Gauranga Bolite Habe

Lord Nityananda

Srila Prabhupada

Purport to Gauräìga Bolite Habe
—
Los Angeles, January 5, 1969

Prabhupäda: This is a song sung by Narottama däsa Öhäkura. He says, "When that day will come, that I shall sing simply Lord Caitanya's name and there will be shivering on my body?" Gauräìga bolite habe pulaka-çaréra. Pulaka-çaréra means shivering on the body. When one is factually situated in the transcendental platform, sometimes there are eight kinds of symptoms: crying, talking like a madman, and shivering of the body, dancing without any care for any other men... These symptoms develop automatically. They are not practiced artificially. So Narottama däsa Öhäkura is aspiring for that day, not that one has to artificially imitate. That he does not recommend. He says, "When that day will come, so that simply by uttering the name of Lord Caitanya there will be a shivering on my body?" Gauräìga bolite habe pulaka-çaréra. And hari hari bolite: "And as soon as I shall chant 'Hari Hari,' or 'Hare Kåñëa,' there will be pouring down of tears from my eyes." Hari hari bolite nayane ba'be néra. Néra means water. Similarly, Caitanya Mahäprabhu also said that "When that day will come?" We should simply aspire. But if, by Kåñëa's grace, that stage we can reach, these symptoms will come automatically. But Narottama däsa Öhäkura says that it is not possible to reach that stage without being freed from material affection.

Therefore he says, ära kabe nitäi-cander, koruëä hoibe:  "When that day will come when Lord Nityänanda's mercy will be bestowed upon me so that...'' Viñaya chäòiyä Ära kabe nitäi-cander koruëä hoibe, saàsära-bäsanä mora kabe tuccha ha'be. Saàsära-bäsanä means the desire for material enjoyment. Saàsära-bäsanä mora kabe tuccha ha'be: "When my desire for material enjoyment will be insignificant, nonimportant.'' Tuccha. Tuccha means a thing which we calculate no value: "Throw it away.'' Similarly, spiritual advancement is possible when one is convinced that "This material world and material happiness is no value. It cannot give me any real bliss of life.'' This conviction is very much necessary. Saàsära-bäsanä mora kabe tuccha ha'be. And he also says that "When I shall be free from the desires of material enjoyment, then it will be possible to see the real nature of Våndävana.'' Viñaya chäòiyä kabe çuddha ha'be mana: "When my mind will be completely purified, uncontaminated from the material contamination, at that time it will be possible for me to see what is Våndävana.'' In other words, one cannot go to Våndävana by force and live there, and he will achieve that transcendental bliss. No. One has to make his mind freed from all material desires. Then one can live at Våndävana and relish its residential benefit. So Narottama däsa Öhäkura says that. Viñaya chäòiyä kabe, çuddha ha'be mana: "When my mind will be freed from the contamination of this material enjoyment and I shall be purified, then it will be possible for me to see Våndävana as it is.'' Otherwise it is not possible.

And he says again that to go to Våndävana means to understand the transcendental pastimes of Rädhä and Kåñëa. How this will be possible? So he says, rüpa-raghunätha-pade hoibe äkuti. Rüpa, Rüpa Gosvämé, beginning from Rüpa Gosvämé down to Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, there were six Gosvämés: Rüpa, Sanätana, Gopäla Bhaööa, Raghunätha Bhaööa, Jéva Gosvämé, Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé. So he says, rüpa-raghunätha-pade: "Beginning from Rüpa Gosvämé down to Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé," pade, "in their lotus feet, at their lotus feet. When I shall be eager to be attached at their lotus feet..." Rüpa-raghunätha-pade, hoibe äkuti. Äkuti, eagerness. What is that eagerness? That means to understand Rädhä-Kåñëa through the guidance of the Gosvämés. One should not try to understand Rädhä-Kåñëa by his own effort. That will not help him. As these Gosvämés, they have given us direction, just like Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu, so one has to follow step after step how to make progress. Then there will be a fortunate day when we shall be able to understand what is the pastimes or loving affairs between Rädhä and Kåñëa. Otherwise, if we take it as ordinary boy and girls reciprocating their loving feelings, then we will misunderstand. Then there will be the production of prakåta-sahajiyä, victims of Våndävana.

