Date: 13 May 2025
Speaker:  HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj
Topic: Art Of Chanting

HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj:

You have to hear yourself while chanting. You don’t need to hear me while doing chanting. There is a difference in kirtan and chanting. You have to chant and hear the Mahamantra. This is Sravanam and kirtanam and then you can remember (smaranam).

We should chant in solitude place or at the place where you are alone with the Lord.

BG 10.25:

maharṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ
girām asmy ekam akṣaram
yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi
sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ

Translation:

Of the great sages I am Bhṛgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental oṁ. Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of immovable things I am the Himālayas.

What we were doing was the Japa Yoga. Yoga means link. There is a root stem in Sanskrit “Yuj”, that means to connect.

Chaitanya Maharprabhu used to say, “Kirtaniya sada Hari”.

Sri Shikshashtakam, Shloka 3:

trinad api sunicena
taror api sahishnuna
amanina manadena
kirtaniyah sada harihi

Translation:

One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

There are two types of kirtan. One is with mridanga.

Udilo Aruna Puraba Bhage By Srila bhakti Vinode Thakur:

udilo aruṇa pūraba-bhāge,
dwija-maṇi gorā amani jāge,
bhakata-samūha loiyā sāthe,
gelā nagara-brāje

‘tāthaī tāthaī bājalo khol,
ghana ghana tāhe jhājera rol,
preme ḍhala ḍhala soṇāra ańga,
caraṇe nūpura bāje

Translation:

When the rising sun appeared in the East, the jewel of the twice-born, Lord Gaurasundara, awakened, and, taking His devotees with Him, He went all over the countryside towns and villages. The mrdangas (khol) resounded “tathai, tathai,” and the jhanjha [large metal karatalas that look like small cymbals] in that kirtana played in time. Lord Gauranga’s golden form slightly trembled in ecstatic love of Godhead, and His footbells jingled.

When there used to be the sight of the sun in the morning, even today, we are seeing the sun in this world or should we say we have a vision of Sun. Are you doing this or is the sun watching us?

Prabhupada also used to say that We should act in a way that God comes to see you.

You are doing this Japa Yagya, that was also seen by the Sun. Sun is also the potency of the Lord, the eyes of the Lord.

BG 7.8:

raso ’ham apsu kaunteya
prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ
praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu
śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṁ nṛṣu

Translation:

O son of Kuntī, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable oṁ in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man.

You are very fortunate that you don’t have to go anywhere to chant. Everyday, you chant your japa in the same location and same time. This helps to chant attentively.

A week ago, I was in Vrindavan. I was chanting on the Jahnava Baithak at Radha Kunda on the auspicious day of appearance day of mother Jahnava.

Then we moved forward and reached Nagpur. There we chanted with the devotees of Nagpur. After sitting there we were waiting and then we moved forward, we have to move forward, so we reached Nakpur.

But one morning in Nakpur Then we moved forward, we went to Kondinipur and met Mother Rakmini on the auspicious appearance day of Mother Rukmini, Rukmini Dwadashi. We chanted with the devotees there. Thgen moving forward, we reached Amrawati and chanted there with devotees. Moving Forward, we reached Avantipur. Iskcon temples are equivalent to Dham. There is a very big profit to chant in the temples or Dham.

This chanting is like to call means to talk. When we call in Dham, chanting is a calling.

Saying Hare Krishna is calling or addressing Lord.

Tulsi Aarti:

ei nivedana dhara, sakhira anugata koro
seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi

Translation:

I beg you to make me a follower of the cowherd damsels of Vraja. Please give me the privilege of devotional service and make me your own maidservant.

If we chant in the association of Tulsi Devi, it will be more benefitted. Srila Haridas Thakur was also did like that.

It is said that we say it, we also hear it, which We say that we pray for it also, there is a state called hearing also and there is a state even bigger than this, Manan.

Manan is done by the mind. The deep remembrance of what we hear and what we say is called manan.

When should do mantra Arth Chintan while Chanting. Everything is in this Mahamantra.

We can remember the Tulsi Maharani’ Aarti while chanting. Tulsi is like a desire tree. Every desire will be fructified.

The vision and the thoughts of Gaudiya vaishnavas are involved in the prayers of Tulsi Maharani. We can do the same prayers while chanting.

mora ei abhilasha, vilasa kunje dio vasa
nayana heribo sada yugala-rupa-rasi

Translation:

My desire is that you will also give me a residence in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrindavana-dhama. Thus, within my vision I will always behold the beautiful pastimes of Radha and Krishna.

ei nivedana dhara, sakhira anugata koro
seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi

Translation:

I beg you to make me a follower of the cowherd damsels of Vraja. Please give me the privilege of devotional service and make me your own maidservant.

This is the aim of Gaudiya vaishnavas.

Caitanya-matta-manjusa commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam by Srinath Chakravarti:

aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas tad-dhama vrndavanam
ramya kacid-upasana vrajavadhu-vargena ya kalpita
srimad-bhagavatam pramanam-amalam prema pumartho mahan
sri caitanya mahaprabhur-matam-idam tatradaro nah parah

It is the conclusive opinion of Lord Chaitanya that the most worshipable form of the Lord is that of Sri Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja. Vrindavan-dhäma is the topmost worshipable abode. The highest and most pleasing type of worship of Krishna is done by the Vraja gopis. Srimad-bhagavatam is the spotless authority on everything. And krsna-prema is the fifth and highest goal of life.

We can accept the damsel of Gopis, sakhas, Nand baba, Mother Yashoda according to our Bhava.

This is necessary to meditate on such prayers. Chanting should not be mindless. Mantra can deliver us from suffering. And we are chanting the Mahamantra. We even can’t imagine what can it do!

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare – Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

It is recommended that we should recite Sri Shiksha Ashatakam And ten offences towards holy name before chanting. We can meditate on that also for attentive chanting.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has explained his feelings in Sri Shiksha Ashtakam. He is Lord himself and appeared as a devotee to teach us.

Seven advantages and glories of chanting Holy Name is explained in the first verse.

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 1:

cheto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam
shreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambhdhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritasvadanam
sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate shri-krishna-sankirtanam

Translation:

Glory to the Shri Krishna sankirtana (congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names), which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. That sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

We should know these glories and deep rooted it in our heart.

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 2:

namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-shaktis
tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalaha
etadrishi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi
durdaivam idrisham ihajani nanuragahah

Translation:

O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Krishna and Govinda. In these transcendental names, you have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach you by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

Lord has inherited himself in this holy name. Hare, Radha Rani is the potency of the Krishna.

There are no hard and fast rule for chanting. There are so many advantages of chanting, but this is my unfortune I have no attraction for them.

CC, Adi Lila, 7.81:

kibā mantra dilā, gosāñi, kibā tāra bala
japite japite mantra karila pāgala

Translation:

‘My dear lord, what kind of mantra have you given Me? I have become mad simply by chanting this mahā-mantra!

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is saying in the Shiksha Ashatak that we have no attraction for Chanting. He has all the attraction but he is saying that on our behalf. Because we don’t accept our reality.

How to achieve that attraction?

 

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 3:

trinad api sunicena
taror api sahishnuna
amanina manadena
kirtaniyah sada harihi

Translation:

One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

Today there are clouds in the sky. I was remembering that Gopis reminds Krishna when they see clouds. There are many indications of remember Krishna; Sun, Wind, clouds, water, and so many things.

BG 7.9:

puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṁ ca
tejaś cāsmi vibhāvasau
jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣu
tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu

Translation:

I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.

What should be our state of mind?

trinad api sunicena

We should understand and follow the instruction of Sri Shiksha Ashtakam. In the last chapter of Chaitanya Charitamrita, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gives commentary to Sri Ramanand Ray and Swarupa Damodar on each and every verse.

If we can control our flicker mind, we should read that chapter also.

Humility, tolerance, respect others and don’t have urge to take respect, in such a way we can chant constantly. We should practice that for our whole life. We should start this practice assoon as possible.

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 4:

na dhanam na janam na sundarim
kavitam va jagad-isha kamaye
mama janmani janmanishvare
bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi

Translation:

O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want your causeless devotional service, birth after birth.

We should have desire to serve the lord.

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 5:

ayi nanda-tanuja kinkaram
patitam mam vishame bhavambudhau
kripaya tava pada-pankaja-
sthita-dhuli-sadrisham vichintaya

Translation:

O son of Maharaja Nanda [Krishna], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

Keep the mind busy to meditate on such verses. Then it will never flicker.

These five verses are for sadhana Bhakti. Next Verses are for Bhava Bhakti.

