NITyaananda Gauraanga Hare Krishna NAAma BhaktI Yoga
By Spiritual Master
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His Holiness Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada ()
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Nityaananda;
Gauraanga;
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Ram Hare Ram Ram Ram Hare Hare
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5. Frage: “Warum hat Prabhupada nicht persönlich, direkt und offen den Gottgeweihten gesagt, sie sollen das Gaura Gopala Mantraraja chanten?”
Antwort von BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
Die einfache Antwort ist, dass Srila Prabhupada gesagt hat, dass alles was er lehren wollte, in seinen Büchern steht. Manchmal wendet ein Acharya, als ein unabhängiger Gottgeweihter, nicht alle Anweisungen aus seinen Büchern selbst direkt an. Aber alle seine Instruktionen sind absolut und können universell angewendet werden. Wenn ein Schüler von Srila Prabhupada die obengenannte Anweisung zum Chanten vom Gauranga-Mantra zusammen mit dem Hare Krischna Mahamantra als sein Leben und seine Seele annimmt, und sie zum Nutzen aller vergehensvollen bedingten Seelen des Kalizeitalters praktisch ausführen will, ist es direkter Dienst zu Srila Prabhupada.
Die bedingten Seelen, welche einen schier aussichtslosen Kampf gegen Maya mit den furchtbaren zehn Vergehen beim Chanten der heiligen Namen von Krischna führen, haben so gut wie keine Chance auf Erfolg, ausser sie nehmen oft und regelmässig Zuflucht bei den heiligen Namen von Nityananda und Gauranga, oder sie chanten mindestens 64 Runden Hare Krischna Mahamantra. Die zweite Möglichkeit ist für alle Menschen in diesem Zeitalter mangels Interesse und Zeit sehr schwierig.
6. Frage: “Warum sollten Hare Krischna Chanter den Chantern vom Gauranga Mantra gleichermassen Respekt erweisen, und sie in keiner Weise beleidigen?”
Antwort von BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
Gemäss dem obengenannten Zitat von Srila Prabhupada aus dem Caitanya Caritamrita, sollten Nachfolger von Srila Prabhupada, welche dieses verstanden haben, den Gottgeweihten, welche das Gauranga Mantraraja zusammen mit den Hare Krischna Mahamantra chanten, gleichermassen Respekt zollen. Es ist ganz klar, dass jemand auf der selben Stufe auch gleichermassen respektiert, und nicht kritisiert oder abgewiesen werden sollte. Zusätzlich zum Nityananda Gauranga Mantra chanten diese ja auch gemäss den Anweisungen aller Acharyas das Hare Krischna Mahamantra, uns so gibt es absolut keinen Grund für irgendjemanden in der Schöpfung, auf sie herabzublicken.
Srila Prabhupada hat jedermann respektiert, der einen anerkannten Namen von Gott chantet, ungeachtet der äusserlichen Gruppierung oder Religion dieser Person, so ganz zu schweigen von der Persönlichkeit, welche 'Gauranga' chantet, den höchst barmherzigen und vergehensfreien heiligen Namen des Herrn, zusammen mit dem Hare Krischna Mahamantra. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura schreibt: “Unverfälschtes und nicht sektiererisches Vaishnavatum ist die naturgemässe Religion. Mit anderen Worten ist es die ewige Aufgabe der Seele.”
Yes, one can fast from grain-food on Dvadashi and break the fast on Trayodashi in the case that one has genuinely forgotten to observe the Ekadashi fast according to Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. This fast may not be fully equal to the original fast on Ekadashi, as the holy tithi of Ekadashi cannot be replaced by anything else but at least one can minimize the negative results and sins of eating grain food on Ekadashi by doing so.
Gurudev wrote : According to the category of deva one worships the result will come either quickly or after a long time, and the result will either be temporary or permanent. If you aim at a low entity, for example a ghost, the result will be quick, but it will be of minimal value. Whereas if your upasana is to a higher divinity, the result will be much more permanent and significant, but will take much more time to accomplish.
Dear Gurudev here it says that worship of Lord Nitaai Gaura Krishna will take the highest time since they are the highest. However I thought that Lord Nitaai though highest is still very easily pleased, may be even faster than the demigods as He is always waiting for an opportunity to give Prema Bhakti. After reading the above statement I feel that I might have been wrong in my understanding. I request you to kindly guide me with the same.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All glories to Srilla Prabhupada!
If devotee by mistake broke Ekadashi fast could she or he fast on Dvadashi and break his fast on Trayodasi? Will such fast be equal as fasting on Ekadashi?
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna
Thank you so much, Your servant, Ishana Thakura das
The deity of Panduranga Vitthala in Pandharpur is worshipped with Gauranga's Name and Mantra
Dear devotees,
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My humble pranams!
I am so excited to announce a remarkable discovery that has never been published before...behold!
From Jaiva Dharma ..... babaji: gauranga-nama mantre gaurapuja karileo yaha haya, krsna- nama-mantre krsna-puja karileo tahai haya. krsna-mantre gaurapuja va gaura-mantre krsnapuja-sakalai eka. ihate je bheda- buddhi kare, se nitanta anabhijna ou kalira dasa.
Babaji: As one worships Lord Krsna by chanting the name and mantra of Lord Krsna, so one should worship Lord Gaura by chanting the name and mantra of Gauranga. One may worship Lord Gaura by chanting Krsna-mantras, or for that matter one may worship Lord Krsna by chanting Gaura-mantras. They are all the same. Anyone who thinks Lord Krsna and Lord Gaura are different is a fool. He is a servant of Kali-yuga.
This is a Practical fact that is actually being done both ways in no place less than .... Pandharpur! Bhaktivinoda Thakur's writings are extremely deep and much of the actual purport cannot actually be understood by our faculties. It has to be seen to be understood.
I know this because my uncle is a devotee and worships the Vitthala Deity at his home everyday. He was the one who revealed this information. The deity of Panduranga Vitthala in Pandharpur (...which by the way is very dear to Lord Nityananda... ) is worshipped with these 108 names. All devotees of Lord Panduranga Vittala worship his deity with his set of 108 names. These names contain all elements from the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya, including Radha-Krishna and Gauranga Tattva.
Sri Panduranga Astottara Shata Naamavali
Composed by Mahipati Maharaja, a very respected devotee in the Tukarama Sampradaya and disciple of Tukarama Maharaja.
