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Glorification of Çréla Prabhupäda by Çré Çrémad Gour Govinda Swami Mahäräja The Embodiment of Kåñëa’s Mercy K rsna Kr p a S r ī Murt i . . . . ` _ _

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Glorification of Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami on the occasion of Srila Prabhupada's disappearance.

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Glorification of Çréla Prabhupädaby

Çré Çrémad Gour Govinda Swami Mahäräja

The Embodiment of Kåñëa’s Mercy

Krsna Krpa Srī Murti. . . .` __

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The Embodiment of Kåñëa’s Mercy

Krsna Krpa Srī Murti. . . .`

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Table of Contents

Sapärñada-Bhagavad-Viraha-Janita-Viläpa� 1He�is�Beyond�Birth�and�Death� 2An�Opportunity�to�Glorify� 3Çréla�Prabhupäda�Fulfilled�Mahäprabhu’s�Desire� 4By�the�Mercy�of�a�Dear�Devotee�� 5When�Good�Fortune�Arises� 5Darçana�of�Çré�Guru� 7Paramätmä�Assumes�a�Body�� 9The�Seed�of�the�Bhakti Creeper� 9Çré�Guru�Uncovers�Nitya-Siddha�Bhäva� 10A�Great�Revolution�� 12The�First�Shower�of�His�Causeless�Mercy� 12Çréla�Prabhupäda�is�Kåñëa-Daööa-Guru� 13Çréla�Prabhupäda�Made�Many�Arrangements� 14The�Only�Bhikñä 15Enter�into�Kåñëa-Saàsära� 15He�Opened�the�Door� 16He�Showered�His�Mercy�on�One�and�All� 16

All quotes from the books of Çréla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupäda

© Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

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The Embodiment of Kåñëa’s Mercy

In Glorification of His Most Beloved Spiritual Master

Çréla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupädaby by

Çré Çrémad Gour Govinda Swami Mahäräja

www.tvpbooks.comwww.gourgovindaswami.com

Delivered on Çréla Prabhupäda’s disappearance day 6th November, 1994, Bhubaneswar, India.

Krsna Krpa Srī Murti. . . .`

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The Embodiment of Kåñëa’s Mercy

Sapärñada-Bhagavad-Viraha-Janita-ViläpaLamentation�Due�to�Separation�

From�the�Lord�and�His�Associates(�Prärthanä -�Çréla�Narottama�däsa�Öhäkura)

je änilo prema-dhana koruëä pracurheno prabhu kothä gelä äcärya-öhäkur

“He�who�brought�the�treasure�of�divine�love�and�who�was�filled�with�compassion�and�mercy�—�where�has�such�a�personality�as�Advaita�Äcärya�gone?”

kähä mora swarüp rüpa kähä sanätankähä däsa raghunätha patita-pävan

“Where� are� my� Svarüpa� Dämodara� and� Rüpa�Gosvämé?� Where� is� Sanätana?� Where� is� Raghunätha�däsa,�the�saviour�of�the�fallen?”

Krsna Krpa Srī Murti. . . .`

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kähä mora bhaööa-juga kähä kaviräjeka-käle kothä gelä gorä naöa-räj

“Where�are�my�Raghunätha�Bhaööa�and�Gopäla�Bhaööa,�and� where� is� Kåñëadäsa� Kaviräja?� Where� did� Lord�Gauräìga,�the�great�dancer,�suddenly�go?”

päñäëe kuöibo mäthä anale paçibogauräìga guëera nidhi kothä gele päbo

“I�will�smash�my�head�against�the�rock�and�enter�into�the�fire.�Where�will�I�find�Lord�Gauräìga,�the�reservoir�of�all�wonderful�qualities?”

se-saba saìgéra saìge je koilo bilässe-saìga nä päiyä kände narottama däs

“Being� unable� to� obtain� the� association� of� Lord�Gauräìga�accompanied�by�all�of�these�devotees�in�whose�association�He�performed�His�pastimes,�Narottama�däsa�simply�weeps.”

hare kåñëa hare kåñëa kåñëa kåñëa hare harehare räma hare räma räma räma hare hare

He is Beyond Birth and Death

There� are�here� two� types�of�devotees,�Oriya-speaking,� and�English-speaking� devotees,� therefore� I� have� to� speak� in� two�languages.�However,�no�one�should�feel�impatient.�Sit�patiently�and� hear� vaiñëava-kathä,� the� holy� life� history,� pastimes� and�

