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AUGUST 2020 SERVE A DEITY NEWSLETTER Radha-Krishna Pujari Team Foreword Deity in the Spotlight: Radha-Krishna Qualities that Radha-Krishna Represent Radha-Krishna Quotes from Guruji Pujaris Experiences of Service to Radha-Krishna Saints Who Worshipped Radha-Krishna Pilgrimage Places of Radha-Krishna Visited by Guruji Feeding Radha-Krishna Their Favourite Foods Deity Journeys: A Series of Upcoming Journeys Upcoming Events Previous Deity Journey - Participant Feedback Behind the Scenes with our Deities Stay Connected 2020 AUGUST - NEWSLETTER - SERVE A DEITY | 3 JAI GURUDEV This is the second of the new series of Serve a Deity newsletters aiming to connect you deeper with Radha-Krishna. Enjoy! 2020 AUGUST - NEWSLETTER - SERVE A DEITY | 4 RADHA-KRISHNA PUJARI TEAM FOREWORD Jai Gurudev Everyone, ‘Radha-Krishna: the most famous couple you’ve never heard of’, could be the title of an article written for the majority of the western population of the world. Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that amongst thousands, few strive to know Him truly. But amongst billions, few even know that He exists at all! Therefore, to know about Him, to hear His Divine Names, to be able to worship Him in this life is simply put: a gift. The only reason you’re even reading this now is because of His grace and His own desire to have a relationship with you. The Radha and Krishna in the Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir at Shree Peetha Nilaya were given the name Kripanidhe by Guruji. Meaning, ‘the ones who are full of mercy and grace’. If you look closely at the position of their hands you will see that neither of them has their hands in the more up). They’re not saying ‘be patient’, no; they’re reaching out and asking us to take their hands. They’re longing for us. This is why they were given the name Kripanidhe because they are the most merciful ones. They are saying ‘You don’t have to be patient, you don’t have to worry. I’m offering you my hand. Take it and I will take care of the rest.’ 2020 AUGUST - NEWSLETTER - SERVE A DEITY | 5 Radha and Krishna together represent the Radha’s love for Krishna is the longing of the ultimate state of perfection. A state that atma for the paramatma. And Krishna’s love can only be attained by the bhakta who has for Radha is the paramatma longing for the single-pointed, unwavering devotion and atma. Their relationship is not just something love towards the Supreme Lord. on the outside, it’s not just in the lilas we hear, or remember once while standing in front Their relationship is not one that can be of the altar. No. Their relationship is YOUR understood in normal terms. It transcends relationship. It’s not something far away, time, space, and the limitations of the and it’s not something complicated. It’s the mind. That said, Radha’s relationship closest and most intimate experience you can with the Supreme Lord is not something have. Kripanidhe is not only reaching their complicated, or something that requires hands out to you in the Bhutabhrteshwarnath great knowledge and training to achieve. Mandir, they’re also reaching out to you in In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Even though the mandir of your own heart. devotion, para bhakti, She is also considered Vrindavaneshwari, the Queen of Sri Vrindavan, the embodiment of spontaneous mahabhava. Despite all these grand titles, Her love for Krishna is simple and pure. She’s not some great scholarly person who’s acquired some secret knowledge; She’s not some unapproachable and unattainable empress or prominent leader. She’s a milkmaid. She does not sit on a material throne, but rather on a throne of devotion and humility, a throne that resides in the heart of Sri Krishna Himself. 2020 AUGUST - NEWSLETTER - SERVE A DEITY | 6 DEITY IN THE SPOTLIGHT: RADHA-KRISHNA Krishna is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Krishna grows up with Nanda and Nanda’s Lord Vishnu, and also as the Supreme Lord in wife, Yashoda, near modern-day Mathura. The His own right. He is the god of compassion, day of Krishna’s birth is celebrated as Krishna tenderness, love and is one of the most Janmashtami. popular and most widely revered amongst all Birthplace: Mathura the Indian deities. Parents: Devaki (mother) and Vasudeva Krishna was born to Devaki and her husband, (father); Yashoda (foster mother) and Nanda Vasudeva, of the Yadava clan in Mathura. (foster father) Devaki’s brother was a tyrant named Kamsa. At Devaki’s wedding, according to Puranic Siblings: Balarama (brother), Subhadra legends, Kamsa was told by a voice from (sister), Vindhyavasini (sister) heaven, akashavani, that a child of Devaki Consorts: Radha; Rukmini; Satyabhama, would kill him. Kamsa then arranged to kill all Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Lakshmana, of Devaki’s children. When Krishna is born, Satya, Bhadra, Nagnajiti and 16,000–16,100 Vasudeva secretly carries the infant Krishna other junior queens away across the Yamuna river and exchanges Him with another child. When Kamsa tries to Dynasty: Yaduvanshi shows Herself to be Devi (in some versions Durga or Maya), warning him that his death has already arrived in his kingdom. And then She disappears. 