Please observe names 95, 96, 97, 104, and 105. #96 is the Gaura Gopala Mantra Himself!!!! No need to explain further, you please see it with your own eyes!
1) Om Paanduranga Parabrahmane Namah 2) Om Vaasudevaaya Namah 3) Om Vaikunta Nilayaaya Namah 4) Om Maha Yogapitasthithaaya Namah 5) Om Pundarika Varadaaya Namah 6) Om Samastha Deva-Munigana Sevitaaya Namah 7) Om Aanandakandaaya Namah 8) Om Vaikunta Pathaye Namah 9) Om Bhima Nadi Thata Pitasthithaayai Namah 10) Om Brahma Murtaye Namah 11) Om Peetha Vaasase Namah 12) Om Nila Meghadyutaye Namah 13) Om Ramaa Mandiraaya Namah 14) Om Sundaraaya Namah 15) Om Sat Prakashaaya Namah 16) Om Ishtika Nilayaaya Namah 17) Om Isthikaarudaaya Namah 18) Om Bhavaabdhi Taarakaaya Namah 19) Om Nidambakrutha Hastatvaaya Namah 20) Om Padmanaabhaaya Namah 21) Om Brahma Janakaaya Namah 22) Om Kaustubha Alankaaraaya Namah 23) Om Shriya Jooshtaaya Namah 24) Om Shrinivaasaaya Namah 25) Om Shivaaya Namah 26) Om Shaantaaya Namah 27) Om Ityaaya Namah 28) Om Varadaaya Namah 29) Om Lokapaalakaaya Namah 30) Om Parabrahmane Namah 31) Om Sharat Chandra Bimbaananaaya Namah 32) Om Kundala Alankrutaaya Namah 33) Om Brahmaadaraaya Namah 34) Om Kancha Netraaya Namah 35) Om Karai Rarchitaaya Namah 36) Om Chaaruhaasaaya Namah 37) Om Vibhave Namah 38) Om Venu Naatha Vinodine Namah 39) Om Gopavesha Dhrutaaya Namah 40) Om Gopaalaaya Namah 41) Om Lilaa Manusha Veshaaya Namah 42) Om Vrindaavana Vihaaraaya Namah 43) Om Chaaruhaasaya Namah 44) Om Ajaaya Namah 45) Om Rukmini Praana Naayakaaya Namah 46) Om Kaivalya Padaye Namah 47) Om Prasannaya Namah 48) Om Prapannaarthi Haraaya Namah 49) Om Bhaava Nilayaaya Namah 50) Om Shridharaaya Namah 51) Om Shri Nivaasaya Namah 52) Om Shrikaraaya Namah 53) Om Shriyaalingitaaya Namah 54) Om Shriyah Pataye Namah 55) Om Chandrabhaagaa Vihaaraaya Namah 56) Om Gopaalaaya Namah 57) Om Nala Ghana Shyaamaaya Namah 58) Om Bhagnatah Parivrutaaya Namah 59) Om Bhaagavatha Priyaaya Namah 60) Om Peetha Kousheya Vasanaaya Namah 61) Om Saananda Sundaraaya Namah 62) Om Raadheshaaya Namah 63) Om Raadhikaa Praana Vallabhaaya Namah 64) Om Vallavee Sutaaya Namah 65) Om Naamakosha Priyaaya Namah 66) Om Shuddhaaya Namah 67) Om Sri Krushnaaya Namah 68) Om Raadha Anugaaya Namah 69) Om Raadhikeshtaaya Namah 70) Om Raadhabahruda Maanasaaya Namah 71) Om Raadhaa Dhaaraaya Namah 72) Om Bhavaadhaaraaya Namah 73) Om Sarvaadhaaraaya Namah 74) Om Ranga Raajaaya Namah 75) Om Ranga Naathaya Namah 76) Om Raadhaa Saha Charaaya Namah 77) Om Raadhaa Kancha Paripaalaya Namah 78) Om Dhyaana Gamyaaya Namah 79) Om Bhagavate Namah 80) Om Vasantaaya Namah 81) Om Hruda Ranjanaaya Namah 82) Om Sanaatanaaya Namah 83) Om Nirgunaaya Namah 84) Om Nirlobhaaya Namah 85) Om Paramaatmane Namah 86) Om Nireehaaya Namah 87) Om Sarva Beejaaya Namah 88) Om Sarva Partre Namah 89) Om Sahamaanaaya Namah 90) Om Naanaavataara Krute Namah 91) Om Veda Kaaranaaya Namah 92) Om Veda Vedyaaya Namah 93) Om Veda Beejaaya Namah 94) Om Trailokya Mohanaaya Namah 95) Om Gaura Varnaaya Namah ..... IMP 96) Om Gauraangaaya Namah ..... IMP 97) Om Krupaa Purnaaya Namah .... IMP 98) Om Vanamaaline Namah 99) Om Krida Ujjvalaaya Namah 100) Om Bhagavata Aaradhyaaya Namah 101) Om Bhakti Kalpaaya Namah 102) Om Bhakta Vatsalaaya Namah 103) Om Krupa Payodhaye Namah 104) Om Kali Prapanchanaaya Namah .... IMP 105) Om Kali Dosha Haraaya Namah ....IMP 106) Om Nanda Utsavaaya Namah 107) Om Paandurangaaya Namah 108) Om Shri Rukmini Rukmaayi Sameta Paandurangaaya Namah
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2.Shrila Prabhupadova instrukcija da pevamo Nityananda Gauranga
3.Shrila Prabhupadov Smisao u Chaitanya Charitamriti u vezi mantranja Gauranga
4.Shrila Haridas Thakura u Hari-naam-chintamani-ju objašnjava metod kako da prekinemo sa činjenjem 10 uvreda
5.Shrila Prabhupada podučava da mantramo Nityananda Gauranga u Svojim pismoma bhaktama i komentarima na različite spise
6.Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupadovsmisao u Chaitanya Charitamriti i Chaitanya Bhagvati koji naglašava potrebu za mantranjem Nityananda Gauranga da bi se uništilo 10 uvreda
