quinta-feira, 26 de janeiro de 2012
Every Day is Vyasa Puja by Sripad Damodar Maharaj class
Sripad Damodar Maharaj stayed for 2 years with Srila Gour Govinda Gosvami Maharaj hearing his daily lectures on the Srimad Bhagavatam for 3 to 4 hours.
After the departure of Srila Gour Govinda Gosvami Maharaj from this wold in 1996, following his advice, he went to Mathura and stayed there for 6 years with Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj. In the year 2003, he was given the renounced order of sannyasa, lifelong celibacy.
In this video he is speaking on the subject of Vyasa Puja.
After the departure of Srila Gour Govinda Gosvami Maharaj from this wold in 1996, following his advice, he went to Mathura and stayed there for 6 years with Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj. In the year 2003, he was given the renounced order of sannyasa, lifelong celibacy.
In this video he is speaking on the subject of Vyasa Puja.
Sri Vyasa Puja Sripad Madhava Maharaj Offer
Sripad Madhava Maharaj, a dear disciple of Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaja.
Sri Vyasa Puja in Brasil Sri Gauravani Gaudiya Math 2012 - TEATRO
Sri Vyasapuja de Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaj - Teatro
quarta-feira, 25 de janeiro de 2012
terça-feira, 24 de janeiro de 2012
A real Guru- Venice festival
Bhagavat Maharaja
ALL GLORIES TO SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA NARAYAN GOSWAMI MAHARAJA
ON HIS APPEARANCE DAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS TAPE IN WHICH I GLORIFY HIS DIVINE GRACE SRILA GURUDEVA AND HEAR HOW HE EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICING ALL OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BHAKTI FOR MAKING ADVANCEMENT IN BHAKTI YOGA. HE IS AN OCEAN OF DIVINE MERCY HAVING SPREAD IMMACULATE VRAJA PREMA ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND HERE HE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT YOU CAN ONLY MAKE REAL AND COMPLETE ADVANCEMENT BY TAKING THE ASSOCIATION OF SADHUS. ALL GLORIES TO SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA NARAYAN GOSWAMI MAHARAJA!!!
ALL GLORIES TO SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA NARAYAN GOSWAMI MAHARAJA
ON HIS APPEARANCE DAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS TAPE IN WHICH I GLORIFY HIS DIVINE GRACE SRILA GURUDEVA AND HEAR HOW HE EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICING ALL OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BHAKTI FOR MAKING ADVANCEMENT IN BHAKTI YOGA. HE IS AN OCEAN OF DIVINE MERCY HAVING SPREAD IMMACULATE VRAJA PREMA ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND HERE HE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT YOU CAN ONLY MAKE REAL AND COMPLETE ADVANCEMENT BY TAKING THE ASSOCIATION OF SADHUS. ALL GLORIES TO SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA NARAYAN GOSWAMI MAHARAJA!!!
Sri Vyasa Puja In Rome Ítalia
VYASA PUJA FOR SRILA NARAYANA MAHARAJA IN ROME ITALY
Dandavats and Pranams to one and all,
On Monday January 23rd I held a Vyasa Puja festival in Rome at the temple of Srila Bhakti Vai Bhava Puri Maharaja for Srila Narayan Maharaja. Besides myself as a sannyasi disciple of Srila Gurudeva there was only one other disciple of Srila Gurudeva there at the program. There was about 30 or more disciples of Srila Bhakti Vai Bhava Puri Maharaja. After singing some of the Bhajans that Srila Narayan Maharaja wrote I told a very long and extensive history of the association and deep friendship between Srila Narayan Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada. Needless to say many devotees heard much of what I had to say for the first time. Many of the devotees wept including myself. They made a wonderful feast including a beautiful Birthday cake for Srila Narayan Maharaja and I made my classic trademark Halava which all took seconds and thirds of. It was a beautiful celebration as I got to introduce the Glories of Srila Narayan Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada pastimes together to another new audience as I did on his disappearance day. Everyone got the chance to touch their heads to the cloth of Srila Gurudeva that was wrapped around his head during His last Parikrama before being placed in the samadhi. Thank you to all the sweet, wonderful, and glorious devotees and disciples of Srila Bhakti Vai Bhava Puri Maharaja for hosting this wonderful festival in Honor of my siksha and sannyas guru. I appreciate it more then you can imagine. Here are some photographs of the proceedings. The entire lecture was filmed and I will have a link posted online in the near future.
