(5/7) Meaning of Vaishnav-Seva

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama, Day Two
18 March 2019, evening class, part 5
Translated from Bengali

[His Divine Grace requests Srila B.K. Ashram Maharaj to speak and after that continues.]

You have heard some Hari-katha from Srila Ashram Maharaj's holy mouth, and you have also been listening to Hari-katha the whole day today. Or did you eat too much and were sleepy the whole day? You are always counting beads, but you must practise properly. It is necessary to try to practise Krishna consciousness, to practise spiritual life in your own life. We must serve Vaishnavs.

What did Mahaprabhu tell all householder Vaishnavs? He told, 'Make sure that not a single day passes without vaishnav-seva and chanting the Holy Name.' It is written in Jagadananda Pandit's Prema-vivarta (chapter 7). You may wonder, 'Where will I find a Vaishnav when I go home?' You think that washing a Vaishnav's feet is vaishnav-seva, but vaishnav-seva (service to Vaishnavs) means to live following their guidance and instructions. You do not serve gurudev just by staying near gurudev. Otherwise, mosquitos stay close to Vaishnavs. What do mosquitos do? Do they do service or do they bite? They only bite...

For those of you who did not go to Ekachakra, I am telling that a new book has come out recently – Sri Nityananda-Mahimamrita (second edition). You should read it.

নিতাইয়ের করুণা হবে ব্রজে রাধা কৃষ্ণ পাবে
ধর নিতাইয়ের চরণ দুঃখানি ॥

nitaiyer karuna habe vraje radha-krsna pabe
dhara nitaiyer charana duhkhani

'When Nitai bestows His mercy you will reach Radha-Krishna in Vraja. O suffering soul! Grasp Nitai's feet!'

(Srila Narottam Das Thakur)

One time a brahman came to Mahaprabhu, and Mahaprabhu taught him about who Nityananda Prabhu is. When that brahman started speaking disrespectfully about Nityananda Prabhu, Mahaprabhu told him, 'Never speak anything about bad Nityananda Prabhu! Never forget this.' Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur also says that it is impossible to get Mahaprabhu's mercy if you do not take shelter at the holy feet of Nityananda Prabhu. Nityananda Prabhu means guru-tattva (He is non-different from the guru).

আর নাইক কলির ভয়
আচণ্ডালে দেন নাম নিতাই দয়াময়

ara naika kalira bhaya
achandale dena nama nitai dayamaya

'There is no fear of Kali any more—merciful Nitai gives the Name even to the lowest among men.'

(Broker's Song, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)

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