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Date- 24thMay 2024  Speaker- Guru Maharaj Theme- How to relish Krsna? While traveling I have reached Bhopal Hari Bol! I was thinking that yesterday it was announced, there will be kirtan Mela and satsang. When CaitanyaMahaprabhu used to come, He used to do only kirtan. Among public or general people- kirtan and among associates- Katha and discussions. krsna-varnamtvisäkrsnam sängopängästra-pärsadam yajnaihsankirtana-präyair yajanti hi su-medhasah Translation- In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Krsna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions. [SB 11.5.32] This is philosophy of Bhagavatam. One who issu-medhasah intelligent, yajanti hi, they will worship Lord. How? yajnaih by performing yajna. And which yajna, that is also given by SukadevaGosvami in this 11th Canto. The intelligent people of Kaliyuga will do ‘sankirtan yajna’, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna KrishnaKrishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama RamaRama Hare Hare! So, this has been authorized. Bhagavatam, scriptures, sadhu and sastra are the authority. When CaitanyaMahaprabhu appeared, He was giving less lectures, talking less and acting more. vairägya-vidyä-nija-bhakti-yoga- siksärthamekampurusahpuränah sri-krsna-caitanya-sarira-dhäri krpämbudhiryas tam ahamprapadye Translation- Let me take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, who has descended in the form of Lord CaitanyaMahäprabhu to teach us real knowledge, His devotional service and detachment from whatever does not foster Krsna consciousness. He has descended because He is an ocean of transcendental mercy. Let me surrender unto His lotus feet. [CC Madhya 6.254] Siksartham, to teach, purusahpuranah, eternal Purusa or GovindamAdipurusam appeared in the form of CaitanyaMahaprabhu. He taught vairagya vidya. In the form of CaitanyaMahaprabhu Lord Himself became a devotee. panca-tattvätmakamkrsnam bhakta-rüpa-svarüpakam bhaktävatärambhaktäkhyam namämi bhakta-saktikam Translation- Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Sri Krsna, who has manifested Himself in five as a devotee, expansion of a devotee, incarnation of a devotee, pure devotee and devotional energy. [CC Adi 7.6] Svarupakam was NityanandaPrabhu. Lord becomes devotee. But in Kaliyuga, devotee wants to become Lord. But here we can see that Lord becomes a devotee. Lord becomes Acharya. And by His own example He shows, representsBhakti. Sub-theme: Give Krsna, Distribute Krsna Sri KrsnaCaitanyaMahaprabhu took sannaysa. Nimai sannyasa, a special pastime. Why did He take sannyasa? We can say Bahujanahitaya, bahujanasukhaya- for the welfare of many others and for the happiness of many others. Sri KrsnaCaitanyaMahaprabhu said, ‘you do it’. But before that He Himself showed by doing it. bhärata-bhümitehailamanusyajanmayära janmasärthakakari’ kara para-upakära Translation- One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [Bhärata-varsa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit of all other people. [CC Adi 9.41] This is very famous statement of CaitanyaMahaprabhu. We heard this many time from the lotus mouth of SrilaPrabhupada. Have you taken birth in Bharat?And wants to make your life perfect? Then what you have to do? kari’ kara para-upakära work for the benefit of all other people.What is that paropakar?One of our Acharya says kṛṣṇa se tomāra, kṛṣṇadītepāro, tomāraśakatiāche āmi to' kāńgāla, 'kṛṣṇa' 'kṛṣṇa' boli', dhāitavapāchepāche Translation- Krsna is yours. You have the power to give Him to me. I am simply your servant running behind you shouting, "Krsna! Krsna!". [Verse 4 from song ‘OheVaisnavaThakura’ by Bhakti Vinod Thakur] You have Krsna. You are receiving Krsna. When we come in the contact of Hare Krishna movement, come in satsang, then we meditate on Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Hare KrsnaKrsnaKrsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama RamaRama Hare Hare. And with that Krsnapraptihoyajahahoite, we started to gain Krsna. It is not that, we had zero and at next moment hundred percent achievement. It's not zero to hundred. It is gradual process. Every day or we can say every moment we know more and more about Krsna and we have more and more realisations. Therefore, the Acharyas say,Krsna se tomarKrsnadite para, you have Krsna and you are capable to give Him to others. Then what you have to do? Give him to others.