MEDITATION
MEDITATION“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 4/3”
18.11.2018
... Just as the celestial waters of the Ganges flow unobstructed into the ocean, so when My devotees simply hear of Me, their minds come to Me, who reside in the hearts of all...
ADI LILA 4
Pure devotees 'Never' forsake the loving service of Lord Krsna to aspire for their own personal pleasure through the five kinds of liberation.
… In all the three planetary systems, this earth is especially fortunate, for on earth is the town of Vandavana. And there the gopis are especially glorious because among them is My Srimati Radharani. She surpasses all in beauty, in good qualities, in good fortune and, above all, in love All the other gopis help increase the joy of Krsna's pastimes with Radharani. The gopis act as the instruments of Their mutual enjoyment. Radha is the beloved (eternal) consort of Krsna, and She is the wealth of His life. Lord Krsna left aside the other gopis during the rasa dance and took Srimati Radharani to His heart, for She is the helper of the Lord in realizing the essence of His desires...
Lord Caitanya appeared with the sentiment of Radha. He preached the dharma of this age – the chanting of the holy name and pure love of God. In the mood of Srimati Radharani, He also fulfilled His own desires... This is the principal reason for His appearance. He is amorous love personified. He made His appearance to taste that conjugal mellow and incidentally to broadcast all the rasas. The devotees of Lord Caitanya know all these truths...
… Desiring to understand the 'Glory' of Radharani's Love,... the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love,... and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love,... the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her 'Emotions', appeared from the womb of Srimati Saci-devi, as the moon appeared from the ocean...
Once Lord Krsna considered within His heart, "Everyone says that I am 'Complete Bliss', 'Full of all Rasas'. All the world derives pleasure from Me. Is there anyone who can give Me pleasure?
One who has a hundred times more qualities than Me could give pleasure to My mind. One more qualified than Me is impossible to find in the world. But in Radha alone I feel the presence of one who can give Me pleasure. Although My beauty defeats the beauty of ten million Cupids, although it is unequaled and unsurpassed, and although it gives pleasure to the three worlds, seeing Radharani gives pleasure to My eyes. The vibration of My transcendental flute attracts the three worlds, but My ears are enchanted by the sweet words of Srimati Radharani. Although My body lends fragrance to the entire creation, the scent of Radharani's limbs captivates My mind and heart. Although the entire creation is full of different tastes because of Me, I am charmed by the nectarean taste of the lips of Srimati Radharani. And although My touch is cooler than ten million moons, I am refreshed by the touch of Srimati Radhika. Thus although I am the source of happiness for the entire world, the beauty and attributes of Sri Radhika are My life and soul.
My eyes are fully satisfied when I look upon Srimati Radharani, but by looking upon Me, She becomes even more advanced in satisfaction. The flutelike murmur of the bamboos rubbing against one another steals Radharani's consciousness, for She thinks it to be the sound of My flute. And She embraces a tamala tree, mistaking it for Me... 'I have gotten the embrace of Sri Krsna,' She thinks, 'so now My life is fulfilled.' Thus She remains immersed in pleasing Krsna, taking the tree in Her arms.
When a favorable breeze carries to Her the fragrance of My body, She is blinded by love and tries to fly into that breeze.
Even with hundreds of mouths I could not express the transcendental pleasure She derives from My association. Seeing the luster of Her complexion after Our pastimes together, I forget My own identity in happiness...
… "My dear auspicious Radharani, Your body is the source of all beauty. Your red lips are softer than the sense of immortal sweetness, Your face bears the aroma of a lotus flower, Your sweet words defeat the vibrations of the cuckoo, and Your limbs are cooler than the pulp of sandalwood. All My transcendental senses are overwhelmed in ecstatic pleasure by tasting You, who are completely decorated by beautiful qualities.
Considering this, I can understand that some unknown mellow in Me controls the entire existence of My captivator, Srimati Radharani. I am always eager to taste the joy that Radharani derives from Me. In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it. But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness.
Formerly I appeared in the world to taste mellows, and I tasted the mellows of pure love in various ways. I taught devotional service that springs from the devotees' spontaneous love by demonstrating it with My pastimes. But these three desires of Mine were not satisfied, for one cannot enjoy them in a contrary position. Unless I accept the luster of the ecstatic love of Sri Radhika, these three desires cannot be fulfilled. Therefore, assuming Radharani's sentiments and bodily complexion, I shall descend to fulfill these three desires.
In this way Lord Krsna came to a decision. Simultaneously, the time came for the incarnation of the age. At that time Sri Advaita was earnestly worshiping Him. Advaita attracted Him with His loud calls. First Lord Krsna made His parents and elders appear. Then Krsna Himself, with the sentiments and complexion of Radhika, appeared in Navadvipa, like the full moon, from the womb of mother Saci, which is like an ocean of pure milk. He has tasted that love while hiding His own dark complexion with Her effulgent yellow color. May that Lord Caitanya confer upon us His grace...
“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 4/2"
26.10.2018
In this Meditation the internal reasons of the appearance of Lord Caitanya are described further.
ADI LILA 4
The Lord came to propagate saìkirtana. That is an external purpose, already indicated. There is a principal cause for Lord Krsna's appearance. It grows from His own engagements as the foremost enjoyer of loving exchanges. That most confidential cause is threefold. Svarupa Damodara has revealed it.
The heart of Lord Caitanya is the image of Sri Radhika's emotions. Thus feelings of pleasure and pain arise constantly therein.
In the final portion of His pastimes, Lord Caitanya was obsessed with the madness of separation from Lord Krsna. He acted in erroneous ways and talked deliriously.
Just as Radhika went mad at the sight of Uddhava, so Lord Caitanya was obsessed day and night with the madness of separation.
