Rcs cj 1nc Hcrncnisi is

pubIishod undor lho inspira-

lion of SrIa BhaIlivodnla
N-ryana Mahr|a, of Sr
Gaudya Vodnla Sanili,
vho roquoslod lhal lhoro
shouId bo a |ournaI in lho
spiril of lho Hcrncnisi |our-
naI, foundod by SrIa BhaIli-
vinoda ThIura, and pub-
Iishod by SrIa BhaIlisiddhnla Sarasval
Irabhupda.
On }uno 15lh, 1927, SrIa BhaIlisid-
dhnla Sarasval Irabhupda slarlod
pubIishing Scjjcnc 1csncni in EngIish,
SansIril, and Hindi. Tho EngIish vorsion
vas caIIod lho Hcrncnisi. Ils odilor,
Irofossor NishiIanla SanyaI (Srpda
Nryana Dsa BhaIli SudhaIar) of
Ravonshav CoIIogo, CullacI, in Orissa,
vas a Ioarnod schoIar and a laIonlod
vrilor. SrIa Irabhupda vas oxlronoIy
fond of hin.
Many dovoloos, vho voro proficionl
in EngIish, such as SrIa Iradp Trlha
Mahr|a, SrIa B.R. Srdhara Gosvn,
and Srpda Abhay Charan Irabhu
(Ialor bocano SrIa BhaIlivodnla
Svn Mahr|a) aIso conlribulod lo
lho originaI Hcrncnisi.
This fornal is an allonpl lo roach our
roadors in a noro froquonl vay, by lho
roIoaso of nonlhIy issuos, conbinod
vilh our usuaI bi-annuaI foaluro issuos.
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SrIa BhaIlivodnla Nryana Mahr|a
}uno 1999AIachua, FIorida, USA.
SrIa Nryana Mahr|a (SNM): Cciicnc-Ccriinric, nc!nc-lil,
oighlh chaplor. In Cciicnc-Ccriinric, !i-lil, firsl chaplor (slc|cs 1,
34, 35), Krsnadsa Kavir|a Gosvn is doing prcnnc lo his ncnirc-
guru and aII his si|s-gurus. Thon ospociaIIy lo cciic-guru: si|ni-picnc-
nculi/ (CC !i-lil 57), lhal is Krsna, his cciic-guru, and aIso lo his
ncnnic-guru forn (CC !i-lilc 58), a nanifoslalion of Krsna. And ho's
aIso doing prcnnc lo Hin and lo aII dovoloos. In a siniIar nannor, ho is
saying: ncicncnc nci|cnc prc|nurc cic !scf sc|rc ccrcnc tcn!c
!cnic |cri gnsc (Sri Vcisnctc-Vcn!cn6, by Sr DovaInandana Dsa
ThIura). Whal is lho noaning of ncicncnc nci|cnc`
Dovoloo: AII lho Vaisnavas of lho pasl and aII lhoso vho viII bocono
Vaisnavas in lho fuluro, I an laIing a slrav bolvoon ny loolh and giving
ny prcnnc lo lhon and praying for lhoir norcy.
SNM: "To lhoso vho viII cono, lhoso vho voro in pasl, lhoso vho aro
prosonl nov, and lhoso vho viII cono in fuluro, I an doing prcnnc.
Thoy shouId bo norcifuI." And lhon ho did lhal. Ho's loIIing lhal Govinda,
Gopinlha, Madana-nohana:
ci iinc in|urc gcu]i|c |cricncnc incsi
c iincrc ccrcnc tcn!c, iinc ncrc ninc
(CC !i-lil 1.19)
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"Thoso lhroo Doilios of Vrndvana (Madana-nohana, Govinda and
Gopinalha) havo absorbod lho hoarl and souI of lho Gaudya Vaisnavas of
Iord Cailanya. I vorship Thoir Iolus fool, Thoy aro lho Iords of ny hoarl."
(Sr BhaIlivodnla Svn Mahr|a's lransIalion)
Govinda, Gopinlha and Madana-nohana, lhoso aro lho Iifo and souI of
aII lho dovoloos of Gaudya Vaisnavisn. Madana-nohana is lho Doily of
roIalionship, vilh Madana-nohana vo havo sono roIalion. Wo aro sorvanls
of Madana-nohana, olornaI sorvanls. And aflor having a roIalionship, lhon
vo can sorvo. And hov can vo sorvo` Wilh lhal roIalionship vhich vo havo
vilh Madana-nohana, and lhon quicIIy sorving, vhal viII il bocono` |rsnc-
prcnc-prccjcnc. Krsna is nol our prccjcnc, nol our ob|ocl of Iifo or any-
lhing. Ho is nol. Whal is` Tho Iovo and affoclion of Krsna is our suprono
goaI, lhal is caIIod |rsnc-prcnc-prccjcnc. Whal doos prccjcnc noan`
Dovoloo: UIlinalo goaI.
SNM: UIlinalo goaI. Whal is our uIlinalo goaI` |rsnc-prcnc. Whal
prcnc` Thal prcnc vhich aIvays Iivos in lho hoarl of Srnal RdhiI,
lhal Iovo and affoclion of Krsna vhich is aIvays in lho hoarl of Srnal
RdhiI. Sho possossos lho highosl Iovo and affoclion. This is our goaI of
Iifo, lo allain lho Iovo and affoclion in lhal Iino. And il nay cono if you aro
sorving Srnal RdhiI aIvays. Thon Iovo, lhal is, hov Sho Iovos Krsna in
lho nood of ncn|ntcsncnc, nnc, prcncc, rgc, cnurgc, |ntc,
ncn|ntc, and aflor lhal ru]nc, c!niru]nc, and lhon ncncnc, nc!cnc,
and lhon nc!cnc. Srnal RdhiI's body, sonsos, ovorylhing, Hor hair,
garnonls, ovorylhing, aro nado of lhal ncn|ntc, ospociaIIy in Hor
nc!cnc ncn|ntc. Krsna Inovs ovorylhing, ovorylhing, bocauso Ho is
rcsc tci sc/. So Krsna is of lvo difforonl Iinds of rcsc, c|c rcsc and cnc|c
rcsc. ||c rcsc noans ono rcsc, Ho's conpIolo, Ho's vhoIosaIo rcsc. Thoro
is nolhing lhal Krsna doos nol Inov. Ho Inovs ovorylhing. So, in lhis vay,
Ho's cincrnc and cpic|nc. Whal is cincrnc and vhal is cpic|nc`
Dovoloo: Aincrnc noans lhal Krsna is salisfiod in HinsoIf, and Ho
doosn'l roquiro anylhing oIso. And cpic|nc noans lhal aII His dosiros aro
fuIfiIIod, and lhus Ho is vilhoul any allachnonl.
SNM: Thoro is nol anylhing lhal Krsna vanls. Bul Ho is aIso cnc|c
rcsc, Ho is aIso a conbinalion of so nany rcscs, cnc|c rcsc. And in lhis
cnc|c rcsc, Ho boconos HinsoIf lho nl!ini-sc|ii, Srnal RdhiI Hor
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soIf. And Ho vanls lo Inov lho nood of lhal nl!ini-sc|ii, and lho nood
of lhal nl!ini-sc|ii RdhiI is ncncnc, nc!cnc |ntc. And Krsna vanls
lo laslo il bocauso Krsna doos nol Inov lhis lhing, lhal ncn|ntc nood
of Srnal RdhiI. So Ho vanls lo laslo lhal nood lhal Ho doos nol
Inov. So, lo fuIfiII His lhroo dosiros as Krsna, Ho conos in lho forn of
Sacnandana Gaurahari. And lhon Ho laslos aII lhoso lhings. Thon Ho
Inovs vhal is ncn|ntc and lho nl!ini nood, ncncnc, nc!cnc |ntc.
Thus Ho can laslo, olhorviso Ho can'l. Thal is vhy Ho cano in lho forn
of Sacnandana Gaurahari, lo laslo lhoso lhroo dosiros of His ovn. vhich
voro nol ovon laslod in |rsnc-lil, lho paslinos of Krsna. Bul Ho viII
havo lo laIo lraining. And vhoro viII Ho laIo lraining`
Srilc Bnc|iitc!nic Nrcnc Mcnrjc lcc!ing c prcccssicn niin
Sri Sri Gcurc-Niici !uring nis icur in Alccncu, llcri!c, USA.
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A School in Vndvana at Rdh-kua
Thoro is a schooI in Vrndvana al Rdh-Iunda. Tho principaI is Srnal
RdhiI HorsoIf, and lhoro aro so nany profossors of oach doparlnonlof
lhal Iovo. Thal Iovo has so nany facuIlios. (Thoro aro oighl noods and
oighl hoads of doparlnonls, IaIil, VisIh, Cilra and lho olhors. So Ho
looI adnission in lho coIIogo of VisIh, lhal is, Rya Rnnanda. Bo-
causo sho is so inlinalo vilh RdhiI, sho Inovs aII lhis.
Sho looI birlh on lho sano day, lhoir ago is lho sano, lhoir quaIilios
aro aIiIo and lhoy aro boson frionds, aIvays Iiving logolhor. So sho Inovs
lho hoarl of Srnal RdhiI, hov Sho's fooIing soparalion fron Krsna,
and hov Sho's boconing happy vhon nooling vilh Krsna, ovorylhing,
sho Inovs. Thoro is nolhing lhal VisIh doos nol Inov. So Ho looI
adnission on lho banI of Godvar.)
