Prema Vivarfa

-Divine Transformafions of SpirifuaI Love-

by
SriIa ]agadananda Pandifa
TabIe of Confenfs
Infroducfion
On SriIa ]agadananda Pandifa
Prema-Vivarfa: SaIienf feafures
Chapfer 1-MangaIacarana
Tlc iiansccndcnial idcniiiics ol Sii Radla and Sii Kisna
Tlc Absoluic Tiuil is impciccpiiblc io cmpiiicisis and
is icvcalcd only by Loid Kisna's Giacc
Spiiiiual Tiuil is iiansccndcnial io ilc inllucncc ol maiciial naiuic
Siimaii Radlaiani and Loid Kisna aic uniicd in Loid Caiianya
Loid Caiianya's iiuc idcniiiy
lialman is Loid Caiianya's bodily cllulgcncc
Paiamaima oi Supcisoul is Loid Caiianya's paiiial cxpansion
Chapfer 2-Abouf Sri Prema-vivarfa
Siila Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami and Sii Jagadananda Pandiia
Loid Caiianya and ilc Auiloi
Rcmcmbciing ilc Loid's clildlood pasiimcs
Tlc auiloi's lovc loi ilc Loid
Loid Caiianya and Siila Gadadlaia Pandiia
Sii Navadvipa and Sii Vindavana
Woislip ol Radla-Kisna wiiloui appioacling Loid Gauianga is luiilc
Chapfer 3-Firsf Prayer
Chapfer +-Lord Caifanya's Magnifude
Loid Caiianya's dancing is cicinal
All dcmigods and dcmigoddcsscs aic Loid Caiianya's sciviiois
Iiim laiil in woislipping Loid Caiianya
Chapfer 5-QuarreIsome ]agai
Chapfer 6-The UIfimafe GoaI of Living Enfifies
Tlc living cniiiy and Loid Kisna
Tlc living cniiiics in ilcii condiiioncd siaic
Only ilc associaiion ol sainily souls can savc onc
Chapfer 7-Chanfing fhe HoIy Name is for Everyone
Claniing is noi possiblc in ilc company ol non dcvoiccs
Tlc piopci mcilod ol claniing
Tlc duiics ol a icnunciani
Insiiuciions io ilc louscloldci and ilc icnunciani
Chapfer 8-Be Free From Finding FauIf wifh Ofhers
Woislip Loid Gauianga wiil a puic lcaii
Insinccic dcvoiional scivicc
Aboui Siila Kavi-Kainapuia
Chapfer 9-Renunciafion Through UfiIisafion
Tiuc and lalsc icnunciaiion
Ialsc icnunciaiion
Yuhta-vaíragya oi iiuc icnunciaiion
Rooi oui diy and joylcss icnunciaiion
Culiivaic Yuhta-vaíragya
Chapfer 10-Casfe and FamiIy Lineage
Lligibiliiy io woislip ilc Loid
Non dcvoiccs aic pullcd up by ligl biiil
A low boin dcvoicc is supciioi io a ligl boin non dcvoicc
Iiccdom liom aiiiaciion and icpulsion loi maiici
Tlc Loid is compassionaic io ilc lumblc
Chapfer 11-The Lamp of Navadvipa
Sii Navadvipa and Sii Vindavana aic non dillcicni
Tlc csoiciic icason loi Loid Gauianga's appcaiancc
Sciving Kisna is paii ol woislipping Loid Gauianga
An acaiya is noi icsiiicicd by vainasiama sysicm
Chapfer 12-The GIories of fhe Vaisnavas
Dcvoiion and placcs ol pilgiimagc
Associaiing wiil a puic dcvoicc
Tlc hanístna-aáníharí ncoplyic dcvoicc
Tlc maányama-aáníharí inicimcdiaic dcvoicc
Tlc uttama-aáníharí liisi-class dcvoicc
Dcvoicc is licc liom all maiciial dcsignaiions
Dcvoicc is licc liom ilc ilicclold misciics
Oilci sympioms ol a liisi-class dcvoicc
Chapfer 13-Eagerness fo see Lord Gauracandra
Chapfer 1+-Confradicfory Transformafion
Pcicciving Vindavana in Navadvipa
Chapfer 15-The Forenoon Pasfimes of Navadvipa-dhama
Loid Gauianga's mcicy
Visii io ilc Villagc ol Gadigacla
Tlc cowlcid boys ol ilc Villagc scivc ilc Loid
Tlc cowlcid boy namcd llima
Loid Gauianga visiis llima's lousc and cais swcci iicc
Tlc pond ol Goiadala
Tlc inlani boy's pasi lilc
Tlc boy ollcis piaycis
Tlc boy gocs bacl io lis lomc
Tlc icsuli ol sccing ilc pond Goiadala
Chapfer 16-The Nafure of Divine Love
Siila Raglunaila dasa Gosvami Inquiics
Spiiiiual Lovc
Lovc ol Godlcad, Kisna
Tlc sIoha composcd by Loid Caiianya
Only ilc gopis undcisiand iiansccndcnial conjugal lovc
Tlc 'salajiyas' mundanc scniimcnial lovc
Raya Ramananda's lovc
Sanajíyas aic lii loi lcll dcludcd by Kali-yuga
Loid Caiianya's insiiuciions io Raglunaila dasa Gosvami
Marhata-vaíragya oi monlcy icnunciaiion
Tlc puic icnunciani
Chapfer 17-The Sfandards of Vaisnava Efiqueffe RefIecfs The CIass of a
Devofee
Rcligious piaciiccs wiiloui claniing aic luiilc
Acquiic sambanána and aci on ilc plailoim ol yuhta-vaíragya
Aciiviiics ol louscloldcis and icnounccd dcvoiccs
Duiics ol a louscloldci Vaisnava
Duiics ol icnounccd Vaisnavas
Vaisnavas aic Iicc ol Iauli-Iinding
A puic dcvoicc scivcs Sii Sii Radla-Kisna
Kisna is ilc puiusa, and cvciyonc clsc is pialiii
Tlc louscloldci and lis picsciibcd duiics
Always icmcmbci Kisna and ncvci loigci Him
Acyuta-gotra and varnasrama duiics
Pravarta, saánaha and síáána-bnahtas
Aiopa supciimposiiion oi asciipiion
Woislipping Loid Kisna
Woislipping ilc Dciiy wiil piopci undcisianding
Tlc basis ol aiopa-siddli
Pcilcciion iliougl puic associaiion oi Sanga-síáána-bnahtí
Dcvoiion on ilc plailoim ol spiiiiual pcilcciion -svarupa-bnahtí
Tlc cllccis ol ilcsc ilicc iypcs ol dcvoiion
Chapfer 18-Sri Ekadasi
Lladasi in Puii
Loid Caiianya's conclusion
Chapfer 19-The Mysferies of fhe HoIy Name
Tlc bcsi and only mcans io pcilcciion
Lccnarana dclincd
japa and hírtana dclincd
Pciloim liiiana always and cvciywlcic
Aciiviiics dcvoid ol bnahtí aic io bc icjccicd
Tlc loly namc alonc can puiily all sins
Riiualisiic pcnanccs cannoi dcsiioy maiciial dcsiics
Tlc icsulis ol claniing
Disobcying ilc spiiiiual masici
Disicspcciing ilc Vcdic liiciaiuics
Considciing ilc gloiics ol ilc loly namc imaginaiy
Commiiiing sin on ilc siicngil ol claniing
Inicipiciing ilc loly namc
All pious aciiviiics aic maiciial
Claniing is ilc mcans and ilc goal
Insiiuciing ilc laiillcss in claniing ilc loly namc
Ollcnscs wlilc pciloiming dcvoiional scivicc
Namapaiadla musi always bc avoidcd
Claniing is ilc only mcans
Clani undci ilc iuiclagc ol Haiidasa Tlaluia
Chapfer 20-The GIories of fhe HoIy Name
Tlc loly namc dcsiioys all sins
Pcnanccs and vows aic insignilicani aciiviiics compaicd io claniing
GIossary
On SriIa ]agadananda Pandifa
-A BiographicaI Skefch-
Siila Jagadananda Pandiia was a closc and conlidcniial associaic ol Loid
Caiianya. A icsidcni ol Navadvipa, lc was Nimai's boylood liicnd and classmaic.
Tlcy cnjoycd a uniquc iclaiionslip iliougloui lilc. Hc was coniinually picling
liglis wiil ilc Loid. Tlcsc quaiicls bcgan liom ilcii caily boylood days and
coniinucd in Jagannaila Puii. ly ilcn Loid Caiianya lad alicady cnicicd ilc
sannyasa oidci ol lilc; loi ilc solc puiposc ol bcncdiciing ilc lallcn souls ol Kali-
yuga. Somc ol ilc boylood pasiimcs dcpiciing ilcii innoccni dispuics lavc bccn
dcsciibcd in ilis bool. Tlc cmoiional cxclangcs bciwccn Loid Caiianya and
Jagadananda Pandiia slould noi bc misundcisiood. Tlcii iclaiionslip is unspoili
by mundanc laic, scllisl moiivaiions oi cvil dcsigns. Wlcilci ilc pasiimcs iool
placc in ilcii caily boylood oi laic in ilcii maiuic dcalings ilcy aic complcicly
licc ol cnvy. Tlcii sccmingly aciimonious dcmcanoui sicmmcd liom a dccp
conccin loi cacl oilci and indccd noi liom scll aggiandiscmcni.
Tlcii dcalings wcic cnacicd on ilc iiansccndcnial planc ol puic divinc
consciousncss. Tlc main acioi in ilcsc pasiimcs is Loid Kisna oi Loid Gauianga
Himscll. Loid Kisna in ilc Dvaiala pasiimcs cxlibiicd a similai iclaiionslip wiil
His lavouicd quccn Saiyablama. And now ilc samc supicmc Lovci Kisna,
appcaiing as Loid Caiianya, ilc mosi muniliccni incainaiion ol Godlcad,
pciloims in diiio His cxiiaoidinaiy pasiimc ol Dvaiala picscnily wiil Jagadananda
Pandiia in Navadvipa.
In ilc Gaura-ganoáácsa-áípíha Jagadananda Pandiia is dcsciibcd as
Saiyablama, onc ol ilc piincipal quccns ol Kisna in Dvaiala - "Satyabnama
prahaso pí jagaáananáa Panáíta'. Hc paiiicipaicd in many ol Loid Caiianya's
pasiimcs. Hc was picscni wlcn Loid Caiianya subducd Clandlazi; dclivcicd Jagai
and Madlai, wlcn Loid's sannyasa siall was biolcn; accompanicd ilc Loid io Puii
alici His sannyasa along wiil Niiyananda Piablu, Damodaia Pandiia, and
Mulanda Daiia; sang and danccd in innumciablc sanhírtana gailciings; oncc in iic
lc biolc ilc poi ol sandalwood oil wiil a siicl. In all ol ilcsc pasiimcs
Jagadananda Pandiia cxlibiicd a volaiilc naiuic wlicl cvcn Loid Caiianya always
caiclully landlcd. As Saiyablama posscsscd a 'lcliisi' mood and naiuic so did
Jagadananda Pandiia. Among ilc quccns ol Kisna in Dvaiala Rulmini and oilcis
wcic icsiiaini, awc, dcmuicncss io ilc cxicni ol giovclling and always icady io
suiicndci io ilc will ol ilc lovci. Wlilc ilc 'lcliisi' mood is iccalciiiani
aigumcniaiivc, iniiansigcni and always iiying io imposc lci will on ilc lovci. Tlc
'lcliisi' mood was lull cmbodicd in Jagadananda Pandiia. Tlcsc pasiimcs lavc bccn
vividly dcsciibcd in ilc Srí Caítanya Carítamrta and Srí Caítanya Pnagavat.
Alilougl ilcic wcic licqucni quaiicls bciwccn ilcm ilc Loid always
submiiicd io ilc diciaics ol Jagadananda's inicnsc lovc loi Him. Jagadananda
Pandiia could noi siand io scc lis bclovcd Loid pciloiming scvcic ausiciiiics. Hc,
icpcaicdly iiicd io loicc ilc Loid io givc up His siiici vows ol sannyasa, lnowing
ilai Hc was nonc oilci ilan ilc supicmc Loid Kisna. Tlcicloic wlai was ilc
nccd loi sucl unduc laidslips. Conscqucnily Tlc Loid ncvci gavc anyonc ilc
sliglicsi icason io ilinl ilai Jagadananda Pandiia, inspiic ol lis cxplosivc naiuic,
was ollcnsivc oi a disiuibing clcmcni. Railci ilc Loid willingly icmaincd undci
Jagadananda Pandiia's inllucncc, wlicl iclls volumcs aboui ilc dcpil and
iniimacy ol ilcii iclaiionslip. Tlc Loid would go oui ol His way io appcasc
Jagadananda Pandiia wlcncvci lc was upsci and iiicconcilablc, lnowing lully ilai
Jagadananda acicd only oui ol sponiancous lovc loi Him.
Oncc Sanaiana Gosvami, iying a sallion cloil aiound lis lcad, camc io
ialc prasaáam wiil Jagadananda Pandiia ai lis icsidcncc in Vindavana.
Jagadananda Pandiia lcli divinc cxlilaiaiion sccing ilc cloil, ilinling ilai ii musi
bclong io Loid Caiianya. Hc was ncvciilclcss cuiious, and wanicd io conliim wiil
Sii Sanaiana wlcic lc lad icccivcd ilai cloil. lcing iold ilai ii was liom onc
Mulunda Saiaswaii, a mayavaáí sannyasí, Jagadananda llcw inio a lii ol iagc. Hc
ciicd oui, "Tlis cloil is noi my bclovcd Loid Caiianya's icmnani." Hc jumpcd up
and biandisling a cooling poi, iuslcd ai Sanaiana Gosvami as il io siiilc lim.
Sanaiana Gosvami was iiuly impicsscd ai ilc Pandiia's lovc and undividcd
aiiaclmcni loi ilc Loid. Laici ilc Gosvami commcnicd ilai ilis was picciscly
wlai lc was always waniing io scc in a dcvoicc- unalloycd lovc loi Loid
Caiianya.
PREMA-VIVARTA
-SaIienf Feafures of fhis book-
Somc ol ilc loid's pasiimcs in Navadvipa, bcloic Hc iool up sannyasa, aic
vciy cnclaniingly dcsciibcd in ilis bool. Tlcsc pasiimcs lavc ncvci appcaicd in
any oilci liiciaiuic. Iuiilci ilc bool dclincaics ilc Loid's cxcmplaiy Vaisnava
dcalings and His picacling aciiviiics in a simplc, lucid siylc ol lcngali. In laci
ilcic aic lcw liiciaiuics ilai can boasi ol an casy, diicci and uncquivocal
picscniaiion ol complcx csoiciic conccpis. I lopc ilai ilis aiicmpi io iianslaic ilis
bool is ablc io convcy ai lcasi a liaciion ol ilc wondcilul cxccllcnccs coniaincd in
ilc oiiginal icxi. I lumbly piay io all ilc icadcis io loigivc mc loi any
inadvciicncc and ollcnccs on my paii; ilcy aic uninicniional. Vaisnavas aic swan-
lilc pcisonaliiics ilcicloic ilcy may lindly ovcilool ilc misialcs and iasic only
ilc ncciai Siila Jagadananda las so mcicilully lcli bclind loi posiciiiy. I lilc io
cnd by icpcaiing Siila Jagadananda's own woids dcsciibing lis bool. Hc said ilai
anyonc wlo lcais Prema-Vivarfa is guaianiccd io cxpciicncc ilc divinc ccsiasy ol
lovc ol Godlcad.
Chapfer 1-MangaIacarana-
Tlc loving allaiis ol Sii Sii Radla and Kisna aic iiansccndcnial
manilcsiaiions ol ilc Loid's inicinal plcasuic-giving-poicncy. Alilougl Radla
and Kisna aic onc in Tlcii idcniiiy, Tlcy lavc scpaiaicd Tlcmsclvcs cicinally.
Now ilcsc iwo iiansccndcnial idcniiiics lavc again uniicd in ilc loim ol Sii Kisna
Caiianya. I bow down io Him, wlo las manilcsicd Himscll wiil ilc scniimcni and
complcxion ol Siimaii Radlaiani, alilougl Hc is Kisna Himscll.
The franscendenfaI idenfifies of Sri Radha and Sri Krsna
I ollci my piosiiaicd obcisanccs again and again io ilc indivisiblc, non-dual
iiuil, Sii Kisna, wlo is ilc uliimaic csscncc ol all sciipiuial conclusions.
Tlai absoluic piinciplc somciimcs manilcsis Himscll as iwo- Siimaii
Radlaiani and Sii Kisna- and somciimcs as onc Supicmc Absoluic in ilc loim ol
Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Tlc Supicmc Tiuil is onc wiiloui a sccond, and ilcic is no dillcicncc
bciwccn ilc Loid and His absoluic poicncy. Yci simuliancously, ilcic is an cicinal
dillcicncc bciwccn ilc iwo, lcncc ilc cniiic Vcdic liiciaiuic cmplasizcs ilc
piinciplc ilai ilc Supicmc Loid's poicncics aic inconccivably onc and dillcicni
liom ilc Loid Himscll.
Tlc Supicmc Absoluic Tiuil is ilc cmbodimcni ol lnowlcdgc, samvít, His
sanáníní poicncy susiains His own cxisicncc ol all oilcis, and His pasiimcs aic
caiiicd oui by His nIaáíní poicncy. Tlus Hc manilcsis Himscll by ilcsc ilicc
piincipal poicncics and ilcii innumciablc sub-poicncics.
Tlc Supicmc Absoluic Tiuil manilcsis Himscll iliougl His muliilaiious
iiansccndcnial poicncics, and cvciyiling is aclicvcd iliougl ilc iniciaciion ol
ilcsc poicncics. Tlus, dynamic cxclangcs ol puic cmoiions aic cicinally cxlibiicd
in ilc indivisiblc Supicmc, yci ilc cncigy and ilc Lncigciic aic always non-
dillcicni.
Tlc plcasuic poicncy iiansloims ilc oiiginal Absoluic Tiuil, Sii Kisna,
inio iwo loims, Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna, and ilus wondcilully aiiangcs
iiansccndcnial pasiimcs loi Tlcm.
Tlc loving allaiis ol Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna, aic iiansloimaiions
ol ilc 'lladini salii' oi ilc plcasuic poicncy. And ii is ilis inconccivablc poicncy
wlicl maddcns Radlaiani and Kisna. Tlc nIaáíní posscsscs ilc cxiiaoidinaiy
capaciiy io malc ilc impossiblc lappcn, wiiloui Hciscll bcing allccicd; Slc is also
icsponsiblc loi cicaiing vaiiagaicdncss in iiansccndcncc.
Tlc Absoluic Tiuil is impciccpiiblc io cmpiiicisis and is icvcalcd only by Loid
Kisna's Giacc
Tlis givcs iisc io an cxiiaoidinaiy poini ol considciaiion: ilc cmpiiicisis
and spcculaiois can ncvci undcisiand ilis subjcci maiici il ilcy go on ilinling
aboui ii loi ilousands and millions ol ycais. Only ilai pcison wlo las icccivcd
ilc mcicy ol Loid Kisna can lnow aboui ilcsc csoiciic subjcci maiicis.
Spcculaiions on ilcm loi millions ol ycais will noi ciysiallizc inio aciual
compiclcnsion.
Tlc loving allaiis ol Siimaii Radlaiani and Loid Kisna aic iiansccndcnial
manilcsiaiions ol ilc Loid's inicinal plcasuic-giving poicncy nIaáíní. Tlc
quinicsscncc ol Tlcii loving cxclangcs is ccsiasy, in wlicl Tlcii lcaiis bccomc
maddcncd wiil lovc.
Wlcn Kisna bccomcs iwo scpaiaic idcniiiics, Siimaii Radlaiani and
Himscll, loving allaiis ialc placc and lladini iiansloims Hciscll inio vaiious loving
pasiimcs. Tlcsc loving pasiimcs aic cicinally picscni bui in an unmanilcsi siaic
piioi io ilc iiansccndcnial loims, ol Siimaii Radlaiani and Loid Kisna, aic
manilcsi as iwo pcisonaliiics. How ilcn did onc bccomc iwo' Tlc plcasuic
poicncy ol ilc Loid ncccssiiaics ilc cxisicncc ol iwo scpaiaic idcniiiics, bui
wlcncc camc ilis plcasuic poicncy ol ilc Loid ilai cicaicd ilis division'
Tlc answci io ilis qucsiion is ilai all ol ilcsc allaiis aic ialing placc
bccausc ol ilc omnipoicni will ol Loid Kisna, wlo is cicinally bcyond ilc
inllucncc ol iimc and ciicumsianccs.
SpirifuaI Trufh is franscendenfaI fo fhe infIuence of maferiaI nafure
Maiciial naiuic is bound by pasi and luiuic duc io ilc inllucncc ol iimc
lacioi, bui ilc iiansccndcnial cncigy oi ilc absoluic icaliiy is licc liom incbiiciics
lilc pasi and luiuic. Tlc mosi wondcilul iling aboui Ii is ilai Ii cxisis cicinally
in ilc picscni.
Tlis spiiiiual icaliiy, ilc iiansccndcnial cxisicncc, is bcyond ilc icalm ol
scnsc pciccpiion, as wcll as mundanc woids and mcnial laculiy. Tlc iiuil is ilai
any aiicmpi io dcsciibc ilis icaliiy will mcicly icsuli in ilc commission ol somc
giicvous ollcnsc. Tlis iiansccndcnial icaliiy is dcvoid ol any discicpancics oi
misialcs, and cvciyiling ilcic linds pcilcci laimony in ilc inconccivablc cncigy
ol ilc Loid.
Moicovci, any inconsisicncy is ioially abscni in spiiiiual icaliiy, wlicl is
loicvci licsl and dynamic, and inioxicaics onc wiil spiiiiual bliss. Tlus, ii is ilc
naiuic ol ilis icaliiy ilai wc scc appaicni coniiadiciions and opposing scniimcnis
cxisiing simuliancously in Ii.
A mosi amazing aiiiibuic ol iiansccndcnial icaliiy is ilai Ii slclicis
coniiaiy conccpis. Ii is sullicicnily piolicicni io iniiiaic aciiviiics wiiloui ilc
plcasuic poicncy bccoming manilcsi.
lcloic ilc plcasuic poicncy manilcsis Hciscll, slc aiiangcs ilai Siimaii
Radlaiani and Loid Kisna appcai as iwo scpaiaic iiansccndcnial pcisonaliiics and
ilc loving cxclangcs bciwccn Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna causcs Hci io bc
boin. Licinally cxisicni, ilc iiansccndcnial icaliiy is always licc liom maiciial
incongiuiiics sucl as iimc, lallacics and so on. On ilc oilci land, ii is only
appiopiiaic ilai ilc iimc lacioi and dualiiics co-cxisi in maiciial naiuic.
Tlc non-dual Absoluic Tiuil and ilc iiansccndcnial icaliiy ol Siimaii
Radlaiani and Loid Kisna cxisi simuliancously and cicinally, and boil aic
siiuaicd in ilc puic absoluic planc.
Srimafi Radharani and Lord Krsna are unifed in Lord Caifanya
Tlus, Siimaii Radlaiani and Loid Kisna cnicicd inio onc iiansccndcnial
loim wlicl picscnily appcais as my dcaimosi Loid Caiianya Malapiablu.
And wlcn I say 'picscnily' do noi misialcnly judgc ilis accoiding io ilc
mundanc iimc lacioi. Rcmcmbci, ilc iiansccndcnial iiuil is bcyond ilc inllucncc
ol iimc. Tlus io say ilai Siimaii Radlaiani and Loid Kisna appcaicd bcloic Loid
Caiianya, wlo madc His appcaiancc icccnily, would bc an aiicmpi io imposc
maiciial incbiiciics lilc iimc and clionological oidci on Tlcm. Tlis
misconccpiion will ioially alicnaic us liom ilc cicinal Tiuil.
Tlc woid claima mcans an indcpcndcni and individual spiiii; so, il you
considci ilai ilis woid iclcis io Loid Caiianya alonc, ilcn ii implics ilai Siimaii
Radlaiani and Loid Kisna appcaicd laici ilan Loid Caiianya.
Do noi wasic valuablc iimc usclcssly iiying io dcbaic wlo appcaicd liisi -
Siimaii Radlaiani and Loid Kisna oi ilc son ol Siimaii Sacidcvi, Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu. Lailici I cxplaincd ilai cvciyiling is pcilccily adjusicd on ilc
iiansccndcnial planc. Tlus, bc cxiia cauiious bcloic you cnici inio a dcbaic aboui
wlo appcaicd liisi -Sii Caiianya Malapiablu oi Sii Kisna.
Tlc iwo qualiiics, namcly simulianciiy and cicinaliiy aic claiaciciisiic ol
ilc absoluic icaliiy wlicl linds lull cxpicssion in iiansccndcnial iiuil.
Uniniciiupicd spiiiiual pasiimcs aic ilc supicmc cxccllcnccs ol ilis
iiansccndcnial iiuil.
Tlc plcasuic-giving lladini poicncy simuliancously slclicis iwo iiuils, as
lai as I lnow. Onc is pianaya, oi loving cxclangc, and ilc oilci is vilaia, oi ilc
iiansloimaiion ol ilai lovc oi ilc pasiimcs bciwccn Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii
Kisna. Tlai iiansccndcnial poicncy las now appcaicd in ilis maiciial woild in ilc
loim ol Loid Sii Caiianya Malapiablu. Hc ioams along ilc banls ol ilc Gangcs,
consianily pciloiming congicgaiional claniing ol ilc loly namc ol God.
Tlc pasiimcs ol Loid Caiianya Malapiablu aic cvcn moic ccsiaiic ilan ilc
pasiimcs ol Loid Sii Kisna. In Loid Caiianya's lila ilc loving cxclangcs icacl ilcii
quinicsscncc. Wlcn ilis lovc aclicvcd cxccssivc lciglis, nIaáíní, oi ilc plcasuic
poicncy ol ilc Loid, cmbiaccd Kisna wiil lcclings ol gicai ccsiasy and covcicd
Him wiil ilc mood and lusiic ol Siimaii Radlaiani.
Loid Kisna, appcaiing in His lull manilcsiaiion as Caiianya Malapiablu,
camc io His own abodc Navadvipa-dlama wlcic Hc lcli a mucl gicaici plcasuic
ilan in Viaja-dlama. Hc appcaicd in Navadvipa io lullil ilc spccilic puiposc ol
His incainaiion and io iclisl His lcaii's dcsiic.
Lord Caifanya's frue idenfify
Tlc loim ol Loid Caiianya is ilc non-dillcicni, oiiginal and mosi
wondcilul manilcsiaiion ol Loid Kisna. Simuliancously ilc loim ol Loid Kisna is
ilc oiiginal and mosi unpicccdcnicd manilcsiaiion ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Tlc iwo Supicmc Pcisonaliiics aic mosi ncciaican bccausc ol ilc plcasuic
poicncy. Tlcy aic swccici ilan ilc swccicsi ncciai and moic. Loid Kisna's swcci
ncciaican loim is ilc loim ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu, and I ollci my icpcaicd
obcisanccs ai His loius lcci.
Il you analysc ilc woid claima, you migli say ii mcans lialman oi ilc
loimlcss. You migli also say ilai lialman is ilc souicc ol ilc appcaiancc ol
Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna. lui ilis is noi ilc piopci conclusion ol ilc vcisc
undci discussion. Tlc ical mcaning is ilai ilcsc iwo idcniiiics lavc bccomc onc
again in ilc loim ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Brahman is Lord Caifanya's bodiIy effuIgence
Sii Caiianya Malapiablu musi ncvci bc considcicd as ilc loimlcss
impcisonal bialman. Hc is ilc dynamic cmbodimcni ol bliss, ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy in a puic siaic ol cxisicncc. lialman is ilc impcisonal bodily
cllulgcncc ol ilc Loid and ilus Sii Kisna Caiianya Malapiablu is ilc souicc ol
lialman.
Tlcicloic ilc woid claima addicsscs only Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Liudiic sclolais sucl as Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami aic iiuly loiiunaic, bccausc
ilcy lavc undcisiood ilis.
Tlus, ollci youi obcisanccs io ilai Absoluic Tiuil - chatma. Tlcn you
slall icccivc scivicc ai ilc loius lcci ol Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna, and all ol
youi dcsiics will lind complcic lullilmcni.
Paramafma or SupersouI is Lord Caifanya's parfiaI expansion
And, il you conjuic ilai ilc woid chatma mcans paramatma, oi ilc
Supcisoul, liom wlicl Radla and Kisna lavc appcaicd as iwo scpaiaic idcniiiics,
ilcn ilc impoii ol ilc vcisc is noi lully jusiilicd, and ii coniiadicis vciy siiongly
ilc dcliniiion ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Sii Caiianya Malapiablu is ilc oiiginal Absoluic Tiuil, and onc musi
undcisiand ilai ilc Supcisoul always icmains His plcnaiy cxpansion.
Sii Caiianya Malapiablu is ilc Loid ol my lcaii, Hc is ilc loim ol claima,
ilc oncncss ol Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna. I am a maidscivani ol ilc loius
lcci ol Siimaii Radlaiani and ilcic is no oilci posiiion I dcsiic moic. I lovc ilai
loim wlicl las bccn adoincd wiil ilc lusiic ol Siimaii Radlaiani.
I ollci my lallcn obcisanccs wiil undividcd suiicndci ai His loius lcci, ilc
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, son ol Moilci Saci, Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Chapfer 2-Abouf Sri Prema-vivarfa
Loid caiianya's bcauiy and iiansccndcnial aiiiibuics always susiain my
icmcmbiancc; my lcaii ciics oui, my body swclls and iwisis unccasingly.Amongsi
inccssani icais, a dcsiic io wiiic subducs all oilci ilouglis. I ialc up ilc pcn and
wiiic, pusling asidc slamc and lcais.
I am a pandiia oi sclolai by namc only. I do noi posscss any ical
lnowlcdgc. Yci I lavc a siiong ycaining io wiiic aboui Sii Caiianya Malapiablu's
iiansccndcnial pasiimcs.