At night He talked incoherently in grief with His arms around Svarupa Damodara's neck. He spoke out His heart in ecstatic inspiration. Whenever a particular sentiment arose in His heart, Svarupa Damodara satisfied Him by singing songs or reciting verses of the same nature.
If Lord Hari had not descended in Mathura with Srimati Radharani, this entire creation would have been useless. Even though Lord Krsna, the abode of all mellows, had previously in this way chewed the essence of the mellows of love, still He was unable to fulfill three desires, although He made efforts to taste them.
His first desire: Krsna says, "I am the primary cause of all rasas. I am the full spiritual truth and am made of full joy, but the love of Srimati Radharani drives Me mad. I do not know the strength of Radha's love, with which She always overwhelms Me. The love of Radhika is My teacher, and I am Her dancing pupil. Her prema makes Me dance various novel dances.
Whatever pleasure I get from tasting My love for Srimati Radharani, She tastes ten million times more than Me by Her love. Just as I am the abode of all mutually contradictory characteristics, so Radha's love is always full of similar contradictions. Radha's love is all- pervading, leaving no room for expansion. But still it is expanding constantly. There is certainly nothing greater than Her love. But Her love is devoid of pride. That is the sign of its greatness. Nothing is purer than Her love. All glories to Radha's love for Krsna. Although it is all-pervading, it tends to increase at every moment. Although it is important, it is devoid of pride.
Sri Radhika is the highest abode of that love, and I am its only object. I taste the bliss to which the object of love is entitled. But the pleasure of Radha, the abode of that love, is ten million times greater. My mind races to taste the pleasure experienced by the abode, but I cannot taste it, even by My best efforts. How may I taste it? If sometime I can be the abode of that love, only then may I taste its joy."
Thinking in this way, Lord Krsna was curious to taste that love. His eager desire for that love increasingly blazed in His heart.
That is one desire. Now please hear of another. Seeing His own beauty, Lord Krsna began to consider. "My sweetness is wonderful, infinite and full. No one in the three worlds can find its limit. Only Radhika, by the strength of Her love, tastes all the nectar of My sweetness. Although Radha's love is pure like a mirror, its purity increases at every moment. My sweetness also has no room for expansion, yet it shines before that mirror in newer and newer beauty. There is constant competition between My sweetness and the mirror of Radha's love. They both go on increasing, but neither knows defeat. My sweetness is always newer and newer. Devotees taste it according to their own respective love. If I see My sweetness in a mirror, I am tempted to taste it, but nevertheless I cannot. If I deliberate on a way to taste it, I find that I hanker for the position of Radhika. Who manifests an abundance of sweetness greater than Mine, which has never been experienced before and which causes wonder to all? Alas, I Myself, My mind bewildered upon seeing this beauty, impetuously desire to enjoy it like Srimati Radharani.
The beauty of Krsna has one natural strength: it thrills the hearts of all men and women, beginning with Lord Krsna Himself.
All minds are attracted by hearing His sweet voice and flute, or by seeing His beauty. Even Lord Krsna Himself makes efforts to taste that sweetness.
The thirst of one who always drinks the nectar of that sweetness is never satisfied. Rather, that thirst increases constantly.
Such a person, being unsatisfied, begins to blaspheme Lord Brahma, saying that he does not know the art of creating well and is simply inexperienced. He has not given millions of eyes to see the beauty of Krsna. He has given only two eyes, and even those eyes blink.
The sweetness of Lord Krsna is unprecedented, and its strength is also unprecedented. Simply by one's hearing of such beauty, the mind becomes unsteady. Lord Krsna's own beauty attracts Lord Krsna Himself. But because He cannot fully enjoy it, His mind remains full of sorrow.
This is a description of His second desire. Now please listen as I describe the third....
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“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA" Meditation 4/1
21.10.2018
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu descends to propagate the chanting of the holy name and spread love of God (which was mentioned previously). This is but the external, secondary reason for the Lord's Incarnation, Here is the real reason:
ADI LILA 4
The Lord's desire to appear was born from two reasons: the Lord wanted to taste the sweet essence of the mellows of love of God, and He wanted to propagate devotional service in the world on the platform of spontaneous attraction. Thus He is known as supremely jubilant and as the most merciful of all.
Sri Krsna Caitanya, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is promulgating the dharma of the age. Thus with two intentions the Lord appeared with His devotees and tasted the nectar of Prema with the congregational chanting of the Holy Name. Thus He spread kirtana. In this way, assuming the sentiment of a devotee, He preached devotional service while practicing it Himself.
Four kinds of devotees are the receptacles of the four kinds of mellows in love of God, namely Servitude, Friendship, Parental affection and Conjugal Love. But if we compare the sentiments in an impartial mood, we find that the Conjugal Sentiment is superior to all others in sweetness.
This mood finds its perfection in Sri Radha. Her pure, mature love surpasses that of all others.
Lord Krsna desired to taste the limitless nectarean mellows of the love of Sri Radha, and so He has assumed the form of Lord Caitanya. He has tasted that love while hiding His own dark complexion with Her effulgent yellow color.
To accept ecstatic love is the 'Main' reason He appeared and reestablished the religious system for this age.
The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krsna are transcendental manifestations of the Lord's internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Radha and Krsna are 'ONE' in Their identity, They “Separated” Themselves eternally. Now these two transcendental identities have again united, in the form of Sri Krsna Caitanya. I bow down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of Srimati Radharani although He is Krsna Himself. Radha and Krsna are “ONE AND THE SAME”, but “THEY HAVE ASSUMED 'TWO BODIES'”. Thus They enjoy each other, tasting the mellows of love.
Now, to enjoy Rasa, They have appeared in 'One Body' as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore I shall first delineate the position of Radha and Krsna. From that description the glory of Lord Caitanya will be known.