Your Servant
Bhagavat Swami
The Altar to Srila Narayan Maharaja on the Jagannnath altar in the Rome temple of Srila Puri Maharaja
Me telling the pastimes
The beautiful Birthday cake offering
The arotika Ceremony after pushpanjali
the full altar of Lord Jagannath, Baladeva, and Lady Subhadra.
Prasadam distribution
Prasadam cake distribution
On Monday January 23rd I held a Vyasa Puja festival in Rome at the temple of Srila Bhakti Vai Bhava Puri Maharaja for Srila Narayan Maharaja. Besides myself as a sannyasi disciple of Srila Gurudeva there was only one other disciple of Srila Gurudeva there at the program. There was about 30 or more disciples of Srila Bhakti Vai Bhava Puri Maharaja. After singing some of the Bhajans that Srila Narayan Maharaja wrote I told a very long and extensive history of the association and deep friendship between Srila Narayan Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada. Needless to say many devotees heard much of what I had to say for the first time. Many of the devotees wept including myself. They made a wonderful feast including a beautiful Birthday cake for Srila Narayan Maharaja and I made my classic trademark Halava which all took seconds and thirds of. It was a beautiful celebration as I got to introduce the Glories of Srila Narayan Maharaja and Srila Prabhupada pastimes together to another new audience as I did on his disappearance day. Everyone got the chance to touch their heads to the cloth of Srila Gurudeva that was wrapped around his head during His last Parikrama before being placed in the samadhi. Thank you to all the sweet, wonderful, and glorious devotees and disciples of Srila Bhakti Vai Bhava Puri Maharaja for hosting this wonderful festival in Honor of my siksha and sannyas guru. I appreciate it more then you can imagine. Here are some photographs of the proceedings. The entire lecture was filmed and I will have a link posted online in the near future.
Your Servant
Bhagavat Swami
The Altar to Srila Narayan Maharaja on the Jagannnath altar in the Rome temple of Srila Puri MaharajaMe telling the pastimesThe beautiful Birthday cake offeringThe arotika Ceremony after pushpanjalithe full altar of Lord Jagannath, Baladeva, and Lady Subhadra.Prasadam distributionPrasadam cake distributionpor Bhagavat Maharaja,
Bhajan do Quarteto - Vyasa-puja 2012
Vyasa-puja offerings of devotees in 2012 São Paulo - Sp - Brazil
Oferenda de vyasa-puja 2012 dos devotos em são paulo - Sp - Brasil
Sri Vyasa-puja Ki Jay!!! Sri Guru Gauranga Ki Jay!!! Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Pramahansa 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaj Ki Jay!!!
Tocando:
playing:
Vishnu Ilan Karpio
Paramjyoti
Radhe Syama
Gurudas
Oferenda de vyasa-puja 2012 dos devotos em são paulo - Sp - Brasil
Sri Vyasa-puja Ki Jay!!! Sri Guru Gauranga Ki Jay!!! Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Pramahansa 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaj Ki Jay!!!