7.Slave pevanja Nityananda Gauranga, Shrila Narada Muni & druge acharye
8.Vrhovna naredba Svevišnjeg Gospodina Nityanande da pevamo Gauranga
9. Predskazanje Svevišnje Božanske Ličnosti Gospodina Gaurange o širenju vrhunskog Nitai-Gaura-naama.
II.Vrhovne Slave Nityanande i Gaurange
1.Shrila Shivananda Sena mantra na Japi Gaura-Gopala-Mantra sastavljenu od 4 sloga
2.Chaitanya Mangala:Gospodin Gauranga se obožava na Goloki od strane Svojih pratioca pevanjem Gauranga Mantraraja
3. Direktna naredba Sevišnjeg Gospodina Adi-Gurua Shri Nityananda Balarama da uvek pevamo Gauranga mantru
28.Svi stanovnici Navadvipa neprestano pevaju Imena Nityananda and Gauranga
29. Sektarijanizam u duhovnom životu
30. Da li se GospodinGauranga treba obožavati kao Bog pošto se pojavio u raspoloženju bhakte?
31. Pravi Vaishnava postaje veoma srećan kada vidi da druge Vaishnave šire Sveta Imena širom sveta
III. Pitanja u vezi mantranja NG
1.Da li je Srilla Prabhupada ikada preporučio takvu praksu 2.Da li je bilo koji acarya u našem nasleđu mantrao krugove Gauranga i/ili Nityananda Mantre?
1.Vayu Purana 2. Ananta-Samhita Atharva Vede 3. Shri Chaitanya-Charitamrita 4.Slave Nityananda Prabhua 5. Nityananda je spasilac najpalijih 6 Nityananda je vrhovni propovednik 7. Nityananda je lud za služenjem Shri Caitanye 8. Oni koji nemaju vere da su Gaura i Nitai nerazdvojivi su vređaoci i ateisti
VII.16 Razlozi za mantranje Nityananda
VIII.Nityananda Gauranga Naam Chintamani
IX.Shri Sarvabhauma Shataka citati
X.Gauranga Naam Pesme 1. Pesma o Gauranginom Imenu 2. Labudova Gauranga Pesma 3.Gaura Namaiva Kevalam
XI. Najvažnija NG Pitanja
1.Da li su Nityananda Gauranga u skladu sa Hare Krishna? 2.Prabhupada o Imenima Nityananda Gauranga 3.Prestati mantrati Gauranga 4.Radha Govinda u Gauranga Mantri 5.Ko je uspostavio Gaura Mantru? 6.Razgovor o Nityananda Gauranga Imenima 7.Da li je Gauranga nezadovoljan? 8.Mantrati Nityananda Gauranga veoma redovno? 9.Gauranga = Radha+Krishna 10.Guru može odabratiMantru 11.Nitai neprekidno peva Gauranga 12.Advaita dsje Gauranga Mantra Dikshu 13.Tri Božanska Naređenja 14.Dani ili Milenijumi? 15.Sličnosti & Razlike? 16.Osnovno Ime Boga? 17.Da li se Nityananda Gauranga trebaju obožavati kao Bog? 18.Predskazanja u vezi Gaurange? 19.Sumnje u vezi Puri Dhama 20.Čitanje knjiga prethodnih Acharya 20.Pisanje Knjiga & Distribucija 21.Sektarijanizam u duhovnom životu 22.Ko je pravi vaišnava? 23.Reinicijacija & Druge Polise 24.Guru i Menadžment 25.Mahadiksha stvari koje treba znati
XII. Njihova Gospodstva Nityananda Gauranga u Vedama
1.Shrutiji o Nityananda Gauranga -Atharva Veda -Gopala-tapani Upanishad - Krishnopanishadi -Mundakopanishadi -Sama-veda -Svetasvataropanishadi -Chandogyopanishadi -Svetasvataropanishadi -Shri Chaitanya Upanishad
7. Smritiji o prasadamu Gospodina Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhua
XIII.Srutis i Smritiji o Hare Krishna maha-mantri propovedano od strane Gospodina Gaurange
XIV.Smritiji o Gospodinu Nityananda Prabhu-u
XV.Smritis o Gospodinu Advaita Prabhu-u
XVI.Slave Gospodina Chaitanye
1. Nesreća onih koji ne uzimaju utočište 2. Nuđenje cvećaGospodinu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu-u 3.Slave pevanja Imena Gospodina Chaitanya Mahaprabhua 4.Videći Gospodina Chaitanya Mahaprabhua 5.Sećanje na Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhua 6. Elementi četiri glavne sampradaye prihvaćene od Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhua
XVII. Pratioci Gospodina Nityanande i Gospodina Gaurange u zabavama Gospodina Krsne
XVIII.Gospodstva Nityananda Gauranga u svakom domu
XIX. Parafernalija vredna obožavanja još uvek prisutna od vremena Zabava Gospodina Nityanande i Gospodina Gaurange
XX.Lotosovi dlanovi i stopala Gospodina Nityanande i Gaurange
I am posting this quite famous among russian devotees video... Its a nice song of a karmi about a Hare Krishna neighbour. I will try to post translation of song later Today evening hopefully!
Have a very beautiful day everyone! Let Lord Gauranga dance in your hearts always!
Dear Guest, Nityananda!! Gauranga!! Hare Krishna!! Thank you for your post. I agree the siddhis or mystical powers are also given by Lord Gaura Krishna and they are for a purpose and purification. In fact, there are a test for us to show the Lord that we don't want anything less than pure love for Him. As it is said, there is no gain without sacrifice. Thus, unless we move beyond them, we cannot show the Lord that we deserve the highest thing. If we allow ourselves to be entertained by the subtly material powers we attain due to these siddhis, the Lord escapes from His main responsibility to give us His pure eternal love as described in the verse below.
Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi Lila 8.18:
krsna yadi chute bhakte bhukti mukti diya kabhu prema-bhakti na dena rakhena lukaiya
"If a devotee wants material sense gratification, mystic powers or liberation from the Lord, Lord Krishna immediately delivers it because by doing so He can escape without giving Prema Bhakti or pure devotional service, which He desires to keep very hidden (because He Himself has to personally serve His pure devotees) and never give wants to give it so easily."
Once attained, pure love always remains with the soul eternally but siddhis are attained due to our pious credits accumulated over many thousands of past births and are only remain with us for one specific life. They may bring us great material power, name, fame and following in this one life, but in our next lives, we have to start all over again, if we desire to attain siddhis again. The residents of the siddha loka cannot stay there permanently and have to come down when their quota of pious deeds has been used up.
