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Virahastakam by Srila Prabhupada First Octet -- The Flood of Krsna Prema <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" /><o:p></o:p> (1) <o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this anniversary of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> "The ocean of mercy was previously held back by a dam, but Lord Nityananda personally cut a channel in it and thereby released the outpouring flood of pure ecstatic love of God. " (from Locana's dasa's song Nitai Guna mani)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> Those devotees to whom the responsiblity was given to continue spreading this flood of love somehow became overpowered by Maya and were thus reduced to simply performing ritualistic Hindu ceremonies for the benefit of the materialists.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> Lord Nityananda's inundation of prema was thus completely stopped by those known as jati-gosai (caste gosvamis) But then you personally came, O Master to open wide the floodgates once again.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> Again you engulfed everyone in the deluge of pure divine love- even such a low, wretched, fallen and sinful soul as myself.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> On the strength of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's command you sent all of your servants as spiritual masters, going from door to door, just to deliver the fallen souls.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> The devotees were enthusiastically preaching everywhere- from the oceans to the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place>Himalaya mountains</st1:place>, But now that you have gone from our midst everything today has become very dark.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Second Octet -- The Merciful Flood Has Been Stopped<o:p></o:p> (1)<o:p></o:p> Just as Advaita Prabhu had prayed fervently and thus induced Sri Gauranga to descend, so did your father, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, pray for you to incarnate.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> Due to Bhaktivinoda's eagerness, O Master, you came and proclaimed to everyone that <st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region> is the most holy land of the Lord's divine pastimes.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> "One who has taken birth in this land of Bharata-bhumi (India) should first make his own life successful and then work for the benefit of all other people" (C.C Adi 9.41)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> This is the most significant message of Lord Caitanya that you boldly preached everywhere. But now in your absence, O Master, everything has fallen into darkness.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> The overflowing ocean of your compassion has once again been dammed up. This makes me feel as if a spear of great misery has indeed pierced my heart.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> Without Caitanya Mahaprabhu's message being spread there is only confusion and upheaval in the movement. Seeing this situation, all the Vaisnavas are also feeling overwhelmed with the pangs of your separation.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> The spirit souls have once again been captured by Maya and plunged into absolute darkness. Desperately searching for relief, they are simply perishing in a fathomless ocean of anxiety.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Third Octet -- Practical Chanting and Preaching <o:p></o:p> (1)<o:p></o:p> You instructed everyone you met to chant the holy name of Lord Krsna. You showed the example of continually reciting the maha-mantra into their ears.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> You empowered everyone with the qualification to further distribute that holy name But now, by the influence of Maya, there is only darkness on all sides.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> The souls who are truly attached to worshiping the Lord always sing and dance in joyful sankirtana. Following in the footsteps of their spiritual master, they deliver the whole world.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> But those who have no such qualification perform nirjana bhajana or so-called confidential worship in a solitary place. Thus acting whimsically, all of them actually remain absorbed in personal sense gratification.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> [As stated in the Srimad Bhagavatam 10,33,30]: "An ordinary soul should never imitate the activities of the Supreme Lord, even in his mind." According to these instructions in devotional service, the unqualified imitators are ruined.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> You preached "utility is the principle"- that is, one should act without attachment and use anything that is deemed appropriate in the devotional service of the Lord.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> In such detached devotional service to Lord Krsna there would be a temple established in every house But now just the opposite situation is apparent everywhere.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Fourth Octet -- The Essential Purport Neglected<o:p></o:p> (1)<o:p></o:p> Everything regarding material prosperity as well as mystic perfection is fully present in your transcendental message: "Because the residents of Vraja have life, therefore they engage in preaching work." (Dusta Mana verse)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> The "resolute intelligence" ("vyavasayatmika buddhi") explained by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti [in his commentary to Bhagavad Gita 2.41] is now spoiled since your disciples have become ensnared in the bewildering noose of Maya.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> Those disciples who were irresolute in performing devotional service according to your instructions have now divided your mission in many factions. It appears that the tigress of ambition for material names and fame has appeared and personally provoked this upheaval.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> The essential purport of your message obviously did not enter their ears. O where will I get the strength to perform this hari-nama-sankirtana?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> To chant the holy name of the Lord is the explicit command of my worshipful spiritual master. I could never honestly neglect that order<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> Your greatest acclaim is that you propagated the topmost religious culture. Anyone who accepts the holy name from you becomes spiritually qualified.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> If all those who attained this qualification were to go out and make disciples then the miserable conditioned souls would all be delivered from this world of birth and death.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Fifth Octet -- The Disciple's Empowerment is Lost <o:p></o:p> (1)<o:p></o:p> The greatest mantra of all, consisting of thirty-two letters, is<o:p></o:p> hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare<o:p></o:p> hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare<o:p></o:p> People who are possessed by gross foolishness refuse to chant it.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> Your so-called disciple, the jackal named Ananta Vasudeva, disobeyed your final instructions to keep the mission united, and thereby created a scandalous fiasco. The result of this philosophical deviation is evident to this day as imitative sahajiyas are being worshiped as gurus in your temples.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> Is there a single temple to be found where your instructions are still being followed? As it is said: "punar musiko bhava"- Everyone has "again become a mouse."<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> The lion's food has been stolen away by the deceptive tricks of the jackal Now caught in Maya's mighty clutches everyone is reduced to wailing and weeping.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> O Master! If your are merciful to us one again, then even though we are trapped here on the shores of the ocean of death, we will finally behold a change for the better.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> Then once again we can blissfully remember the holy name of Krsna, and once again we will have firm faith in your "Vaikuntha messages."<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> Once again you will make us dance in the pure holy name of Krsna. thus you will personally dispel all this confusion caused by Maya.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sixth Octet -- The Preaching Mission is Scattered <o:p></o:p> (1)<o:p></o:p> "Continue dancing, singing and performing sankirtana in the association of devotees." ( C.C. Adi 7.92) These words spoken by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are especially nectarine.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> If we have complete faith in these instructions given by you, our spiritual master, then in the performance of sankirtana actual love for Krsna will be aroused in us.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> Without love of God, our tiny intelligence only becomes entangled in the network of Maya's delusions Because no one actually attained prema, now there has been great upheaval in your mission.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> The whole world has become filled with impersonalists, and the Vaisnavas have given up the work of preaching that was entrusted unto them and have simply gone off to perform solitary worship.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> The Vaisnava's were famous as "patita pavana" ( deliverers of the fallen) but now this title has fallen into disgrace. Countless numbers of your disciples have been forced to leave your movement.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> At such an inauspicious time, O Master, what can be done to repair the damage that is done? The beautiful garden that you had so carefully planted is now parched and withered away.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> O Master, please awaken some good intelligence in this insignificant disciple of yours so that my firm faith in your transcendental message may increase more and more.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Seventh Octet -- Distributing the Pure Devotional Process<o:p></o:p> (1)<o:p></o:p> The most magnanimous incarnation of the Lord is Sri Krsna Caitanya. Distributing the process of attaining love of God by chanting the holy names of Krsna, He thus blessed the entire universe.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> O Master, you are the personification of the transcendental message of Lord Caitanya. You are the distributor of that message to every town and village.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> You sent your devotees to preach in the faraway lands of the Western countries, and you personally traveled all over <st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>, even to the South.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> You preached the pure philosophy of Lord Gauranga in such a way that intelligent persons could understand. And you showed such great concern, O Master, in convincing all you adversaries!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> Lord Gauranga used many tricks just to engage the conditioned souls in devotional service, and you have also understood how to use all those tricks perfectly well.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> You understood time, place and circumstance, and utilized everything as a strategy for preaching. Although observing your activities with their very eyes. those who are blind like owls and other creatures of the night could not see your true purpose.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> What will the Auls and the Sahajiyas and the other nonsense groups ever understand? And what will the sheep-like common people or dry logicians ever understand?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Eighth Octet -- If Only You would Come Again <o:p></o:p> (1)<o:p></o:p> Lord Caitanya's method of devotional service is not performed in solitude. You preached this again and again to your own devotees.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> Just as the Lord delivered Jagai and Madhai out of His own causeless mercy, you explained to everyone that this same method of preaching work has to go on.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> The world has now filled up with many Jagais and Madhais to deliver. Everyone is anxiously looking down the road waiting for Caitanya-Nitai to come to their rescue.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> If, at such a time as this, you were to personally return to this world and once more preach about all these things the way you always used to do…<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> If there were enthusiastic preaching activities again taking place in every direction, then all the people as before would be stirred up in blissful excitement.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (6)<o:p></o:p> Your profound shouting would cause the demons and atheists to flee, and your narrations of Lord Caitanya's message would fill the hearts of the innocent souls.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (7)<o:p></o:p> Again the whole world would be excitedly bustling with good tidings; but as it is, in your absence now there is nothing of value anywhere.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (8)<o:p></o:p> O Srila Prabhupada! You personally suffer to see the suffering of the fallen conditioned souls. On this day of your separation I am utterly despondent.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (9)<o:p></o:p> O Master! My heart is broken in your absence. This disciple named Abhay has hereby revealed only a small token of his wretched agony of separation.<o:p></o:p>

By Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada (1)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" /><o:p></o:p> sri-guru-vandana kori’, tanhara carana dhori,<o:p></o:p> sri-bhaktisiddhanta prabhupada<o:p></o:p> ara jata siksa-guru, sabe vañca-kalpa-taru,<o:p></o:p> krpa koro ghucuka visada<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (2)<o:p></o:p> rupa-sanatana prabhu, gaudiya-acarya vibhu,<o:p></o:p> ara sei bhatta-raghunatha<o:p></o:p> sri-jiva-gopala-bhatta, vrndavana je samghatta,<o:p></o:p> mile prabhu dasa raghunatha<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (3)<o:p></o:p> gosvami prabhura gana, asraya sei sri-carana,<o:p></o:p> anya mora kichu asa nai<o:p></o:p> tanra madhye je sri-jiva, ujjvala acarya-dipa,<o:p></o:p> diyachena caranete thai<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (4)<o:p></o:p> ami se durmati ati,visaya-bhogete mati,<o:p></o:p> krpa kori’ anilo taniya<o:p></o:p> murkha mui nica ati, sri-siddhanta saraswati<o:p></o:p> krpa-vari dilo se siñciya<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (5)<o:p></o:p> patita pavana prabhu, nityananda-gaura vibhu,<o:p></o:p> sri-advaita krpa-paravara<o:p></o:p> srivasadi-gadadhara, krpa koro e kinkara,<o:p></o:p> bhujhilama tava krpa sara<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> TRANSLATION<o:p></o:p> 1) Touching the lotus feet of my spiritual teacher Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada, I offer my respectful obeisances and orations to him, as well as the instructions of my spiritual masters. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 2) Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami are the acaryas between all the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. With them, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami formed in assembly and were intimate associates in Sri Vrindavana dhama.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 3) I do not long for another thing more than the exclusive protection and refuge of the lotus feet these Gosvamis. Between all acaryas, Srila Jiva Gosvami stands out as a shining torch of knowledge. It has much mercy when giving me residence next to his lotus. (In the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType>temple</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Radha-Damodara</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 4) I am a person of very evil and injurious mentality because I am always engrossed in the allowance of the senses with the material benefit, although this is the condition of my mind, by the mercy of my Guru Maharaja, Srila Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati is kind with me removing to me and retiring to me of this dark. I am simply an idiot and I am extremely fallen and of low birth, but even so my Guru Maharaja has kindness to sprinkle on my heart the rain of its divine compassion.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 5) Oh lifter of the fallen souls, Oh Lord! Oh omniscient Lords Nityananda and Goura! Oh Advaita Prabhu, the ocean of mercy, Oh Srivasa and Gadadhara, heads of the disciplic succession! Please they show mercy to this servant. I wish to understand that Their mercy, alone, is solely the real essence of the life.<o:p></o:p>