āmi to' kāńgāla, 'kṛṣṇa' 'kṛṣṇa' boli', So the faithful people, who are innocent like small children, to them we should give Krsna. Take Krsna. To give Krsna to others is paropakar. Sub-theme: Give Krsna in His various forms So, we can give the name of Krsna. Main is the name, name is Krsna. Whose name is Krsna? Krsna's name is Krsna or name Krsna is Krsna. Abhinnatvannamanaminoh. nämacintämanihkrsnas caitanya-rasa-vigrahah pürnahsuddhonitya-mukto ’bhinnatvännäma-näminoh Translation- The holy name of Krsna is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Krsna Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Krsna’s name is complete, and it is the form of all transcendental mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and it is no less powerful than Krsna Himself. Since Krsna’s name is not contaminated by the material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with mäyä. Krsna’s name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Krsna and Krsna Himself are identical. [CC Madhya 17.133] So, the name of the Lord is Lord. His words Gita, Bhagavatam is the Lord. gitäsu-gitäkartavyä kimanyaihsästra-vistaraih yäsvayampadmanäbhasya mukha-padmädvinihsrtä Translation- Because Bhagavad-gitä is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one need not read any other Vedic literature. One need only attentively and regularly hear and read Bhagavad-gitä. In the present age, people are so absorbed in mundane activities that it is not possible for them to read all the Vedic literatures. But this is not necessary. This one book, Bhagavad-gitä, will suffice, because it is the essence of all Vedic literatures and especially because it is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. [Gitä-mähätmya 4] What is Gita? yäsvayampadmanäbhasya Lord’s one name is Padmanabha. His navel is like a lotus; therefore, His one name is Padmanabh. Lord is having thousands of names as per His qualities and pastimes, and as per His relations. yäsvayampadmanäbhasyamukha-padmädvinihsrtä, su-gitä, that is Gita. It is not air, carbon dioxide which comes from the lotus mouth of the Lord. Lord is SacchidanandaVigraha and from His mouth only Lord comes out who is Sacchidananda. So, Gita is also Lord and Bhagavat is also Lord. Okay, so, we have to give Krsna to others and should not sleep. So, we can give Lord's name, can give books of Prabhupada. Prabhupada said ‘books are the basis and preaching is the essence and book distribution is the preaching’. We can give Prasad to others. This is the duty of grhastha. Anna Parabrahma, Prasad is nondifferent from the Lord. Anyways not going to say whole list what we can distribute, how we can distribute various forms of the Lord. And to do this is paropakar, welfare. If we will do this as said by Caitanya Mahaprabhu bhärata-bhümitehailamanusyajanmayärajanmasärthakakari’ kara para-upakära. Sub-theme: Lord wants distributors In Caitanya Caritamrta, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu before saying this statement also said that I am the only gardener. So many trees are full of fruits in this garden. How many fruits I alone can distribute? Distributors wanted! Lord Himself is saying, ‘I want distributors.’Come on, wake up,jiva Jagogauracanda bole and what to do? Fill the baskets with fruits and distributeKrsna, share Krsna. Share market is big business now a day. We share everything but Krsna. We keep sharing Maya in so many forms. Form, taste, smell, touch and sound, these are the objects of the senses. We have five senses, so there are objects of those senses. Various senses are mounted in the body. And then the world is full with the objects of the senses.Unfortunately, we keep distributing this. What to say. dhyäyatovisayänpumsah sangastesüpajäyate sangätsanjäyatekämah kämätkrodho 'bhijäyate Translation- While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises. [BG 2.62] The words, sound, cinema music and all that we have shared, that touch, cosmetics and all that to make that touch more pleasing. Cosmetic industry is biggest industry, you must have heard or read. So, sound, touch, form, taste and smell we keep distributing all this and when people use them, then what happens? Krsna says dhyäyatovisayänpumsahsangastesüpajäyate, you develop attachment. We will get attached to those objects and then will run towards mall or from home we will place orders. Home delivery from Amazon. During corona virus everything was locked down. Wine shops were closed, but many people were thinking how to survive without wine. Then government kept everything else closed but opened wine shops. Then so much rush and pushing started there. Everyone was saying, ahampurvam, ahampurvam, me first, I will be the first. So, this was a problem. So, the government had pity and then what arrangements were made? There will be home delivery. Wine will be delivered to your homes. So, dhyäyatovisayänpumsahsangastesüpajäyate, you develop attachment and then sangätsanjäyatekämah, only by this lust arises. Intensity of the lust increases and then kämätkrodho 'bhijäyate, then we become angry, and