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glorification�of�a�pure�devotee�of�Kåñëa,�Vaiñëava Öhäkura,�our�revered�spiritual�master,�Çré�Çrémad�A.C.�Bhaktivedanta�Swami�Prabhupädajé�Mahäräja.�We�should�understand�a�Vaiñëava never�dies.� A� Vaiñëava has� no� birth� and� no� death� like� an� ordinary�jéva.�He� is�no�ordinary� jéva,�he� is�beyond�birth�and�death.�As�the� Supreme�Lord� appears� and�disappears,� similarly�His� dear�devotee,�Vaiñëava�Thäkura,�appears�and�disappears.

na karma-bandhunaà janma vaiñëavänäà ca vidyateviñëur anucaratvaà hi mokñam ähur manéñiëaù

“A�Vaiñëava does�not�take�birth�under�the�jurisdiction�of� karmic law.� His� birth� and� disappearance� are�transcendental.�The�wise�have�declared�that�the�servants�of�Viñëu�are�eternally�engaged�in�the�liberated�service�of�the� Lord� and� hence� are� free� from� the� laws� of�material�nature.”�(Hari-bhakti-viläsa, 10.113)

The�Vaiñëavas�have�no�birth,�no�death� and�no�bondage�of�karma.�They�are�the�dear�servants�of�Lord�Viñëu,�therefore�they�are�not�ordinary�human�beings.�They�never�take�birth�and�they�never�die�as�ordinary�human�beings.�One�should�not�think�that�they�take�birth�and�die�like�ordinary�human�beings�do.�If�one�thinks�in�that�way�he�will�commit�a�great�aparädha,�offence.�

An Opportunity to Glorify

Vaiñëavas�appear�and�disappear�in�the�same�way�the�Supreme�Lord�and�His�innumerable�incarnations�appear�and�disappear.�The� appearance� and� disappearance� day� of� a� Vaiñëava is� as�auspicious�as�the�appearance�day�of�the�Supreme�Lord.�These�days�give�us�an�opportunity�to�glorify�such�a�devotee.�A�Vaiñëava

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is� always� to� be� glorified.�He� has� left� indestructible� fame� and�glory�here.�His�fame�is�not�only�chanted�in�the�material�world,�it�is�also�chanted�in�the�spiritual�world.�His�glories�are�chanted�everywhere.� One� who� glorifies� such� a� Vaiñëava� receives� the�mercy�of�that�Vaiñëava,�and�his�good�fortune�arises.

Çréla Prabhupäda Fulfilled Mahäprabhu’s Desire

Today�is�the�holy�disappearance�day�of�our�revered�spiritual�master� Çré� Çrémad� A.C.� Bhaktivedanta� Swami� Prabhupädajé�Mahäräja,� the� Founder-Äcärya� of� the� International� Society�for� Kåñëa� Consciousness.� He� fulfilled� the� desires� of� Çréman�Mahäprabhu.�Çréman�Mahäprabhu�had�this�desire:

påthivéte äche yata nagarädi-gräm sarvatra pracära haibe mora näma

“In�every�town�and�village�on�this�earth�the�glories�of�My�name�will�be�chanted.”�

(Caitanya-bhägavata Antya-lélä 4.126)

This�was�the�prophecy�that�Mahäprabhu�gave�five�hundred�years� ago� that� has� been� fulfilled� by� (our� revered� spiritual�master),� Çré� Çrémad� A.C.� Bhaktivedanta� Swami� Prabhupäda,�guru,�the�previous�äcäryas�and�Gauräìga�Mahäprabhu�Himself.�Otherwise�no�one�else�could�do�such�a�wonderfully�miraculous�thing.� Kåñëa-çakti vinä nahe tära pravartana,� without� the�assistance�of�kåñëa-çakti�no�one�can�do�such�a�thing,� through�one’s�own�effort.�We�should�understand�that�Çréla�Prabhupäda�was�completely�empowered,�otherwise�how�could�he�fulfill�the�desires�of�Çréman�Mahäprabhu?

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By the Mercy of a Dear Devotee

Thus,�this�day�has�come�to�glorify�our�revered�spiritual�master.�I�will�ask�some�of�the�devotees�to�glorify�him�and�at�the�end�I�will�speak�something.�Therefore�you�should�sit�down�patiently�and�hear� the�glorifications,� take�part� in� the�glorification.�One�who�does�so�will�gain�all�auspiciousness,�get�his�mercy�and�be�benefitted.