2020 AUGUST - NEWSLETTER - SERVE A DEITY | 7 Sri Krishna is often depicted as blue or the colour of rain-laden clouds. This colour is representative of the universe or the ether. THE BLUE The yellow colour stands for the Earth. The combination of the blue body and yellow clothes shows us that the Lord is everything: COLOUR OF the vast universe and our Earth itself. His omnipresence can also be interpreted in this explanation. THE LORD AND The story of Lord Krishna tells us that Kamsa killed six of Krishna’s brothers who were born prior to His birth. There is symbolism HIS YELLOW here, too. It is said that Devaki once asked Krishna to bring her dead children back just so that she could see them. They were CLOTHES named Smara, Udgitha, Parisvanga, Patanga, Ksudrabhrt and Ghrni. They stand for the various senses of a human being. Smara is memory, Udgitha is speech, Parisvanga is hearing and so on. After they were killed, Krishna was born. This represents Him being born once all the senses are gone or, in other words, conquered. 2020 AUGUST - NEWSLETTER - SERVE A DEITY | 8 WHAT HE HOLDS Kamal (Lotus): The symbol of the cosmos. It is also the symbol of purity and transcendence. Shankh (Conch): A lotus rests on water but it does not touch it. and eternity. These elements are Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Ether. Lord Vishnu issued Murali (Flute): It symbolizes divine music. It is the Omkara, or the primordial sound Aum, the call from the Lord, inviting every creature through His conch. to His abode. Lord Krishna is the ideal of Sudarshana-chakra: symbolizes a human heart, which is made is also the symbol of the mind. It was made hollow (i.e., free from worldly thoughts). Only by Lord Shiva and gifted to Lord Vishnu as a token of love. The story of Lord Vishnu’s most the God of Love to play upon. When the excellent devotion to Lord Shiva is relayed in heart is not empty, i.e., it is occupied with a story where Lord Vishnu offered a thousand thoughts pertaining to worldly pains and lotuses to Lord Shiva every day. One day pleasures, there is no room for Divine Love. in order to test the sincerity of Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva hid one of the lotuses. When Lord Mor Pankh (Peacock feathers): A symbol Vishnu discovered that He was one lotus of beauty and knowledge. Krishna had a short, in order to complete His vrata, He physical appearance that attracted everyone, plucked one of His eyes out and offered it to and the advanced spiritual knowledge of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva was very pleased and Krishna is seen throughout His life. gifted Sudarshana-chakra to Lord Vishnu. Kaumodaki Gada (Mace): The gada – a symbol of strength – was a common weapon for hand-to-hand combat and was regarded as the most powerful of weapons. Thus, it is a known symbol for the strengths of Lord Vishnu. 2020 AUGUST - NEWSLETTER - SERVE A DEITY | 9 OUR DEITIES ON THE ALTAR OF LADOO GOPAL (photo 2) - In 2008, Guruji chakra-like markings. KRIPANIDHE RADHA-KRISHNA was eating dinner at some followers’ house in SHILAS (photo 4) - Most of the Shilas in the Mumbai when he spotted a statue that was in CHATURBUJA KRISHNA (photo 1) Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir come from trips a bin to be thrown away. Guruji realized that In Guruji’s own words He says: ‘Very often Guruji took to India around 2006 - 2008 and it was not just a statue but was in fact a murti people ask about this, particularly about our are mostly from Govardhan Hill itself. of Ladoo Gopal! The hosts had no idea that Krishna, because our Krishna is not like other 1 it was actually a statue of Lord Krishna and so However, there are two smaller Shilas that Krishnas. Even in South India, when we say when Guruji asked if He could take Him, they are a much more recent addition to the altar, Chaturbuja Krishna, He has Shankha in one happily obliged. He’s been with Guruji and which have an interesting story. In December hand, Chakra in one hand and with the other has been served every day since. 2018, a devotee brought two small Shilas to Guruji during Darshan to bless. Guruji saw DVARAVATI SHILAS OR DWARKA SHILAS them and asked, ‘Where did you get these?’ to me, I had the vision of Lord Krishna in that (photo 3) - There is a small Shila on the altar to which the Mataji replied ‘Govardhan 2 swarupa, in that form.
