of Bhaktivinod Thakur Maharaj, there is samadhi of Gaur Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj

Gauranga Mahaprabhu handpicked these matamas for prachar of his teachings in the world

By taking inspiration from Gaur Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada empowered AC Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada to preach in Western world

Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Srila Prabhupada was the 1st Acharya in sampradaya who gave such instruction to his disciple to go to so far in West for preaching Gauranga Mahaprabhus teachings

He had also sent his other disciples to Germany, England for preaching

Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada took so pain and issues to construct the ISKCON which is giving shelter to so many people today

Srila Prabhupada made Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Bhavisyawani true-

पृथ्वीते आछे यत नगर आदी ग्राम ।

सर्वत्र प्रचार होइबे मोर नाम ॥

-- CB Antya-khanda 4.126

Translation-

In every town and village throughout the world," said Lord Caitanya, - the chanting of My holy name will be heard

Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj was a true gostanandi pracharak

The new temple Mayapur will have 3 alters -

  1. Mahaprabhu pancha Tattva
  2. Radha Madhav ji
  3. Guru Parampara

Any possible things we have got in this bhajan marg is a blessing of guru parampara

Siddh-avasta is not with fit body. It comes with Naam nista.

What we should learn from Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj - Regardless his material body was in whatever condition, he always remained Naam nista and never left mala from his hands.

We should not give more importance to our bodies than bhajan.

Body comes from bhajan. We should keep our bodies at such levels only so that we can do bhajan properly.

By looking at his picture, we could see what siddhi is.

Bhaav is important than bodily attachments.

We should feel proud that we come in the paramparam of such mahatmas.

 

Srila Prabhupada ki Jai

Guru Gauranga ki Jai

Nitaugaur Premanande Hari Hari bol

 

An interview with H.H. Bhakti Ashray Vaishnav Maharaj in ISKCON Vrindavan

Lecture notes by Akash Thakur Prabhu - 

HH Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnav swami Maharaj was born in Odisha , by birth inclined to Bhakti.

One day he saw his friend chanting got attracted to it.

After few months he realised it's useless to do job.Left the job and started journey towards Rishikesh.

*In the train he didn't sleep, didn't eat , Only kept chanting . -- H.H. Bhakti Ashray Vaishnav Maharaj

Co passengers asked him where he was going he told he is going to see Taj Mahal.

Co passengers were from Vrindavan.they told him to Go to Vrindavan instead of going to see Taj Mahal.also told him to give a letter to their family members.

Then he came to Vrindavan

One day he came to Iskcon Vrindavan, Got seva in kitchen on Radhaashtmi .He did that for few months .use to stay in temple only.

*One day HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj asked him why he is not attending lecture. he can understand english.

So his job shifted from kitchen to book distribution.

He served there with many senior vaishnavas

For 15 years Maharaj traveled out of Vrindavan in Bus Party distributing Books.

Then slowly his job shifted to temple management.

In 2008 Maharaj took Sannyaas .

In 2013 he was told to Travel and preach around the world . He continues to do so till date .

Since 6 years he is a initiating spiritual master in Iskcon .

He says We can only Advance in Spiritual life with the mercy Krishna , Guru and Vaishnavas .

H.H. Bhakti Ashray Vaishnav Maharaj ki Jai

HDG Srila Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj ki Jai

HDG AC BhaktiVedanta Srila Prabhupada ki Jai

Nitaigaur Premanande Hari Bol !!!

Guru Makes Gouranga Appear In Heart | ISKCON Mayapur | by HH Haladhar Swami Maharaj | 12-March-2025

Guru Makes Gouranga Appear In Heart | ISKCON Mayapur | by HH Haladhar Swami Maharaj | 12-March-2025

How pure devotees descend from spiritual world to deliver us.

Srila Prabhupada used to say - In spiritual world everyone wants Krishna's happiness

They do not consider their own happiness

If one wants to go to golok from this material world, one's mood should be like that. Only Krishna's happiness. This is called the seed of Bhakti lata. That is not with us.

Many Yogi's and Gyani's, they don't have material desire. But they also do not have desire to pleasure Krsna.

Real Spiritual Desire is "To pleasure Krsna"

Pure devotees as they are from spiritual world, they are called "krsna's own man", they want to inject the feelings of Braj wasi, Radharani into us.

