Prerequisite for Crying for mercy of Krishna

Once i was traveling from bus to home

The bus stopped to take in passengers I saw a young woman with her child aged 5 or 6

it so happened that the young woman go in the bus but the child remained behind

The child was distracted by something & he forgot to hold the hand of his mother.

He was looking in the other direction where the object had attracted him.

Just then the door of the bus closed & it started moving .

The mother realised in a moment that she had left the boy So she shouted to driver " Stop my son is down there"

The bus stopped & the mother ran out & brought her child . The child had a frightened look on his face.

As they settled she asked him " What you would done if i hadn't come to take you?"

the child said with innocent face " I would CRY "

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So unless we Feel ------ LOST

we won't CRY

Below song written by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur clearly explains

how we have lost in this world after temporary pleasure & disappointing adventure

1) I forsook You, O Lord, and came to this world of pain and sorrow. Now I submit my tale of woe at Your lotus feet.

2) While still in the unbearable fetters of my mother’s womb, I saw You before me You revealed Yourself but briefly and then abandoned this poor servant of Yours.

3) At that moment I swore to worship You after taking birth; but birth came, and with it the network of wordly illusion which robbed me of all good sense.

4) As a fondled son in the lap of relatives, I passed my time smiling and laughing. My parents’ affection helped me to forget the pangs of birth, and I thought the world was very nice.

5) Day by day I grew and soon began playing with other boys. Shortly my powers of understanding emerged. I read and studied my lessons incessantly.

6) Travelling from place to place, proud of my education, I grew wealthy and maintained my family with undivided attention. O Lord Hari, I forgot You!

7) Now in old age, Bhaktivinoda is sad. He weeps. I failed to worship You, O Lord, and instead passed my life in vain. What will be my fate now.

Song Name: Bhuliya Tomare

Official Name: Dainya Song 1

Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Book Name: Saranagati

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)
bhuliyā tomāre, saḿsāre āsiyā,
peye nānā-vidha byathā
tomāra caraṇe, āsiyāchi āmi,
bolibo duḥkhera kathā

(2)
jananī jaṭhare, chilāma jakhona,
biṣama bandhana-pāśe
eka-bāra prabhu! dekhā diyā more,
vañcile e dīna dāse

(3)
takhona bhāvinu, janama pāiyā,
koribo bhajana tava
janama hoilo, paḍi' māyā-jāle,
nā hoilo jñāna-lava

(4)
ādarera chele, sva-janera kole,
hāsiyā kāṭānu kāla
janaka jananī-snehete bhuliyā,
saḿsāra lāgilo bhālo

(5)
krame dina dina, bālaka hoiyā,
bhelinu bālaka-saha
āra kichu dine, jnāna upajilo,
pāṭha poḍi ahar-ahaḥ

(6)
vidyāra gaurave, bhrami' deśe deśe,
dhana uparjana kori
sva-jana pālana, kori eka-mane,
bhulinu tomāre, hari!

(7)
bārdhakye ekhona, bhakativinoda,
kāṇdiyā kātara ati
nā bhajiyā tore, dina bṛthā gelo,
ekhona ki have gati?

My Marriage realizations

I got married on 10th Dec 2010 in hyderabad.A very traditional vedic ceremony was arranged.They had some deep meaning to it some of which i am writing it below

Every ritual started with prayers & the brahmana (priest) said to remember or meditate on Lord Visnu .

A fire sacrifice was arranged & we put oblations in it.

The fire in the yagna is the tongue of Lord Visnu & all offerings are put in it to satisfy the Supreme Lord & invoke his blessings & sanction for an auspicious marriage as stated in Bh Gita 5.29

Bhkotaram yagna tapasam....

Krishna is the ultimate beneficiary of yagna

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The yogis should perform acts for the advancement of human society. There are many purificatory processes for advancing a human being to spiritual life. The marriage ceremony, for example, is considered to be one of these sacrifices. It is called vivaha-yajna.

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Purpose of Marriage is Spiriual adavancement

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The Lord says here that any sacrifice which is meant for human welfare should never be given up.Vivaha-yajna, the marriage ceremony, is meant to regulate the human mind so that it may become peaceful for spiritual advancement.