So Narottama däsa Öhäkura is giving us the direction, how one can reach the highest perfectional stage of associating with Rädhä and Kåñëa. The first thing is that one should be very much attached to Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu. That will lead us. Because He came to deliver the understanding of Kåñëa consciousness, therefore one should first of all surrender to Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu. By surrendering to Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, Nityänanda Prabhu will be pleased, and by His pleasing, we shall be freed from material desires. And when material desires are no more, then we shall be able to enter Våndävana. And after entering Våndävana, when we are eager to serve the six Gosvämés, then we can reach the platform to understand the pastimes of Rädhä and Kåñëa. Yes. (end)

Open Letter: The Cambridge Project for Existential Risk

Radha Krishna

Dear

Huw Price
Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy, Cambridge

Martin Rees
Emeritus Professor of Cosmology & Astrophysics, Cambridge

Jaan Tallinn
Co-founder of Skype

To date there are no proponents of Technological Singularity that have recognized the de facto Chemical Assault – Scorched Earth program manifested by the United States. This action is imposed over my natural person and citizenship Undermining the human race by an attack on the United States, the Bill of Rights, and President.

This action was a manifest function on June 17, 1987 in an effort to Undermine then President Ronald Reagan.

This tactic is a scripted Cultural Singularity that also is antagonistic to Technological Singularity. It is alleged to be the work of Cambridge Law School professors. These actors appear to be the main authorities in developing the expansion and contraction of the British Empire. The Chemical Assault – Scorched Earth is one component of Mobilization of Empire and Civilization or MOEC that is paired with the strategic mission Gay Marriage. The acronym MOEC is not in dispute as a fact.

This attack is currently centered over Westwood, Lassen County, California. It has totally despoiled prominent bodies of water as Lake Almanor in neighboring Plumas County and the Salton Sea in Riverside County.

The issue of Technological Singularity is that if computers become as smart or superior to humans then many Crimes Against Humanity will be uncovered by forensic logic and other technologies. These acts are totally discernible now by hand but would be unavoidable if a POSITIVE SINGULARITY occurs with Superintelligence.

Hence the allegation that Technological Singularity is a Sanitization Program developed by the Anglo – American Paradigm is sustained.

The crux of the action alienates one person (my name Bhakta David Nollmeyer) from my positive Bill of Right protections in the United States and UNDHR rights internationally. This attack is specifically based on a homosexual or same sex qualification. Hence my rights have been alienated strictly on the basis of my being a heterosexual.

There are three main functions of the attack:

1.       Electronic Surveillance

2.       Gang Stalking

3.       Chemical Assault Scorched Earth

The structure and controlling topology of MOEC is (United Kingdom) Cambridge Law School, Scotland Yard, (United States) Los Angeles Police Department, California, Delaware, Delaware State Police,  Maryland, Baltimore Police Department, and the Unnamed Baltimore Studio. The latter are alleged to be a commercial jingle studio that uses sampling technology to mutilate evidence.

LAPD contains cells of a Gay Militia. Their favorite nom de guerra is The Company. There are at least 250 to 500 officers directly involved with a three shifts of 7 in a cell that controls the Chemical Assault – Scorched Earth.

In essence the Singularity Target is Barack Obama and I am the Singularity Experiment.

A main theme is, Would you know how to implement a Government?.

The second is the Right to Live.

After June 17, 1987 I was briefed on MOEC. I have wished for a positive prosecution of this System. It is a RICO Enterprise and Continual Conspiratol Act. There is a scripted Gay Irrationalism – Gay Know Nothing ideology that is emergent with the prisoner’s dilemma based Undermining.

Here I have spent since 1995 organizing in writing and court cases both theory and a concrete basis for a possible War Crimes Trial. It appears I was scripted as the Hare chasing the Tortoise. I have turned this issue around as MOEC has sustained censorship and sanitization over 7 Billion persons to date.

This leaves the creation of MOEC Studies (Cambridge’s labeling) in my hands. The Proximate Cause had hoped that I would retaliate Fire with Fire, tit for tat, or crime for crime. I have not. This would create a circular folly of Four picks up a stone, threatens Three. Three on Fours orders picks up a stone and threatens Two. Two claims on Four and Three threats that he is following their orders and picks up a stone to threaten One. One has a Justification and a Positive Self Defense against these threats. At this point Four, Three, and Two are guilty.

The tactic is to criminalize One by permitting him or her to retaliate under the same tactics.

The Right Side of History

The Proximate Cause Test sine qua non would identify that principal whom if were decapitated would result in the termination of the criminal act. Under the principal, accomplice, and accessory test this would identify all parties on the Wrong Side of History.

