Sri Caifanya - His Life and Precepfs

By
SriIa Bhakfivinoda Thakura
HIS LIFE
CHAITANYA Malapiablu was boin in Mayaipui in ilc iown ol Nadia, jusi alici
sunsci on ilc cvcning ol ilc 23id Ialgun, 1+07 Advcni ol Salabda answciing io
ilc 1Sil Icbiuiaiy, 1+S6 ol ilc Cliisiian cia. Tlc moon was cclipscd ai ilc iimc
ol His biiil and pcoplc ol Nadia wcic ilcn cngagcd, as usual on sucl occasions, in
bailing in ilc llagiiaili wiil loud clccis ol Haiibol. His lailci Jagannail Misia
was a pooi lialmin ol ilc Vcdic oidci, and His moilci Sacli Dcvi was a modcl
good woman, boil dcsccndcd liom lialmin siocls oiiginally icsiding in Syllci.
Malapiablu was a bcauiilul Clild and ilc ladics ol ilc iown camc io scc Him
wiil picscnis. His moilci's lailci. Pandii Nilambai Claliavaiii, a icnowncd
asiiologci, loiciold ilai ilc Clild -would bc a gicai Pcisonagc in iimc ; and lc
ilcicloic, gavc Him ilc namc Visvamblai. Tlc ladics ol ilc nciglboilood siylcd
Him Gaui Haii on accouni ol His goldcn complcxion, and His moilci callcd Him
Nimai on accouni ol ilc Nim iicc ncai wlicl Hc was boin. lcauiilul as ilc lad
was cvciy onc lcaiiily lovcd io scc Him cvciyday. As Hc gicw up. Hc bccamc a
wlimsical and liolicsomc Lad. Alici His lilil ycai, Hc was admiiicd inio a Pailsala
wlcic Hc piclcd up lcngali in a vciy sloii iimc.
EarIy Anecdofes
Mosi ol His conicmpoiaiy biogiaplcis lavc mcniioncd cciiain anccdoics
icgaiding Sii Claiianya wlicl aic simplc iccoids ol His caily miiaclcs. Ii is said
ilai, wlcn Hc was an inlani in His moilci's aims, Hc wcpi coniinually, and wlcn
ilc nciglbouiing ladics and His moilci ciicd Haiibol, bc uscd io siop. Tlus ilcic
was a coniinuaiion ol ilc uiiciancc ol Haiibol in ilc lousc, loicslowing ilc
luiuic mission ol ilc Hcio. Ii las also bccn siaicd, ilai, wlcn His moilci oncc
gavc Him swccimcais io cai, Hc aic clay insicad ol ilc lood. His moilci asling loi
ilc icason, Hc siaicd ilai, as cvciy swccimcai was noiling bui clay iiansloimcd,
Hc could cai clay as wcll. His moilci wlo was also ilc consoii ol a Pandii
cxplaincd, ilai cvciy aiiiclc in a spccial siaic was adapicd io a spccial usc. Laiil,
wlilc in ilc siaic o a jug, could bc uscd as a waici-poi, bui in ilc siaic ol a biicl
sucl a usc was noi possiblc. Clay, ilcicloic, in ilc loim ol swccimcais was usablc
as lood and noi clay in iis oilci siaics. Tlc Lad was convinccd and admiiicd His
siupidiiy in caiing clay and agiccd io avoid ilc misialc in luiuic. Anoilci
miiaculous aci las bccn iclaicd. Ii is said ilai a lialmin on pilgiimagc bccamc a
gucsi in His lousc, coolcd lis lood and icad lis giacc wiil mcdiiaiion on
Kiislna. In ilc mcaniimc, ilc Lad camc and aic up ilc coolcd iicc. Tlc lialmin
asionislcd ai ilc Lad's aci coolcd again ai ilc icqucsi ol Jagannail Misia. Tlc Lad
again aic up ilc coolcd iicc wlilc ilc lialmin was ollciing ilc iicc io Kiislna
wiil mcdiiaiion. Tlc lialmin was pcisuadcd io cool loi ilc iliid iimc. Tlis iimc
all ilc inmaics ol ilc lousc lad lallcn aslccp and ilc Lad slowcd Himscll as
Kiislna io ilc iiavclci and blcsscd lim. Tlc lialmin was ilcn losi in ccsiasy ai
ilc appcaiancc ol ilc Objcci ol lis woislip. Ii las also bccn siaicd ilai iwo
ilicvcs siolc away ilc Lad liom His lailci's dooi wiil a vicw io puiloin His jcwcls
and gavc Him swccimcais on ilc way. Tlc Lad cxciciscd His illusoiy cncigy and
dcccivcd i lc ilicvcs bacl iowaids His Own lousc. Tlc ilicvcs loi lcai ol
dcicciion, lcli ilc loy ilcic and llcd. Anoilci miiaculous aci las bccn dcsciibcd
ol ilc Lad's dcmanding and gciiing liom Hiianya and Jagadisla all ilc ollciings
ilcy lad collccicd loi woislipping Kiislna on ilc day ol Lladasi. Wlcn only loui
ycais ol agc. Hc sai on icjccicd cooling pois wlicl wcic considcicd unloly by His
moilci. Hc cxplaincd io His moilci ilai ilcic was no qucsiion ol lolincss and
un-lolincss as icgaids caiilcn pois iliown away alici ilc cooling was ovci. Tlcsc
anccdoics iclaic io ilc icndci agc up io ilc lilil ycai.
