Dandavat-pranama offered at the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Govinda

[krsna 3]

 

 

So Krsna worship, mad-yaji, worshiping Krsna...

Krsna says, "Worship Me."

What is that? Mam namaskuru.

 

If you simply come in this temple and offer little obeisances, dandavat...

Danda, danda means "rod";

vat means "like."

 

Just like one stick falls straight on the ground, similarly, if we fall straight before the Deity,

that is called dandavat, "like the stick."

 

Dandavat-pranama. Prakrsta-rupena namrata.

Namrata is required.

Jnane prayasam udapasya namanta eva.

Namanta. Be submissive.

So this dandavat is the symbolic presentation of submission.

 

And Krsna wants that sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [bg. 18.66], submission.

The bhakti process is simply submission.

So mad-yajino 'pi yanti mam [bg. 9.25].

 

If you do not study or

if you have no education to study Vedic literatures,

you simply...

The temple is installed for this purpose,

that if somebody comes,

simply offers his obeisances before the Deity,

before the spiritual master,

simply by doing that, he will become perfect.

[Guest guest]

Hare Krishna,

PAMHO

 

Please can you explain what pranama means in this context of dandavat-pranama. Would it be 'with my breath'? I am guessing... and hungry to know it's exact meaning.

 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

 

YS,

 

Bhakti Lorraine

[zjj 1]

That's such a lovely picture, Prabhu. Obeisances for sharing it with us.

 

Haribol!

 

Jai