The Right Side of History is the motto of Freedom to Marry headed by Evan Wolfson Esq.

The Totality of Circumstance permits one to use all the evidence to prove or disprove guilt.

As a professor of Singularity and with a background in philosophy in ethics working with Cambridge, this event is the Single Greatest Threat SGT to Singularity. External and Internal Threat Analysis to date appear to support the contention that Technological Singularity is a sanitization program. Persons as Winston Churchill et al. are parties that may have a possible interest.

Academically the personage of Thrasymachus the Sophist, You argue as an informant of Plato’s Republic emerges as a result of the partial exposure of past Cambridge lawyers and theologians. The premise is that heterosexual Christian Theologians who knew Greek Philosophy and Tyranny wished to end this Crime Creation trajectory of Eugenics.

Hence my life and others notable Barack Obama have had lifespan based script imposed over them. President Barack Obama appears to follow the Yellow Brick Road. I was born in Roswell, New Mexico on August 3, 1961 one day before Obama in Hawaii. Hence the allegations that the UFO sightings in New Mexico are the work of the British to cover up advanced jet engine technology when P -51 Technology (propeller) was only know is supported.

The expansion of empires is scripted in a theater of war with min max boundaries. Such is organized as reverse sting entrapment similar to the De Lorean Sting. I have organized MOEC Studies in a very simple format in analogy to one who studies openings, middle, and end game theory in Chess. The www.powereality.net domain is the beginning of the opening laboratory for MOEC Studies.

I am going to dedicate this activity to Srimati Radharini the consort of Sri Krishna. Since I am Gaudiya Vaishnava practioner I am aware of the Undermining that appears to be the work of advanced Indologists lead by lawyers. So the opening laboratory may now be called Srimati Radharani’s Laboratory.

The middle and end game work needs to be developed.

Under Kuhn and Popper Methodologies this would take Official Recognition, many researchers, and many years.

The end game would be Official Recognition with criminal and civil prosecution of all de facto actors. This would result in a Marshall Plan to repay damages by the United Kingdom and United States.

Thank you for your consideration,

Bhakta David Nollmeyer

Westwood CA

May 29, 2013

 

The Cambridge Project for Existential Risk

http://www.cser.org/

 

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Navadvipa Bhava Taranga

By

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Excerpt

(Srila Prabhupada points out the seeing the Holy Dhama is achieved by service to the Six Goswamis)

Oh, when will I attain that state? When will I see Sri Navadvipa Dhama, transcending the bounds of material existence? More cooling then the illumination of ten million moons, more effulgent than the brilliance of ten million suns, when will that Dhama appear before my eyes?

In the middle of the eight islands, which are the eight petals of the lotus, is the supreme island called Antardvipa, and in the centre of that dvipa rests Mayapur, appearance place of the Lord on earth. Upon seeing that, I shall achieve overwhelming bliss. The Vedas sing of the transcendental place called Brahmapura. When my eyes are free from illusion, I shall see that place as identical with Sree Mayapura. It is in this place the supreme Gokula or Mahavana of Vraja, that the son of Saci performed His eternal pastimes.

What was the bode of Gopas & Gopis (vaisyas) in Vraja has become the abode of brahmin families in Navadvipa Dhama. In the centre of Mayapur exist eternally the dwelling of brahmin Jagannath Misra, the supreme purifying agent. "Though eyes affected by material illusion will see there only a small house, some earth, water and a few articles, if Maya becomes merciful &lifts her covering, one will see the vast spiritual dwelling where Sri Gauranga is served by His eternal mother, father and countless servants, all incessantly mad with love. There Laksmipriya and Visnupriya , eternally serve the Lord`s lotus feet, Sri Gauranga, embodying the whole Panca Tattva in His wonderful body. Sri Nityananda & Sri Advaita, Gadadhara & Srivasa, and innumerable devotees have their individual places in Mayapur. Everywhere are the houses of the Vaisnavas. O Mayapur, please be merciful to me.

To the south west, the Ganaga or Yamuna, twisting like serpent, for her own benefit comes to serve Gaura, the jewel of twice born. Upon her banks are many ghats, temples, the images of Praudha Maya & Vrddha Siva, and multitude of groves. Throughout Mayapur are scattered countless houses of brahmins, wide roadways, courtyards woods and temples. In the south east, on the bank of the Sarasvati river is the eternal area known as Isodyana, the garden of the Lord.