then krodhādbhavatisammohaḥ sammohātsmṛti-vibhramaḥ smṛti-bhraṁśād buddhi-nāśo buddhi-nāśātpraṇaśyati Translation- From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool. [BG 2.63] krodhādbhavatisammohaḥ, from anger comes delusion and sammohātsmṛti-vibhramaḥ, smṛti-bhraṁśād buddhi-nāśo, gradually we lose our intelligence and then buddhi-nāśātpraṇaśyati. praṇaśyati This is the path of destruction. Whole world is moving towards destruction. We want, Hare Krsna devotees want everyone to take U-turn and progress towards flourishment and not destruction. They are going towards hell. So, we have to give Lord to the people. Or have to give the words related to the Lord, this is the same thing. Senses have five objects. Soul also have senses, they are divine, transcendental senses. The soul has a form. It also has mind and intelligence and it is aham, ahamdasosmi. I am the servant of Lord Krsna. This is our real identity. Srila Prabhupada says, real ego and false ego. We really exist. And what is that existence? We are souls and (jīv) kṛṣṇa-dās, e biśwās, korle to' ārduḥkhonāi (kṛṣṇa) bolbejabe, pulakha'be jhorbeāńkhi, bolitāi Translation If you just understand that the spirit soul is the eternal servant of Krsna, you will never have any more sorrows. Chant Hare Krsna and your eyes will fill with tears and your body will feel transcendental shivering. Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!. [Verse 2 from song ‘Radha KrsnaBolBol’ by BhaktivinodaThakura] Bhakti Vinod Thakur says, if we will understand that jīvakṛṣṇa-dāsa, e biśwās, with this understanding what will happen? duḥkhonāi, we will be free from miseries. Sub-theme: So-called Brahmin- ‘I relish beef’ So, the Hare Krsna devotees, should relish Krsna consciousness. We have to relish Krsna. When I say relish, I remember, long time ago I was in Ahmedabad. I went to make life member to one gentle man. I called him gentle man but he was not. He introduced himself that he is from brahmin family. ‘I am born brahmin’, but do you know what he said next? He said ‘I relish beef’. He didn't say I eat, but he said I relish beef. Do you understand what is beef? If not then it’s better. You don’t have to know. So that Brahmin didn’t say, he eat beef, but he said, I relish beef. That was hellish thing. So, we should relish Krsna and Krsna is relishable. Krsna is sweet, madhuradhi pater akhilammadhuram. adharaḿ madhuraḿ vadanaḿ madhuraḿ nayanaḿ madhuraḿ hasitaḿ madhuraḿ hṛdayaḿ madhuraḿ gamanaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ Translation His lips are sweet, His face is sweet His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness! [Verse 1 from song ‘Sri Madhurastakam’ by Vallabhacarya] Everything related to Krsna is madhuram. Sub-theme: You read, you hear, and then share your experience So, we have to relish and CaitanyaMahaprabhu did the same. He became devotee and He performed two things. One is relish Krsna and second is distribution of Krsna. What we have experienced, that we have to give to others. This is my first-hand experience of Krsna. And then we can explain this with the help of scriptures. We Hare Krishna devotees should become bhajananandi, always engaged in Bhajan. And even in bhojan, if it is Krsna Prasad, then there is only bliss. When we say Bhajan, that means not only the songs of vaisnavas but italso includes the whole life style of the vaisnavas. This is not only worshiping deities. No, it is one part of Bhajan. We ask, ‘how is your Bhajan going on?’It includes everything. So, we have to become bhajananandi as well as gosthyanandi. We have to share in our own words whatever Krsna realization we have achieved. Prabhupada used to say, you read, you hear, and then share your experience in your own words. That is preaching. Your own realizations, and of course you can give reference of Gita Bhagavatam or sadhu sastra acaryas. So, CaitanyaMahaprabhu is magnanimous. namomahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāyate kṛṣṇāyakṛṣṇa-caitanya- nāmnegaura-tviṣenamaḥ Translation: “O most munificent incarnation! You are Kṛṣṇa Himself appearing as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and You are widely distributing pure love of Kṛṣṇa. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You. [CC Madhya 19.53] Sub-theme: Become bhuri-da janah tavakathämrtamtapta-jivanam kavibhiriditamkalmasäpaham sravana-mangalamsrimadätatam bhuvigrnanti ye bhüri-däjanäh Translation- The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages, eradicate one's sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power. Certainly, those who spread the message of Godhead are most munificent. [SB 10.31.9] Gopis said, those who distribute this kathamrta or Namamrta or prasad-amrta, how are they? bhüri-däjanäh they are very magnanimous. Such magnanimous we have to become. When we will develop Krsna consciousness then we will develop all these divine qualities. To be magnanimous is one quality. yasyästibhaktirbhagavatyakincanä- sarvairgunaistatrasamäsatesuräh harävabhaktasyakutomahad-gunä manorathenäsatidhävatobahih 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, Väsudeva. 