Day 3 - Yatra 2017

Day 3

SB by HG Satyadeva Prabhu

Sb 3.25.25

Only by the association of pure devotees when we chant and hear can we cultivate the knowledge required to progress in our spiritual life. This verse is spoken by Kapila Dev to Devahuti. Devahuti shared she was feeling sick of having to serve her material mind and senses. She was aware of the suffering condition she was in, of forgetting her real self and she was getting sick of it. This is the real qualification in advancing in spiritual life. This is how we should feel - fed up of this material world. Even if we are feeling dissatisfied and unlucky, maya or mind always says don’t worry you will get it in the future. But we need to come to the point that we are truly miserable. That’s how the conversation began and hence Devahuti is saying to Kapila Dev, I’m fed up of this material world and please instruct me how I can go back home, back to Godhead.

How does Rati occur – if bondage is attraction to maya and bhakti is attraction to spiritual world. How do we get from point A to B. So what is the process – step by step it occurs. When we have association of the advanced devotees of the Lord and that actually begins to replace our material attachment for spiritual attachment. That kind of attachment of a Sadhu – who has all good qualities, that attachment makes our attraction to material world weakens and we get connected to the spiritual world. At this stage they are already bordering bhava bhakti and then prema bhakti.

The process of dev service it dissolves the subtle body of the spiritual soul which actually connects us to the material world. Just by the process of dev service starts to dissolve the false ego and hence there is no need for a separate endeavor. For example just like digestion – when we eat prasadam, digestion happens automatically. Same way just by following the process of dev. Service it starts to dissolve the subtle body and this cleans our mirror of the heart. In the association of devtoees = faith = attraction for the Lord = spontaneous attraction = prema.

If everything is happening automatically where is the choice of the jiva? Jiva’s frees will is when he chooses K over maya. We always have the choice at every step to choose K or maya. As soon as he makes the choice everything automatically starts above. Our attitude determines our altitude.

To digest properly, we need to follow the 6 principles from NOI and also be aware of the 6 items which aren’t good for digestion.

Every time we keep reinforcing the bad habits, even though our dev service is trying to dissolve it we keep reinforcing our false ego. We need to first recognize the bad habit and then try to work to fix the issue. Example – when someone cuts you off, all you need to say – I forgive you.

Nobody can clean the heart for us, not even Guru or K, we are responsible for it and we have to be aware of every moment to take steps in cleaning our hearts. What attachments do we have, what are we seeing and what are we trying to let go. That is our endeavor and then we keep getting Guru’s mercy.

Gambhira – Mahaprabhu’s house and place where he was locked up in a house so he doesn’t get lost.

This is the best of all special places as this is THE GAMBHIRA.

Gambhira – word means that place where very deep and grave pasttimes take place. That place is called Gambhira. In odiya it is also a place or a house  - a hidden room where people keep their treasures. Kasi Misra kept the greatest treasure of Mahaprabhu in this hidden room.

Another meaning for Srimati Radharani is also known as Gambhira. Lord locked himself in a room to cry for himself?? To understand Mahaprabhu you also have to understand Srimati Radharani. Why did K come here, this place?

What is the diff beween Navadwip lila and Puri Lila? No one has ever seen it; no book has very described the ecstacy Mahaprabhu experienced at Gambhira. His ecstacy had no bound here at Puri – 3 things – Govardhan hill, Yamuna and Vrindavana forest. He wanted to experience the ecstacy Radharani experienced.

Why did Mahaprabhu leave Vrindavan and didn’t stay? Mahaprabhu is in the mood of Radha though He is Krsna.

At the Rasa dance, Radharani left the rasa dance and she is the heroine of the Rasa Dance. When this happened, K also left all the gopis searching for everyone and then he sat at Imli taal meditating for Radharani and hence his color changed to golden. Similarly, In gaura lila he went to Imli taal and there his color changed to blackish and Mahaprabhu was thinking this will be a big problem as if he becomes Black and thinks about Krsna then He won’t be able to experience Radha’s mood. So he had to go to a place which was like Vrindavan but not Vrindavan. So He came to Puri where He got the 3 things – Govardhan Hill (Chata Parvat), Yamuna river (The ocean) and Vrindavan forest. He also had Bimala mata and Laxmi mata here (Puri) as without Gopis K can’t be there.

 Vipralambha means – separation in the external and union in the internal. When K left Vrindavan, Radharani couldn’t live as she was in separation from K same way in the mood of Radharani Mahaprabhu was in separation of Krsna. Radhrani then says take me to the shore of Yamuna near the kadama tree and have some mud from the banks Of Yamuna smeared on my body as these are my friends (mood of separation = Vipralambha bhav). From the mud write the name of Shyam put tulsi leaves on it and then I’m going to die. As I die please gather around me (telling the gopis) and then chant the names of Krsna.  We want to chant the name what Radha likes which is Krsna. When you chant the name Radha – who comes? As soon as I hear RA = prema bhakti and Dha = I lose myself and start running behind that person. If you chant Radha, Krsna comes running behind you, hence we chant the name of Krsna and then Radharani comes running behind him. O Krsna give me Radha = that is the mood of Gaudiya Vaisnavas.

Why is Radha bhav shared with us – Mahaprabhu is experiencing the mood of Radha Bhav to console his separation of Radha, he brought with him many devotees so they can all console him by singing this Holy Name and Mahaprabhu is engaging all us actually to repay the debt of Radharani.

Why are we chanting Krsna’s name and not Radha’s name?? We are Radharani’s devotees and we want to please Radharani. How is she pleased when we chant Krsna’s name.