SriIa Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Sri ]agadananda Pandifa
Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami oncc cnquiicd. "Wlai do you wiiic,
Pandiiji'" I icplicd, "I simply wiiic aboui subjccis wlicl aic mosi dcai io mc."
"I wisl io sccicily wiiic down ilosc pasiimcs ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu
ilai aic sioicd in my mcmoiy."
Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami said, "Tlcn wiiic aboui ilc wondcilul
claiaciciisiics ol ilc Loid. Tlc cniiic woild can dciivc ilcii gicaicsi bcnclii liom
icading ilcm."
I said, "I am ignoiani aboui wlai is bcnclicial io ilc woild. I'll jusi wiiic
down wlaicvci appcals io mc."
Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami lcli mc alonc, lnowing I was ccccniiic. Siiiing
by myscll, I mcdiiaic upon ilc Loid, and I simply wiiic aboui His pasiimcs. I lavc
wiincsscd many ol my Loid's pasiimcs, bccausc I lavc always siaycd by Him. I am
wiiiing down somc ol ilosc cvcnis accoiding io my bcni ol mind.
I icmcmbci ilc Loid's aciiviiics and my mind and lcaii ciy oui in
scpaiaiion, my cycs slcd inccssani icais. I wiiic down ilc incidcnis as ilcy comc
io mcmoiy.
Lord Caifanya and fhe aufhor
Onc day ilc Loid jolingly said io mc, "You lavc bccn ilc clicl quccn ol
Dvaiala loi a long iimc, and I am jusi a pooi bcggai. Wly do you scivc Mc' You
can gci so many lundicds ol icnuncianis lilc Myscll io scivc."
I icplicd, "Givc up Youi picicnsion and dcccii. Wly don'i You say ilai I
am simply a maidscivani cngagcd ai ilc loius lcci ol Siimaii Radlaiani.
"You lavc siolcn ilc lusiic ol my dcai misiicss Radlaiani: lcncc, You aic a
ilicl, and I slall caicl You and iciuin You bacl io ilc land ol Viaja.
"My only dcsiic is io scivc Siimaii Radlaiani, bui You wani io scnd mc io
lai away Dvaiala. Tlis is all Youi misclicvous pasiimc. Youi aciiviiics as a
icnounccd sannyasi aic only ioo wcll-lnown io mc. In laci, You jusi wani io
dcccivc and dcpiivc us wlilc You scivc ilc loius lcci ol Radlaiani all by Youiscll."
Remembering fhe Lord's chiIdhood pasfimes
Ol! How wondcilul aic Loid Caiianya's loius lcci. Tlcy aic my mosi
clciislcd iicasuic in dcvoiional scivicc. Wlcic las Hc gonc, lcaving mc alonc, a
loncsomc wicicl' Hc las lcli mc, yci I am siill alivc' I ioss and iuin, sullciing
ilis unbcaiablc agony ol scpaiaiion!
Oncc in oui caily boylood days, wc lad a quaiicl in sclool. Iccling vciy
sad and luii, I sai down on ilc banl ol ilc Ganga in Mayapuia and ciicd all day
and nigli. My Loid, always ilc mosi mcicilul masici, camc io mc ai ilc bical ol
dawn wiil Gadadlaia Pandiia. Hc callcd oui io mc, "Jagadananda, sucl angci is
noi ai all good. Spcal io us and loigci youi siubboinncss."
My angci mclicd jusi looling ai His ccsiaiic lacc, and I aslcd Him, "Wly
did you comc in ilc dailncss ol caily moining' Nadia ioads aic vciy laid and lull
ol sioncs. Ii musi lavc causcd you gicai pain io wall on ii. You lavc undciialcn
so mucl dilliculiy jusi loi my salc'
Tlc Loid said, "Comc, lci us go! Tlc nigli las cndcd. Go io youi lousc
and cai. I lnow ilc sadncss you lccl. I lavc also lasicd all ilis wlilc and slcpi on
ilc sionc llooi.
"Gadadlaia Pandiia camc io My lousc, so iogcilci wc lavc comc io scaicl
loi you. Ii is good ilai you lavc givcn up youi insolcncc. Now go io youi lousc,
iomoiiow wc can joylully play iogcilci again."
Caicling lold ol Gadadlaia's lcci, I sai up slowly, loi ii was impossiblc loi
mc io disicgaid my Loid's insiiuciions. I ilcn wcni io ilc Loid's lousc, aic a liiilc
and laid down io icsi loi a lcw louis.
In ilc moining Moilci Saci and Jagannaila Misia lcd mc iicc and mill and
ilcn scni mc oll io sclool wiil ilc Loid. Alici classcs I wcni io my lomc wiil ilc
Loid, and siiiing iogcilci, wc aic.
Tlc lovc onc lccls loi ilc bclovcd alici a quaiicl is lilc puic ncciai, and so
I also lcli inicnsc ccsiasy. Tlc Loid said, "Ii is bccausc ol ccsiaiic lovc ilai you
and I gci angiy. Oui lovc loi cacl oilci coniinucs io incicasc alici cvciy quaiicl.
The aufhor's Iove for fhe Lord
My Loid Gauianga is a moon-lilc pcisonaliiy, onc's lilc bccomcs a sciics ol
illusions wiiloui woislipping Him, bui onc can cxpciicncc supicmc ccsiasy by
icndciing Him dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc Loid is ilc cmbodimcni ol magnanimiiy,
so wlo can cvci loigci Him' Hc cndlcssly disiiibuics mcicy io His scivanis.
Loid Caiianya is my Loid and masici, and I will ncvci lcavc His slclici.
Hc is ilc Loid ol my lcaii. Wlocvci uiicis His namc 'Sii Caiianya!' bccomcs my
dcaicsi liicnd and I will iusl io cmbiacc lim.
O Loid Caiianya! You aic ilc mosi piccious iicasuic ol my lcaii. I iclusc
io scc ilc lacc ol ilai laiillcss pcison wlo las ncvci gloiilicd ilc namc ol Loid
Caiianya. Howcvci il by clancc I scc ilc lacc ol anyonc wlo las loigoiicn ilc
Loid oi disicgaid His loius lcci, ilcn my wlolc day is iuincd!
I slall bcai wiil a siicl ilai pcison wlo ollcis icspcci io somc oilci
sannyasi, ncglcciing Sii Caiianya Malapiablu, and I slall pui liic io ilc mouil ol
ilc pcison wlo discusscs liivolous and mundanc iopics, avoiding ilc ncciaican
pasiimcs ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Il io plcasc Loid Caiianya I lavc io cxpciicncc pain, ilcn lci mc sullci
cicinal anguisl. And il my Loid icnounccs plcasuic and joy, acccpiing an ausicic
lilc siylc, ilcn I slall diown in an occan ol giicl.
Lord Caifanya and SriIa Gadadhara Pandifa
Onc day, wlilc I was ioially absoibcd in playing, my Loid cnicicd ilc dccp
loicsi on ilc banl ol ilc iivci Alolananda Ganga. Gadadlaia Pandiia and I
quiclly goi up and lollowcd bclind Him. A splcndid paiioi pciclcd on a liagiani
lalula iicc obscivcd oui movcmcnis.
Tlc Loid saw ilc paiioi. Caicling lold ol lim Hc said, "You aic
Vyasadcva's son, so you slould sing ilc gloiics ol Sii Radla and Kisna and
incicasc oui bliss." Tlc paiioi, ignoiing ilc Loid's woids, bcgan io sing - "Gauia
Haii"! Tlc Loid lcigning angci, luilcd ilc paiioi away.
Tlc paiioi coniinucd io sing, "Gauia! Gauia!" and bcgan io dancc. Wc
immcdiaicly lcli ilc siiiiings ol ccsiaiic cmoiions lcaiing ilc paiioi's wondcilul
song. Tlc Loid again said, "O paiioi! Tlis is Vindavana! Sing loudly ilc divinc
namcs ol Radla and Kisna so ilai cvciyonc can lcai."
Tlc paiioi icplicd, "Vindavana las now bccn iiansloimcd inio Navadvipa,
and I scc Radla and Kisna in ilc loim ol Gauia Haii. I am a paiioi living in ilis
loicsi, simply suiviving on ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc ol Gauia. You aic my
Kisna, and Gadadlaia lcic is my Radlaiani."
I ollci my piosiiaicd obcisanccs ai ilc lcci ol anyonc wlo icmcmbcis ilc
ambiosial pasiimcs ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
Sri Navadvipa and Sri Vrndavana
To mc, Sii Gadadlaia and Sii Gauianga aic Radla and Syama, and I scc ilc
iliiiy-iwo squaic milcs aica ol Navadvipa-dlama as an cxaci icplica ol Vindavana.
Wlocvci dillcicniiaics bciwccn Loid Kisna, ilc son ol Moilci Yasoda and Loid
Nimai, ilc son ol Moilci Saci, is io bc avoidcd lilc poison.
Hc wlo cannoi pciccivc Vindavana in Navadvipa is a loolisl logician
wlosc lilc is mcicly a buidcn io lim.
Worship of Radha-Krsna wifhouf approaching Lord Gauranga is fufiIe
I lavc uncondiiional lovc loi onc wlo woislips ilc loly namc, ilc loly
abodc, and ilc wondcilul pasiimcs and claiaciciisiics ol Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu.
Any pcison, cvcn ilougl boin in lcngal, will ncvci lccl aiiiaciion in lis
lcaii loi ilc iiansccndcnial namc, pasiimcs and abodc ol Sii Radla and Kisna, il
lc docs noi ialc slclici ol ilc iiansccndcnial loim, namc, ccsiaiic pasiimcs and
sublimc abodc ol Loid Caiianya liisi.
Chapfer 3-Firsf Prayer
I ollci my icpcaicd obcisanccs ai ilc loius lcci ol Siimaii Radlaiani, wlosc
paiiial cxpansion, Siimaii Saiyablama, icsidcs in Dvaiala.
Tlc son ol Nanda Malaiaja, Sii Kisna, las now appcaicd as Sii Kisna
Caiianya, and laving biougli wiil Him Sii Gadadlaia Pandiia, ilcy puiily and
blcss ilc land ol Nadia.
Sii Caiianya Malapiablu biougli Gadadlaia Pandiia io Sii Puiusoiiama-
Ksciia, Puii and ilcic Tlcy manilcsicd many conlidcniial pasiimcs, in ilc
conjugal mood as "Gauia Gadai".
Tlc Loid iniioduccd Gadadlaia Pandiia io ilc woislip ol ilc Sii Toia-
Gopinaila Dciiy and cncouiagcd lim in ilai scivicc.
To mc Hc gavc Loid Giiidlaii's woislip, Wlo icsidcs on ilc occan sloics.
Addiiionally Hc scni mc all ilc dcvoiccs liom lcngal io lool alici.
Siila Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami is moic dcai io mc ilan my vciy lilc, loi
lc is Sii Kisna Caiianya Malapiablu's lilc and soul.
I iliow myscll, my cniiic lilc, ai ilc loius lcci ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu.
I am ablc io wiiic ilis Picma-vivaiia only on ilc insiiuciions and by ilc
inspiiaiion ol all ilc dcvoicd Vaisnavas.
Chapfer + -Lord Caifanya's Magnifude
Lord Caifanya's Dancing is EfernaI
All ol you, my bioilcis! Plcasc woislip Sii Gauianga, ilc Loid and masici
ol my lcaii, bccausc wiiloui Him, lilc bccomcs a mcaninglcss dicaiy and diab
buidcn.
My Loid Gauianga danccs cicinally in Siimaii Sacidcvi's couiiyaid in
Mayapuia, accompanying Him is Loid Niiyananda and Advaiia Acaiya Piablu. Hc
danccd in Siivas Pandiia's lousc absoibcd in ilc mosi ccsiaiic moods; anyonc
bclolding Him ilus ncvci loigcis ilai wondcilul sigli.
His sublimc pasiimcs and bodily movcmcnis icmain indclibly imbcddcd in
my lcaii lilc moving piciuics, and as my soul ycains and ciics oui io scc moic,
Tlcy llasl acioss ilc sciccn ol my mind.
Wlcn I saw my Loid dancing in ilc Jagannaila Mandiia, cndlcss wavcs ol
ccsiaiic cmoiion lloodcd my lcaii. Wlai is ilcic loi mc in ilis wiciclcd lilc
cxccpi io scc ilc cxquisiic dancing movcmcnis ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu
pciloiming on ilc banls ol ilc Jalnavi Ganga Rivci.
AII demigods and demigoddesses are Lord Caifanya's servifors
Lvciyonc musi woislip ilc loius lcci ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu wiil
undcviaiing dcvoiion and icjcci ilc woislip ol dcmigods and goddcsscs as ilougl
ilcy wcic on ilc samc lcvcl. Know ilai all ilc dcmigods and goddcsscs aic
sciviiois ol Sii Gauianga. Ncvci lci ilc mind cniciiain ilc idca ilai Loid Kisna
and Loid Gauianga aic dillcicni pcisonaliiics.
lc cnliglicncd in spiiiiual iiuil; youi spiiiiual masici is ilc iccipicni ol Sii
Caiianya Malapiablu's spccial mcicy. Tlc cicinal associaics ol ilc Loid aic ilc
dillcicni limbs ol His iiansccndcnial body.
As loi ilosc wlo adamanily opposc Loid Caiianya's divinc posiiion as ilc
supicmc pcison ilcy slould clcaily undcisiand ilai cvciy soul is Loid Gauianga's
scivani.
Firm faifh in worshipping Lord Caifanya
Do noi indulgc in usclcss ciiiicism and linding laulis in oilcis. Dccp
wiilin youi lcaii simply woislip ilc loius lcci ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu wiil
unllincling dcvoiion.
Clani Loid Gauianga's loly namc, bccausc His namc is omnipoicni; all
oilci namcs ol dcmigods, goddcsscs and Visnu-iaiivas aic pcilccily laimoniscd
and coniaincd in His namc.
Loid Caiianya Malapiablu is ilc oiiginal spiiiiual masici in ilis cosmic
cicaiion, so icacl cvciyonc ilc pioccss ol simplc, unalloycd lovc loi Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu.
Givc up dcccii and lypociisy and puiily youi mind. Liilci sinccicly
woislip Loid Gauianga oi mainiain sociciy, lamily and liicndslip. Ii is impossiblc
io do boil.
Cloosc bciwccn cngaging youiscll in ilc iiansccndcnial dcvoiional scivicc
ol Caiianya Malapiablu oi ialing slclici ol mundanc aciiviiics; sciving lamily,
liicnds and sociciy. Ii is impossiblc io mainiain boil ilcsc aciiviiics
simuliancously.
I, Jagadananda, lumbly cauiion ilai il wc do noi dcvclop singlc-
mindcdncss in cxccuiing dcvoiional scivicc, ilcn wc placc ouisclvcs in ilc
impossiblc posiiion ol iiying io cioss a iivci wiil iwo boais, wiil a looi in cacl.
Chapfer 5-QuarreIsome ]agai
Tlc cmoiional uplcavals causcd by my inicnsc lovc loi ilc Loid dancc
ccasclcssly lilc wavcs on ilc occan ol my mind. Lvciy day I gci inio somc quaiicl
and misundcisianding wiil Loid Gauianga, so I camc io bc lnown as Kundalc
Jagai: "ilc quaiiclsomc Jagai".
I wcni on a pilgiimagc io Viaja Vindavana, and spcni somc days siaying
wiil Siila Sanaiana Gosvami. Tlcic I also piclcd a ligli wiil lim. Onc day I saw
ilc cquipoiscd, scll-icaliscd soul, Sanaiana Gosvami, wcaiing a icd cloil usually
woin by "dcvi-woislippcis" wiappcd aiound lis lcad.
I immcdiaicly lcli lilc smasling lim wiil ilc iicc poi lying in ilc coinci,
bui wlcn I saw Sanaiana Gosvami's lumblc dcalings, all my pugnaciousncss
vanislcd, and I ilicw myscll io onc coinci in gicai slamc. My bclovcd Loid Gauia
lnows cvciyiling aboui mc and yci Hc scni mc io Vindavana, wlilc Hc siaycd lai
away and waiclcd ilc lun.
Ii is good ilai my wocs givc Him plcasuic. Lci mc sullci cicinal
iiibulaiions, bccausc His lappincss biings mc gicai joy. I wccp day and nigli
lccling pangs ol scpaiaiion liom my Loid, and my Loid Gauia simply smilcs,
looling ai my icai-siicalcd lacc. Tlai sannyasi, Gauiacandia, is aciually a clcaici,
yci I lovc His wondcilul pasiimcs and His ncciaican woids. My Loid is now
manilcsiing ilai samc mood Hc picviously manilcsicd in Viaja, Vindavana, yci
undcisianding all ilis, I cannoi lully cnici inio ilai mood.
Oncc I biougli Him a poi ol puic sandalwood oil, bui in iciuin Hc simply
gavc mc cuiiing woids; so oui ol insolcncc and liusiiaiion I biolc ilai poi in lioni
ol Him. Angiy and in a sulling mood, I icmaincd lasiing. lui my wondcilul
Loid, using dcvious mcans, dissolvcd my iic. Hc madc mc cool wild-giown
vaiiciics ol spinacl loi oui mcal, saying lood picpaicd by an angiy cool cnlanccs
ilc iasic. Tlis siaicmcni inccnscd mc luiilci, and Hc sccmcd moic plcascd by
ilis. His joys aic my only piccious conccin.
Wlcn Sanaiana cnquiicd liom mc as io wlai lc slould do, I adviscd lim
io go io Vindavana. Tlc Loid ilougli ilai ii was loolisl ol mc io iiy and advisc
Sanaiana Gosvami. I am always amazcd io scc low clild-lilc ilc Loid is. I
lcivcnily lold on io His loius lcci loi slclici. Tlcn wlcn I dcsiicd io go io
Vindavana lc icluscd mc pcimission, giving vaiious cxcuscs, iiying io dcccivc mc.
And wlcn I icsisicd His oidci, Hc aslcd mc io go io Navadvipa. Ol couisc, I
considci all ilis His causclcss mcicy on mc.
My Loid now icsidcs in Puiusoiiama-lsciia, wlicl is cquivalcni in
spiiiiual siaius io ilc opulcni Dvaiala. Hc livcs away liom His own abodc on ilc
picicxi ilai Hc las icccivcd His moilci's pcimission io siay ilcic, yci Hc
insiiucicd mc io go io Navadvipa, wlicl is His aciual lomc. In laci, ilc Loid
scnds ilosc loiiunaic souls, wlo aic iccipicnis ol His mcicy, io His lomc -
Navadvipa. As loi mc, coming bacl io Navadvipa was lilc iciuining lomc, jusi
lilc a cowlcid boy iciuining io Golola Vindavana.
In ilis way, I am cxccuiing my dcvoiional scivicc io ilc Loid day and
nigli. Ii is ilc naiuic ol all ol Loid Gauianga's dcvoiccs io scivc His loius lcci.
Tlc loius lcci ol Siila Gadadlaia Pandiia and Loid Gauianga aic my only
invaluablc iicasuic. Sii Svaiupa Damodaia lnows my innci mood
Chapfer 6-The UIfimafe GoaI of Living Enfifies
The Living enfify and Lord Krsna
ilc living cniiiics aic inliniicsimal paiis ol ilc Supicmc Absoluic Tiuil,
and Loid Kisna is ilai Supicmc absoluic Pcisonaliiy, iiansccndcnial and cllulgcni.
Wlcn ilc living cniiiics icalisc ilai Loid Kisna is ilc cicinal and absoluic
coniiollci, ilcy cngagc in His loving dcvoiional scivicc.
The Iiving enfifies in fheir condifioned sfafe
Wlcn ilc living cniiiy dcsiics io cnjoy scpaiaicly liom Kisna, ilc illusoiy
poicncy ol ilc Loid, maya, immcdiaicly giabs ilc soul in lci cluiclcs. lcing
maya's capiivc, lc bccomcs bcwildcicd and acis lilc somconc wlo las bccn
posscsscd by a wiicl.
Tlc jiva soul, loigciiing lis consiiiuiional posiiion as ilc cicinal scivani ol
Kisna, pcilcci and puic, bccomcs a slavc ol maya. In ilis condiiion lc ioams
cicinally in ilc maiciial woild liom onc body io anoilci.
Hc gocs iliougl many biiils, somciimcs boin as a ling, somciimcs as an
oidinaiy ciiizcn, somciimcs as a bialmana and somciimcs as a sudia oi mcnial
labouici. Somciimcs lc is sullciing, and somciimcs lc is lappy. Somciimcs lc is
boin as an inscci, and somciimcs lc gocs io lcavcn. Tlcn somciimcs lc las io
comc down io ilis caiil again, and somciimcs lc las io go io lcll. Somciimcs lc
is boin as a dcmigod, somciimcs as a dcmon, somciimcs as ilc masici and oilci
iimcs ilc scivani.
OnIy fhe associafion of sainfIy souIs can save one
Roaming aboui in ilc maiciial woild, ialing onc biiil alici anoilci, il by
clancc ilc living cniiiy comcs in coniaci wiil a sainily pcison lc bccomcs
immcdiaicly lnowlcdgcablc ol lis iiuc idcniiiy as puic spiiii soul, an cicinal
scivani ol Kisna. Lnliglicncd by ilis lnowlcdgc, lc docs noi wani maiciial
cnianglcmcni any longci, and lc lamcnis: "Alas! Wly lavc I scivcd ilis illusoiy
maiciial cncigy loi so long'"
Hc biiicily icgicis and ciics oui, "Kisna! My Loid, I am Youi cicinal
scivani. Lvci sincc I lcli ilc slclici ol Youi loius lcci my lilc las bccn complcicly
dcvasiaicd."
Loid Kisna is so mcicilul ilai il anyonc appcals io Him caincsily, Hc
immcdiaicly iclcascs ilc jiva liom maiciial cnianglcmcni. Wlcn ilc jiva bicals
away liom maya's capiivaiing spcll and siiivcs iowaid Loid Kisna by icndciing
dcvoiional scivicc, lc icgains ilc supicmc slclici ol ilc Loid's loius lcci. Loid
Kisna loiiilics lim wiil His iiansccndcnial, inicinal poicncy, and ilis ovcibcaiing
powci ol ilc Loid's spiiiiual poicncy wcalcns maya's inllucncc on ilc living
cniiiy.
Tlc only dcsiiablc objcci is io bc ablc io clani ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid in
ilc associaiion ol puic and sainily dcvoiccs. Tlis is ilc bcsi and only way io
conquci ncscicncc.
I, Jagadananda, ilc cicinal scivani ol Loid Gauiasundaia, lavc givcn up all
oilci lopc and slclici and am siiiing lcic wiil only onc dcsiic: io icccivc ilc
slclici ol Sii Gauiasundaia's loius lcci.
Chapfer 7- Chanfing fhe HoIy Name is for Everyone
Chanfing is nof possibIe in fhe company of non devofees
Onc cannoi clani ilc loly namc ol Loid Kisna puicly in ilc company ol
non dcvoiccs. Tlc sound and syllablcs ol ilc namc may bc uiicicd, bui ilai is noi
ical claniing.
Claniing ol ilis naiuic is ai bcsi ilc clcaiing siagc oi namablasa. Ii is
always mixcd wiil ollcnscs io ilc loly namc. Tlis claniing is a dciiimcni io
spiiiiual piogicss and cannoi bc considcicd as puic dcvoiional scivicc.
The Proper Mefhod of chanfing
Il you wani io clani Loid Kisna's loly namc puicly, ilcn caincsily sccl ilc
company ol puic dcvoiccs ol ilc Supicmc Loid, Sii Kisna. Rcjcci all ilc unwanicd
dcsiics loi scnsc cnjoymcni, libciaiion, mysiic powcis, and oilci maiciial dcsiics.
Avoid ilc icn ollcnscs againsi ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid and bccomc licc
liom ilc dualiiics ol lonoui and dislonoui. Tlis maiciial woild is mcani io bc
uiiliscd in ilc scivicc ol ilc Loid. Rcndci scivicc wiiloui aiiaclmcni loi maiciial
ilings and clani ilc loly namc ol Loid Kisna consianily.
Acccpi cvciyiling ilai is lavouiablc loi cxccuiing dcvoiional scivicc and
icjcci cvciyiling ilai is unlavouiablc. Do noi cndcavoui loi mundanc spcculaiivc
lnowlcdgc, liuiiivc aciiviiics and mysiic yoga. Ialsc icnunciaiion is 'monlcy
icnunciaiion', wlicl only aims ai bodily plcasuic and comloiis. lcai in mind ilai
Loid Kisna always pioiccis and mainiains cvciyonc. Humbly suiicndci youi lilc
and soul io ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid, and, in ilai way, iid youiscll ol unwanicd
maiciial dcsiics.
Tlc Supicmc Loid Kisna lnows ilai ii is vciy dilliculi loi ilc living
cniiiics io lind ilc associaiion ol ical sainily pcisons, so Hc las now comc io
Nadia as a puic dcvoicc ol ilc Loid. Tlcicloic, all wlo aic cndowcd wiil piopci
iniclligcncc slould ialc slclici ol Loid Gauianga's loius lcci, bccausc Loid
Gauianga is ilc pcilcci saini and spiiiiual masici.
The dufies of a renuncianf
My dcai bioilci, you aic in ilc icnounccd oidci ol lilc and slould noi
lisicn io mundanc piaiilcs noi slould you cngagc in maiciialisiic discussions
wlcn you mcci onc anoilci.
Do noi ilinl ol womcn cvcn in dicams. You lavc acccpicd ilc icnounccd
oidci ol lilc wiil a vow ilai loibids associaiing wiil womcn. Il you wisl io
associaic wiil Caiianya Malapiablu, you musi always icmcmbci ilc incidcni ol
Cloia Haiidasa and low lc was icjccicd by ilc Loid.
Do noi cai iicl palaiablc dislcs oi dicss in linciics. Always icmain lumblc
and scivc ilcii Loidslips Sii Sii Radla-Kisna in youi lcaii ol lcaiis.
Clani Loid Kisna's namc inccssanily lilc Tlaluia Haiidasa and mcdiiaic
on ilc pasiimcs ol Sii Sii Radla and Kisna in ilc slady bowcis ol Vindavana day
and nigli.
Insfrucfions fo fhe househoIder and fhe renuncianf
Loid Gauianga insiiucicd boil ilc louscloldci and ilc icnunciani: "O
bioilcis! Talc caic ilai noi a momcni passcs wiiloui claniing ilc loly namc ol
Loid Kisna." Many iulcs and spiiiiual piaciiccs aic noi ncccssaiy loi advanccmcni
in dcvoiional scivicc. Simply ialc complcic slclici ol ilc loly namc and puiily
youi lcaii and consciousncss.
Tlc Supicmc Loid Kisna dcsccndcd io ilis maiciial woild in ilc loim ol
His loly namc oui ol compassion loi ilc condiiioncd souls. And now io slow
spccial mcicy io ilc living cniiiics ol Kali-yuga, Loid Kisna las advcnicd as Sii
Gauianga Malapiablu. Scivc ilc dcai associaics ol Loid Caiianya wiil a sinccic
and innoccni lcaii. You will cciiainly icccivc ilc slclici ol Loid Kisna's loius lcci.
Sccl ilc associaiion ol Loid Gauianga's dcvoiccs and clani ilc gloiics ol
Loid Gauianga. Clani ilc mala-maniia Haic Kisna and dancc in ccsiasy. Vciy
soon you will bc lavouicd by ilc mosi iicasuicd objcci: lovc ol Godlcad! Only io
liccly disiiibuic ilis piicclcss iicasuic ilc Supicmc Loid las appcaicd in Nadia.
I, ilc aigumcniaiivc Jagai, am Loid Gauianga's scivani. I icqucsi and piay io ilc
dcvoiccs wiil icais in my cycs, io plcasc ialc slclici ol ilc loly namc and clani
consianily.
Chapfer 8-Be Free From Finding FauIf Wifh Ofhers
Worship Lord Gauranga wifh a pure hearf
Tliicc i do conliim ii my bioilcis! Woislip Loid Gauianga! Loid
Gauianga is ilc oiiginal spiiiiual masici ol ilis cniiic cosmic manilcsiaiion. Il
you sinccicly dcsiic io woislip Loid Gauianga, ilcn puiily youi mind and bccomc
licc liom ilc icndcncy io lind lauli and ciiiicisc oilcis. In ilis mannci ialc
slclici ol ilc loius lcci ol Loid Gauianga.
Loid Gauianga lnows cvciyonc's inncimosi ilouglis, so low can you
clcai Him' Wlcn youi lcaii bccomcs puic and licc liom all viccs, you will casily
undcisiand His insiiuciions. Uliimaicly you will cnd up clcaiing youiscll il you
cngagc youi ilouglis in noncsscniial ilings lilc linding laulis wiil oilcis. How
can you lidc youi ilouglis liom ilc Supicmc Loid Gauianga' Hc lnows
cvciyiling in youi lcaii.
Loid Gauianga las iaugli us io lollow His idcal lilc and claiacici. Il you
wani ilc bcsi loi youiscll, ilcn lollow His insiiuciions.
Insincere devofionaI service
Simply iclling ilc woild, "I am Loid Caiianya's scivani", will noi sullicc.
Rcal succcss in dcvoiional lilc, comcs wlcn onc ialc io lcaii ilc lilc and icaclings
ol Loid Caiianya. Maling an cxicinal slow ol woislipping Loid Caiianya, by
lccping ilc appcaiancc ol a dcvoicc, wcaiing iilala, iulasi mala, cic. bui sccicily
commiiiing sins, ilcn Loid Gauianga will cciiainly discovci sucl clcaiing and
dcccpiion.
