Çré Pavitropana Ekädaçé Issue no:93 22nd August 2018 If A Maha-Bhägavata Is Offended?

Indra Offends His Spiritual Master What Is The Symptom Of Srila Sukadeva Goswami Disobeying The Spiritual Master? Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Under No Circumstances Should The Guru Be Disrespected His Divine Grace Passing Judgement On The Guru? A.C.BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada Srila Jagadananda Pandita

Our Progress Lies In Serving The Spiritual Master If A Mahä-bhägavata Is Offended? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakura Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Issue no 93, Page — 2 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Offends His Spiritual Master happen in the future Brhaspati did not do Srila Sukadeva Goswami so. Instead, he simply left the assembly without saying anything and returned to Maharaja Pariksit inquired from his home in silence. Sukadeva Goswami: O great sage, why The King of heaven Indra, could did the spiritual master of the demigods, immediately understand his mistake. Brhaspati, reject the demigods, who were Realizing he had disrespected his his personal disciples? What kind of spiritual master, he condemned himself offense did the demigods commit against in the presence of all the members of the their spiritual master to cause this terrible assembly saying, “ Alas, what a regrettable misfortune? Please describe to me the deed I have committed because of my lack entire incident. of intelligence and pride in my material Sukadeva Goswami said: O King, once opulence. I failed to show respect to my in a previous time, feeling extremely proud spiritual master when he entered this because of his great opulence of mastership assembly, and thus I have insulted him. of the three worlds, the King of heaven Although I am King of the demigods, who Indra, transgressed the norms of Vedic are situated in the mode of goodness, I was etiquette. Seated on his throne, he was proud of a little opulence and polluted by flanked by the demigods like the , false ego. Under the circumstances, who , , Adityas, Rbhus, Visvadevas, in this world would accept such riches at Sadhyas, Ashvini-kumaras, Siddhas, the risk of falling down? Alas! I condemn Caranas and and by great my wealth and opulence. If a person says, saintly persons. Seated in his court also “One who is situated on the exalted throne were the Vidyadharas, , Kinnaras, of a king should not stand up to show Patagas and Uragas. All of them were respect to another king or a brähmaëa,” it offering Indra respect and service, and is to be understood that he does not know the Apsaras and Gandharvas were dancing superior religious principles. Leaders and singing accompanied by very sweet who have fallen into ignorance and who musical instruments. Over Indra’s head mislead people by directing them to the was held a white umbrella as effulgent as path of destruction are, in effect, boarding the full moon. Fanned by yak-tail whisks a stone boat, and so too are those who and served with all the paraphernalia of a blindly follow them. A stone boat is great king, Indra was sitting with his wife, certainly unable to float and it sinks in the Sacidevi, who occupied half the throne. At water along with its passengers. Similarly, that time the great sage Brhaspati arrived those who mislead people go to hell, and at that assembly. Brhaspati was the spiritual their followers go with them. King Indra master of Indra and the demigods and was said: Therefore with great frankness and respected by the demigods and demons without duplicity I shall now bow my head alike. Nevertheless, although Indra saw his at the lotus feet of Brhaspati, the spiritual spiritual master before him, neither did he master of we demigods. Because he is in rise from his seat nor offer a sitting place the mode of goodness, he is fully aware to his spiritual master. Indeed, Indra did of all knowledge and is the best of the nothing to honor him, neglecting to even brähmaëas. Now I shall touch his lotus feet offer him a respectful welcome. Seeing and offer my obeisance unto him to try to Indra’s transgression of etiquette, the all- satisfy him. “ knowing sage Brhaspati easily surmised While Indra, the King of the demigods, that Indra had become proud of his thought in this way and repented in his own material opulence. Although competent assembly, Brhaspati, the most powerful to curse Indra, understanding what would spiritual master, understood his mind. Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.nbsmag.com nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 93, Page—3 Thus he became invisible to Indra and left my abode from me. Because of their firm home, for Brhaspati was spiritually more determination to follow the instructions of powerful than King Indra. Although Indra their guru Sukracarya, the demons, are now searched vigorously with the assistance unconcerned about you demigods. In fact, of the other demigods, he could not find kings or others who have determined faith Brhaspati. Then Indra thought, “Alas, my in the mercy of brähmaëas, cows and the spiritual master has become dissatisfied Supreme Personality of Godhead, , with me, and now I have no means of and who always worship these three are achieving good fortune.” Although Indra always strong in their position. O demigods, was surrounded by demigods, he could not I instruct you to approach , the find peace of mind. Hearing of the pitiable son of Tvasta, and accept him as your guru. condition of King Indra, the demons, He is a pure and very powerful brähmaëa following the instructions of their guru, due to always undergoing austerity and Sukracarya, equipped themselves with penances. Pleased by your worship, he weapons and declared war against the will fulfill your desires, provided that you demigods. The demigods’ heads, thighs and tolerate his being inclined to side with the arms and the other parts of their bodies were demons. injured by the sharp arrows of the demons. Thus advised by Lord and relieved The demigods, headed by Indra, saw no of their anxiety, the demigods went to the other course than to immediately approach sage Vishvarupa, the son of Tvasta. My Lord Brahma with bowed heads for shelter dear King, they embraced him and spoke as and proper instruction. When the most follows. powerful Lord Brahma saw the demigods coming toward him, their bodies gravely The demigods said: Beloved Vishvarupa, injured by the arrows of the demons, he may there be all good fortune for you. We, pacified them by his great causeless mercy the demigods, have come to your äçrama as and spoke as follows. your guests. Please try to fulfill our desires according to the time held tradition, since Lord Brahma said: O best of the demigods, unfortunately, because of madness resulting we are on the level of your parents. O from your material opulence, you failed to brähmaëa, the highest duty of a son, even receive Brhaspati properly when he came though he has sons of his own, is to serve to your assembly. Brhaspati is aware of his parents, and what to speak of a son who the Supreme and fully in control is a brahmacäré? of his senses and thus he is the best of the The äcärya, the spiritual master who brähmaëas. Therefore it is very astonishing teaches all the Vedic knowledge and gives that you have acted impudently toward him. initiation by offering the sacred thread, is the Due to your misbehavior toward Brhaspati, personification of all the . Similarly, a you have been defeated by the demons. father personifies Lord Brahma; a brother, My dear demigods, since the demons were King Indra; a mother, the planet earth; and weak, after having been defeated by you a sister, mercy herself. A guest personifies several times, how could you who were so religious principles, an invited guest advanced in opulence, be defeated by them? personifies the demigod , and all living O Indra, your enemies the demons, were entities personify Lord , the Supreme extremely weak because of their disrespect Personality of Godhead. Dear son, we have toward Sukracarya, but since they have now been defeated by our enemies, and therefore worshiped Sukracarya with great devotion, we feel very aggrieved. Please mercifully they have again become powerful. By fulfill our desires by relieving our distress their devotion to Sukracarya, they have through the strength of your austerities. increased their strength to such an extent Please fulfill our heart’s prayers. Since that now they are even able to easily seize you are completely aware of the Supreme www.nbsmag.com Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 93, Page — 4 Top left 4 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Brahman, you are a perfect brähmaëa, and my life and possessions. therefore you are the spiritual master of all After making this promise to the orders of life. We accept you as our spiritual demigods, the exalted Vishvarupa, master and director so that by the power surrounded by the demigods, performed of your austerity we may easily defeat our the necessary priestly duties with great enemies who have conquered us. Do not enthusiasm and attention. The opulence of fear criticism for being younger than us. the demons, who are generally known as Such etiquette does not apply in regard the enemies of the demigods, was protected to Vedic mantras. Generally seniority is by the talents and tactics of Sukracarya, determined by age, but in relationship to but Vishvarupa, who was very powerful, Vedic mantras it is different. Thus, one may composed a protective prayer known as offer respectful obeisance even to a younger the Näräyaëa-kavaca. By this intelligent person who is