Then a small act was also performed where they made me carry a umbrella & a cane stick & i had to walk

a distance & the uncle of bride would pursue me to come back & marry .

The significance of this act is that the husband thinks his spiritual would be disturbed if he gets married

so he decides to go to Kashi (place of pilgrimage) but then the uncle comes & says that "your would be wife is

very sense-controlled & likes spiritual life & shall support your spiritual life so donot keep the worry

& please marry her"

The final & sacred ceremony is when the cloth is kept in between the wife & husband &

mangalashtakam is sung & after that the wife & husband exchange the garlands.

It was really surprising when the priest said at the start "Now remember your ista-deva in your heart "

Then the priest started chanting a mantra which i knew very well

kasturi tilakam lalata patate vakshasthale kausthubham

naasaagre varmouktikam karatale venum kare kankanam
sarvaange harichandanam sulalitam kanthecha mukthavali
gopastree pariveshthito vijayate gopala chudaamani
vijayate gopala chudaamani

O Sri Krishna ! The Kasturi (Musk) Tilak, a red ritual mark decorates your forehead and the Kaustubha jewel ornaments your chest
The Nava mouktika, a pearl ornament on your nose, your fingertips graced by a flute, while your wrist is ornamented with a bracelet.
O Sri Hari! Your entire body is bedecked with fragrant sandalwood paste, your neck has a beautiful garland

This mantra is for remembering Lord Krishna & the priest said you remember

your ista-deva ie the demigod worshipped by the lineage of ones family

I felt it is better to remember Lord Krishna because he is the real ista-deva & lord of all the demigods

Isvara param Krishna

Krishna is the Supreme lord of lords

------------ bramha samhita

& the mantra was very appropriate for that occasion

This shows that all ceremonies are simply meant for remembering & worshiping & glorifying Lord Krishna but this purpose has got lost or ignored or not emphasized in todays marriage.

I was fortunate to remember Krishna at the time of my marriage ceremonies .

It so happened that one devotee from Hyderabad temple came & gifted the maha garlands of

Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan dieties .

We then immediately exchanged it as if doing the ceremony again.

I had arranged a book table for Prabhupad books to distributed at less price

About 300 big books were distributed .I was so happy to hear this

It gave relief from the pains of travel & tiredness.

I thought this event is an amazing memorable event in my life .

All went perfectly in KCON way.

The Magic of Spiritual master

Some are looking for magic or miracle to happen when one accept a spiritual master .

they think that now they shall get Krishna easily !?

Well thats TRUE !!

but Krishna has his own terms to give himself to YOU that we have satisfy.

So what does the Spiritual master do !?

What is the magic of Guru?

The magic of guru is that He gives a drop of mercy from the spiritual world

He makes us experience that supreme pleasure that we are looking for

in order that we become more & more eager to get it & return back to spiritual world.

Some simply take that happiness & be satisfied & turn back to the illusory pleasures of the material world & then keep thinking what is the use of initiation ? simply a change in name!?

who can understand the mercy of guru ?

well only a grateful person can understand the mercy of guru

He understands that his guru has accepted him as his disciple with all his faults

everywhere in this material world nobody accepts an unqualified person

everyones asks for qualification but GURU who is a Vaishnava he accepts you regardless of your qualification

He accepts simply by seeing your sincerity ,struggles & despair in surrendering to Krishna.

This is the mercy of Guru

a proud or doubtful person cannot understand this!!

what are the symptoms of a grateful person who has experienced that one drop of spiritual bliss ?

what does he do after that ?

It is explained in the song below

he Begs to get purified he cannot tolerate the 6 enemies in his heart which are torturing him & inhibiting him to surrender to Krishna

He begs for that one drop of mercy & faith & he runs after his Guru crying out KRISHNA KRISHNA !!!

He becomes more eager to get KRISHNA --- that is the real symptom of a grateful person.