You will bccomc vciy dcgiadcd and dcspiscd by cvciyonc il you iiy io aci
in ilis way. All ol youi dcvoiional piaciiccs will bc iuincd by commiiiing ollcnscs
againsi ilc loly namc. Sucl a capiicious mcnialiiy will luil you io ilc dcpils ol
dcpiaviiy and you will bc slunncd by all. You will bc loiccd io commii ollcnscs
againsi ilc loly namc, wlicl will giadually dcsiioy ilc ciccpci ol dcvoiion. Wlai
is moic ciippling io dcvoiional lilc ilan ilc commiiiing ol sins wlilc claniing ilc
loly namc'
No laidslip is involvcd in claniing ilc loly namc. Ii is an casily
aiiainablc, piicclcss spiiiiual gcm. Simply by moving ilc lips and ionguc and
loudly pionouncing ilc Loid's namc, onc can clani ilc loly namc. And il ilai
involvcs ioo mucl plysical clloii, ilcn cciiainly ii is casy io icmcmbci ilc loly
namc. Lvcn il a pcison is dumb oi sullciing liom mcnial abciiaiions, lc can ai
lcasi lcai ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid, and ilai lcaiing will dcsiioy all ilc sinlul
icaciions wiilin lis lcaii and givc lim ilc liglcsi goal in spiiiiual lilc.
As a icsuli ol woislipping ilc icmplc Dciiy wiil piopci dcvoiion loi many,
many biiils, ilc loly namc ol Kisna appcais and danccs consianily on onc's
ionguc. Tlc pails ol liuiiivc aciiviiy, spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc oi mysiic yoga aic
incapablc ol ollciing ilc samc spiiiiual succcss, bccausc accoiding io ilc
sciipiuics, a liiilc lauli in ilc cxccuiion ol ilcsc pioccsscs will icndci cvciyiling
null and void.
So givc up cndcavouiing in ilcsc oilci pioccsscs. Talc complcic slclici ol
ilc loly namc, loi ii is ilc csscncc ol all icligious piaciiccs, and vciy soon you can
casily cioss ovci ilc occan ol biiil and dcail.
Abouf SriIa Kavi-Karnapura
All gloiics io Kavi-Kainapuia! Hc is a gicaily blcsscd soul. loil ol us lail
liom ilc samc villagc. Hc las icvcalcd in lis wiiiings somc ol ilc maivcllous
qualiiics ol ilc loly namc. Onc wlo is ilc iccipicni ol Loid Gauianga's mcicy is
cciiainly ilc mosi loiiunaic soul in ilc cniiic univcisc. Kavi-Kainapuia, laving
icccivcd ilc Loid's mcicy ai ilc icndci agc ol scvcn, bccamc icspccicd by all as a
gicai poci.
All gloiy io Sii Sivananda Scna, ilc lailci ol Sii Kavi-Kainapuia. In my
caily ycais lc iaugli mc llagavad-giia and Siimad llagavaiam. Hc iool mc io
Nadia and placcd mc ai ilc loius lcci ol Loid Gauianga. Siila Sivananda Scna las
always bccn my savioui and mcnioi in iimcs ol lappincss and disiicss.
In lis lousc lc iaugli mc cooling, allowing mc io picpaic ilc Dciiy's
ollciing, and bccausc lc iaugli mc wcll, I could cool loi my Loid, Sii Gauianga,
and saiisly Him wiil my scivicc.
My lumblc submission io all is ilai only lc wlo siays in ilc company ol
sainily Vaisnavas can consianily clani ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid.
Chapfer 9-Renunciafion Through UfiIisafion
True and FaIse renunciafion
Onc day Siila Sanaiana Gosvami lumbly aslcd ilc Loid io cxplain yulia-
vaiiagya, icnunciaiion iliougl uiilisaiion
Siila Sanaiana said, "Accoiding io Mayavadis, ilc pcilccily icnounccd
sannyasi considcis ilc maiciial woild and maiici io bc ciow's siool ai bcsi. I lavc
ilc dcsiic io lcain ilc piopci duiics ol a Vaisnava. lc mcicilul and insiiuci mc on
ilis subjcci, so ilai I may iicasuic ilcsc insiiuciions and always lollow ilcm."
Tlc Loid icplicd, "Rcnunciaiion is ol iwo linds: yulia and plalgu, iiuc
and lalsc. I lavc iaugli ilis icpcaicdly."
FaIse Renunciafion
Loid Caiianya coniinucd: Wlcn liuiiivc woilcis and cmpiiical
plilosoplcis dcviaic liom ilc Vcdic insiiuciions, ilc dcvil ol lalsc icnunciaiion
ciccps inio ilcii lcaiis. Ai ilis junciuic a iiansicni lccling ol aiiiaciion io lamily
lilc ovciwlclms ilcm and ilcy lianiically sccl a lilc apaii liom maiciialism.
Howcvci, ilcy nciilci lind any inicicsi in sciving ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna
and ilc sainily Vaisnavas, noi in cnjoying scnsc giaiilicaiion. In ilis bizaiic
siiuaiion ilcii lcaiis diy up and lilc bccomcs joylcss. Tlcy aic unablc io dcvclop
a iasic loi claniing ilc Loid's loly namc, oi icmcmbciing His loim, aiiiibuics and
iiansccndcnial pasiimcs.
Yukfa-vairagya or frue renunciafion
Loid Caiianya coniinucd, "A iiuc icnunciani is succcsslul in all ol lis
dcvoiional piaciiccs, Hc acccpis cvciyiling ilai is lavouiablc loi ilc cxccuiion ol
dcvoiional scivicc io Kisna and aiiains ilc goal. Hc can casily givc up aiiaclmcni
loi maiciial ilings and lamily lilc, and laving ialcn slclici ol ilc Loid's spiiiiual
poicncy, lc vciy soon iasics ilc ncciai ol iiansccndcnial dcvoiional scivicc.
"Loid Kisna is vciy plcascd wiil His dcvoiccs wlo cngagc in unalloycd
dcvoiional scivicc. Tlus, Hc piomiscs in ilc llagavad-giia: na mc blalia
pianasyaii - 'My dcvoicc ncvci pciislcs'.
"Wlcn ilc Loid is plcascd wiil His dcvoicc, Hc slowcis lim wiil
unlimiicd mcicy. Hc bccomcs a loiiunaic and iaic soul. Tlc supci-cxccllcni
spiiiiual cmoiions ol Golola, ilc liglcsi iiansccndcnial abodc, manilcsi wiilin
lis lcaii. Hc bccomcs an cicinal icsidcni ol Golola Vindavana in ilc spiiiiual sly
cvcn wlilc icsiding in Golula on ilc caiil planci wlcic ilc Supicmc Loid
pciloimcd His iiansccndcnial pasiimcs. Hc is ncvci again dcludcd by ilc maiciial
cncigy."
Roof ouf dry and joyIess renunciafion
My dcai bioilcis! Siop piaciicing diy, joylcss icnunciaiion and culiivaic
wiilin youi lcaiis ilc iasic loi ical icnunciaiion by uiilising maiici wiiloui
aiiaclmcni loi ii.
Tcll mc wlcic can you livc in ilis woild wiiloui maiciial coniaci' Lvcn il
you cscapc io ilc loicsi, you will lind maiciial cnianglcmcni, maiciial lilc, and so
on all aiound you. Tlc siomacl will accompany you io ilc loicsi io mainiain
youi body. Jusi iiy and imaginc ilc dilcmma you lavc io lacc.
Wiiloui lood and caic ilc body will bccomc quiclly wasicd, and il wc givc
up ilc body picmaiuicly, ilcn ilc iaic oppoiiuniiy io conquci maya, ilc illusoiy
poicncy, is losi. And il you managc io somclow livc, you will siill bc ioo wcal
and incllcciual. An cxiicmcly dcbiliiaicd plysical condiiion obluscaics ilc mind.
Tlus, wiil a diminisling inicllcci and lazy mind, low can you icalisc absoluic
lnowlcdgc'
CuIfivafe Yukfa-vairagya
Rcmain in youi lousc and clani ilc namc ol Loid Kisna consianily. Uiilisc
dillcicni maiciial objccis piopcily bui wiiloui any aiiaclmcni loi ilcm. Rcalisc
ilc iiuc puipoii ol ilc woid yaila-yogya - ical oi appiopiiaic. Do noi
misconsiiuc iis mcaning and ilcn lcad a lilc ol dcbauclciy. Acccpi cvciyiling
lavouiablc and icjcci cvciyiling unlavouiablc loi ilc cxccuiion ol puic dcvoiional
scivicc.
Onc wlo icjccis ilc iiuc mcaning ol ilc insiiuciion and lollows ilc
misconsiiucd mcaning bccomcs aiiiacicd io scnsc giaiilicaiion, and is loiccd io
icmain on ilc cioolcd pail ol scll-dcccii. Amassing immcnsc wcalil lc pampcis
lis palaic wiil good lood, wcais linc cloilcs, and spcnds days and niglis in cainal
puisuiis in ilc company ol ladics. Ai oilci iimcs, ilc lool lunis loi comloiiablc
bcds and lavisl louscs.
Ii is csscniial io mainiain body and soul, so siiivc io lccp ilis body lii.
Consumc lood ilai is puic and in ilc modc ol goodncss, and do noi usc
inioxicanis. lc lind io all living cniiiics and clani ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid
loudly and clcaily.
Do noi usc dcmigod woislip and a slow ol icligiosiiy as an cxcusc io cnjoy
ilc scnscs. lc dciaclcd liom ilc maiciial scnsc objccis and iisc abovc ilc
dualiiics ol aiiiaciion and icpulsion. Ai all iimcs bc licc liom cnvy and dcccii.
lcliicnd cvciy living cniiiy and livc puicly. Tlis is my advicc loi ilosc wlo valuc
ii.
Culiivaic undcviaiing icsolvc in dcvoiional scivicc in ilc quici ol scclusion.
Uiilisc all youi iimc in lovingly sciving ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna. Do noi
cndcavoui io build big icmplcs oi massivc mansions io livc in. Il you lavc wcalil,
ilcn usc ii piopcily and lullil youi spiiiiual wislcs. In casc you aic pooi, livc
puicly, ollci waici and iulasi io ilc Loid and lold Him always wiilin youi lcaii.
Wiil lcclings ol gcnuinc lovc imploic ilc Loid saying, "O Loid, I am Youis!
Kindly placc Youi loius lcci on ilc ilionc ol my lcaii."
lc always allcciionaic and icspccilul io ilc Vaisnavas, ialing caic io scivc
ilcm wiil ollciing prasaáam and oilci pcisonal sciviccs. Again, in casc you aic
wiiloui any mcans, ilcn saiisly ilcm wiil youi lindncss and swcci woids. Lndcai
youiscll io Loid Kisna's cicinal associaics, sciviiois and ilc gopi damscls ilai
scivc ilc Loid so wcll. Lmbiacc ilcm wiilin youi lcaii wiil dccp lovc.
A yuhta-vaíragí, oi ical icnunciani, piaciiccs consiani dcvoiional scivicc,
icmcmbciing and claniing ilc Loid's namcs and pasiimcs. Hc will slow
compassion io all living bcings.
Loid Kisna may noi piovidc us ilc associaiion ol His cicinal sciviiois; oi
Hc may conliscaic cvciyiling wc posscss wlicl Hc Himscll lad lindly givcn, yci
io us Hc will always icmain ilc souicc ol divinc, unlimiicd bliss. lis is ilc way ol
Loid Gauianga Kisna bui I will ncvci lcavc Him. Tlcicloic, discaid youi
lamcniaiion and illusion and clani ilc loly namcs ol Kisna inccssanily. Jagai
lumbly dcclaics ilai lc piclcis ilis iiansccndcnial mcllow ol always ligliing wiil
Loid Gauianga, ilan anyiling clsc.
Chapfer 10-Casfe and FamiIy Lineage
EIigibiIify fo worship fhe Lord
Iaiil alonc qualilics a man io clani ilc loly namc ol Kisna, noi ilc
mundanc laii-spliiiing analysis ol casic, ciccd oi lamily lincagc. An clcvaicd biiil
in a bialmana lamily docs noi ncccssaiily malc lim cligiblc loi claniing ilc
Loid's namc, similaily a lowboin pcison laving piopci laiil is cciiainly noi
icjccicd liom ilc pail ol dcvoiional scivicc.
Non-devofees are puffed up by high birfh
In oidinaiy maiciialisiic sociciy ilosc ialing ligl biiil aic a piivilcgcd
class, bui io a dcvoicc ol Kisna all sucl maiciial dcsignaiions aic inconscqucniial.
Pcisons bccoming pullcd up by ligl biiil dispaiagc ilc pioccss ol
dcvoiional scivicc and ilus pavc ilcii way io lcll. Tlcy disicspcci ilc dcvoiccs ol
ilc Loid and cannoi disciiminaic bciwccn icligion and iiicligion. Conloundcd by
scll-conccii ilcy cngagc in sinlul and illicii aciiviiics.
A Iow born devofee is superior fo a high born non devofee
Il a low boin cobblci, wlo musi landlc animal lidc, woislips ilc Supicmc
Loid Kisna, lc cciiainly icccivcs ilc lull mcicy ol ilc Loid. lui il a bialmana
boin ol a ligl lincagc docs noi woislip ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna, lc bccomcs
bcicli ol all good qualiiics and loilciis ilc Loid's mcicy. A wcll-bicd branmana
may posscss ilc iwclvc bialmanical qualiiics as cnumciaicd in ilc sciipiuics, bui
il lc docs noi scivc ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna ilcn lc pavcs lis pail io lcll.
A dcvoicc cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Kisna is immcdiaicly
dccoiaicd wiil all good qualiiics. Tlcsc manilcsi in lim auiomaiically and bccomc
lis consiani companion. Dccoiaiions on a dcad body lool gioicsquc and
slocling, similaily dcvoiional piaciiccs lilc claniing and ausiciiiics pciloimcd by
non-dcvoiccs aic supcilicial and a slam.
Freedom form affracfion and repuIsion for maffer
My dcai bioilcis, culiivaic undcviaiing dcvoiion loi Loid Caiianya, ilc son
ol Moilci Saci. Tlcn you can casily loigci all ilc lalsc idcniilicaiions ol ilis body.
Casic, iacc, cic. will noi maiici io you any moic.
Il you can discaid lalsc cgo and piidc, you can casily givc up aiiaclmcni loi
maiciial lilc. Oncc dciaclmcni comcs, youi lcaii will bccomc puic. Wiildiaw
youi scnscs and subduc ilc passion loi maiciial lilc; simuliancously, dcvclop
aiiaclmcni and aiiiaciion loi ilc Loid's loius lcci.
You may bc boin as a branmana, bui you musi iooi oui ilc piidc ol bcing
boin in a ligl class lamily and bccomc mccl and lumblc.
The Lord is compassionafe fo fhe humbIe
Tlc Supicmc Loid is always mcicilully disposcd iowaids lumblc pcisons.
Aiiogancc and lumiliiy cannoi icsidc laimoniously in a pcison.
Piidc diaws onc io lcll, so sciupulously avoid ii. lccomc lumblc and
suiicndci youiscll io ilc loius lcci ol Sii Radla and Sii Govinda and cxpciicncc
ilc gicaicsi joy.
O Loid Niiyananda! Wlcn will I icccivc Youi mcicy so ilai I can ialc
slclici ol Youi loius lcci and givc up my insolcncc and lalsc piidc'
Chapfer 11-The Lamp of Navadvipa
Sri Navadvipa and Sri Vrndavana are non-differenf
Tlc caiil is ilc loicmosi planci in ilc cniiic univcisc and Gauda, lcngal,
is ilc mosi clcvaicd couniiy on ilis caiil. In lcngal, Navadvipa, consisiing ol
16+sq. milcs, is ilc mosi incalculably auspicious iiaci ol land in ilc cniiic cosmos.
Tlc loly Ganga llows iliougl ilis land, and ilc sacicd waicis ol ilc iivcis
Yamuna and Saiasvaii convcigc lcic inio ilc Ganga. On Ganga's casicin banl is
Mayapuia, ilc diicci manilcsiaiion and cxaci icplica ol Golola Vindavana in ilc
spiiiiual sly. In ilc lousc ol Sii Saci-dcvi in Mayapuia, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy
ol Godlcad, Sii Gauianga, appcaicd loi ilc plcasuic ol His paicnis.
Towaids ilc cnd ol Dvapaia-yuga, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy as Kisna lad
pciloimcd supci-cxccllcni and iiansccndcnial pasiimcs sucl as ilc iasa dancc,
wiil Siimaii Radlila and all ilc young damscls ol Viaja. As Loid Kisna, ilc son
ol Moilci Yasoda and Nanda Malaiaja, Hc dcsccndcd io ilis maiciial woild wiil
His associaics, paiaplcinalia, ilc spiiiiual abodc Viaja, cic. Hc biougli wiil Him
ilc liglcsi piccious iicasuic ol Golola Vindavana, namcly ilc parahíya-bnava, oi
ilc loving conjugal cxclangcs in ilc mood ol a paiamoui lovci. Hc lad cxlibiicd
ilis mood in ilc iasa dancc wiil ilc young damscls ol Vindavana.
Tlai samc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy las now dcsccndcd again io ilc maiciial
woild in His own iiansccndcnial abodc ol Mayapuia in lcngal and biougli wiil
Him ilai samc spiiiiual, loving mood. lui ilis iimc ii is caiclully camoullagcd.
The esoferic reason for Lord Gauranga's appearance
Tlc Supicmc Loid Sii Kisna lad ilicc iniimaic dcsiics wlicl icmaincd
unlullillcd, cvcn alici laving pciloimcd so many pasiimcs. Tlcicloic, appcaiing as
Sii Gauianga Malapiablu, Hc camc io iclisl ilc lullilmcni ol all ilosc dcsiics.
Hc always wanicd io undcisiand ilc gloiy ol Radlaiani's lovc loi Him, ilc
wondcilul qualiiics in Him ilai Slc alonc iclislcs iliougl Hci lovc, and ilc
divinc ccsiasy Slc cxpciicnccs wlcn Slc icaliscs ilc swccincss ol His lovc loi Hci.
Loid Kisna, as ilc Supicmc Lnjoyci and Hcio ol all pasiimcs, lad ncvci iasicd ilc
ilicc mcllows ol lappincss iclislcd by Siimaii Radlaiani. Tlc divinc ccsiasy Slc
cxpciicnccs wlcn Slc icaliscs ilc swccincss ol His lovc loi Hci.
Tlcicloic, Loid Kisna dccidcd io manilcsi Himscll as His own dcvoicc in
ilc loim ol Loid Caiianya, imbucd wiil ilc innci scniimcni and bodily lusiic ol
Siimaii Radlaiani.
Having considcicd all ilis, Loid Kisna appcaicd in Navadvipa, lcngal, wiil
all His associaics, paiaplcinalia, iiansccndcnial abodc, cic. accompanicd by
lcclings ol gicai lappincss.
Serving Krsna is parf of worshipping Lord Gauranga
My dcai bioilcis! Givc up youi maiciial aspiiaiions and plans and comc
and icsidc in Navadvipa. Scivc ilc Supicmc Loid Sii Gauianga by icmcmbciing
His mosi conlidcniial iiansccndcnial pasiimcs Hc pciloims iliougloui ilc day
and nigli - asia-laliya-lila. All youi misciics and disiicsscs will disappcai.
Loid Kisna's iiansccndcnial pasiimcs in Golola aic dividcd inio cigli
ilicc-louily pasiimcs covciing day and nigli. Tlcsc pasiimcs aic lnown as asia-
laliya-lila and aic cicinally going on. Lacl ol ilcsc cigli pasiimcs inspiics a
paiiiculai mood. Wlcn ilcy aic iclislcd in ilc mood sci by Loid Caiianya, onc
cxpciicnccs ilc liglcsi ccsiaiic prcma.
Onc wlo las dcvclopcd a singlc-mindcd icsolvc io woislip Loid Kisna,
slould mcdiiaic on ilc cigli ilicc louily pasiimcs ol Loid Caiianya in Navadvipa.
Tlcy aic ilc icposiioiics ol piicclcss gcms ol ccsiaiic lovc ol Kisna. Il onc wanis io
woislip Loid Kisna bui is noi submcigcd in ilc dcvoiional mood ol Loid
Caiianya, lc can ncvci pciccivc ilc mosi conlidcniial and csoiciic iiuil aboui
Kisna.
An acarya is nof resfricfed by varnasrama sysfem
To bc a ical acarya docs noi dcpcnd on wlcilci onc is a sannyasi oi
bclongs io any ol ilc ilicc oilci oidcis ol ilc vainasiama sysicm, oi cvcn wlcilci
lc is boin ouisidc ol ilc vainasiama sociciy. Wlai dccidcs ilc issuc is wlcilci lc
las icaliscd ilc Absoluic Tiuil aboui Loid Kisna.
Il onc icjccis ilc Absoluic Tiuil loi ilc non-csscniial, maiciial sysicm ol
vainasiama, ilcn lc is lcd io a bogus spiiiiual masici. Tlis associaiion jcopaidiscs
lis spiiiiual biiil.
Chapfer 12-The GIories of fhe Vaisnavas
DevofionaI and pIaces of piIgrimage
A pcison wlo gocs io a placc ol pilgiimagc only loi ialing a bail in loly
iivcis and woislips ilc dciiy, wlom lc considcis io bc madc ol sionc, will ialc a
vciy long iimc io dcvclop iiuc icligious scniimcnis.
On ilc oilci land, as soon as onc sccs a puic dcvoicc ol ilc Loid, lis lcaii
is clcanscd ol all unwanicd maiciial dcsiics. Hc is pui inio ioucl wiil ilc liglcsi
objcciivc ol lilc, and iiansccndcnial dcvoiional scivicc dawns wiilin lis lcaii lilc
ilc iising moining sun ilai dissipaics all dailncss.
Associafing wifh a pure devofee
Alici many biiils, wlcn ilc living cniiiy icccivcs ilc causclcss mcicy ol
ilc Supicmc Loid, lc comcs inio coniaci wiil a puic dcvoicc ol ilc Loid and by
ilis associaiion lc bccomcs giadually licc liom ilc maiciial discasc.
Tlc puic dcvoicc puiilics ilc condiiioncd soul's lcaii and ilcn lc
undcisiands uncquivocally ilai Loid Kisna is ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad
and ilc Loid ol all oilci loids.
The kanisfha-adhikari neophyfe devofee
A ncoplyic dcvoicc is onc wlo las icccivcd loimal iniiiaiion liom a
spiiiiual masici and woislips ilc Dciiy loim ol ilc Loid siiicily adlciing io iulcs
and icgulaiions. Hc cannoi disiinguisl bciwccn an inicimcdiaic dcvoicc and a
puic dcvoicc. Hc docs noi lnow low io piopcily icspcci a puic, clcvaicd dcvoicc
ol ilc Loid.
The madhyama-adhikari infermediafe devofee
An inicimcdiaic dcvoicc is onc wlo las dcvclopcd lovc loi ilc Supicmc
Loid Kisna, is allcciionaic and liicndly io ilc Loid's dcvoiccs, is compassionaic io
ilc innoccni and avoids ilc associaiion ol cnvious non-dcvoiccs. ciy soon, on ilc
siicngil ol lis dcvoiional scivicc and Kisna's mcicy, an inicimcdiaic dcvoicc
bccomcs a liisi class dcvoicc oi uttama-aáníharí.
The uffama-adhikari firsf cIass devofee
Accoiding io ilc insiiuciions ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu, a liisi class oi
puic dcvoicc ol ilc Loid is onc wlo sccs Kisna in cvciy living cniiiy and sccs
cvciy living cniiiy as paii and paiccl ol ilc Supicmc Loid. Hc is complcicly licc
liom cnvy, angci oi laic, and lc las no liicnds oi cncmics. Hc is spiiiiually liglly
cnliglicncd and is bcsi amongsi ilc Loid's dcvoiccs.
Tlc bcsi ol ilc liisi class dcvoiccs uiiliscs lis scnscs and ilings ol ilis
maiciial woild in cxccuiing puic dcvoiional scivicc. Iicc liom ilc viccs ol giccd,
laic, angci, cic. lc consianily pciccivcs ilc Supicmc Loid and His cncigics
manilcsi cvciywlcic.
Tlc wisc dcvoicc spcnds lis days icmcmbciing and mcdiiaiing on Loid
Kisna's pasiimcs. Hc is no longci dcludcd by ilc icmpoiaiy naiuic ol mundanc
lilc and maiciial duiics. Hc is licc liom ilc uigcs ol lis body and scnsc, mind and
maiciial iniclligcncc, and lc is iiansccndcnial io ilc dualiiics ol biiil and dcail,
lcai, lungci and iliisi.
Onc wlosc lcaii las bccomc ilc pcimancni abodc ol Loid Kisna, ilc son
ol Moilci Yasoda, cxccuics lis duiics only io mainiain ilc body. Hc clcanscs lis
lcaii ol any dcsiic io cngagc in liuiiivc aciiviiics. Sucl is ilc pioccss ol puic
dcvoiional scivicc.
Devofee is free from aII maferiaI designafions
Tlc naiuial piopcnsiiy loi onc wlo is in ilc maiciial conccpi ol lilc is io bc
aiiiacicd io spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc, liuiiivc aciiviiics and ilc dcsignaiions ol casic
and social oidci. Wlcn ilc puic soul bcgins associaiing wiil ilc body, lc
dcvclops ilc mood ol lalsc idcniilicaiion, sucl as 'mc' and 'minc'. lui onc wlo is
licc liom sucl lalsc idcniilicaiion is io bc considcicd an cicinally libciaicd soul
and dcai io ilc Supicmc Loid Haii.
Hc wlo is licc liom posscssivcncss and is complcicly dciaclcd liom
maiciial ilings docs noi malc bodily disiinciions lilc 'you' and 'mc', wlicl cicaic
imaginaiy liicnds and cncmics. Onc wlo lools cqually upon all living cniiiics,
maling no disiinciions bciwccn ilcm, is an cquiposcd pcison, licc liom anxiciy.
Hc is cciiainly io bc counicd amongsi ilc bcsi ol ilc dcvoiccs ol ilc Loid.
Hc ncvci lcavcs ilc slclici ol ilc Loid's loius lcci, cvcn il lc is ollcicd all
ilc opulcnccs ol ilc cniiic univcisc in cxclangc. Tlc Loid's loius lcci aic ilc mosi
covcicd objcci ol ilc dcmigods and sagcs. Ncvci loi a singlc momcni docs lc
loigci ilc loius lcci ol Sii Kisna, lc is loicmosi amongsi ilc puic dcvoiccs ol ilc
Loid, and lc is always in a blisslul siaic ol consciousncss.
Devofee is free from fhe fhreefoId miseries
Onc wlo comcs inio coniaci wiil Loid Kisna's loius lcci las cxiinguislcd
ilc liic ol maiciial dcsiic wiilin lis lcaii by ilc sooiling, iiiidcsccni iays
cmanaiing liom ilc moonlilc nails ol ilc Loid's loius lcci. Wly slould lc ciavc
loi ilc conllagiaiion ol maiciial cxisicncc wlcn lis lcaii can always icmain cool
undci ilc comloiiing sladc ol ilc Loid's loius lcci'
Ofher sympfoms of a firs-cIass devofee
Oncc ilc dcvoicc lasicns Loid Kisna's loius lcci wiil ilc bonds ol lovc, ilc
Supicmc Loid can ncvci lcavc ilc ilionc ol lis lcaii. A liisi-class dcvoicc ol ilc
Loid is auiomaiically licc liom all duiics and icsponsibiliiics, bccausc lc is wlolly
suiicndcicd io ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid. Lvcn in an unconscious siaic, lc uiicis
ilc Loid's namc puicly.
Onc wlo undcisiands ilc icmpoiaiy naiuic ol maiciial duiics and
icsponsibiliiics, wlo lcavcs all maiciial aciiviiics and ialcs complcic slclici ol
Kisna's loius lcci is cciiainly a liisi-class, clcvaicd dcvoicc and is vciy iaicly lound.
Tlc dcvoicc cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc, lully cognisani ol ilc iiansccndcnial
iiuil aboui Loid Kisna's oiiginal loim, loly namc, puic dcvoiccs and ilc pioccss
ol dcvoiional scivicc, is indccd loicmosi amongsi ilc Vaisnavas.
Onc wlo woislips ilc Supicmc Loid and His loly namc wiil undividcd
laiil, lnowing Tlcm io bc non-dillcicni, alilougl lc docs noi undcisiand ilc
iniiicacics ol lis own spiiiiual idcniiiy, is also io bc considcicd a vciy clcvaicd,
liisi-class Vaisnava. Tlis is Loid Caiianya's opinion.
Chapfer 13-Eagerness fo see Lord Gauracandra
O my dcai loid gauianga! I am io bc dcpiivcd ol ilc associaiion ol Youi
loius lcci, bccausc I wislcd io go io Sii Vindavana-dlama. Ii suddcnly camc io
my mind ilai I wani io scc Youi pasiimcs ilcic. I do noi lnow wly I was
ovcicomc and goadcd on by sucl a dcsiic, bui now I am icgiciiing ii. I lccl lilc
puiiing an cnd io my lilc. I cannoi coniinuc io livc wiiloui sccing You. I do noi
lnow wlai I slould do picscnily.
Tlosc lovcly, icddisl loius lcci ol Loid Gauianga aic my mosi iicasuicd
objcci. Alas! I am so loolisl I lcli ilcm bclind mc in Puii. Now I cannoi scc ilcm
as ilcy icndcily lcavc ilcii impicssion on ilc sands ol Puiusoiiama-lsciia. I do
noi lnow ilc icason loi my coming lcic; ii is only my icsilcss mind ilai musi lly
aboui lilc a loosc biid. I am losing my lcad in ilis conlusion.
My lcci diag mc away liom Him alilougl my mind icluscs io lollow. My
siubboin naiuic goads mc on; ol! ilc wlimsical ways ol lovc, ilcy iuin mc inio a
dancing doll. Complcicly conluscd, I lccl lilc a lilclcss man. Loid Gauianga's
playlul ways aic incompiclcnsiblc io mc, and ilcy plungc mc inio an occan ol
disiicss. Tlai wlicl I mosi dcsiic icmains bcyond my icacl. I do noi lnow my
own mind any moic.
I wani io iclinquisl my lilc loi Loid Gauianga, yci dcail cscapcs mc. I
iliow myscll inio ilc occan waniing io diown, I clolc, and spluiici bcing
pioluscly dunlcd in ilc saliy occan waici. lui ilc inicnsc ycaining io scc ilc
moon-lilc lacc ol my bclovcd Loid, malcs mc quiclly swim io ilc sandy bcacl.