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? [SB 5.18.12] When we will do bhakti, yasyästibhaktirbhagavatyakincanä, by becoming akincana, or niskincana, materially exhausted, then sarvairgunaistatrasamäsate surah, tatra, in that person all qualities of the demigods, you will become godly. You will not become God but you will become godly. So, to become kind, magnanimous is also one quality. jive dayänämerucivaisnavasevana ihachära dharma nähisunasanätana Translation “Hear, Sanätana! Kindness to all living beings, taste for the holy name, and service to Vaiñëavas—apart from these there is no other religion.” We have to increase nämeruci, taste for the holy name. And how to do that? That formula is given. One is, serve vaisnavas, do not do any vaisnavaaparadha. We become expert in vaisnavaaparadha. Serve vaisnavas and have jive daya, have compassion for the faithful living begins. Develop ruci, taste in Holy name and to develop taste in the name of the Lord means to develop taste in the Lord. Because Lord’s name is Lord Himself. jive dayänämerucivaisnavasevana. And this is the life of Hare Krsna devotees, life of welfare for others, para-upakara. paroparakaryaphalantivrikshah paropakarayavahantinadyah paropakarayaduhantigavah paropakarthamidamshareeram Translation Trees give fruits for the welfare of others, rivers flow for the welfare of others and cows give milk for the welfare of others, In the same way this body is also for the welfare of others. paroparakaryaphalantivrikshah. Do you have fruit trees here? Okay, there is guava and amalaki. So much merciful is this amalaki. Its importance is given in the scriptures. Lord says give Me- patrampuspamphalamtoyam yo me bhaktyäprayacchati tad ahambhakty-upahrtam asnämiprayatätmanah Translation- If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it. [BG 9.26] From where all this coming? From tree we get patrampuspamand phalam, and even toyam we get in some quantity from trees. So, what the trees do? paroparakaryaphalantivrikshah, for others benefit, not for their own self, they give fruits. paropakarayaduhantigavah Cows give milk for others. Does the cow drink her own milk? She gives it for others. paropakarayavahantinadyah, rivers flow to give water to others. And then paropakarthamidamshareeram, this human body is for the welfare of others. So, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu wants from us and Srila Prabhupada kept on repeating it, what is expectation from us by the Lord? We should do paropakara. Time is getting over. We have to move ahead. For the benefit of our own and for the welfare of the residents of Bhopal, for their achievement of Krsna Consciousness, those who have come in the contact of Krsna Consciousness, in the contact of Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in good number, tent full. Here tent is full. One time those who used to do house full cinema theatres, they are making ISKCON temples full. ISKCON temples are full, full and overflooded, and therefore here tent is full. Yesterday we were shown 8 Acre land which we are having here. This is one project and then Acyut Krsna Prabhu and I am sure you are also having land. There are Goshalas and lands and here will be projects, because this is full now. We need a bigger facility. Looks like there is a big demand. Krsna is in demand. What else the soul needs? Soul wants the Lord. People are coming to the senses. Sub-theme: Mercy of Corona Dukha me smaran sab kare, sukha me karena koi- everyone remembers Lord only in miseries, and not in happiness. That Bhopal tragedy happened here right? Those chemicals and thousands of people were burnt or killed. Like that,this Kaliyuga is making our lives difficult, more and more. This is good. This is having benefit. The purpose of this is, we should turn towards Lord. After the mercy, karuna of Corona virus, the world is changed. You have noticed it or not don't know. But wherever I am traveling, everywhere I am seeing visitors’ number, devotees’ number is increased by two three times. And young and old, youth also! Yesterday night, one Prabhuji was introducing me. He gave too much introduction. Little exaggeration was there. That happens. So, one time I was college student, who took admission in ISKCON and became Hare Krsna devotee. But see now, the world is changed. Corona virus has changed the world more. Thoughts, thinking of the people is changing. Then there