Song Name: Ohe Vaisnava Thakura

Official Name: Bhajana Lalasa Song 7

Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Book Name: Saranagati

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)

ohe! vaiṣṇaba ṭhākura, doyāra sāgara,

e dāse koruṇā kori'

diyā pada-chāyā, śodho he āmāya,

tomāra caraṇa dhori

(2)

chaya bega domi', chaya doṣa śodhi',

chaya guṇa deho' dāse

chaya sat-sańga, deho' he āmāre,

bosechi sańgera āśe

(3)

ekākī āmāra, nāhi pāya bala,

hari-nāma-sańkīrtane

tumi kṛpā kori', śraddhā-bindu diyā,

deho' kṛṣṇa-nāma-dhane

(4)

kṛṣṇa se tomāra, kṛṣṇa dīte pāro,

tomāra śakati āche

āmi to' kāńgāla, 'kṛṣṇa' 'kṛṣṇa' boli',

dhāi tava pāche pāche

TRANSLATION

1) O venerable Vaisnava. O ocean of mercy, be merciful unto your servant. Give me the shade of your lotus feet and purify me. I hold on to your lotus feet.

2) Teach me to control my six passions; rectify my six faults, bestow upon me the six qualities, and offer unto me the six kinds of holy association.*

3) I do not find the strength to carry on alone the sankirtana of the holy name of Hari. Please bless me by giving me just one drop of faith with which to obtain the great treasure of the holy name of Krsna.

4) Krsna is yours. You have the power to give Him to me. I am simply your servant running behind you shouting, "Krsna! Krsna!"

REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:

*The six passions are those pertaining to words, the mind, anger, the tongue, the stomach and the genitals. The six faults are overeating, attachment to material things, inability to follow regulative principles, sense gratification, useless idle talk, and impure habits. The six positive qualities are enthusiasm in practicing devotional service, firm faith in devotional processes, a strong desire to attain prema-bhakti, a favorable service attitude, avoidance of non-devotees, and appreciation of the company of devotees. The six methods of association are to go to an assembly of devotees, to invite devotees into one's home, to discuss and hear devotional topics, to take the maha-prasada of devotees and to offer maha-prasada to devotees.

And this shall be my Attitude in spiritual life after getting one drop

mercy from my guru.

I pray to Radha madan mohan that i donot become complacent to this mercy.

I shall beg from guru & cry before him to get KRISHNA.

- Vrajendra kumar das.

I received a very nice quote from HH Bir Krishna Das Goswami Maharaj on the same lines............

To become a disciple means to be disciplined by the words and the desire of the spiritual master. It is a very simple thing. It does not mean that you get your magic spiritual name at the time of initiation and then you are the official member of the organization... but it means basically that one has to internalize that discipline within one's heart.
(from Srila Gurudeva's lecture on 'Good association', New Goloka, Dec.4, 2009)

The Act of Surrender

When the police shouts " Hands up "
The thief listens to the police

So the Act of Surrender to Lord Krishna is to listen , to follow the instruction of Lord Krishna

so here is the greatest instruction of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad gita

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto

mad-yājī māḿ namaskuru

mām evaiṣyasi satyaḿ te

pratijāne priyo 'si me

TRANSLATION

Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.

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The process of surrender to Kṛṣṇa is described in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (11.676):

ānukūlyasya sańkalpaḥ

prātikūlyasya varjanam

rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāso

goptṛtve varanaḿ tathā

ātma-nikṣepa-kārpaṇye

ṣaḍ-vidhā śaraṇāgatiḥ

According to the devotional process, one should simply accept such religious principles that will lead ultimately to the devotional service of the Lord. One may perform a particular occupational duty according to his position in the social order, but if by executing his duty one does not come to the point of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all his activities are in vain. Anything that does not lead to the perfectional stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be avoided. One should be confident that in all circumstances Kṛṣṇa will protect him from all difficulties. There is no need of thinking how one should keep the body and soul together. Kṛṣṇa will see to that. One should always think himself helpless and should consider Kṛṣṇa the only basis for his progress in life. As soon as one seriously engages himself in devotional service to the Lord in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness, at once he becomes freed from all contamination of material nature. There are different processes of religion and purificatory processes by cultivation of knowledge, meditation in the mystic yoga system, etc., but one who surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa does not have to execute so many methods. That simple surrender unto Kṛṣṇa will save him from unnecessarily wasting time. One can thus make all progress at once and be freed from all sinful reactions.

