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Date: 29 May 2024 Speaker: HG Ananta Sesa Prabhu Ji Topic: Disappearance day of Ramananda Raya HG Ananta Sesa Prabhu Ji: How lord Chaitanya release and manage the energy and makes Sri Ramananda Raya speak. Similarly, Gurumaharaj is empowering me to speak. Yesterday was the Disappearance day of Sri Ramananda Raya and we heard the pastimes from Gurumaharaj. Today we will hear more for the pleasure of Guru Maharaj.. In this Kaliyuga, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared to relish the love of Godhead and he came with his associates. The associates are from the pastimes of Krishna. On the Disappearance and appearance days, we usually glorify the vaishnavas. On these days their mercy intensifies. I have heard from Guru Maharaj says on the day of Srila Prabupada’s disappearance day, that on the day of appearance and disappearance, those vaishnavas enters more in our life and we become more conscious with their love and affection. So, when we gaudiya vaishnavas want to get the love of Godhead, Bhaktivinode Thakur says: Vaishnav Song, Kabe Gaura Vane: gauḏa-vraja-jane bhedanādekhiba ha-ibabaraja-bāsī (takhana) dhāmerasvarūpasphuribenayane ha-ibarādhāradāsī Translatrion: When I cease to make distinctions between the residents of Gauda and Braj Dham, I will become resident of Braj. The Dham will then appear directly before my eyes and I will become Radha’s dasi. The people resides in the abode of Gaursundar are called gauravane. When I factually observe that the transcendental land of Navadvipa is non different from Sri Vraja-bhumi, then I shall be transformed into a Vrajabasi also. Then I will see the true form of the transcendental realm opening up before my very eyes, and I will thus become one of the maidservants of Srimati Radharani. We not only get the adobe but also get the opportunity to enter in the pastimes of Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Śrī Caitanya-Candrāmṛtam Chapter 4.22 &23: ācaryadharmaṁparicaryaviṣṇuṁ vicaryatīrthānivicāryavedān vinānagaura-priya-pāda-sevāṁ vedādi-duṣprāpya-padaṁvidanti Translation: [BhaktisiddhāntaSarasvatīṬhākura]: Even by following the rules of varṇāśrama-dharma, worshiping Lord Viṣṇu, visiting hundreds of holy pilgrimage places, and studying the Vedic scriptures, without serving the lotus feet of the dear devotees of Lord Gaura, no one can know ŚrīdhāmaVṛndāvana, the abode of Rādhā Govinda, which is rarely found by the Vedas or which is not understood by ordinary persons because it is very secretly described in the Vedic scriptures. What is difficult to get even by the Vedas, the bhava of vraja. The 4 things they do:
  1. follow varnashram dharma
  2. Worship Vishnu
  3. Visit holy places
  4. And read scriptures
Yet love Godhead will not come untill one takes the shelter of Gaura bhaktas   Caitanya Chandramrta chapter one: dharmamkrdvisnusevi ca tirthati Veda paragah, navettiVrajatatram hi gorabhaktarayam vina When Lord was having his pastimes in Puri, on the banks of the ocean. Harinam Chintamani: lavanajaladhi tire nilacalesrimandire daru brahma purusapradhana | jive nistaritehari arca rupeavatari bhogamoksakarenapradana ||2|| In the Sri temple, the lord has appeared as daru brahma, Jagannath to deliver all people. The Lord can give all the things of enjoyment and liberation. sei dhamesricaitanyamanave karite dhanya sannyasi rupetebhagavan | kalite ye yuga dharma bujhaite tara marma kasi misraghareadhisthana ||3|| The lord appeared in the same place in the form of a sanyasi Lord. The lord resides in Gambhira as the son of Mother Sachi and Jagannath Mishra. nija bhakta vrndalayenijekalpataru haye krsnapremadenasarvajane | nana mate bhakta mukhe bhakta katha suni sukhe jivasiksadenasuyatane ||4|| and he delivers all humans by teaching the glories of the holynamewithgout any prior qualification. He has become a desire tree. And through his devotees, he is hearing the glories. The Lord is here to spread the glories of Holy Name. Usually the lord appears to instruct his devotee, but here lord Chaitanya wants to make the people to become the best preacher. Everyone