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 6:

nayanam galad-ashru-dharaya
vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira
pulakair nichitam vapuh kada
tava nama-grahane bhavishyati

Translation:

O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name?

Udilo Aruna Puraba Bhage By Srila bhakti Vinode Thakur:

kabe ha’be bolo se-dina amar
(amar) aparadha ghuci’, suddha name ruci,
kripa-bale ha’be hridoye sancar

Translation:

When, oh when will that day be mine? When my offenses ceasing, taste for the name increasing, when in
my heart will your mercy shine, when, oh when will that day be mine?

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 7:

yugayitam nimeshena
chakshusha pravrishayitam
shunyayitam jagat sarvam
govinda-virahena me

Translation:

O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

Missing Krishna in life. Are we missing Krishna? We miss money, our wife, our children. Are we ever miss Krishna?

When will the day come when we will miss Krishna.

kṛṣṇa-nāma-sudhā koriyā pān,
jurāo bhakativinoda-prāṇ,
nāma binā kichu nāhiko āro,
caudda-bhuvana-mājhe

Translation:

Drink the pure nectar of the holy name of Krsna. There is nothing but the name to be had in the fourteen worlds. It has filled the soul of Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

We should miss Krishna. We should feel grief on the lack of Krishna in our life.

Sri Shiksha Ashtakam, Verse 8:

ashlishya va pada-ratam pinashtu mam
adarshanan marma-hatam karotu va
yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampato
mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparaha

Translation:

I know no one but Krishna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me broken hearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.

This verse is saying by the Radha Rani in the form of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

CC, Adi Lila, 1.5:

rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī śaktir asmād
ekātmānāv api bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau
caitanyākhyaṁ prakaṭam adhunā tad-dvayaṁ caikyam āptaṁ
rādhā-bhāva-dyuti-suvalitaṁ naumi kṛṣṇa-svarūpam

Translation:

The loving affairs of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are transcendental manifestations of the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one in Their identity, previously They separated Themselves. Now these two transcendental identities have again united, in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. I bow down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī although He is Kṛṣṇa Himself.

Radha Rani is saying that you are free to do anything, but you are the only shelter of mine.

Vaishnava Song, Radha krishna prana Mora by Narottama Das Thakur:

radha-krishna prana mora jugala-kisora
jivane marane gati aro nahi mora

Translation:

The divine couple, Sri Sri Radha and Krishna, are my life and soul. In life or death I have no other refuge but Them.

These types of thoughts are compulsory not only necessary.

We are Gaudiya Vaishnavas and Rupa nuga. They have given us everything. Chanting is the primary and central activity. All the progress in krishna consciousness is depend upon how we chant. We should practive to chant and to practice to improve chanting. Take chanting seriously. Don’t take it lightly. This is the mecry of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. What transaction happen at the time of initiation?

Spiritual master gave you Harinam and you take an ought to chant offense less minimum 16 rounds chanting and to serve the lord and spiritual master.

Srila Prabhuapada used to say that the meaning of the chanting is to ask for some service. Now, if you are chating, then some service will be given to you.

Become free and chant.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare hare krishna Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

CC, Madhya Lila, 17.133:

nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś
caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ
pūrṇaḥ śuddho nitya-mukto
’bhinnatvān nāma-nāminoḥ

Translation:

‘The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Kṛṣṇa’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 Kṛṣṇa Himself. Since Kṛṣṇa’s name is not contaminated by the material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with māyā. Kṛṣṇa’s name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa Himself are identical.’

BG 4.34:

tad viddhi praṇipātena
paripraśnena sevayā
upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ
jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ

Translation:

Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized souls can impart knowledge unto you because they have seen the truth.

You should not follow blindly. You can ask questions for your doubts.

Hare Krishna!

Japa Talk
Date- 9th May 2025
Speaker- Guru Maharaj
Theme- Appearance Day of Rukmini Maiya

Sub-theme: Lord’s Hladini potency
You are all very loving devotees. You reside in Kaundinyapur. Do not know this is the result of which of our good deeds that we are associated with Kaundinyapur Dham. This is the birth place of Queen Rukmini. Rukmini Maiya ki Jai! She eternally resides here. We should not think that because Lord Dwarkadhish kidnapped Rukmini and took Her with Him, so now Rukmini does not reside in Kaundinyapur and now this Dham is ‘Rukimini-less’. We might think like that, ‘once upon a time Rukmini used to reside here, but now this Dham is devoid of Rukmini’. But this thinking is not correct. Rukmini is Lord’s potency and is equivalent to the Lord. She is not any ordinary woman. She is eternal consort, eternal wife of the Lord. She is Hladini potency, pleasure potency. She is not ordinary soul. We, souls are also Lord’s potency but we are Tatastha Sakti, marginal potency. Rukmini is Lord’s internal potency. The potency becomes a person. Rukmini Maiya ki Jai!

Sub-theme: Eternal pastime of Rukmini Maiya

Tomorrow we will celebrate the appearance day of Rukmini Maiya. The pastime of Rukmini’s birth is also eternal. This is difficult to understand. Rukmini takes birth all the time, just as sun rises all the time. Sun rises in one country after another, then the next, then the next, like that. Similarly, Rukmini Maiya’s birth pastime is eternal. Here on this planet, She took birth around five thousand and two hundred years ago. So, Her appearance pastime is eternal. Even in the present time She is appearing somewhere.

In this material world, we are all trapped in dualities. One duality is day and night, or past and present is a duality, but in the spiritual world, there is no past and future. There is only present. So, Rukmini took birth here and in present She is taking birth somewhere. So as the birth pastime is eternal, Rukmini Haran (kidnapping) pastime is also eternal. Therefore, this Kaundinyapur which is related to these eternal pastimes is also eternal.

Sub-theme: Transcendental appearance

A few days back we celebrated Sita Navami. Day after tomorrow we will celebrate Narasimha Caturdashi. These days are named after the appearance of the Lord’s incarnation or His potencies. Just like tomorrow is Rukmini Dvadasi. Which Purnima? Gaur Purnima. Gaur Purnima ki Jai! Krsna Astami ki Jai! Rukmini Dwadasi ki Jai! So, Rukmini appeared here. This appearance or birth is not like our birth. Krsna’s birth or Radha’s birth or Rukmini’s birth is transcendental.

janma karma ca me divyam
evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ
tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma
naiti mām eti so ’rjuna

Translation-

One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna. [Bg. 4.9]

Rukmini’s birth is also transcendental and not material. If it was a material birth then there would be death as well. Rukmini took birth here; so, ‘did She die as well?’ Rukmini neither takes birth nor dies. Rukmini Maiya ki Jai!
I have not read it anywhere, but when She was born, demigods must have appeared in the sky.

sūta uvāca
yaṁ brahmā varuṇendra-rudra-marutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavair
vedaiḥ sāṅga-pada-kramopaniṣadair gāyanti yaṁ sāma-gāḥ
dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yogino
yasyāntaṁ na viduḥ surāsura-gaṇā devāya tasmai namaḥ

Translation-
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Unto that personality whom Brahmā, Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts praise by chanting transcendental hymns and reciting the Vedas with all their corollaries, pada-kramas and Upaniṣads, to whom the chanters of the Sāma Veda always sing, whom the perfected yogīs see within their minds after fixing themselves in trance and absorbing themselves within Him, and whose limit can never be found by any demigod or demon — unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead I offer my humble obeisances. [ŚB 12.13.1]
Demigods must have sung the glories of Rukmini and must have showered flowers. Heavenly damsels must have danced; many musical instruments must have been played.