That said, it is described in the pastimes of the Acharyas, that they sometimes used siddhis or miracles (which are always at their disposal) to create faith in the most faithless people for the Holy Names and the Lord. The most popular trend in India is "chamatkar ko namaskar". Even the atheistic class of non-believers will immediately offer their obeisances and very faithfully take up the spiritual process of chanting etc. if they see some external miracles, without even asking any questions about the philosophy, soul, God etc. Because these class of people do not have enough spiritual pious credits (sukriti) from their previous lives to directly accept Naama Bhakti Yoga and sadhu sanga, the Acharyas have sometimes used the miracles on this material plane, to awaken their faith for the purely spiritual plane.
A sincere practicioner of spiritual life (internal practice) may find siddhis awaken 'spontaneously'. Rather than just criticizing the awakening of siddhis, wouldn't it be wiser to talk about the experience of the specific siddhi itself (that one is experiencing).
I consider it this way: God is so kind he wishes to give his children manifold blessings, even siddhis. He also wishes to bring his children into' maturity'. Maturity involves responsibility... God grants free will for this very purpose.
As spirit/souls we take this journey of self-discovery in consciousness, God consciousness (Krsna consciousness). Atma. When the siddhis arise we enter a new plane of existence. Initially the realm of siddhis (siddha loka) can be captivating. It can also be very difficult for some. Some remain there...that is simply the admonition of the masters of devotion...Don't remain there! Love has much more to offer. Goloka is the land of simplicity and beauty...ofcourse we must pass through Gokula first (where the master of mystic potency resides).
Some souls may be experiencing the realm of siddhis by God's grace and kindness. To mature them into being responsible servants. Maturing them to 'deep love'. Postive and progressive immortality you might say...
As people we could talk for eternity about a subject matter we have never experienced. For example: Canada is full of trees, mountains and snow. The people are nice etc etc........But unless we have been there, this is only words. If we have been there, the wise person applies good intelligence, and can then make comparison with other parts of the world, nations, geography and peoples. A whole vision. A bigger picture of diversity.
Siddhis may hold purpose, but, if only to inflate one's ego and sensory gratification then little lasting fruit....missing the purpose of God's wisdom in creation. Whereas simplicity and devotion is unlimited in scope (from a totally different angle of vision - LOVE).
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats and obeissances.
Dear prabhus, I agee with your viewpoint and what you said is certainly true. Sadly though I am not a pure bhakta as of this moment, and I tried very hard to give up all my material desires, but I found that I was too weak living in this passionate society. It is very good to strive for pure devotional service and give up all material desires but for me I do still have flickering material desires. I"ll achieve success eventually though I believe.
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jagannatha Gauranga dasa
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna All glories to SwamiGaurangapada! All glories to Srilla Prabhupada! All glories to Nitaai and Gaura Naam!
Is listening of mp3 devotional files ( lectures and recorded books) consider same as reading? I am asking this because sometimes it is not possiable to find "free time' to simply sit and read for 45 or more minutes and on that way study vaisnava literature. I found very helpfull listening mp3 files while walking to job, or evan while cooking or doing some other duties. So if we sometimes may not find time to phisicaly sit and read books is listening of vaisnava books also consider same as reading?
Thank you so much, Your servant, Ishana Thakura das
3.Frage: Man könnte doch argumentieren: “Ok, ich bin einverstanden, dass das Gauranga-Mantra auf der selben Stufe ist, wie das Hare Krischna Mahamantra, aber weil Srila Prabhupada, zumindest äusserlich, selbst nie das Gauranga-Mantra gechantet hatte, bin ich nicht so am Gauranga-Mantraraja interessiert.”
Antwort von BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
Obwohl kaum ein Gottgeweihter je Srila Prabhupada gesehen hat, wie er äusserlich das Gauranga-Mantraraja gechantet hatte, chantet Srila Prabhupada jedoch in seiner spirituellen Form immerzu das Gauranga-Mantraraja in den ewigen spirituellen Orten von Navadvipa und Puri, um Gauranga zu verehren, genauso wie er immerzu in seiner ewigen spirituellen Form in Vrindavana das Hare Krischna Mahamantra chantet, um Sri Sri Radha Krischna zu verehren. Das ist genau das, was Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gemeint hat, als er gesagt hatte, dass die Seelen zwei spirituelle Körper haben, einen in Gaurangas Spielen und einen in Krischnas Spielen.
Im Jaiva Dharma wird erwähnt, dass jedes bewusste Teilchen in Navadvipa immerzu die heiligen Namen von Nityananda und Gauranga chantet. Und im Prema Vivarta wird beschrieben, dass Srila Sukadeva Goswami im Körper eines Papageis auch dann nicht aufgehört hat, den heiligen Namen von Gauranga in Navadvipa zu chanten, als ihn Gauranga selbst darum gebeten hatte, stattdessen die heiligen Namen von Radha und Krischna zu chanten; und so Gauranga innerlich ausserordentlich erfreut hat.
Srila Shivananda Sena, welcher eine Inkarnation zweier Gopis von Sri Sri Radha Krischna im Madhurya Rasa (eheliche Liebe) ist, hätte das Gauranga (Gaura Gopala) Mantraraja nie gechantet, wäre es nicht ein Madhurya Rasika Mantra auf der allerhöchsten Stufe. Er hat tatsächlich in seinem Herzen Sri Sri Radha Krischna und Gauranga verehrt, indem er fortwährend dieses höchst verehrenswerte Ista Gauranga Mantraraja gechantet hat.
4. Frage: “Srila Prabhupada sagt, dass das Chanten vom Gauranga-Mantra auf der selben Stufe ist wie das Chanten vom Hare Krischna Mahamantra. Er macht nur eine theoretische philosophische Aussage, nichts weiter. Es gibt keinen Grund, diese Aussage so ernst zu nehmen, und mit dem Chanten des Gauranga-Mantras anzufangen.”
Antwort von BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:
Srila Prabhupada stellt nicht nur theoretisch fest, dass das Chanten vom Gauranga-Mantra auf der selben Ebene ist wie das Chanten der heiligen Namen von Radha-Krischna, welche das Hare Krischna Mahamantra mit einschliessen. Einige mögen denken, dass dieses Zitat nur für akademische Zwecke ist, und deshalb dem Gauranga-Mantraraja nicht ernsthaft Beachtung schenken. Dann werden sie verlieren.
Wenn Srila Prabhupada feststellt, dass das Chanten vom Gauranga-Mantraraja auf der selben Ebene ist wie das Chanten des Hare Krischna Mahamantras, ist es klar, dass er das Chanten vom Gauranga-Mantraraja nicht nur erlaubt, sondern es sogar empfiehlt.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna Beautifull poem! Thank you so much for writing and sharing it! Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna! Your servant, Ishana Thakura das
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My humble pranams!