SchoIasfic Career
In His ciglil ycai. Hc was admiiicd inio ilc Tol ol Gangadas Pandii in
Ganganagai closc by ilc villagc ol Mayapui. In iwo ycais, Hc bccamc wcll icad in
Sansliii Giammai and Rlcioiic. His icadings alici ilai wcic ol ilc naiuic ol scll-
siudy in His Own lousc, wlcic Hc lad lound all impoiiani bools bclonging io
His lailci wlo was a Pandii limscll. Ii appcais ilai Hc icad ilc Smiiii on His
own, and ilc Nyaya also, in compciiiion wiil His liicnds wlo wcic ilcn siudying
undci ilc cclcbiaicd Pandii Raglunail Siiomani.
swooncd ai ilc namc ol Kiislna and bclavcd as an inspiicd man undci ilc
inllucncc ol His icligious scniimcni. Ii las bccn dcsciibcd by Muiaii Gupia, an cyc
wiincss ilai, Hc slowcd His lcavcnly powcis in ilc lousc ol Siivas Pandii in ilc
picscncc ol lundicds ol His lollowcis wlo wcic mosily wcll-icad sclolais. Ii was
ai ilis iimc ilai Hc opcncd a nociuinal sclool ol Kiiian in ilc compound ol Siivas
Pandii wiil His sinccic lollowcis. Tlcic Hc picaclcd, ilcic Hc sang, ilcic Hc
danccd and ilcic Hc cxpicsscd all soiis ol icligious lcclings. Niiyananda Piablu
wlo was ilcn a picaclci ol Vaislnavism and wlo lad ilcn complcicd lis iiavcls
all ovci India, joincd Him by ilai iimc. In laci, a losi ol Pandii picaclcis ol
Vaislnavismi all sinccic ai lcaii, camc and joincd Him liom dillcicni paiis ol
lcngal. Nadia now bccamc ilc icgulai scai ol a losi ol Vaislnava Aclaiyas wlosc
mission ii was io spiiiiualizc manlind wiil ilc liglcsi inllucncc ol ilc Vaislnava
ciccd.
Preaching and Sankirfan
Tlc liisi mandaic ilai Hc issucd io Piablu Niiyananda and Haiidas was ilis: "Go
liicnds, go picacling and iliougl ilc siiccis ol ilc iown, mcci cvciy man ai lis
dooi and asl lim io sing ilc Namc ol Haii wiil a loly lilc and you ilcn comc and
icpoii io Mc cvciy cvcning ilc icsuli ol youi picacling." Tlus oidcicd, ilc iwo
picaclcis wcni on and mci Jagai and Madlai ilc iwo mosi abominablc claiacicis.
Tlcy insulicd ilc picaclcis on lcaiing Malapiablu's mandaic bui wcic soon
convciicd by ilc inllucncc ol llalii inculcaicd by ilcii Loid. Tlc pcoplc ol Nadia
wcic now suipiiscd. Tlcy said, Nimai Pandii is noi only a giganiic gcnius bui Hc
is cciiainly a Missionaiy liom God Almigliy." Iiom ilis iimc io His 23id ycai,
Malapiablu picaclcd His piinciplcs noi only in Nadia bui in all impoiiani iowns
and villagcs aiound His ciiy. In ilc louscs ol His lollowcis. Hc slowcd miiaclcs,
iaugli ilc csoiciic piinciplcs ol llalii and sang His Sanliiian wiil oilci llalias.
