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tava kathāmta tapta-jīvanam Bi n du
Issue No. 54 Fortnightly email mini-magazine from Gopal Jiu Publications
26 May 2003 Aparā Ekādaśī, 10 Trivikrama, 517 Gaurābda Circulation 1,320
REALITY VERSES FORMALITY tongue, the mind, the belly, and the genitals.
One who has controlled the particular senses
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
mentioned above is called a gosvāmī. Without
Swami Prabhupada
becoming a gosvāmī one can become neither a
Only unto one who has unflinching devotion disciple nor a spiritual master. The so-called
to the Lord and to the spiritual master does spiritual master without sense control is
transcendental knowledge become certainly the cheater, and the disciple of such
automatically revealed. Such relationship a so-called spiritual master is the cheated.
between the disciple and the spiritual master — Purport to Bhāg. 2.9.43.
“Who is that there in the darkness of night?” Look! Look! Look! Who is this person with
“It is Keshava.” a fair complexion, with curved eyebrows
[Keśa means hair.] “Since hair comes from and eyes with crooked glances? He cannot
the head, that is an appropriate name for a be Nanda’s gopa son! He cannot be Yasoda’s
prideful person.” beloved son! He cannot be the boy that
“O beautiful girl, I am the grandson of robbed the gopīs of their hearts!
Maharaja Surasena.” śire chila mohana cūā ebe māthā kaila neā
“Of what use is the worthless son of a kaupina parila dhaā chāi
virtuous grandfather?” gopī-mana mohanera tāre mohana-baśī chila kare
“O moon-faced girl, I am Chakri, the ebe se ha-ila daa-dhārī
possessor of the [sudarśana] wheel.” In the past His hair was glorious. Now His
[Cakri also refers to a potter.] “OK. Give me head is shaved. Now He wears a kaupīna
a bowl, a pot and a milk-bucket.” and a sannyāsī’s garments. In the past He
May Lord Krishna, who was embarrassed charmed the gopīs’ hearts. In the past He
by these clever replies of the gopī Radha, played charming melodies on his flute. Now
protect you all. (Sri Chakrapani) He carries a sannyāsī’s daa.
— Srila Rupa Goswami’s Padyāvalī texts 282-283.
nīpa-taru-mūle giyā adhare muralī laiya
Bibliography rādhā-nāma karita sādhana
— Srila Rupa Goswami. Padyāvalī. Sanskrit with English translation
by Sri Kusakratha Das. The Krishna Library. Culver City, CA. 1989.
ebe suradhunī-tīre bāhu du
ī ucca ka’re
— Srila Rupa Goswami. Padyāvalī. Sanskrit with Hindi translation.
sadāi karaye sakīrtana
Gopinath Gaudiya Math. 2000.
!! In the past He sat under a kadamba tree,
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Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. companions, He begs everyone to accept the
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Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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