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His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Pancha Palli, preaching programme, noon
12 November 2019, part 1
Translated from Bengali
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vande 'ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams cha 'I worship the holy lotus feet of my initiating and instructing Sri Guru as well as all predecessor gurus, all Vaishnavs, Rupa Goswami, Sanatan Goswami, their dear associates Raghunath and Jiva, Advaita Prabhu, Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Krishna Chaitanyadev along with all His near and dear ones, and Sri Radha–Krishna along with Their associates headed by Lalita and Visakha.'
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya 'I offer my obeisance to Sri Guru who has opened my eyes, rescuing me from the illusory darkness of ignorance by applying the potent kajal of knowledge upon my eyes.'
gurvvabhista-supurakam guru-ganair asisa-sambhusitam 'I offer my obeisance to him who perfectly fulfils his Gurudev's most cherished desires; who is fully adorned with the blessings of his Gurudev's associates; who is expert in all conceivable and inconceivable aspects of Vedic knowledge; who is the pre-eminent follower of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu's line; who is known as "Govinda" (Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj); whose beautiful, effulgent, exalted form is infused with pure devotion; who is the Guru of the entire universe; and who is the giver of the seed of divine love for the Supreme Lord.'
devam divya-tanum suchanda-vadanam balarka-chelanchitam 'I worship Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, the bestower of all auspiciousness, my only shelter and the master of all renunciates. He is my Lord who possesses a transcendental form, whose face expression is very grave, who is clad in the holy clothes the colour of the newly risen sun. He is an abode of intense joy, the only genuine master whom one can accept and surrender to, and an ocean of divine knowledge of renunciation. He is a repository of holy scriptural teachings and pastimes of the highest devotion and a great follower of Srila Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad.'
vanchha-kalpatarubhyas cha krpa-sindhubhya eva cha 'Again and again I offer obeisances to the Supreme Lord's devotees, who are saviours of the fallen, oceans of mercy and wish-fulfilling trees.'
vrndayai tulasi-devyai priyayai kesavasya cha 'Again and again I offer obeisances to Vrinda Devi (Tulasi Devi), who is very dear to Lord Kesava, who bestows devotion to Krishna and is known as Satyavati.'
atha natva mantra-gurun gurun bhagavatarthadan 'Before reciting scriptures that can conquer material world, let us offer obeisances to our initiating Guru, to the Guru who teaches us the meaning of Srimad Bhagavatam, to Sri Vyasadev and all gurus in the universe.' jayah sa-parikara sri-sri-guru-gauranga-gandharva-govinda-sundar-padapadmanam jayastu! 'All glory to the lotus feet of Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharva-Govindasundar and all Their associates.' vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau 'I worship Sri Rupa Goswami, Sri Sanatan Goswami, Sri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Sri Raghunath Das Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami.'
sri-krsna-chaitanya prabhu nityananda
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare |
[His Divine Grace chants 'Sri Guru-charana-padma.']
We have sung prayer to Sri Guru. By the mercy Sri Gurupadpadma, Om Vishnupad Jagad-Guru Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, we have come here, to Pancha Palli, and have got an opportunity to listen and speak about the Lord. You have also come here and have been waiting for a long time to hear about the Lord.
Not all of you understand the meaning of the kirtan we have sung. 'Sri-guru-charana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma (শ্রীগুরুচরণ-পদ্ম, কেবল ভকতিসদ্ম). Sri Guru’s lotus feet are an abode of exclusive devotion.' Praying and offering obeisance at the holy lotus feet of Sri Guru gives devotion.
[Clamour] Please do not speak. Hare Krishna. If any of you are busy doing service (cooking or anything else), do what you need to do and only chant the Holy Name of the Lord (there must be no other talks).
You must see the sadhu with your ears. You cannot see a sadhu with your eyes. Another thing you must remember is that you will not get a letter directly from the Lord. Do you even know the address of the Lord? Do you know the mobile number of the Lord? You all always use mobile phones, but do you know the Lord's mobile phone number? You want to write to the Lord, but do you know His address? You do not. Who knows it though? The Lord's own. Those who are close associates of the Lord and whom the Lord sends to this world in the form of a guru know everything about the Lord. One does not become a guru of their one accord.
You can see many gurus roaming this world, and it is said in the scriptures that there may be many gurus in this world, but the number of disciples is very small. You may wonder how it is so. How can there be more gurus than disciples? It is so. This is the statement of the scriptures. What does being a disciple mean? It means accepting the guru's chastisement and serving the guru in strict adherence and submission to the guru. In other words, a disciple is the one who follows what their guru says. Not everybody can be called a disciple. One does not become a disciple just by taking the mantra or becoming initiated.
Many people can take initiation, but it is very rare to find a genuine disciple who would serve their guru and Vaishanvs in submission to the guru, following the instruction of the guru. Those who try and try to follow their guru's guidance in their lives can one day become genuine disciples.
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