Lord Krsna's body is Eternal [Sat], full of Knowledge [Cit] and full of Bliss [Ananda]. His 'One Spiritual Energy' manifests Three Forms. Hladini is His aspect of Bliss; Sandhini, of eternal existence; and Samvit, of cognizance, which is also accepted as knowledge.
The essential portion of the Sandhini potency is Suddha-sattva. Lord Krsna's Existence rests upon it. Krsna's mother, father, abode, house, bedding, seats and so on are all transformations of Suddha- sattva. The condition of Pure Goodness [Suddha- sattva], in which the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed without any covering, is called 'vasudeva'. In that 'Pure' state the Supreme Godhead, who is beyond the material senses and who is known as Vasudeva, is perceived by the mind.
The essence of the Samvit potency is Knowledge that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is Lord Krsna. All other kinds of knowledge, such as the knowledge of Brahman, are its components.
The essence of the Hladini potency is 'Love of God', the essence of love of God is emotion [bhava], and the ultimate development of emotion is Mahabhava. Sri Radha Thakurani is the embodiment of Mahabhava. She surpasses all in good qualities.
Her mind, senses and body are steeped in love for Krsna.
Just as the fountainhead, Lord Krsna, is the cause of all Incarnations, so Sri Radha is the cause of all the consorts/Incarnations. The goddesses of fortune are Her partial manifestations, and the queens are reflections of Her image (Her Incarnations relate adequately/directly to the Incarnations of Krsna, and only).
The Transcendental Goddess Sramati Radharani is the direct counterpart of Lord Sri Krsna (in Their Oneness). She is the 'Central Figure' for all the goddesses of fortune. She possesses all the attractiveness to attract the all-attractive Personality of Godhead.
She is the lovely abode of the worship of Lord Krsna, She is resplendent and most beautiful. All beauty and luster rest in Her body. She sees Lord Krsna wherever She casts Her glance. All the desires of Lord Krsna rest in Srimati Radharani. She is 'IDENTICAL' with Lord Krsna.
Radha is the 'Supreme Goddess', and She is worshipable for everyone. She is the Protectress of all, and She is the Mother of the entire universe.
Lord Krsna enchants the world, but Sri Radha enchants even Him.
Sri Radha is the 'Full Power'. 'The Two are NOT DIFFERENT'. They are 'Indeed The SAME', just as musk and its scent are inseparable, or as fire and its heat are nondifferent. Thus Radha and Lord Krsna are One, yet They have taken Two Forms to enjoy the mellows of pastimes.
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“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 3”
14.10.2018
Now we can Meditate on the Divine Appearance and Features of Lord Caitanya. May the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanya be transcendentally situated in the innermost core of your heart.
ADI LILA 3
Lord Krsna, the son of the King of Vraja, is the Supreme Lord. He eternally enjoys transcendental pastimes in His eternal abode, Goloka, which includes Vraja dhama.
Once in a day of Brahma, He descends to this world to manifest His transcendental pastimes. Servitude [dasya], friendship [sakhya], parental affection [vatsalya] and conjugal love [srngara] are the four transcendental mellows [rasas]. By the devotees who cherish these four mellows, Lord Krsna is subdued. Absorbed in such transcendental love, Lord Krsna enjoys in Vraja with His devoted servants, friends, parents and conjugal lovers.
Lord Krsna enjoys His transcendental pastimes as long as He wishes, and then He disappears. After disappearing, however, He thinks thus: "For a long time I have not bestowed unalloyed loving service to Me upon the inhabitants of the (whole) World. Without such loving attachment, the existence of the material world is useless. Everywhere in the world people worship Me according to scriptural injunctions. But simply by following such regulative principles one cannot attain the loving sentiments of the devotees in Vrajabhumi. Knowing My opulences, the whole World looks upon Me with awe and veneration. But Devotion made feeble by such reverence does 'Not' attract Me. By performing such regulated devotional service in awe and veneration, one may go to Vaikuntha and attain the four kinds of liberation.
I shall personally inaugurate the religion of the age-nama-saìkirtana, the congregational chanting of the Holy Name. I shall make the world dance in ecstasy, realizing the four mellows of loving devotional service. I shall accept the role of a Devotee, and I shall teach devotional service by practicing it Myself. Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others. This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gita and Bhagavatam. My plenary portions can establish the principles of religion for each age. No one but Me, however, can bestow the kind of loving service performed by the residents of Vraja. Therefore in the company of My devotees I shall appear on earth and perform various colorful pastimes."
Thinking thus, the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna Himself, descended at Nadia early in the Age of Kali. He has the shoulders of a lion, the powers of a lion, and the loud voice of a lion. May that lion be seated in the core of the heart of every living being. Thus with His resounding roar may He drive away one's elephantine vices.
In His early pastimes He is known as Visvambhara because He floods the world with the nectar of devotion and thus saves the living beings. He nourishes and maintains the three worlds by distributing love of God.
In His later pastimes He is known as Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya. He blesses the whole world by teaching about the name and fame of Lord Sri Krsna.
Knowing Him [Lord Caitanya] to be the incarnation for Kali-yuga, Garga Muni, during the naming ceremony of Krsna, predicted His appearance.
The religious practice for the Age of Kali is to broadcast the glories of the Holy Name. Only for this purpose has the Lord, in a yellow color – molten gold, descended as Lord Caitanya. The deep sound of His voice conquers the thundering of newly assembled clouds. His arms are long enough to reach His knees, His eyes are just like lotus flowers, His nose is like a sesame flower, and His face is as beautiful as the moon. He is peaceful, self- controlled and fully devoted to the transcendental service of Lord Sri Krsna. He is affectionate toward His devotees, He is gentle, and He is equally disposed toward all living beings. He is decorated with sandalwood bangles and armlets and anointed with the pulp of sandalwood. He especially wears these decorations to dance in sri-krsna-saìkirtana.
The pastimes of Lord Caitanya have two divisions-the early pastimes 'lilas'. and the later pastimes.