advanced in chanting Vedic mantra, he took away the opulence of mantras. Therefore although you are junior the demons and gave it to Mahendra, the in relationship to us, you may become our King of heaven. Vishvarupa, who was most priest without hesitation. liberal, revealed to King Indra the secret When all the demigods requested the great hymn that would protect him from attack Vishvarupa to be their priest, Vishvarupa, and then Indra conquered the military who was advanced in austerities, was very power of the demons. pleased. He replied to them as follows. — Srimad-Bhägavatam » Canto 6 » Chapter 7: Indra Offends His Sri Vishvarupa said: O demigods, although Spiritual Master, Brhaspati. » Verses: 1-40 the acceptance of priesthood is decried as causing the loss of previously acquired Under No Circumstances brahminical power, how can someone Should The Guru Be Disrespected like me refuse to accept your personal His Divine Grace request? You are all exalted commanders of the entire . I am your disciple A.C.BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada and must take many lessons from you. Therefore I cannot refuse you. I must agree Lord Brahma recognized Brhaspati for my own benefit. O exalted governors the spiritual master of the demigods as of various planets, the true brähmaëa, who possessing brahminical qualifications has no material possessions, maintains because of his awareness of the Supreme himself by the profession of accepting Brahman. Brhaspati was certainly in control śiloñchana. This means that he picks up of his senses and mind, and therefore grains left in the field and on the ground in he was a most qualified brähmaëa. Lord the wholesale marketplace. By this means, Brahma chastised the demigods for not householder brähmaëas who actually abide properly respecting this brähmaëa, who by the principles of austerity and penance was also their guru. He wanted to impress maintain themselves and their families and upon them that one's guru should not be perform all necessary pious activities. A disrespected under any circumstances. brähmaëa who desires to achieve happiness When Brhaspati entered the assembly of by gaining wealth through professional the demigods, they and their king, Indra, priesthood must certainly have a very took him for granted. Since he came every low mind. Thus how shall I accept such day, they thought, they did not need to priesthood? All of you are certainly my show him special respect. As it is said, superiors. Therefore although accepting familiarity breeds contempt. Feeling very priesthood is sometimes reproachable, I displeased, Brhaspati immediately left cannot refuse even a small request from Indra's palace. Thus all the demigods, you. I agree to be your priest and shall headed by Indra, became offenders at his fulfill your request by dedicating to you lotus feet, and Lord Brahma, being aware Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.nbsmag.com nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 93, Page—5 of this, condemned their neglect. In an without the guru’s guidance simply causes instructive song of, Narottama dasa Thakura disturbance. By denying or disobeying the it is said, cakñu-däna dila yei, janme janme spiritual master, one certainly brings about prabhu sei: the guru gives spiritual insight his own ruination. To think that “I am to the disciple, and therefore he should be independently serving Hari” is a symptom of considered one’s master, life after life. Thus, pride. False pride is the first and main cause under no circumstances should the guru of downfall from spiritual life. By finding be disrespected. However, the demigods, fault with guru and the Vaishnavas, one’s being emboldened by their plentiful ruination is inevitable. Without service to material possessions, were disrespectful guru, the living entities cannot find benefit to their guru. In this regard Çrémad- anywhere. Bhägavatam (11.17.27) advises, äcäryaà Being solely interested in one’s material mäà vijänéyän nävamanyeta karhicit/ na happiness brings misfortune on a living martya-buddhyäsüyeta: the äcärya should entity. Unless one is an unalloyed devotee always be offered respectful obeisances; one of the Lord he cannot serve Krishna; and should never feel envy towards the äcärya, without serving guru one cannot become considering him an ordinary human being. an unalloyed devotee. There is no other — Srimad-Bhägavatam » Canto 6 » Chapter 7: Indra Offends His way for the conditioned souls to become Spiritual Master, Brhaspati. »Verses 21, purport delivered except through service to the spiritual master and the Vaishnavas. Our Progress Lies In Serving —Amåta Väëé - Nectar of Instructions for Immortality, Adapted and Published by Éçvara däsa. Translated from Bengali by Bhumipati däsa The Spiritual Master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura What Is The Symptom Of As long as we remain attached to family life Disobeying The Spiritual Master? or house and home, we are in trouble; but Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura if we follow and serve the spiritual master, who is constantly absorbed in the service of “Those who consider that the spiritual Lord Krishna, we will no longer have any master who bestows the holy names is problems. There is no way to make our lives conversant only with the scriptures dealing auspicious other than to follow the Lord’s with the holy names and is thus inferior to devotees. Service to the spiritual master the spiritual master who is well acquainted who is most dear to the Supreme Lord, is with and philosophical literatures, more beneficial than service to the Supreme are certainly offenders at the feet of the Lord Himself. Our progress lies in serving holy names. Actually there is no superior the spiritual master, because by such service spiritual master than the one who knows the fallen living entities are delivered. Those science of the holy names. To consider such who want actual benefit in life must serve a spiritual master as insignificant is a great the spiritual master and the devotees with offense.” love and devotion. —Jaiva , Chapter 24 What does it mean to serve them? Guru and the Vaishnavas engage in no other activity How should one treat his spiritual but Krishna’s service. To serve them means master? we should assist them in their service to “One should not think his spiritual master the Supreme Lord and happily follow their to be an ordinary human being. Rather one orders without reservation. should respect him as a personal associate Subordination to the spiritual master of Krishna empowered by His energy. To is required at all stages of life. To try to consider the spiritual master as identical personally serve Krishna with pride and with Krishna is also a philosophy of the www.nbsmag.com Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 93, Page — 6 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä impersonalists. It is not the philosophy of people him into the chanting of Krishna's the pure Vaishnavas. holy names, on the basis of material —Harinäma Cintämani considerations such as birth in a low family or lack of expertise in the chanting of Vedic What Does A Bona Fide Spiritual Master mantras etc. Instruct His Disciple? — Prema-Vivarta - Çréla Jagadananda Pandita, Translated by Sarvabhävana däsa Pure spiritual knowledge is glorified everywhere in Vaishnava literature. In the How Did Sri Rasikananda Serve Sädhus? teachings of Mahaprabhu, three topics are Sri Gopijanavallabha dasa prominently discussed; they are knowledge of one’s relationship with the Supreme By the grace of his guru Sri Syamananda Lord, the process of achieving the goal of Pandita, the love and devotion of Rasika life, and the goal of life. The first, sambandha increased day by day. Indeed there was means understanding the Supreme Lord, nothing but Krishna in his mind. Since the the living entity, the material world, and the time of being in the womb of his mother he relationships between them. Anyone who had knowledge and devotion but when his properly instructs his disciple in sambandha guru taught him the specific principles of and trains him in the process of he became mad in love of Krishna, achieving the goal of life is a bona fide and the sixty-four limbs of devotional service spiritual master. Receiving this knowledge, always reigned prominent in his heart. He a living entity needs no other knowledge. All had no attraction for family life, seeing kinds of scientific and theoretical knowledge which his family members lamented. After of this world become automatically known Sri Acyuta left this world for Vaikuntha, the to him. brothers of Rasika fought among themselves —Sajjana-toñaëé 11/10 for position but Rasika did not get involved. He would remain with devotees discussing Passing Judgement On The Guru? topics of Krishna. Whenever guests would Srila Jagadananda Pandita visit his home he loved to serve them, and if there was no food in his home he would go and beg it and then feed them. It was guror avajïä çruti-çästra-nindanam his habit to serve guests every day. He tathärtha-vädo hari-nämni kalpanam served Vaishnavas with the utmost love and nämno baläd yasya hi päpa-buddhir he worshipped sädhus as if they were His na vidyate tasya yamair hi çuddhiù Lord, Sri Krishna Himself. Every day he drank the water that had washed their feet. “The guru directs the conditioned soul to With his own hands he joyfully collected the Supreme Lord Krishna, reminding him the leaf plates from which they had eaten, of his forgotten kinship with Him. He also and with the greatest respect he would take introduces him to the process of chanting the remnants of their food. This