Ho vas sludying for so nany days lhoro, and Ho vas oxaninod by
VisIh, vholhor Ho vas lrainod or nol. And lhon Ho passod. Thon, "You
shouId go nov for lho praclicaI, lhis vas lhoorolicaI." VisIh loId, "You
shouId go lo lho Ganbhra and I
viII bo lhoro. And ny oIdosl sc|ni ,
IaIil, viII aIso bo lhoro. Wo viII
bolh losl You, lo soo vholhor you
havo undorslood or nol. You havo
passod lho lhoorolicaI, nov vo'II
laIo oxaninalion vholhor you can
do il or nol."
IaIil and VisIh, vho aro
Svarpa Dnodara and Rya
Rnnanda, boing aIvays lhoro vilh
Hin, vouId sonolinos robuIo, and
sonolinos inspiro Hin lo cono in
Iino. Sonolinos, lho principaI,
Gaddhara Iandila, usod lo cono
vilh such a high-cIass of robuIing.
Sho Inovs ovorylhing, sonolinos
robuIing Hin vilh a slicI of nnc,
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in a nood of suIIing angor. Thon Ho vas quaIifiod lo laslo His lhroo
dosiros. So, vhon Ho vonl lo laIo adnission in lho SchooI, Krsnadsa
Kavir|a loIIs (CC nc!nc-lil 8.1):
sccrc rn|ni!nc-|nc|ic-ncgnc
stc-|nc|ii-si!!nnic-ccnrini
gcur|!nir cicir cnun tiiirncis
icj-jcitc-rcinlccin prcii
Krsnadsa Kavir|a is loIIing...I vanl lo oxpIain lhrough Sri Cciicnc-
Ccriinric lransIalod by Svn| hinsoIf. So, Svn| viII oxpIain firsl,
lhon I viII oxpIain, bocauso sonoono is loIIing lhal "Oh, ho is nol in lho
Iino of Svn|. Ho's loIIing sono difforonl lhing." Bul I an nol going lo
loII anylhing difforonl fron his Iino. You shouId roaIizo lhis and hoar hin
(SrIa Svn Mahr|a) yoursoIf lo soo vholhor I an in lho Iino of Svn|
or nol. I an aIvays foIIoving his Iino bocauso ho is in lho Iino of his guru
and discipIic crcs. Thoro is onIy ono Iino, nol sovoraI Iinos. OnIy ono
Iinolho guru pcrcnpcr Iino. So vo nusl foIIov lhis. Wo shouId aIso
lry lo roaIizo hov lo foIIov hin...
(Dovoloo roads lransIalion by SrIa Svn Mahr|a)
"Sr Cailanya Mahprabhu, vho is Inovn as Gaurnga, is lho rosorvoir
of aII concIusivo InovIodgo in dovolionaI sorvico. Ho onpovorod Sr
Rnnanda Rya, vho nay bo IiIonod lo a cIoud of dovolionaI sorvico.
This cIoud vas fiIIod vilh aII lho concIusivo purporls of dovolionaI sorvico
and vas onpovorod by lho ocoan lo sproad lhis valor ovor lho soa. Sr
Cailanya Mahprabhu HinsoIf vas lho ocoan of InovIodgo of puro dovo-
lionaI sorvico."
SNM: Any purporl`
Dovoloo: No.
SNM: Accnc! (Indood) You shouId lry lo undorsland lhis vory doop
noaning. Vory doop noaning! Thal is vhy il has boon loId:
nc, |ngctcic pc]c tcisnctcrc sinnc
(c|nic srcc |crc cciicnc-ccrcnc)
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"If you vanl lo undorsland Srinc!-Bngctcicn, you nusl approach a
soIf-roaIizod Vaisnava and hoar fron hin...(You can do lhis vhon you
havo conpIoloIy laIon shoIlor of lho Iolus fool of Sr Cailanya Mahprabhu.)
(CC, cnic-lil 5.131) and... nc, cciicnc-ccriinric pc]c rcsi|c
tcisnctcrc sinnc." (paraphrasod Iino)
"If you vanl lo undorsland Sri Cciicnc-Ccriinric, you'II havo lo go
lo lho fool of a rcsi|c Vaisnava vho has allainod lho slago of |ntc."
Bocauso Cciicnc-Ccriinric is lho ossonco of Srinc!-Bngctc-
icn...Srinc!-Bngctcicn is...Whal is il`
nigcnc-|clpc-icrcr gcliicn pnclcn
su|c-nu|n! cnric-!rctc-scnuicn
pi|cic |ngctcicn rcscn lccn
nunur cnc rcsi| |nuti |ntu|/
(Srinc!-Bngctcicn 1.1.3)
Tho ossonco of aII Vodas, Upanisads, lho ossonco of aII. Thoro is no
sood, nol anylhing lo bo ro|oclod. Nolhing, onIy rcsc, |uico, and noro
rcsc. So aII shouId hoar il. Il is coning fron our guru-pcrcnpcr Iino.
Fron vhoro` Fron Brahn lo Nrada lo Vysa lo SuIadova Gosvn.
This SuIadova Gosvn has broughl fron GoIoIa Vrndvana lhis svool
fruillho svool fruil of rcschoro.
Il is coning in lho guru-pcrcnpcr Iino. So if anyono vanls lo laslo lho
Srinc!-Bngctcicn, lhon lhoy shouId go lo a rcsi|c Vaisnava, and lho
Cciicnc-Ccriinric is lho ossonco of ovon Srinc!-Bngctcicnlho
condonsod forn of Srinc!-Bngctcicn ovon. Whal is condonsod` Fron
lho Firsl Canlo lo Ninlh Canlo vo can laIo lho ossonco, and lho ossonco is
lho Tonlh Canlo. And lho ossonco of lho Tonlh Canlo is vhal` Gcpi-giic,
Vcnu-giic, Brcnnrc-giic, Yugclc-giic...
This is inc procoss, aIvays chanling and rononboring, and hoaring lho
paslinos of Krsna. OnIy lhis is lho procoss, fron any bona fido guru or
dovoloo. So srctcncn is firsl. Srctcncn, lhon |iricncn...nol |iricncn, bul
cnu|iricncn. Anu noans undor lho guidanco aIvays IiIo a chain, IiIo a
nc!nu drop. Mc!nu noans honoy. If honoy is pourod, lhoro conos an
unbroIon slroan, IiIo lhis. Thon you can roaIizo sonolhing.
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So, ho is loIIing sccrc
rn|ni!nc-|nc|ic-ncgnc (CC,
nc!nc-lil 8.1)Mahprabhu on-
povorod Sr Rnnanda Rya, vho
nay bo IiIonod lo a cIoud of dovo-
lionaI sorvico. Cailanya Mah-
prabhu HinsoIf is Krsna and Rdh
conbinod, an ocoan of rcsc. And
Ho has cono in lho forn of Sr
Cailanya Mahprabhu, Sacnan-
dana Gaurahari. An ocoan of rcsc
is unIinilod, no boundary, a doplh
vo cannol inagino. And fron lhis
ocoan of rcsc vho is Cailanya
Mahprabhu, a cIoud cano. Hov
did lho cIoud cono` By lho vapor
of lho ocoan, lho ossonco of lho
ocoan, giving up ils saIlinoss, ovory-
lhing and onIy laIing lho ossonco
of lho valor, by ovaporalion. Nol |usl anyono can Inov hov lhis vapor
cano and hov il lurnod inlo cIouds. So vhal aro lho cIouds` Tho ossonco
of lho ocoan of rcsc. Horo Rya Rnnanda is IiIo a cIoud. Fron vhoro
did lhis cIoud cono` Fron lhis ocoan. Tho ocoan is Cailanya Mahprabhu,
and His norcy is lho vapor, IiIo lho ossonco. And no ono al lhal lino sav
hov lhis ocoan bocano a cIoud. Thoy sav a cIoud, Rya Rnnanda. Bul
vho is Rya Rnnanda` A gonoraI porson cannol inagino his norcy.
scnsrc-!tnclc-li]nc-lc|c
irnc |runc-gncngncncitcn
Kcrunc, norcy, condonsod (gncn)...So ho's lho condonsod |crunc and
condonsod rcsc of Sr Cailanya Mahprabhu. Nov Cailanya Mahprabhu
has cono in lho forn of a cIoud. Bul ono lhing is lhoro. Thal cIoud givos
shovors of svool valor. Hov` If any forosl is lhoro, or any high nounlain
or hiIIs aro lhoro, lhon vhon lho cIouds louch lhon il shovors. Horo
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nino of |ovoIs, onIy poarIs or |ovoIs. And nov Ho is rcin|crc, nov
Cailanya Mahprabhu is lho abodo of so nuch |ovoIs horo. And Ho is
nov lasling His lhroo dosiros by lhoso lhings. So roaIIy lhoso lhings did
nol boIong lo lho cIouds, bul lho cIouds voro coning fron lho ocoan, and
again lhoy voro shovoring svool valor, and lhoy bocano poarIs, and lhon
lhal ocoan is caIIod rcin|c-rc, and lhis is lho sano as Cailanya
Mahprabhu.