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    Orissa Review September - 2009 The Concept of Mother Goddess in the Art and Literature of Orissa Jayanti Rath The concept of Mother Goddess probably accommodates the largest number of paradoxes. She is a virgin and yet she is also the mother, a mother goddess. She is the Saivite Parvati and also a Vaishnavi. She is the purest of the pure. She is blood-thirsty Kali and also the very embodiment of the merciful and beautiful Amba or Lalita. She is invincible; she is the slayer of demons. She is Durga, with many arms. She is Sakti, the divine principle. This multiplicity of paradoxes proves the continuous popularity of the Sakti cult in India over the centuries. The very word Sakti denotes power. She can be seen through the different phenomenan of life. Durga Saptasati says that everyone has inherent power called Sakti, which is a manifestation of Para Sakti, the supreme goddess. In the Sakta scheme of cosmogonical evolution, the unmanifested prakarti alone existed before creation. She wished to create, and having assumed the form of the great mother, created Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. Referring to the Mother Goddess cult of Mohenjodaro, Marshall rightly observed that it was in the later Sakta phase of Saktism gained prominence in the epic the primitive Mother Goddess cult that the Devi became the manifestation of the all-powerful period when gods receded into the background. female principle, viz. the Prakriti or Sakti having In the Mahabharata Aditi is regarded as mother associated with the male principle, the Purusa. of the Adityas. She is also the mother of Vasus She becomes Jagadamba or Jagatmata, the and Rudras.
  • Sri Ramakrishna & His Disciples in Orissa

    Sri Ramakrishna & His Disciples in Orissa

    Preface Pilgrimage places like Varanasi, Prayag, Haridwar and Vrindavan have always got prominent place in any pilgrimage of the devotees and its importance is well known. Many mythological stories are associated to these places. Though Orissa had many temples, historical places and natural scenic beauty spot, but it did not get so much prominence. This may be due to the lack of connectivity. Buddhism and Jainism flourished there followed by Shaivaism and Vainavism. After reading the lives of Sri Chaitanya, Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother and direct disciples we come to know the importance and spiritual significance of these places. Holy Mother and many disciples of Sri Ramakrishna had great time in Orissa. Many are blessed here by the vision of Lord Jagannath or the Master. The lives of these great souls had shown us a way to visit these places with spiritual consciousness and devotion. Unless we read the life of Sri Chaitanya we will not understand the life of Sri Ramakrishna properly. Similarly unless we study the chapter in the lives of these great souls in Orissa we will not be able to understand and appreciate the significance of these places. If we go on pilgrimage to Orissa with same spirit and devotion as shown by these great souls, we are sure to be benefited spiritually. This collection will put the light on the Orissa chapter in the lives of these great souls and will inspire the devotees to read more about their lives in details. This will also help the devotees to go to pilgrimage in Orissa and strengthen their devotion.