Sub-theme: Gopis’ reappearance as Queens of Dwarka

In Rukmini’s pastime we see that Rukmini also got the chance to listen Krishna-katha or pastimes of Dwarkadhish. And after hearing again and again the pastimes of Dwarkadhish, She made up Her mind that ‘if I get married, I will marry only Dwarkadhish’. Sukadeva Goswami says ‘mano dadhe’

tāṁ buddhi-lakṣaṇaudārya-
rūpa-śīla-guṇāśrayām
kṛṣṇaś ca sadṛśīṁ bhāryāṁ
samudvoḍhuṁ mano dadhe

Translation-
Lord Kṛṣṇa knew that Rukmiṇī possessed intelligence, auspicious bodily markings, magnanimity, beauty, proper behavior and all other good qualities. Concluding that she would be an ideal wife for Him, He made up His mind to marry her. [ŚB 10.52.24]
‘Mano dadhe’, Rukmini made up Her mind. She made up Her mind because in Vrindavan at the bank of Yamuna there is one ghat called Chirghat. All the gopis of Vrindavan, including Radharani, Chandravali were worshipping Katyayani Devi and praying

kātyāyani mahā-māye
mahā-yoginy adhīśvari
nanda-gopa-sutaṁ devi
patiṁ me kuru te namaḥ
iti mantraṁ japantyas tāḥ
pūjāṁ cakruḥ kumārikāḥ

Translation-
Each of the young unmarried girls performed her worship while chanting the following mantra. “O goddess Kātyāyanī, O great potency of the Lord, O possessor of great mystic power and mighty controller of all, please make the son of Nanda Mahārāja my husband. I offer my obeisances unto you.” [ŚB 10.22.4]

They prayed ‘O Katyayani Devi, we want the son of Nanda Maharaj, as our husband, patim me kuru te namah; we offer you obeisances again and again, nanda gopa sutam devi patim me kuru te namah.’ They worshiped Katyayani Devi for thirty consecutive days. They used to take bath in Yamuna and worship Katyayani Devi. Katyayani listened their prayers and as a result all the Gopis, including Radharani and Chandravali got Krsna as their husband. Katyayani was pleased and it was certain that Radharani, Chandravali and Gopis will be married with Krsna. There were millions of Gopis and out of them 16108 gopis were selected and it was certain that these 16108 Gopis will become the queens of Krsna. So, they take birth again at different places across Bharat-varsh. Lord’s marriage did not take place in Vrindavan.

jaya jayojjwala-rasa sarva-rasa-sar
parakiya-bhave jaha brajete pracar

Translation-
All glories, all glories to the mellow of conjugal love, which is the most excellent of all rasas and is propagated in Vraja by Sri Krishna in the form of the divine parakiya-bhava [paramour love]. [Sri Vraja-dhama-mahimamrita Text 10, by Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami]
There is Parakiya bhava, paramour love in Vrindavan and Svakiya bhava is in Dwarka, Lord’s pastimes with His own wives! In Vrindavan His consorts were wives of other men. There Lord was Upapati. In Dwarka He makes 16108 Gopis as His wives. He lives with them in 16108 palaces. So, among these 16108 queens Rukmini was the special queen. Therefore, She is called as ‘Patarani’, the chief queen.

Sub-theme: Chandravali becomes Rukmini

In Vrindavan Chandravali Gopi is a very prominent Gopi. Have you heard her name? She is equivalent to Radharani. There are two wings having two different bhava, moods- Vamangi, the left wing Gopis and the right wing Gopis. Srimati Radharani is Vamangi, left wing Gopi. Chandravali is a very simple and calm Gopi and is right wing Gopi. As her name suggests Chandra-avali, she is very soft. There is difference between hot sunrays and cool moon rays (chandra). Similarly, Chandravali is always cool like moon. But Radharani and the gopis of Her group sometimes have fierce mood. Premna gati ahir iva, ahi means snake. Vamangi Gopis have walk like a serpent, not simple straight forward. So, this Chandravali Gopi appears as Rukmini and Radharani appears as Queen Satyabhama. There is full description of who from Vrindavan Lila appears as who in Dwarka Lila.

Sub-theme: Importance of sravanam

Such Chandravali appears here as Rukmini and She gets chance to listen Lord’s pastimes. Her father King Bhismak was the king of Vidarbha and his capital was Kaundinyapur. In his court many rajarsis and maharsis used to come. First, they would visit Dwarka and then come here and narrate all the pastimes of Dwarkadhish. Narada Muni also used to come. When he used to narrate Dwarkadhish katha, Rukmini also used to listen it.

Every soul loves the Lord. All of you also love the Lord. Every soul has love for the Lord, but it is dormant. It just needs to be awakened and revealed. And how will it happen?

nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema ‘sādhya’ kabhu naya
śravaṇādi-śuddha-citte karaye udaya

Translation-
Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities. It is not something to be gained from another source. When the heart is purified by hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens. [CC Madhya 22.107]

Soul’s love for the Lord awakes just by hearing about His name, form, qualities, pastimes, etc. It is shown in this pastime that Rukmini also listened Lord’s pastimes and with that She developed love for the Lord and She made up Her mind ‘I want Dwarkadhish as my husband ‘. While listening this we should be careful that Rukmini is not an ordinary being and it is not that She had no love for Krsna and when She listened His pastimes, She developed love for Hiim. But from this pastime we must understand that yes this is possible. This pastime shows that you must listen to the pastimes of the Lord, and you will develop the love for Krsna.

Sub-theme: ISCKON Kaundinyapur

This Dham where we are building and establishing this temple ISKCON Kaundinyapur, with that we are establishing Bhagavat Dharma. World do not know where and when Rukmini appeared. It is possible that even the people here may not be aware of this. We need to begin from here. We have to remind the world about this Dham and even when Rukmini appeared. Therefore, we are establishing this temple. There must be lot of katha-kirtan in this Dham, so that whoever will come here, will develop his love for the Lord. They will give up the false love of the world and will start to have the true love for Dwarkadhish.

Rukmini is Hladini sakti, Lord’s internal potency. We living entities are also the potency of the Lord. Potency is feminine. We souls are prakriti and therefore we are feminine. In the material world there is only one purusa and that is govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi [Brahma Samhita]. So as in this Dham Rukmini listened Lord’s pastimes and made up Her mind that ‘if I get married, it will be none other than Lord Dwarkadhish’. Similarly, all of us, the living entities, who are females, for us also by hearing lila-katha, Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, we should made up our mind, who is our husband? Krsna! And if we have to marry then it should be with Krsna. Are you ready to take such Sankalpa? So, pray to the Lord that just like He kidnapped Rukmini He may kidnap you also and take you back to His abode. From here Lord took Rukmini to Dwarka and marriage ceremony took place there in Dwarka. In fact, no need to wait. Wherever you are, there also marriage can take place.

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!

9th March 2020

Lord is Ajanma

Gaura Purnima Mahotsava ki jai

Happy New Year will begin from tomorrow.

Today is the happy birthday of Gauranga Mahaprabhu. There is a lot of difference be-tween our birthday and the birthday of the Lord. In fact Mahaprabhu does have a birth-day.

Our birthday means our body is born. When we take birth our body takes birth. Our soul never takes birth. When we ask how old are you? That means how old is your body? That’s related to our body. I am 5 years old. I am 20 years old. I am 50 years and I am a 70 year old man.

It’s said sri krsna caitanya sarira dhari

He does have a body. His soul is His body. There is no difference between His body and His soul. He is ajanma. He does not take birth like we take birth and our body is born. Before taking birth Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was also there. Caitanya Mahaprabhu ap-pears on this day in His manifest or prakat lila.

There are many forms (svarupa) of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

His rupa is one of His form or svarupa. He appeared in the evening at moon rise. I was saying in Gaura katha that’s going on that before the Lord’s appearance, during the day He appeared in the form of His name. That’s also one form of the appearance of the Lord. This is a mystery. When the Lord appears as His own form it’s very easy to un-derstand that the Lord has taken birth. But when Lord appears in the form of the maha-mantra,

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

kali kale nama rupe krsna avatar

This is the nama-rupa of the Lord and the other form we can see with our eyes. We can only have a realization of the holy name when we chant the holy name. That time we can meet the Lord. It’s the understanding that from the name comes form. Before the form is the name of the Lord.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

When we chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and hear, listen and meditate (mananam) on the holy name, then we can realize the presence of Sri Krsna Caitanya. I was think-ing we can’t take the Deity of the temple and move all over, we can just have darsana and move ahead. But we can take the Lord’s name with us and walk and lie down. Dur-ing old age it’s very difficult to climb the steps of the temple like we have in Noida and then there is darsana. Who will climb? Nowadays people have knee problems. We can carry the holy name anywhere and it will always be with us wherever we are. As I said, it’s the form of the Lord. The Lord’s Deity form is not only His form, but His holy name is also His form.

jiv jago, jiv jago, gauracanda bole
kota nidra jao maya-pisacira kole

Lord Gauranga is calling, “Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?

bhajibo boliya ese samsara-bhitare
bhuliya rohile tumi avidyara bhare

When you were in your mother’s womb and were distressed that time you had prayed to Me, ‘Oh Lord, please help me, please remove me from here. I will worship You I promise.’ So the Lord helped you to come out from the sufferings of the womb. But your mother, father and your friends brain washed you that you forgot your promise.

tomare loite ami hoinu avatara
ami bina bandhu ara ke ache tomara

For you I have taken avatar but you have forgotten so to remind you I am taking birth on Gaura Purnima.
Other than Myself you have no friend in this world. Do you have any friend like Gau-ranga Mahaprabhu? We shake our heads and say yes, but we do not realize this fact. We have made many friends.

dehapatya-kalatradisv
atma-sainyesv asatsv api [SB 2.1.4]

We have so much faith in our body, children and wife. We feel they will help us in need, but Sukadeva Goswami says it’s asatsena. Caitanya Mahaprabhu is saying, “I have tak-en this avatar for you. I have brought harinama medicine for you.” Caitanya Mahaprab-hu has prescribed this medicine for us. “You are not well so take this medicine. Which is that medicine?

