krsna 3 Report post Posted May 18, 2004 Dear Lord Sri Krishna, Helpless,this is my state here in this material world So You please help me from my own doing I am indeed hopeless as a candidate for Your special mercy For 'I' is undoing of your most perfect plan for me A most wretched fallem hapless fellow such as me where most people just blank me out and pretend that I don't even exist Things look pretty hopless But I am hoping against hope That some day soon You will force me to surrender otherwise 'I' will never never never SURRENDER. praying at Your lotus feet Krsna das Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Govindaram 1 Report post Posted May 18, 2004 That some day soon You will force me to surrender otherwise 'I' will never never never SURRENDER. Looking at your posts recently I would have though, you are already surrendered..is it not? /images/graemlins/smile.gif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsna 3 Report post Posted May 18, 2004 The Laughter of Srila Rupa Goswami From Srila Narahari Chakravarti’s Sri Bhakti-ratnakara, fifth wave bhakta-sthane sabadhana habe sarva-mate yena kona akausala nahe tan’ra cite Always be careful in your dealings with devotees and never create any ill feelings in their hearts. akausala ha-ile saba haya antaraya prasanga paiya kichu kahiye ethaya Creating ill feelings with the devotees will create impediments on one’s path. I will relate a story to reveal this truth. One day in Vrindavan Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhupada sat rapt in meditation, feeling great bliss in his heart. While he was sitting in his samadhi he observed a wonderful pastime. The gopis were decorating Srimati Radharani while Krishna stood behind Her watching. Krishna revealed His presence to the sakhis, bringing an increasing festival of joy to their hearts, but Radharani was unaware that He was there. In many wonderful ways the gopis braided and decorated Radha’s hair. Then they placed a mirror before Her. As She gazed at the beauty of Her own face, Radharani also saw Sri Krishna’s moonlike face in the mirror. Radha became very shy and quickly covered Herself with Her cloth. The gopis happily laughed at this, and Srila Rupa Goswami also joined in their laughter. Just at that moment a vaisnava arrived who was very eager to see Rupa Goswami. Seeing Rupa laughing, the vaisnava did not say anything, but feeling very sorrowful in his heart he went to see Srila Sanatan Goswami. [According to the tradition in Vrindavan, this vaisnava was a famous devotee named Krishnadas. It is said that Krishnadas was lame and unable to walk and that when Rupa Goswami laughed, Krishnadas thought that he was laughing at his disability.] The vaisnava told Sanatan, “I went to see Sri Rupa, but when he saw me he suddenly burst into laughter. My heart filled with sorrow! I don’t know why he acted in that way. I didn’t say anything, but came to ask you about it.” Sri Sanatan then explained the true reason for Rupa Goswami’s laughter. Hearing this, the vaisnava became repentant at heart. Lamenting greatly, the vaisnava said, “Why did I approach him at that moment? Not understanding his heart, I have offended him.” The vaisnava became very agitated. Sanatan Goswami pacified him and made him peaceful again. Meanwhile, when the vaisnava had felt offended, Srila Rupa Goswami suddenly lost his vision of the Lord’s pastimes. He became very disturbed and looked everywhere. Considering the situation carefully, he concluded that someone must have come to see him while he was absorbed in seeing Krishna’s pastimes. “I did not honor the person that came, and thereby I committed an offense.” Thinking in this way, Rupa also went to Sanatan Goswami’s place. When he saw Prabhupada Srila Rupa Goswami coming, that vaisnava approached him. Falling on the ground, he offered his respects. With great humility he told Rupa, “O great soul, I have committed an offense to you. Please forgive me. Previously when I went to see you I did not understand that you were rapt in meditation.” Standing before Srila Rupa Goswami, the vaisnava prayed, “Please be kind and forgive me for my offense. If you are merciful to me, only then can my heart become peaceful.” When he heard these words, Srila Rupa Goswami became very agitated at heart. Falling to the ground, he offered respectful obeisances to that vaisnava. Folding his