All Glory to Śrī Guru and Śrī Gaurānga ŚRĪ MAHĀNET Since the beginning of the Millennium MARCH 2008 ŚRŚRŚRĪŚR ĪĪĪ ŚR ŚRĪĪĪĪ PRAPANNAPRAPANNA----JJJJĪĪĪĪVANVANVANĀĀĀĀMRMRMRMRTAMTAM "Positive and Progressive Immortality" by Śrīla Bhakti Rakshaka Śrīdhara Deva Goswāmī Mahārāja Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Chapter Ten: Avasesamrtam - Divine Remnants of Nectar One who is fully in Krsna consciousness is always a renouncer because he feels neither hatred nor desire for the results of his actions. Such a 10.1010.10----11111111 renouncer, dedicated to the transcendental loving upakramamrtan caiva, sri-sastra-vacanamrtam service of the Lord, is fully qualified in knowledge because he knows his bhakta-vakyamrtan ca sri-, bhagavad-vacanamrtam constitutional position in his relationship with Krsna. He avasesamrtan ceti pancamrtam mahaphalam knows fully well that Krsna is the whole and that he is bhakta-pranapradam hrdyam, granthe 'smin parivesitam part and parcel of Krsna. Such knowledge is perfect because it is qualitatively and quantitatively correct. The concept of oneness with Krsna is incorrect because the part cannot be "Comprised of five nectars ( pancamrtam ) respectively entitled equal to the whole. Knowledge that one is one Upakramamrtam, Sri SastraSastra----vacanamrtam,vacanamrtam, Sri BhaktaBhakta----vacanamrtam,vacanamrtam, in quality yet different in Sri BhagavadBhagavad----vacanamrtamvacanamrtam , and Avasesamrtam (P (Preluderelude to quantity is correct transcendental knowledge Approaching Nectar, The Nectar of Scriptural Word, Words of Nectar leading one to become full from the Devotees, Words of Nectar from the Supreme Lord, and The in himself, having nothing to aspire to or lament over. Divine Remnants of Nectar), the supreme fruit that gives life to the There is no duality in his devotees and delights their hearts has been served in this book." mind because whatever he does, he does for Krsna. Being thus freed from the platform of dualities, he is liberated--even in this material world. WORDS OF OUR GUARDIANS ŚrŚrŚr īīīla Bhakti Raks haka Śr īīīdhara Deva Gosw āāāmmmīīī Mah āāārrrāāājajaja from Loving Search for the Lost Servant "Krishna is infinite; He is the of forest flowers, and that beauty is wonderful wonder of wonders. As enhanced by the morsel of food in much as we search Him out, we will Your left hand. You carry a buffalo fififindfi nd no end to His wonders. Even Lord horn and a stick for herding cows Brahma, the creator of this universe tucked beneath Your left arm. You and the original guru of our hold a flute and other emblems, and sampradaya , was astonished by the Your feet are as soft as a lotus." wonders of Krishna." TTheSupremeheSupreme Personality of "I offer my prayers unto You, O GodheadSri Krsna, the ultimate cause praiseworthy Lord who are the child of of all harmony, is so wonderful that the cowherd Nanda. Your complexion simply by approaching Him, we will be is the darkdark----blueblue color of a charmed by His ways. He is known as thundercloud and You are clad in silk Urukrama, for His strides are garments that shine like lightning. wonderful, unthinkable, unknown, and Your charming face is adorned with unknowable. TTherehere is no end to His gunjagunja----malamala ornaments, and Your hair wonders. Ascaryavat pasyati kascid is decorated with a peacock feather. enam ascaryavad vadati tathaiva You look beautiful wearing a garlagarlandnd canyah: At every step towards Him, one feels wonder. We find no end to to see that so many Brahmas had that feeling. Krsna is infinite; He is the gathered there from all of the Srila Sridhar Maharaja : wonderful wonder of wonders. As universes in the creation. There were " This is a very much as we search Him out, we will hundredhundred----headed,headed, thousandthousand----headed,headed, peculiar thing. How find no end to His wonders. millionmillion----headedheaded Brahmas --- all present can the original guru Even Lord Brahma, the creator of there. Because the whole creation is of our sampradaya this universe and the original guru of based on Krsna's hypnotism, the fourfour---- become bewildered our sampradaya , was astonished by headed Brahma could see Krsna and about Krsna? It is the wonders of Krsna. Once when all those other Brahmas, but the ototherher acintya, inconceivable. Krsna was living in Dvaraka, He heard Brahmas could not see each other. Still, everything is that Lord Brahma, the creator of the Each one of them saw only Krsna. Each intelligible through the universe, had come to see Him. Krsna one of them thought, "Krsna has come philosophy of acintya- asked His messenger, "Which in my universe and called for me out bhedabheda-tattva, -- Brahma?" When the messenger put this of some necessity." But the Brahma of inconceivable question to Brahma, Brahma thought, this universe could see everything oneness and "Are there other Brahmas also? How is because he had inquired, 'Which difference. This