Nov Ho's caIIod vhal` Ho Inovs aII si!!nnic. Whal is lhal si!!nnic`
Whal is sncnc, nnc, prcnc-c, rgc, cnurgc, |ntc, ncn|ntc, vhal
aro lho synplons, and vhal aro lho lhings, Ho loId aII lo Rpa Gosvn,
Ho inspirod Rpa Gosvn vho has vrillon il in Bnc|ii-Rcsnric-Sin!nu
and ospociaIIy in Ujjtclc-Nilcncni. Wo aro going lo discuss vhal is lhis,
vhal is our ob|ocl. Thoro aro lc|ns and lc|ns of soparalo ob|ocls for lc|ns
and lc|ns of dovoloos. And Cailanya Mahprabhu has asIod fron Rya
Rnnanda, "Whal is lho ob|ocl` And vhal is lho procoss lo allain il`"
Bul aII lhoso procossos vhich havo boon loId aro soparalo, soparalo, nol
dopondonl on oach olhor. Bul Cailanya Mahprabhu has broughl lhon in
such a vay lhal il soons lhal ono Ioads lo anolhor. Bul lhoso aro aII
indopondonl ob|ocls of so nany dovoloos.
So ho's loIIing fron lho firsl slago. Whon Cailanya Mahprabhu vas
louring in Soulh India, Ho vonl lo so nany pIacos, ospociaIIy Ho vonl lo
Sr Rangan, and Ho nol VonIala Bhalla, TrinaIIa Bhalla, Irabo-dhnanda
Sarasval and GopIa. And Ho proachod lo lhon lho gIory of Srnal
RdhiI, and lho svoolnoss of Krsna. Tho four voro Sr Vaisnavas, vor-
shipors of IaIsn-Nr-yana. Bul hoaring lho argunonls of Cailanya
Mah-prabhu and lho svool paslinos of Krsna, lhoy voro lolaIIy changod
and bocano Gaudya Vaisnavas, sorving Srnal RdhiI and Krsna YugaIa,
or con|ugaI. AIso lhoy voro givon inilialion of gcplc-ncnirc.
At First only Gopla-mantra was in Our Line
Al firsl onIy gcplc-ncnirc vas in our Iino, fron Krsna lo Brahna lo
Nrada, and aII, ovon Cailanya Mahprabhu onIy rocoivod vhal` OnIy
gcplc-ncnirc fron His gurudova and coning dovn IiIo lhis. Nov vo havo
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so nany ncnircs, bocauso vo aro so voaI. So nany ncnircs aro givon
novadays. Bul boforo, onIy lhis gcplc-ncnirc vas guru-ncnirc. Il has aII
povor, a vory lhicI roIalionship vilh Krsna, ovorylhing is in lhis gcplc-
ncnirc. You Inov lhal Gopa-Iunra onIy by lhis gcplc-ncnirc gol ovory-
lhing, fron lho boginning lo ond ho vas chanling onIy lhis ncnirc aIvays.
Nol any olhor ncnirc. So horo Cailanya Mahprabhu vas louring and Ho
nol vilh GopIa Bhalla and olhors, and Ho changod lhon, and lhon Ho
cano lo lho Godvar Rivor.
Ho is loIIing horo lhal Cailanya Mahprabhu vas IiIo a |clc-scnnsi,
IiIo a boy scnnsi, Ho vas vory briIIianl. Ho cano lo lho banI of Godvar,
and Ho vas chanling ncrinnc lhoro. Rya Rnnanda, as Govornor of
Soulh India undor Iralaprudra Mahr|a, vas lhoro laIing balh in lho
Godvar according lo lho Vodic syslon. So nany |rnncncs voro rocil-
ing ncnirc, purusc-su|ic, !cti su|ic and olhors. And druns voro pIaying
lhoro. And in a vory royaI vay ho vas laIing balh. Whon ho vas laIing
balh ho sav fron a dislanco lhal a ronouncod ordor |clc-scnnsi vas
chanling. Ho vas al onco charnod.
Ho Iofl aII his brhnanas, aII soIdiors and ovorylhing, and in a vory
sinpIo garnonl, ho cano lhoro and did prcnnc lo Cailanya Mahprabhu.
Cailanya Mahprabhu IooIod al hin fron lop lo bollon, and Ho loId
lhal, "Oh, aro you Rya Rnnanda`"
Cailanya Mahprabhu al onco onbracod hin, a s!rc. Rya Rnnanda
had cono in a s!rc dynasly, and Cailanya Mahprabhu in a high brhnana
faniIy, and noroovor Ho vas scnnsi. So in ssirc il has boon loId lhal
any high cIass of scnnsi shouId nol louch any s!rc, bul Cai-lanya
Mahprabhu disoboyod lho ssirc and Ho onbracod hin. And ho, boing
IiIo a Iing, ho aIso onbracod Mahprabhu and bolh bocano sonso-Ioss.
"Krsna! Krsna! Krsna!" bolh voro caIIing and bocano sonsoIoss. Bolh voro
vooping. Aflor sono lino, lhoy bocano conscious again.
Cailanya Mahprabhu asIod, "Aro you Rnnanda`" (CC nc!nc 8.21)
icnnc |cnc, sci ncc !sc s!rc ncn!c. Whal is lho noaning`
(Dovoloo bogins lo road fron SrIa Svn Mahr|a's lransIalion) "Sr
Cailanya Mahprabhu lhon inquirod vholhor ho vas Rnnanda Raya,
and ho ropIiod, Yos, I an Your vory Iov sorvanl, and I boIong lo lho s!rc
connunily'."
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A dovoloo shouId nool any suporior Vcisnctc in lhis vay. Nol vilh faIso
ogo, "I an so Ioarnod. I an crc," nol IiIo lhis, bul as Rya Rnnanda nol
Cailanya Mahprabhu. Ho said IiIo vhal` Thal I an...
Tho brhnanas voro lhinIing, "Why has lhis scnnsi louchod and
onbracod lhis s!rc, lhis Iov caslo. Ssirc has prohibilod lhis, for scnnsis
don'l do. And Ho's doing. And ho's Iing, such a Ioarnod porson, vory gravo,
and ho is vooping and onbracing hin and vooping so IoudIy. And csic-
siiti|c noods aro coning. Why so`"
ci ncnrjcncn-pcn]iic, gcn|nirc
scnnsirc spcrsc nciic ncil csinirc
(Dovoloo roads lransIalion)
Tho brhnanas lhoughl, "This Rnnanda Raya is lho Govornor of Ma-
dras, a highIy Ioarnod and gravo porson, a ncn-pcn]iic, bul upon louch-
ing lhis scnnsi ho has bocono roslIoss IiIo a nadnan." (CC nc!nc
8.27)
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Thon Cailanya Mahpra-bhu sav lhal lhoy voro tijiic brhnanas,
sncric pcn]iics, lhoy vouId nol undorsland lhis. In lhis vorId, for a
roaIizod dovoloo, lhoro aro no s!rcs, no brh-nanas, aII aro olornaI sor-
vanls of Krsna onIy. This is onIy Vaisnava, nolhing oIso. Sncric brhnanas,
lhoy cannol roaIizo lhoso lhings. So Ho covorod His noods, and lhon Ho
loId lhal, "Srvabhauna Bhallcrya vas vory norcifuI lo Mo, and ho loId
Mo lhal I shouId go lo lho Godvar and nool a vory high-cIass dovoloo
IiIo Rya Rn-nanda. So I an so forlunalo lo cono horo and nool you."
And Rya Rnnanda aIso ropIiod, "Oh, Srvabhauna Bhalla is vory
norcifuI lo no.
And lhal is vhy ho has sonl You lo no, so lhal I nay bo doIivorod fron
lhis vorId."
So bolh voro praising oach olhor, and aflor lhal Cailanya Mahprabhu
loId, "I vanl lo nool you."
Rya Rnnanda lhon loId, "I
vanl lhal if You havo cono
horo for no, lhon You shouId
slay horo for sono lino, and
You shouId inspiro no in
|nc|ii." Thon Rya Rn-
nanda loId, "In lho ovoning I
viII cono, vhon il viII bo
nighl, and vo shouId nool and
discuss aII lhoso lhings."
In lho ovoning Cailanya
Mahprabhu vas vailing for
hin. Ho looI sonolhing lo oal
in a brhnana dovoloo's
houso, and Ho vas vailing for
Rya Rnnanda. Whon Rya
Rnnanda cano, lhon
Mahprabhu asIod hin, "I
vanl lo asI sonolhing aboul
vhal is lho s!nc and
s!ncnc, lho ob|ocl and lho
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procoss of lho Iifo of dovolion. Bul I vanl you lo givo sono ovidonco of
scripluros, ospociaIIy of Srinc!-Bngctcicn. I don'l vanl lo hoar any-
lhing vhich is nol basod on ssirc. Whal ssirc is loIIing, you shouId loII
IiIo lhal."
Thon ho asIod:
prc|nu |cnc, pc]c slc|c s!ncrc nirncc
rc |cnc,stc-!ncrnccrcnc tisnu-|nc|ii ncc
(CC, nc!nc 8.57)
(Dovoloo roads)
"Sr Cailanya Mahprabhu ordorod Rnnanda Raya lo rocilo a vorso
fron lho rovoaIod scripluros concorning lho uIlinalo goaI of Iifo.
Rnnanda ropIiod lhal if ono oxoculos lho proscribod dulios of his sociaI
posilion, ho avaIons his originaI Krsna consciousnoss."
By lhis vo can Inov, by Rya Rnnanda and Mahprabhu's diaIoguo
vo can Inov vhal is our ob|ocl in Mahprabhu's Iino, in Rpa Gosvn's
Iino, and vhal is lho procoss. If anyono doos nol Inov aII lhoso lhings,
rc rnncn!c scnt!c (convorsalion), rpc-si|s, scnicnc-si|s, vo
can nol Inov lho loachings of Sr Cailanya Mahprabhu, and lhon vo aro
roaIIy nol in lho Iino of Cailanya Mahprabhu. So vo nusl Inov aII lhoso
lhings. This is puro |nc|ii, noro lhan puro.