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Even if you understand this much it’s enough to move out of this material world. I have filled this sagar in gagar for you meaning I have filled an ocean in a pot for you.

Today is day of chanting and praying to the Lord. It’s also a fast so you can have the feast of harinama. Our aim to meet the Lord. I wish you all a happy Gaura Purnima.

Gauranga Gauranga.

8th March 2020

The Real Meaning of a Blessing

Hare Krishna.

We are preparing for Gaura Purnima which we are going to celebrate tomorrow. ISKCON Thane is celebrating Gaura Purnima Festival today as it is Sunday. Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj is in Dubai. Every member of ISKCON is getting ready for Gaura Purnima. Parikrama has also ended and devotees are returning to their places and temples. Few are saying that we have taken our bodies to Greater Noida, but as we are getting to hear Gaura Katha we are feeling that we are in Mayapur. Devotees are saying that they like the Katha. You like Katha means you like Gauranga. Katha and Lila itself represent Gauranga. If you like the holy name then you like Gauranga. Loving is better than liking. May you all love Katha! Some devotees keep on writing in chat. Maharaja, please bless me!

Subalaxmi Mataji from Ahmedabad is asking a blessing on the occasion of her 28th Marriage Anniversary. I was thinking that if we are chanting with you and making you hear Katha of Gauranga Mahaprabhu then isn’t it a blessing. Caitanya Mahaprabhu is also asking for a blessing in Śikṣāṣṭaka.

na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
mama janmani janmanīśvare
bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi

“O Almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor to enjoy beautiful women. Nor do I want any number of followers. What I want only is the causeless mercy of Your devotional service in my life, birth after birth.” [Cc. Antya 20.29, Śikṣāṣṭaka 4]

Caitanya Mahaprabhu is teaching us that we don’t ask for the blessing of happiness, wealth in-home and comfort. All of these are Bhukti items. He says that I’m ready to take birth again. He just wants to remain the servant of the Lord.This is a blessing. Learn to ask for blessings. We are new in this field of religion and Caitanya Mahaprabhu is teaching us what kind of blessings we should ask for.

anarpita-charim chirat karunayavatirnah kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-shriyam
harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitaha
sada hridaya-kandare sphuratu vah shacinandanaha

Translation:
“May that Lord, who is known as the son of Srimati Sacidevi, be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold. He has appeared in the age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant spiritual knowledge of the mellow taste of His service.” [Cc. Adi, 1.4.]

Krsna Das Kaviraj writes in his mangalacarana at the start of Caitanya-caritamrita that may you get darsana of Sacinandan where the soul lives in a cave of the heart. May all of us get blessed by the Lord!

All this is possible by the prayers of Srila Advaita Acarya. He asked the Lord to appear on earth and the Lord responded. On behalf of all Advaita Acarya called the Lord. His appearance is a grand blessing for the whole creation and He is manifesting His mercy by making this forest-like world an auspicious place.

ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaḿ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaḿ

Translation:
Glory to the sri-krsna-sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. [ Ceto Darpana Marjanam verse 1]

He is extinguishing a forest fire with the holy names. Go for real gold! Gauranga!
I am breaking the news from Amravati. Every dog has its day. Today is woman’s day. There is also father’s day, mother’s day and so on. Today ISKCON Amravati is celebrating Women’s Padayatra. We will get reports from them. Prasanta Mataji from Vrindavan is also about to reach Amravati to celebrate the Padayatra.

Hari Hari

7th March 2020

Goloka is our final destination

Hare Krishna.

gaurangera sangi-gane nitya-siddha kari mane
se yaya vrajendra-suta-pasa
sri-gauda-mandala-bhumi yeba jane chintamani
tara haya vraja-bhume vasa

Translation:
One who considers Sri Gauranga’s associates to be eternally liberated reaches Krsna. One who always thinks about the holy land of Gauda resides in the land of Vraja. [ Song by Narottam Das Thakur, Verse 3]

Those who have this realization that the associates of Caitanya Mahaprabhu are Nitya Siddha and they take inspiration from their lives and teachings, such people will reach Krsna. This is the Sruti phala. Yesterday’s discussion was presented from Gaura Ganodesa Dipika by Kavi Karnapura who is the son of Sivananda Sena. He reveals the identity of Gaur Parsadas (associates of the Lord). There is also talk of associates of the Lord in Christianity.

Just like one is Jesus Christ, the son of the Lord. Unfortunately, people believe him be the Lord. In Hinduism, such gods wander in the streets. Today’s swami is becoming to-morrow’s Narayana. There were such roaming in Pune and other cities. Jesus Christ is recognised as the son of the Lord. He was the true devotee of the Lord. Jesus Christ was just one son of Lord.

But look at Gaudiya Vaisnavism. There are so many sons and daughters of the Lord. It’s not a question of ours and theirs. Jesus Christ is also ours. He is the son of the Lord. We can take inspiration from him. The whole world can take inspiration from the associates of the Lord. In terms of numbers, Christianity has very few Saints from which they can learn the teachings and take inspiration to do Bhakti. But our parampara has so many associates of the Lord. We can understand a lot regarding devotional service from Gaura Parsadas. Even if you say in terms of quality, they are the topmost devo-tees. They can’t be compared to Jesus Christ or others. They were devotees of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Raga Marga. They were given Madhurya or Srinagar Rasa by Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In Hinduism, Christianism, Islam or Buddhism, the problem is that they don’t understand that they are nitya -siddha.

kṛṣṇa-bhakta–niṣkāma, ataeva ‘śānta’
bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī–sakali ‘aśānta’

Translation:
Because a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa is desireless, he is peaceful. Fruitive workers desire material enjoyment, jñānīs desire liberation, and yogīs desire material opulence; there-fore they are all lusty and cannot be peaceful.[ CC Madhya 19.149]

Three kinds of people are found in this world – bhukti-kami, mukti-kami and siddhi-kami. They are found to be restless. But the devotees of Krsna are always peaceful.

Bhukti-kami worship demigods and keep on doing sacrifices. They are very large in number. Some of them might go to Heaven. Many people would be going to hell be-cause Kama, Krodha , lobha have been said to be the gates to hell. Amongst those who are in the mode of goodness will go to the planets of demigods. I’m telling you that the number of people going to Vaikuntha is very less. When a person dies people write on his photo frame that he is a swarga vasi.

But heaven also is itself a first-class prison. Mukti-kami means Advaita vada. They be-lieve that the Lord doesn’t have any form. They are not only Hindus, but also Muslims and Christians who are Mayavadis. In truth, they want to become Supreme. They want to merge in the Lord. They don’t want to do anything after liberation.

mayavadi-bhasya sunile haya sarva-nasa

Translation:
Anyone who follows the principles of Mayavada philosophy is certainly doomed. Such a fool needs to be reformed by punishment. [CC Madhya 6.169]

They don’t go to Vaikuntha or Goloka. There is no question of nityalila pravishtha. When we become sadhana siddha, nitya siddha then we can enter in eternal pastimes of Lord. This is a very high level thought. There are very few who try this.

manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu
kaścid yatati siddhaye
yatatām api siddhānāṁ
kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ

Translation:
Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.[ BG 7.3]

We need to understand the Lord as He is. There are many things to know. Bhukti kami are known as dharmic. They also follow dharma. But they don’t have any relationship with Vaikuntha. They don’t even know about Vaikuntha. Heaven is the final destination for such people. Few want to go to heaven and few want to become Supreme or some keep on hanging in between. Such who enter spiritual planets don’t meet the Lord. They don’t do bhakti. They want to merge their existence in the Lord.

bahūnāṁ janmanām ante
jñānavān māṁ prapadyate
vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti
sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ

Translation:
After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare. [BG 7.19]

He did this and that and after many births, he got to realize that Vasudeva is all in all. Others don’t understand Vasudeva. Vaisnavas understand Vasudeva or Visnu and they take His shelter, worship Him and go to Vaikuntha.