Hi s lollowcis ol ilc iown ol Nadia commcnccd io sing ilc Holy Namc ol Haii in
ilc siiccis and bazais. Tlis cicaicd a scnsaiion and iouscd dillcicni lcclings in
dillcicni quaiicis. Tlc llalias wcic liglly plcascd.
Tlc Smaiia lialmins bccamc jcalous ol Nimai Pandii's succcss and complaincd io
Cland Kazi againsi ilc claiacici ol Claiianya as un-Hindu. Tlc Kazi camc io
Siivas Pandii's lousc and biolc a Miidanga {llol) ilcic and dcclaicd, ilai unlcss
Nimai Pandii would ccasc io malc noisc aboui His qucci icligion, lc slould bc
obligcd io cnloicc Molammcdanism on Him and His lollowcis. Tlis was biougli
io Malapiablu's noiicc. Hc oidcicd ilc iown pcoplc io appcai in ilc cvcning,
cacl wiil a ioicl in lis land. Tlis ilcy did, and Nimai maiclcd oui Wiil His
Sanliiian dividcd in louiiccn gioups, and on His aiiival in Kazi's lousc, Hc lcld a
long convcisaiion wiil ilc Kazi, and in ilc cnd communicaicd inio lis lcaii His
Vaislnava inllucncc by ioucling lis body. Tlc Kazi ilcn wcpi and admiiicd, ilai
lc lad lcli a lccn spiiiiual inllucncc wlicl lad clcaicd up lis doubis, and
pioduccd in lim a icligious scniimcni wlicl gavc lim ilc liglcsi ccsiasy. Tlc
Kazi ilcn joincd ilc Sanliiian pai iy. Tlc woild Was asionislcd ai ilc spiiiiual
powci ol ilc Gicai Loid and lundicds and lundicds ol lciciics convciicd joincd
ilc bannai ol Visvamblai alici ilis allaii.
Sannyasa
Ii was alici ilis ilai somc ol ilc jcalous and low mindcd lialmins ol Kulia
piclcd up a quaiicl wiil Malapiablu and collccicd a paiiy io opposc Him. Nimai
Pandii was naiuially a soli lcaiicd Pcison ilougl siiong in His piinciplcs. Hc
dcclaicd ilai paiiy lccling and scciaiianism wcic ilc iwo gicai cncmics ol
piogicss, and as long as Hc slould coniinuc io bc an inlabiiani ol Nadia
bclonging io a cciiain lamily, His mission would noi mcci wiil complcic succcss.
Hc ilcn icsolvcd io bc a ciiizcn ol ilc woild by cuiiing oll His conncciion wiil a
paiiiculai lamily, casic and ciccd and wiil ilis icsoluiion Hc cmbiaccd ilc
posiiion ol a Sannyasi ai Kaioa undci ilc guidancc ol Kcslav llaiaii ol ilai iown,
on ilai 2+il ycai ol His agc. His moilci and wilc wcpi biiicily loi His scpaiaiion,
bui oui Hcio ilougl soli in lcaii, was a siiong Pcison in piinciplc Hc lcli His
liiilc woild in His lousc loi ilc unlimiicd spiiiiual woild ol Kiislna wiil
manlind in gcncial.
Alici His Sannyas Hc was induccd io visii ilc lousc ol Sii Advaiia Piablu in
Saniipui. Sii Advaiia managcd io inviic all lis liicnds and admiicis liom Nadia
and biougli Sacli Dcvi io scc lci Son. loil plcasuic and pain invadcd lci lcaii
wlcn slc saw lci Son in ilc aiiiic ol a Sannyasi. As a Sannyasi, Sii Kiislna
Claiianya pui on noiling bui a laupin and a baliivas (ouici covciing). His lcad
was wiiloui laii and His lands boic a danda (siicl) and a lamandalu (lcimii's
waici poi). Tlc Holy son lcll ai ilc lcci ol His bclovcd moilci and said, "Moilci!
