Sri Krishna Kathamrita

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Bindu
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Issue No. 476 Śrī Yoginī Ekādaśī 17 June 2020 Circulation 9,762

• Japa in the Temple with Opposite Sex

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
• Eager for Adoration, not Truth
Highlights

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada

• Gadadhar Pandit, the Life of the World
Srila Lochan Das Thakur
• Mirror of the Heart
Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
• Pranams to Gadadhar Pandit

value of his words? He should always consider, “There

is a woman. She is my mother.” That’s all. Mātṛvat para-
dāreṣu. [“See all women as mother.” — Chanakya Pandit]
Then what is the [problem]? Suppose you sit down with
your mother and chant. What is wrong [with that]? But
he is not so strong, so he should go to the forest. Why
should he live in Nairobi city? On the street there are
so many women. He will walk on the street closing his
eyes? [laughter] This is all rascaldom. They are rascals.
They are not devotees; simply rascals. (From a morning
walk discussion in Nairobi. 2 November 1975.)
Japa in the Temple with Opposite Sex I do not know why these inventions are going on. Is
His Divine Grace this our only business, to invent some new program?
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada We have already got our vaiṣṇava standard. That is
Devotee: Prabhupada, sometimes I’ve seen sufficient for Madhvacharya, Ramanujacharya, it
devotees say that they did not like to chant in the was sufficient for Lord Chaitanya, the Six Goswamis,
temple room with the opposite sex. for Bhaktivinode Thakur, for my Guru Maharaja
Prabhupada: Then that is a rascal. He is not Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, for me, for all big big saints
a devotee. If he does not like the temple and he and ācāryas in our line — why is it inadequate for my
thinks to be happy outside, what is he? What kind disciples that they must manufacture something? Who
of devotee he is? He is not a devotee. has introduced these things, that women cannot chant
Devotee: What I meant to say is he does not want japa in the temple? That they cannot perform the ārati
to chant with women in the temple room. I have seen and so many things? If they become agitated, then let
this before. He says, “I do not want to chant in a room the brahmacārīs go to the forest. I have never introduced
with women. I would rather be away from the women.” these things. If the brahmacārīs cannot remain in the
Prabhupada: That means he has got distinction presence of women in the temple, then they may go to
between men and women. He is not yet paṇḍit. Paṇḍitaḥ the forest, not remaining in New York City, because in
sama-darśinaḥ [“A learned person sees everyone New York there are so many women, so how they can
equally” — Bg. 5.18]. He is a fool, that’s all. So what is the avoid seeing? The best thing [then for them] is to go to

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The deities of Sri Radha Lalita Tota Gopinath which were given by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to Gadadhar Pandit to worship

the forest for not seeing any women, if they become so Everyone is eager for adoration by others, not
easily agitated. (Letter to Ekayani. 3 December 1972.) for the absolute truth. Those who make a show of
Eager for Adoration, Not Truth being preachers do not disturb mankind, but rather
maintain everyone’s present mentality while busily
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada protecting their own existence. Therefore, there is
Do not try to discover the nature of truth by the no propagation of the truth, since one’s popularity is
exercise of your imagination. Do not endeavor to not served by speaking or hearing the truth.
attain the truth through experience of this world. Do Pure items are rare and not easily attainable, and so
not manufacture truth in order to satisfy your erring are not much appreciated. Similarly, there is no respect
inclinations, or hastily accept anything for the reason for those who do not misguide people but are busy trying
that it satisfies such inclinations. Do not regard as truth through saṅkīrtana and hari-kathā to turn them toward
anything that has been “built up” or has the support
the Lord. At present it is fashionable to be cheated by
of a majority of people like yourself, nor as untruth
those who in the name of dharma misguide people. Real
anything that is rejected by the overwhelming majority.
devotees do not speak to satisfy their audiences. They do
According to the scriptures there will be found hardly
not cheat people. Rather, pure devotees reveal the defects
one in a crore of human beings who really worships the
truth. What is proclaimed by the united voices of all the of cheaters who love to compromise. Only fortunate
people of this world as truth may turn out to be false. persons learn to be cautious after hearing the words
The truth is not brought into existence by arrogance. of saints. Although the words of genuine devotees may
One has to approach the truth in the spirit of absolute appear to contradict our present taste and experience,
submission. It is necessary to listen to truth. Truth is nonetheless they are most auspicious for us.
self-revealing, and only when it is pleased to reveal — From a 1928 issue of the Harmonist magazine, cited in Śrī
Bhaktisiddhānta Vaibhava by Bhakti Vikasa Swami. Published by the
itself can its actual nature be known to us. author. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India. 2008.