And wlcn I scaicl loi Him, Hc is noi ilcic any moic. My mind ialcs wings;
swilily, I iun io ilc icmplc ol Toia Gopinaila.
In ilc couiiyaid ol Sii Gopinaila's icmplc I scc ilc divinc lacc ol my Loid,
and I lall down unconscious in a siaic ol ccsiasy. On icgaining consciousncss, I
lool aiound and lind ilai I lavc bccn biougli insidc. Ii musi lavc bccn
Gadadlaia Pandiia wlo biougli mc in. I lainily lcai my Loid Gauianga and
Gadadlaia Pandiia discussing mc. Rigli away, icais wcll up in my cycs, and I ioll
on ilc giound, losing composuic.
I cannoi bcai cvcn a momcni's scpaiaiion liom ilc Loid, bccausc my
bclovcd Sii Gauiasundaia always danccs in ilc clambcis ol my lcaii. Hc docs noi
allow mc io cnd my lilc, and il I icmain alivc, ilcn wc consianily quaiicl wiil cacl
oilci. I don'i lnow wlai can susiain my lilc.
Tlcicloic, ii is incompiclcnsiblc io mc wlai iniclligcncc piompicd mc io
aci in ilis way. Alilougl I am awaic ol my own naiuic, yci I wanicd io lcavc ilc
associaiion ol ilc Loid's loius lcci and go io Vindavana. Tlis would lavc cciiainly
daslcd all my spiiiiual lopcs loi succcss in ilis lilciimc and ilc ncxi. I icccivcd
pcimission io go io Vindavana, and now il I do noi lullil His wislcs, ilcn I siand
io commii a giavc ollcnsc. On ilc oilci land, I will suicly dic il I am unablc io
scc ilc blooming, lull-moon lacc ol my bclovcd Loid Gauianga. I am ilus ioiiuicd
on ilc loins ol a dilcmma.
Wlocvci las bccn capiivaicd by Loid Gauianga's lovc is in dccp waicis, a
piccaiious siiuaiion wlcic ilcic is a iug-ol-wai bciwccn lilc and dcail. Tlis is ilc
woclul condiiion ol all ilc lollowcis ol Gadadlaia Pandiia. Lvcn now you can lcai
cvciyonc wlispciing io cacl oilci aboui ilcsc lacis.
Chapfer 1+-Confradicfory Transformafion
Perceiving Vrndavana in Navadvipa
Alas! i could noi visii Vindavana. Lacl iimc I madc an aiicmpi io go ilc
mcmoiy ol my Loid's bcauiilul lacc biougli mc bacl. I bcgan io mcdiiaic on His
goldcn iiansccndcnial loim, and immcdiaicly I losi composuic. I bccamc conluscd
aboui ilc diicciion and aiiivcd ai somc unlnown placc. Iiisi, I lad sci oui in onc
diicciion; ilcn iciiaccd my sicps, and alici somc walling I siaiicd io iccognisc
landmails, so I linally sai down.
I don'i lnow wlai is io bccomc ol mc. Il I coniinuc in ilis mannci, I doubi
il I will cvci icacl Vindavana. Somciimcs I spcnd days and niglis siiiing widc
awalc undci a iicc, and ai oilci iimcs, I lall inio a dccp slumbci dclibciaiing on
ilis maiici.
I slccp and dicam ilai I lavc iiavcllcd io a laiaway placc. Tlcic on ilc
occan sloic I scc my bclovcd Loid Sii Gauianga's bcauiilul dancing liguic.
Gadadlaia Pandiia and all ilc dcvoiccs aiound Him and dancc in ccsiasy io swcci
music and singing, wlicl is lilc spiinllings ol ncciai io ilc scnscs.
Alici ilc dancing and singing sioppcd, my Loid Gauianga appioaclcd mc,
and ialing mc by ilc land, said, "You lcli bccausc you aic angiy wiil Mc, bui icll
Mc wlai is My lauli il you aic lccling icsilcss. Now you lavc iun away io Viaja,
lcaving Mc lcic. Lnougl ol ilis now. Comc, lci Mc cmbiacc you and lold My
bicasi againsi youis io diivc away ilc dcsolaiion in My lcaii.
"Cool iicc and spinacl sal loi Mc ilis alicinoon and saiisly My lungci. O
Jagadananda, My mind is bcicli ol joy sincc you lcli. In My condiiion I lavc jusi
mcclanically consumcd lood. You aic always so ciucl io Mc. I am yci io lailom
ilc causc ol youi suddcn dcpaiiuic, bui all I lnow is ilai you lcli Mc moiosc and
pining.
"Go and scc Viaja-dlama, ilis will malc you lappy. lui iciuin vciy
quiclly, bccausc I wani io cai iicc and sal picpaicd by you. Youi cooling will
icsusciiaic Mc, and I lnow ilis will also plcasc you. And ilcn, ncvci again lcavc
Mc in a lull."
Wlcn I awolc liom my dicam, I noiiccd ilai Vindavana Viajablumi, was
lai away, bui Ganga was vciy ncai. Ol, low wondcilul is Navadvipa-dlama, ilc
iiansccndcnial abodc wlcic my Loid Gauianga pciloimcd His cicinal pasiimcs. Ii
is ilc cxaci icplica ol Viaja dlama in cvciy icspcci.
lounding wiil glcclul cxubciancc, I camc io Mayapuia and wcni siiaigli io
ilc lousc ol my Loid. Lniciing inio ilc innci quaiicis, I lound Moilci Saci and
ollcicd my obcisanccs. Wc spolc aboui Loid Gauianga, ilc subjcci wlicl is
closcsi io oui lcaiis, and ilcn I wcni oui io savoui ilc opulcncc ol Navadvipa.
I ilougli I was in Vindavana as I wcni aiound looling ai ilc dillcicni
placcs in Navadvipa. Tlus, ii linally occuiicd io mc ilai ilcic was no nccd io go
so lai away io scc Vindavana. Il I can scc my bclovcd Loid, ilcn I loigci all ol my
misciics and ilus cscapc ilc cxciuciaiing pain ol scpaiaiion liom Him and His
abodc.
Chapfer 15-The Forenoon Pasfimes of Navadvipa-dhama
Wlaicvci iiansccndcnial pasiimcs ol Loid Gauianga comc io my mcmoiy I
wiiic down, iuining a blind cyc io ilcii clionological accuiacy.
Lord Gauranga's mercy
Onc day Moilci Saci vciy caiclully collccicd Loid Caiianya's piasadam
icmnanis and ollcicd ilcm io mc. I iclislcd ilc divinc ncciai ol my Loid's
icmnanis and cxpciicnccd sublimc ccsiasy.
Will I again bc so loiiunaic as io iclisl Moilci Saci's cooling ol acyuia-sal,
a spinacl ilai giows wild abundanily and oilci wondcilul picpaiaiions madc
liom banana llowcis lnown as moca-glania, laclu-sal wiil liicd balls ol pasicd
pulscs and man clali, nimba paial and dabli baii cic.
Visif fo fhe viIIage of Gadigacha
Iully saiislicd wiil ilc Loid's icmnanis, I joincd Loid Caiianya, Loid
Niiyananda Piablu and all ilcii associaics, wlo wcic moving giacclully lilc swans
along ilc banls ol ilc Ganga. Wc linally camc io ilc villagc Gadigacla singing
ilc loly namc ol Loid Kisna all ilc way.
Sii Govinda playcd ilc midanga, Sii Vasu Glosa sang, and Siila Gadadlaia
Pandiia and Siila Valicsvaia Pandiia danccd ccsiaiically. Sounds ol Loid Haii's
namc lillcd ilc aii, ilc ladics' sliill voiccs icni ilc sly, and cvciyonc was
submcigcd in ilc ccsiaiic occan ol lovc ol Loid Gauianga.
I am vciy awlwaid ai singing and dancing, yci I am also dancing wiil ilc
oilcis, waving ligl my upiaiscd lands. Tlis is lappcning bccausc my Loid
Gauianga las cnicicd my body and lcaii and is loicing mc io do ii. I lavc no
conccpi ol ciilci iunc oi ilyilm, yci I am dancing and singing. I do noi lnow
low ilis is possiblc. I only lnow ilai my Loid - ilc cllulgcni, moon lilc
Gauianga - lnows cvciyiling aboui mc.
The cowherd boys of fhe viIIage serve fhe Lord
Upon cniciing ilc villagc ol Gadigacla, wc wcni io ilc localiiy ol ilc
cowlcidcis and millmcn, wlcic Loid Gauianga addicsscd us, "My dcai dcvoiccs!
Now wc will icsi loi a wlilc on ilc banl ol ilis pond and slccp undci a iicc. Tlc
cows aic lappily giazing and ilc cowlcid mcn aic icsiing undci ilis banyan iicc.
Lci us join ilcm." Sccing us appioacl, many ol ilc cowlcid mcn camc loiwaid
wiil yogluii, cuid, buiici and oilci palaiablc dclicacics madc oui ol mill. Tlcii
waim wclcomc and linc lood iclicvcd oui iiavcl laiiguc.
Sii Nisimlananda, Sii Piadyumna and Sii Puiusoiiama Acaiya all camc io
join us in ilc congicgaiional claniing ol ilc loly namc ol Kisna. Tlc iliobbing
sound ol ilc midanga iosc abovc all ol ilc music and dicw cvciyonc oui ol ilcii
lomcs. Tlc loud, jubilani sound ol Loid Haii's namc iosc up and lillcd ilc azuic
sly.
The cowherd boy named Bhima
A noblc-lcaiicd cowlcid boy namcd llima appioaclcd saying, "O icvcicd
Siis, my moilci Syama is a vciy pious and wcll-icspccicd lady in oui communiiy.
slc is ilc dauglici ol Sadlu, a cowlcidman icsiding in Ganganagai.
"Slc is always sciving Moilci Saci in lci lcaii and calls lci 'Moilci'. On
ilc siicngil ol ilis iclaiionslip, You aic my maicinal unclc. Comc wiil mc, my
unclc, and biing Youi wlolc gioup. Lci ilcm coniinuc io lappily clani Loid
Kisna's loly namc.
"Wlaicvci mill and yogluii is sioicd in oui lousc by my moilci, I slall
disiiibuic io all ol ilc dcvoiccs and ilcn I wani io scivc You by massaging Youi
loius lcci.
Lord Gauranga visifs Bhima's house and eafs sweef rice
Wlcn ilc Loid lound llima adamani and dcicimincd io ialc cvciyonc io
lis lousc, Hc was solicncd by lis allcciion, and agiccd. Syama, llima's moilci,
wclcomcd cvciy dcvoicc wiil ilc usual loud, sliill sound ladics malc by moving
ilcii iongucs. Slc ilcn aiiangcd loi cvciyonc io sii down.
Lady Syama aslcd Gauianga, "My dcai cldci bioilci, Pandiia Nimai, low is
Moilci Saci'" Tlc Loid icplicd, "Ol! Vciy wcll, vciy wcll indccd!" Syama spicad
banana-lcal plaics loi ilc dcvoiccs and scivcd ilcm wiil swccicncd condcnscd
mill. Nimai and all ol His associaics iclislcd and aic wiil gicai plcasuic.
The pond of Goradaha
Alici caiing, ilc Loid, accompanicd by His associaics, iciuincd io ilc banl
ol ilc samc pond and bcgan solily singing ilc gloiics ol ilc Supicmc Loid Haii. A
cowlcid boy by ilc namc ol Ramadasa slyly appioaclcd ilc Loid, and said ilai
loi somc icason ilc cows icluscd io diinl ilc waici liom ilc pond.
Hc said a lcailul looling ciocodilc livcd in ilc waicis ol ilc pond and
laving sccn lim, ilc cows icluscd io diinl and bcgan mooing and lowing in lcai.
Hcaiing ilis, Loid Gauianga siaiicd io loudly clani ilc loly namc, and
immcdiaicly ilc ciocodilc was aiiiacicd by ilc swcci, mclodious singing.
Tlc ciocodilc quiclly climbcd onio ilc banl and camc and iouclcd ilc
loius lcci ol Loid Gauianga. ly ilc Loid's ioucl lc was insianiancously
iiansloimcd inio a cclcsiial bcing laving ilc loim ol an inlani boy. Hc ciicd and
ollcicd piaycis io ilc Loid and ilcn naiiaicd ilc sad sioiy ol lis lilc.
The infanf boy's pasf Iife
Tlc liiilc boy said, "My dcai Loid! I iool ilis iciiiblc loim ol a ciocodilc
by ilc cuisc ol ilc sagc Duivasa. Wlcicvci I wcni aliciwaid, I iciiilicd cvciyonc.
"Oncc in ilc Kamyavana loicsi ilc gicai sagc lay aslccp. I, bcing a icsilcss
misclicvous young boy, cui a lcw siiands ol lis maiicd locls. Hc wol up in a iagc
and cuiscd mc io bccomc a ciocodilc and io icmain in ilai body loi ilc ncxi loui
yugas."
"I bcgan io biiicily lamcni and bcggcd lim io loigivc mc. Tlc sagc, lccling
compassionaic, callcd mc and said, 'My dcai cclcsiial boy! Wlcn Loid Kisna, ilc
son ol Nanda Malaiaja, appcais in Navadvipa as ilc dailing ol Moilci Saci, you
will lcai Him sing ilc Loid's loly namc, and ilis cuisc will ilcn bc absolvcd. You
will icgain youi cclcsiial loim and iiansccnd ilc ilicc woilds.
The boy offers prayers
"All gloiics io ilc son ol Moilci Saci. Hc is ilc puiilici ol lallcn
condiiioncd souls, ilc magnanimous slclici ol ilc lopclcss, wiciclcd and
povciiy-siiiclcn souls!
"Youi wondcilul aciiviiics aic culogiscd iliougloui ilc cniiic univcisc.
You aic so mcicilul ilai You lavc savcd an abominablc claiacici lilc mc.
"Navadvipa is ilc supci cxccllcni dlama, ilc csscncc ol all ilc oilci placcs
ol pilgiimagc, and ii is lcic ilai ilc mosi muniliccni incainaiion ol ilc Loid las
appcaicd in ilis agc ol Kali. You lavc comc io libciaic ilc condiiioncd souls ol
Kali-yuga by pioluscly disiiibuiing ilc loly namcs ol God. I ollci You my
lumblcsi obcisanccs, loi You aic ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.
"Ioi loui yugas I lavc icmaincd coniinuously in ilc lidcous body ol a
ciocodilc, and now You lavc comc and libciaicd mc liom ilis sullciing.
Cciiainly, You aic ilc inliniicly muniliccni, Supicmc Loid Haii Himscll. To lcai
You clani ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid is so ncciaican ilai innumciablc moving and
non-moving living cniiiics lavc bccn savcd by youi swcci songs.
"My dcai Loid, I bcg lcavc ol You. Now I wani io iciuin io my cclcsiial
lomc and scc my paicnis again. Tlcy will bc vciy lappy io mcci mc."
The boy goes back fo his home
Alici ilc boy lad icciicd lis cloiccsi piaycis io ilc Loid, lc ollcicd
obcisanccs and piocccdcd io lcavc amidsi jubilani claniing ol ilc loly namc ol
God. Sccing ilai ilc sun lad icaclcd ilc mciidian, ilc dcvoiccs accompanying
ilc Loid picpaicd io go bacl io Mayapuia.
Wlosocvci lcais ilis wondcilul pasiimc ol Loid Gauianga wiil laiil and
aiicniion will bccomc libciaicd liom cvcn ilc woisi cuisc lnown as 'lialmasapa'.
The resuIf of seeing fhe pond Goradaha
Alici ilis incidcni ilc pond bccamc lnown as Goiadala and ii is lilc ilc
Kaliyadala pond in Viaja wlcic Loid Kisna subducd ilc snalc Kaliya. Jusi by
sccing ilis pond oi ioucling iis waicis, onc bccomcs licc liom all sinlul icaciions.
Giadually, lc comcs io ilc plailoim ol puic dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Kisna. Tlis
las bccn cxplaincd in ilc Vcdas.
Tlc cowlcid mcn maivcllcd ai ilis miiaclc wlicl iool placc iigli bcloic
ilcii cycs. Wiil gicai joy ilcy lilicd ilc Loid upon ilcii slouldcis slouiing, "All
vicioiy io oui maiciial unclc! - Maina".
Loid Gauianga's mid-day pasiimcs aic idcniical io ilc mid-day pasiimcs ol
Loid lalaiama and Loid Kisna in Vindavana. Govaidlana Hill, ilc Manasi Ganga
and Loid Kisna's pasiimcs ol pasiuiing ilc cows all manilcsicd simuliancously io
ilc dcvoiccs ai ilai siic.
Tlcsc cowlcid mcn aciually icaliscd ilc iiansccndcnial naiuic ol Loid
Nimai, loi His pasiimcs aic non-dillcicni liom ilc pasiimcs ol Sii Kisna, ilc son
ol Nanda Malaiaja.
Clapici 16-Tlc Naiuic ol Divinc Lovc
SriIa Raghunafha dasa Gosvami Inquires
Onc day Raglunaila dasa Gosvami inquiicd liom Svaiupa Damodaia,
"Plcasc insiiuci mc! Givc mc somc inlling ol ilc naiuic ol divinc lovc. I am
unablc io lailom ilc dcsciipiions ol lovc so sublimcly sung by Candidasa and
Vidyapaii.
"I cxiiaci only ilc cxicinal mundanc mcanings ol lovc liom ilcii songs,
wlicl pciiain io lcclings ol aiiiaciion bciwccn a man and a woman. How can sucl
cmoiions bc considcicd spiiiiual' How can mundanc lusi bc callcd spiiiiual
lovc'"
"Loid Caiianya is always singing ilcsc songs and iclisling ii's mood wiil
you, bui I lavc no acccss inio sucl iniimaic cxclangcs. Tlc Loid las placcd mc in
youi lands io bc undci youi spiiiiual iuiclagc.Plcasc, ilcicloic, guidc mc in
compiclcnding ilcsc conlidcniial iiuils."
"Plcasc bc giacious and cxplain io mc ilc conccpi ol spiiiiual lovc. Wiil
my doubis dispcllcd, I will icmain cvci giaiclul io you."
SpirifuaI Iove
Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami icplicd, "My dcai Raglunaila dasa, I will
icvcal iis csoiciic iiuil io you in a soliiaiy placc. Nciilci Ramananda Raya,
Gadadlaia Pandiia noi I lully compiclcnd ilis spiiiiual iiuil wlicl ilc Loid
Himscll cmbodics. lui il Loid Gauiacandia picsidcs on ilc iip ol my ionguc and
Himscll icvcals ilis liglcsi iiansccndcnial iiuil aboui Himscll by His causclcss
mcicy, ilcn you can bc convinccd ilai all ilai was naiiaicd io you was ilc aciual
iiuil. Raglunaila dasa, you will cxpciicncc unmiiigaicd bliss upon lcaiing ilis.
"Know wiiloui a doubi ilai ilc songs by Candidasa and Vidyapaii; ilc
subjcci maiici ol ilc bool Kisna-lainamiia; Ramananda Raya's play aic all
pccilcss sciipiuics. Tlc iopics dcsciibcd in ilcm aic complcicly dcvoid ol
maiciial lusi. Tlcy aic, in laci, iiansccndcnial composiiions ilai coniain and losici
puic lovc ol Godlcad. Dcsciipiions ol mcn and womcn in ilcsc pagcs aic simply
uscd as subsiiiuics. You musi pciccivc ilcii iiansccndcnial signilicancc, bccausc
onc cannoi pciccivc Kisna in mundanc liiciaiuic wlicl dcals wiil cioiic lusi.
"Wlcilci man oi woman, as long as onc is aiiaclcd io ilc bodily conccpi
ol lilc and inicicsicd only in cnjoying ilc scnscs lc oi slc, will ncvci bc ablc io
giasp spiiiiual iiuil. Tlc spiiiiual masici wlo claims io bc a icpicscniaiivc ol
Loid Kisna, bui docs noi undcisiand ilc Loid's puic loving cxclangcs, is noi lii io
bc in ilai posiiion. His slow ol dcvoiion is dcccpiivc. Hc is in ilc cluiclcs ol
maya and is, ilcicloic, an insiiumcni ol maya.
Love of Godhead, Krsna
"Spiiiiual lovc ol Kisna is uniainicd and puic lilc ilc sacicd waicis ol ilc
Gangcs. Tlai lovc is lilc an unlimiicd occan ol ncciai. Tlc dcvoicc's spiiiiual
aiiaclmcni loi sucl loving iclaiionslips is ioially licc liom ilc sliglicsi maiciial
coniaminaiion, lilc spoilcss wliic lincn.
"Puic lovc ol Godlcad is lilc an occan ol bliss. Il I could lavc jusi onc
diop liom ilcic, ii could inundaic ilc cniiic univcisc. I am so wiciclcd ilai I am
a lundicd pciccni aiiaclcd io my maiciial body and coniiollcd by lusi, so my
oiiginal loim ol puic spiiii is ncvci manilcsi. Wlcn onc is blindcd by cainal lovc
and icjccis puic spiiiiual lovc, ilcn Loid Kisna will ncvci icspond io lis dccciilul
appioacl. lui onc wlo sinccicly and caincsily imploics Kisna loi His mcicy will
cciiainly bc ciowncd wiil succcss.
"Tlc spiiiiual cxclangcs and cmoiions ol onc cxpciicncing lovc ol Kisna
aic iiansccndcnial; all ilc sympioms ol iiansccndcnial loving mcllows lind
cxpicssion in lis pcison. Tlc ccsiaiic sympioms ol ilc conjugal mcllow aic ol ilc
supci mundanc naiuic. Tlcy aic always cxpciicnccd on ilc spiiiiual plailoim
bciwccn Kisna and ilc puicly spiiiiual bcings.
"Ol! How loiiunaic Lilasula, lilvamangala Tlaluia, is! Loid Kisna
appcaicd bcloic lim in pcison and clcvaicd lim io iclisl loving cxclangcs wiil
Him in ilc iiansccndcnial mood ol Viaja-dlama. Lilasula bccamc dciaclcd liom
ilc dcmands ol plysical plcasuic and dcvclopcd avcision loi mundanc scniimcnis.
Tlis plcascd Kisna vciy mucl.
"Vidyapaii and Candidasa dcvclopcd disiasic loi non-sciipiuial, spuiious
'spiiiiual' mcllows wlicl ilcy lad picviously acccpicd as iiuc dcvoiional
scniimcnis.Tlcy lad imposcd mundanc conccpis on ilc spiiiiual cxclangcs
bciwccn Kisna and His bclovcd dcvoiccs. ly ilc Loid's mcicy ilcy bccamc
puiilicd io undcisiand ilc iiansccndcnial mcllows. Tlcy icjccicd ilcii immaiuic
scniimcnis and cmoiions and suiicndcicd ilcmsclvcs io Kisna, always cngaging in
ilc iiansccndcnial loving scivicc ol ilc Loid.
"Onc wlo is ioo cngiosscd in ilc plcasuics ol ilc llcsl ncvci iasics
iiansccndcnial loving cxclangcs wiil Kisna. Lvcn ilc bcauiilul loim ol ilc boy
Kisna playing His lluic cannoi cvolc in lim ccsiaiic cmoiions and spiiiiual
scniimcnis. Tlai unloiiunaic pcison idcniilicd ilc scll wiil lis body and is busy
dccoiaiing ii. Wlcn ilc ilundciboli ol dcail siiilcs lim down, ilcn wlo lnows
wlai lis ncxi biiil is' -pcilaps an inscci oi woisc.
"On ilc oilci land, il onc can subduc ilc uigc loi maiciial plcasuics and
dcvclop ical iasic loi loving dcvoiional scivicc ai ilc loius lcci ol Kisna, ilc son ol
Nanda Malaiaja, ilcn lc can scc ilc cxquisiic lacc ol Loid Kisna diiccily. Hc
swilily iciuins io lis cicinal lomc io spoii in ilc loicsis ol Golola in lis spiiiiual
body, disassociaiing limscll loicvci liom picvious idcniiiy and maiciial
associaiion.
The sIoka composed by Lord Caifanya
"I lavc noi ilc sliglicsi iingc ol lovc ol Godlcad wiilin my lcaii. Wlcn
you scc Mc ciying in scpaiaiion, ilis mcicly indicaics ilai I am concciicd cnougl
io iiy and dcmonsiiaic My gicai loiiunc. Indccd, noi laving a glimpsc ol ilai
bcauiilul lacc ol Kisna playing on His lluic, I siill coniinuc io livc my lilc lilc a
moil, wlosc lilc is wiiloui puiposc, cxccpi, ai bcsi, io iusl inio ilc llamcs and
dic.'
OnIy fhe gopis undersfand franscendenfaI conjugaI Iove
"Lvciyonc is ialling aboui lovc, lovc; bui wlo ically undcisiands wlai lovc
is' Onc wlo icaliscs spiiiiual amoious cxclangcs wiil ilc Supicmc Loid is iiuly
lii io bccomc a damscl in ilc bowcis ol Vindavana.
"Tlc woid piiiii, oi lovc, consisiing ol ilicc syllablcs, is lamous
iliougloui ilc univcisc, and wlocvci is iouclcd by lovc, bccomcs ioially
obscsscd by ii, oblivious io slamc oi disicpuic ol ilis woild.
"Giadually onc dcvclops ilc mood ol ilc gopis, lc bcgins io iccollcci lis
oiiginal idcniiiy in ilc spiiiiual woild and cuis asundci all maiciial aiiaclmcnis.
Loid Kisna bccomcs ilc only objcci ol lovc, and ilc soul bccomcs ilc icposiioiy
ol ilai lovc. Hc appioaclcs ilc Loid iliougl an inicimcdiaiy wlo consianily
icminds lim ol lis bclovcd Kisna. In ilis way, ilc conjugal cxclangcs in ilc
mood ol a paiamoui go on incicasing.
"Paialiya-blava, oi conjugal mcllows in ilc iclaiionslip ol a paiamoui, is
availablc in Viaja alonc. Wlcicas ilis samc iclaiionslip in Vailunila is abscni
bciwccn Loid Naiayana and Lalsmi-dcvi and is considcicd immoial.
The 'sahajiyas' mundane senfimenfaI Iove
"In ilc maiciial woild a man's lusi loi a woman and vicc vcisc, is
misinicipicicd as spiiiiual lovc by a cciiain gioup ol pcoplc lnown as
sanajíyas.Tlcy will suicly sullci cicinal lcll, bccausc ilcy aiiilicially aiicmpi io
imposc iiansccndcnial cmoiions on a mundanc iclaiionslip.
"lui wlcn ilc salajiyas iicad ilc piopci pail ol dcvoiional scivicc and
icccivc ilc mcicy ol Loid Kisna,, ilcy bccomc disgusicd wiil ilis body, ilc
maiciial scnscs, and ilc scnsc plcasuics dciivcd liom ilcm. Tlcy ilcn bcgin io
aspiic loi ilc iiansccndcnial ncciaican mcllows ol dcvoiional scivicc.
Raya Ramananda's Iove
"Sii Ramananda Raya's dcvoiional scivicc is puic and simplc and siiicily
lollows icligious piinciplcs. Hc is pcilccily dciaclcd liom maiici and uscs
cvciyiling in ilc scivicc ol ilc Loid, alilougl lc is appaicnily siiuaicd in a
plysical loim.
"His body is spiiiiual, and lc is always sciving ilc Loid in ilc Vindavana
mood. Tlis is duc io ilc laci ilai lc las icccivcd Loid Caiianya's mcicy. Hc
wiiics and diiccis plays uiilising bcauiilul aciicsscs, yci lc icmains unallccicd by
sucl iniimaic coniaci wiil womcn, and lc is always iiansccndcnially siiuaicd.
"No onc oilci ilan Sii Ramananda Raya is cligiblc io icacl and undcisiand
ilc subjcci ol divinc lovc. Onc wlosc mind is always cagci io scc, ioucl, and
cnjoy a woman is ncvci puic cnougl io lcain ilc conlidcniial iiuils ol divinc lovc.
Puic dcvoiion is impossiblc io aiiain loi onc wlo idcniilics somconc as
man oi woman.
"Onc can ncvci aiiain ilc piicclcss gili ol living dcvoiional scivicc il lis
consciousncss is polluicd by associaiion wiil womcn oi maiciialisiic mcn wlo aic
lusiy loi ilc opposiic scx. Tlc plcasuics ol ilc llcsl aic invaiiably iiansicni and
can ncvci iianspoii us io ilc iiansccndcnial icalm.
"Onc wlo acis on ilc iiansccndcnial plailoim ol icndciing dcvoiional
scivicc in ilc mood ol ilc damscls ol Vindavana can alonc culiivaic ical spiiiiual
lilc. Tliougl living in ilc mood ol ilc gopís ol Viaja, lc is no longci aiiiacicd io
ilc mundanc cxclangcs bciwccn man and woman.
Onc wlosc cxicinal social dcalings and conduci aic pcilcci, lilc a
gcnilcman lollowing ilc pail ol iiuc icligion wlo ncvci dcviaics liom sciipiuial
injunciion, and inicinally lc inicnscly culiivaics ilc mood ol ilc gopis ol
Vindavana, sciving ilc loius lcci ol Loid Kisna wiil all lis lcaii, is iiuly cligiblc
loi aiiaining lovc ol Kisna.
"Tlc pocm wlicl bcgins wiil yal laumaia laial - 'ilc onc wlo siolc my
lcaii in my youil' - is ically uscd as an analogy by Loid Caiianya. Onc las io
iiansccnd ilc plysical planc, and ilcn ilc claiming Kisna bccomcs lis lilc's lcio,
and Kisna's consoii bccomcs ilc lcioinc in all Tlcii iiansccndcnial pasiimcs. Hc
ilcn scivcs Tlcm wiil ilc puicsi lovc.
Sahajiyas are fif for heII deIuded by KaIi-yuga
"Il somconc claims ilai by somc aiiilicial pioccss ilc spiiiiual naiuic can
bc piojccicd inio ilis maiciial woild, ilai oidinaiy mcn can bc woislippcd as ilc
Supicmc Loid Kisna and ilai by ilis mcilod ilc supicmc goal can bc aiiaincd,
ilcn lc is wiong. Accoiding io ilc insiiuciions ol Loid Caiianya, sucl a
pioposiiion is unacccpiablc. I lnow sucl pcivciicd iniclligcncc will lcad io lcll.