Unless we develop this mood, we can not --

Pram Mantra of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - Namo maha Vadanyaya, Krsna Prem Pradayate

Following the footsteps of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

These all nitya siddha Acharya's, their business is to ensure How the condition soul will develop this mood - to pleasure krsna, so that he can return to its constitutional position.

Constitutional Position - To give pleasure to Krsna - This is seed

What is Bhakti Lata Bija -

Bhaktivinod Thakur gave this definition. When you're hankering to give pleasure to guru and gauranga, without considering your own problems. This signifies that you have received the bhakti lata Bija from Guru and Vaishavas. This is the gift of pure devotees.

Not just to serve krsna, but to pleasure krsna.

Guru is a combination of eternal potency (chit shakti) by his divine power, he is showering -

Example --

Electricity power is there. But it doesn't automatically goes to the appliance. There are very specific wires through which it goes to the particular appliance, and it works. Wires are the medium through which the electric power flows.

Hence, medium is very important.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur used to say -

In our Life, we have chance to meet many saithly persons. But due to our crucadeness we are unable to recognise them. Mahaprabhu please save me from the cruel hand of this demon i.e., doubt.

Above every tattva, gyan, Seva, etc., Vaishnavism is paramount.

Easiest way to achieve krsna -

Develop simplicity. Put unflinching faith on the lotus feet's of pure devotees.

Other things krsna will arrange.

Faith and Simple Faith are different.

We should preach only towards being simple and sober. Otherwise people will loose faith towards Acharyas.

We should not deviate ourselves from the principles given by Acharyas and Gaudiya philosophy. Otherwise people will start developing doubts about the Acharya parampara in their hearts. They may loose simplicity.

We also should not preach the personal realization we have with our guru's.

Since 1992 when Maharaj joined ISKCON, he just had followed his guru's instructions as it is. He didn't have any personal books.

Two tracks in spiritual life -

  1. Simplicity and
  2. Dependence (on Guru & Krsna)

These are the only ways for a conditioned soul like us, as we have karmas and Prarabdhas.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur says - Simplicity is Vaishnavism

Two ways to counteract Prarabdhas -

  1. Achieve Naam abhas stage
  2. Blessings of a pure devotee

Achieving Naam abhas stage is not easy. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur said -

Kabhu Naamabhas hoye,

sada Naam Aparadh,

E sabu janiya bhai

Bhajane ra baad

 

There are slightest instances when one gets the naam abhas stage. Rest majority of time, it is always naam Aparadha.

When we depend of guru and krsna, they give us everything which is needed for us. No need of begging, if we're depending.

The more we depend, the more mercy we will get.

Guru tattva is a matter of realisation, not calculation.

Even when our guru is not in this material world, if he is in spiritual world, by --

within our heart, we feel connection with guru. This is blissfulness.

E.g., when we study Bhagwatam, we read purport by Prabhupada, if we have faith on Acharyas, we will immediately feel nourishment.

In spiritual life we want nourishment. Nourishment comes from hladini Shakti in bhakti yoga. Hladini Shakti is with spiritual master, pure devotees.

Example -

Though Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Govinda were god brothers, When Ishwar puri left his material body, he instructed Govinda to serve Sri Krsna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Govinda came, and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was introducing him to Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya as his god brother.

Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya enquired that how your Gurudev allowed Govinda, as he is from other caste.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said - My Gurudev is transcendental. He doesn't comes under the injunctions of the Vedic rules and regulations.

Prabhu Kahe Ishwara haye param swatantra,

Ishwara ra krupa nuhe veda paratantra.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu asked Govinda for his purpose of visit. He said when Gurudev left his body, he sent me to serve you.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu asked Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, what should Govinda follow, as he was Mahaprabhu's god brother.

He said Govinda must follow his guru's order. He gave two references, one from ramayan, another from lord parashuram's life history.

Mercy is above vedic rules and regulations. Therefore it is called as causeless mercy.

Why all sastra is glorifying Sadhu - Sadhus mercy is causeless mercy.

This is because they descend from spiritual world for this very purpose i.e., to shower mercy.

Hence we should patiently wait for mercy.

This shows that, when it is to follow the instructions of the spiritual master, one should not think about time, place and circumstances. One should follow as it is.