Why should the rascals of Kali yuga, bound up tight by material illusion, have the privilege to see all this treasures of the spiritual realm? Maya has thus hidden the Dhama, taking advantage of the erosive nature of the Ganga. Thus the eyes of the materialist can see only the shadow of the real Mayapur. By the mercy of Sri Nityananda, holder of all spiritual powers, may that Mayapur be revealed to my eyes, imbued with proper reverence. O Nityananda, please bless this hopeless fool with a vision of the household pastimes of the Lord which took place in this land. O Mayapur, centre of the eight petalled lotus, golden, glowing, yellow, effulgent and pure, please shine before my eyes.

Here and there are groves, the lake of Prthu, and many pastures for the cows. How beautiful they are to see! There are many water canals, grain fields, and wide roads lined with kadamba, bakul and other kinds of trees. To the west of this, on the bank of the Ganga, stands Ganga Nagar, where in Ganga Das' house, the Lord and His brahmin friends carried out their studies. There also, one can see Bharadvaja Tila, where the great muni Bharadvaj, by worshiping Gauranga, attained prema, and then wrote sutras in order to bestow this devotional service upon materialistic men.

North of Prthu Kunda is the village of the Chand Kazi (Mathura in Krishna lila), and there also is Sasthi Tirth and the exquisite Madhuvan, an extensive area scattered with many residences. O eyes please become purified by seeing this scene. Further north is attractive Saradanga, where the sabara race, out of fear of the demon Bahurakta, reside secretly with Lord Jagannath. May I always keep sight of this place.

Siksamrta

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Radha Krishna

Chapter 1

(excerpt)

All of Çré Caitanya's teachings-whatever they it may be-are discussed in terms of three divisions: sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana.

In teaching Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Caitanya said:

veda çästre kahe, sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana

kåñëa, kåñëa-bhakti, prema-tina mahädhana

mukhya gauëa våtti, kiàva anvaya vyatireke

vedera pratijïä kevala kahaye kåñëake

In Vedic literatures, Kåñëa is the central point of attraction, and His service is our activity. To attain the platform of love of Kåñëa is life's ultimate goal. Therefore Kåñëa, Kåñëa's service and love of Kåñëa are the three great riches of life.

When one accepts Vedic literature by interpretation or even by dictionary meaning, directly or indirectly, the ultimate declaration of Vedic knowledge points to Lord Kåñëa.

C.C.Madhya 20. 143, 146

The meaning is this. Vedas are the scriptural authority. What the Veda states is true. Any religious person must act according to the instructions of the Vedas. The ultimate aim of the Vedic literature is to reveal Kåñëa as the only Lord, either by secondary, or indirect interpretation of the statements, or by primary or direct meaning of the statements. In other words, if one examines the sambandha or principle of relationships described in the Vedas, one will find no one except Kåñëa. On considering the abhidheya or process recommended in the Vedas, only devotion to Kåñëa will be found. In considering the prayojana or goal of the scriptures, only Kåñëa prema will be found. In order to discuss in detail the sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana, the ten conclusions taught by Çré Caitanya will first be presented in the form of one verse, and later, each topic will be discussed separately in detail.

ämnäyaù präha tattvaà harim iha paramaà sarva-çaktim rasäbdhià

tad bhinnäàsäàç ca jévän prakåti-kavalitän tad- vimuktäàç ca bhävät

bhedäbedha-prakäçaà sakalam api hareù sädhanaà çuddha-bhaktià

sädhyaà tat-prétim evety upadiçati janän gaura-candraù svayaà saù

The Supreme Lord Gaura Candra has taught ten principles to the jévas.:

1. The statements of ämnäya are the chief proof. By these statements the following nine topics are taught.

2. Kåñëa is the Supreme Absolute Truth.

3. Kåñëa is endowed with all energies.

4. Kåñëa is the ocean of rasa.

5. The jévas are all separated parts of the Lord.

6. In bound state the jévas are under the influence of matter, due to their taöastha nature.

7. In the liberated state the jévas are free from the influence of matter, due to their taöastha nature.

8. The jévas and the material world are both different from and identical to the Lord.

9. Pure devotion is the practice of the jévas.

10. Pure love of Kåñëa is the goal.

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Navadvipa Bhava Taranga

Navadvipa

Excerpt

By

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

 
May the Dhama of Sri Navadvipa, measuring sixteen krosas in circumference, which is the crest jewel of all holy places and the resting place of all demigods, rsis & the Vedas, and which is the principle manifestation of the Lord`s sandhini potency, eternal existence upon which His cit & ananda potencies reside, become visible to my eyes.