one eager to speak, everyone has opened up the Youtube channel and create their own audience, but the lord is here trying to be an eager listener. Only he who listens can be the best preacher. The lord who is all knowing is sitting and listening. SB 1.1.1: oṁnamobhagavatevāsudevāya janmādyasyayato ’nvayāditarataścārtheṣvabhijñaḥsvarāṭ tene brahma hṛdāyaādi-kavayemuhyantiyatsūrayaḥ tejo-vāri-mṛdāṁyathāvinimayo yatra tri-sargo ’mṛṣā dhāmnāsvenasadānirasta-kuhakaṁsatyaṁparaṁ dhīmahi Traslation: O my Lord, ŚrīKṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva, O all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. I meditate upon Lord ŚrīKṛṣṇa because He is the Absolute Truth and the primeval cause of all causes of the creation, sustenance and destruction of the manifested universes. He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations, and He is independent because there is no other cause beyond Him. It is He only who first imparted the Vedic knowledge unto the heart of Brahmājī, the original living being. By Him even the great sages and demigods are placed into illusion, as one is bewildered by the illusory representations of water seen in fire, or land seen on water. Only because of Him do the material universes, temporarily manifested by the reactions of the three modes of nature, appear factual, although they are unreal. I therefore meditate upon Him, Lord ŚrīKṛṣṇa, who is eternally existent in the transcendental abode, which is forever free from the illusory representations of the material world. I meditate upon Him, for He is the Absolute Truth. The lord instructed Rupa and Sanatan Goswami and got empowered them and sent them to Vrindavan. CC Antya 5.87: śrī-rūpa-dvārāvrajeraprema-rasa-līlā kebujhitepāregambhīracaitanyerakhelā? Translation: Also, the Lord fully exhibited the ecstatic love and transcendental pastimes of Vṛndāvana through ŚrīlaRūpaGosvāmī. Considering all this, who can understand the deep plans of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu? Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has given the teachings to Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami. Everyone, who has to preach , must be empowered by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The teachings given by Chaitanya mahaprabhu is compiled by Rupa Goswami in the scriptures, like, Nectar of Instruction, Nerctar of Devotion and Lalit Madhav etc., although the speaker is lord Chaitanya himself. CC Antya 5.86: haridāsa-dvārānāma-māhātmya-prakāśa sanātana-dvārā bhakti-siddhānta-vilāsa Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited the glories of the holy name of the Lord through HaridāsaṬhākura, who was born in a Muslim family. Similarly, He exhibited the essence of devotional service through SanātanaGosvāmī, who had almost been converted into a Muslim.   Through Haridas Thakur he glorified the holyname and through Sanatana Goswami, he preached Bhakti shastras. In Hari Bhakti Vilas, Sanatan Goswami explains the daily activities of a devotee; like, how to brush the teeth, how to go to toilet, how to do achamana, everything is described in the scriptures. CC Antya 5.85: ‘bhakti’, ‘prema’, ‘tattva’ kaherāyekari’ ‘vaktā’ āpanipradyumna-miśra-sahahaya ‘śrotā’ Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu preached about devotional service, ecstatic love and the Absolute Truth by making RāmānandaRāya, a gṛhastha born in a low family, the speaker. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself, the exalted brāhmaṇa-sannyāsī, and Pradyumna Miśra, the purified brāhmaṇa, both became the hearers of RāmānandaRāya. The philosophy of devotion is heard by Mahaprabhu from Raya Ramananda Pradyumnya Mishra told Mahaprabhu that I'm most fallen so please tell me the pastimes of Krsna. There are two references in Chaitanya Charitamrita: one is in Madhya lila and another one is in antyalila. In Madhya Lila, chapter 8, where the lower devotional practices to the highest devotional practices are described, Sadhna- Sadhya Tatva, Varnashrama Dharma, Karma Mixed Devotion, Knowledge-Mixed devotion, Pure devotion and all the nectar of mellows, Shant Rasa, Servitor mellow, parental mellow, friendship mellow and conjugal love of Gopis to the topmost love of Srimati Radha Rani. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has heard all the pastimes from Ramananda Raya. Another reference came in Antya Lila, where Pradyuman Misra reaches to Mahaprabhu and asked to tell him the pastimes. I am very fortunate to take the lotus feet of yours. CC Antya 5.7: prabhu kahena, — “kṛṣṇa-kathāāmināhijāni sabe rāmānandajāne, tāṅramukheśuni Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “I do not know about topics concerning Lord Kṛṣṇa. I think that only RāmānandaRāya knows, for I hear these topics from him. Mahaprabhu humbly replies, i don't know. All I know have heard from Ramanand Raya. Go to Ramananda Raya and listen from him. You are very fortunate that you have developed the taste for hearing the pastimes of the lord. SB 1.2.8: dharmaḥsvanuṣṭhitaḥpuṁsāṁ viṣvaksena-kathāsuyaḥ notpādayedyadiratiṁ śramaeva hi kevalam Translation: The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead. So, lord Chaitanya made Ramananda Raya the speaker of the essence of devotion. CC Antya 5.8 bhāgyetomārakṛṣṇa-kathāśunitehaya mana rāmānanda-pāśayāi’ karahaśravaṇa Translation: “It is your good fortune that you are inclined to hear topics regarding Kṛṣṇa. The best course for you would be to go to RāmānandaRāya and hear these topics from him. BG 4.34: tad viddhipraṇipātena paripraśnenasevayā upadekṣyantitejñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ Translation: Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized souls can impart knowledge unto you because they have seen the truth. What are the qualities of an ideal disciple: There are three main qualities:
  1. surrender completely to Spiritual Master
  2. ask questions
  3. Serve
Can everyone get a chance to ask questions? Is there some thing less in those disciples who can't question? Pari prashna really means the Disciple is very eager to hear every word from the Guru. When we get knowledge we want to speak and hear less. We think only Maharaj speaks on the zoom. We should also speak sometimes. This is bad thoughts So, questioning means eagerness to hear. BG 4.39: śraddhāvāḻlabhatejñānaṁ tat-paraḥsaṁyatendriyaḥ jñānaṁlabdhvāparāṁśāntim acireṇādhigacchati Translation: A faithful man who is dedicated to transcendental knowledge and who subdues his senses is eligible to achieve such knowledge, and having achieved it he quickly attains the supreme spiritual peace. Lord Chaitanya has brought the Mahabhava of Radharani. But only 3 and a half Devotees can see that Mahabhava:
  • Ramananda Raya
  • Svarup Damodar
  • Sikhimahiti
  • And his sister Madhavi is half
So, Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada said Gaudiya vaishnavas is one, who has heard the lord Chaitanya’s pastimes 100 times. We should ask how can we be humble. We can learn each quality of the devotee from the pastimes of Lord. The lord emphasises by his different associates. So, by hearing again and again, their life will develop these qualities. SB .18.12: Yasyastibhaktirbhagavatyakincana sarvairgunaistatrasanaste surah haravabhaktasyakutomahad-guna mano-rathenasatidhavatobahih Translation: All the demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religion, knowledge and renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unalloyed devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid of devotional service and engaged in material activities has no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practice of mystic yoga or the honest endeavor of maintaining his family and relatives, he must be driven by his own mental speculations and must engage in the service of the Lord’s external energy. How can there be any good qualities in such a man? Determination to chant by Haridas Thakur, and humility by Krishna Das Kaviraja Goswami, etc. So, when we hear about them on their appearance and Dissapearance day. They become pleased by us and then, by their mercy we get these qualities not by any artificial means. Hare Krishna!

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