Tlis body is youis and I musi obcy youi oidcis. Pcimii Mc io go io Viindavan loi
My spiiiiual aiiainmcnis". Tlc Moilci in consuliaiion wiil Sii Advaiia and oilcis
aslcd lci Son io icsidc in Puii (iown ol Loid Jagannaila) so ilai slc migli obiain
somc inloimaiion aboui Him now and ilcn. Malapiablu agiccd io ilai
pioposiiion and in a lcw days lcli Saniipui loi Oiissa. His biogiaplcis lavc
dcsciibcd i lc jouincy ol Sii Kiislna Claiianya (ilai was ilc namc Hc goi alici
His Sannyas)liom Saniipui io Puii in gicai dciail. Hc iiavclcd along ilc sidc ol ilc
llagiiaili as lai as Cllaiiablog siiuaicd now in Tlana Mailuiapui Diamond
Haiboui, 2+ Paiganas. Tlcic Hc iool a boai and wcni as lai as Piayag Glai in ilc
Midnapoic Disiiici. Tlcncc Hc wallcd iliougl lalasoic and Cuiiacl io Puii,
sccing ilc icmplc ol llubancswai on His way. Upon His aiiival ai Puii Hc saw
Loid Jagannail in ilc icmplc and pui up wiil Saivablauma ai ilc icqucsi ol ilc
laiici.
Sarvabhauma and Vedanfa
Saivblauma was a giganiic Pandii ol ilc day. His icadings lncw no bounds. Hc
was ilc bcsi Naiyail ol ilc iimcs, and was lnown as ilc mosi ciudiic sclolai in
ilc Vcdania Plilosoply ol ilc sclool ol Sanlaiaclaiya. Hc was boin in Nadia
(Vidyanagai) and iaugli innumciablc pupils in ilc Nyaya Plilosoply in lis Tol
ilcic. Hc lad lcli loi Puii somciimcs bcloic ilc biiil ol Nimai Pandii. His bioilci-
in-law, Gopinail Misia, iniioduccd oui ncw Sannyasi io Saivablauma wlo was
asionislcd ai His pcisonal bcauiy, and lcaicd ilai ii would bc dilliculi loi ilc
young Man io mainiain Sannyas-dlaima duiing ilc long iun ol His lilc. Gopinail
wlo lad lnown Malapiablu liom Nadia lad a gicai icvcicncc loi Him and iold
cvciyonc ilai ilc Sannyasi was noi a common luman bcing. On ilis poini,
Giopinail and Saivablauma lad a loi discussion. Saivablauma ilcn icqucsicd
Malapiablu io lcai lis icciiaiion ol ilc Vcdania Suiias io wlicl ilc laiici iaciily
submiiicd . Sii Claiianya lcaid wiil silcncc wlai ilc gicai Saivablauma uiicicd
wiil giaviiy, loi scvcn days, ai ilc cnd ol wlicl ilc laiici said, ''Kiislna
Claiianya! I ilinl you do noi undcisiand ilc Vcdania, as you do noi say anyiling
alici lcaiing my icciiaiions and cxplanaiions." Tlc icply ol Sii Claiianya was ilai
Hc undcisiood ilc Suiias vciy wcll, bui Hc could noi malc oui wlai
Sanlaiaclaiya mcani by lis commcniaiics. Asionislcd ai ilis, Saivablauma said,
"How is ii ilai you undcisiand ilc mcanings ol ilc Suiias and do noi undcisiand
ilc commcniaiics wlicl cxplain ilc Suiias' Al wcll! Il you undcisiand ilc Suiias,
plcasc lci mc lavc youi inicipiciaiions." Malapiablu ilcicon cxplaincd all ilc
Suiias in His Own way wiiloui ioucling ilc Panilcisiic commcniaiy ol Sanlaia.
Tlc lccn undcisianding ol Saivabbauma saw ilc iiuil, bcauiy and laimony ol
aigumcnis in ilc cxplanaiions givcn by Sii Claiianya and obligcd lim io uiici ilai
ii was ilc liisi iimc ilai lc lound Onc, Wlo co uld cxplain ilc lialma-Suiias in
sucl a simplc mannci. Hc admiiicd also, ilai ilc commcniaiics ol Sanlaia ncvci
gavc sucl naiuial cxplanaiions ol ilc Vcdania-Suiias as lc lad obiaincd liom
Malapiablu. Hc ilcn submiiicd limscll as an advocaic and lollowci. In a lcw days
Saivablabma iuincd oui as onc ol ilc bcsi Vaislnavas ol ilc iimc. Rcpoii ian oui
and ilc wlolc ol Oiissa sang ilc piaisc ol Kiislna Claiianya, and lundicds and
lundicds camc io Him and bccamc His lollowcis. In ilc mcaniimc, Malapiablu
ilougli ol visiiing Souilcin India, and Hc siaiicd wiil onc Kiislnadas lialmin
loi ilc Jouincy.