If it is absolutely necessary to use siddhis, then and only then do devotees actually use them. Devotees have all mystic perfections far greater than any mystic yogis, they just never use them. Devotees are very simple and humble by nature and they never fall to the lure of heroic achievements. Atleast that is my experience from reading and other association. The only one place where they do use them is when the Lord wants them to do it and not otherwise.
My thanks to you for raising another point. Also after being repeatedly kicked by maya, I have come to the conclusion that whenever I give a little room to some material desire by saying that it won't affect my devotion, unfortunately that is exactly where I fell in headfirst. I have had many bitter lessons in the process seeing it in myself and others too. I am still just trying to get back after one such extremely painful beating session and this time to me whenever I justify some materialistic desires by saying that my bhakti won't get affected by a little bit of this, it's like opening the door to maya and saying, "Oh please come in very happily and plunder me to pieces."
Now-a-days so many facilities have been created that have eliminated the need for many of those siddhis. For eg. the aeroplanes. In any case, the real siddhi for the jiva soul is only to become a servant of the servants. That is the only siddhi for fallen souls like me. The rest of those siddhis simply come in the way of making us realise that we are daasanudaasas of the Lord.
7 According to the three modes of material nature, there are also three preferences of food. In the same way, there are three kinds of sacrifice, three kinds of austerity, and three kinds of charity. Now hear of all these. 8 Edible or offerable foods which increase longevity, zeal, strength, health, happiness and satisfaction, and which are succulent, milky, wholesome, and attractive these are dear to persons of the nature of goodness. 9 Edibles dear to persons of passionate nature are too bitter (nimba, etc.), too sour, too salty, too hot, too pungent (chili pepper, etc,) too dry (dry-roasted chick-peas, etc.), and too heating (mustard seed, etc.). Such foods cause unhappiness, distress, and disease. 10 Such food is dear to the ignorant: food which is cold, due to being cooked more than three hours before; food which is tasteless, exudes a bad odor, or was cooked the day before; the remnants of others (with the exception of remnants left by one's guru); and impure foodstuffs (such as meat, wine, and onions).
Surely these siddhis are not eternal and only the foolish would be captivated by eye exercise in watching these mystic. We were told before we came to krsna consciousness we been through all these mystic perfections othere life times. So now we are in higher consciousness of Nitai Gauranga don't wast our time.
Curious, the mind took me away, Away from Him- The Paramatma The Allatractive.
The mind became "my mind", The body became "my body". Not hearing His sweet voice, Confused in the empty silence.
Diving deeper into the labyrinth called Maya, With angles so sharp. The body hurts. I feel lost.
Every labyrinth has an end Which leads to another place, But I seem to forgot Him and the rute to His Lotus feet.
So, please, Nityananda Let me hear Your sweet Name Let me remember that sweet sound By chanting : Nityananda, Nityananda, Nityananda, Nityananda, Gauranga, Gauranga, Gauranga, Gauranga, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!
"I have already mentioned about this Mantra in my previous letter and I beg to confirm it further that the Name "Krishna" even up to the foreign words like God and Allah, if they at all aim at the Supreme Personality--then the Name is as much holy and potential as perfect is the Supreme Lord--because in the Absolute Realm or Spritual Nature everything is identical with everything as all of them are qualitatively spiritual and therefore pure, eternal, liberated and perfect."
from Srilla Prabhupada's letter 1957.May 7 to Sri Padampat Singhania, Kamla Tower, Kanpur
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats and obeissances.
Thanks for the summary Srinath. I think that some siddhi's like being able to fly in the air would be very nice and they wouldn't necessarily affect one's bhakti. In the article it says that these perfections only come after much endeavor so they of course are not worth the time spent and are nothing compared to the bliss of self realization and then pure bhakti.
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats and obeissances.
Dear Guruji, Out of curiousity, how can one attain these mystic perfections without much endeavor? I already have a couple of these siddhis which I think I got from staring into the sun when I was younger. Sincerely Jagannatha Gauranga dasa
I should sum up the article owing to its size. It says that although siddhis are very spectacular material achievements, still before the Lord what are these siddhis? They are all totally hopeless before the Lord. Devotees know very well that all these powers are simply another burden of attachment to this material world. When they have the Lord with them, what is the use of all the puny things that belong to His inferior aspect?
Sometimes I hear people say that bhakti is meant for ordinary people and women and children. They boast that it is an alternative
It has become quite popular nowadays to speak about mystical experiences and "siddhis". Most yoga and meditation groups speak of them, along with other esoteric blabber such as the raising of kundalini, opening of chakras, and other things which no one has actually experienced. On one side we have new age gurus speaking of siddhis very cheaply as though they are as common as sand on a beach, and on the other hand we have "rationalists" who discount siddhis all together as mere fantasy.
Siddhis are a reality, and the science behind them has been passed down from time immemorial by the rishis and preserved in the Vedic texts. In actuality nothing is mystic. Everything functions according to natural laws. The rishis, by virtue of their expanded consciousness, understood the functioning of matter on the subtle levels of sound and mind. They actually understood the absolute laws of nature, and not just the surfacial reactions caused by mixing gross physical elements.
True transcendentalists have no interest in mundane material life. As such, the rishis did not give much importance to material powers and perfections. They were not interested in acquiring wealth, power, fame, etc. Their aim was much higher.
"The embodied soul may be restricted from senses enjoyment, though the taste for sense objects remains. But, ceasing such engagements by experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness."
We must imagine how great the spiritual experience of the rishis and yogis must be to turn away from absolute material power - control over the fundamental laws of nature - and sit alone in the forest absorbed in meditation. That is the brahmananda, paramananda, shivananda, yogananda spoken of in the scriptures - the spiritual bliss which is the constitutional nature of the self. Experiencing a higher taste of spiritual bliss, they are able to renounce all lower material sensual enjoyment - both subtle and physical.
Whether we are in the city or in the forest, it makes no difference. Internally we must all become rishis and sadhus - transcendentalists of the concrete jungle. Be situated in your place and attain the goal of life, this is the message of the rishis and the Upanishads - sthane sthitah shruti gatam tanu-van-manobhih.