In His early pastimes He appears as a householder with a golden complexion. His limbs are beautiful, and His body, smeared with the pulp of sandalwood, seems like molten gold. In His later pastimes He accepts the sannyasa order, and He is equipoised and peaceful. He is the highest abode of peace and devotion, for He silences the impersonalist nondevotees."
Raising His arms, chanting the holy name and looking upon all with deep love, He drives away all sins and floods everyone with love of Godhead.
Anyone who looks upon His beautiful body or beautiful face becomes freed from all sins and obtains the wealth of love of Godhead.
Sri Advaita Prabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu are both plenary portions of Lord Caitanya. Thus They are the limbs [angas] of His body, 'upangas'. Thus the Lord is equipped with sharp weapons in the form of His parts and plenary portions. All these weapons are competent enough to crush the faithless atheists. Sri Nityananda Gosani is directly Haladhara [Lord Balarama], and Advaita Acarya is the Personality of Godhead Himself. These to captains, with Their soldiers such as Srivasa Thakura, travel everywhere, chanting the holy name of the Lord.
Advaita Acarya Gosvami is an incarnation of the Lord as a devotee. His loud calling was the cause for Krsn's incarnation. Whenever Sri Krsna desires to manifest His Incarnation on earth, first He creates the incarnations of His respectable predecessors.
Seeing the activities of the world, the Acarya felt compassion and began to ponder how He could act for the people's benefit.
Advaita Acarya thought: I”f Sri Krsna were to appear as an Incarnation, He Himself could preach devotion by His personal example. In this Age of Kali there is no religion other than the chanting of the Holy Name of the Lord, but how in this age will the Lord appear as an Incarnation? I shall worship Krsna in a purified state of mind. I shall constantly petition Him in humbleness.”
Thinking of the lotus feet of Sri Krsna, He constantly offered tulasi buds in water from the Ganges. He appealed to Sri Krsna with loud calls and thus made it possible for Him to appear. Therefore the principal reason for Sri Caitanya's descent is this appeal by Advaita Acarya. The Lord,... the protector of religion, appears by the desire of His devotee...
“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 6/2”
07.10.2018
In this Meditation Lord Caitanya is presented as Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
ADI LILA 2
I offer my obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, by whose mercy even an ignorant child can swim across the ocean of conclusive truth, which is full of the crocodiles of various theories (Jnana, Yoga, Kanada, Kapila, etc).
What the Upanisads describe as the impersonal Brahman ('sat' – eternality, for jnanis,) is but the 'Effulgence of His Body', and the Lord known as the Supersoul ('cit' – knowledge, for yogis, 'purusa' in every heart) is but His 'Localized Plenary Portion. Lord KRSNA Himself is the 'ONE UNDIVIDED ABSOLUTE TRUTH', the 'Ultimate Reality'. He manifests Himself in three features-as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Bhagavan, 'ananda' -bliss), Krsna Himself, full with six opulences (including complete renunciation). He is (sat-cid-ananda) the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.
Krsna, the original form of the Personality of Godhead, is the 'Summum Bonum' of the 'All-Pervading' Visnu. He is 'All-Perfect' Knowledge and 'All-Perfect' Bliss. He is the Supreme Transcendence.
He whom Srimad Bhagavatam describes as the son of Nanda Maharaja has descended to earth as Lord Caitanya. Sri Govinda personally appears as Caitanya Gosani. No other Lord is as merciful in delivering the fallen souls.
The Personality of Godhead is He... who is described as the ABSOLUTE WHOLE in the Vedas, Bhagavatam, Upanisads and other transcendental literatures. No one is equal to Him.
Through their service, devotees see that Personality of Godhead, just as the denizens of heaven see the Personality of the Sun. Those who walk the paths of knowledge and yoga worship only Him, for it is Him they perceive as the impersonal Brahman and localized Paramatma. Thus one may understand the glories of the Lord through different modes of worship, as the 'Analogy of the Sun' illustrates (: Brahman is the effulgence of the Lord, Paramatma is the planet Sun, and Bhagavan is the Personality of the Sun Narayana).
Narayana and Sri Krsna are the same Personality of Godhead, but although They are identical, Their bodily features are different. This Personality of Godhead [Sri Krsna] has two hands and holds a flute, whereas the other [Narayana, one whose abode is in the water born from Nara – Garbhodakasayi Visnu] has four hands, with conch, wheel, mace and lotus. The word 'nara' refers to the aggregate of all the living beings, and the word 'ayana' refers to the refuge of them all. Lord Narayana is He who sits in the hearts of all living beings and lies down in the waters of the Karaaa Ocean."
The same Lord Narayana who lives on the waters and in the hearts of all living beings is but a plenary portion of Krsna. The Karanodakasayi, Garbhodakasayi and Ksirodakasayi forms of Narayana all create in cooperation with the material energy. In this way They are attached to maya.
These three Visnus lying in the water are the Supersoul of everything. The Supersoul of all the universes is known as the First Purusa. Garbhodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of the aggregate of living entities, and Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of each individual living being.
Superficially we see that these Purusas have a relationship with maya, but above them, in the 'FOURTH DIMENSION', is Lord Krsna, who has no contact with the material energy. In the material world the Lord is designated as Virat (the 'Phenomenal Manifestation' of the Supreme Whole), Hiranyagarbha (the numinous 'Soul' of everything) and Karana (the 'Cause', or 'Causal Nature'). But beyond these three designations, the Lord is ultimately in the Fourth Dimension. Although these three features of the Lord deal directly with the material energy, none of Them are touched by it. They are all beyond illusion. This is the opulence of the Lord: Although situated in the material nature, He is never affected by the Modes of Nature. Similarly, those who have 'Surrendered' to Him and 'Fixed' their Intelligence upon Him are Not Influenced by the Modes of Nature.
