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Date- 9th Jan 2024 Leader- HH Radheshyamananda Swami Maharaj Theme- Glories of the Holy Name gurave gauracandräya rädhikäyai tadälaye krsnaya krsna bhaktäya tad-bhaktäya namo namah Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. I beg for your mercy, so that I can speak something. Lord’s glories are unlimited. Ananta Sesa is glorifying the Lord from time immemorial with his innumerable mouths. He thinks that now I am near the end, just now I will be near the end, but end never comes. Ananta Sesa is glorifying Lord Ananta from ananta years from his ananta mouths, yet he has not reached at the bank, at the end. And no one can expect the end. The glories of Holy name are Ananta, unlimited. The scriptures glorify Lord’s Holy name in many ways. Padma Purana says, yad bhujjänah pibanstisthan svapanjägrad yadä sthitah akärsam päpamarthärtham käyena manasä girä mahatalpam ca yatpäpam duryoninarakävaham tatsarvam vilayam yätu väsudevasya kirtanät Translation- While speaking, drinking, standing, sleeping, waking up, and staying, I used my mind, speech and body for the sake of selfishness or wealth, which lead to bad habits and the one who reaches hell has committed a big or small sin, all that may be destroyed by chanting the name of Lord Vasudeva. [Papa prasamana stotra] So, here it is mentioned that people in the world endeavor to gain the wealth. There is no one who does not want wealth. And no one receives wealth without doing anything; everyone has to endeavor for it. But during this endeavor to gain wealth, they commit some wrong things. This is the rule of the world, because wealth is also not so easily achieved. Some do little mistake and some makes big mistakes. They can do anything to have wealth, because for them money is better than honey. So, yad bhujjänah pibansti, to gain wealth, käyena manasä girä, people use their mind, speech and body, akärsam päpamarthärtham, to gain the wealth, people commit sins with käyena manasä girä, with body, mind and words. They commit sins like while eating, drinking, standing, sleeping, waking up, and staying. mahatalpam ca yatpäpam, some commits mahat, big sins, and some who are intelligent, commit alpam, small sins. But everyone commits sins. Therefore it is said duryoninarakävaham, sometimes they have to go in lower yonies like insects, animals and birds and sometimes they even have to go to hell. But this present Kaliyuga is very-very important. This comes once in thousand Catur yugas. This Kaliyuga is very important, because in this Kaliyuga, a person who may have committed big sins, who is going to fail in hell or may get sinful birth, yet tatsarvam vilayam yätu, all those sins get destroyed. The benefit of this Kaliyuga is, if the person performs väsudevasya kirtanät, Lord Vasudeva's kirtan then he gets free from all kinds of sins. Hari Nama Sankirtan ki Jay! That's why while glorifying the Holy name, Bhakti Vinod Thakur says, näma binä kichu nähiko äro, caudda-bhuvana-mäjhe Meaning- There is nothing except the holy name within all the fourteen worlds. [From udilo aruna püraba-bhäge] Sub-theme: examples of the power of Holy name With the strength of Holy name a person can reach anywhere and attain anything. Prahlad Maharaj, his father was Hiranyakasipu. He gave him so much trouble. Again and again he was put in very painful situations. Anytime he could have died, but he was never perturbed. Why? Because he had the power of Holy name! Dhruva Maharaj, he achieved Dhruva loka on the strength of same Holy name. Placing his foot on the head of Kala, he proceeded to Dhruva loka. Then Hanuman, he was bewildered. Sita will be searched out but, for that who will cross the hundred Yojana Ocean? No one can cross it even by running then who can cross with one jump. But Jambavan said to Hanuman, ‘Hanuman, your birth is for God realization. What are you doing? Just take the name of the Lord and cross the ocean.’ And as soon as Hanuman took the Lord’s name, Jaya Sri Rama! He gained so much energy that with the Holy name he immediately took the jump. The mountain from where he took the jump went into Patal loka; so much power. And then he crossed the ocean in one jump. This is the strength of Holy name. We can see that in this Kaliyuga we have this powerful Holy name. In other millenniums, yugas there were many problems, but in this Kaliyuga the benefit of Holy name that we have was not there in other yugas. We know this benefit, but in other yugas they did not even know this benefit, and even if they knew, they were not accepting it. This was the problem. But in Kaliyuga people know and even accept it. Thousands of Kaliyugas have passed, but this Kaliyuga is very special. There are many more examples. Mira Bai, Ranaji sent poison for her. ‘Mira take this and drink it. This is caranamrta of the Lord.’ Mirabai was given halahal poison saying that this is carnamrta. Mirabai remembered the Lord ‘mere to Giridhar Gopal’ and drank the poison considering it caranamrta. And after drinking the poison she started to dance ecstatically. People were thinking Mira will die now, but her strength was increasing more and more. Everyone was astonished, what is happening? This is completely opposite. Mira should have died, but she is dancing with so much energy. They were very astonished. And one time they sent one black poisonous snake, cobra to kill Mira.  They said, ‘this is garland of your Giridhar, prasad from your Lord. Take it.’ Mira took it, considering Prasad of the Lord. But she saw that at the place of snake, Lord Himself is lying there. Where the snake has gone no one knows, but the Lord Himself was lying there. Mira touched it to her head. This is the power of Holy name. Sub-theme: Haridasa Thakur glorifying Holy name Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Haridasa Thakur, ‘Haridasa, those who are jangam, moving, the living entities who can walk and talk, they are intelligent and they can take benefit of this Holy name, but what will happen with the unmovable living entities? How they will be liberated? Haridasa said tumi ye kariyächa ei ucca sankirtana sthävara-jangamera sei hayata’ sravana Translation- You have loudly chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, and everyone, moving or not moving, has benefited by hearing it. [CC Antya 3.69] suniyä jangamera haya samsära-ksaya sthävare se sabda läge, pratidhvani haya Translation- My Lord, the moving entities who have heard Your loud sankirtana have already been delivered from bondage to the material world, and after the nonmoving living entities like trees hear it, there is an echo. [CC Antya 3.70] ’pratidhvani’ nahe, sei karaye ‘kirtana’ tomära krpära ei akathya kathana Translation- Actually, however, it is not an echo: it is the kirtana of the nonmoving living entities. All this, although inconceivable, is possible by Your mercy. [CC Antya 3.71] sakala jagate haya ucca sankirtana suniyä premävese näce sthävara-jangama Translation- When loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is performed all over the world by those who follow in Your footsteps, all living entities, moving and nonmoving, dance in ecstatic devotional love. [CC Antya 3.72] When Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Haridasa Thakur- prthivite bahu-jiva—sthävara-jangama ihä-sabära ki prakäre ha-ibe mocana? Translation- On this earth there are many living entities,” the Lord said, “some moving and some not moving. What will happen to the trees, plants, insects and other living entities? How will they be delivered from material bondage? [CC Antya 3.67] So, Haridasa Thakur remembering Mahaprabhu’s lotus feet said, tumi ye kariyächa ei ucca sankirtana, My Lord, You have loudly chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, sthävara-jangamera sei hayata’ sravana, and everyone, moving or not moving, has benefited by hearing it. Devotees perform ucca sankirtana, loud chanting on the roads, actually this is very wonderful. Prabhupada has said, this Hare Krishna Maha Mantra sound is transcendental sound, this is not ordinary sound. Wherever this sound will reach, it will purify that environment; will fill it with the love of Godhead. Only one name can give Krishna Prema. This benefit was not there in other yugas. So, Haridasa Thakur said, Prabhu, You performs loud sankirtana, sthavara jangama will listen it and will be benefited. Then he said suniyä jangamera haya samsära-ksaya, my Lord, the moving entities who have heard Your loud sankirtana have already been delivered from bondage to the material world. ‘That is alright, but how the sthavaras will be benefited? How will you deliver the hills?’ Once upon a time, these mountains used to fly. Brahmaji saw that creation was not increasing. Sometimes these mountains used to fly with their wings, and used to sit on trees or villages, destroying them. So, Indra got very angry. Brahmaji said, see this is a problem. So, Indra took his vajra and cut off the wings of all mountains. So these mountains remained at that very place where they were. So how they will be liberated? So it is said here, when Hare Krishna Kirtan will reach there, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, we can see that, when we do kirtan in valley or forest, we can hear echo, pratidhvani.  So they say that, this is not pratidhvani, ’pratidhvani’ nahe, sei karaye ‘kirtana’, Mahaprabhu, actually, it is not an echo. It is the kirtana of the nonmoving living entities. tomära krpära ei akathya kathana, All this, although inconceivable, is possible by Your mercy. There is no doubt they do kirtan by Your mercy. They also become blissful listening kirtan. So, sakala jagate haya ucca sankirtana, when devotees perform sankirtana all over the world, in every nagar and village, as Mahaprabhu said- pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma sarvatra pracāra haibe mora nāma Translation- In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard.” (Caitanya-bhāgavata, Antya 4.126) When devotees perform such Kirtan with love, suniyä premävese näce sthävara-jangama, hearing this all sthavara, moving living entities dance in ecstatic devotional love, and even the jangama, nonmoving living entities also become ecstatic. They feel quivering in their bodies. They start showering their fruits and flowers in bliss. This is the power of Holy name. And this is possible only in this Kaliyuga. Sub-theme: Specialty of present Kaliyuga What was happening in other Kaliyugas? For that it is said, in other Kaliyugas people were very unfortunate, but in this particular yuga, people are very fortunate. The religion of other Kaliyugas was also chanting of the Holy name. But in Caitanya Bhagavata it is said that – nä väkhäne ‘yuga-dharma’ krsnera kirtana dosa vinä guna käro nä kare kathana Translation- They never explained the religious principle for the age—chanting the holy names of the Lord. They only found faults with others; they never glorified anyone. [CB Adi 2.69] However religion of Kaliyuga is Harinama only. It was for other Kaliyugas also and for this Kaliyuga also. But what was the difference? It is clearly mentioned here that in other Kaliyugas what they were doing? nä väkhäne ‘yuga-dharma’ krsnera kirtana, they never explained the religious principle for the age—chanting the holy names of the Lord. No one was talking about it, then what to say about performing kirtan. It is said, dosa vinä guna käro nä kare kathana, they only found faults with others; they never glorified anyone. No one was seeing the good qualities of Harinama and nä kare kathana no one was glorifying the Holy name. No one was talking, nä väkhäne about the unlimited glories of Holy name, but every one was talking about faults. Therefore, yebä saba—virakta-tapasvi-abhimäni tän-sabära mukheha nähika hari-dvani Translation- All the so-called renunciates and ascetics never chanted the names of Hari. [CB Adi 2.70] All of those renunciates and ascetics were abhimäni, proud people.  They were full of ego. tän-sabära mukheha nähika hari-dvani, from their mouth not a word of Lord used to come. They never said Hari Hari, Krishna Krishna, Rama Rama. And ati-vata sukrti se snänera samaya ‘govinda’ ‘pundarikäksa’-näma uccäraya Translation- Only the most pious people would recite the names of Pundarikäksa and Govinda at the time of taking bath. [CB Adi 2.71] bhagyodayena bahujanma samarjitena satsangam ca labhate puruso yada vai ajnana hetukrta moha madandhakaranasam vidhaya hi tato dayate viveka Translation- When the fortunes of not one birth but of eternal births arise, then there is a desire to listen to satsanga stories and sermons of saints. This is the grace of Guru and Govinda. We get a chance to recite and listen to such words… [Saint Sri Raghavendra Dasa] Only one who was very pious, bhagyodayena bahujanma samarjitena, after many many births, who has become fortunate after performing many pious works for many lifetimes, they sometimes chant the Holy name while taking bath. ‘govinda’ ‘pundarikäksa’-näma uccäraya, sometimes they would recite the names Pundarikäksa and Govinda at the time of taking bath. It is said that balileo