is it possible?" He told the messenger, BBBrahma?'Brahma?' What is the meaning of lila.." "You just inform Krsna thatI am the 'Which Brahma?' Are there any other fafafatherfa ther of the four Kumaras: the fourfour---- Brahmas?I wonder...."In this way, headed Brahma." The messenger went Lord Brahma, the creator of the to Krsna with the news. universe, was baffled by the wonderful "Yes, show him in," Krsna said, ways of Krsna. knowing Brahma's temperament. Previously, in Vrndavana, Brahma Brahma went in, but he was astounded had also had some doubt about the position of the Lord. He thought, "Who under His armpit and a morsel of food by Krsna. And still, Brahma is is this cowherd boy? His ways are very in His hand. He found everything our gurudeva. He is the original questionable. He moves in such a way going on as it had been. guru of our line. That he coucouldld that it appears that He does not care Then Brahma began to think, "What become bewildered is so for anyone. He is within my is this? Have the calves and cowherd perplexing and difficult to brahmanda , my universe, but He does boys come back witwithouthout my notice?" understand that Madhvacarya not care to know me. What is this He again checked the cave where he eliminated that section from attitude? Who is He? He is not had hid them and found that they the SrimadSrimad----BhagavatamBhagavatam . He Narayana. Only Narayana is above me. were all there. Then he thought, "How could not accept those two AndI am a little accustomed to His is this possible?I stole the calves and chapters of SrimadSrimad---- ways and manners. But this boy is not cowherd boys and hid them here and Bhagavatam where Brahma was Narayana. That anything can exist now thatI have returnedI find they under illusion, where he had above Narayana is impossible. Then are all still here just as before." some misunderstmisunderstandinganding about who is He?" Finally, perplexed, he fell at Krsna's Krsna. ButSri Caitanya To test Krsna, Brahma took aawayway lotus feet, praying, "My LordI could Mahaprabhu accepted the cowherd boys and calves not recognize You. You have come to everything in toto. accompanying Him and hid them in a play such a plain and ordinary part, This is a very peculiar thing. cave. After a year he returned to see that of a cowherd boy. How can How can the original guru of how life was continuing in Vrndavana, anyone believe that You hold an even our sampradaya become to see how Krsna was doing without greater position thathann that of bewildered about Krsna?It is His calves and cowherd boys. And he Narayana? Please forgive whateverI acintya , inconceivableStill, found that everything was as before. have done." everything is intelligible The LLord,ord, surrounded by His cowherd In many places in SrimadSrimad---- throthroughugh the philosophy of boyfriends, was carrying His flute Bhagavatam, we find Lord Brahma. the acintyaacintya----bhedabhedabhedabhedabhedabheda----tattvatattva , creator of the universe, being tested "inconceivable oneness and difference." This is lilalilalila ... CHANTING AND SERVICE Srila Bhaktisundara Govinda Maharaja (July 19, 1999 Kolkata ))) Jai Shrila Gurudev. Hare then we will be benefited know first then everyt hing will Krishna. Dear devotees of supremely. What I want to be clear to us. Krishna, fortunately I am say I cannot express Faith to the Lord and surrender getting this chance to properly, but after hearing to the Lord, that is the discuss Krishna my lectures so many fundamental basis. Surrender to consciousness. I am feeling questions are coming from the Lord. Faithfully we offer our so fortunate for that, the searcher section. And I self for service to the Lord, that because in this material am happy to give that is the fundamental basis of world what is truth? Truth is answer. This time I havhavee got spiritual life. But Shri Chaitanya God. And we trust it. We are this question, " Chanting MahaprabhMahaprabhuu said, "This is not Srila BhaktIsundara from childhood writing on and service which is more the deepest thinking, deeper Govinda Maharaja the letterhead, "God is good, important?" It is the truth, if things than this also we can see God always is good". And by we cannot understand what in the Scriptures." And He said the Grace of the Lord we is service and what is to Ramananda Raya, when He have gotten the opportunity chanting we will be questioned Ramananda Raya, to use many things in this frustrated. The actual Ramananda Raya gave the material world, and if we try fundamental basis of answer, "Totally abandoning all to use these things properly spiritual live is necessary to kinds of religion, surrendered exclusively unto Me. I will liberate you from all kinds of spiritual master and the devotees] is almost equal, but sins, so do not despair." (Lord Shri Krishna said in still to a certain extent the basis must be the service of BhagavadBhagavad----gitagita 18.66.) Mahaprabhu said, Chaitanya the Holy Name.