Krsna is the ultimate shelter of these three plenary portions, the 'Ultimate/Primeval' Narayana. The source of these three features is the Narayana in the spiritual sky. He is Lord Krsna's Vilasa expansion.
All Incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or parts of the plenary portions of the Purusa-Avataras. But Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In every age He 'Protects' the world through His different features when the world is disturbed by the enemies of Indra (king of Heaven).
The Bhagavatam describes the symptoms and deeds of the Incarnations in general and counts Sri Krsna among them. Suta Gosvami distinguished each Incarnation by its specific symptoms. All the Incarnations of Godhead are plenary portions or parts of the plenary portions of the Purusa-Avataras, but the primeval Lord is Sri Krsna. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the 'FOUNTAINHEAD' of all Incarnations.
Although the three Purusas are the shelter of all the Universes, Lord Krsna is the Original Source of the Purusa. All the revealed scriptures accept Sri Krsna as the Supreme Lord.
Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the 'Supreme Controller'. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the 'Origin' of all. He has 'No Other Origin', for He is the 'Prime CAUSE of All Causes'. That same Lord Krsna, the Fountainhead of all Incarnations, is known as the son of the King of Vraja. He has descended personally as Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Absolute Truth. To call Him Ksirodakasayi Visnu does not add to Hiss Glory, for He is the Primeval Lord. All other Incarnations are situated in 'Potential Form' in the ORIGINAL BODY of the 'PRIMEVAL LORD'. Thus according to one's opinion, one may address Him as any one of the Incarnations. Some call Him Hari, or the Narayana of the transcendental world. Everything is possible in Krsna, for He is the Primeval Lord.
The conclusion is that Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the son of the King of Vraja...
“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 5"
30.09.2018
In this Meditation Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda are glorified.
ADI LILA 1
Sri Krsna and Balarama, the Personalities of Godhead, who formerly appeared in Vrndavana and were millions of times more effulgent than the sun and moon, have arisen over the eastern horizon of Gaudadesa [West Bengal], being 'COMPASSIONATE' for the 'Fallen State of the World'.
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are like the Sun and Moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to 'DISSIPATE the DARKNES of Ignorance' and thus 'Wonderfully BESTOW BENEDICTION Upon All'."
The appearance of Sri Krsna Caitanya and Prabhu Nityananda has surcharged the world with Happiness. As the sun and moon drive away darkness by their appearance and reveal the nature of everything, these two brothers Dissipate the Darkness of Ignorance covering the living beings and 'ENLIGHTEN them with Knowledge of the Absolute Truth'. The Absolute Truth is Sri Krsna, and 'Loving Devotion' to Sri Krsna exhibited in 'Pure Love' is 'Achieved' through 'CONGREGATIONAL CHANTING of the HOLY NAME', which is the 'Essence of All Bliss'.
The sun and moon dissipate the darkness of the external world and thus reveal external material objects like pots and plates. But these two brothers [Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda] 'DISSIPATE the DARKNESS of the INNER CORE of the HEART', and thus They help one meet the two kinds of Bhagavatas ['Persons' or 'Things' in relationship with the Personality of Godhead]. One of the Bhagavatas is the Great Scripture Srimad- Bhagavatam, and the other is the Pure Devotee absorbed in the mellows of loving devotion. Through the actions of these two Bhagavatas the Lord instills the 'Mellows of Transcendental Loving Service' into the heart of a living being, and thus the Lord, in the heart of His devotee, 'Comes Under the CONTROL of the Devotee's Love'.
The first 'Wonder' is that both brothers appear 'Simultaneously', and the other is that They 'Illuminate the Innermost Depths of the Heart'.
These two, the Sun and Moon, are 'Very Kind' to the people of the world. Thus for the 'Good Fortune' of all, They have appeared on the horizon of Bengal.
Let us therefore worship the Holy Feet of these two Lords. Thus one can be 'RID of all DIFFICULTIES' on the Path of Self- Realization.
Simply 'HEARING Submissively' will 'Free one's Heart' from all the Faults of Ignorance, and thus one will achieve Deep Love for Krsna. This is the 'Path of PEACE'. If one 'Patiently Hears' about the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Advaita Prabhu – and Their devotees, devotional activities, names and fame, along with the mellows of Their transcendental loving exchanges – one will learn the 'ESSENCE' of the Absolute Truth.
Next Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the Supreme Lord will be presented
“CAITANYA CARRITAMRTA Meditation 4”
23.09.2018
The explanation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's 'Exalted Position' is a very complex topic. He manifests/exist Himself/Herself as a Source of everything, of every Expansion/Incarnation. Here some of the mystical acts/exhibitions of Him/Her are mentioned to Meditate/Think/Absorb/Understand.
ADI LILA 1.1
There are three categories of Incarnations of Godhead: Partial Incarnations, Qualitative Incarnations and Empowered Incarnations. The Purusas and Matsya are examples of 'PARTIAL' Incarnations. Brahma, Visnu and Siva are 'QUALITATIVE' Incarnations. 'EMPOWERED' Incarnations are those like the Kumaras, King Prthu and Maha- Muni Vyasa [the compiler of the Vedas].
The Personality of Godhead exhibits Himself in two kinds of Forms: 'PRAKASA' (when the Lord married 16 000 queens in Dvaraka He did so in 16 000 Prakasa expansions) and 'VILASA' (this expansions are all somewhat different in their bodily features – Lord Balarama who is different from Krsna in bodily colour is the first Vilasa expansion of Lord Krsna, Narayana forms of Vaikuntha where the difference is in four hands and Krsna has two hands, expanded from Balarama, and are known as Vilasa-Vigrahas).
When the Personality of Godhead expands Himself in many forms, all nondifferent in in Their features, as Lord Krsna did when He married sixteen thousand Queens and when He performed His Rasa Dance, such forms of the Lord are called 'MANIFESTED FORMS' [Prakasa- Vigrahas].