We should learn simplicity from Govinda. Though being the god brother of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he served him in utmost faith in simple heart.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu use to play with his god brother Govinda.

Once Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was sleeping and Govinda came to serve him by messaging.

When he came, as Mahaprabhu was sleeping just infront of the door, he couldn't enter (although he was not sleeping actually, as he was playing with him).

Then he put his cloth on Mahaprabhu's body and jumped over him to get inside.

After a while when mahaprabhu woke up, he asked Govinda how did he entered as he was sleeping on the way.

Govinda said, I can commit offences in order to serve you.

Govinda established the milestone reference of how one should serve his spiritual master.

As Gaudiya Vaishnav, our goal is to go golok vrindavan, and not to get into material controversies.

Srila Prabhupada said in one of the lecture, he has personally met with his spiritual master hardly 5-6 times only.

Association means, abiding by the mood of the pure devotees.

This concludes that, a Guru can make appear krsna within our heart.

Where does krsna appears - he appears in the heart of a pure vaishnav

Durvāsā Muni wanted to chastise Mahārāja Ambarīṣa (pure devotee), Lord Vishnu says -

साधवो हृदयं मह्यं साधूनां हृदयं त्वहम् । मदन्यत् ते न जानन्ति नाहं तेभ्यो मनागपि ॥

-- SB 9.4.68

sādhavo hṛdayaṁ mahyaṁ sādhūnāṁ hṛdayaṁ tv aham mad-anyat te na jānanti nāhaṁ tebhyo manāg api

Translation --

The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me, and I do not know anyone else but them.

We can not attract Sadhu, Guru's Mercy by knowledge, abilities, any other qualification. Only by simplicity we can.

Simplicity is the best qualification.

Guru always like persons who are simply, regardless of their qualification.

Lord Rama and Lakshman were in a garden where Lord Rama noticed Devi Sita. His attention went towards her.

He asked Lakshman about the same. Later he went to his Guru and asked about this. This is his simplicity.

Simplicity Means - unflinching faith in the lotus feet's of Guru and Sadhu

Only when we cleanse our inner contaminations, we can not develop a strong will to get krsna.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur said - those who are our friends, who are crying for us (our Guru), we are stabbing at their backs.

This is the reason pure devotees do not stay in this world for long. People misunderstand them and commit offences to them.

Therefore krsna calls them back to his abode.

Conditioned soul has shear mentality.

A disciple's position is ONLY known to Guru and Krsna. Hence, no one should judge others.

There is difference between intelligent and over intelligent

Sanatan Goswami said  to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu --

raghunāthera pāda-padme veciyāchoṅ māthā kāḍite nā pāroṅ māthā, pāṅa baḍa vyathā

-- CC Antya 4.40

Translation --

“ ‘I have sold my head at the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. I cannot take it away. That would be too painful for me.

 

A disciple should always think that my Gurudev is with me.

Where Gurudev is there, all parampara Acharyas are there.

Mostly we are struggling with our anarthas.

    1. By listening with concentrate attention what the Sadhu Guru says,

    2. by putting unflinching faith on his words; and

    3. by Surrendering unto them,

you can get the mercy of Sadhu Guru.

In spiritual life, surrender means 2 things. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur said -

Tumi je rakhayak ar palaka amar,

Tomar charana bina asha nai ar

This mood we should try to develop.

In guru Tattva, there is two classification of Guru -

  1. Samasti Guru - Krsna
  2. Vesti Guru - Incarnations of Krsna in the for of Spiritual Master

According to Sukruti, a soul meets his spiritual master.

We should convince ourselves on the these facts -

  1. Prabhupada is from spiritual world
  2. He is a man of vaikuntha. He doesn't belongs to this material world.
  3. Parampara Acharyas are nitya siddhas

 

Backdoor key to Golok Vrindavan --

Sri Narottam Das Thakur said -

गौरांगेरा संगी-गणे,

नित्य-सिद्ध कोरी माने,

से जय ब्रजेंद्र-सुता-पास

Anyone who has understood that the associates of Lord Caitanya are eternally liberated soulsimmediately becomes eligible to enter into the abode of Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja in Vrindavana, inhis next birth.

Rather than maintaining material relationship with Sadhu Guru, we should try to manifest our eternal relationship with them in the core of our hearts.