"Onc slould always avoid ilc associaiion ol ilosc pcisons wlo considci
ilai ilc maiciial body can bc aiiilicially spiiiiualiscd. To cnliglicn sucl a pcison
wiil Kisna consciousncss is almosi impossiblc. Tlis idca las gaincd piomincncc
duc io Kali-yuga's cvil inllucncc, bui sucl ilinling will cciiainly lcad io ilc
dcgiadaiion ol ilc puic picccpis ol ilc Vaisnava icligion.
"A pcison wlo las dcvclopcd maiuic laiil in God will undcisiand ilc
puipoiis ol ilc usc ol ilcsc analogics ol maiciial loving allaiis, noi ialing ilcm
liicially. Sucl an clcvaicd saini woislips ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna in lis oiiginal,
spiiiiual body. Gicai spiiiiual pcisonaliiics lilc Candidasa and Vidyapaii aic
pcilcci cxamplcs ol libciaicd souls wlo discaidcd ilcii picvious misconccpiions
and culiivaicd ilc puic dcvoiional pioccss.
"Tlc liglcsi conccpi in puic dcvoiional scivicc is Tlc unalloycd woislip
ol ilc iiansccndcnial loving cxclangcs ol ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna. Yci ilc naiuic
ol ilc misclicvous, maiciialisiic mind is io bc icluciani io acccpi ilcsc lacis. Dcai
Raglunaila, considci wcll ilcsc poinis caiclully, bccausc you aic ilc dcvoicc wlo
will lavc io piopagaic ilc ligl siandaids ol piopci Vaisnava conduci in ilc ncai
luiuic.
"Rcvcal youi mind io Loid Caiianya aboui youi dcsiic io woislip ilc
Supicmc Loid in ilis conlidcniial and iniimaic mood and ialc His pcimission io
do so. lccomc sicadlasi and dcicimincd, sci youi lcaii on aclicving ilis cnd."
Raglunaila dasa Gosvami ilcn appioaclcd Loid Caiianya, and lc vciy
lumbly bcggcd loi His pcimission io cxccuic dcvoiional scivicc in ilis mood.
Loid Caiianya conscnicd io ii in my picscncc, and Raglunaila dasa Gosvami now
scivcs Loid Kisna wiil a vciy saiislicd mind.
Lord Caifanya's insfrucfions fo Raghunafha dasa Gosvami
"Do noi lisicn io mundanc piaiilc and do noi wasic youi iimc in liivolous
discussions. Wly cai io iiiillaic ilc palaic and mainiain ilc body lavislly wiil
luxuiious amcniiics' Do noi lanlci loi csiccm and icspcci, bui ollci icspccis io
cvciyonc. Talc slclici ol ilc loly namc ol Kisna and clani consianily. Scivc
Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna in ilc mood ol Viaja in ilc coic ol youi lcaii."
Tlc Loid's uncquivocal insiiuciions opcncd Raglunaila dasa Gosvami's
cycs ol lnowlcdgc, and lc undcisiood ilai puic lovc ol Godlcad can ncvci bc
culiivaicd wiiloui liisi bcing liccd liom all maiciial illusions.
Loid Caiianya coniinucd: "Tliougl puic claniing and in mcdiiaiion
dcvclop youi puic, pcilccicd, spiiiiual loim, and woislip Kisna, ilc Loid ol
Siimaii Radlaiani. Iicc youiscll liom ilc dcsiic loi disiinciion and adoiaiion.
Always ollciing icspcci io oilcis, culiivaic complcic dciaclmcni liom maiciial lilc
and bccomc as iolciani as a iicc.
"Lxicinally, youi dcvoiional scivicc is io always clani ilc namc ol Loid
Kisna, and inicinally, consianily cngagc in sciving Sii Sii Radla-Kisna wiil youi
spiiiiual body. Coniiol youi iapacious palaic and givc up luxuiy and comloii. Do
only wlai is csscniial loi mainiaining youi body."
Markafa-vairagya or monkey renunciafion
Do noi iiy io aiiilicially imposc ilc iiansccndcncc on ilc mundanc by
imagining somc moiial couplc io bc ilc Divinc Couplc, Radla and Kisna. Tlis
scll-dcccpiion dcsiioys all icligious piinciplcs.
Loid Caiianya las waincd us, "A lalsc icnunciani is a pcison wlo is
cxicinally icnounccd, bui wlo is aciually always iiying io cnjoy, ilc maiciial
woild. Hc is lilc a monlcy wlo appcais dciaclcd duc io lis naiuial labiis bui is
cxccssivcly aiiaclcd io scx lilc.
The pure renuncianf
A puic icnunciani is always cngagcd in claniing ilc loly namc. Hc bcgs
only wlai lc nccds io mainiain lis body. Il onc piaciiccs icnunciaiion, noi
dcpcnding on Kisna bui on oilcis loi lis mainicnancc, ilcn lc will noi aclicvc
spiiiiual succcss. Kisna will also icjcci lim. and il a icnunciani submiis io ilc
uigcs ol lis ionguc, lc bccomcs a piisonci ol lis scnsual uigcs and loscs ilc
clancc ol aclicving ilc iiansccndcnial icalm.
A ical icnunciani is always claniing Loid Kisna's namc. His dici is simplc,
consisiing ol lcaly vcgciablcs, liuiis and ioois, cic. lui a lusiy pcison wlo malcs
social calls on pcoplc's louscs io giaiily lis ionguc will ncvci icccivc ilc slclici ol
Loid Kisna's loius lcci.
Chapfer 17-The Sfandards Of Vaisnava Efiqueffe
RefIecfs The CIass of a Devofee
On an anoilci occasion Siila Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami said io Siila
Raglunaila dasa Gosvami, "I lavc io icll you somciling vciy conlidcniial."
ReIigious pracfices wifhouf chanfing are fufiIe
Tlc pcilcci vainasiama sysicm is io mainiain onc's lilc by pciloiming lis
picsciibcd duiy accoiding io vaina and asiama, consianily claniing ilc loly namc
and icndciing loving dcvoiional scivicc io ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna. Hc wlo
lollows ilis is iiuly iniclligcni, iiglicous and a ical Vaisnava.
"Mcic iiiualisiic pciloimanccs masquciading as icligion aic clcaiing
pioccsscs. Tlcy iob luman lilc ol ii's valuc and dcgiadc ilc pciloimci. Onc may
malc an aiicmpi io aci iiglicously wiiloui cxccuiing dcvoiional scivicc io ilc
Supicmc Loid. And lc may bclong io any social oidci ol lilc: cclibaic siudcni,
louscloldci, iciiicd oi a icnouncci ol ilc woild, bui lis company slould bc
avoidcd il lc is noi a dcvoicc ol Kisna.
Acquire sambandha and acf on fhe pIafform of yukfa-vairagya
"Lvciyonc slould aci on ilc plailoim ol yulia-vaiiagya - using cvciyiling
wiiloui aiiaclmcni in Loid Kisna's scivicc. Tlis musi bc donc wiil a iiuc
undcisianding ol sambandla-jnana oi lnowlcdgc ol oui ical iclaiionslip wiil ilc
Supicmc Loid. Wlcn sambandla-jnana luiilci unlolds, onc icaliscs ilai ilc
Supicmc Pcison is ilc objcci ol all dcvoiional scniimcnis alambana. And wlcn
sucl alambana pciccpiions bccomc puiilicd ilcn lovc ol Godlcad oi picma, liisi
dawns on ilc loiizon ol oui spiiiiual consciousncss.
"A dcvoicc will bc icspccicd cvcn by vcnciablc souls il lc icndcis
dcvoiional scivicc and culiivaics picma loi Loid Kisna, bui a living cniiiy is no
moic ilan a piiilul mongicl puppy il lc is dcvoid ol dcvoiional scivicc. Hc is
indccd a Vaisnava wlo is cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc; noi lc wlo lcavcs lomc
and livcs by bcgging bui docs noi woislip Kisna. A dcvoicc musi ncvci acccpi ilc
icmnanis oi llowcis ollcicd diiccily io a dcmigod, noi aclnowlcdgc inviiaiions io
iiiualisiic pciloimanccs ol harma-hanáa.
Acfivifies of househoIders and renounced devofees
"Vaisnavas aic bioadly ol iwo iypcs; louscloldcis and icnuncianis. loil
aic qualilicd io pciloim puic dcvoiional scivicc, bui ilcii duiics vaiy. loil aic
icquiicd io aci on ilc plailoim ol yuhta-vaíragya. Tlus, ilcy sicadily piogicss on
ilc pail ol unalloycd suiicndci wiil dcvoiion and lnowlcdgc.
Dufies of a househoIder Vaisnava
"A Vaisnava louscloldci slould always livc accoiding io ilc picsciibcd
duiics; giaciously losiing gucsis io ilcii lull saiislaciion. His spiiiiual disciplinc
will noi bc impaiicd by lis living oi associaiing wiil lis wilc. Noi is ii loibiddcn
loi lim io usc musiaid oil oi oilci pcilumcd oil. Ioods lilc mill, cuid, cic.,
wlicl aic considcicd by iiiualisiic bialmanas io bc incdiblc and non-vcgciaiian,
bccomc wlolcsomc vcgciaiian lood loi ilc yuhta-vaíragí.
"Hc is always aiicniivc in claniing ilc loly namc licc liom ilc icn
ollcnscs. Hc acccpis cvciyiling lavouiablc loi ilc cxccuiion ol dcvoiional scivicc
and caiclully icjccis ilings ilai aic unlavouiablc. His spiiiiual succcss and
cxccllcncc giow by culiivaiing undcviaiing laiil in ilc loly namc. A Vaisnava ol
ilis siaiuic bccomcs illusiiious in lis louscloldci lilc. Hc siiicily avoids lauli-
linding and analysing oilcis bclavioui. Hc is compassionaicly disposcd io all
living cniiiics and is dcdicaicd io aci loi ilcii bcnclii, always licc liom cnvy.
Dufies of renounced Vaisnavas
"Tlc icnounccd Vaisnava icduccs lis maiciial aciiviiics down io mcicly
mainiaining body and soul iogcilci; lc is disinicicsicd in saving anyiling loi ilc
luiuic. Hc avoids ilc sliglicsi coniaci wiil womcn, and lc wlolclcaiicdly
woislips ilc Supicmc Loid Kisna Haii.
"Tlus ilc dillcicni Vaisnavas aci in ilcii dcsignaicd mannci, and by
woislipping Kisna and icndciing dcvoiional scivicc io Him, ilcy lind slclici in
His inicinal spiiiiual cncigy.
Vaisnavas are Free of fauIf finding
"Onc slould ncvci malc disiinciions bciwccn louscloldci and icnunciani
Vaisnavas. Tlis mcnialiiy icsulis in ilc pcipciiaiion ol giicvous ollcnscs. Tlc
impoiiani laci io icmcmbci is ilai onc wlo las a lauli-linding naiuic is noi a
dcvoicc, bui iailci lc is a disgiacc io ilc wlolc Vaisnava communiiy.
"Onc slould diligcnily dcvclop lis own dcvoiional disciplinc wiil sinccic
simpliciiy, dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Kisna as ilc csscncc ol all luman aciiviiics.
Dcvoiional scivicc bccomcs impoicni loi onc wlo cannoi subduc wiilin limscll
ilc cvil labiis ol lauli-linding, dcccii, disloncsiy and dcviousncss.Tlcsc sinlul
culpiiis aci againsi ilc injunciions ol Srímaá-Pnagavatam, and wiil unconiiollcd
scnscs ilcy iiy io cnjoy maiciial naiuic.
anugranaya bnahtanam manusam ácnam-asrítan
bnajatc taársín hríáa yan srutva tatparo bnavct
In ilc Srímaá Pnagavatam ii says, "Tlc ioiicn sinncis lalscly picsumc ilai
ilcy aic Supicmc Loid Kisna. Impudcnily ilcy iiy io imiiaic Loid Kisna's
iiansccndcnial pasiimcs and polluic ilc pioccss ol puic icligious piinciplcs.
A pure devofee serves Sri Sri Radha-Krsna
"Tlc puic dcvoicc, wlo aiiains lis oiiginal, spiiiiual loim, icndcis
unalloycd dcvoiional scivicc io Siimaii Radlaiani and Sii Kisna in Viaja in ilc
mood ol a gopi. lui ilc ailcisi, wlo is cagci io imiiaic Kisna's mood as ilc
Supicmc Lnjoyci, will suicly bc damncd io ilc lowcsi lcll.
"Aniaianga blalii" oi conlidcniial dcvoiional scivicc is ncvci cxccuicd in
ilis maiciial body, bui is pciloimcd on ilc plailoim ol ilc puiilicd mind. Tlc
loolisl upsiaiis, givcn io consiani laulilinding, ilinl ilai sucl conlidcniial scivicc
can bc cxicinally pciloimcd. Hcncc, ilc puic dcvoiccs caiclully avoid sucl
dcspicablc, cvil-mindcd company and simply scivc Loid Kisna in ilcii oiiginal,
spiiiiual loims.
Krsna is fhe purusa, and everyone eIse is prakrfi
"Puic dcvoiccs aic saiislicd in ilcii consiiiuiional posiiion as pialiii ilc
suboidinaic lcmalc piinciplc, diinling ilc ncciai ol Loid Kisna's loius lcci. Ioi
Kisna alonc is ilc puiusa, Tlc Supicmc Lnjoyci - malc piinciplc my dcai, icvcicd
Raglunaila dasa."
The househoIder and his prescribed dufies
Tlcn Raglunaila dasa oncc again lumbly appioaclcd Svaiupa Damodaia
Gosvami wiil loldcd lands. "I lavc anoilci qucsiion. Plcasc cnliglicn mc. Tlc
liglcsi and puicsi loim ol dcvoiional scivicc is abovc ilc picsciibcd icligious
piaciiccs ol vainasiama dlaima.Tlcicloic, wly is ilc louscloldci bound by
picsciibcd duiics accoiding io lis asiama, il lc can casily iiansccnd ilc duiics ol
lis social oidci and icndci sponiancous dcvoiional scivicc''
Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami icplicd, "Lisicn, dcai bioilci, I will disclosc io
you ilc csscncc ol cvciyiling by cnunciaiing ilc piinciplcs ol puic dcvoiional
scivicc. Ii is simplc io livc onc's lilc lollowing onc's picsciibcd duiics, bui il onc
iiics io cxccuic somconc clsc's picsciibcd duiics, ilcn lis lilc bccomcs
buidcnsomc and aiiilicial.
"Tlc sinccicly dcvoicd pcison iniclligcnily cxccuics liom amongsi lis
picsciibcd duiics ol vainasiama only ilai wlicl is conducivc io puic dcvoiional
scivicc. And by diligcnily icjcciing ilosc duiics wiil aic dciiimcnial, lc aiiains ilc
plailoim ol puic dcvoiion. Tlcicloic, onc slould noi bc ovcily aiiaclcd io
siiingcnily lollowing ilc picsciibcd vainasiama duiics, bui lc las io simply
unllinclingly icndci unalloycd dcvoiional scivicc, and by so doing, lc cmulaics
ilc lallowcd pail ol sainily pcisons. Rcjcciing ilc ovcily iigid iulcs and
icgulaiions ol vainasiama assisis in clcvaiing onc io ilc plailoim ol a puic
Vaisnava.
AIways remember Krsna and never forgef Him
"Tlc mosi impoiiani icgulaiion is io consianily icmcmbci Loid Kisna, and
ilc siiicicsi iulc is io ncvci loigci Him."
Raglunaila dasa lumbly inquiicd luiilci, "I would lilc you io lindly
claiily anoilci poini. I wani io lnow ilc Vaisnava conclusion on ilis subjcci: Tlc
Vaisnavas aic classilicd as acyuia-goiia lincagc bacl io Acyuia, ilc Supicmc Loid
Himscll. Wlai is iis signilicancc and puipoii''
Acyufa-gofra and varnasrama dufies
Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami icplicd, "loil ilc louscloldci and ilc
icnunciani Vaisnavas bclong io ilc acyuta-gotra and noi io any oilci gotra. Tlc
puic dcvoiccs ol ilis divinc goiia ncvci bccomc aiiaclcd io ilc iiiualisiic piaciiccs
ol h. Tlc Vaísnava givcs up lis lamily gotra and woislips ilc Supicmc Loid,
ialing slclici ol His gotra bccausc ilis is ilc cicinal gotra sicmming liom ilc Loid
Himscll.
Dcvoiccs ol ilis siandaid aic cligiblc io bccomc pcimancni icsidcnis ol
Viaja Vindavana. Tlc mosi pcilcci dcvoiccs lind ilcii cxaci posiiion ol scivicc in
Golola Vindavana wlilc siill icsiding on caiil, and icndci scivicc io ilc Loid in
ilcii libciaicd loims as Viaja gopis. Oilcis, wlo aic aropa-síáána sinccicly
culiivaic ilc mood ol loving dcvoiion wiilin ilcii minds.
Pravarfa, sadhaka, and siddha-bhakfas
"Tlcic aic ilicc iypcs ol dcvoiccs: ilc sicady piaciiiionci on ilc pail ol
pcilcciion sadlala, ilc bcginnci pravarta and ilc scll-icaliscd puic dcvoicc
síáána-bnahta. Onc wlo can undcisiand ilcsc giadaiions can casily lnow ilc
scicncc ol dcvoiion. Tlc bcginnci is lnown as hanístna-aáníharí, oi ncoplyic
dcvoicc; ilc sinccic piaciiiionci is callcd maányama-aáníharí, oi inicimcdiaic
dcvoicc; and ilc scll-icaliscd soul is lnown as uttama-aáníharí, oi a dcvoicc ol ilc
liglcsi oidci.Tlc liglcsi oidci dcvoicc is cmplaiically disinclincd iowaids
iiiualisiic piaciiccs.loil ilc uttama-aáníharí and maányama-aáníharí lii ilc
dcsciipiion ol ilosc bclonging io ilc acyuta-gotra."
Aropa superimposifion or ascripfion
Raglunaila dasa said, "Now I wani io piopcily undcisiand ilc mcaning ol
aiopa io dispcl my cxisiing doubis."
Svaiupa Damodaia Gosvami icplicd, "Lisicn aiicniivcly io ilc sympioms ol
aiopa! Tlis mcilod is loi a piaciiiionci wlo lacls lnowlcdgc ol lis ical spiiiiual
idcniiiy. Tlcic aic ilicc iypcs ol Vaisnavas, aiopa siddla, sanga-siddla and
svarupa-síáána. Iiisi, I will cxplain aiopa siddla. Lisicn aiicniivcly and iiy io
undcisiand ii.
"A condiiion living cniiiy is csscniially a gioss maiciialisi and is always
inclincd io associaic wiil ilc maiciial plcnomcna and coniinuously cxpciicncc
maiciial lappincss oi disiicss. Hc is consianily iniciaciing wiil maiciial naiuic, is
oblivious ol ilc iiansccndcnial icalm and las no lnowlcdgc oi cxpciicncc ol ilc
divinc naiuic. Hc docs noi icalisc ilai lc is ol ilai samc iiansccndcnial naiuic. Hc
is lilc a clild wlo lccls loiloin duc io a momcni's abscncc liom lim moilci,
unawaic ilai lis paicnis aic closc io lim.
"Il by somc divinc aiiangcmcni and ilc icsulis ol lis own pious dccds liom
lis pasi livcs lc bccomcs loiiunaic, ilcn lis lcaii is impicgnaicd wiil siaddla
laiil. Siaddla induccs lim io inquiic dccply inio ilc mysiciics ol lilc. Ai liisi lc
is inloimcd ilai lc is consiiiuiionally Loid Kisna's scivani. Undcisianding ilis,
ilc sinccic dcsiic io gain liccdom liom ilis cnianglcmcni callcd maiciial lilc ialcs
slapc in lis lcaii.
Worshipping Lord Krsna
"Tlc guiu insiiucis lim io woislip Loid Kisna, and ilc laiillul pcison
giadually dcvclops a dcsiic io woislip ilc Loid on ilc siicngil ol ilc guiu's
woids. Hc undcisiands liom lcaiing ilai Kisna is ilc Supicmc Loid, bui lc docs
noi icalisc His cicinal iiansccndcnial naiuic and pcisonaliiy. Iiom ilc woild ilai
suiiounds lim lc idcniilics objccis ilai icmind lim ol Kisna. Hc woislips ilc
Loid and ollcis Him objccis lc valucs.
"Ai ilis junciuic ilc pioccss ol supciimposiiion oi asciipiion aiopa bcgins.
Hc obiains a siaiuc ol a luman-lilc loim ol ilc Dciiy wlicl io a ncoplyic is noi
ilc cicinal loim ol ilc Loid and woislips ii wiil inccnsc, llowcis, oils and lamp,
bui wiiloui ilc piopci undcisianding ilai ilc Dciiy is non dillcicni liom ilc
Loid. Hc iiics io ilinl ilai all ol ilis paiaplcinalia and ilc Dciiy is spiiiiual, and
somciimcs iliougl ilougli asciipiion lc aciually cxpciicnccs iiansccndcncc.
"Ai ilis siagc wlcn lc is induccd io suiicndci ilc icsulis ol lis woils,
cvcn ilougl ilc lnowlcdgc io aci in a cciiain way is supciimposcd in ilc ilougli
pioccss wiiloui icalisaiion, ii ncvciilclcss lclps lim io bccomc sicadlasi on ilc
dcvoiional pail. Tlcsc aic ilc sympioms ol aropa-síáána dcvoiion ilai aic
manilcsi in ilc lanisila-adlilaii ilc ncoplyic dcvoicc.
Worshipping fhe Deify wifh proper undersfanding
"Tlcicalici, wlcn lc lully compiclcnds ilc iiuil aboui ilc Dciiy loim ol
ilc Loid and bcgins io woislip ilc Dciiy as a manilcsiaiion non dillcicni liom ilc
Loid, lc giadually cnicis ilc siaic ol a maányama-aáníhharí. On ilc uttama-
aáníharí plailoim oi advanccd siagc ol dcvoiion, ilcic is no qucsiion ol aiopa
asciipiion; lis puiilicd mind is in consiani communicaiion.
"Tlc liisi iays ol lovc ol God dawn in lis lcaii and lc sccs ilc Loid wiil
cycs anoinicd wiil ilc salvc ol dcvoiion. Hc woislips ilc Loid ol lis lcaii wiil
sponiancous dcvoiion, discaiding all lanisila mcnialiiy, i.c. asciibing ilc
dcvoiional mood. Puic dcvoiion, by naiuic, is noi ilc samc as ilc simulaicd
suiicndci, oi involcd dcvoiional mood iliougl aiopa, alilougl aiopa is cciiainly
a paii ol ilc pioccss ol bnahtí.
The basis of aropa-siddhi
"Onc ol ilc piimc sympioms ol an aiopa-siddla in ilai lc iclaic io
mundanc objccis and aciiviiics wiil a dcvoiional aiiiiudc. Obnoxious and
pcivciicd maiciial aciiviiics and objccis, cvcn wlcn ollcicd io ilc Supicmc Loid,
do noi auiomaiically bccomcs iiansloimcd inio dcvoiional scivicc. So, sucl a
dcvoicc ollcis dclcciablc ilings and icndcis lavouiablc scivicc io ilc Loid, noi
ically lnowing wlai ollciings plcasc ilc Loid mosi. Tlis dcvoiional aiiiiudc is
callcd aiopa-siddla blalii.
Woislip ol ilc Dciiics by ilc Mayavadis is considcicd by ilcm as a
icmpoiaiy mcans io aclicvc libciaiion. Hcncc, loi ilcm, sucl woislip is aiopa;
wlcicas on ilc pail ol dcvoiion, ilc uliimaic pcilcciion ol aiiaining onc' spiiiiual
idcniiiy is non-dillcicni liom ilc pioccss by wlicl ilc goal is icaclcd.
Perfecfion fhrough pure associafion or Sanga-siddha bhakfi
"Now lcai aboui sanga-síáána bnahtí wlicl mcans ilc spiiiiual pcilcciion
aclicvcd iliougl ilc cxccuiion ol puic lnowlcdgc and dcvoiion. Puic lnowlcdgc
ol ilc absoluic and piopci icnunciaiion aic ilc main sympioms ol sanga-síáána-
bnahtí. Dcvoiion is always accompanicd by ilc lnowlcdgc ol yuhta-vaíragya
icnunciaiion iliougl uiilising cvciyiling in ilc Loid's scivicc. Humiliiy,
compassion and iolciancc auiomaiically appcai as dcvoiion dccpcns. Tlcsc
qualiiics aic concomiianis and assisi onc in dcvoiional lilc, ilcy aic iis inicgial
paii.
Devofion on fhe pIafform of spirifuaI perfecfion-svarupa-bhakfi
"Diicci, sponiancous and puic dcvoiion io ilc Supicmc Loid is possiblc
only wlcn onc is siiuaicd in lis oiiginal spiiiiual idcniiiy svaiupa. Hcaiing,
claniing, cic. aic ilc ninc linds ol aciiviiics pciloimcd in dcvoiional scivicc.
Svarupa síáána-bnahtí dcvoiion pciloimcd in onc's oiiginal loim, bcgins wiil puic
claniing ol ilc Loid's namcs and pasiimcs. Tlc piimc objcciivc ol ilcsc unalloycd
dcvoiccs is io ollci diicci dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Kisna wlicl plcascs Him.
"In ilc oilci iwo iypcs ol dcvoiion aropa-síáána and sanga-síáána, ilis
objcciivc is noi in lull locus. Tlc inlcicni spiiiiual qualiiics wlicl lic laicni,
loclcd wiilin ilc soul, wlicl also piovidc ilc spiiii soul ilc inclinaiion loi a
paiiiculai dcvoiional mcllow, aic ilc ingicdicnis ilai cvolc puic dcvoiion. Tlcy
manilcsi in ilc mind ol a condiiioncd soul as lis iniiial, bui covcicd spiiiiually
mcnialiiy. lis piocliviiy is aiouscd and ilcn bccomcs iampani in ilc condiiioncd
souls wlo aic icndciing scivicc io ilc Supicmc Loid. Puic dcvoiion sccls sucl
inclinaiions io llouiisl in.
The effecfs of fhese fhree fypes of devofion
"Svarupa-síáána is diicci and sponiancous dcvoiional scivicc. Sanga-síáána
assisis and cnlanccs puic dcvoiional lcivoui. Aropa-síáána" is cllcciivc only
wlcic ilc maiciial conccpi ol lilc is piomincni. Tlc ncoplyic, oi aropa-síáána il
lc dcsiics io bccomc clcvaicd io icndci iiansccndcnial dcvoiional scivicc musi
dcsiioy ilis conccpi liisi.
Siila Raglunaila dasa Gosvami lully compiclcndcd Siila Svaiupa
Damodaia Gosvami's clucidaiion. lcsc wondcilul spiiiiual conclusions by Svaiupa
Damodaia Gosvami aboui ilc svaiupa ilc oiiginal spiiiiual loim ol ilc soul aic
my Jagai's consiani companion in mcdiiaiion.
Chapfer 18-Sri Ekadasi
Onc day, Loid Gauialaii wcni liom Gundica mandiia io ilc Jagannaila-
vallabla gaidcns and sai amongsi ilc llowcis. Tlc day was cladasi. Hc cclcbiaicd
ilis auspicious occasion by claniing ilc loly namc inccssanily, day and nigli.
Picscni wiil Him wcic Svaiupa Damodaia, Ramananda Raya, Valicsvaia Pandiia
and ilc oilci icsidcni Vaisnavas ol Sii Puiusoiiama-lsciia, Puii.
Tlc Loid said, "Today, all ol you slould icliain liom caiing and slccping,
and consianily clani Kisna's namc. Somc ol you slould clani japa, somc ol you
slould ciicumambulaic ilc icmplc wiil piosiiaicd obcisanccs and oilcis slould
discuss ilc pasiimcs ol Loid lalaiama and Loid Kisna." Lvciyonc bccamc
spiiiiually suiclaigcd by ilc Loid' insiiuciions and busicd ilcmsclvcs wiil
dillcicni aciiviiics, claniing, "Govinda, Govinda!" Tlcy lcli inioxicaicd wiil
picma.
Suddcnly, Sii Gopinaila aiiivcd liom Gundica, accompanicd by
Saivablauma llaiiacaiya. Tlcy wcic ladcn wiil Loid Jagannaila's mala-
piasadam! Tlcy placcd ilc piasadam ol coolcd iicc, a vaiiciy ol vcgciablcs, piila,
pana, swcci iicc, cuid and yogluii bcloic ilc Loid. Ai ilc Loid's bidding, dcvoiccs
ollcicd icspccilul obcisanccs io ilc piasadam and ilcn coniinucd claniing ilc
Loid's namc dccp inio ilc nigli in an ccsiaiic mood ol dcvoiion , licc liom all
maiciial dcsiics.
Laily ncxi moining, ilc dcvoiccs, bcggcd pcimission liom Sii
Gauialaii and, wcni io ialc bail. On iciuining, ilcy sai down and icspccilully
lonouicd mala-piasadam, bicaling ilcii cladasi lasi. Tlcy cxpciicnccd incllablc
bliss, and lalling io ilc giound ilcy ollcicd obcisanccs io ilc Loid and spolc io
Him in gicai caincsincss wiil loldcd lands:
Ekadasi in Puri
"Sii Haiivasaia cladasi, is considcicd io bc ilc mosi impoiiani viaia vow ol
lasiing. Ii is io bc obscivcd by mainiaining complcic lasi and wiiloui slccping ai
nigli. Wc also lnow ilai Loid Jagannaila's mala-piasadam musi bc icspccicd ai
all iimcs in Puiusoiiama-lsciia. Ii slould bc lonouicd by caiing ii immcdiaicly
upon iccciving ii. Tlcicloic, wc lind ouisclvcs in a dilcmma as io low io lonoui
piasadam on cladasi. Plcasc icll us uncquivocally ilc conclusions ol ilc
sciipiuics on ilis subjcci in a mannci ilai would convincc cvcn spiiiiual sialwaiis
lilc Loid Siva and Loid lialma. Tlis will dispcl oui disquiciudc."