keha nähi laya krsna-näma! niravadhi vidyä-kula karena vyäkhyäna Translation- People will not chant the names of Krsna even if they are instructed! Rather, they constantly glorify their education and good birth. [CB Adi 2.75] Sometimes some devotee would instruct them about the Holy name. balileo keha, sometimes someone would chat Lord’s name, because in Kaliyuga there are the blessings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu or Krishna Himself comes to this world but He does not appear in every Kaliyuga. Therefore Lord is called as Triyugi Narayana, who appears in three yugas. In Kaliyuga Lord sends His devotees and His name. Actually He sends His name in every yuga. But sometimes Lord’s personal associate, Mahabhagavata like Prabhupada would come. He would instruct the people, balileo keha nähi laya krsna-näma, chant Krishna nama, but no one would chant. People used to criticize them, hate them. niravadhi vidyä-kula karena vyäkhyäna, and such people rather constantly glorify their education and good birth. They were Pandit, scholar, very intelligent, but they never used to talk about Lord’s Holy name. ananta vaikuntha mukunda krsna govinda dämodara mädhaveti vaktum samartho 'pi na vakti kascid aho janänäm vyasanäbhimukhyam Translation- ….. O Ananta, Vaikuntha, Mukunda, Krsna, Govinda, Dämodara, Mädhava! Although all people can address You, still they remain silent. Just see how eager they are for their own peril! [Mukunda Mala Stotra 29] It is said, oh ho so much misfortune this is. aho janänäm vyasanäbhimukhyam, such people are busy in useless talks, vyasanä, vaktum samartho 'pi na vakti kascid, they would talk very intelligently, but problem was ananta vaikuntha mukunda krsna govinda dämodara mädhaveti, no one was taking the name of the Lord. This is the talk of other Kaliyuga. Other than this Kaliyuga, all other Kaliyugas had such situation. People were intelligent, but problem was, they were wasting time in other talks but no one was chanting Lord’s name. But this Kaliyuga is- krtädisu prajä räjan kaläv icchanti sambhavam kalau khalu bhavisyanti näräyana-paräyanäh kvacit kvacin mahä-räja dravidesu ca bhürisah Translation- My dear King, the inhabitants of Satya-yuga and other ages eagerly desire to take birth in this age of Kali, since in this age there will be many devotees of the Supreme Lord, Näräyana. [SB 11.5.38] We are so fortunate. This is golden yuga. Why? Because krtädisu prajä räjan kaläv icchanti sambhavam, Sukadeva Gosvami says, the inhabitants of Satya-yuga and other ages eagerly desire to take birth in this age of Kali. Don’t they want to go in other Kaliyugas? No, they want to get away from this material world as early as possible, because once Kaliyuga will start, then it will be very difficult situation. So we are very fortunate. We were unfortunate, but in this Kaliyuga all of us have become fortunate. Because kalau khalu bhavisyanti näräyana-paräyanäh, no doubt, in this present Kaliyuga most of the people will be Narayana parayanah, they will do kirtan and sravan of Lord’s Holy name. They will chant loudly Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. This is the effect of present Kali yuga. Therefore it is said that kalim sabhäjayanty äryä guna jnäh sära-bhäginah yatra sankirtanenaiva sarva-svärtho 'bhilabhyate Translation- Those who are actually advanced in knowledge are able to appreciate the essential value of this age of Kali. Such enlightened persons worship Kali-yuga because in this fallen age all perfection of life can easily be achieved by the performance of sankirtana. [SB 11.5.36] What is in this Kaliyuga? kalim sabhäjayanty äryä guna jnäh sära-bhäginah, what is the essence of this kaliyuga? In other Kaliyuga, when a person with very difficulty, was endeavoring little bit to chant the Holy name, in that without devotee association this chanting of Harinama was not giving result. People were not aware of Prema, so they would reach only up to dharma, artha, kama and moksha. Moksha was everything. Now a day people preach and glorify for mukti, which was topmost level in other yugas. And to get mahat-sanga was necessary, but in this present Kali yuga even without mahat-sanga, because in this Kaliyuga, Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself is residing in Harinama. kali-käle näma-rüpe krsna-avatära näma haite haya sarva-jagat-nistära Translation- In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna mahä-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Krsna. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered. [CC Adi 17.22] So Lord Himself is residing in the Holy name and therefore if one is not receiving the mahat-sanga, but he does chant Hare Krishna mantra, he can be liberated, can go directly to the Lord’s abode. This is benefit of present Kaliyuga. In other Kaliyugas they could go only up to Mukti, but in this Kaliyuga to go to Vaikunta and Goloka is like going to Mumbai and Delhi. Now so many people are coming to Vrindavan. Earlier, who knew about Vrindavan. No one! When I came here in 90’s, I used to see there was one tea shop here and it also used to close down at 4 o'clock. The road used to become very quiet, even cats and dogs would not roam there at that time. At 5 o'clock all traffic used to be closed. People were afraid that no one should rob them. Sometimes we used to go to temple at that time. Temple pujari was teaching us Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu. And sometimes on Sundays he used to take us for darshan in the temple. We had to book the cycle riksa, ‘brother, please come at this time’. Then only he would come. Now there is so much traffic, it is getting difficult to cross the road. All this is the mercy of Mahaprabhu. People are awakening, inspired. So, we can see that this is only in the present Kaliyuga and not in other yugas. Lord Ramachandra in Treta yuga took everyone back to Godhead. In Dwapar yuga, Lord Krishna delivered all fourteen planetary systems. Similarly, Caitanya Mahaprabhu has liberated universe in this present Kaliyuga, even sthavar and jangamas are liberated, just as Lord Ramachandra liberated even the insects and creepers. We also hear many pastimes like Gokarna, Lord Krishna took everyone back to Goloka. In Dwapara yuga, demigods and Lord’s eternal associates came along with Lord Krishna. And there were those devotees who perfected themselves by sadhana and bhajan. Such three types of devotees received Lord’s association. So those who came with the Lord, were placed in Dwaraka by the Lord. And then He sent them back by making them fight with each other. And Lord sent other devotees back to Godhead by performing His pastimes. Someone was sent to Vrindavan and someone to Vaikuntha. Here also we see that, Caitanya Mahaprabhu has liberated all sthavara, jangama, moving and non moving entities. Listening Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s kirtan people were becoming mad in Krishna prema. One person who would have listened Mahaprabhu’s kirtan would tell others, and like this Holy name was spreading just like the virus. As corona virus was spreading from one person to another, this Krishna prema was spreading and like this Mahaprabhu liberated everyone. We are very fortunate to be in this Kaliyuga. And it is said that in this Kaliyuga vaktum samartho 'pi na vakti kascid, they were samartho, capable to chant Lord’s name, but in other Kaliyugas no one was taking Lord’s name. Therefore it is said that Navadha Bhakti is complete when we chant Lord’s Holy name. When we chant Lord’s name, we get the ultimate benefit of Navadha Bhakti. If we will remove Lord’s name from Navadha Bhakti then it is without the soul. Every sadhana gives result only when there is Nama kirtan in that. Naradaji has said, Lord’s name itself is the Katha of the Lord. Only it can bring changes in the world. If there is no Holy name, then that place is the residence for the crows. Swans never reside at such places. So, if there is deity worship and kirtan is not going on, then that deity worship does not give full benefit. If there is katha without talks of Lord and devotees then that katha is useless. Just as if the poisonous teeth of a snake are removed then that snake is nothing more than a toy, similarly when there is no Harinama or talks about the Lord, then it is just time pass. Therefore it is said, in every sadhana the most powerful sadhana is Lord’s Holy name. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare! koṭi aśvamedha eka kṛṣṇa nāma sama yeikahe, se pāṣaṇḍī, daṇḍe tāre yama Translation- One who says that ten million aśvamedha sacrifices are equal to the chanting of the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa is undoubtedly an atheist. He is sure to be punished by Yamarāja.