was the the Lord's holy names. Such a perfect strict practice of both he and his wife and spiritual master is like the helmsman for they did not make any distinction between the boat of conditioned soul’s life for he class or creed. When his family members guides him across the ocean of nescience. saw he and his wife taking their food after To disrespect and disobey such a benefactor everyone else had eaten they became angry. is a serious offense against the holy name; They said that Rasika had become mad nämäparädha. and that the whole family would suffer “Only a foolish rascal will try to pass because of his behaviour. They argued that judgement on the guru who initiates since he is the son of a great person such Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.nbsmag.com nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 93, Page—7 behaviour would cause them all to lose groves where varieties of fruit and flowers face in society. In this and other ways they blossomed. People knew this place as a tried to coerce and ridicule Rasika but to no hidden Vrindavana and it was here that avail. Rather than following what they said Rasika made his home. Rasikänanda instead became more fixed in Rasikananda's elder brother Kasinatha following his personal principles, and he dasa built a city known as Kasipura and he also endeavoured to teach others about the became the king there. Rasika went there importance of service to the sädhus along and took the family Deity with him. Despite with service to Lord Krishna. Some listened having a vast property Rasikananda took to him and became purified but some were nothing with him. He left with only his wife, blasphemous and continued to belittle him. that Deity and the clothes they were wearing. When he heard them deriding the sädhus In his absence Rasikananda’s brothers Rasika could not tolerate it and in anger became miserable and their property and he told his wife, "I can no longer tolerate wealth dwindled. Rasika, however, built the derision of our friends. We can tolerate a house in Kasipura and became famous when they ridicule us in various ways, there. As a favourite devotee of the husband but when they are contemptuous of the of Goddess he had no scarcity of devotees I cannot tolerate it. Vaishnavas wealth. He continued to serve saints and are more dear to me than Krishna Himself Vaishnavas by personally washing their and yet they are now being berated because feet, cleaning the place where they ate and of me. I cannot serve them without the taking the remnants of their food. As his risk of being criticised, so what is the use fame spread, more and more devotees of of wasting time by staying here? I will not Sri Krishna began to visit his house. After a stay here with them. You are my devoted considerable time his guru Sri Syamananda wife and so if you want you can come with paid a visit to his house. The delighted me. You may also stay here if you like, but Rasika fell at his feet and then served his I have to go." Hearing this, his wife Syama master as though he was greater than the dasi said, "I shall remain with you wherever Supreme Sri Lord Krishna. His wife Syama you go. What will I do here without you? dasi Thakurani personally cooked for her Even if we remain under a tree or in a forest guru and all the preparations were like I will happily stay beside you wherever you nectar. After fully satisfying Syamananda go. You must take me with you for this they both relished the remnants of his food. house will be lifeless to me without you. Let Rasikananda and his wife served a thunderbolt fall on that wealth of mine Syamananda with the utmost care and without you." respect and whatever instruction he gave Thus they left the house and went to a place them they earnestly tried to fulfill. Even if on the bank of Suvarnarekha river which the request were impossible Rasika would seemed as beautiful as Vrindavana. The endeavor to fulfill it with his heart and soul. water of the river was as pure as that of the He remained in the service of Syamananda Yamuna and it was surrounded by mangoes without considering his own health. Even and jack fruit groves. The place was so dry in his sleep he dreamt only of Syamananda that even in the rainy season no mud could Pandita. His devotion to his guru can only be be seen there. In Mallabhuma Paragama compared to that of Krishna and there was a place named Coracitatapa and to Sandipani Muni. Rasikanda remained near to this place was Niryavasana. This always fixed in his service to guru, Krishna place was concealed from others and yet and the Vaishnavas and thus he received it was favoured by even he and was special favour from Syamananda. considered as great as Vaikuntha. It was —Excerpt from the book Sri Sri Rasika-mangala by Sri surrounded by forests and was full of pretty Gopijanavallabha dasa.