Tocando:
playing:
Vishnu Ilan Karpio
Paramjyoti
Radhe Syama
Gurudas
Sri Guru Carana Padma
Author: Narottama Dasa Thakura
Book Name: Prema Bhakti Candrika
Language: Bengali
LYRICS:
(1)
śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma,
bando muñi sāvadhāna mate
jāhāra prasāde bhāi, e bhava toriyā jāi,
kṛṣṇa-prāpti hoy jāhā ha'te
(2)
guru-mukha-padma-vākya, cittete koribo aikya,
ār nā koriho mane āśā
śrī-guru-caraṇe rati, ei se uttama-gati,
je prasāde pūre sarva āśā
(3)
cakṣu-dān dilo jei, janme janme prabhu sei,
divya jñān hṛde prokāśito
prema-bhakti jāhā hoite, avidyā vināśa jāte,
vede gāy jāhāra carito
(4)
śrī-guru karuṇā-sindhu, adhama janāra bandhu,
lokanāth lokera jīvana
hā hā prabhu koro doyā, deho more pada-chāyā,
ebe jaśa ghuṣuk tribhuvana
(5)
vaiṣṇava caraṇa reṇu, bhūṣaṇa koriyā tanu,
yāhā hoite anubhava hoy
mārjana hoy bhajana, sādhu sańge anukṣaṇa,
ajñāna avidyā parājaya
(6)
jaya sanātana rūpa, prema bhakti rasa kūpa
yugala ujjvalamaya tanu
yāhāra prasāde loka, pāsarilo sab śoka,
prakaṭa kalapa taru janu
(7)
prema bhakti rīti yoto, nija granthe suvekata
likhiyāchen dui mahāśaya
yāhāra śravaṇa hoite, premānande bhāse cite,
yugala madhura rasāśraya
(8)
yugala kiśora prema, lakṣa bāṇa yeno hema
heno dhana prakāśilo yārā
jaya rūpa sanātana, deho more prema dhana
se ratana more gole hārā
(9)
bhāgavata śāstra marma, nava vidhā bhakti dharma,
sadāi koribo susevana
anya devāśraya nāi, tomāre kohilo bhāi,
ei bhakti parama bhajana
(10)
sādhu śāstra guru vākya, hṛdoye koriyā aikya,
satata bhāsibo prema mājhe
karmī jñānī bhakti hīna, ihāke koribo bhina,
narottama ei tattva gāje
TRANSLATION
1) The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krsna.
2) My only wish is to have my consciousness purified by the words emanating from his lotus mouth. Attachment to his lotus feet is the perfection that fulfills all desires.
3) He opens my darkened eyes and fills my heart with transcendental knowledge. He is my Lord birth after birth. From him ecstatic prema emanates; by him ignorance is destroyed. The Vedic scriptures sing of his character.
4) Our spiritual master is the ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor, and the lord and master of the devotees. O Lokanatha Goswami! O master! Be merciful unto me. Give me the shade of your lotus feet. Your fame is spread all over the three worlds.
5) By making the dust of the Vaisnavas' feet the ornament of my body, ecstatic love comes. Washing the Vaisnavas' lotus feet is my method of worship. By always associating with the Vaisnavas, I shall overcome the darkness of ignorance.
6) O Srila Sanatana Gosvami and Srila Rupa Gosvami, who are two deep wells of the nectar of pure love, two personifications of the splendid nectar of the Divine Couple, and two desire trees by whose mercy the entire world is free from suffering, all glories to you!
7) In your books you two great souls clearly described prema-bhakti. You are reservoirs of the sweet nectar of the Divine Couple. Hearing about you brings bliss to the heart.
8) You are fabulously wealthy, possessing ecstatic love for the youthful Divine Couple, a love more precious than gold purified in ten thousand flames. O Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami, all glories to you! I beg you, please give me in charity some of these jewel necklaces.
9) I shall eternally engage in the nine-fold process of devotional service, which is the essential message of Srimad-Bhagavatam, and I shall not worship the demigods. O brother, I say to you: Devotional service is the most exalted kind of worship.
10) Making the words of the guru, sadhus and sastras one with my heart, I constantly float and swim in the ocean of pure love. I am different from the karmis and jnanis, who have no devotion for Krsna. Narottama speaks the truth.
Vyasa Puja 2012 - Brazil - São Paulo - SP
Ishvara Puri Das
Sri Vyasa-puja Ki Jay!!! Sri Guru Gauranga Ki Jay!!!
Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Pramahansa 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaj Ki Jay!!!
2012
Sri Vyasa-puja Ki Jay!!! Sri Guru Gauranga Ki Jay!!!
Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Pramahansa 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaj Ki Jay!!!
2012
Sri Vyasa-puja Ki Jay!!! Sri Guru Gauranga Ki Jay!!! Nitya Lila Pravistha Om Visnupada Pramahansa 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaj Ki Jay!!!