Lord Caifanya's concIusion
Loid Caiianya icplicd, "To noi obscivc complcic lasiing on cladasi will
gicaily cndangci onc's spiiiiual lilc. Honoui piasadam on cladasi only by ollciing
ii obcisanccs and caiing ii ilc ncxi day. In ilis way, onc can casily cioss ilis
maiciial occan. Tlc lasi is any way ovci on ilc lollowing day.
"All Vaisnavas, bclovcd associaics ol ilc Supicmc Loid, aic vciy plcascd
wlcn cladasi is piopcily obscivcd by simply iclisling ilc ncciai ol Loid Kisna's
loly namc. Onc slould noi iasic anyiling noi slould any mundanc iopics bc
discusscd on Lladasi. All plysical plcasuics slould bc piosciibcd. Ii is a
Vaisnava's duiy io daily lonoui and cai only piasadam, loi lc ncvci consumcs
unollcicd lood. On cladasi lc obscivcs complcic lasiing, and ilc ncxi day lc
bicals lis lasi wiil mana-prasaáam. And il, loi somc icason, onc las io cai on
cladasi, ilcn lci ilc Vaisnavas ialc anuhaIpa, a ligli mcal consisiing ol mcicly
liuiis, ioois and mill, wiiloui giains oi bcans oi oilci piolibiicd vcgciablcs.
"Tlc non-Vaisnavas goimandisc wiiloui coniiol, ollciing only lamc
cxcuscs ilai ilcy aic lonouiing mala-piasadam. Tlcy do ilis on cladasi, bccausc
ilcy aic cngiosscd day and nigli in scnsc cnjoymcni. Tlcy cnjoy giains and iicc
on cladasi and ilcicby cai ilc sins ilai cnici giains on sucl days, disicgaiding ilc
sanciiiy ol cladasi-viaia. You musi diligcnily cxccuic dcvoiional scivicc and
icspcci ilc pioccss ol dcvoiion. You will ilcn suicly icccivc ilc blcssings ol
llalii-dcvi Hciscll. Avoid ilc associaiion ol non-dcvoiccs and piopcily obscivc
ilc cladasi-viaia by consianily claniing ilc loly namc.
"Tiy io icalisc in youi lcaii ilai ilcic is no ollcncc oi coniiadiciion in
iclusing mala-piasadam on cladasi oi any oilci impoiiani lasi day. Ii is inanc io
obscivc cciiain spiiiiual disciplincs and vows wlilc ncglcciing oilcis. Laincsily
obscivc picsciibcd vows on dcsignaicd days and iimings and in an appiopiiaic
dcvoiional mannci. Sii Viajcndia-nandana, Kisna, is ilc Loid and uliimaic goal ol
all vows and dcvoiional aciiviiics, so obscivc all spiiiiual vows loi His plcasuic and
saiislaciion alonc. Tlcicloic, icmcmbci io absiain liom caiing, diinling and
slccping on cladasi, and so ilc ncxi day lonoui piasadam wiil lull iclisl."
Tlc dcvoiccs picscni, boil liom lcngal and Oiissa wcic cxpciicncing
inicnsc joy upon lcaiing ilc Loid spcal. Tlcy clanicd, "Govinda! Govinda!" in
blisslul appicciaiion. Svaiupa Damodaia, Ramananda Raya and oilci sialwaiis lcli
incllablc cxuliaiion.
O my dcai bioilcis! Loid Gauianga is ilc mosi valuablc iicasuic ol my
lcaii. Woislip His loius lcci, liccing youiscll liom dupliciiy. Tlis can lclp you io
casily cioss ilis insuimouniablc occan ol ncscicncc and cxpciicncc cvcilasiing
pcacc, bcyond anxiciy and dcail.
Claniing ilc loly namc and obsciving cladasi-viaia aic boil cicinal
spiiiiual aciiviiics, lcncc ilcy aic on ilc samc dcvoiional plailoim. Tlcicloic,
bccomc sinccicly lixcd in cxccuiing ilcsc aciiviiics.
Chapfer 19-The Mysferies of fhe HoIy Name
Tlc nigli was young, ilc moon bailcd ilc dail sladows on ilc bcacl
wiil lci cooling iays. Tlis aiiiacicd ilc Moon ol Navadvipa, Sii Gauiacandia. Hc
camc ncai ilc occan wiil His associaics, sai down in ilc midsi ol ilc Vaisnavas
lilc an iiidcsccni moon, and bcgan io spcal io ilc asscmbly.
The besf and onIy means fo perfecfion
Hc said, "My dcai dcvoiccs! In Kali-yuga ilcic is no spiiiiual aciiviiy and
icligious piaciicc io suipass congicgaiional claniing ol Loid Kisna's loly namc.
Iiuiiivc aciiviiics, culiivaiion ol lnowlcdgc, yoga oi mcdiiaiion aic cxiicmcly
incllcciual pioccsscs loi spiiiiual clcvaiion. Tlcy cannoi lcad onc ol ilc
iiansccndcnial icalm ol absoluic icalisaiion.
"Picsciibcd icligious duiics, pcnanccs, icnunciaiion and saciiliccs aic
mundanc aciiviiics. Hcncc, ilcy cannoi lclp onc icacl ilc supicmc absoluic
goal- ilc spiiiiual woild. Tlc siuii sciipiuics dcclaic ilai complcic spiiiiual
pcilcciion is aclicvcd only iliougl claniing, lcaiing and icmcmbciing Kisna's
namc, lamc, pasiimcs, cic. All sciipiuics lavc icvcalcd ilc liglcsi csoiciic iiuil
aboui ilc loly namc and Iis gloiics. Onc cxpciicnccs spiiiiual bliss immcdiaicly
upon claniing ilc loly namc.
In ilc Paáma Purana Sii Saunala Rsi says:
namoccarana manatmyam
sríyatc manaá aábnutam
yaáuccarana-matrcna
naro yayat param paáam
taá vaáasv aánuna suta
víánanam namhírtanc
srí suta uvaca
srnu saunaha vahsyamí
samvaáam mohsa-saánanam
naraáan prstnavan purvam
humara taá vaáamí tc
chaáa yamuna-tírc
nívístam santa-mansam
sanathumaram papraccna naraáo racítanjaIín
srutva nanavíánan ánarman
ánarmavyatíharams tatna
srí naraáa uvaca
yosau bnagavat prohta
ánarmavyatíharo nrnam
hantnam tasya vínasan syaá
ucyatam bnagavat príya
Tlc Supicmc Loid Sii Caiianya Malapiablu coniinucd, "I will cxplain in
somc dciail ilc mcanings ol ilcsc slolas. O Svaiupa Damodaia and Ramananda,
pay spccial lccd io ilis!
Uccharana defined
Tlc mcaning ol ilc woid uccaiana in ilis conicxi is io clani oi sing ilc
loly namcs loudly oi audibly. Tlc dcvoiccs gcncially clani ilcii picsciibcd
numbci ol loly namcs ciilci on ilcii lingcis oi on ilc iulasi bcads. Many clani
cxiia oi sing in liiiana wlicl aic in addiiion io ilc picsciibcd numbci. Wlcncvci
ilc loly namc is clanicd audibly ii is iclciicd io as uccaiana.
]apa and kirfana defined
"Soli, bui baicly audiblc claniing is lnown as japa, and hírtana is always
loud and clcai. loil ol ilcsc aic a paii ol smarana oi icmcmbiancc, mcaning
mcdiiaiion on ilc Loid and His pasiimcs. Kírtana is also loud singing. Ii is
impciaiivc loi cvciyonc io lnow low io piopcily clani ilc loly namc and acciuc
ilc bcsi icsulis liom ii.
Perform kirfana aIways and everywhere
"Claniing ilc loly namc is ilc cicinal icligion ol ilc living cniiiics. Ii is
lis piimc duiy wlcilci lc is living in ilc maiciial woild oi is in Vailunila in a
libciaicd cxisicncc, loi ilc condiiioncd souls, claniing is ilc pioccss io aclicvc
libciaiion, and loi ilc libciaicd jiva, claniing icmains an cicinal, inicgial paii ol
lis cxisicncc as a sciviioi ol ilc Loid.
Acfivifies devoid of bhakfi are fo be rejecfed
"Accoiding io ilc sciipiuics, icligion ilai docs noi includc dcvoiional
scivicc, viaia ilai is noi inicndcd io aiousc dcvoiional lcivoui, icnunciaiion ilai is
noi sponiancously inspiicd by dcvoiion, and saciilicc ilai is againsi ilc piinciplcs
ol dcvoiional scivicc aic all mundanc aciiviiics.Lvcn ilougl ilcy aic considcicd
pious aciiviiics, ilcy aic, in laci, unlavouiablc io ilc cxccuiion ol dcvoiional
scivicc.
"lui ilcsc samc aciiviiics, wlcn pciloimcd in iclaiionslip io dcvoiional
scivicc, bccomc lavouiablc spiiiiual aciiviiics, and ilcy consiiiuic iiuc bnahtí. Tlis
is ilc vcidici ol ilc icvcalcd sciipiuics. In Kali-yuga ilcsc aciiviiics lavc bccomc
dcgiadcd io ilc lcvcl ol maiciial aciiviiics, laving losi all spiiiiual llavoui duc io
bcing pciloimcd divoiccd liom blalii. Tlc opposc ilc piinciplcs ol puic
dcvoiional scivicc.
"All dcvoiccs slould ilcicloic lisicn aiicniivcly: In Kali-yuga ilcic is no
icligion oilci ilan ilc claniing ol ilc Supicmc Loid's loly namc. Oilci icligious
piaciiccs ilai cxisi ouisidc ol ilc claniing pioccss slould bc siiicily avoidcd. lc
spiiiiual vision you aiiaincd iliougl bnahtí will lclp you io piopcily disciiminaic
ilc iiuil.
srí sanathumara uvaca
srnu naraáa govínáa
príya govínáa ánarmavít
yat prsntam Iohanírmuhtí
haranam tamasan param
You aic lamous as Naiada Muni, onc wlo is cnliglicncd aboui ilc pioccss
ol dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Govinda, Kisna. You aic dcai io Loid Govinda, and
you can cui asundci ilc clains ol maiciial cnianglcmcni ilai lccp ilc souls
cicinally cniliallcd. Youi inquiiy is aimcd ai libciaiing ilc condiiioncd souls, and
iis answci will allow ilc jiva io suimouni ilc insuimouniablc occan ol ncscicncc."
"In Kali-yuga, iiicligious acis, as wcll as all oilci icligious piaciiccs, aic
pciloimcd in gioss ignoiancc. Tlcicloic, ilc only pail ol libciaiion opcn io ilc
jivas is ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc.
The hoIy name aIone can purify aII sins
sarvacara-vívarjítan satnaáníyon vratya jagaávancahan
áambnananhrtí pana-paísunyaparan papasca yc nístnuran
yc canyc ánananáaraputraníratan sarvc ánamastc pí ní
srígovínáa-paáaravínáasaranan suáánan bnavantí ávíja
"'Ioi onc wlo ialcs slclici ol Loid Govinda's loius lcci,, all ol lis sins aic
ciadicaicd by claniing ilc Loid's loly namc. Hc may bc an abominablc wicicl,
ilc biggcsi liai and clcai, aiiogani and cgoisi, always givcn io sinlul ways, and a
giossly maiciialisiic pcison aiiaclcd io wilc, clildicn and wcalil. Il onc
iccogniscs lis ollcnscs and icmoiscly wccps and clanis Loid Kisna's namc, ilcn
vciy soon, duc io lis advanccmcni in dcvoiional suiicndci, lis sin aic cxpiaicd.
Hc is clcvaicd io bccomc a puic bialman.
RifuaIisfic penances cannof desfroy maferiaI desires
"Ioimal prayascítta, oi aioncmcni and pcnancc, ilc pioccss ol lnowlcdgc
and liuiiivc aciiviiics aic all ioo lccblc io puiily cvcn a singlc icndcncy ol a lallcn
soul. Howcvci, ilc amouni ol sinlul aciiviiics ilai can bc clcanscd by oncc
claniing Loid Kisna's namc is ol sucl magniiudc ilai a sinnci cannoi commii so
mucl sin in many lilciimcs. Sinlul aciiviiics ol any cnoimiiy, ilai is mcniioncd in
smaiia sciipiuics sciipiuics ol ilc iiiualisiic branmanas. harma-hanáís, can lacilcly
bc cllaccd by claniing a singlc namc ol Kisna.
"Onc may ilcn asl, "Wly do ilc iiiualisiic pciloim piayasciiia' Tlc
answci is ilai ilcy lacl suhrtí, oi sullicicni piciy. Tlcicloic, ilcy piclci iiiualisiic
aciiviiics oi liuiiivc aciiviiics. Tlc dcsiic io commii sins ncvci gocs away by
pciloiming iiiualisiic piayasciiia, oi pcnancc accoiding io harma-hanáa. Wiil ilc
cxccuiion ol jnana-prayascítta aioncmcni wiil lnowlcdgc, ilc dcsiic may only bc
icmpoiaiily cuibcd, bui soon ilai dcsiic bccomcs iampani again and nccds
cxpicssion.
"Dcvoiional scivicc ioois oui ncscicncc, wlicl is ilc causc ol all maiciial
dcsiics. Souls wlo suiicndci ai Loid Govinda's loius lcci cniicai ilc Loid loi
dclivciancc by claniing His namc and by lcaiing ilc Loid's diicci insiiuciions in
ilc Pnagavaá-gíta. Tlcsc piaciiccs will aci lilc ncciaican salvc loi ilc bcnclii ol
luman sociciy. Tlc blcsscd Loid las said:
sarva ánarman parítyajya
mam cham saranam vraja
nam tvam sarva papcbnyo
mohsyayísyamí ma sucan
"Abandon all vaiiciics ol icligion and jusi suiicndci unio Mc. I slall dclivci
you liom all sinlul icaciion. Do noi lcai." lg. 1S.66.
apí cct suáuracaro
bnajatc mam ananya bnah
saánur cva sa mantayan
samyag vyavasí to ní san
"Lvcn il onc commiis ilc mosi abominablc aciions, il lc is cngagcd in
dcvoiional scivicc, lc is io bc considcicd sainily bccausc lc is piopcily siiuaicd."
lg. 9.30.
hsípram bnavatí ánarmatma
sasvaccnantím nígaccnatí
hauntcya pratíjaníní
na mc bnahtan pranasyatí
"Hc quiclly bccomcs iiglicous and aiiains lasiing pcacc. O son ol Kunii,
dcclaic ii boldly ilai My dcvoicc ncvci pciislcs. lg. 9.31.
The resuIfs of chanfing
"Tlcicloic, onc slould givc up ilc piaciiccs ol piayasciiia and oilci sucl
liuiiivc aciiviiics, bccausc a iiuly iniclligcni pcison woislips ilc Supicmc Loid
Haii, lnowing Him io bc ilc dcaimosi Loid ol ilc lcaii.
tam apí ácvaharam haruna-hara
stnavara-jangama muhtíharam param
atícaranty aparaánapara jana
ya ína tanvapatí ánruvanama ní
Tlc loly namc ol Kisna is compassionaic and invcsicd wiil Kisna's lull
poicncics. Ii can casily libciaic all moving and non-moving bcings. Onc wlo
clanis bui commiis ollcnscs againsi ilc loly namc, is buidcncd wiil giicvous
sins. Tlis causcs uplcavals in lis spiiiiual lilc. Tlc only way lc can bc cxonciaicd
is io ialc complcic slclici ol ilc loly namc. Tlcic is no gicaici wcll-wisling
liicnd in ilc cniiic woild suipassing ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid.
srí naraáa uvaca
hc tc paraána vípcnára
namno bnagavatan hrta
vínígnnantí nrnam hrtyam
prahrtam ny-anayantí ca
"O Sanailumaia, my dcai spiiiiual masici, lindly cnumciaic ilc dillcicni
ollcnscs io ilc loly namc. Claniing ilc loly namc is ilc piimc duiy and icligious
piaciicc ol ilc jiva and lis uliimaic slclici. Cauiion musi bc ialcn ilai ilc
aspiiing dcvoicc is noi iliusi down inio maya duc io ollcnscs. Ollcnscs can
misguidc ilc dcvoicc inio bclicving ilai claniing is a mundanc aciiviiy. In ilis
way, lc cnds up wiil mcagic maiciial bcncliis liom claniing, dcpiiving lim ol
ical bcncdiciion."
srí sanatahumara uvaca
satam nínáa namnan parama aparaánam vítanutc
yatan hnyatím yatam hatnanamu sanatc taá vígarnam
sívasya srí vísnor ya ína guna
namaáí sahaIam áníyabnínnam pasyct sa hnaIu
narí-namánítaharan
"Tiy io undcisiand cacl ol ilc icn ollcnscs io ilc loly namc individually.
Tlcn you can avoid ilcm. Tlis slola analyscs iwo ol ilc ollcnscs. Avoid ilcm
and iiy io clani puicly."
"Accoiding io ilc vcidici ol Vaisnava sainis onc wlo ialcs complcic slclici
ol ilc loly namc, can bical ilc slacllcs ol maiciial cxisicncc. Hc musi lavc givcn
up all cndcavouis loi culiivaiing maiciial lnowlcdgc and liuiiivc aciiviiy and is
simply cngagcd in claniing ilc loly namc puicly. Only sucl sainily pcisons aic
cligiblc io piopagaic ilc loly namc. any ciiiicism againsi ilcm is iniolciablc io
Kisna and His namc."
Anyonc wlo minimiscs ilc giaviiy ol sucl an ollcnsc is as sciiously
implicaicd as ilc ollcndci limscll. Tlcicloic mciiculously icliain liom
commiiiing ilis ollcnsc and insicad aspiic loi sucl sainily associaiion, loi ilis will
add iicmcndous poicncy io onc's dcvoiional lilc. Kisna's namc, bcauiy, qualiiics
and pasiimcs aic all iiansccndcnial and aic in iiuil non-dillcicni liom Him.
"Loid's namc and ilc Loid Himscll aic ol ilc samc iiansccndcnial, spiiiiual
subsiancc. Tlcic aic no cquivalcni cxamplcs lound in maiciial naiuic. Tlis
spiiiiual lnowlcdgc can bc aiiaincd only iliougl ilc pioccss ol dcvoiional scivicc,
oi bnahtí, noi mcnial spcculaiion noi conicniiousncss. Tlc iwo gicaicsi aids in
insialling ilc living cniiiy in ilis plailoim ol icalisaiion aic a combinaiion ol iigid
disciplinc, cndcavoui, iogcilci wiil ilc mcicy ol clcvaicd sainily Vaisnavas and
guru.
"Uniil onc icaliscs ilis iiuil lc cannoi iiansccnd maiciial consciousncss,
noi will lis claniing pioducc ilc dcsiicd icsuli: aclicving onc's oiiginal spiiiiual
loim. Insicad lc icmains on ilc undcsiiablc plailoim ol namablasa claniing, oi
ilc siagc ol mcicly clcaiing onc's ollcnscs. Diligcnily cndcavoui loi lavouiablc
icsulis in claniing. You can icacl ilc uliimaic goal ol Kisna's loius lcci by
claniing ilc loly namc puicly. Tlcicloic, avoid ilis ollcnsc and ialc lull slclici
ol ilc loly namc, bccausc by His mcicy you can icvivc youi oiiginal, spiiiiual
loim svarupa.
"Loid Kisna is ilc Supicmc Absoluic Loid, coniiollci and masici ol all
oilci loids. Loid Siva and ilc dcmigods aic His paiis and paiccls. Tlc dcmigod's
namcs, loims, poicncics, cic., aic bui iiansloimaiions ol Loid Kisna's cncigy.
Wlcn onc is siiuaicd in ilis lnowlcdgc, lc icaliscs ilai ilc Supicmc Loid Visnu
and Loid Siva aic jusi qualiiaiivcly ilc samc- as is ilc vcidici ol ilc Vcdas. Onc
slould ciicumvcni iis ollcnsc and advancc on ilc spiiiiual pail by ilc
indispcnsablc mcicy ol ilc guiu. Tlc dcmigods can ncvci bc on ilc samc lcvcl as
ilc Supicmc Loid.
Disobeying fhe spirifuaI masfer
guror avajna srutí-sastra-nínáanam
tatnartna-vaáo narí-namní haIpanam
namno baIaá yasya ní papa-buáánír
na víáyatc tasya yamaír nís suáánín
"Tlc guiu diiccis ilc condiiioncd soul io ilc Supicmc Loid Haii, Kisna,
icminding lim ol lis loigoiicn linslip wiil Him. Hc also iniioduccs lim io ilc
pioccss ol claniing ilc Loid's loly namcs. Sucl a pcilcci spiiiiual masici is lilc
ilc lclmsman loi ilc condiiioncd soul, sicciing ilc boai ol lilc acioss ilc occan ol
ncscicncc. To disicspcci and disobcy lim is a sciious ollcnsc againsi ilc loly
namc; namapaiadla
"Only a loolisl iascal will iiy io pass judgcmcni on ilc guiu wlo iniiiaicd
lim inio ilc claniing ol Kisna's loly namc, on ilc basis ol maiciial considciaiions
sucl as biiil in a low lamily oi lacl ol cxpciiisc in ilc claniing ol Vcdic maniias
cic.
Disrespecfing fhe Vedic Liferafures
"Tlc siuii sciipiuics and Vcdas uncquivocally csiablisl wiil impcccablc
logic and widcly piopagaic ilc iiansccndcnial naiuic and limiilcss gloiy ol ilc
loly namc. Ii is ilcicloic a giavc ollcnsc io ciiiicisc ilcsc sciipiuics, oi slow
piclcicncc loi and piaisc ilc lcss iniclligcni pail ol liuiiivc aciion piopoundcd in
ilc laima-landa scciion ol ilc Vcdas. Tlis is yci anoilci namaparaána.
Considering fhe gIories of fhe hoIy name imaginary
"Tlc loly namcs ol Kisna aic absoluicly spiiiiual and aic cicinal piicclcss
iicasuic io ilc jivas. Tlc loly namc is posiiioncd on ilc iiansccndcnial planc. To
considci ilc namc and Iis iiansccndcnial qualiiics as imaginaiy is a sciious
namapaiadla.
Commiffing sin on fhe sfrengfh of chanfing
"Tlc ncxi namapaiadla is io commii sin on ilc siicngil ol ilc loly namc.
Tlis mcnialiiy will icndci all dcvoiional pciloimanccs incllcciivc, and onc will
bccomc addicicd io sinlul aciiviiics, ilcicloic slun ilis ollcnsc."
Inferprefing fhe hoIy name
"Tlai llcciing plcasuics aic acciucd as icsulis ol liuiiivc aciiviiy is cciiainly
a laci. lui by claniing ilc loly namc wiilin ilc icalm ol blalii, onc is ciowncd
wiil immcnsc spiiiiual icsulis wlicl aic cicinal. Tlc iiansccndcnial loly namc is
unlimiicdly gloiious, so io givc a mundanc inicipiciaiion io ilc loly namc,
considciing iis qualiiics io bc cxaggciaicd, is vciy ollcnsivc.
"Tlcsc livc ollcnscs, wlicl aic cllccis ol gioss ignoiancc, slould bc siiicily
avoidcd. Only ilcn can an aspiiing dcvoicc aiiiaci ilc mcicy ol ilc Loid and His
loly namc io lclp lim on ilc spiiiiual pail."
AII pious acfivifies are maferiaI
ánarma-vrata-tyaga-nutaáí sarva-
subna hríya samyam apí pramaáan
asraááaánanc vímuhncpy asmvatí
yas copaácsan sívanamaparaánan
Mundanc aciiviiics aic woils iccommcndcd in ilc scciion ol ilc sciipiuic
wlicl piopagaics ilc vainasiama sysicm and iis icligious piaciiccs. Iasiing on ilc
ncw moon and lull moon days is in ilc modc ol ignoiancc. Rcnunciaiion by ialing
sannyasa, living as a mcndicani, pciloiming daily iiiualisiic saciiliccs and ilc
dillcicni bianclcs ol yogic piaciiccs may bc considcicd auspicious bui aic
laciually noi spiiiiual.
"Tlcsc aciiviiics aic aciually mcani io lclp a piaciiiionci aclicvc a liglci
goal, bui il ilc aspiiaiion io icacl ilc supicmc objcciivc Kisna, is missing in sucl
piaciiccs, ilcn ilcsc samc bccomc mundanc aciiviiics."
Chanfing is fhe means and fhe goaI
Claniing ilc loly namc puicly, on ilc oilci land, is a pcilcci, and
iiansccndcnial aciiviiy, ilus cniiicly dillcicni liom ilcsc oilci aciiviiics. On ilc
siagc ol piaciicc, oi 'sadlana' ilc loly namc is ilc only mcans upaya io icacl ilc
supicmc absoluic goal, Kisna. lui wlcn pcilcciion in claniing is aiiaincd by
upcya, claniing ilc loly namc puicly, ilcn claniing iiscll bccomcs an
indispcnsablc ncccssiiy saánya. Tlcicloic, ilc loly namc and ilc claniing
pioccss aic boil iiansccndcnial, supicmcly spiiiiual and impossiblc io icalisc
iliougl any liuiiivc, mundanc mcilods. Hcncc considciing ilc claniing ol ilc
loly namc ol Kisna synonymous wiil culiivaiion ol maiciial lnowlcdgc, liuiiivc
aciiviiics and oilci sucl mundanc cndcavouis is a sciious ollcnsc, oi
namapaiadla.
Insfrucfing fhe faifhIess in chanfing fhe hoIy name
"Anoilci namapaiadla is io insiiuci ilosc pcisons wlo, duc io insullicicni
piciy, lavc noi bccn ablc io dcvclop laiil in ilc loly namc. Only by ilc blcssings
and ilc insiiuciions liom a bona lidc guiu can onc iid limscll ol ilcsc iwo
loimidablc namapaiadlas. Ai ilai iimc ii is possiblc io aclicvc a dcgicc ol
pcilcciion in claniing.
srutvapí nama manatmyam
yan prítí-ranítoánaman
anam-mamaáí-paramo
namní sopy aparaána-hrt
Lvcn alici lcaiing unlimiicd culogics ol ilc loly namc liom ilc dillcicni
sciipiuics, a pcison may noi dcvclop dccpci aiiaclmcni loi ilc loly namc. Tlis is
duc io gioss maiciial consciousncss: bcing aiiaclcd io ilc body and maiciial
objccis, lalsc cgo, and iliisiing alici maiciial gains, adoiaiion and disiinciion.
"Lngiosscd in sinlul aciiviiics, lc cannoi givc ilcm up, and malcs no
aiicmpi io clani ilc loly namc cvcn wiil a liiilc sincciiiy. Hc las no aiiiaciion loi
sainily associaiion, and piclcis ilc company ol ilc dcpiavcd. Hc linds plcasuic in
lollowing ilc diciaics ol lis unconiiollcd scnscs, iailci ilan in ilc silcni
piompiings ol lis conscicncc wlicl advisc lim scll-icsiiaini. His lowci naiuic
goads lim io commii namapaiadla, and lc ncvci dcvclops a iasic loi claniing ilc
loly namc. Tlus, lc is dcbaiicd liom joining ilc blisslul lamily ol Kisna.
"Tlcsc, ilcn, aic ilc icn ollcnscs againsi ilc loly namc wlicl lccp onc
liom ialing advaniagc ol ilc lull slclici ol ilc loly namc and cnsuiing onc ol
icdcmpiion and cicinal pcacc.
sarvaparaána-hrá-apí
mucyatc narí-samsrayan
narcrapyaparaánan yan
huryaá ávípaáapamsanan
namasrayan haáacít syat
taraty cva sa namatan
namno ní sarva-sunráo
ny aparaánat pataty aáan
All sinlul icaciions, sullciings and ollcnscs ol ilc jiva aic immcdiaicly
dcsiioycd as soon as lc comcs undci ilc supicmc slclici ol ilc Supicmc Loid,
Haii. Ai ilis poini, ilc jiva dcvclops disiasic loi maiciial cxisicncc, and bccausc lc
is giadually bccoming licc liom lis ollcnscs, lc joins Kisna's lamily ol dcvoiccs
wiiloui uliciioi, maiciial moiivcs.
"Wlcn jíva icccivcs loimal iniiiaiion liom a bona lidc guiu inio ilc
claniing ol ilc loly namc ol Haii, Kisna, lc is paidoncd liom all lis sins ol
picvious biiils. Tlcn, wlcn lc guilclcssly suiicndcis limscll io Kisna's loius lcci,
Loid Kisna nullilics all lis ollcnscs accumulaicd ovci innumciablc lilciimcs. Onc
docs noi lavc io scpaiaicly pciloim prayascítta pcnancc, loi lis sins, loi simply by
iccciving iniiiaiion lc bccomcs liccd liom sinlul icaciions, sucl is ilc sciipiuial
vcidici. Iiom ilc momcni ol sinccic suiicndci, lc no longci dcliglis in sinlul,
scnsual plcasuics. Tlc dcsiic io sin bccomcs luiilci wcalcncd, and lc conqucis
ovci maya illusion.
Offenses whiIe performing devofionaI service
"Tlcicalici, ilc jíva may accidcnially commii misialcs and ollcnscs in ilc
cxccuiion ol dcvoiional scivicc, lnown as scvapaiadla. Tlcsc ollcnscs picvcni ilc
supicmcly puiilying pioccss ol dcvoiional scivicc liom ialing lull cllcci. To
couniciaci ilis ill cllcci, onc musi ialc slclici ol claniing ilc loly namc in ilc
associaiion ol clcvaicd Vaisnavas. Only ilcn will ilc loly namc givc onc
pioicciion againsi commiiiing scva-apaiadla, as wcll as nullilying any picvious
ollcnscs. Tlc loly namc puiilics cvciyonc liom all sins and clcvaics ilcm io ilc
liglcsi siaic wlcic ilcy aic ablc io icndci puic dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Kisna.