The aim of those following spiritual discipline is to become free from the desire to lord over material nature. Those seeking mystic perfections are motivated by their desire to control matter, subtle and gross. Those who are sincerely interested in spiritual life should try their best to become free from such material desires. I have seen many people who belong to lines that focus on siddhis. Some of the siddhis are amazing, some are just stupid. Everything from being able to pull chocolate out of the sand (the specialty of one particular sadhu) to being able to change the density of matter. Through various processes of meditation one's mind is expanded and the understandings of matter become much greater. All matter is based on sound, so through sound it can be manipulated. Furthermore, the physical realm of our experience exists and is based on the subtle mental realm. Those who have conscious access to that realm can know and do things that we would consider to be mystical or supernatural.
There are eight primary siddhis described in the scriptures, and ten secondary perfections. Lord Krishna confirms this in the Srimad Bhagavatam as follows:
"The masters of the yoga system have declared that there are eighteen types of mystic perfection and meditation, of which eight are primary, having their shelter in Me, and ten are secondary, appearing from the material mode of goodness."
The eight primary mystic perfections are as follows:
Anima-siddhi - The ability to decrease the size of one's body and become smaller than the smallest particle. Through this siddhi one may enter into stone or change the density in one's body, enabling one to pass through solid matter.
Mahima-siddhi - The ability to increase the size of one's body, ultimately enveloping the universe.
Laghima-siddhi - The ability to make one's body lighter than air and fly at will. The perfection of this siddhi enables one to travel on the sun's rays and enter into the sun planet.
Prapti-siddhi - The ability to manifest any object one desires within one's hand. This siddhi removes the limitations of space which seperate two objects from each other. It is said one will even be able to touch the moon with one's finger [i.e. the limitation of distance is removed].
Prakamya-siddhi - The ability to attain anything one desires.
Ishita-siddhi - The ability to control the sub-potencies of the laws of nature. This enables one to control various energies and seemingly defy the laws of nature. On the lowest level, one may make fire come from one's mouth, etc.
Vashita-siddhi - The ability to bring others under one's control.
Kamavasayita-siddhi - The ability to attain anything anywhere. This is the highest of the eight and contains most of the abilities of the other perfections.
The ten secondary perfections are as follows:
1) The ability to be free from hunger and thirst. With this perfection one no longer depends on food and water for maintenance of one's body. One will be able to sustain himself simply on prana, the life air.
2) The ability to hear things far away. With this perfection one can hear any conversation spoken anywhere in the world.
3) The ability to see things far away. With this perfection one develops a mystic vision, by which one can see any person or place. Sanjaya, the disciple of Vyasa, used this siddhi to see and hear the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna (known as Bhagavad Gita) which took place on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, though he was situated far away.
4) The ability to travel at the speed of the mind. With this perfection one can travel great distances in a moment simply by thinking of the destination.
5) The ability to assume any form one desires. This enables one to change one's physical body at will.
6) The ability to enter the bodies of others. This perfection enables one to enter into the bodies of others and enjoy through their senses. Since ghosts do not have physical senses, they often resort to this to satisfy their desires through other's bodies.
7) The ability to control the time of one's death. With this perfection one may choose the time of leaving his body.
8) The ability to witness the pastimes between the demigods and the celestial girls called apsaras.
9) Satya-sankalpa - Perfect accomplishment of one's determination. Whatever one desires to happen will happen.
10) Satya-vak - Giving orders that are unimpeded. With this perfection one's very word is truth. Simply by saying something it occurs.
Besides these eighteen, there are five inferior perfections as follows:
The ability to know past, present and future.
The ability to tolerate heat, cold and other dualities.
The ability to know the minds of others.
The ability to check the influence of fire, water, poison, and weapons.
The ability to remain unconquered by others.
The primary eight siddhis are of a much higher order than the rest, and require severe discipline to accomplish. It is very rare that one will achieve such a perfection. But for every siddhi there is a reflection that is easily attained. The processes for attaining these minor siddhis are usually outlined in the Tantra-shastra. The processes generally involve doing upasana to a particular deity, who when pleased reveals their form to the Sadhaka. On the way many siddhis naturally develop due to expansion of the consciousness through mantra upasana and meditation. According to the category of deva one worships the result will come either quickly or after a long time, and the result will either be temporary or permanent. If you aim at a low entity, for example a ghost, the result will be quick, but it will be of minimal value. Whereas if your upasana is to a higher divinity, the result will be much more permanent and significant, but will take much more time to accomplish. The aim of the Sadhaka generally depends on his conditioning within the modes of nature. This is described by Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita:
"Men in the mode of goodness worship the demigods; those in the mode of passion worship the yakshas and rakshasas; and those in the mode of ignorance worship ghosts and spirits."
As you progress in the modes, the worship becomes more and more purified, from ignorance to goodness. When you finally transcend the modes by worship of Krishna, the worship is completely transcendental beyond the influence of material nature.
The long term results of various upasanas are also described by Lord Krishna:
yanti deva-vrata devan pitrin yanti pitri-vratah bhutani yanti bhutejya yanti mad-yajino 'pi mam
"Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors (pitruloka); those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; and those who worship Me will live with Me."
Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, our divine spiritual master, says in his commentary to this verse:
"Pishacha (ghost) worship is called 'black arts' or 'black magic.' There are many men who practice this black art, and they think that it is spiritualism, but such activities are completely materialistic."
It should be noted that in this verse from Bhagavad Gita the first three types of worship are described as a vow (vrata). The worshipper is making a vow to the object of worship in exchange for some material gain. An agreement is being made between the two parties. But in regards to the worship of Krishna it is stated to be devotion (mad-yajinah). There is no expectation on the part of the devotees. The true yogi, meditating on the Paramatma within his heart, has no desire for mundane mystical perfections. Their worship is completely unalloyed, without a tinge of desire for material enjoyment.
Another category of siddhi involves the control of the object of worship. You do not directly acquire a siddhi, but you maintain control over an entity who by nature of their higher existence possess natural powers. This relationship is maintained through your worship to the entity, who receives nourishment from the worship.
According to the level of the deity the results are greater and more permanent. But the greater the results the more difficult the process is. As you move up from the lowest levels of worship of ghosts, to yakshas and yakshinis, to minor devas, the process becomes harder and harder (i.e. there is more sacrifice and sincerity involved). The perfection one achieves by worshipping a ghost cannot be compared to that attained by worshipping someone like Ganesha, but the worship of Ganesha will require more on the part of the Sadhaka. The results will not nearly be as temporary as that attained by worshipping a ghost or spirit. In the same way, when you go beyond the worship of the devas and you take up the worship of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the perfection you will achieve will be much greater than anything that is offered within this material world. And more than that, it will be the most permanent (eternal to be precise). But at the same time, to attain it will require the most sacrifice and sincerity. From the bottom of the grades of worship up to the top most level (worship of Lord Krishna) there is a direct correspondence between the necessary endeavour for perfection and the permanence of the result.