is ISKCON temple or Kumbhamela or Jaya Sri Rama! When Rama Lalla came on 22ndJanuary, I was also there. That day and now also people are running towards Ayodhya, and now to every Dham, Holy place. Dham is asraya sthal, place of refuge, where we can live and take shelter, we are protected. This is the definition of the Holy places. People are running towards thedhama, tirtha. And Lord's devotees are also bhavad-vidhäbhägavatäs tirthi-bhütähsvayamprabho tirthi-kurvantitirthäni sväntah-stenagadä-bhrtä Translation- "Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Be-cause of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage." [SB 1.13.10] Devotees are tirthi-kurvantitirthäni, the places of pilgrimage. So, we have to take advantage. People are changing. They are coming towards Krsna. So, get ready. Not right now. Yes, all of you should get ready. Do something like this. So, when you will leave, depart, when you took birth, you were crying and everyone else was laughing, but we should work in such a way that when we will leave, we will laugh but all others will cry due to separation. Just as world is crying for Gopal Krsna Maharaj ki Jai! Bhakti Charu Maharaj moved forward and we are also in the line. Will you stay forever? Is there such plan? śeṣāḥsthāvaramicchanti… ahanyahanibhūtāni  gacchantīhayamālayam śeṣāḥsthāvaramicchanti kimāścaryamataḥ param Translation “Day after day countless living entities in this world go to the kingdom of death. Still, those who remain aspire for a permanent situation here. What could be more amazing than this?” [Mahābhārata, Vana-parva 313.116] Yudhistir Maharaj said, this is very astonishing. What is most wonderful? kimāścaryam? This was conversation between Yaksa and King Yudhisthir. What is most wonderful thing? Tajmahal! Wonder of the world! He didn’t say like this. He said ahanyahanibhūtānigacchantīhayamālayam, śeṣāḥsthāvaramicchantikimāścaryamataḥ param, is there anything more wonderful than this? We see that people are dying, family members and neighbors, ahanyahanibhūtāni, everyday gacchantīhayamālayam, and those who are left behind, the balance, what do they think? Sthāvaram, we are not going to die. We are not in that list. kimāścaryamataḥ param, what could be more amazing than this? Sub-theme: Prepare for ‘ante Narayana smrti’ Hari Hari! We also have to go. We should be preparing. Govind namaleke tab prana tana se nikale. Gopal Krishna Maharaj also, I was there with him in the hospital and ICU. I was not getting idea if Maharaj is still here or left to another word, so I started chanting loudly and one time I chanted loudly ‘Hare Krishna’ so that Gopal Krishna Maharaj may listen and give some response. Body was not moving. Only activity which I noticed that Maharaj whole heartedly said ‘Hare Krishna’. I couldn't hear the sound but definitely it was Hare Krishna. He opened his mouth wide open. Similarly, I witnessed SrilaPrabhupada's departure in 1977, in Prabhupada’s quarter. Many other devotees also were there. I noticed that while leaving body Prabhupada said ‘Hare Krishna’. and next time few days back same thing repeated. Gopal Krishna Maharaj also said ‘Hare Krishna’and after that he didn't say anything. After some time, the doctors declared that he is no more with us. So, everyone will die, but if we have to die then we should die like this, leave body like this. But this doesn’t happen all of a sudden. This needs life time practice and sadhana. Ante Narayana smrti! Ante Narayana smrti! King Pariksita was also told, what is the target? Ante Narayana smrti, Narayana should be remembered at the last moment. So, to remember Narayana ALSO at the last moment what need to do? Sravanamkirtanam and then there will be visnuhsmaranam. śrī-prahrādauvāca śravaṇaṁkīrtanaṁviṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁpāda-sevanam arcanaṁvandanaṁdāsyaṁ sakhyamātma-nivedanam itipuṁsārpitāviṣṇau bhaktiścennava-lakṣaṇā kriyetabhagavatyaddhā tan manye ’dhītamuttamam Translation: Prahlāda Mahārāja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Viṣṇu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one’s best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words) — these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Kṛṣṇa through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge. [ŚB 7.5.23-24] So, we have to prepare. There are two things. One is sadhana bhakti and other is its preaching, distribution. One this is to relish it and another is to distribute it. If we will do this then our life will be successful and others lives will also be successful with the achievement of Krsna. Hare Krsna Hare KrsnaKrsnaKrsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Hare Rama RamaRama Hare Hare!

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