Tour in Soufhern India
His biogiaplcis lavc givcn us a dciail ol ilc jouincy. Hc liisi wcni io
Kuimalslciia wlcic Hc pciloimcd a miaiclc by cuiing a lcpci namcd Vasudcva.
Hc mci Ramananda Rai ilc Govcinoi ol Vidyanagai, on ilc banls ol ilc Godavaii
and lad a plilosoplical convcisaiion wiil lim on ilc subjcci ol Picm-blalii. Hc
woilcd anoilci miiaclc by ioucling (maling ilcm immcdiaicly, disappcai) ilc
scvcn Tal iiccs, iliougl wlicl Ram Clandia, ilc Son ol Dasaiail, lad sloi His
aiiow and lillcd ilc gicai lali Raj. Hc picaclcd Vaislnavism and Nam Sanliiaian
iliougloui ilc jouincy. Ai Rangalslciia, Hc siaycd loi loui monils in ilc lousc
ol onc Vcnlaia llaiia in oidci io spcnd ilc iainy scason. Tlcic Hc convciicd ilc
wlolc lamily ol Vcnlaia liom Ramanuja Vaislnavism inio Kiislna-blalii, along
wiil ilc son ol Vcnlaia, a boy ol icn ycais namcd Gopal, wlo aliciwaids camc io
Viindavan and bccamc onc ol six Gosvamins oi Pioplcis sciving undci ilcii
Lcadci Sii Kiislna Claiianya. Tiaincd up in Sansliii by lis unclc Piabodlananda
Saiasvaii, Gopal wioic scvcial bools on Vaislnavism.
Sii Claiianya visiicd numcious placcs in Souilcin India as lai as Capc Comoiin,
and iciuincd io Puii in iwo ycais by Pandaipui on ilc llima. In ilis laiici placc
Hc spiiiiualizcd onc Tulaiam wlo bccamc liom ilai iimc a icligious picaclci
limscll. Tlis laci las bccn admiiicd in lis Ablangas wlicl lavc bccn collccicd in
a volumc by Mi. Saiycndianail Tagoic ol ilc lombay Civil Scivicc. Duiing His
jouincy Hc lad discussions wiil ilc luddlisis, ilc Jains and ilc Mayavadis in
scvcial placcs, and convciicd His opponcnis io Vaislnavism.
Dabir Khas and Sakar MaIIik recIaimed
Upon His iciuin io Puii, Raja Piaiapaiudia Dcv and scvcial Pandii lialmins
joincd ilc bannci ol Claiianya Malapiablu. Hc was now iwcniy-scvcn ycais ol
agc. In lis 2Sil ycai lc wcni io lcngal as lai as Gaud in Maldal. Tlcic Hc piclcd
up iwo gicaici pcisonagcs namcd Rupa and Sanaian. Tlougl dcsccndcd liom ilc
lincs ol ilc Kainaiil lialmins, ilcsc iwo bioilcis iuincd oui dcmi Musalmans by
ilcii coniinual coniaci wiil Hussain Slal, ilc ilcn Lmpcioi ol Gaud. Tlcii
namcs lad bccn clangcd by ilc Lmpcioi inio Dabii Klas and Salai Mallil and
ilcii masici lovcd ilcm lcaiiily, as ilcy wcic boil lcaincd in Pcisian, Aiabic and
Sansliii and wcic loyal scivanis ol ilc siaic. Tlc iwo gcnilcmcn lad lound no way
io comc bacl as icgulai Hindus, and lad wiiiicn io Malapiablu. wlilc Hc was ai
Puii loi spiiiiual lclp. Malapiablu lad wiiiicn in icply ilai Hc would comc io
ilcm and cxiiicaic ilcm oui ol ilcii spiiiiual dilliculiics. Now ilai Hc lad comc
io Gaud, boil ilc bioilcis appcaicd bcloic Him wiil ilcii long sianding piayci.