The third chapter of the Yoga sutras describe the following minor siddhis:
The ability to know all languages including those of animals.
Knowledge of one's past lives.
Knowledge of the nature of other peoples minds.
The ability to make one's body invisible.
The ability to make the sounds of one's body unhearable.
The ability to make everyone happy and joyful.
The ability to possess great strength.
The ability to locate hidden things.
The knowledge of the fourteen planetary systems.
The knowledge of the arrangements of stars.
The knowledge of the movement of stars.
The knowledge of bodily anatomy.
The ability to remain motionless.
The ability to perceive the celestial beings known as siddhas.
The understanding of consciousness.
The knowledge of the soul.
The ability to walk on water, thorns and similar objects.
The ability to surround oneself with a blaze of light.
The ability to be omnipotent and omniscient.
How these powers are attained is summarized by Patanjali as follows:
janmaushadhi-mantra-tapah-samadhijah siddhayah
"The mystical perfections may be obtained either by birth, by elixir, by the chanting of mantras, by austerities, of by attainment of samadhi."
The Vedic texts describe 400,000 different species of humans existing throughout the universe (such as yaksha, rakshasa, vanara, etc.) In many of the species, they are born automatically with various powers. This is the siddhi attained by birth. By reciting certain mantras and performing austerities one's consciousness is expanded and one develops supernatural abilities. Finally, by attaining the state of complete absorption in meditation, samadhi, one attains powers depending on the object of one's meditation. For example, one who meditates on the sun gains complete knowledge of the planetary systems; one who meditates on the relationship between the ear and the ether attains the ability to hear anything.
After listing all of these apparently wonderful powers, Patanjali provides a warning:
tad-dvairamyadipi doshabijajakshaye kaivalyam
"By giving up even these powers the seed of evil is destroyed and liberation follows." This is the last test of the yogi.
Patanjali mentions one final method for attaining these perfections:
pratibhadva sarvam
"All these powers will come to one whose mind is spontaneously enlightened through purity."
Even without following a mechanical process of meditation, if one's mind is naturally purified by spiritual advancement and unalloyed devotion to God, one will automatically attain these various supernatural abilities. Lord Krishna confirms this in the Bhagavad Gita when He says:
yoginam api sarvesham mad-gatenantar-atmana sraddhavan bhajate yo mam sa me yuktatamo matah
"Of all the yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me - he is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and the highest of all. That is My opinion."
The topmost yogi is not someone who has artificially restricted his senses through mechanical processes (like asana, pranayama, pratyahara, etc.), but one who has naturally engaged all of his senses in the devotional service of the Lord. The devotee, having experienced the spiritual bliss of bhakti-yoga, has no interest in mundane perfections and remains fixed on his ultimate aim to attain the lotus feet of Krishna. That is the ultimate perfection, sam-siddhi:
"After attaining Me, the great souls (mahatmas), who are yogis in devotion, never return to this temporary world, which is full of miseries, because they have attained the highest perfection (sam-siddhi)." ------------
Questions and Answers
Q. For most of my life I have been able to feel objects in my left hand that aren't there and manipulate their texture and shape, etc. Do you know anything about this?
Thank you very much for your question. What you are experiencing is the residual effects of prapti-siddhi from your previous life. One of the sadhakas had similar experiences when he was young. He would feel something like an itching sensation in his hand and he would feel the subtle presence of some object. When he would close his eyes, he could see what object was there. Later by mantra upasana he was able to revive the siddhi to the extent that he could materialize things within his hand.
The prapti siddhi enables one to acquire any object one desires by transfering it from one location to one's hand. As mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, there are eight material elements:
bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh kham mano buddhir eva ca ahankara itiyam me bhinna prakritir ashtadha
"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these eight constitute My separated material energies."
The Sankhya system of philosophy explains how each element telescopes out from the previous element. The first physical or gross element is the ether. Within the ether all the other four gross elements are present (earth, water, fire and air) in a subtle form. The subtle quality of ether is sound, and from the sound expands the air. The subtle quality of air is touch (movement), and from the touch expands the fire. The subtle quality of fire is sight, and from the sight expands the water. The subtle quality of water is taste, and from the taste expands the earth. And finally, the subtle quality of earth, the last of the physical elements, is smell.
Thus you have a telescoping effect of the elements and their subtle qualities beginning from ether down to earth. Since each element is manifesting from the previous, each new element contains all of the qualities of the previous elements. The ether element, being the first, only possesses the quality of sound. One cannot touch, see, taste or smell ether. The air element, having expanded from the ether, possesses both the qualities of sound and touch. One can feel and hear the movements of air, but one cannot see, taste or smell the air. The fire element's added quality is sight. Thus one can see, touch and hear the fire, but one cannot taste or smell fire. The water, having expanded from the fire, can be heard, felt, seen and tasted, but not smelt. And earth, being the final element, contains all the five qualities of sound, touch, sight, taste and smell.
This sequence is the natural sequence of manifestation of gross matter. The prapti siddhi enables one, through mantra, to reverse this process and transform gross physical objects into ethereal objects by merging the respective elements into their source element. Thus one takes an object located in a particular location, and by utilizing mantra siddhi, one merges the earth element into the water element, the water element into the fire element, the fire element into the air element, and finally the air element into the ether element. As you merge each element into the previous, the corresponding quality disappears (being merged back into the source element). In this way, a physical object is transformed into an ethereal object with no quality other than sound. This ethereal object can be transferred over space by mind, and then the entire process is reversed to remanifest the original object in one's hand.
What appears as a mystical feat to most is actually manipulation of the subtle laws that govern physical nature. There are eight major siddhis and ten secondary siddhis, all of which are based on manipulation of the subtle laws of nature.
To revive this latent siddhi you will need to take up mantra upasana very seriously. There is a necessary mantra and yantra for prapti siddhi.
You must rekindle your spiritual pursuits. In your previous life you had undertaken much sadhana. Now continue from where you left off and perfect your life. These siddhis are not important at all. They will arise in anyone who takes seriously to spiritual practices. For the weak minded they are an obstacle on the path of self-realization. Their use is only to reaffirm one's faith that one is progressing on the path.