Mahaprabhu was doing kirtan at Vamsi vat. He did Rasa lila at Srivas Angam. Radharani left the Rasa lila because it was like a Kitchiri all kinds of gopis were there. Vamsi vat rasa lila (Panchayati rasa)

In Chandra sarovar, only the asta sakhis and the asta manjaris were invited for the rasa lila. In Nawadwip in Srivas Angam it was maha maha pancayati rasa. Mahaprabhu in Nawadwip wasn’t getting the cream of Radharani’s love as this rasa lila wasn’t confidential.

Radharani is vyavasatmika (single pointed). At gambhira also he tasted Radha Bhav. Here for 18 years he was fully immersed in Radha Bhav under the direction of Ramananda Raya and Swaroop Damodar.

It is important to know what exists, for our spiritual progress even if we don’t understand it so we know what is the next thing coming. How is this all relevant for all of us: Puri is the university of braj prem and each place in Puri is a classroom and in each classroom we learn items. Gambhira is very important classroom (actually most imp) classroom.

1.       Puri = Organized religion. Ex – Rupa, Sanatana, Hari das couldn’t come inside as Lord supports organized religion. Mahaprabhu went there 3 times a day. Mahaprabhu ishta dev was Jagannatha. Sadhu’s don’t disturb that because they know this is important for everyone to progress.

2.        Gambhira = shows something very private and we should all have this. K says in BG that we should stay in a solitary place and live alone but at the same time SP has said don’t live alone so what does it mean. Mahaprabhu showed us with his own example to have both Puri temple like a city but at the same time He had his private room for going deeper example is of a cake and icing. Cake is like Puri temple (preaching part) and icing is the Gambhira or (Bhajan part). So we need both Preaching and Bhajan to have a good balanced spiritual life.

SP said each temple should be self-sufficient. We should have no bureaucracy so things can happen quickly. He said only book distribution printing should be centralized- (We could use same principle in book distribution – have each team responsible for their own goals). We should learn how to live in an organized religion but at the same time have our own Gambhira (private place) where we can do our bhajan.

Individual Spontaneous and Voluntary = ISV

Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya’s House-             

He is an incarnation of Brhaspati. He didn’t memorize slokas he memorized books. Gopinath Acarya said even though you are incarnation of Brhaspati and you have read and memorized so many books still you couldn’t recognize Krsna.

You can’t recognize K till you have some mercy from Pure devotees. Sadhu says go to Shastra and Books say go to the sadhu. Both things are very important. What is bad is jalpa and vitanda (passion and ignorance discussion), but we want only vada discussion, just the truth. SP gave us an imp instruction and he shared read my books as I’m always present in my books. Just study the books and everything is in the books. In the books it is also said find a Sadhu. SP said we have to learn from someone who is a devotee. If someone has to learn about K they have to take lessons from someone who knows. Both things are required, otherwise we will have an illustion. If we separate the books from a devotee it won’t work so both things are very important. This is the mood of Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya’s house as just by reading books won’t help you need someone who knows Krsna.

Pasttime of Saci mata the princess in Puri wanted to take bath in Ganga, in dream she was told Sweta Ganga is Ganga itself. As she went in, the waves rose and there was an underground tunnel and it took her to Puri temple. And the doors opened and she was there with Jagannatha and next day the pujaris saw Saci mata and they thought it was chor and put her in jail. King of Puri and head priest got a dream that night that you need to free Saci mataji or you will be killed. They rushed and freed her and they also begged her to become their spiritual master and she became Ganga Mata Gosvamini.

Sri Sri Radha Rasikaraj and damodar sila and it also has a pot which is 500 years old used by the bhattacharya. It was also here that Mahaprabhu showed his 6 handed sadbhuj form. We also saw the secret tunnel Mahaprabhu took everyday from Sarvabhauma’s house to the Jagannatha temple.

Evening program by Gurudeva:

If we don’t follow Shastra we won’t go anywhere. Maha prabhu explained this to Sarva Bhauma after He heard from him for 7 days and 7 nights. He explained to Sarva Bhauma that we need to follow the Shastra and use Shastra with axiomatic truth. Vital to our spiritual practice is following the Shastra and studying it with axioms and proving each point with supporting verses. By practicing Bhakti, one automatically gets knowledge and advancement. Krsna reveals only to those He wants to reveal himself to ex – Mahaprabhu gave mercy to Gopinatha Acarya.

1.       We sang Sri-Saci Tanayastaka – Ujjvala Varana.

a.       Poems are very potent, especially if they are spiritual songs. They have an effect on us as the author has taken a lot of effort to condense the deep realizations they have had and then share it with others.

b.       Yam yam vapi smaran vapan – at time of death, all the impressions from our life show. From spiritual engineering, once can change their spiritual trajectory. When you hang around with Sadhus, the sound you hear from them enters your ear and that changes the trajectory of your life so you can go back home back to Godhead, it all starts with the particular sound vibration. Singing these songs everyday, like a diet for your spiritual soul you can transform your life and get on a spiritual trajectory. You can decide the kind of things you want to hear during the day.

2.       CHAD -17^TH Chapter

a.       Based on the sanga we become like that. A Vaishnav is someone who gives us bad association and just accept good association.

b.       Super soul is watching very attentively to everything a jiva soul does and if the jiva soul abuses then the super soul is also disturbed. It’s similar to how parents feel torture to see how children might misuse the nice opportunity they have got. Similarly Supersoul feels very sad to see how the jiva soul is misusing his human form of life.

c.       Preaching and book distribution is an art. We need to find out the audience in 5-10 sec and then appeal based on that.

3.       Dashavatrastrotram

Srila Bhakti Sidhanta’s birthplace.

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