Such sadhakas keep themselves engaged in sadhana. Those who worship Visnu are called Vaisnavas and those who worship Krsna are called Karsnas and worshippers of Radha are called Gaudiya Vaisnavas. The specialty of Gaudiya Vaisnavas is that they worship Radha.

aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas tad-dhama vrndavanam
ramya kacid upasana vraja-vadhu-vargena va kalpita
srimad bhagavatam pramanam amalam prema pum-artho mahan
sri-caitanya mahaprabhor matam idam tatradarah na parah

Translation:
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, is wor-shipped along with His transcendental abode Vrndavana. The most pleasing form of worship for the Lord is that which was performed by the gopis of Vrndavana. Srimad Bhagavatam is the spotless authority on everything and pure love of Godhead is the ul-timate goal of life for all men. These statements, for which we have the highest regard, are the opinion of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. [Caitanya-matta-manjusa by Srila Viswa-natha Cakravarti Thakura]

A Gaudiya Vaisnava doesn’t go to heaven, or merge in brahmajyoti or go to Vaikuntha. They go to Goloka.

Before Gaudiya Vaisnavas, there was first Acarya Madhavendra Puri. That’s why devo-tees go to Santipur in 30-40 buses. Madhavendra Puri went to Santipur and gave initia-tion to Advait Acarya. Today is the disappearance day of Madhavendra puri. Those who go to Santipur and honour prasada there get Krsna Prema. Those who are in Mayapur are surely requested to go to Santipur. Today is his disappearance day and he entered the eternal pastimes of the Lord. If he wouldn’t have been there then there wouldn’t have been Isvara Puri.

Discuss the glories of Madhavendra Puri and pray that we also may become eternal as-sociates of the Lord at the end of this life.

Thank you
Madhavendra Puri ki Jai!

6th March 2020

Time is Krsna

Hare Krishna

We are beginning the japa talk early and ending early.

I don’t know how many of you are listening to Gaura Bhagavat katha from 8 am to 9.30am. In the evening, it takes place between 6 to 9pm.

I am very busy. Telecast is happening on Youtube and Facebook. This japa talk and then morning and evening sessions are keeping me engaged. Preparing a presentation of what to say and then to present it. This way I am engaged 24 hours. I also have my sadhana besides the japa talk. I chant my extra rounds too. Also, communication, correspondence, meeting devotees, answering their questions and giving comment is also there. In this way, by the Lord’s mercy time is going on. Srila Haridas Thakur has said, ‘Either you do anything or not, Time will go on.’ Time and tide waits for none. Time keeps on progressing. Whether you are sleeping or chanting the holy name, time is going on. It’s good that we remain with time. Stay on time and with time. Also, we should make the right use of time as time is also the Lord. The Lord has said, ‘Kalosmi’. Kala means time. If we abuse time, then the Lord will appear as kala or death.

akala mrityu haranam
sarva vyadhi vinashanam
vishnu paadodakam pitva
Shirsha dhaara-yaamyaham

Lord can appear in two forms. As the form of death since He is the superintendent of death. On behalf of the Lord, Yamaraja does the duty or Lord Himself comes. It depends on how we utilise the time. (Charan’amrit Mantra)

vinash kale vipreet buddhi

Translation:
When faced with destruction, our minds often become abnormal.

Srila Prabhupada would say, ‘Stay busy 24 hours a day in devotional service of the Lord.’ We need to plan out our day. We call it time management. Isn’t time valuable? Few people say time is money. They say that if you don’t utilise your time in earning money, then you are wasting your life. For some people time is money. They relate time with money. But those who are Krishna Conscious or want to be Krishna Conscious, they understand time is Krsna. Some think that time is money and Hare Krishna devotees or sadacaris think that time is Krsna and It should be engaged in earning Krsna or the wealth of Krsna. Like when we chant, we earn Krsna.

golokera prema-dhana, hari-nama-sankirtana

Translation
The treasure of divine love in Goloka Vrindavana has descended as the congregational chanting of Lord Hari’s holy names. (Verse 2, Hari Hari Bifale)

We start depositing this treasure early in the morning compared to those money makers, who start earning from 10 or 11 am. Hare Krishna people are very smart. Their earnings begin early in the morning like at 4 o’clock.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

This way, They start earning immediately. One’s time is money and another’s time is Krsna. Understand this. When we go away from home and develop renunciation, then we get knowledge or wisdom.

Utilise time in the right way. It’s fine to earn money But it can be purusārtha only if it is used for dharma. There are 4 purusārthas:
1. Dharma (righteousness)
2. Artha (prosperity)
3. Kama (pleasure)
4. Moksha (liberation).
If one utilises earned wealth for dharma, it is purusārtha then it’s fine. Then you have not wasted your time. But if someone utilises earned wealth for sense gratification or pleasure, then it is a waste of time.

hari hari! bifale janama gonainu
manushya-janama paiya, radha-krishna na bhajiya,
janiya suniya visha khainu

Translation
O Lord Hari, I have spent my life uselessly. Having obtained a human birth and having not worshiped Radha and Krishna, I have knowingly drunk poison. (Verse 1, Hari Hari Bifale)

If one gets the human form of life and do not become devotees of Radha Krsna and misuse the wealth for shopping and fulfilling lusty desires, then it’s wrong.

Think about this. This is food for thought. Keep chanting and make others chant. Hear Gaura Bhagavat Katha and distribute books.

Earn wealth. We are distributing Caitanya-caritamrta sets these days. Utilise earned wealth to purchase Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta. Rightly use your wealth and go on yatra or a spiritual retreat. Use it to purchase vegetables and offer that to the Lord and honour prasada. If we utilise earned wealth for seeing movies, eating meat, then we are wasting our life, time and money. This is going on everywhere. They are not just wasting some time or a few minutes or a few hours or a few days but their whole lifetime from beginning to finish. Come to the senses.

jiva jago, jiva jago, gauracanda bole
kota nidra jao maya-pisacira kole

Translation
Lord Gauranga is calling, “Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called maya? (Verse1, Jiva Jago, Jiva Jago)

Gauracandra is calling us as Gaura Purnima is approaching. How long are you going to sit in the lap of a witch named Maya? Wake up! This human form of life is a blessing and it’s very rare. Understand and realize this and use every moment of your life in devotional service of the Lord and also making others devotees which include family members also. Charity begins at home. It can be neighbours, friends, bosses or servants.

yāre dekho tare kaho, ‘krsna’ upadesa

Translation
Instruct Everyone to follow the orders of the Lord Srī Krsna. (CC Madhya-lila 7.128)

āmāra ājñāya guru haña tāra’ ei deśa

Translation
One should become a guru and spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world, simply by preaching the teachings of Bhagavad-gītā. (CC Madhya 7.128)

Ok… I will leave you alone. I have to get ready.

Gaura prema nande hari haribol!

5th March 2020

SADHANA – A TASTY SANDWICH!

Hare Krishna !
Regarding Navadvipa Dhama, today is the last day of Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama. There are 7 different kirtana parties on Parikrama. Today they will return to Mayapur Chandrodaya Temple. Before that, they will gather at Yogapitha and the 10,000 devotees will perform kirtana together in a maha-sankirtana. They will meet and embrace each other.

vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha

They will be offering obeisances. There will be a festival of reunion of Parikrama devotees and also a festival of kirtana mela just like Kumbha-mela.

Navadvipa is famous for kirtana. Caitanya Mahaprabhu always performs kirtana in Navadvipa. kirtaniyah sada harih. Caitanya Mahaprabhu is constantly chanting the holy name of the Lord.

siksharthamekah purushah puranah

To teach and inspire the whole world, Caitanya Mahaprabhu always performs kirtana and He is performing kirtana today also.

adhyapi ha lila kare gaurara, kon kon bhagyawan

Today Caitanya Mahaprabhu is also performing kirtana and dancing. There is a possibility that Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s kirtana party and the Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama party would have combined together. I hope the Parikrama party has experienced that Gauranga Mahaprabhu has come. Parikrama devotees are also giving darsana on the zoom conference.

We could have made this japa talk available to the Parikrama devotees, but couldn’t.

This is the time of kirtana of Caitanya Mahaprabhu as we hear in:

Udilo aruna pūraba-bhāge,
dwija-mani gorā amani jāge,
bhakata-samūha loiyā sāthe,
gelā nagara-brāje

Translation:
When the rising sun appeared in the East, the jewel of the twice-born, Lord Gaurasundara, awakened, and taking His devotees with Him. He went all over the countryside, towns and villages. (Verse 1, Udilo Aruna, Arunodaya kirtana song)

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is best among the brahmanas, goes out for kirtana as the sun rises. We need to realise this. Wherever kirtana goes on, the Lord appears there. His party keeps on chanting and His eternal pastimes keeps on going.