De: Ishvara Puri Das
Fotos: 72
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Srila Narayan Goswamipad Pancha-Dasakam
por Sunīl Kṛṣṇa Dās
sri-chaitanya-mahaprabhoh yena vijñapitam matam
kva gato bhaktivedanta-narayano yatih mahan (1)
The one, who is a great personality, who is accepted as the best amongst the renunciates (sannyasis), the one who propagates the doctrine and teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world, Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
vijñata-shastra tatparyah sad-guna kirti-manditah
kva gato raga-margaika-vaishista-gayakagrani (2)
He, who knows the innermost deep meanings of all the scriptures, who is glorified by all for being adorned with all the transcendental qualities, who is the top most singer of the speciality or the unique characteristics of the path of spontaneous loving service unto Radha-Krsna (raga-marga); Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
sarasvata-kulottamso bhagavata-gunanvayi
kva gatah panditairmanyo gaura-krishnaika pashardah (3)
He, who is the ornament of the transcendental family of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada, the one who took complete refuge in the top most qualities of a Maha-Bhagwata, which are mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam, the one who is well known amongst the great scholars of vaishnava-dharma, and is an associate of Sri Gauranga-Krishna; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
apa-siddhanta-dhvantarkah sad-dharma-kaumudindukah
kva gato-guruvabhishtakridgosvamyadarsha-mandirah (4)
He, who is as powerful as the sun for destroying the darkness of apa-siddhanta or deviant principles, which are inconsistent with the conclusion of revealed scriptures, the one who is smooth like rays of the moon which nourish the lotus flower of true-religion (sad-dharma); He, who has fulfilled the innermost desire of Sri Rupanuga-guru-varga, and is an ideal example of the self-controlled personalities, just like the six gosvamis of vrindavana; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
priti-maitri-kripa-kando nityananda-prakashakah
kva gatah keshava-svami-sridhara-pada-sampadah (5)
He, who is the abode of all the loving qualities, friendship and transcendental mercy; who is the manifestation of Nityananda Prabhu (the undivided principle of spiritual-master or akhanda-guru-tattva); who is the wealth of Srila Bhakti Pragyan Keshava Goswami Maharaja, Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja, and Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaja; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
diksha-shiksha-guruh satam siddhayam vartma-deshikah
kva gato dinavatsalo vara-patita-pavana (6)
He, who is the initiating spiritual master (Diksa Guru) and instructing spiritual master (Siksa Guru) of the holy personalities, the one who illuminates the path of eternal-religion (dharma) for the welfare of the sincere seekers of the truth, who is very affectionate to all the fallen souls, and is a great purifier of all the destitute souls; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
ha ha guro! tirodhane tvayi sajjana-vaishnavah
gunani te smarantaho vilapanti sadashayah (7)
Oh Gurudeva! due to your disappearance, all the holy persons, and the vaishnavas are lamenting in separation, while remembering all your transcendental qualities and past-times.
kada te charanoprante vasan tava kathamritam
pivani vaishnavaih punah-tadvibhhi kripanidhe (8)
Oh ! when I will be fortunate again to sit beside your lotus feet, and drink the nectar of loving past-times of Sri Radha-Krsna, that emanate from your lips? Oh the ocean of transcendental mercy! Please do such a favour, so that I am again blessed with your loving association.
sanidhyam te mahodaya yache janmani hanmani
adarshante tatha prathyam kripam kuru namo´stu te (9)
Oh! The Great Personality! We request you to be our refuge, life after life, birth after birth. We pray to you, so that we may live to the ideal which you have established for us. Please be merciful to me; I offer my reverences and obesciences unto you, again and again.
ramana-manjari namni vinoda-manjari-sakhi
yugala-sevane jiyan-nitya-lila-vilasini (10)
The one, who is very beloved maid-servant (sakhi) of Vinoda Manjari, who is well-known with the name of “Ramana Manjari”, and is always absorbed in service in the eternal loving pastimes of Sri Sri Yugala Kishora (-I offer my infinite obesciences unto that personality).