Rya Rmnanda is Telling
What is our Sdhu, Goal of Our Devotion,
and Sdhunu, The Process
So ho's loIIing vhal is our goaI of Iifo, lho goaI of our dovolion, vhal is
our s!nc, and vhal is lhal procoss. Thon ho bogan lo loII: Firsl in lhis
vorId lhoro aro lc|ns and lc|ns of condilionod souIs in so nany spocios,
and anongsl lhon lho hunan spocios is vory raro. And in lhis, nany havo
hunan shapos, bul IiIo aninaIs. Thoy don'l Inov anylhing aboul Krsna or
dovolion or anylhing. And lhon so nany aro sncric brhnanas, Inoving
Voda, bul having no failh in Krsna. Thoy aro nirtiscsc-|rcnnt!i. Anong
lhon vory raro aro tisnu-|nc|ics, and anongsl lc|ns and lc|ns of tisnu-
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|nc|ics, vory raro aro nrcnc-|nc|ics. And anong lhon lho si!!nc,
lho soIf-roaIizod, aro raro. And anongsl lho si!!nc Nryana dovoloos, il
is vory raro lo find a |rsnc-|nc|ic, lhoso vho aro doing s!ncnc-|ncjcnc,
cncnc-|ncjcnc. Whal is cncnc-|ncjcnc`
Dovoloos: Uninlorruplod...ono-poinlod...oxcIusivo...
SNM: OnIy lo Krsna. And vhich Krsna` Bra|ondrnandana Krsna. Nol
lo DvaraIdhisa or Malhurosa. And onIy lo pIoaso Rdh and Krsna. So
lhoso aro cncnc. Bul lhoy aro s!nc|c. Anongsl lc|ns and lc|ns of
s!nc|cs il is vory raro lo find vho havo allainod |ntc-|nc|ii, firsl nisinc,
ruci, csc|ii, and lhon |ntc-|nc|ii. This is vory raro. And anongsl lhoso
vory raro |nc|ics vho havo allainod |ntc-|nc|ii, rcii, il is vory raro lo
find lhoso vho havo cono lo lho slago of stcrpc-si!!ni. And anong
lc|ns and lc|ns of stcrpc-si!!nc, il is nosl raro lo find lhoso vho havo
allainod prcnc. And anongsl lhon il is vory raro lo find lhoso vho aro
!sc-|nc|ic. Anongsl lhon il is vory raro lo find lhoso vho aro Krsna's
frionds, sc|ns. And anongsl lc|ns and lc|ns of sc|ns, il is vory raro lo
find lhoso IiIo Molhor Yasoda and Nanda Baba, tisclc. And noro raro
lhan aII of lhon aro lhoso IiIo gcpis. Vory raro. Anongsl lho gcpis lhoro
aro so nany, IiIo tipc|sc, icicsinc, sunri and stcpc|sc. Anongsl lhon,
stcpc|sc and lho sorvanls of stcpc|scvho aro lhoy` Thoy aro ici-ic!
|nctc-iccnnci. And vho aro lhoso`
Rpa Man|ari and Rali Man|ari. Thoy havo cono in lho shapo of naIo
dovoloos IiIo Rpa Gosvn and Raghunlha Dsa Gosvn. IiIo lhis. So
vo shouId lry lo foIIov lhon, lhoir nood. If you aro foIIoving, lhon il is
rgnug, olhorviso nol. So lhis is raro. Ho viII loII aII lhoso lhings horo
in rnncn!c scntc!c graduaIIy. Bul vo shouId lry lo bogin fron vhoro`
Vcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc. And vhal is tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc` Vcrnsrcnc-
!ncrnc is IiIo Vodic tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc. Nov, in India il vas tcrnsrcnc-
!ncrnc, bul nov il has boon...
Dovoloos: Conlaninalod, poIIulod, dogradod.
SNM: Il is nol lho sano. In tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc a vifo shouId bo aI-
vays vilh hor husband, ono lino narriod. Sho shouId novor divorco IiIo
Woslorn dovoloos, or Woslorn poopIo, changing IiIo a fashion, daiIy. Thoy
vanl lo vrilo lhoir nanos in lho Guinncss Bcc| cj Rcccr!s, as a rocord.
To bo IiIo aninaIs is lhoir fashion. In India il is nol IiIo lhis in tcrnsrcnc-
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!ncrnc vhoro lhoy aro aIvays sorving falhor, nolhor and aII donigods,
ospociaIIy Visnu. Bul vho is lhis Visnu` Tho Iasl nanifoslalion in lhis
vorId. IiIo Iaranlna, Ho is our sc|si, or vilnoss, and Ho is giving lho
propor fruils of our acliviliosgood and bad lhings. Ho is caIIod Visnu.
And ho is loIIing lhal silualod in, or oslabIishod in tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc,
tcrnc and csrcnc...Whal aro lhoy` Vcrnc and csrcnc`
Dovoloo: Vcrnc is lho occupalionaI divisions, and csrcnc is lho spiri-
luaI divisions.
SNM: Whal is tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc`
Dovoloo: Vcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc noans lo ronain silualod proporIy in
ono's rospoclivo tcrnc and csrcnc for lho purposo of pIoasing Visnu.
SNM: Vcrnc and csrcnc aro lvo. Vcrnc noans |rnncnc, |sciric,
tcisc, s!rc, il has lo do vilh lho quaIilios.Ciur-tcrncn nc srsicn
gunc-|crnc-ti|ngcsc/ (Gii 4.13)
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"According lo lho lhroo nodos of naloriaI naluro and lho vorI associ-
alod vilh lhon, lho four divisions of hunan socioly aro croalod by Mo."
(SrIa BhaIlivodnla Svn Mahr|a's lransIalion)
And csrcnc noans |rcnncri, grncsinc, tncprcsinc, and scnnsc.
Whal is lhoir !ncrnc` To bo silualod lhoro, bul vorshiping Visnu. Why
shouId lhoy vorship` Bocauso lhoy shouId bo happy. Hov lhoy viII bo
happy` Whon vorshiping Visnu, Visnu viII bo happy and Ho viII givo a
boon. Whal boon viII Ho givo` Thal if you vanl anylhing lo bo happy in
lhis vorId, voaIlh, ro-pulalion, vifo, chiIdron and aII lhoso lhings, Ho viII
givo il lo you if Ho is pIoasod. Evon saIvalion Ho can givo. So aII sorvo
Visnu, and lhoy lhinI lhal, "Oh, Krsna is lho sano, Rna is sano, SanIara
is sano, Ganosa is sano," rospocling aII vilh ono slicI, in lho sano
nannor. Undorsland` So lhis is tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc.
Whal did Mahprabhu loII` |nc |nc, gc |cnc rc. (CC, nc!nc
8.59) |nc |nc noans` Sr Cailanya Mahprabhu ropIiod lo lhis suggos-
lion, "Oh, lhis is oxlornaI. You had bollor loII Mo sono olhor noans."
Rnnanda ropIiod, "To offor lho rosuIls of ono's aclivilios lo Krsna is lho
ossonco of aII porfoclion.' Why il is oxlornaI` Why` You shouId loII.''
Dovoloo: Bocauso sinpIy by foIIoving tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc, ono viII
cono lo rospocl lho s!nus, bul lhoro is no posilivo ongagononl. Il is
onIy saying lhal you shouId ronain in sono ordor for naIing progross,
bul lhoro is no saying hov you shouId naIo progross.
SNM: Thoy don'l Inov vhal is souI. Thoy don'l Inov vho is lho Su-
prono IorsonaIily of God, or vhal is roaIIy |nc|ii. Thoy don'l Inov aII
lhoso lhings. Thoy lhinI lhal, "My body is no, nysoIf." AIvays ongagod in
lhis. So Cailanya Mahprabhu loId lhal lhis is oxlornaI.
Wo soo in lhis vorId, ospociaIIy in Woslorn counlrios, lhal ovon so
nany scnnsis, so nany |rcnncris vho voro vorshiping aIvays in
lonpIos of Rdh and Krsna, lhoy narriod. Thoy say lhal, "Oh, vo shouId
foIIov our guru!ctc. Our guru!ctc has loId lhal 'FoIIov tcrnsrcnc'." In
Sarangali, a dovoloo farn connunily I vonl lo in Canada, lhoy vanlod
lo oslabIish lhis tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc. Horo aIso I soo, lhoy ongago lhoir
vhoIo lino lo oslabIish tcrnsrcnc. Bul horo Cailanya Mahprabhu is
loIIing and Svn| is aIso loIIing lhis lhing, cnc |nc, "This is oxlornaI."
Nolhing lo gain fron lhis. Thal is vhy Ho vas asIod lo go on, go furlhor.
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rc |cnc, "|rsnc |crnrpcnc scrtc-s!nc-scrc"
(CC nc!nc 8.59)
Rnnanda ropIiod, "To offor lho rosuIls of ono's aclivilios lo Krsna is
lho ossonco of aII porfoclion."