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By Murari Das, a disciple of Vakreswar Pandit. Painting commissioned by Maharaja Prataparudra. 16th C.

Unknown photographer
Large text is the original handwriting of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,
small is of Gadadhar Pandit. Currently kept in Bharatpur, West Bengal

Descending here to perform pastimes with

Gauranga, your name was revealed to the world.
kali yugera jīva yata malina dekhiyā
nija rādhā nāma dilā jagata bhariyā
Seeing the dejected people in the age of Kali, you
gave the world your name of Radha.
sei rādhā gadādhara gaurāṅgera kole
sei kṛṣṇa caitanya sarva śāstre bale
All the śāstras say that Radha, Gadadhar, in the lap
of Gauranga, is Sri Krishna Chaitanya.
Gadadhar Pandit, rādhā rādhā bali gaurāṅga paṇḍitere ḍāke
The Life of the World sei ei vṛndāvane sakhī lākhe lākhe

The poet Nayanananda Thakur Gauranga addressed Gadadhar Pandit as, “Radha
Radha!”, she who has millions of girlfriends in Vrindavan.
Vaninath Mishra was the youngest brother of Gadadhar
paṇḍita gosāṅira preme bhāsila saṁsāre
Pandit. Vaninath’s son Nayanananda Mishra, was a favorite vṛndāvane tina ṭhākura samarpila tāre
disciple of Gadadhar Pandit. When Gadadhar Pandit left
The love of Pandit Gosain flooded the entire world.
for Jagannath Puri, he left the worship of his deities Sri
He was given the three deities of Vrindavan.
Radha Gopinath [the same name as his later deities in Puri]
[Note: This may be referring to Sri Lalita, Radha and
in the care of Nayanananda Thakur. The medieval book
Tota Gopinath, the three deities given by Chaitanya
Padasamudra describes that in his youth Nayanananda was
Mahaprabhu to Gadadhar Pandit in Jagannath Puri.]
known as Dhruvananda. When Lord Gauranga and Gadadhar
tina sevaka diyā paṇḍita tina ṭhākura seve
were absorbed in the ecstasy of saṅkīrtana in Nabadwip, paṇḍita gosāṅira kṛpā more kare habe
Nayanananda would write down exactly what he heard from
Gadadhar Pandit engaged his followers in the
them. Being pleased with him, Gaura and Gadadhar gave him service of those three deities. When will Pandit
the name Nayanananda. The deities of Sri Radha Gopinath are Gosain give his mercy to me?
still worshiped to this day by the descendants of Nayanananda [Note: Gadadhar Pandit engaged his disciples such
in Bharatpur village, Murshidabad district. as Mamu Thakur in the worship of Tota Gopinath.]
dayāra sāgara mora paṇḍita gosāṅi! paṇḍita gosāṅi āmāra jagatera prāna
tomāra carana vinu mora āra kichu nāi nayanānandera mane nāhi jāne āna

O ocean of mercy, my Pandit Gosain! I have nothing Pandit Gosain is the life of the world. Nayanananda
but your feet. does not know anything but him.
— Translated from Śrī Śrī Parikara-gaṇera Mahimā Sūcaka. Compiled
gaurāṅgera saṅge raṅge avatāra kari by Kishori Das Babaji. Vaishnava Research Institute. Halisahar, West
nija nāma prakāśilā jagata vistāri Bengal. 2005. pp. 13-14. Bengali.
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Mirror of the Heart
Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
The heart is like a mirror. In that mirror Krishna’s
beauty is reflected, and it is ever new. Krishna
cannot see his beauty, though he tries to. We give
this example of sugar candy and tongue. Sugar candy
is very sweet, but where that sweetness is felt? It is
neither in the sugar candy nor in the tongue. It is
in the meeting of both. Similarly, the extraordinary
beauty of Krishna, which is ever new, is not in
Krishna. When all-beautiful Krishna and mādanākhya
mahā-bhāva-mayī Srimati Radharani unite together,
that ever newer and newer beauty is expressed. It
cannot be expressed separately. It is in the union of
Radharani and Krishna. Therefore, that example is
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given, sugar candy and tongue. Srimati Radharani

is always very, very eager to see that extraordinary
beauty of Krishna. Her eagerness is there.
— From a lecture in Bhubaneswar. 21 April 1989.

The original deity of Meyo Krishna, also known as Gopinath, which Ślokāmṛta
as a young boy, Gadadhar Pandit used to keep around his neck. The
deity is currently being worshiped in Bharatpur, West Bengal, by the Pranams to Gadadhar Pandit
descendants of Nayanananda Thakur.
gadādharam ahaṁ vande mādhavācārya-nandanam
mahābhāva-svarūpaṁ śrī caitanyābhinnarūpiṇam
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