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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. . . .` __
The Embodiment of Kåñëa’s Mercy
Krsna Krpa Srī Murti. . . .`
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
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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Krsna Krpa Srī Murti. . . .`
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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