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Speaker :HH Bhakti karunamayivanamalimaharaj
Date 23-05-2024
HH Bhakti karunamayivanamalimaharajspeaks - hare Krsna
Main Theme: Importance of Devotional Service by Great Acharya and end result
Sub Theme: Sri Radharaman Lal ji Appreance day narration
Today is very auspicious day, It is appreance day of Srimad Gopal Bhat Goswami Maharaj. Also we have today SrimadMadhavendra puri appeared today.
Srimadparmeshwar puri s dis-appearance day
Srinivas acharyas appearance day.
Today is Purnima, Srila Gopal bhatta Goswami was one of the pioneers amongst the 6 goswamis of Vrindavan. He lived for 120 years. When he was a small child he met Sri Krsna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Sri Rangam.
The temple is situated in the centre of the city. Anyone can take darshan during Mangala aarti in Sri rangam. This is our Vaishnava etiquette. A temple should be the tallest building in a city so that everyone can take darshan of the chakra and tomb of the temple. So when Mahaprabhu arrived in Sri rangam everyone though that He was not an ordinary person
Srila Venkata bhatta, father of Gopal bhatta was moved to see the 8 changes of Mahaprabhu while taking darshan of the dieties. He invited Mahaaprabhu to his house. He met little Gopal Bhatta. After accepting bhoga ,mahaaprabhu was ready to leave.
teṣāṁsatata-yuktānāṁ
bhajatāṁprīti-pūrvakam
dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁtaṁ
yenamāmupayāntite
Translation
To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.[BG 10.10]
Krsna Bhakti is very clear “ Krsna Bhakt Bada Chatur”. He said you are Sanyasi and now it is Chaturmas and Sanyasis do not travel during this time. Venkat bhatta requested Mahaprabhu to stay with them for the rest of the chaturmaasi.e 120 days..
Little Gopal served Mahaprabhu for 4 months. Sri Krishna Chaitanya MahaPrabhu was performing Puja, reciting prayers, he would circumabulate Sri Ranga Shetra, Bath in Kaveri river every day etc.Gopa Bhatt was always serving Sri Mahaprabhu through Vapu and Vani sewa. He was attached to Mahaprabhus service. After serving for 120 days when Mahaprabhuwas about to leave Gopal Bhat Started crying. Mahaprabhu blessed and instructed him to come to vridnavan only after their parents leave their bodies. So Mahaprabhu left performing his Kirtan. Gopal Bhat served his parents till they left their body and was intensely remembering Sri Mahaprabhu. So, it happened during this time from his uncle Shri Prabodhananda Saraswati, Gopal bhatta learnt and became expert in Bhakti Vaibhav, Bhakti Vedanta and BhaktiSarvabhom and others scriptures. During this period he was serving his parents and also learnt the scriptures and become expert in them.
After Venkat Bhatt’death and his mother’s departure, Gopal Bhat planned his journey to Vrindavan. During this time at Vrindavan Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu told Rupa Goswami that when Gopal Bhat comes to Vrindavan, receive him well, treat him just like your brother Sanatan Goswami.
When Gopal Bhat Goswami reached Vrindavan, he was happily received by Rupa Goswami and he was very happy. Gopal Bhat Goswami was an expert in Shastra and followed all Vaishnav Etiquette, which impressed others in Vrindavan and was respected by all.
When ChaitanayaMahaprabhu heard that Gopal Bhatt Goswami had come to Vrindavan than he arranged to some items for him from Jaganthpuri. He was given the dhot,Uttatri,chaupai (Wooden Chauki on which wordship was being conducted by Mahaprabhu) of Mahaprabhuas he served Him very diligently. Since then, all these things are being worshipped in Vrindavan earlier by Gopal Bhat Goswami and is continued till todayeveryday. In this way Srila Rupa Goswami, Sanatan Goswami and gopal Bhat Goswami started working on the scriptures and preaching they were fully absorbed in devotional service of the Lord. They were involved in finding the lost places and temples connected with pastimes of Lord Sri Krishna and also building temples. During this time Lord Chaitanya disappeared from this material world when Gopal Bhat Goswami was 30 years old. He was feeling great separation from Mahaprabhu and was not understanding what he needs to do. At the time Mahaprabhu appeared in his dreams and instructed him to go to Nepal in Gandaki river and will never leave you, I will always be with you. When he was dip in Gandaki river he got 12 shilas, he placed them back in the river. But this process happened many times, (~ 108 times) the shilas appeared as smiling at Gopal Bhat Goswami. He was wondering what is this and why is this happening. Looks like lord wants to come with me or accompany me. There he got 12 Shilas in the form of Shaligram. He remembered that Lord had mentioned in his dream that will always be with him. He brought them with him and served nicely, built a beautiful temple for them. Then during Shukalpakash Chaturdashi which happens to be NarsihmChaturdeshi. He was performing kirtan and preaching.