by Sri Bhakti Sarvasva Govinda Maharaja
sri-chaitanya-mahaprabhoh yena vijñapitam matam
kva gato bhaktivedanta-narayano yatih mahan (1)
The one, who is a great personality, who is accepted as the best amongst the renunciates (sannyasis), the one who propagates the doctrine and teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world, Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
vijñata-shastra tatparyah sad-guna kirti-manditah
kva gato raga-margaika-vaishista-gayakagrani (2)
He, who knows the innermost deep meanings of all the scriptures, who is glorified by all for being adorned with all the transcendental qualities, who is the top most singer of the speciality or the unique characteristics of the path of spontaneous loving service unto Radha-Krsna (raga-marga); Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
sarasvata-kulottamso bhagavata-gunanvayi
kva gatah panditairmanyo gaura-krishnaika pashardah (3)
He, who is the ornament of the transcendental family of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada, the one who took complete refuge in the top most qualities of a Maha-Bhagwata, which are mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam, the one who is well known amongst the great scholars of vaishnava-dharma, and is an associate of Sri Gauranga-Krishna; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
apa-siddhanta-dhvantarkah sad-dharma-kaumudindukah
kva gato-guruvabhishtakridgosvamyadarsha-mandirah (4)
He, who is as powerful as the sun for destroying the darkness of apa-siddhanta or deviant principles, which are inconsistent with the conclusion of revealed scriptures, the one who is smooth like rays of the moon which nourish the lotus flower of true-religion (sad-dharma); He, who has fulfilled the innermost desire of Sri Rupanuga-guru-varga, and is an ideal example of the self-controlled personalities, just like the six gosvamis of vrindavana; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
priti-maitri-kripa-kando nityananda-prakashakah
kva gatah keshava-svami-sridhara-pada-sampadah (5)
He, who is the abode of all the loving qualities, friendship and transcendental mercy; who is the manifestation of Nityananda Prabhu (the undivided principle of spiritual-master or akhanda-guru-tattva); who is the wealth of Srila Bhakti Pragyan Keshava Goswami Maharaja, Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja, and Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaja; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
diksha-shiksha-guruh satam siddhayam vartma-deshikah
kva gato dinavatsalo vara-patita-pavana (6)
He, who is the initiating spiritual master (Diksa Guru) and instructing spiritual master (Siksa Guru) of the holy personalities, the one who illuminates the path of eternal-religion (dharma) for the welfare of the sincere seekers of the truth, who is very affectionate to all the fallen souls, and is a great purifier of all the destitute souls; Oh ! Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvamipad, where have you gone away?
ha ha guro! tirodhane tvayi sajjana-vaishnavah
gunani te smarantaho vilapanti sadashayah (7)
Oh Gurudeva! due to your disappearance, all the holy persons, and the vaishnavas are lamenting in separation, while remembering all your transcendental qualities and past-times.
kada te charanoprante vasan tava kathamritam
pivani vaishnavaih punah-tadvibhhi kripanidhe (8)
Oh ! when I will be fortunate again to sit beside your lotus feet, and drink the nectar of loving past-times of Sri Radha-Krsna, that emanate from your lips? Oh the ocean of transcendental mercy! Please do such a favour, so that I am again blessed with your loving association.
sanidhyam te mahodaya yache janmani hanmani
adarshante tatha prathyam kripam kuru namo´stu te (9)
Oh! The Great Personality! We request you to be our refuge, life after life, birth after birth. We pray to you, so that we may live to the ideal which you have established for us. Please be merciful to me; I offer my reverences and obesciences unto you, again and again.
ramana-manjari namni vinoda-manjari-sakhi
yugala-sevane jiyan-nitya-lila-vilasini (10)
The one, who is very beloved maid-servant (sakhi) of Vinoda Manjari, who is well-known with the name of “Ramana Manjari”, and is always absorbed in service in the eternal loving pastimes of Sri Sri Yugala Kishora (-I offer my infinite obesciences unto that personality).
Happy Birthday to my Spiritual Master
Jaya Srila Gurudeva !