SNM: Sonoono nay lhinI lhal lo bo oslabIishod in tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc
is |nc|ii. Don'l lhinI IiIo lhis. To bo in tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc, in faniIy, il
is nol acluaI |nc|ii . Bul if ho is foIIoving lho loachings of Cailanya
Mahprabhu, Rpa Gosvn, boing lhoro, no harn. Il nay bo. Bul if ho is
nol foIIoving, and onIy ho is in tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc, and vorshiping Krsna
onIy, lhinIing lhal, "I an lhis body..." Ho is nol hoaring, ho's nol roaIizing
lhal, "I an olornaI sorvanl of Krsna, I an parl and parcoI of Krsna." And if
ho's nol foIIoving su!!nc-|nc|ii, puro dovolion and Iovo of Krsna, lhon
in lho grncsinc csrcnc, oh, lhoro aro so nany nt!is lhoro, |crnis
aro lhoro, cgis aro lhoro, icpcstis aro lhoro. So lhis is IiIo zoro. So lhis
grncsinc-!ncrnc is nol dovolion in lho Iino of Cailanya Mahprabhu. Ho
ro|oclod il. And lhon Rya Rnnanda loId, |crnr-pcnc. Whal is lhal
|crnrpcnc` Can you loII`
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Dovoloo: Ho said, ci |crcsi c! csnsilhal vhalovor you do you
shouId offor il lo Krsna. So lhon ono nay asI, "Whal is lho dofocl horo.
Whal is lho probIon` Why Cailanya Mahprabhu has ro|oclod il bo-
causo if ono is offoring..."
SNM: In Gii, Ho, Krsna, has loId lhis, in Ninlh Chaplor (9.27):
ci |crcsi c! csnsi
cj juncsi !c!si ci
ci icpcscsi |cunicc
ici |urustc nc!-crpcncn
"Whalovor you do, vhalovor you oal, vhalovor you offor or givo avay,
and vhalovor auslorilios you porforn, do lhal, O son of Kunli, as an offor-
ing lo Mo." Thon vhal is lhis`
Dovoloo: Thon lho probIon is lhal ono is lhinIing, "I an offoring lhis
lo Krsna." Thal noans lhal I an lhinIing, "Oh, lhis is nino, bul I an
giving il lo Krsna. So lhal I viII gol sono bIossings, sono bonodiclion,
sonolhing." So il is noro IiIo a businoss oxchango, lhal is nol ossonliaI.
SNM: Whal noro` Try lo undorsland, bocauso you aro faniIy non
horo in tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc. Bul you shouId Inov lho basic principIos
of tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc and |nc|ii. Whoro is lho difforonco` Sonoono
is doing sonolhing, and offoring, vorshiping Krsna. And ho has a gar-
don, ho is IooIing aflor his gardon. Ho is doing his |ob. Ho has chiIdron
and vifo and ovorylhing. Ho cooIs sonolhing, so nany paraphornaIia,
and ho offors lo Krsna, cn |rsnc ncnc/, |lin |rsnc stn,
gcurc stn. Bul vhal is lho dofocl horo` In tcrnsrcnc-!ncrnc
lhoro is so nuch dofocl. Ho is lhinIing lhal, "I an lho door of lhis |crnc.
I nado lhis gardon, I nado lhis houso, I'n naIing nonoy. I an lho door
of aII lhoso lhings. And lhon sonolhing, lho fruil of lhoso, I an offoring
lo Krsna." Bul acluaIIy vo aro nol lho door. Who aro you` If you aro
lhinIing lhal, 'I an door,' lhon il is uiic vrong. Bul il has ovon boon loId
lhal vhalovor you do, you shouId offor. For vhon is il loId` For bogin-
nors, lhoso vho aro nol puro |nc|ics.
So if your Gurudova has loId lhal, "Oh, you shouId dislribulo booIs,
naIo Iifo nonbors and bring sono nonoy. And lhis is |nc|ii and you viII
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go diroclIy lo Vrndvana." Is lhoro
any dofocl horo` Ho has loId in iruc
sonso, bul vo havo nol roaIizod il
yol. Wo havo nol roaIizod lhis. Ho
vanlod lo naIo sono inprossion
lhal lhoy shouId cono in lho Iino of
su!!nc-|nc|ii, lhoy shouId road lho
booIs, lhoy shouId Inov lho ossonco
of associalion of high-cIass of
Vaisnava, and lhon lhoy viII roaIizo
lhis, lhal I an nol lho door, I an
parl and parcoI of Krsna, and I an
olornaI sorvanl. So I shouId firsl of-
for nysoIf and lhon I shouId do.
Whalovor vo do lo pIoaso Krsna,
lhon il viII bocono |nc|ii. So lhis
is nol puro |nc|ii , lhis ci |crcsi
("Whalovor you do"Bncgctc!-Gii 9.27) is crcpc-si!!nc-|nc|ii. Arcpc-
si!!nc noans a nixluro of |crnc and |nc|ii (|crnc-nisrc-|nc|ii). Bul
horo |crnc is proninonl, lhal "I an lho door, I an lho naIor." "KindIy
and norcifuIIy I an giving sonolhing lo Krsna, lho vhoIo lhing is nino,
bul sonolhing I an giving. So I an so norcifuI lo Krsna. O Krsna, You
shouId bo pIoasod by lhis, and You can hoIp no so I can bo happy in lhis
vorId."
So lhis is nol |nc|ii. Mahprabhu loId lhal cnc |nc, lhis is oxlornaI.
Ho ro|oclod il and loId lhal, "You shouId go on."
prc|nu |cnc,"cnc |nc, gc |cnc rc
rc |cnc, "stc!ncrnc-igc, ci s!nc-src"
(CC, nadhya-II 8.1)
"This is aIso oxlornaI," Sr Cailanya Mahprabhu said. "IIoaso procood
and spoaI furlhor on lhis nallor." Rnnanda Raya ropIiod, "To givo up
ono's occupalionaI dulios in lho tcrnsrcnc syslon is lho ossonco of por-
foclion." Thon ho loId a slc|c of Gii, 18.66. Whal`
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scrtc-!ncrnn pcriicjc
ncn c|cn scrcncn trcjc
cncn itn scrtc-ppc|nc
nc|scisni n succ/
(CC, nadhya 8.3)
Whal is lho noaning` "As slalod in scripluro (BG 18.66): 'Aflor giving
up aII Iinds of roIigious and occupalionaI dulios, if you cono lo Mo, lho
Suprono IorsonaIily of Godhoad, and laIo shoIlor, I viII givo you proloc-
lion fron aII of Iifo's sinfuI roaclions. Do nol vorry.' " Whal is lho noan-
ing`
Dovoloo: Horo Krsna is saying lhal if ono laIos shoIlor of Hin, ho bo-
conos scrcngcic, lhon ho viII bo proloclod fron aII his |crnc-pnclc, his
fruilivo aclions and roaclions. In lhis vay by surrondoring lo Krsna, lhoro is
no nood lo vorry for lho roaclions of his pasl doods.
SNM: Wo shouId hoar nov ono lhing, vory inporlanl. Krsna has cono lo
oslabIish ugc-!ncrnc. Ho aIso cano lo oslabIish stcrpc-!ncrnc. Stcrpc-
!ncrnc noans`
Dovoloo: Tho roIigion of souI.
SNM: And ospociaIIy lo laslo lho rcscs of aII Iinds, IiIo !sc, sc|nc,
tisclc and n!nurc. So if Ho has cono lo oslabIish ugc-!ncrnc,
ncntcnicrc-!ncrnc, and olornaI stc!ncrnc of jitcs, lhon vhy Ho loId
lhal scrtc-!ncrnn pcriicjc"You shouId givo up aII Iinds of roIigion."
Horo Ho has nol loId lhal, "You shouId givo up cll Iinds of !ncrnc, onIy
arlificiaI !ncrnc, oxlornaI !ncrnc of lhis body and nind. Tho door of |nc|ii
is scrcngcii , so Ho has inslruclod in lhis slc|c. And Ho onIy inslruclod
vhal`
Dovoloo: I viII doIivor you fron lho roaclions of your provious aclivi-
lios.
SNM: So onIy laIing shoIlor horo. Bul lhis is nol puro |nc|ii, nol puro.
Scrcngcii, "SoIf-surrondor", is vhal Ho vanls lo givo Ar|una horo. Thal
is lho door of |nc|ii, nol acluaIIy |nc|ii. Nol lho roIigion of our stcrpc,
in, or souI. So Ho's loIIing.
Dovoloo: Thoro is a purporl. Svn Mahr|a gavo a purporl lo lhis
vorso.
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SNM: Yos...
Dovoloo: Iurporl by SrIa Irabhupda.
"In lhis connoclion, SrIa Raghunlha Dsa Gosvn inslrucls in his
booI Mcncn-si|s (2):
nc !ncrncn n!ncrncn sruii-gcnc-niru|icn |ilc |uru
trcjc r!n-|rsnc-prccurc-pcriccrn inc icnu
Ho has lhus on|oinod lhal vo shouId nol porforn roIigious or irroIi-
gious aclivilios as proscribod in lho Vodas. Tho bosl courso is lo ongago
aIvays in lho sorvico of Iord Krsna and Rdhrn. Thal is lho porfoc-
lion of ovorylhing in lhis Iifo. SiniIarIy, in Srinc!-Bngctcicn (4.29.46)
il is said by Nrada Muni:
c! csnugrnnii
|ncgctn inc-|ntiic/
sc jcnii nciin lc|c
tc!c cc pcrinisiniin
"Whon ono acluaIIy laIos lo lho Ioving sorvico of lho Suprono Iorson-
aIily of Godhoad, ho givos up aII
dulios in lho naloriaI vorId, as
voII as aII dulios proscribod by lho
Vodic Iiloraluros. In lhis vay ono
is fixod in lho sorvico of lho Iord."