Happy Shiva Ratri everyone!

Simhasaneswari She sits on a lion...

pls also send to me: indulekhadasi108@gmail.com thanks

For boys I always had the following baby names in mind: Lakshman Bhimasena For girls I always had: Vaidehi Rangadevi I like unique names (although perhaps my boy names are not so unique)

If you are not careful it will contaminate your mind. You will not understand it at first but what you see goes into your subconscious mind and most probably will affect you later.

Whenever you get a chance please tell us how your programs went.

In Jayadeva's goswami's Dasavatara sastra it is stated that Buddha is an avatara of Lord Vishnu. Actually he is a saktyavesa avatara and came to preach ahimsa so that the people would stop misinterpreting the vedas.

Better to use all that money in the service of Krishna, instead of spending on a war that simply takes people's lives and forces people to take yet another birth.

Son of Erin... Hare Krishna! Well I would go on in your worship of Ugra Narasimha with chanting etc. I think that would be the best way to worship him while being a householder. I am bengali too by the way.

Well please understand that when Jahnu Muni did that it was in Treta yuga which was the age where people lived for 10,000 years and were so much stronger than we are now. This the Iron (Kali) age where obviously Jahnu Muni's feat would be impossible. Faith is the main factor here, so if there is no faith then it is almost impossible to accept. However if we consider that building a bridge across an ocean (by making stones float, as did by Lord Rama in Treta yuga) is impossible then how is it scientifically proven by satelite images? In some cases it can be scientifically proven...but since our senses our imperfect we will not be able to totally percieve what went on thousands of years ago in a wonderful age. Hope this helps, indulekhadasi

Sudarshan...such a wonderful name!

She has achieved an auspicious destination! Hare Krishna!

Say that we are all imperfect human beings with imperfect senses and it is the duty for forgive someone who has asked for forgiveness. Then take him arm and arm and do something together like chant Hare Krishna!

Gosh, this discussion is making me dizzy! I do agree we need a key. I have actually got a lot of inspiration from Radha Govinda Maharaja. He truly knows the "secrets" of the scriptures that we cannot understand.

Yes, this is what I meant when I said our life was like a war. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krishna and Jai Nitai indulekhadasi

I traveled at night to come back from Ekachakra to Mayapura. Please do not do the same thing or you have almost a 5% of living. Only by Krishna's mercy did we make it because He left us in the hands of a good driver. Krishna is always happy when we take precautions as well as depend on His mercy.

What has Kali yuga come to, sigh... Why did I ever wish to come to the material world? (please let us not discuss the fall of the jiva issue here)

Thanks, thehat!

Beggar is the king of sarcasm. All glories!

Jai Sri Gopeswara Mahadeva!

I will take a look as soon as I can...right now I am off to the temple in a few minutes!

Wow...where do you get all this stuff dattaswamiji? Is this your own writing?

Sorry for my misunderstanding. Yes, I will try to send to anyone I can. Thank you.