Malapiablu oidcicd ilcm io go io Viindavan and mcci Him ilcic.
Insfrucfions fo Rupa and Sanafan
Claiianya iciuincd io Puii iliougl Saniipui wlcic Hc again mci His dcai moilci.
Alici a sloii siay ai Puii, Hc lcli loi Viindavan. Tlis iimc Hc was accompanicd by
onc lalabladia llaiiaclaiya. Hc visiicd Viindavan and. camc down io Piayag
(Allalabad,) convciiing a laigc numbci ol Molammcdans noi by ilc sciipiuics ol
Vaislnavism bui by aigumcni liom ilc Quian. Tlc dcsccndanis ol ilosc convciis
aic siill lnown as Pailan Vaislnavas. Rupa Gosvami mci Him ai Allalabad. Sii
Claiianya iiaincd lim up in spiiiiualiiy in icn days and diiccicd lim io go io
Viindavan on missions. His liisi mission was io wiiic ilcological woils cxplaining
scicniilically puic llalii and Picm. Tlc sccond mission was io icvivc ilc placcs
wlcic Kiislna Clandia lad, in ilc cnd ol Dvapaia yuga, cxlibiicd His spiiiual
Lila loi ilc bcnclii ol ilc icligious woild. Rupa Gosvami lcli Allalabad loi
Viindavan and Malapiablu camc down io lcnaics. Tlcic Hc pui up in ilc lousc
ol Clandiascllai and acccpicd His daily blilsla (mcal) in ilc lousc ol Tapan
Misia. Hcic ii was, ilai Sanaian Gosvami joincd Him and iool insiiuciion loi iwo
monils in spiiiiual maiicis. Tlc biogiaplcis, spccially Kiislnadas Kaviiaj lavc
givcn us dciails ol Sii Claiianya's icaclings io Rupa and Sanaian. Kiislnadas was
noi a conicmpoiaiy wiiici, bui lc gailcicd lis inloimaiion liom ilc Gosvamins
ilcmsclvcs, ilc diicci disciplcs ol Malapiablu. Jiva Gosvami, wlo was ncplcw ol
Sanaian and Rupa and wlo las lcli us lis invaluablc woil, ilc Sai-sandaibla, las
plilosoplizcd on ilc picccpis ol lis gicai Lcadci. Wc lavc gailcicd and
summaiizcd ilc picccpis ol Sii Claiianya liom ilc bools ol ilosc gicai wiiicis.
Prakashananda Saraswafi
Wlilc ai lcnaics Sii Claiianya lad an inicivicw wiil ilc lcaincd. Sannyasis ol
ilai iown in ilc lousc ol a Malaiaiia lialmin wlo lad inviicd all ilc sannyasis
as an cniciiainmcni. Ai ilis inicivicw Claiianya slowcd a miiaclc wlicl aiiiacicd
all ilc samnyasis io Him. Tlcn cnsucd iccipiocal convcisaiion. Tlc Sannyasis
wcic lcadcd by ilcii mosi lcaincd lcadci Pialasananda Saiasvaii. Alici a sloii
coniiovcisy, ilcy submiiicd io Malapiablu and admiiicd ilai ilcy lad bccn
mislcd by ilc commcniaiics ol Sanlaiaclaiya. Ii was impossiblc cvcn loi lcaincd
sclolais io opposc Sii Claiianya Malapiablu loi a long iimc, as ilcic was somc
spcll in Him wlicl iouclcd ilcii lcaiis, and madc ilcm wccp loi ilcii spiiiiual
impiovcmcni. Sannyasis ol lcnaics soon lcll ai ilc Icci ol Sii Claiianya and aslcd
loi His giacc (liipa). Sii Claiianya ilcn picaclcd puic llalii and insiillcd inio
ilcii lcaiis spiiiiual lovc loi Kiislna wlicl obligcd ilcm io givc up scciaiian lccl
ings. Tlc wlolc ol lcnaics, on ilis wondcilul convcision ol ilc Sannyasis, iuincd
oui Vaislnavas, and ilcy madc a masici 'Sanliiian wiil ilcii ncw Loid. Alici
scnding Sanaian io Viindavan, Malapiaplu wcni io Puii again by ilc junglcs wiil
His comiadc lalabladia. lalabladia icpoiicd ilai Malapiablu lad slown a good
many miiaclcs on His way io Puii, sucl as, maling iigcis and clcplanis dancc on
lcaiing ilc Namc ol Kiislna.