 

HARE KRISHNA !!

 

Srivas Thakur Appearance Day Lecture by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj 22 March 2025

śrīvāsa paṇḍita, āra śrī-rāma paṇḍita dui bhāi — dui śākhā, jagate vidita

-- CC Adi 10.8

Translation --

The two brothers Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita and Śrī Rāma Paṇḍita started two branches that are well known in the world.

 

pañca-tattvātmakaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ bhakta-rūpa-svarūpakam

bhaktāvatāraṁ bhaktākhyaṁ namāmi bhakta-śaktikam

-- CC Adi 7.6

Translation --

Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has manifested Himself in five as a devotee, expansion of a devotee, incarnation of a devotee, pure devotee and devotional energy.

Commentry by Maharaj --

In pancha tattva mantra, we get to know the names of pancha Tattvas. But in this verse we get to know about the pancha tattvas.

Lord krsna expands himself in 5 Tattvas -

  1. Bhakta Roopa - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Lord krsna)
  2. Bhakta Swaroopa - Prabhu Nityanand (Lord Balaram)
  3. Bhakta Avatara - Advaita Acharya (Maha Vishnu)
  4. Bhakta Shakti - Gadadhar Pandit (Radharani)
  5. Bhakta Akhyam (known as) - Srivas Pandit (Narad Muni)

Sri krsna is both Avatar and Avatari

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is also Avatari

Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā -

This scripture articulates the characters who transdent from krsna lila into Gour lila as it is.

This scripture is written by Sri Kavi Karnapura.

Narad Muni had incarnated as Srivas Thakur in Gour lila.

Sri Srivas Thakur had appeared on krsna pakhsha chaitra month, astami at Sylhet (Srihut)(in Bangladesh).

Wife of Srivas Pandit, Malini was Ambika in krsna lila.

Whenever Nimai Pandit used to see Srivas Thakur, he used to offer respectful obisennces to him.

Srivas Thakur always prayed that may the young Nimai Pandit become a great devotee of krsna.

Srivas Thakur said to Nimai Pandit that the ultimate goal of Knowledge is to become devotee of krsna --

 

बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते ।

वासुदेव: सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभ: ॥

-- BG 7.19

bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate

vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ

Translation --

After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.

When Chaitanya Mahaprabhu returned to Navadweep from Gaya after taking initiation from Ishvara Puri, there was a transcendental change in him.

Everyone thought he has got mad or diseased, but Srivas Thakur assured him by saying that he too wants to get mad like him. He had turned into a great vaishava.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu established the reality of Nityanand Prabhu when Srivas Thakur said this sloka --

Gopis explaining the transcendental appearance of Lord krsna --

बर्हापीडं नटवरवपु: कर्णयो: कर्णिकारं बिभ्रद् वास: कनककपिशं वैजयन्तीं च मालाम् ।

रन्ध्रान् वेणोरधरसुधया पूरयन्गोपवृन्दै- र्वृन्दारण्यं स्वपदरमणं प्राविशद् गीतकीर्ति: ॥

-- SB 10.21.5

Translation --

Wearing a peacock-feather ornament upon His head, blue karṇikāra flowers on His ears, a yellow garment as brilliant as gold, and the Vaijayantī garland, Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibited His transcendental form as the greatest of dancers as He entered the forest of Vṛndāvana, beautifying it with the marks of His footprints. He filled the holes of His flute with the nectar of His lips, and the cowherd boys sang His glories.

Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami said, there are 4 places where Chaitanya Mahaprabhu always appears -

  1. In the home of Sachi Mata where she use of Workship
  2. The place where Nityanand Prabhu use to dance
  3. In the home of Raghav Pandit
  4. In the home Srivas Thakur where they use to do kirtan.

Vaishnav Aparadhs are cleared only when one gets forgiveness from the Vaishnav to which offences is made.

Gopal chappal got diseased when he did offences to Srivas Thakur. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu didn't forgive him and sent him to Srivas Thakur for mercy.

When we read about the various lilas in Sastra, we should take learning from them and try to implement them in real life. We should not imitate them in us as it is.

This is because the various characters in lilas are lord krsna's own parshads and our position is very different as compared to them.

Inspirational Spiritual Journey of HH Bhakti Ashraya Vaisnava Swami Maharaj