hands, he said, “I have no power to say how great was the offense that I committed to you. Please kindly forgive me.” Both devotees were very humble and both were filled with bhakti-rasa. Forgiving each other, they both became peaceful. The two of them then went to Srila Sanatan Goswami. For a long time they all plunged into relishing nectarean topics of Lord Krishna. When everyone heard about this incident they all became filled with wonder. Concluding this story, Srila Narahari Chakravarti cautions everyone: ohe bhai vaisnavete sabadhana habe pranapana kari’ aparadha ksamaibe O my brothers, please be very careful in dealing with the vaisnavas. Beg their forgiveness for any offense with your heart and soul. vaisnavera dosa-drste habe sabadhana nirantara karibe vaisnavera guna-gana Be careful not to see a vaisnava’s faults, and always sing their glories. purva purva bhagavata-gana ei kaya vaisnavera kriya-mudra vijne na bujhaya All of the previous great devotees have said, “No one can understand the behavior of a vaisnava.” sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu priya-bhakta-dvare anyere dilena siksa ei ta’ prakare Although Srila Rupa Goswami is a highly elevated devotee very dear to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord used him to teach all of us of the dangers of vaisnava aparadha. bhakta-.-padma dhari’ mastaka-upara bhakti-rasa-sayare dubaha nirantara Hold the devotees’ lotus feet to your head and always dive in the nectar of pure devotional service. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsna 3 Report post Posted May 18, 2004 1. bastutoh sakali taba, jiba keho noya ‘aham’ — ‘mama’ — bhrame bhromi’ bhoge soka-bhoy 2.aham-mama-abhimana ei-matro dhana baddha jiba nija boli’ jane mane mana 3.sei abhimane ami somsare poriya habudubu khai bhava-sindhu santariya 4.tomara abhaya-pade loiya sarana aji ami korilama atma-nibedana 5.‘aham’ — ‘mama’-abhimana charilo amaya ar jeno mama hrde stana nahi paya 6. ei matro balo prabhu! dibe he amare ahamta-mamata dure pari rakhi bare 7. atma-nibedana-bhava hrde drdha roy hasti-snana sama jeno khanika na hoy 8. bhakativinoda prabhu nityananda pay mage parasada, jahe abhimana jay Translation In truth, all things belong to You. No jiva is owner of anything. The tiny soul wanders in this world mistakenly thinking, “I am this transitory body, and everything related to this body is mine.” Thus he suffers sorrow and fear. The conditined soul is falsely proud and considers everything attached to the words “I” and “mine” to be his treasures alone. Due to that same vanity, I fell into this world. Floundering in the ocean of mundane existence like a drowning man, I suffer the pangs of rising and sinking in that ocean. I take shelter at Your lotus feet, which award fearlessness, and dedicate myself to You on this day. The vanity of “I” and “mine” has left me now. May it never again find a place within my heart. O Lord, please give me this strength, that I may be able to keep the false conceptions of “I” and “Mine” far away. May the mood of self-surrender to the Supreme Lord remain firmly fixed in my heart and not prove to be like the momentary cleanliness of an elephant after a bath. Bhaktivinoda begs at the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda for the grace which delivers one from all false pride. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Govindaram 1 Report post Posted May 18, 2004 Thankyou for the pastimes, I am sorry if I offended you. {wasn't that funny joke sorry} Hare Krsna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanamali 1 Report post Posted May 18, 2004 Here is a poem I wrote about Lord Krishna DON'T IMAGINE Don't imagine His lips They are not like any other lips You may or may not have kissed Instead, imagine the pink light Of sunrise caressing the green Grass of summer Slowly and sweetly Here's another MANA-MOHANA Krishna stands In his tri-bhanga pose Body curving dangerously Do not drive that curvy road, sisters Certainly you will lose control Krishna plays With the gopi's minds Driving them mad with tenderness Do not look into his eyes, young ladies You may sink into them, and drown Krishna gazes Into your very soul His bliss seeps into your very being Uncovering you, filling you with Himself Do not play with Krishna, girls He steals without remorse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