Manohara�Mätäjé,�a�disciple�of�Çréla�Prabhupäda,�explained�in�her�glorification�that�she�had�come�from�a�Christian�background.�Meeting�Prabhupäda�she�came�to�understand�that�the�Supreme�Lord�is�a�person,�not�an�impersonal�idea,�and�that�He�is�Kåñëa.�The�jéva,�living�entity�has�a�perfect,�eternal,�loving�relationship�with�Kåñëa.�The�purpose�of�this�rarely�achieved�human�birth,�durlabhaà mänuñaà janma [Bhäg. 7.6.1],�is�to�understand�Kåñëa,�to�know�Kåñëa,�to�see�Kåñëa,�to�get�Kåñëa�and�to�re-establish�our�lost�relationship�with�Kåñëa.�

Who�can�do�so?�How�will�a�person�be�established�again�in�their�eternal�relationship�with�the�Lord?�This�can�only�be�done�by�the�mercy�of�a�very�dear�devotee�of�Kåñëa,�and�such�a�person�is� not� easily� available.�He� is� a� rare�personality.�One�who�has�good� fortune� can�meet� such� a� person� otherwise� no� one� can�meet�such�a�person,�or�one�may�not�be�able�to�see�him�and�thus�cannot�obtain�his�mercy�

When Good Fortune Arises

janasya kåñëäd vimukhasya daivädadharma-çélasya suduùkhitasya

anugrahäyeha caranti nünaàbhütäni bhavyäni janärdanasya

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“O�my� lord,� great� philanthropic� souls� travel� on� the�earth�on�behalf�of�the�Supreme�Personality�of�Godhead�to�show�compassion�to�the�fallen�souls�who�are�averse�to�the�sense�of�subordination�to�the�Lord.”�

(Çrémad-Bhägavatam�3.5.3)

We�have�forgotten�Kåñëa�because�of�our�prärabdha-karma,�our�past�misdeeds,�and�we�have�been�moving�here�in�this�material�world,�undergoing�birth�in�lakhs�of�species�of�life�and�have�been�afflicted� with� the� three� täpas.� Those� rare� personalities,� dear�devotees�of�Kåñëa,�Vaiñëava�Öhäkura,�descend�here�and�wander�in� this�material�world� to� shower� their�mercy� on� us� suffering�jévas.�

They�are�very�merciful;�to�meet�them�is�very,�very�auspicious,�and�one�should�understand�that�when�good�fortune�arises,�one�may�meet�such�a�person.�By�the�mercy�of�such�a�devotee�one�can�understand�his�own�true�identity,�who�the�Lord�is�and�how�to�obtain�Him�and�thus�achieve�the�goal�of�this�rarely�achieved�human�birth.

brahmäëòa bhramite kona bhägyavän jévaguru-kåñëa-prasäde päya bhakti-latä béja

“According� to� their� karma,� all� living� entities� are�wandering�throughout�the�entire�universe.�Some�of�them�are�being� elevated� to� the�upper�planetary� systems,� and�some�are�going�down�into�the�lower�planetary�systems.�Out�of�many�millions�of�wandering� living�entities,�one�who� is� very� fortunate� has� the� opportunity� to� associate�with�a�bona�fide�spiritual�master�by�the�grace�of�Kåñëa.�By�the�mercy�of�both�Kåñëa�and�the�spiritual�master,�such�a�person� receives� the� seed�of� the�creeper�of�devotional�service.”�(Caitanya-caritämåta, Madhya-lélä�19.151)

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Wandering�and�wandering�in�lakhs�of�brahmäëòas,�in�lakhs�of�species�of�life�a�jéva�who�is�very,�very�fortunate�receives�the�seed�of� the� bhakti creeper� by� the�mercy� of� guru and Kåñëa. Jévera ‘svarüpa’ haya—kåñëera ‘nitya-däsa’,�the�real�identity�of�the�jéva�is�that�he�is�the�eternal�servant�of�Kåñëa. [Cc. Madhya 20.108]

The�jéva�is�not�an�inhabitant�of�this�material�universe,�material�brahmäëòa.�He�has� abused�his�minute� independence� and�has�therefore� been�wandering� here� in� the� cycle� of� repeated� birth�and�death,� in� lakhs�of� species�of� life;� sometimes�he� is� a�man,�sometimes�a�demigod�or�a�demon,�or�a�tree,�a�creeper,�a�worm�or�a�germ.�When�good�fortune�arises�a�jéva�meets�sad-guru,�Çri�Guru.�The�life�in�which�one�receives�the�darçana�of Çré�Guru�is�a�very,�very�successful�life.�That�is�the�soul’s�good�fortune.