May my eyes see the sixteen krosas of Vrindavana within Mathuramandala as identical with Navadvipa within Gauramandala. These Dhamas are but manifestations of one principle which is infinite & purely spiritual, and which, only for differing pastimes of the Lord, has taken the form of two abodes. By that one inconceivable potency (acintya sakti), infinite and spiritual, the Lord has brought these two Dhamas into the material world, in order to liberate the living entities dwelling here. This is simply the mercy of Sri Krishna. May the Maya bound men see this Vrindavana & Navadvipa Dhama.

Only by attaining proper qualification can the senses of the living entities taste the spiritual nectar of these Dhamas. Unqualified, material senses instead of tasting sweet nectar, scornfully deride these places as trifling bits of dull matter. Since the cause of qualification is Krishna Himself, coming through the mercy of the devotees, the living entities should seek out the association of pure devotees of the Lord. One cannot attain proper qualifications by following the paths of jnana and karma. Only by means of devotional faith, and by the association of the devotees of the Lord, can one overcome the poison of the material world. The very moment when the senses of the living entity give up material illusion, his eyes will see the splendour of the spiritual Dhama.

Oh, when will I attain that state? When will I see Sri Navadvipa Dhama, transcending the bounds of material existence? More cooling then the illumination of ten million moons, more effulgent than the brilliance of ten million suns, when will that Dhama appear before my eyes?

In the middle of the eight islands, which are the eight petals of the lotus, is the supreme island called Antardvipa, and in the centre of that dvipa rests Mayapur, appearance place of the Lord on earth. Upon seeing that, I shall achieve overwhelming bliss. The Vedas sing of the transcendental place called Brahmapura. When my eyes are free from illusion, I shall see that place as identical with Sree Mayapura. It is in this place the supreme Gokula or Mahavana of Vraja, that the son of Saci performed His eternal pastimes.

What was the bode of Gopas & Gopis (vaisyas) in Vraja has become the abode of brahmin families in Navadvipa Dhama. In the centre of Mayapur exist eternally the dwelling of brahmin Jagannath Misra, the supreme purifying agent. "Though eyes affected by material illusion will see there only a small house, some earth, water and a few articles, if Maya becomes merciful &lifts her covering, one will see the vast spiritual dwelling where Sri Gauranga is served by His eternal mother, father and countless servants, all incessantly mad with love. There Laksmipriya and Visnupriya , eternally serve the Lord`s lotus feet, Sri Gauranga, embodying the whole Panca Tattva in His wonderful body. Sri Nityananda & Sri Advaita, Gadadhara & Srivasa, and innumerable devotees have their individual places in Mayapur. Everywhere are the houses of the Vaisnavas. O Mayapur, please be merciful to me.

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Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Radha Krishna

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Excerpt from:

Songs of the Vaishnava Acaryas

By

Acytananada Swami

Öhäkura Bhaktivinoda led a life of incessant labor and activity for Çré Kåñëa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He effected such immense good in the world that his work is only to be compared with the
unbounded works of Çré Caitanya Himself and the Gosvämés. It was the spiritual attempts and divine writings of this individual that turned the
scale and led the intelligent and educated community to believe in the noble precepts and teachings of Lord Caitanya.

If we look back one century, we cannot but be astonished to find how degraded was the condition of the Vaiñëava faith which had its pure
origin in the deep and majestic spiritual philosophy of Caitanya Mahäprabhu. Even vastly learned paëòitas could not fathom the superexcellent precepts of Lord Caitanya’s philosophy, yet due to
incredulity born of the ignorance of uncultured men, the Vaisëava faith had been degraded and was considered a beggar’s excuse for living at the
expense of society. It was by sheer love for the Godhead that Öhäkura Bhaktivinoda expounded the deep philosophy which had remained concealed in the pages of the Vedas, the Upaniñads, the Puräëas, and the Bhägavatam. By his action toward divine service and also by his words, set in simple language to be easily understood by readers in general, he has
given this philosophy to the world. It is his writings and his divine, unparalleled character that have helped to produce a class of educated and enlightened men who are now proud of their Vaiñëava faith and of their acquisition of the spiritual knowledge of the pure and sublime philosophy of Kåñëa, on which the stern teachings of Çré Caitanya are based.