AssembIy af Puri
Iiom ilis iimc, i.c, liom His 31si ycai, Malapiablu coniinually livcd in Puii in
ilc lousc ol Kasi Misia, uniil His disappcaiancc in His loiiy-ciglil ycai ai ilc
iimc ol Sanliiian in ilc icmplc ol Toia Gopinail. Duiing ilcsc 1S ycais, His lilc
was onc ol sciilcd lovc and piciy. Hc was suiioundcd by numcious lollowcis, all ol
wlom wcic ol ilc liglcsi oidci ol ilc Vaislnavas and disiinguislcd liom ilc
common pcoplc by ilcii puicsi claiacici and lcaining, liim icligious piinciplcs
and spiiiiual lovc in Radla-Kiislna. Svaiup Damodai, wlo lad bccn lnown by
ilc namc ol Puiusloiiam Aclaiya wlilc Malapiablu was in Nadia, joincd Him
liom lcnaics, and acccpicd His scivicc as His scciciaiy. No pioduciion ol any poci
oi plilosoplci could bc laid bcloic Malapiablu, unlcss Svaiup las passcd ii as
puic and usclul. Rai Ramananda was lis sccond maic. loil lc and Svaiup sang,
wlilc Malapiablu cxpicsscd His scniimcni on a cciiain poini ol woislip.
Paimanada Puii was His minisici in maiicis ol icligion. Tlci c aic lundicds ol
anccdoics dcsciibcd by His biogiaplcis, wlicl wc do noi ilinl ii mcic lcic io
icpioducc. Malapiablu slcpi sloii. His scniimcnis caiiicd Him lai and lai in ilc
liimamcni ol spiiiiualiiy, cvciy day and nigli, and all His admiicis and lollowcis
waiclcd Him iliougloui. Hc woislippcd, communicaicd wiil His missionaiics ai
Viindavan, and convciscd wiil ilosc icligious mcn wlo ncwly camc io visii Him.
Hc sang and danccd, iool no caic ol Himscll and olicn iimcs losi Himscll in
icligious bcaiiiudc. All wlo camc io Him, bclicvcd Him as ilc All lcauiilul God,
appcaiing in ilc ncilci woild loi ilc bcnclii ol manlind. Hc lovcd His moilci all
along, and scni lci malapiasad now and ilcn wiil ilosc wlo wcni io Nadia. Hc
was mosi amiablc in naiuic. Humiliiy was pcisonilicd in Him. His swcci
appcaiancc gavc clccis io all wlo camc in coniaci wiil Him. Hc appoinicd Piablu
Niiyananda as ilc missionaiy in claigc ol lcngal. Hc dispaiclcd six disciplcs (
Gosvamins ) io Viindavan io picacl lovc in ilc up-coun iiy. Hc punislcd all ol
His disciplcs wlo dcviaicd liom a loly lilc. Tlis Hc mailcdly did in ilc casc ol
junioi Haiidas. Hc ncvci laclcd in giving piopci insiiuciions in lilc io ilosc wlo
soliciicd ilcm. Tlis will bc sccn in His icaclings io Raglunail Das Gosvami. His
iicaimcni io Haiidas (scnioi) will slow low Hc lovcd spiiiiual mcn and low Hc
dclicd casic disiinciion in casc ol spiiiiual bioilcilood.
HIS PRECEPTS
Wc now piocccd io cxplain His picccpis io ilosc wlo aic noi acquainicd wiil
ilcm. Tlis liiilc bool and ilc commcniaiics coniain sucl ol His loly piinciplcs as
aic piomincni.