SNM: So nov in lhis slago, vhal
aro vo doing` Bnc|ii` AcluaIIy il
is nol puro |nc|ii if vo aro nol
scrcngcic, nol surrondorod by
souI. Wo havo lo bo surrondorod
by our sonsos, hoarl and souI. Firsl
you shouId surrondor. You cannol
surrondor lo Krsna firsl, you
shouId surrondor lo His nanifos-
lalion IiIo guru, si|s-guru and
!i|sc-guru firsl, and bo a sorvanl
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of Krsna and your guru!ctc. And lhon you shouId cono al lho door of
|nc|ii, lhal is scrcngcii. You shouId havo so nuch boIiof in lho vords of
guru, ssirc and Krsna, IiIo Haridsa ThIura, if anyono is boaling hin in
lvonly-lvo narIol pIacos...IiIo IrahIda Mahr|a, ho vas givon poison,
ho vas poisonod, and lhoy lriod lo nurdor hin, bul ho vas aIvays chanl-
ing and rononboring.
So vo shouId havo failh lhal Krsna viII savo us. If you do nol havo lhis
failh, if you don'l havo lhis slrong boIiof lhal Krsna viII savo us, lhon you
cannol chanl and rononbor vilhoul probIons. IrobIons nay cono, and
lhoy viII cono. Bul lhoso high cIassos of Vaisnavas, vho havo cono, vho
havo surrondorod lo Krsna and guru!ctcoh, probIons cannol do any-
lhing. Thoy viII nol go dovn.
So nov lino is ovor. Wo viII oxpIain lonorrov in cIassos. I vanl lo givo
you an idoa of vhal is puro |nc|ii, vhal is our goaI of Iifo and vhal is lho
procoss in a vory briof vay. So lonorrov and lho day aflor lonorrov, if vo
havo lino, in a vory oasy nolhod, in sinpIo vords, I viII lry lo loII you. So
lry lo undorsland il. And vhoro you aro nol undorslanding, you can asI
quoslions if you IiIo. Today our cIass horo is finishod.
Gaura-pronnando!
Il has boon docIarod lhoro aro fivo
principaI rcsi|c Vaisnavas: }ayadova,
BiIvanangaIa, Canddsa, Vidypali
and Rya Rnnanda. Bul in lho
vords of niic-lil prctisic cn
tisnup!c SrIa BhaIli Iranoda Iur
Gosvn Mahr|a, ho onco vrolo
lhal SrIa BhaIlivodnla Nryana
Mahr|a vas "a rasiIa Vaisnava in
lho dirocl Iino of SrIa Sarasval Ira-
bhupda."
Boing a dirocl discipIo of SrIa
BhaIli Ira|nna Kosava Mahr|a
and cIoso associalo of SrIa BhaIli-
vodnla Svn Mahr|a, his nis-
sion rosls in lrying lo givo roIiof and
lo harnonizo lho difforoncos in dovo-
loos duo nainIy lo lho IacI of undor-
slanding lhal vo aro aII aining for lho
sano goaI, prcnc-|nc|ii. His cIarily of
ssiric porcoplion and sincorily of pur-
poso is boing rocognizod by dovoloos
fron aII ovor lho vorId. As ho has said
nany linos, "Wo aro riding on lho pIal-
forn lhal Svn Mahr|a has buiIl
for aII of us."
His uniquo proaching slyIo is shov-
ing ovoryono lho doopor inpIicalions
of vhal SrIa BhaIlivodnla Svn
Mahr|a has givon lo lho Woslorn
vorId, and ho aIso is fuIfiIIing SrIa
Svn Mahr|a's dosiro for a spiril
of co-oporalion bolvoon lho Gaudya
Malhs and his ovn founding islilulion
of ISKCON.
rla Bhaktivednta
Nrya Mahrja
Rcs cj Harnonisl
26
kube guuru-tune, surudhunt-tu[e,
h rdhe h kjnu buIe
kndl bedbu, dehu-sukhu chdl,
nn-Iut-turu-tuIe
(kube) stuucu-gjhete, mgl khlbu,
lbu surustutt ]uIu
uIlne uIlne, gudgudl dlbu,
kurl kjnu-koIhuIu
(kube) dhmu-tst-]une, runutl kurl,
mglbu kjru Iesu
tulnutu-curunu- renu gu mkhl,
dhurl utudhtu-tesu
(kube) guudu-tru]u-]une, bhedu n dekhlbu
hulbu turu]u-tst
(tukhun) dhmeru sturu, shurlbe nuune,
hulbu rdhru dst
Kabo Gaura-Vano`
Wncn nill inci Dc ccnc in Nctc!tipc Dnnc
Srilc Bnc|iitinc!c 1n|urc, Sarangali
27
Dainya-VIya
Whon O vhon viII lhal day cono` Abandoning aII Iinds of bodiIy con-
forls in Navadvpa Dhna, on lho banIs of lho Gang| I viII cry oul, Oh,
Rdho! Oh, Krsna! vhiIo vooping and roIIing aboul bonoalh aII Iinds of
croopors and shado lroos. I viII aIso bog for subsislonco fron lho honos
of ccn]lcs, lho dog-oaling unlouchabIos, and quonch ny lhirsl vilh
Sarasval jclc. Whon viII I roII and lunbIo aboul fron banI lo banI of lho
Gang, lunuIluousIy shouling IoudIy, Krsna! Krsna!` And lo lho !nnc-
tsis I viII offor prcnncs and bog for a infinilosinaI drop of lhoir norcy,
and donning lho dross of lho carofroo ctc!nic, I viII snoar ny vhoIo
body vilh lho ccrcnc-rcjc, lho dusl of lho Vaisnavas' hoIy fool` O vhon
viII I acluaIIy bocono a Vra|avs and nol soo any difforonco bolvoon
Vrndvan Dhna and Navadvpa Dhna (Gauda-vana), vhoso cinncc
stcrpc, lhoir lranscondonlaI naluros, viII lhon nanifosl boforo ny oyos`
lhal is, I viII bo fil lo laIo !crscnc and bocono a !si of Srnal RdhiI!
|c|cWhon O vhon`, gcurc-tcncSr Sr Gaurasundara's pIaco of paslinos, in
Sri Navadvpa Dhna, surc!nuni-iciclho banIs of lho Gang, n r!ncO
Rdho!, n |rsncO Krsna!, |clcviII shoul oul, |n!ivooping, |c]|c
vandoring aboul, !cnc-su|ncbodiIy conforls, cn]iabandoning, stcpccc
ccn]lcs, dog-oaling unlouchabIos, (|c|c) grncic(Whon O vhon`) in lho houso,
ngi |ni|cbogging lo subsisl, pi|cviII drinI, scrcstcii jclclho hoIy
valor of lho Sarasval rivor, pulinc pulincfron banI lo banI (lho nino !tipcs or
isIands of Navadvpa aro dividod inlo lhroo soclions by lho Gang and Sarasval),
gc]gc]i !i|cviII roII and lunbIo aboul, |criI do, |rsnc-|clnclc
lunuIlousIy shoul oul Krsna! Krsna!, (|c|c)!nnc-tsi jcnc(Whon O vhon`)lo
lho associalos of lho HoIy Dhna, prcncii |crihaving offorod prcnncs,
ngi|cI shaII bog, |rprclho norcy of, lcsc|cn, an infinilosinaI drop or
parlicIo, tcisnctc-ccrcnc-rcnu lho fooldusl of lho Vaisnavas, gc lho body,
n|nisnoaring, !ncriassuning, ctc!nic-tcsclho dross of lho
pcrcncncnsc, svanIiIo Vaisnava, (|c|c) gcu]c-trcjc-jcnc(Whon O vhon`) lo
lho Sr GaudanandaIa and Sr Vra|anandaIa pcri|crcs or |ncgctci-prsc!cs, olor-
naI associalos, |nc!c nno difforonco, !c|ni|cviII soo, nci|cviII bocono,
tcrcjc-tsia Vra|avs, (ic|ncn) !nncrc stcrpc(lhon) lho ci!-ncn!c
stcrpc or divino bIissfuI naluro of lho HoIy Dhna, spnuri|c nccncnanifosl
boforo lho oyos, nci|cI viII bocono, r!nrc !sia naidsorvanl of Srnal
RdhiI (r!n-|cin|crc).
Rcs cj Harnonisl
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Srilc Bnc|iitinc!c 1n|urc, Surungutl
dulnuuurdhtmlku (HuniIilyfooIing offonsivo al hoarl)
nrc jitcnc, sc! ppc rcic,
nni|c puncrc lcsc
pcrcrc u!tcgc, !icni c |cic,
!icni jitcrc |lcsc
nijc su|nc lgi, ppc nni ]cri,
!c-ninc strinc-pcrc
pcrc su|nc !u/|ni, sc! niin-|nsi,
pcrc-!u/|nc su|nc |crc 2
cscsc |ncn, nr!i njnc ncrc,
|rc!ni !cn|nc-pcrcnc
nc!c-nciic sc!, tiscc ncniic,
nins-gcrtc ti|nscnc
ni!rlcsc-ncic, su|rc tircic,
c|rc u!cgi ni
prciisin lgi, sinc-ccrcnc,
lc|nc-ncic sc! |ni 4
c ncnc !urjcnc, scjjcnc-tcrjiic,
cpcr!ni nircnicrc
su|nc-|rc snc, sc!ncrinc-ncn,
nn !u/|nc jcrc jcrc
tr!!nc|c c|ncnc, upc tininc,
iic !inc c|iccnc
|nc|ciitinc!c, prc|nurc ccrcnc,
|crc !u/|nc nitc!cnc 6
nra }vana
My WhoIo Iifo
29
nra }vana
O My vhoIo Iifo has boon addiclod lo sinfuI dosiro! Noilhor havo I
had lho Ioasl bil of pioly. SliII, so nuch anxioly and nisory lo olhor
Iiving onlilios havo I givon! In lhis vay I an norciIoss and soIfish, so
docoplivo lhal I novor foar lo sin for ny ovn happinoss. I an onvi-
ous lo soo lho happinoss of olhors, and ny hoarl is |oyfuI lo soo lho
nisory of olhors. My porsonaIily is adornod vilh a naluro vilh loo
nuch angor and prido, onvy and |oaIousy. UnIinilod Iinds of vorIdIy
dosiros havo fiIIod ny hoarl, I an inloxicalod on vorIdIy ob|ocls.