My spiritual master, my father, his birthday is today and this is a sad rough draft attempt to glorify and sing for him. All Glories to Om Vishnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj my best well wisher. You can sing along if you have the book. It's on page 11 of Songs of Our Holy Masters"
My spiritual master, my father, his birthday is today and this is a sad rough draft attempt to glorify and sing for him. All Glories to Om Vishnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj my best well wisher. You can sing along if you have the book. It's on page 11 of Songs of Our Holy Masters"
Sri Vyasa Puja 2004
Excerpt from a class given by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj during his Vyasa Puja Festival 2004
Srila Gurudeva's Apperance Day, 22-23 January 2012
This year, on January 22nd and 23rd 2012, disciples and admirers of Śrīla Gurudeva will be honoring his disappeance day in Puri-dhama and around the world.
"Whatever we have learned we have learned from our gurudeva, and we should weep for him from the core of our hearts."
Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Narāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Viraha-bhajana
Compiled from the lectures of
Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Narāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Narāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Separation Arouses Astonishing Emotions
Śrī Bhagavān is the possessor of all potencies, and therefore His relationship with His internal potency is indestructible (śakti-śaktimatayor abheda); they are always inseparable. Still, His pastime potency, which makes the impossible possible, manifests separation (viraha), even in eternal meeting. Its purpose is to arouse astonishing varieties of rasa (rasa-vaicitrya). This is one of the unprecedented stages of prema.
The first sprout of the wish-fulfilling tree of prema in this world was Śrīla Mādhavendra Purīpāda. He sang an unparalleled verse in his state of perfection.
ayi dīna-dayārdra nātha he
mathurā-nātha kadāvalokyase
hṛdayaṁ tvad-aloka-kātaraṁ
dayita bhrāmyati kiṁ karomy aham
mathurā-nātha kadāvalokyase
hṛdayaṁ tvad-aloka-kātaraṁ
dayita bhrāmyati kiṁ karomy aham
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya-lila 4.201)
O Master, whose heart melts in compassion for the destitute! O Lord of Mathurā! When will I see You again? O beloved Lord of My life, I fervently hanker to see You, so much so that My heart has become intensely restless. What shall 1 do now?
This verse was originally manifested by Śrīmatī Rādhikā in the agony of Her separation from Śrī Kṛṣṇa when He went to Mathurā. Thus Mādhavendra Purīpāda planted in this world the seed of devotion in the conjugal sentiment. This śloka is the outpouring of Śrīmatī Rādhikā's mahā prema (mahābhāva) after Kṛṣṇa left for Mathurā. Bhajana performed following Śrīmatī Rādhikā's mood in this condition constitutes the topmost bhajana.
Feeling Separation is Essential for the Sādhaka
For the practitioner of bhakti, it is natural to perform bhajana in a mood of separation from Kṛṣṇa. The devotees of śṛṅgāra-rasa, feeling themselves to be the most destitute, call out fervently to dīna-dayārdranātha Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the destitute.
Only three persons could taste the essence of this verse: Śrīmatī Rādhikā Herself, Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī and Śrīman Mahāprabhu (who is Kṛṣṇa covered by the complexion and sentiments of Śrīmatī Rādhikā). To manifest this śloka, Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī, an eternal follower of Śrī Rādhā, has imbibed the emotions of mathurā-virahiṇī Śrī Rādhā.
Śrī Gauracandra says,
yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa
cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam
śūnyāyitaṁ jagat sarvaṁ
govinda-viraheṇa me
cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam
śūnyāyitaṁ jagat sarvaṁ
govinda-viraheṇa me
Śikṣāṣṭaka (7)
O sakhī, in separation from Govinda, even a moment seems like a millennium. Tears pour from My eyes like torrents of rain in the monsoon season and this entire world seems void.
In Vilāpa-kusumāṣjali (102), Śrīla Ragunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has said,
āśā bharair amṛta-sindhu-mayaiḥ kathaṣcit
kālo mayātigamitaḥ kila sāmprataṁ hi
tvaṁ cet kṛpāṁ mayi vidhāsyasi naiva kiṁ me
prāṇair vrajena ca varoru bakāriṇāpi
kālo mayātigamitaḥ kila sāmprataṁ hi
tvaṁ cet kṛpāṁ mayi vidhāsyasi naiva kiṁ me
prāṇair vrajena ca varoru bakāriṇāpi
O Varoru (girl with beautiful thighs), I am passing my time with the sole hope of being able to serve You. If You withhold Your mercy, what value to me are this life, the land of Vraja, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Baka?