Lord has also said:

naham vasami vaikunthe yoginam hridaye na cha
mad-bhakta yatra gayanti tatra tishthami narada

Translation:
Neither do I reside in Vaikuntha nor in the hearts of the Yogis, but I dwell where my devotees sing my name, O Narada.(Conversation between Lord Visnu and Narada Muni)

Wherever Gauranga’s devotees sing His glories, all of you are Gauranga devotees, at all such places, the Lord resides. When we chant then we should understand that the Lord is with us. The goal of chanting is to get the association of the Lord. Yoga means when we, bewildered humans, reestablish our lost connection with the Lord.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

We will experience intimate association with the Lord when we chant or hear with this mood.

mac-cittā mad-gata-prāna
bodhayantah parasparam
kathayantaś ca mām nityam
tusyanti ca ramanti ca

Translation:
The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about me.( BG. 10.9)

This is the identity of a devotee. We might not be like that or durdaivam idrisham ihajani nanuragaha (Verse 2, Siksastakam) we might not be having that attraction for the Lord’s holy name.

The Lord said, “One whose intelligence and life is focussed on Me, and They keep on discussing about Me and enlightening each other, They get satisfied by doing so.”

dadati pratigrhnati
guhyam akhyati prcchati
bhunkte bhojayate caiva
sad-vidham priti-laksanam

Translation:
Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one’s mind in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting prasadam and offering prasadam are the six symptoms of love shared by one devotee and another. (Upadesamrta,4)

Such souls get satisfied and become calm.

sa vai pumsām paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihatā
yayātmā suprasīdati

Translation:
The supreme occupation (dharma) for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendental Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted in order to completely satisfy the self. (SB. 1.2.6)

While practicing devotional service, if one doesn’t have any ulterior motive (mukti, bhukti and siddhi i.e. salvation, dedication and enlightenment) and interruption, then from such devotional service, our soul experiences bliss. Lord is saying this in the 10th chapter of Bhagavad-Gita also. Devotees get absorbed in katha, kirtana, Nabadvipa-mandala Parikrama, morning evening program, services, taking prasadam or yāre dekho tare kaho ‘krsna’ upadeśa. (CC Madhya 7.128)

Some devotee was pointing this out. That morning and evening program is like a sandwich. Just like we have 2 slices of bread and there is butter, tomato, cheese, e.t.c. in between 2 slices of bread. In the same way, there is a morning and evening program, Deity worship and lots of services in between. This combination of the morning and evening sadhana with services in between is just like a tasty sandwich. Devotees relish in this way. Don’t you like this kind of sandwich? This complete sandwich is similar to complete life which is full of bliss.

We will stop now. There are 465 participants. If possible, please see if you can hear Gaura katha in morning 8 am and evening 6 to 9 pm in YouTube and Facebook.

Gaura premanande Hari Haribol!

04 March 2020

Sarvatra prachara haibe mora nama

Today we have participants from 460 places. On one day in how many places chanting will take place? It is because of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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 Bhagvat]

There will come a time when chanting will be taking place in all the places of the world. This is the prediction for this world. This was started 500 years ago. The Golden period started with the appearance of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and it will last for 10000 years.

My name doesn’t mean My name, but it means the names of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But we chant Hare Krishna. Lord Caitanya said that His name will spread all over the world then how this is possible?

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nahe anya

Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being a combination of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā, is non different from Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa combined. [Caitanya Bhagvat]

He is not only Krsna, but He is Radha also. These are names of Radha and Krsna and Ra-dha’s name is first in that.

Harinama has reached millions of places . This seems to be a little impossible. How is this possible in the Middle East, China where there is Atheism and Communism? The answer to that is that Srila Prabhupada went to a foreign county in 1965 as instructed by his spiritual master. Who would have believed it if in 1964 or ’65 someone have said that in the next 40-50 years this Harinama will reach various towns and villages. In 2020 there will be a Gaura Purnima festival and there will be 10000 devotees on Parikrama. Many devotees will chant on the zoom conference. There will be Ratha-yatra not only in New York, but many other places. All these things are happening. As the zoom conference is going on, devotees are walking on Parikrama and there are 700 Ratha-yatras. So many books are be-ing distributed. All such people will follow four regulative principles and Chinese people will also eat prasada. If only all such news would have been told to you in 1964 before Srila Prabhupada left for overseas, then would you have believed it ?

What if we were told a few years back that in future on mataji from Noida will go to Ma-yapur and participate in Parikrama. Would you have believed it? When we go for preach-ing many youths say that they will join this Krishna Consciousness movement once they get old. But the Lord is attracting youths only and they have a bead bag in their hand. Ratha-yatra will take place in New York and how uncivilised the people of New York were? They were saying that the Lord is impersonal and so on. But now worship of Radha Krsna is taking place over there. Some Parikrama devotees are also attending zoom con-ference and hearing the japa talk.

When Srila Prabhupada reached New York and was preaching over there, then a few peo-ple would gather around him and ask to show the image of Krsna as God. They would en-quire about the girl standing next to Krsna. They did not know about Radha Krsna and Si-ta Rama. They were so degraded that they were eating cow flesh, but after worshipping Radha Krsna, cow eaters have become cow protectors. Cow worshipping is taking place. Instead of drinking cow blood, now they are drinking cow urine.

This all seems to be beyond our imagination. But by the mercy of Caitanya Mahāprabhu all these things are going on. So we have firm faith that in every village and town Harina-ma will spread out as the Lord earlier predicted. Harinama will spread in all towns and vil-lages and people will come from various places to Mayapur.

Nama se Dhama tak

Translation
Name takes us to the Lord’s abode.

We are transported back to Godhead and the Lord in the form of the holy name takes us back. Has it all come true? Yes, because it is the prediction of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The impossible is already made possible. Impossible is a word in a fool’s dictionary. Therefore the Lord is making some prediction and He only make everything possible.

We just gave a seminar at Mayapur ILS and the topic was the Bright Future of ISKCON and it was guaranteed. This is possible because it is the Lord’s prediction and it will sure-ly happen. This is the golden period. We need to take benefit of it. We need to jump in the street of Krishna Consciousness or Bhakti.

jyot se jyot jaalatey chalo
prem ki ganga bahatey chalo

Light many lamps with the lamps you have and let this love of Ganga flow everywhere.

Yesterday the heart surgery of Yasomatinandan Prabhu took place. Yesterday we had asked you to chant and pray so by your prayers the Lord has made his operation success-ful.

Today is the first day of Gaura Bhagavat Katha. You can follow on ISCKON Pune.com , Facebook, YouTube. Many devotees are coming to Pune. Jay Panchali Mataji is reporting that her home is filled with guests. Many keep on doing something and don’t leave their homes. They don’t leave their comfort zone. There will be Katha in the morning and even-ing. Japa Zoom sessions will continue to take place. Instead of Japa talk Katha will take place at 8:00 AM. Prepare your consciousness to welcome Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the courtyard of your heart.

Gaur Premanande
Hari Haribol

03rd March 2020

Memories of Mayapur Dhama

Hare Krishna. Today there are 441 participants. We spent a lot of days in Mayapur and during japa time, we were making a local call. We were residing in the same place where the Lord resides. It is the Lord’s abode. That abode where only dhamvasis (residents or pil-grims) can live. Gauranga Mahaprabhu is the resident of Navadvipa Dhama. Not only Gau-ranga Mahaprabhu, but Lord Nityananda, Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri Gadadhara, Srivasa are also there.

panca-tattvatmakam krishnam bhakta-rupa-svarupakam
bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam namami bhakta-saktikam

Translation:
I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Krsna, who is non different from His fea-tures as a devotee, devotional incarnation, manifestation, pure devotee, and devotional energy.

Radha Madhava and Ashthasakhis were there. Because Vrndavana and Navadvipa are non different from each other, Gaura Nityananda is also there. Parikrama is still going on in Navadvipa Dhama. This is what I am missing. Some devotees of the zoom conference are present in the Parikrama. We spent a lot of days in the Dhama and we had many expe-riences. We can have these experiences as wealth. We had a local call there. Now we’re in Pune and doing Japa, but the memories of Navadvipa Dhama are affecting me. Like the darsana of Navadvipa Dhama. I stayed near the Lord’s place. I worshiped Sri Sri Radha Madhava with Ashtasakhis, sometimes Sri Pancatattva and sometimes Sri Prahlada Narasimha. There was a lot of kirtana in the Kirtana Mela. All of you must have seen the Kirtana Mela. There was sravanam, kirtanam and smaranam.