Namaparadha musf aIways be avoided
"And il, inadvciicnily onc commiis namapaiadla, lc cciiainly lalls down
liom giacc and loscs lis spiiiiual diicciion. Tlc loly namc is jiva's gicaicsi wcll-
wisling liicnd so any ollcnsc againsi ilc loly namc can almosi ncvci bc
cxonciaicd. Hcncc, onc slould bc cxiicmcly cauiious and avoid commiiiing
namapaiadla, and in ilis way pcilcci onc's luman lilc by aiiaining ilc loius lcci
ol Loid Haii.
cvam naraána sanharcna hrpaya manyam munínam param
prohtam nama suhnavanam bnagavato varjyam saáa
yatnatan
yc jnatvapí na varjayantí sanasa namaparaánanáasa
hruáána mataramapyabnojanaparan hníáyantí tc
baIavat
"Long ago I placcd ilis samc qucsiion on namaparaána bcloic Loid Sanlaia
in lis icsidcncc in Sivalola. In ilc picscncc ol many sagcs Loid Siva, scaicd on
Mouni Kailasa, mcicilully insiiucicd mc. "Tlc Loid's loly namc is ilc souicc ol
supicmc bliss loi ilc jiva. Ollcnsc againsi ilc loly namc auguis uniold dcspaii
and sullciing. nc wlo wanis ilc uimosi bcnclii loi limscll will caiclully slun
namapaiadla."
"Hc will lumbly appioacl lis guiu and oilci clcvaicd Vaisnavas io lcain
liom ilcm low io avoid ilc icn namapaiadlas. Hc slould cxpliciily undcisiand
all ol ilc impoiis and avoid ilcsc ollcnscs. Tlcn, vciy soon ilc loly namc will
ciown lim wiil ilc succcss ol aclicving Krsna-prcma. Lvcn alici bcing insiiucicd
aboui ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc, il onc icmains unconccincd and docs noi
avoid namapaiadla, lc ai oncc comcs undci ilc ominous sladow ol all icn
ollcnscs, and a loolisl man as lc diowns in ilc wliilpool ol disiicss.
Jusi as a clild wlo icluscs io cai bccausc lc is angiy wiil lis moilci will
naiuially always bc dcbilc and susccpiiblc io discasc, in ilc samc way, wiiloui
abiogaiing ilc icn ollcnscs, ilc idioi may clani ilc loly namc bui lis ollcnscs
lindci lis pail io salvaiion and lappincss.
aparaána-vínuhto ní
namní japtam saáacara
namnaíva tava ácvarsc
sarvam sctsyatí nanyatan
"Sanailumaia said, 'O Dcvaisi Naiada: Tlc piopci way io clani ilc loly
namc is io always avoid ilc icn ollcnscs. Tlcic is no nccd loi any oilci pioccss ol
spiiiiual clcvaiion oilci ilan claniing ilc loly namc, loi ilc loly namc alonc can
awaid onc ilc liglcsi pcilcciion.'
"Srí Naraáa Muní rcpIícá,
sanathumara príya sanasanam
vívcha-vaíragya-vívarjítanam
ácna príyartnatmy-aparayananam
uhta aparaána prabnavantí no hatnam
"O Sanailumaia! You aic pcilcci and a liglly clcvaicd dcvoicc ol ilc
Supicmc Loid Haii, so ii was possiblc loi you io unambiguously clucidaic ilc
csoiciic iiuil aboui ilc loly namc. Wc aic all simply piaciiiioncis and wlo aic
always lcailul ol commiiiing misialcs, so plcasc cxplain io us low wc can
sciupulously dcsisi ilc ollcnscs ol ilc loly namc. Maiciial naiuic is picscnily
aciing as oui liicnd and supplying us wiil siicngil and couiagc io aci, bui all sucl
aciiviiics aic illusoiy. Wc aic considciing ilc body oui dcaicsi linsman and lavc
bccomc callous io ilc voicc ol conscicncc. Too lazy io acccpi voluniaiy
icnunciaiion, wc aic giccdy io cain moncy and accumulaic maiciial loldings.
Undci ilc ciicumsianccs, plcasc icvcal io us low a saánaha piaciiiionci, can iooi
oui ilc sliglicsi possibiliiy ol commiiiing ilc icn ollcnscs."
Sii Sanailumaia icplicd,
jatc namaparaánc tu
pramaác vaí hatnancana
saáa sanhírtaycn nama
taá chasarano bnavct
namaparaána-yuhtaní
namanycva naranty agnam
avísranta-prayutaní
tany cvartna-haraní ní
"As soon as a pcison lumbly suiicndcis limscll io ilc loly namc ilc loly
namc and Kisna bcing non-dillcicni, all ilc ollcnscs lc las commiiicd aic
immcdiaicly nullilicd. Yci, il duc io somc ncgligcncc, lc oncc again commiis
namapaiadla, ii will jcopaidisc lis piogicss in blalii. Tlc only aniidoic io sucl
an accidcni is io inicnsily claniing. ly coniinuous claniing onc slould solidly
icalliim lis laiil and mood ol suiicndci io ilc loly namc, and on ilc siicngil ol
sucl sinccic claniing namapaiadla will oncc again bc cxiiipaicd.
Chanfing is fhe onIy means
"Tlc loly namc alonc can absolvc 'namapaiadla' and no oilci icmcdial
mcasuics aic as cllcciivc. O Naiada Muni, lci mc cxplain io you ilc csscniial iiuil
aboui ilis subjcci, wlicl is so widcly sung in ilc Vcdas. Tiy io undcisiand ilc
iopic in ilc samc mannci as you lavc undcisiood ilc Vcdas.
namaíham yasya vací smaranapatnagatam srotramuIam
gatam va suáánam vasuáánavarnam vyavaníta ranítam tarayatycva
satyam tacccáácnaáravínajanataIobnapasanáamaányc
níhsíptam syannapnaIajanaham sígnramcvatra vípra
"Il ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid is clanicd wiiloui 'vyavaliia', icmcmbcicd oi
lcaid cvcn oncc wiil lcaii and soul, ilcn in a momcni ilc loly namc an libciaic
anyonc. Tlc woid vyavaliia covcicd, disiancc las iwo mcanings in ilis conicxi.
Tlc loly namc is obluscaicd wlcn ilc syllablcs aic ioo lai apaii wlilc claniing;
sccondly, wlcn clanicd in ignoiancc, onc sccs only ilc cxicinal, maiciial loim ol
ilc loly namc. lui wlcn ilc loly namc is clanicd in lull awaicncss ol Iis naiuic
i.c ilai ilc namc and ilc Supicmc Loid aic onc and ilc samc, ilcn ncscicncc is
dcsiioycd. Wlcn ilcsc iwo discicpancics icimcd 'vyavaliia' aic icmovcd, puic
claniing is manilcsi. Tlcic is no lauli il diciion, voicc inllcciion and
pionunciaiion aic noi pcilcci. Loid Kisna las impicgnaicd His loly namc wiil
His lull iiansccndcnial poicncics, lcncc ilc namc is uncncumbcicd by sucl
considciaiions as claniing ai ilc iigli oi wiong iimc, oi ilai onc musi bailc
bcloic claniing. Simply clani ilc loly namc ai all iimcs and undci all
ciicumsianccs. Tlis is ilc mosi auspicious aciiviiy, and ii will diivc away all
inauspiciousncss."
"Wlcn ilc sublimc loly namc is clanicd in ilc company ol sainily pcisons,
only ilcn docs ii givc good icsulis quiclly bui noi oilciwisc. Duc io closc coniaci
wiil ailcisis and gioss maiciialisis, ilc jiva bccomcs caugli up in ilc lalsc
conccpiion ol body, wcalil, iclaiivcs, giccd, cic. giving iisc io 'vyavaliia' in
claniing lc ilus lalls inio giavc conlusion. Tlcicloic, lis liisi sicp iowaids
advancing in Kisna consciousncss slould bc io disassociaic limscll liom non-
dcvoiccs. Taling complcic slclici ol ilc loly namc, lc slould simply clani. ly
ilc mcicy ol ilc loly namc onc bccomcs dclivcicd liom ncscicncc and conlusion;
lis ollcnscs vanisl, and lc ccls puic joy. Oncc liccd liom ollcnscs io ilc loly
namc, lc pioloundly cxpciicnccs ilc liisi siiiiings ol Kisna-picma wiilin lis
lcaii."Tlc sympioms ol an ollcnsivc clanici aic ilai lc is dccciilul and
capiicious. A sinccic clanici slould avoid sucl bad company.
íáam ranasyam paramam
pura naraáa sanharat
srutam sarvasubnanaram
aparaána nívaraham
víáur vísnvabníánanam
yc ny-aparaánapara naran
tcsam apí bnavcn muhtín
patnanaá cva naraáa
"Sanailumaia said, "O bcsi ol ilc sagcs, Naiada, Loid Sanlaia
compassionaicly icvcalcd ilis gicai mysiciy aboui ilc loly namc io mc in ilc pasi.
Tlis lnowlcdgc ai oncc dissipaics all ills and misgivings and miiigaics
namapaiadla io nil. Lvcn ilosc pcisons wlo aic ollcnsivc can aclicvc libciaiion il
ilcy clani ilc namcs ol Loid Visnu wiil lnowlcdgc ol His supicmc posiiion."
"Svaiupa Damodaia! Ramananda Raya! Ii is impciaiivc ilai you piopagaic ilc
csoiciic iiuil aboui ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid wiil gicai caic. Tlc condiiioncd
souls in Kali-yuga lavc no mcans ol icdcmpiion oilci ilan io icalisc ilc
supcicxccllcni lnowlcdgc ol ilc loly namc. Tlis lnowlcdgc, as icvcalcd by
Vyasadcva in ilcsc vciscs, was cxplaincd by mc in ilc pasi in ilc loim ol ilc
Silsasiala. Tlcicloic, sinccicly bioadcasi ilis iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc, always
discuss ilc csoiciic csscncc ol ilc loly namc and clani consianily.
Chanf under fhe fufeIage of Haridasa Thakura
"Wlcn ii comcs io claniing, ilc iopmosi dcvoicc is Siila Haiidasa Tlaluia,
and ii was lc wlo piopagaicd ilc supicmc iiuil aboui ilc loly namc. Hc
picaclcd as wcll as piaciiccd claniing ilc loly namc, lcncc lc is ilc acaiya ol ilc
loly namc, oi ilc namacaiya. Wlocvci clanis ilc Loid's namc, lollowing in Siila
Haiidasa Tlaluia's looisicps, will aclicvc ilc liglcsi pcilcciion in ii."
Chapfer 20-The GIories of fhe HoIy Name
Onc day Kisnadasa biolc lis long silcncc and aslcd Loid Caiianya a qucsiion
in Kasi Misia's lousc. "Il you will lindly pcimii mc io asl, ilcn plcasc icll mc
aboui ilc unlimiicd and wondcilul gloiics ol ilc loly namc, aboui wlicl cvcn
Loid Siva and Loid lialma aic unacquainicd."
Loid Caiianya icplicd, "Tlc cxccllcnccs ol ilc loly namc aic lilc an cvci-
cxpanding sloiclcss occan. Lvcn Loid Kisna Himscll docs noi lnow ilc limiis ol
Ii, wlai io spcal ol oidinaiy moiials. I will simply icpcai wlai is wiiiicn in ilc
sciipiuics. Il you lisicn wiil piopci laiil, you can bc dclivcicd liom ilis
disiicsslul maiciial woild.
"Tlc loly namc is capablc ol dissolving sins and icmoving impcdimcnis. Tlc
namc cmbalms sullciings and diminislcs ilc dciiimcnis ilai aic so claiaciciisiic
ol Kali-yuga . Ii icdccms ilc unicdccmablc icsidcnis ol lcllisl plancis and
nullilics ilc incviiablc sinlul icaciions caiiicd ovci liom picvious biiils. Tlc loly
namc puiilics ollcnscs and is ilc quinicsscncc ol all iiansccndcnial aciiviiics,
slining moic biillianily ilan ilc Vcdas. Tlc sciipiuics dcclaic ilai claniing is ilc
liglcsi spiiiiual aciiviiy, liglci ilan maling pilgiimagcs io ilc lolicsi ol placcs.
lc loly namc is omnipoicni and bcncdicis ilc clanici wiil unimaginablc good
loiiunc- Iis vciy naiuic is ilai Ii clcvaics onc io cxpciicncc divinc bliss. A
clanici is no oidinaiy pcison, loi lc bccomcs woiily ol ilc cniiic woild's piaisc.
Tlc loly namc is ilc only mcans ol salvaiion loi ilc lallcn condiiioncd souls, and
Ii is always woislippablc loi Ii ollcis ilc mucl dcsiicd libciaiion, cxalis onc io ilc
supicmc spiiiiual abodc and blcsscs ilc clanici wiil iiansccndcnial lovc ol
Godlcad, Sii Haii. Tlc srutí and smrtí coniain counilcss piools ol ilc loly namc's
sublimc posiiion. Ii is ilc supicmc dcsiinaiion ol all spiiiiual aspiiaiions and ilc
mainsiicam ol ilc cuiicni ol blalii dcvoiional scivicc.
The HoIy Name desfroys aII sins
"Onc ol ilc inlcicni claiaciciisiics ol ilc loly namc is ilai Ii dcsiioys all
sins. Hcai liisi ilc dillcicni, auiloiiiaiivc conclusions on ilc subjcci. Talc noic ol
Ajamila, ilc cxamplc ol a sinnci, wlo on lis dcailbcd unconsciously callcd oui,
'Naiayana', ilc Supicmc Loid's namc. Tlc innumciablc sins lc lad commiiicd in
counilcss livcs wcic immcdiaicly absolvcd.
ayam ní hrta-nírvcso
janma-hoty-amnasam apí
yaá vyajanara vívaso
nama svasty-ayanam narcn
(llag. 6.27)
"Ajamila lad alicady aioncd loi all lis sinlul aciions. Indccd, lc las aioncd
noi only loi sins pciloimcd in onc lilc bui loi ilosc pciloimcd in millions ol livcs,
loi in a lclplcss condiiion lc clanicd ilc loly namc ol Naiayana. Lvcn ilougl lc
did noi clani puicly, lc clanicd wiiloui ollcnscs, and ilcicloic lc is now puic
and cligiblc loi libciaiion.
"Tlc mosi lcinous ollcnscs lilc muidciing a woman, a ling, a cow oi a
bialmana; ialing inioxicanis, colabiiing wiil guiu's wilc, bciiaying a liicnd,
sicaling, cic. aic casily condoncd simply by claniing ilc loly namc. Oncc onc is
puiilicd ol lis sins, lc bccomcs aiiiacicd io Loid Kisna. In ilis way ilc loly namc
guidcs ilc living cniiiy io lis pcnuliimaic spiiiiual goal.
stcnan sura-po mítra ánrug
branma-na guru-taIpa-gan
strí-raja-pítr-go-nanta
yc ca patahíno parc
sarvcsam apy agnavatam
íáam cva suníshrtam
nama vyanaranam vísnor
yatas taá-vísaya matín
(llag. 6.2.9-10)
"Tlc claniing ol ilc loly namcs ol Loid Visnu is ilc bcsi pioccss ol
aioncmcni loi a ilicl ol gold oi oilci valuablcs, loi a diunlaid, loi onc wlo
bciiays a liicnd oi iclaiivc, loi onc wlo lills a bialmana, oi loi onc wlo indulgcs
in scx wiil ilc wilc ol lis guiu, oi anoilci supciioi. Ii is also ilc bcsi mcilod ol
aioncmcni loi onc wlo muidcis womcn, ilc ling oi lis lailci, loi onc wlo
slauglicis cows, and loi all oilci sinlul mcn. Simply by claniing ilc loly namc ol
Loid Visnu, sucl sinlul pcisons may aiiiaci ilc aiicniion ol ilc Supicmc Loid,
wlo ilcicloic considcis, 'lccausc ilis man las clanicd My loly namc, My duiy is
io givc lim pioicciion.'"
Penances and vows are insignificanf acfivifies compared fo chanfing
"Obsciving pcnanccs and vows lilc candiayana-viaia siiicily accoiding io
sciipiuial injunciions cannoi complcicly ciadicaic ilc sins a sinnci commiis. Yci,
by claniing Loid Kisna's namc cvcn oncc, onc bccomcs ioially licc liom all sins.
na níshrtaír uáítaír branma-vaáíbnís
tatna vísuáányaty agnavan vrataáíbnín
yatna narcr nama-paáaír uáanrtaís
taá uttamasIoha-gunopaIambnaham
(llag. 6.2.11)
"ly lollowing ilc Vcdic iiiualisiic ccicmonics oi undcigoing aioncmcni, sinlul
mcn do noi bccomc as puiilicd as by claniing oncc ilc loly namc ol Loid Haii.
Alilougl iiiualisiic aioncmcni may licc onc liom sinlul icaciions, ii docs noi
awalcn dcvoiional scivicc, unlilc ilc claniing ol ilc Loid's namcs, wlicl
icminds onc ol ilc Loid's lamc, qualiiics, aiiiibuics, pasiimcs and paiaplcinalia.
"Lvcn il ilc loly namc is clanicd unconsciously, jolingly, simply loi
cniciiainmcni, oi ncglccilully, ilc mosi giicvous sins aic absolvcd, and lc cnicis
ilc spiiiiual icalm ol Vailunila, lying bcyond ilc juiisdiciion ol Yamaiaja, ilc
god ol dcail.
sanhctyam parínasyam va
stobnam ncIanam cva va
vaíhuntna-nama grananam
ascsagna-naram víáun
( llag. 6.2.1+)
"Onc wlo clanis ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid is immcdiaicly liccd liom ilc
icaciions ol unlimiicd sins, cvcn il lc clanis indiiccily io indicaic somciling clsc,
jolingly, loi musical cniciiainmcni, oi cvcn ncglccilully. Tlis is acccpicd by all
lcaincd sclolais ol ilc sciipiuics.
patítan shnaIíto bnagnan
sanáastas tapta anatan
narír íty avascnana
puman narnatí yatanan
(llag. 6.2.15)
"Il onc clanis ilc loly namc ol Haii and ilcn dics bccausc ol an accidcnial
misloiiunc, sucl as lalling liom ilc iop ol a lousc, slipping and sullciing biolcn
boncs wlilc iiavclling on ilc ioad, bcing biiicn by a scipcni, bcing alllicicd wiil
pain and ligl lcvci, oi bcing injuicd by a wcapon, onc is immcdiaicly absolvcd
liom laving io cnici lcllisl lilc, cvcn ilougl lc is sinlul.
ajnanaá atnava jnanaá
uttamasIoha-nama yat
sanhírtítam agnam pumso
áancá cáno yatnanaIan
( llag. 6.2.1S)
"As a liic buins diy giass io aslcs, so ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid, wlcilci clanicd
lnowingly oi unlnowingly, buins io aslcs wiiloui lail all ilc icaciions ol onc's
sinlul aciiviiics.
vartamanantu yat papam
yaábnutam yaá bnavísyatí
tat-sarvam níráanaty asu
govínáa-hírtananaIan
Laglu-blagavaiamiia
"Tlc loly namc is ilc only ical liicnd ol ilc living cniiiy. ly claniing ilc
loly namc ol Govinda, Kisna onc vciy casily upioois all sinlul icaciions ilai lavc
bccn accumulaicd noi only in ilis lilciimc bui also ilosc ol many pasi livcs and
wlicl aic yci io maiuic inio liuiiion.
saáa áronaparo yas tu
sajjananam manítaIc
jayatc pavano ánanyo
narcr-namanuhírtanat
Laglu-blagavaiamiia
"An ollcnsc commiiicd againsi a sainily pcison is a sciious ciimc, and only by
claniing ilc loly namc ol Kisna can onc aionc loi ii.
"Tlc sciipiuics lavc amply dcsciibcd ilc vaiious loims ol piayasciiia iiiuals
loi aioncmcni ol sins. Howcvci, all ol ilcsc iiiualisiic aciiviiics aic inconscqucniial
compaicd io ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc.
vasantí yaní hotístu
pavananí manítaIc
na tan tat-tuIyam yantí
hrsna-namauhírtanc
Kuima Puiana
"Tlc pioccss ol claniing ilc loly namc las ilc powci io ciadicaic all ilc
accumulaicd and sinlul icaciions and mucl moic, so mucl so ilai ilc loly namc
can absolvc moic sinlul icaciions ilan onc is ai all capablc ol commiiiing.
namno sya yavatí sahtín
papa-nírnaranc narcn
tatvat hartum no sahnotí
pataham patahí janan
Kuima Puiana
"Ii is impossiblc io commii sucl volumcs ol sinlul aciiviiics in ilis agc ol Kali
ilai cannoi bc ciadicaicd by ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc ol Govinda.
tan nastí harmajam Ioha-
vag-jam manasam cva va
yan na hsapayctc papam
haIau govínáa-hírtanam
Slanda Puiana
"Tlc sciipiuics pioclaim uncquivocally ilai ilc loly namc is ilc only cuic loi
all discascs. O icsidcnis ol Vindavana, I say ii is iiuc, iiusi Mc. Jusi clani ilc
namc ol Govinda, Acyiuiananda, Kisna! Clani ilc loly namc oui loi Madlusadan
lccling liom ilc lcaii wiil icais llowing liom ilc cycs and iid youiscll ol all
maiciial discasc and sullciings.
acyutananáa-govínáa-
namoccarana-bnasítan
nasyantí sahaIa rogan
satyam satyam vaáamy anam
lilan-naiadiya Puiana
"Claniing ilc loly namc consianily can puiily cvcn ilc mosi lallcn sinnci,
and alici lc bccomcs puiilicd, lc in iuin is io bc counicd amongsi ilc sainily
pcisons wlo can puiily oilcis by lis associaiion.
manapataha-yuhto pí
hírtayan manísam narím
suáána-antanharano bnutva
jayatc panhtí-pavanan
lialmananda Puiana
"All dicadlul lcais and sullciings, lilc scvcic siclncss, ilc lcai ol capiial
punislmcni, cic. aic casily qucllcd by claniing Loid Naiayana's loly namc.
mana-vyaání-samaccnano
raja-baánopa-píáítan
narayanctí samhírtya
níratanho bnavcn naran
Valni Puiana
"Tlc claniing ol ilc loly namc diivcs away all discascs, sullciings, disiicsslul
condiiions and inauspicious siiuaiions.
sarva-roga-upasamanam
sarva-upaárava-nasanam
santíáam sarva-arístanam
narcr-nama-anuhírtanc
lilan-naiadiya Puiana
"As a siiong wind dispciscs ilc clouds ol gailciing gloom, and ilc iising sun's
liisi iays dispcl dailncss, similaily claniing ol ilc loly namc counicivails againsi
all calamiiics by iis own unlimiicd poicncy. Tlis is clcaily cxplaincd by Siila
Vyasadcva in ilc Srímaá Pnagavatam (12.12.+S):
samhírtamano bnagavan anantan
srutanubnavo vyasanam ní pumsam
pravísya cíttam víánunoty ascsam
yatna tamo rhobnramívatí-vatan
"Wlcn pcoplc piopcily gloiily ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad oi simply
lcai aboui His powci, ilc Loid pcisonally cnicis ilcii lcaiis and clcanscs away
cvciy iiacc ol misloiiunc, jusi as sun icmovcs ilc dailncss oi as a powcilul wind
diivcs away ilc clouds."
"A pcison dccply alllicicd by povciiy, lopclcssncss, dcspondcncy, wcalncss ol
mind, lcai and sciious discascs and disiicss can iaicly scc ilc icdccming iays ol
lopc, bui il lc simply clanis 'Naiayana', 'Haii', lc will cciiainly bc iclcascd liom
ilis iniolciablc misciy and cxpciicncc unlimiicd lappincss.
arta vísannan sítníIas ca bníta
gnorcsu ca vyaánísu vartamanan
samhírtya narayana-sabáam cham
vímuhta áunhnan suhníno bnavantí
Visnudlaimoiiaia
"Tlc loly namc ol Visnu, Kisna, posscsscs inconccivablc powci and poicncy.
ly claniing ilc loly namc, all cvil spiiiis, glosis, dcmons and monsicis cic. llcc
in lcai, puiiing an cnd io ilc living cniiiics' cxiicmc iicpidaiions. Claniing
icmovcs all inauspiciousncss, iiibulaiions, lungci, iliisi, conlusion, and so on.
"Alici lnowing all ilcsc lacis aboui ilc namc's poicncy, il onc is siill in doubi
aboui Iis cllicacy, ilcn lc will noi aclicvc any succcss in claniing. Anoilci
csoiciic poini aboui ilc loly namc ilc dcvoiccs musi bc awaic ol is ilai onc
icccivcs ilc mcicy ol ilc loly namc only by incicasing onc's laiil and noi by
laiillcss doubiing.
hírtanaá-ácva-ácvasya
vísnoramíta-tcjasan
yahsa-rahsasa-vctaIa-
bnuta-prcta-vínayahan
áahínyo-víáravantí sma
yc tatnanyc ca nímsahan
sarva natna-naram tasya-
namasamhírtanam smrtam
namasamhírtanam hrtva
hsuttrt prashnaIítaáísu
víyogam sígnram-apnotí
sarvanartnaíma samsayan
Visnudlaimoiiaia
"I scc ilai Kali-yuga is lilc a blacl, poisonous snalc wiil a gaping mouil and
langs. lui plcasc bc unpciiuibcd dcai dcvoiccs and lisicn wiil laiil. Oncc ilc
loly namc ol ilc Loid is bcing clanicd, ii is lilc igniiing a loicsi liic wlicl will
buin io aslcs ilc poisonous snalcs wiilin ilc loicsi.
haIí-haIa husarpasya
tíhsna-áamstrasya ma bnayam
govínáa-nama-áancna
áagáno yasyatí bnasmatam
Slanda Puiana
In ilis dail agc ol Kali-yuga, sinccic dcvoiccs ol ilc Supicmc Loid slould
lcavc asidc all oilci mcans loi libciaiion and ialc lull slclici ol ilc loly namc.
Tlis is ilcii ical icsponsibiliiy and duiy. Tlcic is unlimiicd bliss in claniing ilc
dillcicni namcs ol Kisna: Haii, Kcsava, Govinda, Vasudcva and Jaganmaya. Ioi
onc wlo clanis consianily wiil unllincling laiil, lc icmains unallccicd by ilc
icvciscs ol Kali-yuga, bccausc lis lcaii las bccomc puiilicd by claniing.
narínama para yc ca
gnorc haIí-yugc naran
tc cva hrtahrtyasca
na haIír baánatc ní tan
narc hcsava govínáa
vasuácva jaganmaya
ítírayantí yc nítyam
na ní tam baánatc haIín
lilan-naiadiya Puiana
"An abominablc sinnci a lii icsidcni ol lcll, can casily bccomc a dcvoicc ol ilc
Loid by claniing Kisna's namc. Tlus lc can cnici inio ilc liglcsi spiiiiual abodc
ol ilc Loid.
yatna tatna narcnama
hírtayantí sma narahan
tatna tatna narau bnahtím-
ucvananto uáívam yayun
Nisimla Puiana
"Piaiabdla, oi unmanilcsicd icaciions ol sinlul aciiviiics commiiicd in a
picvious lilc, can bc couniciacicd only by mcans ol claniing ilc loly namc.
"Tlis icsuli cannoi bc aclicvcd by puisuing spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc oi
pciloimancc ol liuiiivc aciiviiy. In laci, ii is impossiblc io bical licc liom ilc
cnianglcmcni ol laima icsulis ol aciions wiiloui ilc lclp ol ilc claniing pioccss.
Iinal libciaiion, ilcicloic is unaiiainablc iliougl oilci pioccsscs. Tlc lind ol
libciaiion ilc loly namc ollcis io ilc living cniiiy will ncvci again allow lim io bc
induccd io pciloim liuiiivc aciiviiics, bui will iailci malc lim iiansccnd illusion
and ilc ilicc maiciial modcs.
natan param harma-níbanána-hrntanam
mumuhsatam tírtna-paáanuhírtanat
na yat punan harmasu sajjatc mano
rajas-tamobnyam haIíIam tato nyatna
llag. 6.2.+6
"Tlcicloic onc wlo dcsiics liccdom liom maiciial bondagc slould adopi ilc
pioccss ol claniing and gloiilying ilc namc, lamc, loim and pasiimcs ol ilc
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, ai wlosc lcci all ilc loly placcs siand. Onc
cannoi dciivc ilc piopci bcnclii liom oilci mcilods, sucl as pious aioncmcni,
spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc and mcdiiaiion in mysiic yoga; bccausc cvcn alici lollowing
sucl mcilods onc ialcs io liuiiivc aciiviiics again, unablc io coniiol lis mind,
wlicl is coniaminaicd by ilc basc qualiiics ol naiuic: namcly passion and
ignoiancc.
"Il a pcison wlo is in a dcail siupoi, sullciing acuicly in a siaic ol coma,
somclow - unconsciously oi oilciwisc - clanis Kisna's namc, ilc bonds ol laimic
icaciion ilai bind lim aic scvcicd, and lc aiiains ilc supicmc goal. In Kali-yuga
sucl libciaiion is unobiainablc by any oilci mcilods.
yan namaáncyam mríyamana aturan
patan shnaIan va vívaso grnan puman
vímuhta-harmargaIa uttamam gatím
prapnotí yahsantí na tam haIau janan
llag. 12.3.++
"Tciiilicd, aboui io dic, a man collapscs on lis bcd. Alilougl lis voicc is
laliciing and lc is laidly conscious ol wlai lc is saying, il lc uiicis ilc loly namc
ol ilc Supicmc Loid lc can bc liccd liom ilc icaciion ol lis liuiiivc woil and
aclicvc ilc supicmc dcsiinaiion. lui siill pcoplc in ilc agc ol Kali will noi
woislip ilc Supicmc Loid.