Darçana of Çré Guru

Having� the� darçana� of� Gurudeva� [sad-guru], truly� seeing�Gurudeva,�means�to�receive�his�mercy.�We�see�Gurudeva�with�these� eyes,�however� if�Gurudeva� casts�his�merciful� glance�on�us,�whereby�we�can�realise�what�his�real�svarüpa is,�that�he�is�a�mahä-bhägavata�then�it�should�be�understood�that�we�are�very�fortunate.�Otherwise�we�should�consider�ourselves�unfortunate.��

Guru�means�heavy,�not�light.�If�someone�obtains�the�darçana�of�such�a�sad-guru�then�it�is�understood�that�good�fortune�has�arisen�for�him.�We�are�not�speaking�of�seeing�the�external�body�constituted� of� blood,� flesh� and� bones.�Darçana� is� not� seeing�the�external�form�of�guru.�To�see�the�guru’s�real�form,�his�real�svarüpa, and�how�dear�he�is�to�Kåñëa,�that�is�guru-darçana.�That�is� not�material�darçana, but� transcendental,� spiritual�darçana, apräkåta-darçana. If� someone� can� see� how� the� gaura-karuëä-çakté,�the�mercy�potency�of�Gaura,�is�moving�in�him,�that�is�the�

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darçana of�guru.�One�who�can�see�this�is�very,�very�fortunate.�That�is�good�fortune.�

Guru�means�he�is�very�merciful.�He�is�very�tolerant.�He�always�excuses�our�innumerable�aparädhas,�offences.�He�is�very,�very�merciful�to�all�jévas.�He�is�very�dear�to�Kåñëa.�Çri�Guru�is�a�most�dear�and�intimate�associate�of�Kåñëa.�He�has�come�here�to�give�us�Kåñëa.�He�gave�us�Kåñëa.�What�do�we�receive�from�him?�We�receive� faith.�He� gives� us� faith� in�Kåñëa,�kåñëa-çraddhä,� taste�in� kåñëa-kathä, kåñëa-kathä ruci, and� the� invaluable� wealth of�kåñëa-prema.�That� is� the�real�darçana of�guru.�He� is�always�looking�at�us�with�merciful�eyes.�He�has�taken�up�this�resolution�to�deliver�us�from�our�most�fallen�position.�

Prior�to�the�darçana of�Çré�Guru�we�were�ill-fated,�we�had�bad�fortune.�The�day�we�met�Çré�Guru,�sad-guru,�good�fortune�arose.�If� someone�has� the�opportunity� to�meet� such� a�guru then�he�begins to be�freed�of�material�bondage.�When�material�bondage�is�destroyed�then�he�has�the�opportunity�to�have�the�darçana of�Çré�Guru,�mahätma, mahä-bhägavata. That�person�is�bhägyavän,�he� is� very,� very� fortunate.� The� ill-fated� jéva,� having� already�wandered�through�lakhs�and�lakhs�of�brahmäëòas�experiencing�only�misfortune,�becomes�fortunate�by�the�darçana of�a�mahä-bhägavata, kåñëa-preñöha; a�dear�devotee�of�Kåñëa.

In�this�material�word�one�may�think�his�material�desires�are�fulfilled�when�he�meets�the�President�of�the�State,�Chief�Minister�or� Prime�Minister,� “O,� I� am� very� fortunate.”� No,� this� is� not�good�fortune.�We�are�not�speaking�of�this�fortune.�There�is�no�language�to�convey�the�fortune�arising�from�meeting�guru.�Up�until�now�a�person�may�have�been�a�karmé�or�a�jïäné�or�bhogé�or�tyägé,�however�now,�meeting�sad-guru,�he�becomes�kåñëa-däsa.�This�is�good�fortune.�Then�one�is�situated�in�his�constitutional�position,�becoming�kåñëa-däsa.�This�is�good�fortune.�This�is�sva-

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bhägya.�Revolving�in�the�cycle�of�birth�and�death�now�comes�to�an�end.�This�is�good�fortune.�

As� one� can� see� the� sun� only� by� the� help� of� the� sunshine,�similarly,� by� the� mercy� of� guru,� sädhu, mahäjana, Vaiñëava�Öhäkura,�one�can�see�guru.�Otherwise�no�one�can�see�the�guru�with�material�eyes,�or�by�seeing�the�photo�of�guru�or�the�external�body�of�guru.�That�is�not�real�darçana. Real�darçana�means�to�see�the�real�form�of�guru,�how�he�is�a�mahä-bhägavata, how�he�is�a�dear�devotee�of�Kåñëa.�

Paramätmä Assumes a Body

näyam ätmä pravacanena labhyona medhayä na bahunä çrutena

Kaöha Upaniñad� [1.2.23]� states� that� you� cannot� understand�the�paramätmä-tattva by�hearing�lectures�from�so�many�karmés, jïänés, paëòitas or yogés.�He�who�is�there�in�the�heart�as�caittya-guru,�Paramätmä,�when�He�assumes�a�body�and�appears�before�us�and�speaks,�then�we�will�be�able�to�understand�paramätmä-tattva;� otherwise�we� cannot� understand.� To� have� the� darçana�of�guru means�to�get�a�completely�new�life,�new�enlightenment�comes.� Guru-kåñëa prasäde päya bhakti-latä béja� [Cc. Madhya 19.151],�by�the�mercy�of�guru�and�Kåñëa�a�fortunate�jéva receives�the�seed�of�the�bhakti creeper.

The Seed of the Bhakti Creeper

kåñëa yadi kåpä kori kona bhägyaväneguru antaryämi-rüpe çikhäya äpane

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“Kåñëa� is�situated� in�everyone’s�heart�as� the�caittya-guru,� the� spiritual�master�within.�When�He� is� kind� to�some� fortunate� conditioned� soul,� He� personally� gives�him� lessons� so� he� can� progress� in� devotional� service,�instructing� the�person�as� the�Supersoul�within�and� the�spiritual� master� without.”� (Caitanya-caritämåta, Madhya-lélä�22.47)

If�Kåñëa�showers�His�mercy�on�some�fortunate�jéva�He�appears�before� him� as� guru,� and� teaches.� That� is� mercy.� Therefore�Gurudeva�is�known�as�kåñëa-kåpä-çré-mürti,�the�embodiment�of�kåñëa-kåpä,�the�mercy�of�Kåñëa.�To�get�guru�means�to�receive�the�mercy�of�Kåñëa.�That�is�what�one�should�understand.�Gurudeva�is�the�embodiment�of�the�mercy�of�Kåñëa,�kåñëa-prasäda. If�one�meets�guru his�good�fortune�arises�because�he�receives�the�seed�of�the�bhakti�creeper.�Obtaining�material�enjoyment,�liberation,�gold,�kämiëé,�women,�or�name,�fame�and�prestige�are�not�good�fortune.�The�mäyä-grasta jéva, the�conditioned�soul�thinks,�“O,�these�are�good�fortune,�although�this�is�not�real�good�fortune.�

What�then�is�good�fortune?�Good�fortune�means�to�get�bhakti,�the�seed�of� the�bhakti creeper.�What� is� the�seed�of� the�bhakti�creeper?� Çraddhä,� unflinching� faith,� çästriya-çraddhä,� faith� in�sädhu-çästra-guru-väkya; that�is�the�seed�of�the�bhakti�creeper.�Therefore�what�is�the�seed�of�çraddhä?�The�seed�of�çraddhä� is�sädhu-guru-kåpä,�the�mercy�of�sädhu-guru.

Çré Guru Uncovers Nitya-Siddha Bhäva

In Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu [1.2.2] it�is�stated, nitya-siddhasya bhävasya präkatyam hådi sädhyatä,� by� the�mercy�of� Çré�Guru, sad-guru,�one�will�develop�prema-bhakti; çraddhä, rati, ruci, préti will� gradually� develop.� Jévera ‘svarüpa’ haya—kåñëera ‘nitya

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däsa’, the�svarüpa,�the�real�identity�of�the�jéva�is�eternal�servant�of�Kåñëa.�The�nitya-siddha bhäva, the�eternal�perfect�love,�préti, bhakti, prema-bhakti,�is�in�the�jéva�but�it�is�covered�over.�How�will�the�covering�be�removed?�How�will�bhakti manifest?

If�you�get�guru-kåpä,�the�mercy�of�guru,�the�covering�is�lifted�and�bhakti�will�manifest. It�is�not�that�bhakti�is�not�in�the�jéva.�It�is�in�the�jéva,�however�it�is�not�manifest,�it�is�covered.�Gurudeva�only�uncovers�it.�He�causes�its�manifestation,�nothing�else.�One�who�is�able�to�do�so,�he�is�guru.�He�is�a�mahä-bhägavata. By�his�mercy�we�obtain�the�seed�of�the�bhakti�creeper.�He�has�come�to�deliver�me�and�relieve�me�from�my�distress�and�unhappiness.�This�bhäva�arises�in�the�heart�on�seeing�the�guru.