[CC Adi3.79] Therefore if it is said that millions of asvamedha sacrifices are equal to one Holy name, koṭi aśvamedha eka kṛṣṇa nāma sama, then, yeikahe, se pāṣaṇḍī, daṇḍe tāre yama, he is speaking complete lie. Even ten million aśvamedha sacrifices can not be equal to one Holy name. yeikahe, se pāṣaṇḍī, one who speaks like that is number one pāṣaṇḍī, an atheist and daṇḍe tāre yama, and he is sure to be punished by Yamarāja. So this is the effect of one Holy name. It is also said that- go-koṭi-dānaṁ grahaṇe khagasya prayāga-gaṅgodaka-kalpa-vāsaḥ yajñāyutaṁ meru-suvarṇa-dānaṁ govinda-kīrter na samaṁ śatāṁśaiḥ Translation- Even if one distributes ten million cows in charity during an eclipse of the sun, lives at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā for millions of years, or gives a mountain of gold in sacrifice to the brāhmaṇas, he does not earn one hundredth part of the merit derived from chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.[Skanda Purāṇa] So, just think about this. How powerful is Lord’s name! Shame on us as we are not able to develop such taste for it! Sub-theme: benefit of chanting Hare Krishna only once I will end with one story, how one name can give liberation. There were two brothers. Elder brother was atheist and younger brother was devotee. So one day this younger brother said to his spiritual master, ‘Guruji, please tell my brother something so that he will also chant.’ Guruji said, ‘I can tell him only when he will come to me.’ Because whenever there would be katha-kirtan, he would never come to home. Instead he would go to watch movie or to hotel. So, the younger brother said, ‘Guruji, I will do one thing. I will call you when he is at home. You please come quickly.’ Guruji said, ‘ok, I will come. No problem.’ So, one day he saw that brother is at home. He called Guruji and Guruji quickly came there. Elder brother saw him and thought, today there is no katha-kirtan, then why he came now? And what he did? He ran in one room and locked it from inside. Gururji locked it from outside. You sit inside, I will sit outside. No problem. So for ten fifteen minutes Guruji did not say anything, so he thought he must have gone. He opened the lock from inside, but the door was locked from outside. So he said, ‘who has locked the door from outside?’ Guruji said, ‘I did.’ ‘Oh, you are still here?’ ‘I did not come to go.’ ‘Why have you come for?’ ‘I am here to give you Lord’s Holy name. Chant one time Hare Krishna.’ He said,’ No I will not say.’ ‘You have to say Hare Krishana.’ ‘No I will never say.’ ‘What you will never you?’ ‘I will never say Hare Krishna.’ ‘Ha, only this I wanted. Anyhow you said Hare Krishna. But remember one thing.’ I am telling true story. HH Radha Govinda Maharaj has once told this story. So Guruji said, ‘see, you do not have any pious credit. Yamadutas will pull you to Yamapuri. When Yamaraja will ask you, if you want to enjoy result of pious work first or result of sinful work first? That time you tell him, you want to enjoy result of pious work. Never say yes for results of sins. Once you will go to hell, your situation will be very horrible. But then ask Yamarajaji, what is my pious work? Rest I will take care of. You do not worry.’ So when he died, Yamadutas pulled him to Yamaloka. Citragupta checked his file. File was full of sins. Yamaraja also became vey angry, in which hell this sinful man should be thrown. But at one place it was written, ‘I will never say.’ ‘What you will never say?’ ‘I will never say Hare Krishna.’ Then what, file was closed. Yamaraja asked, ‘you want to enjoy result of pious work or sinful work?’ he said, ‘I will enjoy result of my pious work. But tell me, what is my pious act?’ ‘You have once said Hare Krishna.’ ‘Okay, but what is the result of that?’ So, Yamaraja said, ‘I do not know what the result of it is.’ ‘Then how will you give the result? Who will tell?’ ‘Let’s go to Devaraja, Indra. He is intelligent. There are Brhaspati and others as well. He gets devotee association. So let’s go there.’ ‘Ok, let’s go, but I will not walk.’ ‘Then how will you go?’ ‘I will go in palanquin.’ Yamaraja thought, these souls from earth are very dangerous. After death he is giving so much trouble, what he must be doing when he was alive.’ Yamaraja had no choice; he had to give him result. He placed him in palanquin. Devaraja saw, ‘looks like this is VIP’. He also got ready to welcome him with garlands. He said, ‘please welcome. Is this VIP?’ Yamaraja said, ‘No, he is number one third class rascal. What to say, somehow he said Hare Krishna and now he is asking what result I will get from that? You must be knowing what result I should give him.’ Devaraja said, ‘I have never done bhajan-kirtan. I have done hundred yajnas, and enjoying result of that only. So I do not know.’ ‘Then who will tell?’ ‘Go to Brahmaji. I will also come. If there is similar case again then I should know what to say.’ So they told to that jivatma, ‘let’s go to Satyaloka.’ He said, ‘ok, let’s go. I am in the palanquin. Lift it up and take me there.’ Now at one side Yamaraja and at another side Devaraja was lifting the palanquin. These two rajas took him to Satyaloka. Brahmaji saw and was astonished. ‘First time I am seeing this.’ so he asked the reason for coming. They repeated the story. I have read Vedas three times and understood scriptures very well, but I do not know the benefit of one Holy name.’ ‘Who will tell?’ ‘Sivaji always chants Lord’s name. Pancamukhe sivaji bole rama rama hare hare! He must be knowing this. So, let’s go to Kailasha.’ So, three of them lifted him in palanquin and went to Kailasha. Sivaji loves devotees. He started dancing. Yamaraja stopped him, ‘this is not the time to dance. This is very serious case.’ ‘What happened?’ ‘He said Hare Krishna once, now we want to know the benefit of chanting one Holy name. You must be knowing it, as you always chant Lord’s name.’ ‘I do chant Lord’s name, but never such give and take talks came in.’ ‘So who will tell?’ ‘Do one thing. Without going here and there, go directly to the Lord. Ask Him. I will also come.’ Now these four devatas said, ‘jivatma lets go.’ ‘Yes yes, let’s go. I am still in the palanquin. You lift it and take me there.’ So, Brahma and Sivaji lifted from front side and Yamaraja and Devaraja lifted from back. They reached Vaikuntha. Laksmi was very happy, started to dance. ‘Swami, he must have done so many charities, pious works and must have done katha-kirtan.’ Lord also said, ‘yes whole day he was doing japa kirtan. So much charity he was giving. He used to distribute blindly.’ ‘Swami, I will take this soul on my lap.’ Lord said, ‘where else he can sit?’ Laksmi immediately took this soul on her lap. Yamaraja, Devaraja, Brahma and Sivaji, all of them were watching, to get one dust particle of Laksmi, we spend whole life. See this soul. He chanted only one time Hare Krishna and now he received the lap of Laksmi. Then the Lord asked, ‘how all of you came here?’ They said, ‘Prabhu, there is a big problem. This soul chanted Hare Krishna one time and now asking what benefit he should get.’ Lord said, ‘you are demigods and you do not know the result? Only this is the result.’ ‘Prabhu, we did not understand.’ ‘You did not understand? When you was entering from the gate, was there anything written?’ ‘Yes there was.’ ‘What was written?’ They said- yad gatvānanivartante tad dhāmaparamaṁ mama. Those who reach to My abode, do not go back. na tad bhāsayatesūryo naśaśāṅkonapāvakaḥ yad gatvānanivartante tad dhāmaparamaṁ mama Translation- That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world. [BG 15.6] ‘That’s it. He has reached here.’ Then everyone was shocked. Lord said, ‘take back this palanquin, in case you will need to bring someone else.’  This is the glory of Lord’s Holy name. All of you are very fortunate. You are taking interest in Harinama and every day you are listening Harinama from the lotus mouth of Guru Maharaja. When this Harinama comes out of pure devotees, its effect increases millions of time. So, you are very fortunate. You are listening glories of Harinama from the lotus mouth of Guru Maharaja as well as senior devotees. Take benefit of it and drown others also in this mercy. This is Mahaprabhu’s mission. This parampara is based on that. Mahaprabhu has directly announced- yäre dekha, täre kaha ‘krsna’-upadesa ämära äjnäya guru hanä tära’ ei desa Translation- ‘Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krsna as they are given in the Bhagavad-gitä and Srimad-Bhägavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land.’ [CC Madhya 7.128] You are already gurus. Now engage in preaching. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!      

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