"It is astounding that Lord Sri Krsna, who is 'One Without A Second', expanded Himself in sixteen thousand similar forms to marry sixteen thousand Queens in their respective homes." (SB 10.69.2)
"When Lord Krsna, surrounded by groups of Cowherd Girls, began the festivities of the Rasa Dance, the Lord of all mystic powers placed Himself between each Two Girls." (SB 10.33.3)
"When the Cowherd Girls and Krsnaa thus joined together, each girl thought that Krsna was dearly embracing her alone. To behold this wonderful pastime of the Lord's, the denizens of heaven and their wives, all very eager to see the dance, flew in the sky in their hundreds of airplanes. They showered flowers and beat sweetly on drums." (SB 10.33.3-4)
"If numerous forms, all equal in their features, are displayed simultaneously, such forms are called Prakasa-Vigrahas of the Lord." ('Laghu-bhagavatamrta' by Srila Rupa Gosvami 1.21)
But when the numerous forms are slightly different from one another, they are called Vilasa-Vigrahas.
"When the Lord displays numerous forms with different features by His inconceivable potency, such forms are called Vilasa- Vigrahas." ('Laghu-bhagavatamrta '1.15)
Examples of such Vilasa- Vigrahas are Baladeva, Narayana in Vaikuntha- dhama, and the Catur-Vyuha Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
The Energies [Consorts] of the Supreme Lord are of three kinds: the Laksmis in Vaikuntha, the Queens in Dvaraka and the Gopis in Vrndavana. The Gopis are the best of all, for they have the privilege of serving Sri Krsna, the primeval Lord, the son of the King of Vraja.
The Personal Associates of the primeval Lord, Sri Krsna, are His Devotees, who are 'Identical with Him'. He is complete with His entourage of Devotees (Sri Krsna and His various expansions are nondifferent in potential power. These expansions are associated with further, Secondary Expansions, or Servitor Expansions, who are called Devotees).
Now I have worshiped all the various levels of Devotees. Worshiping them is the source of all good fortune (To offer prayers to the Lord, one should first offer prayers to His Devotees and Associates).
"Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage." (SB 1.13.10 Yudhisthira to Vidhura)
Such Pure Devotees are of two types: Personal Associates [Parisats ('parisat-gana' – factual devotees, associates of the Lord)] and Neophyte Devotees [sadhakas ('sadhaka-gana' – prospective devotees)].
In the next section Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda will be glorified.
“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 3”
16.09.2018
SRIMATI RADHARANI Ki Jay! Tomorrow we will celebrate the Auspicious Day of Her Appearance.
This part of Meditation starts the verse from 'Krsna-karnamrta' of Bilvamangala Thakura where SRIMATI RADHARANI is mentioned as en ETERNAL CONSORT of LORD KRSNA (as a 'Second Half' of the Supreme Personality of Godhead – a Second God, The Source).
"All glories to Cintamani and my initiating spiritual master, Somagiri. All glories to my instructing spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who wears peacock feathers in His crown. Under the shade of His lotus feet, which are like desire trees, JayaSri – 'The Goddess of Fortune Srimati Radharani' enjoys the transcendental mellow of an 'Eternal Consort'." [She, as the original 'Acarya' (who shows the way by personal example), as a Spiritual Master She gives the example to all others how to Surrender/take Shelter at the Lotus Feet of Krsna, and Krsna as well shows the example how to take 'Shelter' at the Lotus Feet of Srimati Radharani as a 'Further Step'. Out of compassion for the fallen souls, She is taking a humble position of the 'Servant' of Lord Krsna on the 'Other Side' – in the Material World, as a representative/personification of the Spiritual Energy which has a 'Reflection' in a Jivas/souls as qualitative energies of the Lord – who are following Her very 'Absorptively' reflecting Her dealings 'Exactly' like in a Mirror. Yet in a Spiritual World Sri Radha is the Eternal Consort of Sri Krsna, One with Him as God – Sri Sri Radha Krsna,` whom we worship].
ADI LILA 1 cont.
Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the Supersoul, He appears (before one who is sincere) before us as a 'Liberated Devotee'. Such a Spiritual Master is none other than Krsna Himself.
* "One should therefore avoid bad company (of materialists and unbelievers/speculators) and associate only with Devotees (Saints and Sages, realized souls). With their realized instructions, such Saints can cut the knot connecting one with activities unfavorable to Devotional Service." (SB 11.26.26 Udhava-gita)
* "The 'Spiritually Powerful MESSAGE of Godhead' can be properly discussed only in a society of Devotees (with their encouragement), and it is greatly pleasing to hear in that association. If one hears from devotees, the 'Way of Transcendental Experience' quickly opens, and gradually one attains 'Firm Faith' (confidence) that in due course develops into 'Attraction' (Taste) and 'Devotion' (Attachment to it and Love of Godhead)." (SB 3.25.25 Kapiladeva to His mother Devahuti)
A pure devotee constantly engaged in the loving service of the Lord is identical with the Lord, who is always seated in his heart (the Lord reveals Himself only in the heart of a pure devotee by realization).
* "'Saints are MY HEART', and only 'I AM Their Hearts' (the Lord protects those those who have taken 'Shelter' at His Lotus Feet/ 'FULLY' Surrendered). 'They Do Not Know Anyone But Me', and therefore 'I Do Not Recognize Anyone Besides Them as Mine'." (SB 9.4.68)
Further we will hear about the Incarnations of the Lord.
“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 2”
09.09.2018
Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami continues his invocation with a humble obeisances to the Lord's Forms to invoke His benediction for all of us readers/hearers. The fourteen verses presented in the first Meditation offer auspicious invocations and describe the Supreme Truth (symbolic representation).