At that time a businessman was distributing clothes in Vrindavan for deities, he visited Gopal Bhatta Goswami also and gave him beautiful clothes. But Gopal bhatta Goswami said did not have any deities, have just shilas, which are served by offering Yamuna water and Tulasi what will I do with these clothes. The businessman pleaded not to reject this offering. Gopal Bhatt remembered the past times of Narasimha dev wherein Narshim dev had emerged from a pillar. Gopal bhatta Goswami begged the Lord that if you can appear form a pillar for Prahalad Maharaj, can you not appear from these shilas ? Gopal Bhatt Goswami had all qualities of surrender to lord.
Sub Theme: Pure devotional love and service results in Lords appearance
He was praying to Narsim dev bhagawan whole night. Next say while he was bathing in Yamuna he found 11 shilas, one was missing. He saw the missing shila had got converted into a nice deity, bent 3 fold , appeared. Sri Radha Raman appeared with big eyes. Jai Jai Sri Radharaman lal ki Jai. Everyone in Vrindavan came to see the beautiful deity of Sri Radharaman ji.
He is beautiful with amazing captivating smile. He is lotus eyed. His eyes extend from the nose to the ears. Similar 5000 years ago when krishna descended in Vrindavan He was also very beautiful with beautiful eyes. That is why Lord is being called with different names as Lotus eyed (Padam Lochan, Padam Nayan, Kamal Netra, Kamal Lochan etc). This way looking at beautiful eyes devotees praise the lord who has His eyes extend from the nose to the ears. Some times self styled bogus people call themselves God, We should get their eyes tested. So this is about Radharaman ji of Vrindavan. Great festival was conducted on his appearance day. They performed abhishek of the lord pouring Yamuna, Ganga water and applied He sandalwood paste etc. Once a naughty child took up a long stick and passed it from one ear to the other ear of Radha Raman. Soon there was blood oozing out from Radha Raman. Belive it or not
The child who witnessed this vomitted blood and left his body the next day !It has mahapran. Once a Britisher had a watch that would run on the heart beat of a person. He wanted to test Radharaman ji. But the Pujari was hesitant to put this watch thinking that he is a Melach or outcaste, but not to take any risk agreed to put the watch on Radharaman ji. After performing purification process, then that watch was taken close to the deity of Radha Raman, the watch started working.
On seeing this the Britisher was shocked, since that day he developed immense attraction to the lotus feet of Krsna. So we should not think that theseDiety are made of wood, steel, metal, just metal , it is Krsna Himself. Like Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said
pratimānahatumi — sākṣātvrajendra-nandana
vipralāgi’ kara tumiakārya-karaṇa”
Translation
“My dear Lord, You are not a statue; You are directly the son of Mahārāja Nanda. Now, for the sake of the old brāhmaṇa, You can do something You have never done before.” [CC Madhya 5.96]
The Vrindavan devotees pray their Lord in the form of Archa “ Shyam Sunder”, “Nila Sunder”, “Braj Sunder”. These are in the form of Para Veyom. But Archa is very important.
golokeraprema-dhana, hari-nama-sankirtana,
ratinajanmilokenetay
samsara-bishanale, diba-nisi hiya jwale,
juraitenakoinuupay
Translation
The treasure of divine love in Goloka Vrindavana has descended as the congregational chanting of Lord Hari’s holy names. Why did my attraction for that chanting never come about? Day and night my heart burns from the fire of the poison of worldliness, and I have not taken the means to relieve it. [Hari HariBifale 2]
Today also Radha Raman is worshipped with Yamuna water especially during boat festival. Devotees gather in lakhs to take darshan today. If anyone you are Vrindavan, you should visit the temple and take His darshan and pray as you have blessed Gopal Bhat Goswami and listened to His prayer, Please bless us too.
Jai Jai Sri Radharamn Lal Ki Jai.
Sub Theme: Importance of Archaryasappreance and Disappreance day
Today is also SrimadMadhavendra puri appeared today. Ashta Sattvik Bhawa is prevelant in three personalities one is Srimati Radharani, SrimadMadhavendra Puri and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. It is said if you visit Navedeep on SrimadMadhavendra Puri’s disappearance day to Advait Acharya place and take Kichadi Prasadam one will be bestowed with Krsna Prem.
Srimadparmeshwar puri s appearance day. Just remembering Parmeshwar Puri one get Krishna Prem
Srinivas acharyas appearance day. He is one of the pioneers of book distribution and disciples of Jiva Goswami
Let us remember these great acharays today and progress in our devotional service
We shall stop here. Hare Krishna