A tapasavi is one who rejects all that unfavourable for devotional service & accepts all that is Favourable for devotional service

Taking shelter means that we have to be convinced that we are stuck in MAYA (illusion), we have so many bad habits, we are attracted to dead flesh and bones, hence the only way that we can be saved by falling into illusion is by CRYING out to Krishna to help. This is basically taking shelter. TAKING SHELTER of someone means you know that there is really no other hope. So as long as we are not convinced about this fact (in our heart), we cannot truly take shelter of the Holy Name.

One would take shelter when he knows that he does not know anything.

he understands that nothing is in his control & everything is in Krishnas control

when we realise that how much we donot know we take shelter ....... HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj

So in surrendering to Krishna one has to take shelter of the divine nature of Krishna ie Radharani simply because as devotional service is the ultimate thing to liberate from body then

what service will please Krishna ? do we know this ?? absolutely NOT

but Radharani is the only person who knows what pleases Krishna so we have to shelter of Radharani to learn & co-operate in pleasing Krishna .

This is basically Surrendering .

My Spiritual name : Vrajendra Kumar das

My Spiritual name : Vrajendra Kumar das
initiated by HH Radhanath Swami on 22nd Dec 2009

"All devotees please pray that Krishnas blessings be there on this gentleman "

Thats all my Guru maharaj said in the initiation ceremony.







Song Name: Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar
Official Name: Goptritve Varana Song 4
Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Book Name: Saranagati
Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)

tumi sarveśvareśvara, brajendra-kumāra!

tomāra icchāya viśve sṛjana saḿhāra

(2)

tava icchā-mato brahmā korena sṛjana

tava icchā-mato viṣnu korena pālana

(3)

tava icchā-mate śiva korena saḿhāra

tava icchā-mate māyā sṛje kārāgāra

(4)

tava icchā-mate jīver janama-maraṇa

samṛddhi-nipāte duḥkha sukha-saḿghaṭana

(5)

miche māyā-baddha jīva āśā-pāśe phire'

tava icchā binā kichu korite nā pāre

(6)

tumi to' rākhaka ār pālaka āmāra

tomāra caraṇa binā āśā nāhi āra

(7)

nija-bala-ceṣṭā-prati bharasā chāḍiyā

tomāra icchāya āchi nirbhara koriyā

(8)

bhakativinoda ati dīna akiñcana

tomāra icchāya tā'r jīvana maraṇa

TRANSLATION
1) O youthful son of the King of Vraja, You are Lord of all lords. According to Your will, creation and destruction take place in the universe.

2) According to Your will Lord Brahma creates, and according to Your will Lord Visnu maintains.

3) According to Your will Lord Siva destroys, and according to Your will Maya constructs the prison house of this world.

4) According to Your will the living beings take birth and die, and according to Your will they meet with prosperity and ruin, happiness and sorrow.

5) The tiny soul bound up by Maya vainly struggles in the fetters of worldly desire. Without Your sanction he is unable to do anything.

6) You are my only protector and maintainer. Except for Your lotus feet there is no other hope for me.

7) No longer confident of my own strength and endeavor, I have become solely dependent on Your will.

8) Bhaktivinoda is most poor, and his pride has been leveled. Now in accordance with Your will he lives and dies.

& This song shall be my constant Meditation

Thank Your Guru Maharaj.

Thank You Srila Prabhupad

Thank You Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Thank You Radharani

Thank You Vrajendra Kumar (Krishna)

I am now your eternal servant.

You are my only protector & maintainer,

Your lotus feet is my only hope

I depend on your Will

My pride is leveled & in accordance with your will i shall Live & Die.

!Vande Guru Sri carnaravinda!

- Vrajendra kumar das.

inspiring quote

" A child takes shelter of mother even if she slaps him

similarly we take shelter of Krishna even if slapped by Maya"

- Prabhupad ..........(from By his example -- Gurudas pr)