"Tlc loly namc slould bc clanicd wiil sinccic laiil and dcvoiion and
wiiloui cnvy. Kisna ilcn loigivcs all ol lis counilcss ollcnscs. As loi ilc
unloiiunaic soul wlo docs noi bclicvc in ilc loly namc, ilc gaics ol libciaiion
icmain always closcd io lim.
mama namaní Iohcsmín
sraáánaya yastu hírtayct
tasyaparaána-hotístu
hsamamy cvam na samsayan
Visnu-yamala
"Discicpancics ilai aiisc wlilc pionouncing Vcdic lymns and lollowing
icgulaiivc piinciplcs ol iiiualisiic aciiviiics in icgaid io iimc, placc and
paiaplcinalia aic all icciilicd by claniing ilc loly namc, and ilus onc cxpciicnccs
unlimiicd joy. Claniing is ilc mosi impoiiani ol all spiiiiual aciiviiics, so il onc
ialcs slclici ol ilc loly namc lc will auiomaiically aclicvc pcilcciion in all oilci
dcvoiional cndcavouis.
mantratas-tantratas-cníáram
ácsa-haIarna-vastutan
sarvam harotí níscníáram
anusa mhírttanam tava
llag. S.23.16
"Tlcic may bc discicpancics in pionouncing ilc maniias and obsciving ilc
icgulaiivc piinciplcs, and moicovci ilcic may bc discicpancics in icgaid io iimc,
placc and paiaplcinalia. lui wlcn Youi Loidslip's loly namc is clanicd,
cvciyiling bccomcs laulilcss.
"Tlc loly namc is ilc csscncc ol ilc Vcdas, and lai supciioi io ii, anyonc wlo
doubis ilis laccs consiani misciy. Pranava ilc sound om is onc ol Kisna's namcs;
ilc Vcdas lavc cmanaicd liom ilis sccd sound om, spolcn liisi by Loid lialma.
Onc wlo coniinuously clanis Loid Haii, Kisna's namc, is considcicd io lavc
masicicd ilc loui Vcdas.
rg-vcáo ní yajur-vcáan
samavcáapytnarvanan
aánítastcna ycnohtam
narír íty ahsara-ávayam
Visnudlaimoiiaia
"Wlai piompis you io undciialc ilc icdious siudy ol ilc loui Vcdas, namcly,
Rg, Sama, Yajui and Ailaiva' Simply go on claniing, "Govinda, Govinda!" Tlai
is all ilai is icquiicd io aclicvc pcilcciion.
ma rco ma yajus tata
ma sama patna híncana
govínáctí narcrmama
gcyam gayasva nítyasan
Slanda Puiana
"Lacl namc ol Loid Visnu is gicaici and moic poicni ilan ilc cniiic Vcdas;
and Loid Rama's namc alonc is supciioi io a ilousand namcs ol Loid Visnu.
vísnor-chaíha-namapí
sarva-vcáaáníham matam
taárh nama-sanasrcna
rama-nama-samamsmrtam
Padma Puiana
"Tlc spiiiiual icsuli onc obiains liom claniing a ilousand namcs ol Visnu
ilicc iimcs is aiiaincd by claniing Loid Kisna's loly namc oncc.
"Dcai dcvoiccs ol ilc Loid, plcasc coniinuously clani, "Kisna, Kisna, Kisna,
Kisna, Kisna, Kisna, lc!" And also clani, "Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna,
Hare Hare; Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare'. Tlis maniia
consisiing ol sixiccn namcs is pcilcci in cvciy icspcci, and claniing ilis mantra
givcs onc ilc liglcsi bcnclii and pcilcciion in spiiiiual lilc.
sanasra-namnam punyanam
tríravrttya tu yat pnaIam
cha vrttya tu hrsnasya
namaíham tat prayaccnatí
lialmanda Puiana
Wly undciialc so many inconvcnicnccs ilai auiomaiically accompany
pilgiimagcs simply io gain somc piciy, wlcn by consianily claniing Haic Kisna,
wlcicvci you aic siiuaicd, you can acciuc ilc icsulis ol all pious aciiviiics'
"Ioi onc wlo coniinually clanis ilc Loid's loly namc ilcic is no cxiia
spiiiiual bcnclii by visiiing cvcn sucl loly placcs as Kuiulsciia, Kasi, Puslaia, cic.
huruhsctrcna hím tasya
hím hasya pusharcna va
jínavagrctc vasatí yasya
narír-íty-ahsara-ávayam
Slanda Puiana
"Tlc spiiiiual valuc ol Haii liiiana is lai supciioi io cvcn ciicumambulaiing
many ilousands ol loly pilgiimagcs.
tírtna-hotí-sanasraní
tírtna-hotí-sataní ca
taní sarvany-avapnotí
vísnor-nama-anuhírtanat
Vamana Puiana
On a visii io ilc loly land ol Kuiulsciia ilc powcilul sagc Visvamiiia oncc
said, ilai lc lad lcaid ilc namcs ol many loly placcs ol pilgiimagc in ilc maiciial
univcisc bui nonc ol ilcm posscsscd cvcn onc millionil ol ilc spiiiiual poicncy
coniaincd in ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc. Tlis siaicmcni is ol uimosi valuc io
cvciyonc.
vísrutaní banunycva
tírtnaní banuánaní ca
hoty amscna apí tuIyaní
nama-hírtanato narcn
Vísvamítra Samníta
"Wlai is ilc ncccssiiy loi siudying sucl voluminous woils as ilc Vcdic
liiciaiuic and iis coiollaiics' And wly do pcoplc visii innumciablc loly
pilgiimagc siics' Onc wlo iiuly dcsiics io libciaic lis soul liom illusion, lci lim
consianily clani Loid Govinda's Kisna's loly namc.
hítanta vcáa-agama-satra-vístaraís-tírtnaír-anchaír apí hím paryojanam
yaáy atmano vancnasí muhtí-haranam govínáa govínáa ítí spnuratam rata
Tlc claniing ol ilc loly namc is ilc liglcsi spiiiiual aciiviiy, lai supciioi io
all oilci pious aciiviiics. Onc wlo clanis wiil ilis icalisaiion is auiomaiically
cxccuiing all oilci picsciibcd icligious duiics. Pious aciiviiics lilc giving lalls ol
cows in claiiiy on solai cclipscs; icsiding in Piayaga in ilc monil ol Magla
Dcccmbci-Januaiy and obsciving siiici vows and bails; pciloiming counilcss
saciiliccs and disbuising mouniains ol gold aic noi cquivalcni io a minuic liaciion
ol a liaciion ol ilc spiiiiual poicncy ol claniing ilc loly namc.
go-hotí-áanam grananc hnagasya
prayaga-gangoáahc haIpavasan
yajnayutam mcru-suvarnaáanam
govínáa-hírtancrna samam satamsaín
Laglu llagavaiamiia
"Lvcn il lundicds ol aliiuisiic woils aic pciloimcd loi ilc bcnclii ol ilc
gcncial's wcllaic, all sucl aciiviiics aic mundanc aciiviiics accoiding io ilc
sciipiuics. Tlc claniing ol ilc namcs ol God alonc can aciually givc complcic
libciaiion liom ilis maiciial woild. Lvciy oilci aciiviiy is insignilicani in
compaiison.
ístapurtaní harmaní
suvanuní hrtany apí
bnava-nctur ní tany cva
narcr-namatu muhtíáam
lodlayana-samliia
How icliablc is samllya-yoga dcduciivc plilosoplical spcculaiion, asianga-yoga
ilc ciglilold yoga pioccss, cic. io ollci onc libciaiion' Il you aic ically scaicling
loi mulii, ilcn coniinuously clani Govinda's namc. In laci, muhtí is also
insignilicani in compaiison io ilc aciual icsuli onc aclicvcs by claniing ilc loly
namc. Muhtí is bui lacilc cvcn io somconc wlo clanis ilc loly namc indillcicnily.
hím harísyatí samhn ycna
hím yogaír nara-nayaha
muhtím-íccnasí rajcnára
huru govínáa-hírtanam
Guiu Puiana
"Onc wlo consianily clanis Kisna's namc ilc loly namc danccs on lis
ionguc. Hc may lavc ialcn biiil in a lamily ol dog-caicis svapaca, bui lc slould
cciiainly bc considcicd a liglly clcvaicd bialmana. Hc musi lavc alicady
pciloimcd scvcic ausiciiiics and pcnanccs, visiicd all ilc loly placcs, ialcn bail in
all ol ilc sacicd iivcis and siudicd ilc conclusions ol ilc Vcdas. Tlus, obiaining
immcnsc piciy, lc inccssanily iasics ilc ncciai ol ilc loly namc.
ano bata svapaco to garíyan
vat-jínvagrc vartatc nama tubn yam
tcpus tapas tc junuvun sasnur arya
branmanucur nama grnantí yc tc
llag. 3.33.7
"Ol, low gloiious aic ilcy wlosc iongucs aic claniing Youi loly namc! Lvcn
il boin in ilc lamilics ol dog-caicis, sucl pcisons aic woislipablc. Pcisons wlo
clani ilc loly namc ol Youi Loidslip musi lavc cxccuicd all linds ol ausiciiiics
and liic saciiliccs and aclicvcd all ilc good manncis ol ilc Aiyans. To bc claniing
ilc loly namc ol Youi Loidslip, ilcy musi lavc bailcd ai loly placcs ol
pilgiimagc, siudicd ilc Vcdas and lullillcd cvciyiling icquiicd.
"Tlc Harc Krsna mana-mantra is ilc gicaicsi clani loi dclivciancc. Ii can
casily ollci all pcilcciions and biing onc io ilc liglcsi spiiiiual icalisaiions. Tlis
laci las bccn boldly pioclaimcd in ilc Vcdic liiciaiuics.Tlc claniing ol ilc loly
namc biings complcicly undci coniiol all six vicious viccs lusi, giccd, angci, cic
and ilc impciuous scnscs, ilus liccing onc io cxccuic pcilcci dcvoiional scivicc io
ilc Supicmc Loid.
ctaá saá-varga-naranam
rípunígrananam param
aányatma-muIam-ctaábní
vísnor-nama-anuhírtanam
Slanda Puiana
"Tlc ically qualilicd and iniclligcni sclolai, wlo applics lis lnowlcdgc by
piopci bclavioui and wlo iclisl ilc csscncc ol ilc sciipiuics, appicciaics Kali-
yuga; bccausc ii is only in ilis yuga ilai onc aiiains ilc liglcsi pcilcciion simply
by claniing ilc loly namc.
haIím sabnajayanty arya
guna-jnan sara-bnagínan
yatra samhírtancnaíva
sarva-svartno bníIabnyatc
llag. 11.5.36
"Tlosc wlo aic aciually advanccd in lnowlcdgc aic ablc io appicciaic ilc
csscniial valuc ol ilis agc ol Kali. Sucl cnliglicncd pcisons woislip Kali-yuga
bccausc in ilis lallcn agc all pcilcciions ol lilc can casily bc aclicvcd by ilc
pciloimancc ol sanliiiana.
"Tlc supicmcly poicni loly namc is cqual in cvciy icspcci io ilc Supicmc
Loid Kisna Himscll, bccausc Loid Kisna las invcsicd ilc loly namc wiil all ol His
poicncics. Kisna las collccicd ilc spiiiiual icsulis acciucd by claiiiy, ausiciiiy,
pcnancc, pilgiimagc, laima-landa iiiuals ollcicd io ilc dcmigods, iajasuja-yajna,
asvamcdla-yajna, lnowlcdgc ol scll-icalisaiion and so on inluscd ilcm inio His
loly namc io malc Ii absoluicly powcilul.
áana-vrata-tapas-tírtna
hsctraáínanca yan stnítan
sahtayo ácvamanatam
sarva-papa-naran subnan
rajasuyasvamcánanam
jnanamaányatmavastunan
ahrsya narína sarvan
stnapítan svcsu namasu
Slanda Puiana
"Loid Kisna, Loid ol ilc dcmigod, posscsscs inconccivablc poicncics, and all
ol His namcs aic cndowcd wiil ilc samc poicncics. Onc slould dcvclop
aiiaclmcni loi Kisna's loly namcs. Talc slclici and woislip ilc loly namc, loi
ilc omnipoicni namc can givc onc cvciy dcsiiablc objcci.
sarvartna sahtí-yuhtasya
ácvaácvasya cahrínan
yac cabnír ucítam nama
tat sarvartncsu yojayct
lialmananda Puiana
"Tlc woild bccomcs joylul lcaiing Hiisilcsa's Kisna loly namc, and ilcy
bccomc aiiaclcd io Him. Tlc pcilccicd souls ollci ilcii icspccilul lomagc io Him,
bui ilc dcmons aic aliaid, and ilcy llcc away. Loid Kisna and His namcs aic ilc
samc; ilc namc las immcnsc powcis ol inllucncc - Ii is noi lacling in anyiling.
stnanc nrsíhcsa tava prahírtya
jagat pranrsyaty anurajyatc ca
rahsamsí bnítaní árso áravantí
sarvc namasyantí ca-síáána-sangnan
"O masici ol ilc scnscs, ilc woild bccomcs joylul upon Youi namc, and ilus
cvciyonc bccomcs aiiaclcd io You. Alilougl ilc pcilccicd bcings ollci You ilcii
icspccicd lomagc, ilc dcmons aic aliaid, and ilcy llcc lcic and ilcic All ilis is
iiglily donc.
"Spccial maiciial qualilicaiions, casic, cic. aic noi ilc icquiicd qualilicaiions
loi claniing ilc loly namc. Onc docs noi nccd io lavc loimal iniiiaiion oi lavc
undcigonc vows ol puiilicaiion io bc cligiblc io clani ilc loly namc. Wlocvci
consianily clanis ilc namcs ol ilc Supicmc Loid: Naiayana, Jagannaila,
Vasudcva, Janaidana, is icspccicd by all as a spiiiiual masici. Tlai pcison wlo
clanis Loid Kisna's namc in slccping, walling, dicaming and wlilc pciloiming
oilci cloics, is io bc woislippcd by cvciyonc.
narayana jagannatna
vasuácva janaráana
ítírayantí nítyam
tc vaí sarvatra banáítan
s vapan bnunjana vrajams-
tístnan uttístnams-ca vaáamas
tatna yc vaáantí narcr-nama
tcbnyo nítyam namo naman
lilan-naiadiya Puiana
"Anyonc wlo clanis Loid Kisna's loly namc is io bc woislippcd lilc a guiu
wiiloui considciing ilai sucl a pcison is a woman, a sudia, a puhhasa, a yavana oi
ol cvcn lowci biiil.
strí suáran puhhaso vapí
yc canyc papayonayan
hírtayantí narím bnahtya
tcbnyopína namo naman
Naiayana-vyula-siava
"Onc wlo is slclicilcss, wlo las no liglci spiiiiual goals, wlo is a
dcbauclcc, ciucl, violcni, vciy liccniious and dcvoid ol lnowlcdgc, ausiciiiy oi
icligious piinciplcs can bccomc moic clcvaicd ilan ilc pious mcn simply by ilc
claniing loly namc.
anaya gatayo martya
bnogínopí parantapan
jnana-vaíragyaraníta-
branmacaryaáí-varjítan
sarva ánarmojjníta-vísnor-
nama-matraíha-jaIpahan
suhncna yam gatím yantí
na tam sarvcpí ánarmíhan
Padma Puiana
"Tlcic aic no iulcs indicaiing iimc, placc oi ciicumsianccs loi claniing ilc
loly namc, noi is anyonc piolibiicd liom claniing il lc is unclcan oi
coniaminaicd.
na ácsa-níyamas-tasmín
na haIa-níyamas-tatna
noccnístaáu níscáností
srí-narcr-namní Iubánaha
Visnudlaima
"Jusi go on claniing ilc loly namc ol Loid Kisna. Do noi bc inlibiicd by
cxicinal iulcs sucl as ilosc govcining clcanlincss, ilc loly namc is lully
indcpcndcni ol all sucl maiciial piosciipiions and Ii is ilc supicmcly puiilying
agcni- clcansing cvciyiling bui wiiloui bccoming allccicd in any way.
cnahrayuánasya namamí
saáa sarvatra hírtayct
na saucam hírtanc tasya-
sa pavítrharo yatan
Slanda Puiana
"Riiualisiic icligious piaciiccs lilc yajna, claiiiy, sacicd bails and claniing ol
Vcdic lymns aic all icgulaicd by iulcs ol iimcs, clcanlincss, cic. To considci ilai
ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc is subjcci io ilc samc icsiiiciions is a gioss blundci.
Tlcic aic no laid and lasi iulcs loi claniing. Tlcicloic, cvciyonc clani Kisna's
namc ai all iimcs.
na ácsa-níyamo rajan
na haIa-níyamas-tatna
víáyatc natra sanácno
vísnor-nama anu hírtanc
haIostí áanc yajnc
ca stnanc haIostí sajjapc
vísnu-samhírtanc haIo
nasty atra prtnívítaIc
Vaisnava Ciniamani
"Ioi ilc yogi wlo is scaicling loi pcacc ol mind, iianquilliiy and liccdom
liom lcai, ilc only quicl and cllcciivc way is io clani ilc loly namc.
ctam-nírvíáyamananam
íccnatana huto-bnayam
yogínam rupa nírnítam
narcr namanuhírtanam
llag. 2.1.11
"O ling, consiani claniing ol ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid alici ilc ways ol ilc
gicai auiloiiiics is ilc doubilcss and lcailcss way ol succcss loi all, including
ilosc wlo aic licc liom all maiciial dcsiics, ilosc wlo aic dcsiious ol all maiciial
cnjoymcni, and also ilosc wlo aic scll-saiislicd by dini ol iiansccndcnial
lnowlcdgc.
"Loid's loly namc is ilc mosi magnanimous dclivcici ol souls. Tlc namc
alonc ollcis ilc living cniiiy suic and casy libciaiion. Onc nccds io clani ilc
bisyllabic namc ol ilc Supicmc Loid Haii, jusi oncc, and immcdiaicly bccomc an
cligiblc candidaic loi libciaiion.
sahrá-uccarítam ycna
narír-íty-ahsara-ávayam
baáánan paríharas-tcna
mohsaya gamanam pratí
Slanda Puiana
"Anyonc wlo clanis Loid Naiayana's loly namc cvcn oncc wiil a puic lcaii,
laving conqucicd slccp and lcilaigy, is libciaicd and is in consiani communion
wiil ilc Loid.
sahrá-uccarítam yastu
narayanam atantrítan
suánantan harano bnutva
nírvanam aánígaccnatí
Padma Puiana
"A ;living cniiiy, cnmcslcd in ilc abysmal occan ol icpcaicd biiil and dcail,
cvcn il unconsciously clanis ilc loly namc ol Haii Kisna lc bccomcs immcdiaicly
libciaicd and pcisonilicd lcai bcing aliaid ol ilc loly namc gocs away.
apannan samsrtím gnoram
yan-nama vívaso grnan
tatan saáyo vímucycta
yaá bíbnctí svayam bnayam
llag. 1.1.1+
"Living bcings wlo aic cnianglcd in ilc complicaicd mcslcs ol biiil and
dcail can bc liccd immcdiaicly by cvcn unconsciously claniing ilc loly namc ol
Kisna, wlicl is lcaicd by lcai pcisonilicd.
"Lci mc ialc slclici ol ilc loius lcci ol ilc Supicmc Loid, wlosc incainaiions,
iiansccndcnial qualiiics and aciiviiics aic all mysiciious imiiaiions ol woildly
allaiis. Onc wlo involcs His iiansccndcnial namcs, cvcn unconsciously, ai ilc
iimc ol dcail, is cciiainly absolvcd ol all lis sins ol many lilciimcs, and aiiains
Him wiiloui lail.
yasyavatara-guna-harma-víáambananí
namaní yc su-vígamc vívasa grnantí
tcnaí ha-janma samaIam sanasaíva nítva
samyanty apavrtamrtam tam ajam prapaáyc
llag. 3.9.15
"Lci mc ialc slclici ol ilc loius lcci ol Him wlosc incainaiions, qualiiics, and
aciiviiics aic mysiciious imiiaiions ol woildly allaiis. Onc wlo involcs His
iiansccndcnial namcs, cvcn unconsciously, ai ilc iimc lc quiis ilis lilc, is
cciiainly waslcd immcdiaicly ol ilc sins ol many, many biiils and aiiains Him
wiiloui lail.
"In oui noimal aciiviiics ol caiing, slccping, siiiing, dicaming, cic. io clani
Kisna's namcs, wlilc nullily ilc ill cllccis ol Kali-yuga, is ilc pcilcciion ol spcccl.
Lvcn ii a pcison clanis Kisna's namcs indillcicnily, lc will suicly aclicvc lis
svaiupa, oi oiiginal spiiiiual scll and aiiain ilai siaic bcyond all maiciial lcai and
lamcniaiion. Hc will icacl Vailunila, ilc supicmc goal.
varjams-tístnan svapannasnan
svasan vahya-prapuranc
nama-samhírtanam vísnor-
ncIaya haIí-varánanam
hrtva svarupatam yatí
bnahtí-yuhtam param vrajct
Linga Puiana
vasuácvasya samhírtya
surapo vyaánítopí va
manavísnu prasíáatí
Vaiala Puiana
"Il somclow oi oilci onc clanis Kisna's loly namc, Kisna is aiiiacicd io lim
and Hc slowcis lim wiil causclcss mcicy. Lvcn a glosily launicd diunlaid,
misciably sullciing numcious lcalil disoidcis simply clanis ilc loly namc, ilcn
libciaiion is immcdiaicly wiilin lis casy icacl.
maánura-maánuram ctan mangaIanam sahaInígama
vaIí-sat pnaIam cít-svarupam
sahrá-apí parígítam sraáánaya ncIaya va bnrguvara
nara matram tarayct hrsna nama
Slanda Puiana
"Amongsi ilc dillcicni limbs ol blalii claniing ol ilc loly namc is,
accoiding io all ilc sciipiuics, ilc mosi cllicacious. Astanga-yoga ncccssiiaics
mucl aiduous plysical and mcnial cxcicisc in oidci io icmcmbci ilc Supicmc
Loid Visnu. lui simply moving ilc lips and claniing is ilc bcsi loim ol
gloiilicaiion and icmcmbiancc ol ilc Supicmc Loid.
agnaccnít smaranam vísnor
vanvayascna saányatc
ostna-spanáana-matrcna
hírtanantu tato varam
Vaisnava Ciniamani
"Onc wlo las woislippcd ilc Dciiy ol ilc Loid loi ai lcasi a ilousand
lilciimcs, and in cacl lilc laving ialcn piopci bialmanical iniiiaiion, is ablc io
vibiaic ilc loly namc ol Loid.
ycna janma-sataín purvam
vasuácvan samarcítan
tan-muhnc narínamaní
saáa tístnaní bnarata
Vaisnava Ciniamani
"Tlc supicmc goal wlicl was aiiaincd in Saiya-yuga by ycais ol piolongcd
mcdiiaiion; in Ticia-yuga by pciloiming cxicnsivc yajnas; in Dvapaia-yuga by
opulcni and sciupulous Dciiy woislip; in Kali-yuga ilc samc icsulis aic casily lad
simply by ilc claniing ol ilc loly namc.
ányayan hrtc yajan yajnaís-
trctayam ávaparc rcayan
yaáapnotí taáapnotí
haIau samhírtaya hcsavam
Visnu Puiana
"Tlc lallmail ol a malablagavaia ilc mosi clcvaicd dcvoicc in lali-yuga is
ilai lc clanis ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid consianily.
manabnagavata nítyam
haIau smahírtaya hcsavam
Slanda Puiana
"Tlc cxiiaoidinaiy icsuli dciivcd liom claniing ilc iiansccndcnially
cmpowcicd and cicinal namc ol Kisna jusi a lcw iimcs cannoi bc saiislacioiily
dcsciibcd, cvcn by pcisons lilc Loid Siva oi Loid lialma. So maivcllous is ilc
loly namc ilai immcdiaicly upon claniing Ii, ilc clanici aiiains ilc supicmc
dcsiinaiion.
sahrá uccarayanty cva
narcr nama cíáamaham
pnaIam nasya hsamo vahtum
sanasra-vaáano víánín
namoccarana-manatmyam
srutyatc manaá-abnutam
yaá-uccarana-matrcna
naro yayat param paáam
lilan-naiadiya Puiana
"Loid Kisna said io Aijuna, 'O Aijuna! Lisicn aiicniivcly. Wlcn ilc living
cniiiy clanis My namc, wlcilci oui ol dcvoiion oi indillcicncc, I ncvci loigci ilis
aci. Ii icmains always closc io My lcaii. Tlcic is now vow lilc claniing ilc loly
namc, no lnowlcdgc supciioi io Ii, no mcdiiaiion wlicl comcs anywlcic ncai ii,
and ii givcs ilc liglcsi icsuli. No pcnancc is cqual io ii, and noiling is as poicni
oi powcilul as ilc loly namc.
"Claniing is ilc gicaicsi aci ol piciy and ilc supicmc iclugc. Lvcn ilc woids
ol ilc Vcdas do noi posscss sullicicni powci io dcsciibc iis magniiudc. Claniing is
ilc liglcsi pail io libciaiion, pcacc and cicinal lilc. Ii is ilc pinnaclc ol dcvoiion,
ilc lcaii's joyous piocliviiy and aiiiaciion and ilc bcsi loim ol icmcmbiancc ol
ilc Supicmc Loid. Tlc loly namc las appcaicd solcly loi ilc bcnclii ol ilc living
cniiiics as ilcii Loid and masici, ilcii supicmc woislipablc objcci and ilcii
spiiiiual guidc and mcnioi.
sraáánaya ncIaya nama rataní mama jantuvan
tcsam nama saáa partna vartatc nráayc mama
na nama-saársam jnanam na nama-saársam vratam
na nama saársam ányvanam na nama saársam pnaIam
na nama saársastyago na namasaársan saman
na namasaársam pnyam na namasaársí gatín
namaíva parama muhtír namaíva parama gatín
namaíva parama santír namaíva parama stnítín
namaíva parama bnahtír namaíva parama matín
namaíva parama prítír namaíva parama smrítín
namaíva haranam jantor namaíva prabnur cva ca
namaíva paramaraányam namaíva paramo gurun
Adi Puiana
"Tlcic aic no limiis io ilc gloiics ol ilc loly namc. Jusi by lcaiing ilc Loid's
namcs cvcn a pullasa, ilc lowcsi ol manlind can bc savcd.
na ní bnagavan agnatítam íáam
tvaá-áarsanam nrnam ahníIa-papa-hsayan
yan-nama sahrc cnravanat
puhhaso pí vímucyatc samsarat
llag. 6.16.++
"My Loid, ii is noi impossiblc loi onc io bc immcdiaicly liccd liom all
maiciial coniaminaiion by sccing You. Noi io spcal ol sccing You pcisonally,
mcicly by lcaiing ilc loly namc ol Youi Loidslip only oncc, cvcn candalas, mcn
ol ilc lowcsi class aic liccd liom all maiciial coniaminaiion. Undci ilc
ciicumsianccs, wlo will noi bc liccd liom maiciial coniaminaiion simply by
sccing You'
"Wlocvci coniinuously clanis Loid Kisna's loly namc, cvcn in lis slccp, can
casily icalisc ilai ilc namc is a diicci manilcsiaiion ol Kisna Himscll, in spiic ol
ilc inllucnccs ol Kali-yuga. Tlis las bccn oidaincd by Loid Kisna.
hrsna hrsnctí hrsnctí
svapan jagraá vrajamstatna
yo jaIpatí haIau nítyam
hrsna-rupí bnavcáání san
Vaiala Puiana
"Onc wlo clanis Kisna's namc and consianily icmcmbcis Him, cvcn ilougl
living in ilis maiciial occan ol ncscicncc, is lilc ilc loius, wlicl is boin in ilc
waici bui is uniouclcd by ii: ii's posiiion is iiansccndcnial. Tlis gicai soul is
capablc ol libciaiing all ilc sullciing icsidcnis ol ilc lcllisl plancis.
hrsna hrsnctí hrsnctí
yo mam s maratí nítyasan
jaIam nítva yatna paámam
narahaá-uáánaramy-anam
Naisimla Puiana
"Tlc loly namc is ilc piimc and mosi sccuic slclici loi ilc living cniiiics.
Tlc loly namc can ciadicaic cndlcss ollcnscs and libciaic a pcison.
namnam muhnyataram nama
hrsnahnyam mc parantapa
prayascíttam-ascsanam
papanam mocaham param
Piablasa-llanda
"Tlc loly namc is a iiansccndcnial iouclsionc, a diicci manilcsiaiion ol
Kisna Himscll, a lully cognisani lcing, pcilcci, puic, cicinally indcpcndcni- ilc
namc and Kisna aic idcniical.
nama cíntamanín hrsnas-
caítanya-rasa-vígranan
purnan suááno nítya-muhto
bnínnatvat nama-namínon
lis. P.V.2.10S
"Onc wlo plilosoplically undcisiands ilai ilc Loid's loly namc and His
poicncics aic ilc samc can piopcily appioacl and woislip ilc Supicmc Loid wiil
iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc and cloicc piaycis."
om asya jananto nama cíá-vívahtan
manastc vísnon sumatím bnajamanc om tat sat
Rg Vcda 1.56.3
Sii Kisnadasa, a icsidcni ol a dlama, ilcn lumbly cnquiicd liom loid
Caiianya wiil loldcd lands: "Dcai Loid, I lavc onc oilci claiilicaiion io bc madc,
wlicl I placc bcloic Youi loius lcci: alici laving lcaid ilc wondcilul gloiics ol
ilc loly namc, I wondci wly claniing docs noi givc cvciyonc ilc samc icsuli."
Tlc Loid icplicd, "Siaddla laiil is ilc iooi ol cvciyonc's spiiiiual lilc. Somc
pcisons do noi gci icsulis liom claniing duc io ilcii lacl ol laiil. Tlc loly namc
is ilc Supicmc Loid Himscll, icsiding in cvciyonc's lcaii as ilc Supcisoul and Hc
ollcis succcss in claniing piopoiiionaic io onc's laiil. Pcisons wlo do noi lavc
sullicicni laiil in ilc loly namc oi ilc claniing pioccss, cannoi lavc spiiiiual
piogicss. Insicad ilcy slidc down ilc pail io dcsiiuciion, commiiiing ollcnscs
againsi ilc loly namc.
Tlcy misinicipici ilc gloiics and iiansccndcnial naiuic ol ilc loly namc, and
duc io ilis ollcnsc ilcy sullci lcllisl cxisicncc."
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