kåñëa se tomära, kåñëa dite pärotomära çakati ache ämé to käìgäla

‘kåñëa’ ‘kåñëa’ boli’ dhäi tava päche päche(Ohe Vaiñëava Öhäkura – Çréla��Bhaktivinode�Öhäkura)

“Kåñëa�is�his.�He�has�bound�Kåñëa�in�his�heart�with�the�rope�of� love.� Kåñëa� belongs� to� him.�Only� he� can� give�me�Kåñëa.”�Therefore�he�will�give�me�kåñëa-çraddhä,�faith�in�Kåñëa,�kåñëa-rati, kåñëa-prema.�There� should�be�unflinching� faith;� this� is� a�question�of� faith.� Seeing� such� a�guru� this� faith� automatically,�naturally� comes� up,� bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-saìgena parijäyate [Båhan-näradéya Puräëa�4.33].�Bhakti is�there�however�it�is�covered,�it�is�hidden,�but�by�the�mercy�of�guru, bhakti arises�and�is uncovered.�What�is�not�there,�how�will�it�manifest?�It�is�there.�Näsato vidyate bhävo näbhävo vidyate sataù,�those�who�are�seers�of�the�truth�have�concluded�that of�the�non-existent�(the�material� body)� there� is�no� endurance,�but�of� the� eternal� (the�soul)�there�is�no�change.�This�verse�is�described�in�Bhagavad-gétä�[2.16].�Thus�this�bhakti-dhana is�present,�however�Gurudeva�

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makes�it�manifest,�uncovers�it.�Gurudeva�is�wealthy�in�bhakti-dhana, not�material�wealth.�

A Great Revolution

Guru�came�and�gave�darçana,�however�I�am�most�unfortunate;�I�could�not�see�him.�This�is�most�unfortunate.�Try�to�understand�what�I�am�trying�to�say.�It�is�very�deep�philosophy.�Upon�seeing�him�it�is�automatic,�it�is�spontaneous�that�such�bhäva�arises�in�the�heart�to�surrender�unto�him,�to�serve�him.�Then�it�is�to�be�understood�that� that� jéva� is�a�bhägyavan-jéva,�a�very� fortunate�jéva.�By�hearing�from�him,�coming�in�touch�with�him,�associating�with�him�and�listening�to�his�kathä, a�faithless�person�becomes�faithful,� faith�arises� in�his�heart.�He�gets�a�new� life.�This� is� a�very�great�incident�in�one’s�life.�This�is�a�great�revolution�in�the�life.�The� flow�of�his� life� is�completely�reversed.�The� flow�was�channelled�towards�the�material�world�or�towards�the�objects�of�enjoyment.�Now�the�flow�is�channelled�towards�Kåñëa.�

To� see� Çré�Guru and� sad-guru� is� a� great� revolution� in� life.�Whatever�you�may�be,�an�atheist,�a�scientist�or�a�philosopher,�if� you� are� fortunate� to� see� sad-guru,� then� your� life� will� be�completely�changed.�A�new�flow�is�there.�This�is�bhägya,�this�is�real�good�fortune.�If�there�is�no�good�fortune,�one�cannot�have�darçana� of� sad-guru. Therefore� it� is� said:� brahmäëòa bhramite kona bhägyavän jéva, guru-kåñëa-prasäde päya bhakti-latä béja [Cc. Madhya 19.151].

The First Shower of His Causeless Mercy

Gurudeva�speaks�kåñëa-kathä, and through�your�ears�you�see�guru,�not�through�your�eyes.�Through�the�ear,�through�väëé�he�

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makes�Kåñëa� enter� into� you.�The� form�of�Kåñëa� comes� later.�First�you�have�to�hear.�First�His�holy�name�comes,�

hare kåñëa hare kåñëa kåñëa kåñëa hare hare, hare räma hare räma räma räma hare hare.�

Uttering� this�mahä-mantra,� putting� it� into� our� ears,� this� is�the� first� shower� of� Çré� Guru’s� causeless� mercy.� The� result� is�immediate.�The�çabda-brahma,�the�word,�the�holy�name�in�the�form�of�the�(maha)�mantra descends. That�mantra�frees�us�from�our�mano-dharma, mental�concoctions.�

There� are�many�gurus� prepared� to� give�mantra.�They�have�made�a�profession�of�giving�mantra. They�are�professional�mantra gurus,�mantra-vyavasäyé,�they�are�always�ready�to�give�mantra.�“Come�here.�Give�me�a�hundred�dollars;�I�will�give�you�Kåñëa�immediately.”�This�is�vyavasäyé,�this�is�their�business;�however�what�mantra�can�they�give?�The�mantras�they�give�are�not�real�mantras,�bäbä,�only�words,�alphabet�letters;�they�want�praëäma and�praëämé,�they�want�to�be�worshipped�and�to�receive�money,�hundreds�of�dollars.�They�cannot�give�you�Kåñëa.�You�should�understand�this.�

Çréla Prabhupäda is Kåñëa-Dätä-Guru

Çréla�Prabhupäda�is�not�a�mantra-dätä-guru, he is kåñëa-dätä-guru,�the�guru�who�came�to�give�you�Kåñëa,�to�give�you�shelter,�äçraya-dätä-guru. He� taught� us� how� to� tread� the� devotional�path,�how�to�walk�on�this�path.�He�made�all�nice�arrangements�how�to�follow�this�path�leading�to�Vaikuëöha.�In�a�similar�way�as�a�primary�school�teacher�who�takes�the�hand�of�a�child�and�guides� him� to� write� A-B-C,� catching� hold� of� our� hand,� Çréla�

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Prabhupäda�has�taught�us�what�other�gurus are�not�able�to,�what�other�gurus�do�not�know.�

They�only�want�praëäma and�praëämé,�worship�and�money.�Therefore�they�have�no�ability�to�take�to�this�path�of�devotional�service�and�teach�others�how�to�tread�the�path.�They�have�no�ability� to� move� there.� Whereas� Çréla� Prabhupäda� made� nice�arrangements�for�çravaëaà, kértanaà, arcanaà and vandanaà.�That�is�his�causeless�mercy.�

Çréla Prabhupäda Made Many Arrangements

Çréla�Prabhupäda�did�not� just�give�a�mantra�and�then�send�the�disciples�home.�No.�He�opened�hundreds�and�hundreds�of�ISKCON�temples�and�centres�throughout�the�world.�He�made�arrangements�for�devotees�to�stay�in�the�temple,� for�receiving�food,�prasäda, he�made� all� nice� arrangements� in� all� ISKCON�centres.�Those�who�are�gåha-tyägi,� those�who�had�already�left�home,�they�will�stay�there�always�and�be�engaged�in�hari-bhajan,�in�the�service�of�Lord�Hari.�However�those�who�are�gåhasthas, gåhastha-çiñyas,� will� they� stay� in� their� gåha� only?� No,� they�should�come�here�at�intervals,�to�the�ISKCON�Mandir,�temple,�associate�with�sädhu-vaiñëavas�and�hear�hari-kathä.�

There�are�also�arrangements�of�many,�many�festivals.�Every�week�there�is�a�Sunday�festival.�Every�week,�every�month;�every�year� there� are� many� festivals� taking� place.� Gåhasthas� should�at� least� come� and� join� during� festival� times.� Come,� join� in�the� festival,� see� the� festival,�hear�kåñëa-kathä� and�accept�very�sweet� kåñëa-prasäda.� Then,� because� you� have� established� a�relationship�with�guru,�you�are�in�guru-saàsära.�

Guru-saàsära� means� kåñëa-saàsära,� the� transcendental�world.�Many�big�festivals,�kértana, ärati, arcana,�are�day�and�night�

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24-hours�going�on.�Come�and�participate.�You�will�get�so�much�pleasure,�so�much� joy�and�blissfulness.�See� the�very�beautiful�Çré-vigraha,�chant�and�dance�before�Çré-vigraha,�and�hear�kåñëa-kathä.� Taste� this� nice� sweet,� nectarean� kåñëa-prasäda,� mahä-prasäda.�Your�life�will�be�successful�and�you�will�be�relieved�of�all�your�suffering,�and�unhappiness.�Çréla�Prabhupäda�made�all�these�arrangements�so�we�could�follow�this�path�of�devotion.�

The Only Bhikñä

Not� only� that,� Çréla� Prabhupäda� sends� preachers� to� all�corners�of�the�world.�In�towns,�villages,�and�homes,�he�attracts�people,�“Come�here�to�our�ISKCON�centre,�ISKCON�Mandira. Stay�here,�take�prasäda,�do�hari-kértana,�rädhä kåñëa bolo, saìge calo ei-mätra bhikhä cäi” [Gétävalé].�“This�is�the�only�bhikñä I�am�begging,� ‘Utter�Rädhä-Kåñëa.�Come�with�me!�Come�with�me!�Come�with�me!’”

