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Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati
Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in
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Today's Thought: |
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Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda
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Today
is the sublime appearance day of the most merciful Lord
Nityananda. In the following excerpt from his
introduction to the Srimad Bhagavatam Srila
Prabhupada describes the wonderful mercy of Lord
Nityananda:
Once Nityananda Prabhu and Srila Haridasa Thakura were
walking down a main road, and on the way they saw a
roaring crowd assembled. Upon inquiring from passers-by,
they understood that two brothers, named Jagai and
Madhai, were creating a public disturbance in a drunken
state. They also heard that these two brothers were born
in a respectable brahmana family, but because of low
association they had turned into debauchees of the worst
type. They were not only drunkards but also meat-eaters,
woman-hunters, dacoits and sinners of all description.
Srila Nityananda Prabhu heard all of these stories and
decided that these two fallen souls must be the first to
be delivered. If they were delivered from their sinful
life, then the good name of Lord Caitanya would be even
still more glorified. Thinking in this way, Nityananda
Prabhu and Haridasa pushed their way through the crowd
and asked the two brothers to chant the holy name of
Lord Hari. The drunken brothers became enraged upon this
request and attacked Nityananda Prabhu with filthy
language. Both brothers chased them a considerable
distance. In the evening the report of the preaching
work was submitted to the Lord, and He was glad to learn
that Nityananda and Haridasa had attempted to deliver
such a stupid pair of fellows.
The next day Nityananda Prabhu went to see the brothers,
and as soon as He approached them one of them threw a
piece of earthen pot at Him. This struck Him on the
forehead, and immediately blood began to flow. But
Nityananda Prabhu was so kind that instead of protesting
this heinous act, He said, "It does not matter that you
have thrown this stone at Me. I still request you to
chant the holy name of Lord Hari."
One of the brothers, Jagai, was astonished to see this
behavior of Nityananda Prabhu, and he at once fell down
at His feet and asked Him to pardon his sinful brother.
When Madhai again attempted to hurt Nityananda Prabhu,
Jagai stopped him and implored him to fall down at His
feet. In the meantime the news of Nityananda's injury
reached the Lord, who at once hurried to the spot in a
fiery and angry mood. The Lord immediately invoked His
Sudarsana cakra (the Lord's ultimate weapon, shaped like
a wheel) to kill the sinners, but Nityananda Prabhu
reminded Him of His mission. The mission of the Lord was
to deliver the hopelessly fallen souls of Kali-yuga, and
the brothers Jagai and Madhai were typical examples of
these fallen souls. Ninety percent of the population of
this age resembles these brothers, despite high birth
and mundane respectability. According to the verdict of
the revealed scriptures, the total population of the
world in this age will be of the lowest sudra quality,
or even lower. It should be noted that Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu never acknowledged the stereotyped caste
system by birthright; rather, He strictly followed the
verdict of the sastras in the matter of one's svarupa,
or real identity.
When the Lord was invoking His Sudarsana cakra and Srila
Nityananda Prabhu was imploring Him to forgive the two
brothers, both the brothers fell down at the lotus feet
of the Lord and begged His pardon for their gross
behavior. The Lord was also asked by Nityananda Prabhu
to accept these repenting souls, and the Lord agreed to
accept them on one condition, that they henceforward
completely give up all their sinful activities and
habits of debauchery, both the brothers agreed and
promised to give up all their sinful habits, and the
kind Lord accepted them and did not again refer to their
past misdeeds.
--end of quote--
Let us all take advantage of this auspicious appearance day of Lord
Nityananda and beg His mercy to bestow upon us pure
Krishna prema.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
The
Unlimitedly Merciful Lord Nityananda
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Answers According to the Vedic Version: |
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Question: My Chances of Going Back to Godhead? |
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Dear
Gurudeva,
Kindly please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus
feet!
My question is: If I'm in this material world repeatedly
taking billions and billions of material bodies since
time immemorial, then what are the chances of my going
back to spiritual world back to home, back to the abode
of God, after leaving my present body?
D.B. Patel
India
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Answer: With Full
Surrender, 100 Percent |
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If you
will take full shelter of Guru and Krishna by faithfully
following whatever instructions you are given by them,
your chances of attaining spiritual perfection in this
lifetime are 100%. In other words, there will be no
chance of failure.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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