SIoop and Iazinoss havo pIaguod ny body, and I havo no laslo for
anylhing, novorlhoIoss, ny nind is vicIodIy allachod lo ny ovn
indopondonco. I an so Iusly! My bohavior is such lhal vhon I ro-
coivo praiso fron olhors I bocono fuII of docoplion. O Irabhu! I an
so vicIod lhal I havo novor gollon lho associalion of Vaisnavas
ondIossIy I an connilling cpcr!ncs al lhoir hoIy fool. My hoarl is
fuII of cncrincs, usoIoss dosiros, and has bocono advorso lo auspi-
cious aclivilios, porsorvoring lo connil any nisdood, vhich has
causod no various Iinds of dislross and nisory! Sr BhaIlivinoda
ThIura has cono lo lho Iolus fool of Bhagavn and subnils his
hunbIo prayor, O Iord! Nov lhal I havo cono upon oId ago, lhoro
is noilhor supporl nor roIiofroaIIy, I an c|iccncI havo nolhing!
1) nrcny, jitcnc(vhoIo) Iifo, sc!ovor, ppclo sin, rcicaddiclod,
nni|clhoro is no, puncrcof pioly, lcsclho Ioasl bil of, pcrcrclo olhors,
u!tcgcanxioly, !icniI havo givon, c |cichov nuch, !icniI havo
givon, jitcrclo souIs, |lcsc(onIy) nisory (lho fivo |lcsc lhal aro givon oul aro
cti!, ignoranco, csnii, faIso ogo, rgc, nundano allachnonl, !tcsc, halrod,
c|ninitcsc, bodiIy idonlificalion) , 2) nijc su|ncovn pIoasuro, lgifor, ppc
sin, nni ]crinovor foar, !c-nincvilhoul pily, strinc-pcrcsoIfishnoss
(no concorn for olhors), pcrcolhors, su|nc|oy of, !u/|nisaddonod by, sc!
aIvays, niin-|nsiono vho Iios by naluro, pcrc-!u/|ncolhors' nisory,
su|nc |crcI an |oyfuI, 3) cscscondIoss, |ncndosiros, nr!ihoarl, njnc
in, ncrcny, |rc!niprononoss lo angor, !cn|nc-pcrcnc(!ncrnc-!ntcji)
hypocrilicaI, nc!c-nciicdrunIon concoil, sc!aIvays, tisccsonso ob|ocls,
ncniicdoIudod by, nins-gcrtconvy and prido, ti|nscncdocoralions, 4)
ni!rc-lcscsIoop and Iazinoss, ncicruinod by, su|rcpioly, tircicad-
vorso lo, c|rcnisdoods, u!cgiporsovoring, niI, prciisin lgi
for nano and fano, sinc-ccrcncadopl al dupIicily, lc|nc-ncicspoiIod by
nundano grood, sc!ondIossIy, |nivho is Iusly, 5) c ncncsuch a,
!urjcncniscroanl, scjjcncVaisnava scngc or conpany, tcrjiicshunnod,
cpcr!ni nircnicrcincorrigibIo offondor, su|nc-|rcnorils, suncdovoid
of, sc!-cncrinc-ncnovor incIinod lo donorils, nndivorso, !u/|ncnis-
orios, jcrc jcrcopprossod vilh, 6) tr!!nc|cin oId ago, c|ncncnov,
upcroIiof and supporl, tinincborofl of, iiclhoroforo, !incIov and
hunbIo, c|iccnc(scngcii-snc) possossing nolhing, dovoid of aII voaIlh
SrtIu Bhuktltlnodu Jhkuru. Whon SrIa BhaIlivinoda ThIura
passod avay, SrIa Irabhupda arrangod a condoIonco nooling in a pubIic
haII and invilod nany rospoclabIo gonlIonon. Anongsl lhon voro lho Ioad-
ing schoIars of lho lino, incIuding Bipina II, lho lhon principaI of lho
MolropoIilan SchooI, and Salish SarIra, Ianchari Bando-pdhyya, and
olhors.
Thoy aII spoIo vory highIy aboul SrIa BhaIlivinoda ThIura, rocog-
nizing lhal ho gavo nov lhoughl lo lho socioly al Iargo, his vrilings voro of
originaI characlor, nol sloroolypod. His invosligalions inlo Vaisnav-isn ox-
coIIod lhal of aII lho nodorn crcs. Shisir Ghosh aIso onco said, ''Wo
havo hoard of lho Six Gosvns of lho lino of Mahprabhu, bul BhaIlivinoda
ThIura's vrilings provo lhal ho hoIds lho sovonlh posilion anongsl lho
Gosvns. Ho has Iofl us such oxlonsivo and originaI vriling aboul lho loach-
ings of Sr Cailanyadova." In lhis vay, SrIa BhaIlivinoda ThIura Iofl lho
vorId his Iiloraluroho is in his Iiloraluro, prosonl forovor. Ho has doIiv-
orod his vrilings aboul lho loachings of Mahprabhu and Bngctcicn in
a syslonalic and scionlific vay, suilabIo lo lho nodorn ago. Our dobl unlo
his hoIy fool has no ond.
Srilc B.R. Sri!ncrc Gcsnni
Tho guru-siuiis or praisos lhal aro producod by discipIos vho aro sliII
in gross naloriaI bondago aro |cpcici (hypocrilicaI), prciisin-nlc|c
(rool of lho dosiro for nano and fano) and rcpc-si!!nc (|crnc-nisrc-
|nc|ii, dovolion doninalod by fruilivo dosiros).
Gonuino HuniIily and Inilalivo HuniIily
In Srnan Mahprabhu's Sri Si|scsic|c, 3d slc|c, il dislinclIy says:
irn! cpi suniccnc icrcr cpi scnisnun
cnnin nnc!cnc |iricnic/ sc! ncri/
Ono vho fooIs Iovor lhan a bIado of grass, is noro loIoranl lhan a
lroo, dovoid of faIso prosligo, and is abIo lo givo honor lo aII olhors, is
quaIifiod lo aIvays chanl lho hoIy nanos of Hari.
SrIa Krsnadsa Kavir|a Gosvn has vrillon in Sri Cciicnc-
Ccriinric, !i-lil (5.205-207):
jcgi n!ni nciic nui sc ppisinc
puriscrc |iic nciic nui sc lcgnisinc
ncrc nnc sunc ci irc punc |scc
ncrc nnc lcc ci irc ppc ncc
cncnc nirgnrnc ncrc |c| |rp |crc
c|c niincn!c tinu jcgci |niicrc
Dainya-VIya
"Sr Gurudova's Divino Exprossions of HuniIily"
1ri!cn]i Snni Srinc! Bnc|iitc!nic 1riti|rcnc Mcnrjc
Rcs cj Harnonisl
32
I an noro sinfuI lhan }agi and Mdhi and ovon Iovor lhan lho vorns
in slooI. Anyono vho hoars ny nano Iosos his accunuIalod norils, and
anyono vho ullors ny nano boconos sinfuI. Who in lhis vorId bul
Nilynanda Irabhu couId boslov His norcy on such an aboninabIo por-
son as no`
nc-ppisinc nilcnc sri-trn!tcnc
nc-ncnc c!ncnc !il sri-rpc-ccrcnc
niincn!c-!c ncrc inrc !c|nilc
sri-r!n-nc!cnc-ncncnc prc|nu |cri !ilc
nc-c!ncnc !ilc sri-gctin!c !crcscnc
|cni|rc |cin ncnc c|cinc-|cincnc
Though I an nosl faIIon and sinfuI, I havo cono lo Sr Vrndvana
vhoro Ho has conforrod on no Sr Rpa Gosvn's Iolus fool. Nilynanda's
norcy has rovoaIod lo no ny divino naslors, Sr Rdh-Madana-Mohana.
Ho granlod ono as Iov as no lho !crscnc of Sr Govinda. My vords faiI lo
doscribo lhis, nor is il fil lo bo discIosod. (CC !i-lil 5.210, 216, 217)
Oul of approhonsion of naIing lhis arlicIo loo oxpansivo I roquosl
roadors lo road lhis finaI porlion of lhal fiflh chaplor in Sri Cciicnc-
Ccriinric.
Fron lhoso vrillon pcrs or poolic coupIols vrillon abovo SrIa
Krsnadsa Kavir|a Gosvn shovs his nagnaninous posilion vilh a
sincoro hoarl. Tho crovn-|ovoI of Vaisnavas nanifosls his ovn huniI-
ilylhal is his groalnossin such a vay lhal oxporl, inloIIigonl dovo-
loos shouId nol find il difficuIl lo undorsland. NovorlhoIoss, if sonoono
hoars lhoso divino doscriplions, spoochs or songs, in such a vay, viII lho
roadors or singors nol go lo ncrc|c or hoII` To say lhis nosl rovorod
SrIa Krsnadsa Kavir|a Gosvn has rocoivod such graco and lhal il
is his gonuino dovolion, il is noodIoss lo say.