Though born in opulent circumstances (on September 2, 1838), Öhäkura Bhaktivinoda, who was given the name Kedäranätha Datta, had to meet
many difficulties in his early life. His childhood was spent at his maternal grandfather’s house at Bérnagar (Ulägräm), from where he came to Calcutta at the age of thirteen, after the death of his father. After he
completed his education, he was requested to be present at the time of his paternal grandfather’s death. His grandfather, Räjavallabha Datta, had
been a famous personality of Calcutta and had retired to a lonely place in Orissa to spend his last days as an ascetic. He could predict the future and
knew when he would die, since he could commune with supernatural beings. Öhäkura Bhaktivinoda was present at the eventful time when that great soul passed away, and after receiving his grandfather’s instructions, he visited all of the major temples and äçramas of the state of Orissa.

Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura then entered the educational service and introduced English education into the state of Orissa for the first time. He wrote a small book about all the äçramas of the state and mentioned an äçrama which was on his ancestors’ property. "I have a small village Choöimaìgalpur in the country of Orissa of which I am the proprietor,"
he wrote. "In that village is a religious house which was granted by my predecessors to the holy men as a holding of rent-free land. The head of the institution entirely gave up entertaining such men as chanced to seek shelter on a rainy night. This came to my notice, and I administered a severe threat that his lands would be cruelly resumed if in the future
complaints of inhospitality were brought to my knowledge." Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura later took to the government service and was transferred to Bengal. In one town he gave a historic speech on the Çrémad-Bhägavatam which attracted the attention of thousands. He made the world know what hidden treasures pervade every page of the Bhägavatam, which should be read by all persons having a philosophical turn of mind. He was transferred some years later to a town called Champäran. In this town
there was a brahma-daitya living in a great banyan tree, and he was being worshiped by many degraded people. (A brahma-daitya is a type of ghost.)

One day the father of a famous girl scholar came to Bhaktivinoda for alms,and Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura at once employed him in reading the Bhägavatam under the shade of the banyan tree which was the abode of the ghost. After one month, the Bhägavatam was completed, and then and there the tree crashed to the ground, and the ghost was gone for good.

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Nectar of Instruction

 

His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Text 1

In his book Prema-vivarta, Chapter Seven, Śrī Jagadānanda Paṇḍita says:

vairāgī bhāi grāmya-kathā nā śunibe kāne
grāmya-vārtā nā kahibe yabe milibe āne

svapane o nā kara bhāi strī-sambhāṣaṇa
gṛhe strī chāḍiyā bhāi āsiyācha vana

yadi cāha praṇaya rākhite gaurāṅgera sane
choṭa haridāsera kathā thāke yena mane

bhāla nā khāibe āra bhāla nā paribe
hṛdayete rādhā-kṛṣṇa sarvadā sevibe

“My dear brother, you are in the renounced order of life and should not listen to talk about ordinary worldly things, nor should you talk about worldly things when you meet with others. Do not think of women even in dreams. You have accepted the renounced order of life with a vow that forbids you to associate with women. If you wish to associate with Caitanya Mahāprabhu, you must always remember the incident of Choṭa Haridāsa and how he was rejected by the Lord. Do not eat luxurious dishes or dress in fine garments, but always remain humble and serve Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in your heart of hearts.”

The conclusion is that one who can control these six items—speech, mind, anger, tongue, belly and genitals—is to be called a svāmī or gosvāmī. Svāmī means master, and gosvāmī means master of the go, or senses. When one accepts the renounced order of life, he automatically assumes the title of svāmī. This does not mean that he is the master of his family, community or society; he must be master of his senses. Unless one is master of his senses, he should not be called gosvāmī, but go-dāsa, servant of the senses. Following in the footsteps of the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana, all svāmīs and gosvāmīs should fully engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As opposed to this, the go-dāsas engage in the service of the senses or in the service of the material world. They have no other engagement. Prahlāda Mahārāja has further described the go-dāsa as adānta-go, which refers to one whose senses are not controlled. An adānta-go cannot become a servant of Kṛṣṇa. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.30), Prahlāda Mahārāja has said:

matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā
mitho ’bhipadyeta gṛha-vratānām
adānta-gobhir viśatāṁ tamisraṁ
punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām

“For those who have decided to continue their existence in this material world for the gratification of their senses, there is no chance of becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious, not by personal endeavor, by instruction from others or by joint conferences. They are dragged by the unbridled senses into the darkest region of ignorance, and thus they madly engage in what is called ‘chewing the chewed.’ ”

 

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