You have mentioned [in Tattva Prakasha 1.1] that at the final devastation Lord Brahma will also have to face his karma but I have indeed read that Lord Brahma goes to Vaikuntha upon the final devastation. Please clarify.
The scriptures state:
brahmana saha te sarve samprapte pratisancare parasyante kritatmanah pravishanti param padam
"Brahma along with all of his followers enter into the supreme abode at the time of devastation."
This verse is in reference to the present Brahma of this particular universe, who is a pure devotee of the Lord. It does not mean that every Brahma in every universe will automatically attain liberation. Neither will every inhabitant of Brahma-loka automatically go to the spiritual world. Brahma is no different than any other living entity. If he engages in pure devotional service he goes to the spiritual world. The same is the case for any of us. If he does not execute unalloyed devotional service, he will take his birth according to his desires.
Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura, a great saint in the line of Lord Chaitanya, has sung:
kita-janma hau jatha tuwa das bahir-mukha brahma-janme nahi as
"May I be born again even as a worm, so long as I remain Your [Krishna's] devotee. I have no desire to be born as a Brahma averse to You."
Very rarely there is a bahir-mukha brahma, a Brahma who is averse to the Lord's devotional service. Generally all Brahma's are favourable to bhakti, but there are exceptions. Sri Viraraghava Acharya has stated, based on revelation, that two brahma-kalpas (lives of brahma) ago within this universe there was a bahir-mukha brahma. Otherwise we generally do not get information of what has occured in other universes, or even within the same universe in prior creations. --------
Q. Is it possible to tell one's future?
Dear Sadhaka,
There are ancient sciences that enable one to know the destiny one has created for himself in previous lives. Our future is based on the previous activities we have performed and the karmic reactions we have accumulated. At the same time, free will is powerful enough to overcome any fate that one may have, provided it is powered from a spiritual source. It is like the water flowing in a river. Generally the water will follow the river bed, and it will not flow above the river bank. But it is possible if there is enough force for the water to make a new path. Such an occurrence is very rare. Thus, if a man sees a river flowing, he can "predict" the path it will follow. It will naturally follow the riverbed towards the ocean. Our futures can be known in a similar manner, but 99% of modern astrologers do not know the actual science behind it. They are simply interested in making money from the public. Only a spiritually powerful person has the purity and honesty to be able to tell your future in truth. ----------
Can I know what will be my future. Also, can I get rid of bad luck and if so how?
Dear Sadhaka,
Everyone's future in this world is the same. We are all moving towards death. Time is constantly ticking away, decreasing our life by the second. This is the only future that everyone can be certain of. It is possible to know other aspects of one's future and destiny, but the information is not as important as this.
For all the wealth in the world, one cannot buy back one second of time wasted. Thus there is nothing more valuable than time. Use your time valuably in spiritual pursuit. Then you will be able to know your ultimate future, and become free from the bondage of "destiny".
Bad luck is very simple to remove. You must take up a daily spiritual sadhana, for by spiritual strength only can destiny be changed. Spend at least 10 minuted a day in the morning doing nama japam. Recite the names of Hari and meditate on the sound vibrations of the divine names.
Actually there is no such think as "luck". Everything happens due to our previous activities. The Karmic reactions are comming to us from previous lives of activity. We must burn up the seeds of karma before they sprout into reactions. For our previous good activities we will experience enjoyment or happiness, and for our previous bad activities we will experience suffering or disturbance. Those who have knowledge of these laws of nature know there is no luck, but only the natural law. Develop your spiritual strength and you can burn the karmic reactions to ashes. The scriptures describe that just as dry grass is instantly burnt to ash, in the same way the chanting of Hari's name will burn away the sinful reactions. If you truly want to become free from the control of your karmic reactions, take up a daily spiritual sadhana.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna All glories to Swami Gaurangapada!
bada guta nityananda eha avatare caitanya dekhaya yare, se' dekhite pare
"In this incarnation Lord Nityananda is carefully hidden. Only if Lord Caitanya Himself reveals Him can anyone see Lord Nityananda." (C.Bhag. Madhya 3.171)
This is very important verse from Chaitanya Bhagavata and this verse indirectly describes glories and revealing of Nitaai Naam to this world. Bada guta nityananda. Lord Nityananda is very carefully hidden.
Glories of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu are very well known. When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu came He Himself distributed His glories in form of chanting Hare Krsna Maha-Mantra. He Himself distributed His Own glories.
Generally speaking, in Gaura-lila, glories of Nitaai Naam are carefully hidden, while glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ( Sri Sri Radha-Krsna ) or Hare Krsna Maha Mantra are very well known to majority of devotees. We can see it practicaly even today.
Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya is Sri Sri Radha-Krsna combined and therefore undifferent from Hare Krsna Maha Mantra. They are identical. But glories of Nitaai Naam, glories of Nityananda Prabhu, glories of Nitaai Naam, remained very well hidden. That is all part of Gaura-lila. We should not think that Gaura-lila ended 500 years ago. Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu is still performing His sankirtana lila and spreading Holy Names. We are so fortunate to live in this time. Srilla Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Srilla Bhaktisiddhantha Sarasvati Thakura, Srilla Prabhupada...it is all part of Nitaai-Gaura lila, and this lila is dinamic, ever-increasing pastime of Lord. Uninformed persons sometimes are saying - why did not Lord Caitanya directly said to us to chant Nityananda, Nityananda, He told us to chant Hare Krsna, but such persons do not understand dinamic of Gaura-lila. Glories of Nitaai Naama are carefully hidden - bada guta nityananda.That is confirmed in this verse. What does mean very well hidden? That means that evan many devotees are not aware of this sublime glories of His Name. So rare, so well hidden. bada guta nityananda But His pure devotees broke treasurebox of Nitaai Naam, and by supreme mercy of Lord Gauranga, glories of Nitaai Naam are becoming known to this world. What will be the result?
"ihane sebile krsna-premabhakti haya"
By serving Lord Nityananda one attains pure love and devotion to Lord Krsna." (C.Bhag. Madhya12.18-29)
Lord Nityananda is the key, gate to prema, to Vrindavana. When one take shelter of His Name, such person automatically becomes eligable to enter into Goloka Vrindavana. So this process of chanting Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krsna is dynamic manifestation of ever-increasing and blissfull Gaura lila.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna All glories to Swami Gaurangapada!
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(GERMAN) 10. Srila Prabhupada über Nityananda Gauranga Naam (6)
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