Without receiving the mercy of Srīmatī Rādhikā, it is impossible to attain the mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. But when one's heart becomes extremely restless for Her mercy, then the mercy of Rādhānātha Śrī Kṛṣṇa becomes easily accessible.
Śrī gurudeva is the identical manifestation of Śrīmatī Vṛṣabhānu-nandinī, the crest jewel of āśraya-tattva (those who are the abode of love for Kṛṣṇa). Śrī gurudeva expertly adopts the means devised by the sakhīs for serving the Divine Couple in Their transcendental love-laden pastimes. For this reason he is extremely dear to Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. How will one receive the mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa if he is not receiving the mercy of a guru on this level? Therefore, those who remain under the shelter of śrī guru will experience intense waves of separation from him when he is no longer manifest, and those waves will surely increase to their utmost magnitude.
Attachment Intensifies Through Separation
Out of compassion, Śrī Bhagavān, in the form of śrī guru, expands His manifest pastimes. In the same way, śrī guru enacts the pastime of disappearing from this world to enter his eternal pastimes. His sole purpose in doing so is to stimulate the full service and full possessiveness of his dependents. Those fortunate enough to have taken shelter of a rūpānuga-guru during his manifest presence, experience a constant increase in their attachment to serving him. And after his disappearance, their attachment to him continues to increase many times over. Consequently, the fire of separation from him intensifies day by day; by this alone one's bhajana remains ever-fresh.
There are two kinds of bhajana. The first is performed by chanting and remembering pastimes of separation (vipralambha-līlā) and the second is performed by remembering pastimes of meeting (sambhoga-līlā). Although the gopīs and Vrajavāsīs always prefer meeting with Kṛṣṇa over separation from Him, He plays with them by making them enjoy vipralambha-rasa.
The sādhaka should cultivate the mood of separation from Kṛṣṇa by thinking, "I am not seeing Kṛṣṇa, nor am I seeing Śrīmatī Rādhikā, nor Vraja. I am not realizing anything and I am unable to serve my gurudeva."
The Height of Intense Separation
Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī showed us how to feel separation from Kṛṣṇa, and especially from Śrīmatī Rādhikā. A sādhaka should be immersed in such feelings. Śrīla Raghunātha Gosvāmī also lamented in separation from his śikṣā-gurus, "I am so unfortunate! First Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu departed from this world, leaving me behind. I then lived in the constant association of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara, but he also left this world. Next I caught hold of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita's lotus feet, but he also departed. From then on I experienced that every place and every dust particle of Jagannātha Purī reminded me of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Gadādhara Paṇḍita and their associates; and therefore I left Purī to come to Vṛndāvana."
In Vraja, Śrīla Dāsa Gosvāmī performed bhajana at Rādhā-kuṇḍa under the guidance of Śrīla Rūpa and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmīs. When Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī entered his unmanifest pastimes, Śrīla Dāsa Gosvāmī lamented as follows in separation from him:
śūnyāyate mahā-goṣṭhaṁ
girīndro 'jagarāyate
vyāghra-tuṇḍāyate kuṇḍaṁ
jīvatu rahitasya me
girīndro 'jagarāyate
vyāghra-tuṇḍāyate kuṇḍaṁ
jīvatu rahitasya me
Śrī Prārthanāśraya-caturdaśaka (11)
Now that I am without that person who sustains my life, the land of Vraja seems empty and desolate, Govardhana Hill appears like a great python, and Rādhā-kuṇḍa appears like the gaping mouth of a tigress.
Who Can Realize Separation from Guru?
Although our gurudeva has also entered his unmanifest, eternal pastimes, we happily remain in this world. On the occasion of special days, like his appearance or disappearance day, we might remember him, but often we are involved in arranging the festival in his honour, and there is very little chance to contemplate our separation from him. A tear may come to our eye as we speak something about him; but it may not come. If the festival is very elaborate, there is much to manage, such as the abhiṣeka, guru-pūjā, and distribution of mahā-prasādam to the Vaiṣṇavas. Consequently, there is less chance of us finding time to think about him and weep. For the most part, we arrange these festivals for the benefit of the general people who have no intimate connection with him, but on that day we should ensure that a feeling of separation from him enters our own hearts. This is called bhajana.