And this First chapter is in actuality devoted to the single verse, which describes Lord Caitanya in His SIX Different Transcendental Expansions: First Manifestation describe SPIRITUAL MASTER (Nityananda, 'Tat-prakasan') in two plenary parts initiating and instructing guru; Second are DEVOTEES (Srivas, qualitative energies) in two classes, the apprentices and graduates; Third are the INCARNATIONS (AVATARAS, Advaita) of the Lord in three divisions of the Potency of the Lord, His Qualities and His Authority (also Lord Krsna's direct manifestations and manifestations for His pastimes); Fourth are the POTENCIES (Gadadhar, 'saktis', Tat-chaktih') of the Lord in three principal manifestations of the consorts in the kingdom of God (Vaikuntha), the queens of Dvaraka Dhama, and damsels of Vrajadhama; finally is the Supreme Lord Himself, Lord Caitanya (as a combination of Radha and Krsna) who is the fountainhead of all these manifestations.
ADI LILA 1 cont.
I offer my obeisances unto all my Vaisnava readers as I begin to explain the intricacies of all these verses. I request all my Vaisnava readers to READ and HEAR with 'RAPT ATTENTION' this narration of Sri Krsna Caitanya as inculcated in the revealed scriptures.
Lord Krsna enjoys by manifesting Himself as the spiritual masters, the devotees, the diverse energies, the incarnations and the plenary portions. They are all six in one.
I therefore worship the lotus feet of these six diversities of the 'ONE TRUTH' by invoking their benedictions.
I first offer my respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of my 'Initiating' spiritual master and all my 'Instructing' spiritual masters. My 'Instructing' spiritual masters are Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Bhatta Raghunatha, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. I offer millions of respectful obeisances unto their lotus feet.
There are innumerable 'DEVOTEES' of the Lord, of whom Srivasa Thakura is the foremost. I offer my respectful obeisances thousands of times unto their lotus feet.
Advaita Acarya is the Lord's partial 'INCARNATION', and therefore I offer my obeisances millions of times at His lotus feet.
Srila Nityananda Rama is the 'PLENARY MANIFESTATION' manifestation of the Lord, and I have been initiated by Him. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto His lotus feet.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the ''INTERNAL POTENCIES' of the Lord, of whom Sri Gadadhara Prabhu is the foremost.
Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the 'PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD' Himself, and therefore I offer innumerable prostrations at His lotus feet.
Having offered obeisances unto the Lord and all His associates, I shall now try to explain these six diversities in one.
Although I know that my Spiritual Master is a servitor of Sri Caitanya, I know Him also as a plenary manifestation of the Lord ('prakasa' – direct manifestation/expansion, spiritual master, where Lord Nityananda is the original spiritual master, the servant of Lord Krsna, who wants to expand the service to the Lord by training others/disciples in the service attitude).
According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is nondifferent from Krsna (acintya-bhedabheda-tattva, although spiritual master represents himself as a humble servitor of Lord Krsna, the disciples must look upon him as the 'MANIFESTED REPRESENTATION of GOD'). Lord Krsna in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees (the spiritual master is always considered either one of the confidential associates of Srimati Radharani or a manifested representation of Srila Nityananda Prabhu).
"One should know the 'Acarya' as Myself and never disrespect him in any way. One should not envy him, thinking him an ordinary man (he is called 'asraya-vigraha', or the manifestation/form of the Lord of whom one 'Must Take Shelter'), for he is the representative of all the demigods – 'Acaryadeva' (the Lord appears/manifests/reveals Himself out of 'Compassion' as a spiritual master, who is a transcendental professor of spiritual science, one who knows the import of All Vedic literatures, abides by their rules and regulations and teaches his disciples to act in the same way)." (SB 11.17.27, spoken by Lord Krsna to Uddhava)
One should know the 'Instructing' Spiritual Master to be the Personality of Krsna (there are two instructing gurus, one is 'Liberated' – a real Acarya, fully absorbed in meditation in devotional service and presents his realizations to the disciples, and the other is he who invoked the disciple's spiritual consciousness by means of relevant instructions/scriptures, but the shelter given by the Lord to the disciples is the same through both of them; and He is Sri Govindadeva 'vigraha' and Rupa Gosvami, who acts as 'siksa-guru', 'Instructing'/teaching, like Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna; the 'Initiating' spiritual master is Madhana Mohana and Sanatana Gosvami).
"O my Lord! Transcendental poets and experts in spiritual science could not fully express their indebtedness to You, even if they were endowed with the prolonged lifetime of Brahma, for You appear in two features-externally as the 'Acarya' and internally as the 'Supersoul' – to deliver the embodied living being by directing him how to come to You." (SB 11.29.6)
"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me." (Bg 10.10)
The Supreme Personality of Godhead [svayam bhagavan] taught Brahma and made him self- realized (first Brahma heard/was initiated with a sound vibration 'tapa' – which indicates the acceptance of hardships for spiritual realization – this austerity invoked the most subtle science and attachment to the Lord detaching from all 'non-Krsna', and he was able to 'Visualize' the transcendental world by the Lord's grace).
"Please hear attentively what I shall speak to you, for transcendental knowledge about Me is not only scientific but also full of mysteries (there is nothing but Sri Krsna, and yet nothing is Sri Krsna save and except His primeval personality).
"By My causeless mercy, be enlightened in 'Truth' about My personality, manifestations, qualities and pastimes (the mystery of innumerable forms of the Lord, such as Syamasundara, Narayana, Rama and Gaurasundara; the colors of these forms white, red, yellow and others; His qualities, as the responsive Personality of Godhead to pure devotees and as impersonal Brahman to dry speculators; His uncommon activities like lifting Govardhana Hill are all mystery).
"Prior to the cosmic creation, only I exist (the Source of everything; 'Aham sarvasya prabhavah' – 'I am the fountainhead of all emanations Bg 10.8), and no phenomena exist, either gross, subtle or primordial. After creation, only I exist in everything, and after annihilation, only I remain eternally.