www.nbsmag.com Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 93, Page — 8 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä If A Mahä-bhägavata Is Offended? rationalize his misbehavior by saying, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura “According to the scriptures (Çrémad- Bhägavatam 11.11.29) only those who If one even accidentally commits the are compassionate, peaceful, and tolerant offence of vilifying a Vaishnava he must are called sädhus, or saintly persons. bitterly repent of his low behavior. Just as Therefore, the offence of blaspheming a poison is counteracted by poison, similarly, devotee is applicable only when someone having set aflame his spiritual life with who possesses these characteristics is blasphemy, the vilifier must be purified in criticised, not for one who is not so the fire of repentant contrition. In oder to mature. In reply, the scriptures state that counteract his offense he offender must go even if reprobates, cheaters, hypocrites, and fall at the feet of the devotee he reviled pretenders, outcastes, and worse take up and repeatedly beg forgiveness until he is devotional service, they are still considered again able to please that Vaishnava. He to be sädhus. They must not be criticized must approach the offended devotee with for their past- however terrible it may have trepidation in his heart and understand been, and they cannot be barred from that he must satisfy the offended devotee being accepted as Vaishnava devotees. Nor by pleading, praising, offering repeated can their devotion be deprecated due to obeisance, or any means necessary. Yet, if their past. for some reason he is unable to appease the The sastra further declares that if a mahä- devotee then the offender must continue bhägavata, or an elevated devotee, is to serve him for many days in any manner offended, he simply brushes aside the entire that will impress and satisfy him. If the episode because he possesses immense offence is of such a serious nature that the , and will not acknowledge Vaishnava's ire remains unpacified, then the behavior as an offence. However the the offender must strongly condemn his guilty party must fall at the 's feet and abominable action and think, “Oh, how beg forgiveness so that his heart may be shameful it is that I have blasphemed a purified. We learn from the scriptures and Vaishnava! I shall have to suffer millions the sädhus that even if the mahä-bhägavata of years in the fire of hell.” With a devotee effortlessly tolerates the foolish heavy heart, the offender must then take person's blasphemy, his followers cannot complete shelter of the holy name and bear this atrocity against their guru; they chant incessantly, knowing this to be his mentally punish the offender by wishing only hope and refuge. The holy name of him to suffer appropriately for his offence. Krishna is all-powerful and can absolve The pure devotees are incorruptible any offence, no matter how serious. and independent in their thinking. They The offender may incorrectly think, “If do not require a reason to shower their this it is true that chanting will absolve causeless mercy on any soul, however one of offense, then why should I have wretched he may be. Sometimes they to fall at the Vaishnava's feet in such a display great magnanimity by showing humble manner and demean myself? After profound mercy to a downright offender all, the scriptures assure us that for one and harsh critic. At the same time they who commits näma-aparädha chanting are not swayed by praise in order to alone will clear all offences, hence I shall make them act compassionately. The certainly be pardoned.” Such thinking is Bhägavatam’s story of the elevated devotee incorrect. Instead, the offender becomes Jada Bharat is a good example. King enmeshed in another heinous näma- Rahugana once engaged Jada Bharat to aparädha, that of committing sin on the carry his palanquin. After traveling some strength of chanting the holy name. distance, the king began to rudely criticize The offender may once again try to Jada Bharata who responded by simply Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.nbsmag.com nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 93, Page—9

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