Then there was Sravan Utsava and I have memories from there. It is not possible to re-member (smaranam) the Lord without kirtana. First is hearing ( srvanam) then chanting the glories of the Lord (kirtanam) and then remembering the Lord (visnu smaranam). But Kirtana also requires smaranam ( remembering the Lord).

Many rituals were made after Sravan Utasava. The memories are still fresh. Whatever we heard. Hindi Bhagavatam classes were held there. Initially only Bengali classes were held, but then they started English Bhagavatam classes also and then further classes in Russian also. I am telling you all the important things which happened there.

There was ILS( ISKCON LEADERSHIP SANGHA). 1000 -1500 preachers and managers were assembled. Many senior leaders presented their seminars including me. I gave a presentation on “The bright future of ISKCON”. We were preparing for the seminar and then I gave the presentation. Whenever we prepare for the seminar and give presentation, we get refined. This is going on for so many years and this year it was ILS and then Navad-vipa-mandala Parikrama. We did Parikrama also. It was a walking Parikrama. Thirty years ago, we were fortunate to get this Padayatra, walking Parikrama. This was the 30th Anni-versary of Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama. It is still going on. I left it in between.

There was a time when only we used to do Parikrama. But gradually everyone started or-ganising Parikrama. The devotees of Bengal and then Russian devotees also started and called it ” Russian Parikrama”. Hindi people also started their Parikrama 5-6 years ago. This year because it is 30th Anniversary, Parikrama will be completed exclusively for the devotees of South India.

Bengali devotees and devotees from Orissa are doing Parikrama. Different Parikramas are going on together. 3 Parikramas are held only by Hindi people. In total, there are 7 groups of devotees doing Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama together. One group is in Simantadvipa while the other is in Godruma dvipa. Third party in Madhya dvipa, fourth in Kola dvipa, fifth in Ritu dvipa, sixth in Jahnudvipa, seventh in Rudradvipa. It is a beautiful scene. Some can have darsana of this Universal form together. We can have door darsana.

7 parties together in different dvipas are doing Parikrama. It’s very brightening. You are not leaving your homes. But some devotees who left their homes are laughing from Parikrama. Devotees don’t want to leave the comfort zone of their home. More than 10,000 devotees came for Parikrama. But most of the people of this world didn’t come for Parikrama. Not from Solapur also. They’re laughing. They didn’t come that’s why laughing. Everyone should come in Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama or Vraja-mandala Parikrama. For the last 16 years, Parikrama in Jagannatha Puri is also started. Bhakti Purushottama Maharaja declared it’ll be 16th Parikrama in Jagannathaq Puri. This year they’re expecting 16,000 devotees in Jagannatha Puri Parikrama. Try to join the Jagannatha Puri Parikrama which is always held just after Kartik month. In Mayapur darsana of the Lord, aartis, kirtana, kirtana mela, Bhagavad classes, Srvana Utsava, ISKCON ILS and Navadvipa-mandala Parikrama are held. Finally, there’ll be Gaur Purnima on 9 March.

Now we’re in Pune. On the day of Gaur Purnima Gauranga Mahaprabhu will appear. We are preparing to bring the mood that the Lord is going to appear soon. Like Krsna, demi-gods appeared before Gauranga Mahaprabhu was going to appear. They were waiting for Mahaprabhu’s appearance. Demigods were praying to the Lord. In the same way, all IS-KCON temples are preparing for Gauranga Mahaprabhu’s appearance. This year we’re pre-paring for Gaur Purnima in Pune. We’ve organised Gaur Bhagavad classes.

śraddhāvān jan he, śraddhāvān jan he

O faithful people, O faithful people, Please come!

Srila Bhaktivinoda declares

nadiya-godrume nityananda mahajana
patiyache nama-hatta jibera karana
(śraddhāvān jan he, śraddhāvān jan he)

Translation:
In Nadiya Godruma the great soul Lord Nityananda has opened a marketplace to sell the holy name to the conditioned souls.O faithful people please come and take advantage of it.

In the same way, we can also say that in ISKCON Pune Radha Vrndavancandra ISKCON NVCC Pune has organised Gaur Bhagavad Katha which is started already. All the prepara-tions are made to welcome all the people, guests and devotees. Everyone come in large numbers and hear Gaur Bhagavad katha. All of you are welcome. I, the speaker of Bhaga-vad katha, am inviting all of you for this on behalf of this Bhagavad Katha committee. Again, of course if you’re not able to come for Katha then sit into your comfort zone and at least hear Bhagavad katha on Facebook or any other social media. So that you can have darsana and sravan of Bhagavad katha.

Nitya Sakhi Mataji from Greater Noida has organised padayatra or Nama Sankirtana for more than 100 children. This is a part of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s programme. By doing this service, you made Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the acrayas happy and I am also very happy to hear this.

I am praying to all of you, to pray that today my god brother Sriman Yasomatinandana Prabhu has open heart surgery. We should pray together for him so that he can have a suc-cessful surgery. He is the zonal secretary of all the Gujarat temples. He is a very dear dis-ciple of Srila Prabhupada and one of my dear godbrothers. We can chant together for him once. This chanting is the only prayers we can do. Please join me, chant out loud, cry and pray.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

So we’ll meet soon again.

Hare Krishna!

जप चर्चा
02 मार्च 2020
पुणे के रास्ते से
रिकॉडेड टॉक

आज हमारे साथ 487 स्थानों से भक्त जप कर रहे हैं जिनकी संख्या लगभग 1000 है | यह हमारे जप करने का पूर्वाभ्यास होता है कि प्रत्येक सुबह जब हम जप करते हैं तो उसकी तैयारी हमें पिछले दिन करनी होती है क्योंकि पिछले दिन का जो हमारा जीवन रहता है जो भी हम करते हैं उससे हमारा जप काफी प्रभावित रहता है | तो मैं ये बताना चाहता हूँ कि आज सुबह जप करने से पूर्व हमने कैसे तैयारी की है |

कल हम तुकाराम महाराज के देहू गांव गए थे, वहां जाकर हम तुकाराम महाराज से संबंधित विभिन्न स्थानों का भ्रमण किया, दर्शन किया, तुकाराम महाराज के विषय में सुना, तुकाराम महाराज के विषय में, उन स्थानों के विषय में, उन स्थानों में घटित लीलाओं के विषय में अधिक से अधिक सुना | इस प्रकार आज सुबह के जप के लिए ध्यान कल की देहु यात्रा से प्राप्त हुआ |

निश्चित रूप से यह भगवान की व्यवस्था है कि भगवान अपने शुद्ध भक्तों को इस संसार में भेजते हैं और जिस प्रकार से भगवान के शुद्ध भक्त व्यवहार करते है, आचरण करते है, खाते है, सोते है, वह वास्तव में अन्य जीव आत्माओं के अनुकरण करने के लिए एक उदाहरण होता है |

कई बार हमारे मन में शंका आती है कि क्या वैकुंठ है, वह कौन सा स्थान है जहां पर भगवान रहते है | तो कल जब हम देहु में उस स्थान पर गए जहां से तुकाराम महाराज सशरीर बैकुंठ धाम गए थे | तुकाराम महाराज ने 4000 अभंग अपने जीवन काल में लिखें| उसमें से आखरी अभंग उन्होंने तब गाया जब वह साक्षात गरुड़ के ऊपर आरुढ थे, जब बैठ गए थे तब उन्होंने अपना आखिरी अभंग गाया

आम्ही जातो आमच्या गावा, आमच्या राम राम ध्यावा

इसका अर्थ है कि मैं अपने गांव जा रहा हूँ और आप सब को मेरा आखरी राम राम, आप कृपया इसे स्वीकार कीजिये और इस प्रकार से सब के देखते देखते वह बैकुंठ यान में बैठे और वह बैकुंठ यान वहां से जाने लगा तो कुछ गांव वालों ने सोचा इनका गांव तो यही है निश्चित रूप से यह कुछ आकाश में भ्रमण करके कुछ सैर सपाटा करके वापस आ जाएंगे परंतु यह उनका भ्रम था क्योंकि तुकाराम महाराज तो अपने गांव, अपने वास्तविक गांव, अपने वास्तविक घर वापस चले गए थे और वहां गांव वाले घंटों इंतजार करते रहे, कई दिन इंतजार करते रहे, कुछ महीने इंतजार करने में निकल गए लेकिन तुकाराम महाराज वापस नहीं आए तो भगवान इस प्रकार से जो हमारे संदेह होते हैं जैसे कि
बैकुंठ क्या है?