"What appears to be truth without Me is certainly My illusory energy (Maya, ignorance implicated in the illusory structure), for nothing can exist without Me. It is like a reflection of a real light (Absolute substance, 'yogi-dhama') in the shadows (dark regions, 'tamah'), for in the light there are neither shadows nor reflections.
"As the material elements enter the bodies of all living beings and yet remain outside them all, I exist within all material creations and yet am not within them (although the sky exists in space, it also enters within the body. Similarly, the Supreme Lord, who is the cause of the material energy, lives within the material world as well as beyond it. Without His presence within the material world as all-pervading feature of Paramatma or the Supersoul, the cosmic body could not develop, just as without the presence of the spirit within the physical body, the body could not develop; out of the transcendental attachment to the Lord we feel the Lord's presence everywhere).
"A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know the all- pervading truth." (those who are 'Serious' about the transcendental knowledge hear from the transparent medium of the spiritual master.
Next we will continue the First Chapter.
“CAITANYA CARITAMRTA Meditation 1”
31.08.2018
Surprisingly I am inspired to write at the same time with Srimad Bhagavatam Meditation the Meditation on Caitanya Caritamrta. Both of the scriptures are rising the consciousness of a sadhaka – participant into the level of a Vaisnava/s and most of all a Vaisnava Etiquette where Caitanya Caritamrta is the perfect guider. This spectacle of humbleness not only sets example for us but also introduces us to the world of a Vaisnavas, a SAINTLY Cooperation/Coordination/Interdependence, so important for every individual to woke up completely and cultivate carefully/constantly//invariably.
Here the author of the biography of Lord Caitanya, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami begins with a whole beautiful list of a Master/s and the Lord/s whom he honours and pays obeisances, before starting his narration. We can assimilate his mood and enter the mystery of a Vaisnava attitude he presents so opulently and mercifully, blessing us.
'ADI LILA' 1
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Spiritual Masters, the Devotees of the Lord, the Lord's Incarnations, His Plenary Portions, His Energies and the Primeval Lord Himself, Sri Krsna Caitanya.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are like the Sun and Moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.
What the Upanisads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized plenary portion. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Himself, full with six opulences. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.
May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Srimati Saci-devi be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love.
… The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krsna are transcendental manifestations of the Lord's internal pleasure- giving potency.
Although Radha and Krsna are one in Their identity, They separated Themselves eternally.
Now these two transcendental identities have again united, in the form of Sri Krsna Caitanya.
I bow down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of Srimati Radharani although He is Krsna Himself.
Desiring to understand the glory of Radharanis love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of Srimati Saci-devi, as the moon appeared from the ocean...
May Sri Nityananda Rama be the object of my constant remembrance. Saìkarsana, Sesa Naga and the Visnus who lie on the Karana Ocean, Garbha Ocean and ocean of milk are His plenary portions and the portions of His plenary portions.
I surrender unto the lotus feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, who is known as Saìkarsana in the midst of the catur- vyüha [consisting of Vasudeva, Saìkarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha]. He possesses full opulences and resides in Vaikunthaloka, far beyond the material creation.
I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityänanda Rama, whose partial representation called Karanodakasayi Visnu, lying on the Karana Ocean, is the original purusa, the master of the illusory energy, and the shelter of all the universes.
I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakasayi Visnu. From His navel sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahma, the engineer of the universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, whose secondary part is the Visnu lying in the ocean of milk. That Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the universes. Sesa Naga is His further subpart.
Lord Advaita Acarya is the incarnation of Maha- Visnu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of maya.
Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Acarya. He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord's devotee. Therefore I take shelter of Him.
… Panca-tattvatmakam krsnam, bhakta-rupa-svarupakam
Bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam, namami bhakta-saktikam
I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Krsna, who is nondifferent from His features as a DEVOTEE (Caitanya Himself), DEVOTIONAL INCARNATION (Nityananda), DEVOTIONAL MANIFESTATION (Advaita), PURE DEVOTEE (Srivas) AND DEVOTIONAL ENERGY (Gadadhar).
… Jayatam suratau pangor, mama manda-mater gati
Mat-sarvasva-padambhojau, radha-madana-mohanau
Glory to the all- merciful Radha and Madana-mohana! I am lame and ill advised, yet They are my directors, and Their lotus feet are everything to me.
… Divyad-vrndaranya-kalpa-drumadhah-srimad-ratnagara-simhasana-sthau
Srimad-radha-srila-govinda-devau, presthalibhih sevamanau smarami
In a temple of jewels in Vrndavana, underneath a desire tree, Sri Sri Radha- Govinda, served by Their most confidential associates, sit upon an effulgent throne. I offer my humble obeisances unto Them.
… Sriman rasa-rasarambhi, vamsivata-tata-sthitah
Karsan venu-svanair gopir, gopi-nathah sriye 'stu nah
Sri Srilala Gopénätha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the rasa dance, stands on the shore in Vamsivata and attracts the attention of the cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they all confer upon us their benediction.
… Jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
Jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
Glory to Sri Caitanya and Nityananda! Glory to Advaitacandra! And glory to all the devotees of Sri Gaura [Lord Caitanya]!
These three Deities of Vrndavana [Madana- mohana, Govinda and Gopinatha] have absorbed the heart and soul of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas [followers of Lord Caitanya]. I worship Their lotus feet, for They are the Lords of my heart.
In the beginning of this narration, simply by remembering the spiritual master, the devotees of the Lord, and the Personality of Godhead, I have invoked their benedictions. Such remembrance destroys all difficulties and very easily enables one to fulfil his own desires.
The invocation involves three processes: defining the objective, offering benedictions and offering obeisances...
And with this invocation we stared the Meditation on 'Caitanya Caritamrta'. We will continue with the First Chapter next.