On lho olhor hand, for Sr Gurudova's discipIos lo givo lhal sano in-
slruclion, in spilo of boing inconpolonl and faIIon, boing incapabIo lo
onhanco lhal nood, sinpIy shovs dishonor and nogIocl lovards
33
Dainya-VIya
Gurudova. Evon, vhiIo porforning aclivilios lhal aro nosl aboninabIo,
vo soo lhal lhoy painl Sr Gurudova's aclivilios and gIorios in a nosl darI
vay. In lhis vay, lho discipIo givos his siuiis or prayors of praiso again
lovards Gurudova and, for lhis roason, dispIays so nuch sadnoss and
noIanchoIy. Can vo nol undorsland such bohavior lovards Sr Gurudova
lo bo fiIIod vilh hypocrisy and choaling` Such a dispIay of dovolion IiIo
lhis lovards Sri Gurudova is so far ronovod fron lho gonuino bohavior,
lhal is oasiIy doducod.
Words Worlhy lo bo Esloonod
or Fil lo Bo Abandonod`
TranscondonlaI pools IiIo Sr Gurudova havo shovn puro dovolion
and hunbIo auspiciousnoss in lhoir vrilings. On lho olhor hand, dovo-
lion shovn by dovoloos vho aro sliII condilionod lovards lhoir Guru
and lhoir sictc-siuiis or prayors and praisos aro nol lho Ioasl bil diffor-
onl lhan an oxlornaI shov of choaling and insincorily. In lho poolic vorsos
lhal aro usod by our divino Gurudova aro his ovn vords IiIo !inc, faIIon,
c!ncnc, Iovosl, c|ng, and so on. Il is nis divino huniIily of oxpros-
sion, lhoroforo his |iricncs aro supronoIy auspicious as ono viII suroIy
rocoivo prcnc-|nc|ii of lhis lhoro is no doubl. On lho olhor hand,
spoochos and |iricncs by such discipIos as aforononlionod aro inauspi-
ciousin lhis vay, discorningIy, on principIo so-caIIod, lhoy aro nol ac-
coplod by dovoloos.
BoIov aro quolalions fron lho ncnjcncs and our guru-tcrgc's Iil-
oraluros and lhoir ovn oxprossions of divino huniIily such as c!ncnc,
!inc, c|ng, and so on, lhal havo boon vrillon dovn for obsorvalion.
Aro lhoso oxprossions fil lo bo abandonod or nol vorlhy lo bo osloonod`
Whal viII bo lho rosuIl of ono's dovolion if lhoso vords aro aIlorod` I an
pondoring, Is lhis nol ono Iind of fooIishnoss` For lho convonionco of
roadors lho !cinc-t|c, or vords and oxprossions of huniIily of lho
ncnjcncs, lho oxaIlod Vaisnavas, and our guru-tcrgc lhal has boon
pubIishod in lho fiflh odilion (BongaIi) of Sri Gcu]ic-Giii-Guccnc has
boon rocordod boIov by pago nunbor, !cinc-t|c and lho ncnjcnc
vho vrolo lho song:
Rcs cj Harnonisl
34
100
!inc ncrciicnc |n!c
(lhis faIIon Narollana is vooping)
Narollana ThIura
102
spcrsi tcisnctc-!cnc c !urjcnc cnrc
(having louchod a Vaisnava's body lhis vicIod,
conlonplibIo porson)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
105
|nglcrc su|nglc !urjcnc c jcnc
(lhis vicIod porson is lho poorosl boggar of boggars)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
110
c !inc pncrc nci|c u!!nrc
(doIivor lhis faIIon, sinfuI porson)
Krsnadsa
115
!ctc|incn!cnc |clc nui c|ngi
(DovaInandana says, I an so unforlunalo!)
DovaInandana
131
!inc ninc n]nc-ncii, rnncn!c !sc cii
(This nosl vrolchod, faIIon and fooIish Rnnanda Dsa)
Rnnanda Dsa
144
ni ic !urjcnc cii...c pciiic cnrc
(I an indood lho nosl aboninabIo porson...usoIoss and faIIon!)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
35
Dainya-VIya
151
!ni| !ni| c|ngi |cnc nni ncrc
(Wilh a lhrobbing hoarl, I say, I an so disgusling, vhy don'l I dio!)
Krsnadsa
161
!ni| !ni| ncrciicnc !sc
Fio! Shano on lhis sorvanl, Narollana!
164, 165sano as abovo
176
lclii sc|nirc ccg |in|cri
(an unfil sorvanl of IaIil sc|ni)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
186
n]ncrc ncngclc, iuni cntcsctc
(you viII soarch for fooI's goId...)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
190
nc-ncnc c!ncnc jcnc
(no noro faIIon porson lhan no)
Narollana ThIura
193
|cnc !inc ncrciicnc !sc
(says lhis faIIon Narollana Dsa)
Narollana ThIura
194
!inc ncrciicnc !sc |crcc
(faIIon Narollana Dsa is doing...)
Narollana ThIura
Rcs cj Harnonisl
36
198
dna hna vinodora gali
(lho goaI of lhis faIIon, vorlhIoss BhaIlivinoda)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
200
!inc |rsnc!sc |cnc nnc-scn|iricnc
(lhis faIIon Krsnadsa sings nnc-scn|iricnc)
Krsnadsa
200
ni cii ncn!c
(I an so duII)
Krsnadsa
242
rcc |nc|iitinc!c ncii-ninc
(lhis ignoranl BhaIlivinoda vaiIs)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
246
ni ic pciiic
(I an vory faIIon)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
251
sc|clcrc pc!c-rcjc/ cc !inc ninc
(lhis faIIon, vorlhIoss porson is bogging for lho dusl of lho Iolus fool of
ovoryono)
Dayila Dsa
256
c |nc|iitinc!c !inc ninc
(lhis faIIon, vorlhIoss BhaIlivinoda)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
37
284
|cnc !inc prcnncn!c
(says lhis faIIon Ironnanda)
Ironnanda ThIura
300, 301
|cnc !inc prcnncn!c
(says lhis faIIon Ironnanda)
Ironnanda ThIura
304
|n!i |n!i |clc ni ic c!ncnc
(WoopingIy I say I an indood nosl faIIon)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
314
bhaIlivinoda ali dna aIincana
(BhaIlivinoda is vory faIIon, possossing nolhing)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
330
c |nc|iitinc!c !inc sc! su!!nc-|nc|ii-ninc
(lhis faIIon BhaIlivinoda is aIvays vilhoul puro dovolion)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
332
c |nc|iitinc!c cnrc
(lhis conlonplibIo BhaIlivinoda)
342
!ni| ncrc c jitcnc
(fio, shano on ny vhoIo Iifo!)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
Rcs cj Harnonisl
38
358
icnrc ccrcnc jc c |nglc cnrc
(lhis noniaI boggar is al your fool loday)
BhaIlivinoda ThIura
400
c|ng |csctc |crc nnc-scn|iricnc
(lhis unforlunalo Kosava porforns nnc-scn|iricnc)
SrIa BhaIli Ira|nna Kosava Gosvn Mahr|a
Dolornino vholhor lho GIorios
aro for Gonuino or Bogus Guru
Ono's conpolonco or inconpolonco lo givo lho ncnirc lo lho discipIo
dolorninos vholhor ono is csc!-guru, or bogus guru. In lho ssircs, or
rovoaIod scripluros, lho difforonco bolvoon sc!-guru, or bona fido guru,
and csc!-guru has boon doscribod. Siva| spoIo lhis lo Irval (in lho
Iurnas):
gurctc |cnctc/ scnii sisc-tiiipc-nrc|c/
!urlc|nc/ sc!-gurur !cti sisc-scnipc-nrc|c/
O Dov! IIundorous gurus vho sloaI avay a discipIos' voaIlh aro nany,
bul sisc-scnipc-ncrc|c, lhal is, lho sc!-guru or bona fido guru vho is
abIo lo givo roIiof fron birlh, doalh, oId ago, sicInoss, Ianonlalion and suf-
foring lo his discipIos, is vory raro lo find.
Ho vho vanls lo gol fron discipIos nano and fano is corlainIy nol fil lo
bo rogardod as guru. This is aIso doscribod in ssirc.
If ono laIos !i|sc fron such a faIso guru IiIo lhis, caIIing oul lo hin
vilh such accoIados as sc!-guru, jcgc!-guru, pcrcncncnsc-|ulc-
cu]cncni, csiciicrc-scic-sri, tisnup!c, prc|nup!c, cncngc ncjcri,
gcstni, and so on, is il lrulhfuI or propor`
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nra }vana
By acInovIodging lhon as oquaI lo our guru!ctcs IiIo Rpa, Sanlana,
and lho olhors, is lhis nol yol anolhor Iind of offonso` Il shouId bo
lhoughlfuIIy considorod.
Nolvilhslanding, faIso gurus vho IooI for |cnc|c, goId, |nini,
vonon, and prciisin, faIso prosligo, and vho rocoivo siniIar honor
and rospocl as prc|ric-gurus, or gonuino gurus, is inpropor and non-
produclivo. To givo such honor or gIorificalions by a discipIo lo an csc!-
guru IiIo lho oxprossions by a discipIo lo his ovn gonuino guru is inap-
proprialo, inpropor, ignoranl and offonsivo. If lhoso oxprossions aro lo
bo inposod (rcpiic), aro lhoy lrulhfuI or unabIo lo bo porcoivod`
lhis shouId bo undorslood.
Srnad BhaIlivodnla TriviIrana Mahr|a offor-
ing araliIa lo SrIa BhaIli Ira|nna Kosava
Gosvn Mahr|a.