क्या भगवान का क्या कोई धाम है?

इस प्रकार से इन सब प्रश्नों का प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण अपने शुद्ध भक्तों के माध्यम से देते हैं जैसे हमने देखा कि तुकाराम महाराज सशरीर भगवत धाम गए |
देहु मे तुकाराम महाराज की कोई समाधि नहीं है, हमें उनके किसी समाधि के दर्शन नहीं होते, वे स्वयं अपने शरीर के साथ बैकुंठधाम को चले गए |
कीर्तनीय सदा हरि

संत तुकाराम महाराज हमेशा जप करते रहते थे कीर्तन करते रहते थे |

पांडुरंग पांडुरंग
जय जय राम कृष्ण हरि
जय जय राम कृष्ण हरि

इस प्रकार हमेशा हमेशा वे भगवान के नाम का जप करते रहते थे | वास्तव में उनके लिए जप को रोक पाना बहुत ही कठिन होता था जबकि अधिकांशतः तो हम लोगों के लिए जप करना बहुत कठिन हो जाता है | जब वे जप करते थे कीर्तन करते थे तो घंटों नृत्य करते थे, उच्च स्वर में कीर्तन करते थे और उनका कीर्तन कभी रुकता नहीं था |

गौरांग महाप्रभु चाहते थे कीर्तनीय सदा हरि हमेशा हरि नाम का जप करते रहे |
तो तुकाराम महाराज के जीवन से ये पूर्ण रूप से परिलक्षित था| वे कभी भी नाम का जप छोड़ते नहीं थे |

एक सुबह एक अपराधी तुकाराम महाराज के निवास पर आया | उन्होंने घर के बाहर से आवाज लगाई “तुकोबा तुकोबा कहां हो तुम, तुम कहां गए हो “|
तुकाराम महाराज के घर के अंदर से किसी ने कहा “बैठो, वह कहीं गए हैं, थोड़ी देर में आएंगे”|

वह व्यक्ति वहां पर बैठे थे | उन्होंने कुछ समय पश्चात देखा कि जब तुकाराम महाराज वापस आए तो उनके हाथ में लोटा था और वह शौच आदि क्रियाओं से निर्वित्त होकर आ रहे थे |
जो व्यक्ति थे वो एक वैष्णव अपराधी थे, तुकाराम महाराज के अपराधी थे |

उन्होंने उस लौटे को देख कर के कहा – “क्या तुमने अभी तक स्नान नहीं किया है? क्या तुम नाम का जप कर रहे हो? क्या तुम इतने मूर्ख हो कि तुम्हें यह भी नहीं पता कि बिना स्नान किए बिना शुची हुए नाम का जप नहीं किया जाता है? अन्यथा कोई धार्मिक क्रिया नहीं की जाती है, हमें पहले स्नान करना चाहिए फिर हमें किसी धार्मिक क्रिया या अनुष्ठान करना चाहिए” |

तब तुकाराम महाराज ने कहा कि मेरे लिए नाम को छोड़ना बहुत कठिन हो जाता है और मुझे नहीं पता कि स्नान के पहले मैं अपने भगवान का ध्यान नहीं कर सकता या जप नहीं कर सकता उनके नाम का कीर्तन नहीं कर सकता | यह याद रखना मेरे लिए बहुत ही कठिन हो जाता है बहुत ही मुश्किल हो जाता है |

तुकाराम महाराज ने कहा कि मुझसे जप बंद नहीं होता और यह मेरे बस की बात भी नहीं है | मेरे भीतर से कुछ होता है कि मैं अनायास बिना किसी प्रयास किए जप करता रहता हूँ | वो जो पाखंडी अपराधी था उसने बलपूर्वक तुकाराम महाराज के होठों को अपने हाथों से बंद कर दिया और उसने जोर से तुकाराम महाराज का एक प्रकार से मुंह बंद करने का प्रयास किया पर तब उसने देखा कि तुकाराम महाराज के पूरे शरीर से हरि नाम जप निकल रहा था, उनके एक एक रोम कूप से हरि नाम का उच्चारण हो रहा था और तब उसने देखा कि तुकाराम महाराज वास्तव में सिर्फ मूँह से ही जप नहीं कर रहे थे, उनका पूरा शरीर उनकी आत्मा जप कर रही थी क्योंकि जप तो आत्मा करती है, ना कि यह शरीर | एक प्रकार से तुकाराम महाराज की आत्मा हर समय निरंतर जप करती थी |

जब कल मैंने यह देहु मे सुना, तो मैंने इस बात का स्मरण किया कि किस प्रकार से तुकाराम महाराज बिना किसी प्रयास के बिना कोई बल लगाएं हरिनाम का निरंतर जप करते थे जैसा कि गौरांग महाप्रभु ने कीर्तनीय सदा हरी करने के लिए कहा है तो इसका हम ज्वलंत उदाहरण तुकाराम महाराज के रूप में देख सकते हैं |

तो मैंने यह भी स्मरण किया था कि यह जो कर्मकांडी होते हैं पाखंडी होते हैं, वैष्णवो के अपराधी होते हैं, किस किस प्रकार से अपराध करते हैं |

जब तुकाराम महाराज अत्यंत ख्याति प्राप्त कर रहे थे और सभी जो उनके गांव के निवासी थे, उनसे बहुत प्रेम किया करते थे | जिस प्रकार से हमने देखा कि नामाचार्य श्रील हरिदास ठाकुर के जीवन में भी यही हुआ कि सब लोग उनसे बहुत प्रेम करते थे तो कुछ लोग उनके प्रति बहुत ईर्ष्या रखते थे |

इसी प्रकार तुकाराम महाराज के भी जीवन में हुआ कि कुछ लोग उनसे ईर्ष्या करने लगे थे |
उन लोगों ने एक वैश्या को तुकाराम महाराज को आकर्षित करने के लिए तुकाराम महाराज के पास भेजा और हमने सुना कि तुकाराम महाराज के पास जो वैश्या आई तो जिस प्रकार से तुकाराम महाराज निरंतर कीर्तन कर रहे थे |
जय जय राम कृष्ण हरि
जय जय राम कृष्ण हरि

उनके पास उनका तंबूरा और उनकी चीपड़ी थी, चिपड़ी एक प्रकार से करताल की तरह होती है, तुकाराम महाराज उसे बजा बजाकर अत्यंत भाव के साथ हरि नाम का कीर्तन कर रहे थे और नाच रहे थे तो वह बेचारी वेश्या क्या करती वहां बैठी थी और अपना कार्य कर रही थी नाच रही थी और इस प्रकार से कुछ विभिन्न तरीकों से उनका ध्यान अपनी और आकर्षित करने का प्रयास कर रही थी परंतु तुकाराम महाराज को पूर्ण रूप से ध्यान मग्न थे उनके अंदर तो कोई ऐसा रिक्त स्थान ही नहीं था जहां पर कोई वाह्य वस्तु, कोई बाहरी भाव प्रवेश कर सके तो इस प्रकार से तुकाराम महाराज और उस वेश्या के बीच में कुछ वार्ता भी हुई और उसने तुकाराम महाराज के समक्ष अपने को पूर्ण रूप से समर्पित कर किया, उनके चरणों में गिर गई | तुकाराम महाराज तो अच्युत थे क्योंकि वे भगवान अच्युत के पूर्ण शरणागत थे इसलिए कोई भी संसार की वाह्य शक्ति उनका पतन कर ही नहीं सकती थी जिस प्रकार से नामाचार्य श्रील हरिदास ठाकुर के जीवन में हुआ वैसे ही हमने कल देहु गांव में संत तुकाराम महाराज के विषय में सुना कि किस प्रकार माया ने वेश्या के रूप में उनपर अपना प्रभाव डालने का प्रयास किया |
यह घटना यहां से कुछ ही दूर देहू गांव में घटी थी | तो हम सभी माया को पूर्ण रूप से परास्त कर सकते हैं यदि हम हरि नाम में पूर्ण शरणागति लेते हैं तुम्हारा माया कुछ भी नहीं कर पाएगी जैसा भगवत गीता में कहा है

यत्र योगेश्वर कृष्ण,
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इस प्रकार से हम विजयी होंगे, हम माया को जीतेंगे | जिस प्रकार से नामाचार्य श्रील हरिदास ठाकुर ने माया को जीता था, माया के युद्ध को जीता था और वह वैश्या जो आई थी वह भी एक प्रकार से माया से जीत गई थी वह भी विजयी हुई थी क्योंकि उसका आगे का जीवन बहुत ही सुंदर हो गया था और उसने हरि नाम को ग्रहण किया |