Special persons, who have realized their immense obligation and indebtedness to gurudeva for all they have received from him, and who have rendered profuse service to him with viśrambha-bhāva (spontaneous intimacy) will feel separation from him, and weep. Such devotees will not think, "I am so lowly and my gurudeva is so elevated." One with such awe and reverence cannot weep.
Śāstra states, "viśrambhena guror sevā - the sevaka performs such intimate service to gurudeva that gurudeva is always pleased with him." The guru will not see him as his servant or disciple for a single moment, but instead he will see him as his own heart. Śrī Īśvara Purīpāda (a disciple of Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī) and Govinda (a disciple of Śrī Īśvara Purī) were servants of this calibre. Although such a relationship with śrī guru is rare, it is absolutely necessary for rāgānuga-bhakti. In its absence, we are unable to weep like Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.
Gradations of Separation
A devotee will experience different degrees of separation from gurudeva, according to his level of bhakti. When we contemplate the mercy he showed us and his superiority to us, we feel a certain type of sentiment. But when we recall our intimate relationship with him and his immense love for us, we will weep for him incessantly.
Nanda Bābā weeps in separation from Kṛṣṇa but Yaśodā Mā can weep more than Nanda Bābā can. The gopīs, however, can even weep considerably more than Yaśodā. This is because they have a more intimate relationship with Kṛṣṇa. We should have such an intimate relationship with our gurudeva, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Śrīmatī Rādhikā, Śrī Rūpa Maṣjarī, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, and all such personalities. It is then that we will be able to weep for their mercy. Without that intimate service relationship with our gurudeva, there is no possibility of us imagining our relationship with Śrī Rūpa Maṣjarī or Śrīmatī Rādhikā and Kṛṣṇa.
Our advancement is solely dependent on the intensity of our service to our gurudeva. It is the platform on which all other relationships and experiences develop. If we can weep for gurudeva, we will be able to weep for Śrīmatī Rādhikā; and if we cannot weep for him, we will not be able to weep for Her. Whatever we have learned we have learned from our gurudeva, and we should weep for him from the core of our hearts.
How to Lament
How shall we weep? Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given instructions in the sixth verse of Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam:
nayanaṁ galad-aśru-dhārayā
vadanaṁ gadgada-ruddhayā girā
pulakair nicitaṁ vapuḥ kadā
tava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyati
vadanaṁ gadgada-ruddhayā girā
pulakair nicitaṁ vapuḥ kadā
tava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyati
O Lord, when will tears flow from my eyes, my voice falter and all the hairs on my body stand erect as I chant Your holy names?
"When will I feel so much lamentation that I weep while chanting the names Hare Kṛṣṇa, Rādhā-Govinda, or Vṛndāvaneśvarī?" Weeping like this is our dharma, the essence of our religious principles. One day, by the mercy of those who sincerely feel this mood of separation, and by the grace of our gurudeva and our guru-paramparā, we will have realization of this fact. This is our real prayer, and while praying, our mood should be "tava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyati – when will I weep while chanting harināma and remembering and hearing Your pastimes?" Those who are most fortunate can lament and weep for these moods and thereby experience them.
While softly uttering harināma, chanting harināma, praying to harināma, or simply while remembering harināma, we should experience a mood of separation. If we are not yet doing this, we will have to gradually develop this mood in our practice of sādhana-bhakti. By reading about the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates, their moods of separation will enter our hearts and someday we will also experience them. Realization is the result of remembering śrī gurudeva; therefore we should always remember him. If we do not understand the mercy of gurudeva, we will not understand anything.
Our Ultimate Goal
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda writes that meeting and separation eternally stand side by side. Only that person who has some realization of vipralambha (separation) can relish and serve sambhoga-līlā (the meeting of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa). One who has not tasted vipralambha cannot relish sambhoga-līlā. The main objective, or the ultimate goal, of our sādhana-bhajana is to attain realization of the mood of separation. Once achieved, all else can be realized.
First Published in Rays of The Harmonist
No. 15 Kārtika 2005
No. 15 Kārtika 2005
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