Gåhasthas� cannot� serve� Rädhä-Kåñëa� day� and� night.�Whenever�you�have�the�opportunity,�come�to�the�temple.�Chant�Hare� Kåñëa,� dance� and� take� kåñëa-prasäda. He� has� made� all�these�arrangements.�Çréla�Prabhupäda�is�not�only�mantra-dätä-guru, he� is� also� açraya-dätä-guru. He� is� not� a� guru� who� only�gives�mantra, he�also�gives�shelter,�and�he�gives�Kåñëa.�He�takes�responsibility�for�all�of�his�disciples.�

Enter into Kåñëa-Saàsära

You�are�indebted.�You�have�many�debts�to�pay�back�to�the�demigods,�to�all�the�living�entities,�to�your�father�and�mother,�to�all�humanity.�How�can�you�pay�them�back?�You�cannot,�but�you�can�come�and�enter�into�guru-saàsära,�kåñëa-saàsära.�All�

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nice�arrangements�are�there�to�develop�bhakti,�pure�bhakti,�and�you�will�be�free�from�your�debts�and�obligations.

Çréla�Prabhupäda�is�supremely�merciful.�He�never�discouraged gåhasthas.�You�are�a�gåhastha,�so�keep�aside,�your�mäyä-saàsära,�material� saàsära.� Come� slowly,� come� slowly� and� enter� into�our�saàsära.�There�may�be�some�delay;�still�we�will�not�spare�you.�We�will� catch� hold� of� your� çikhä� and� drag� you.� This� is�all�by�Prabhupäda’s�mercy.�Think�how�merciful�he�is!�This� is�Çré�Çrémad�A.C.�Bhaktivedanta�Swami�Prabhupädajé�Mahäräja,�a�mahä-bhägavata, bhägavatottama.�

He Opened the Door

Çréla� Prabhupäda� organised� so� many� festivals,� printed�so� many� books� and� magazines,� constructed� many� beautiful�temples,� arranged� dhäma-parikramäs of� Navadvépa� dhäma-parikramä, and�Våndävana-dhäma-parikramä. He�sent�preachers�to�all�corners�of�the�world,�to�every�town�and�village,�making�arrangements�for�preaching�the�science�of�Kåñëa�consciousness.�He�opened�the�door�for�one�and�all,�regardless�of�whether�one�is�päpé or täpé,� the�most� degraded,� sinful� person� or� the�most�elevated�person.�That� is�his� causeless�mercy,� supreme�mercy,�incomparable�and�uncommon�mercy.�

He Showered His Mercy on One and All

Today� is� the� holy� disappearance� day� of� Çréla� Prabhupäda.�If�we�pray�for�his�mercy,�have�his�darçana,�hear�his�nectarean�kathä�then�all�auspiciousness�will�come�to�us.�Our�life�will�be�successful�and�we�will�become�free�from�material�bondage.�This�is�the�real�good�fortune.

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Çréla� Prabhupäda� has� showered� his�mercy� on� one� and� all;�on� very� materialistic� persons,� on� wealthy� persons,� on� those�who�cannot�follow�the�four�regulative�principles,�on�those�who�cannot� give� up� smoking� bidi,� who� cannot� give� up� smoking�cigarettes,� blowing� the�white� flute� and� on� those�who� cannot�give�up�eating�fish,�meat�and�drinking�liquor.�He�still�tells�them,�“You�have�wealth,�give�something�to�us,�and�we�will�utilise�that�wealth� in�Kåñëa’s�service.”�For�this�reason�he�established�Life�Memberships,� giving� those� people� who� otherwise� would� not�have�the�opportunity�to�render�some�service�whereby�they�will�get�sukåti� so� that� in� this�very� life�or� in� the�next� life� they�will�become�a�bhakta,�definitely.�According�to�your�ability�you�may�accept� it.� The�more� you� accept� the�more� auspiciousness�will�come�to�you.�

Thus,�on�this�day,�his�holy�disappearance�day,�I�offer�a�prayer,�“Let�Çréla�Prabhupäda�shower�his�mercy�on�one�and�all.”

Çréla�Prabhupädajé�Mahäräja ki jaya!

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Vaiñëavas appear and disappear in the same way the Supreme Lord and His innumerable incarnations ap-pear and disappear. The appearance and disappearance day of a Vaiñëava is as auspicious as the appearance day of the Supreme Lord. These days give us an opportunity to glorify such a devotee. A Vaiñëava is always to be glorified. He has left indestructible fame and glory here. His fame is not only chanted in the material world, it is also chanted in the spiritual world. His glories are chanted every-where. One who glorifies such a Vaiñëava receives the mercy of that Vaiñëava, and his good fortune arises.

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