Vedic frufhs
Sii Claiianya icaclcs us in ilc liisi placc ilai ilc iaiional aiiiibuics ol mcn aic
noi capablc ol appioacling ilc Divinc splcic ol spiiii. Yulii, as Hc siylcs icason,
is quiic incompcicni in sucl a maiici. Rucli as Hc siylcs ilc icligious scniimcni in
man, cvcn in a vciy small quaniiiy, las ilc powci io compiclcnd ii. Ii is
inspiiaiion wlicl can alonc givc ligli io spiiiiual maiicis. Inspiiaiions coming
down liom Hcavcn iliougl puiilicd and blcsscd souls lavc cxlibiicd ilcmsclvcs
in ilc loim ol ilc Vcdas. Tlc Vcdas iogcilci wiil ilcii cxplanaioiy noics, ilc
Puianas, aic, ilcicloic, ilc only cvidcncc in maiicis ol spiiii and aic cicinal in
naiuic. Vcdic iiuils slould, ilcicloic, bc acccpicd as ilc only iiuil in liglci
maiici. Rcason, wlilc sinccicly lclping ilc inspiicd iiuil, may bc acccpicd as
auxiliaiy cvidcncc. Tlc Vcdas icacl us, accoiding io Sii Claiianya, ninc piincipal
dociiincs ilai is :-
(1) Haii (ilc Almigliy) is onc wiiloui a sccond.
(2) Hc is always vcsicd wiil inliniic powci.
(3) Hc is occan ol Rasa,
(+) Tlc soul is His Viblinnamsa oi scpaiaicd paii.
(5) Cciiain souls aic cngiosscd by Pialiiii oi His illusoiy cncigy.
(6) Cciiain souls aic iclcascd liom ilc giasp ol Pialiiii.
(7) All spiiiiual and maiciial plcnomcna aic llcdablcda pialas ol Haii, ilc
Almigliy.
(S) llalii is ilc only mcans ol aiiaining ilc linal objcci ol spiiiiual cxisicncc.
(9) Picm in Kiislna is alonc ilc linal objcci ol spiiiiual cxisicncc.
Krishna is One wifhouf a Second
Wc musi cxplain ilcsc poinis onc by onc :
1. Haii, ilc Supicmc lcing, is onc wiiloui a sccond. In Aiyan ilcology, ilc
cicaiivc piinciplc ol ilc Dciiy is pcisonilicd in lialma and ilc dcsiiuciivc
piinciplc in Siva. India is ilc lcad ol somc lowci clcmcnis ol adminisiiaiion.
Hcncc, ilcy aic noi ilc Almigliy Himscll bui aic dillcicni icpicscniaiions ol
dillcicni aiiiibuics. Tlcy lavc obiaincd ilcii powcis liom an oiiginal
Iouniainlcad. Hcncc, ilcy aic suboidinaic bcings in ilc scivicc ol Haii oi
llagavan. Tlcn again, ilcic aic ilicc disiinci plilosoplical idcas ol ilc Dciiy, i.c.
(i) ilc idca ol ilc ncgaiivc lialman ol ilc panilcisiic sclool,(ii) ilc idca ol a
Univcisal Soul Paiamaima ol ilcYoga sclool and (iii) ilc idca ol a Pcisonal Dciiy
wiil all His Magcsiy, Migli, (Gloiy, lcauiy, Wisdom and Supicmacy combincd in
ilc Pcison. Tlc idcas ol bialman and Paiamaima aic, ilcicloic includcd in ilc
idca ol llagavan. Spiiiiually, ilcicloic, llagavan is Haii. ilc Supicmc lcing.
Human idcas aic ciilci mcnial oi spiiiiual. Tlc mcnial idca is dclcciivc, as ii las
iclaiion io ilc cicaicd piinciplc ol maiici. Tlc spiiiiual idca is cciiainly ilc
ncaicsi appioacl io ilc Supicmc lcing. Tlcn again, ilc spiiiiual idca ol llagavan
is ol iwo soiis. In onc soii, ilc Pcison ol ilc Dciiy is ovcipowcicd by His Own
Majcsiy, and in ilc oilci, pcisonal lcauiy ovcipowcis all His Majcsiy. Tlc liisi
idca is icpicscnicd in ilc gicai Naiayana ol Vailunila, Wlo is ilc Loid ol loids
and God ol gods. Tlc sccond is icpicscnicd in ilc All-lcauiilul Kiislna wiil
Radlila, ilc icpicscniaiivc ol His Hladini oi supciioi ccsiaiic cncigy. Kiislna
appcais as Man amongcsi mcn and is again gcncially acccpicd as God abovc gods.
Kiislna aiiiacis, lovcs and pioduccs ccsiasy in all souls. His Pcison and Pcisonal
Aiiaclmcnis aic all puicly spiiiiual and lavc no iclaiion io ilc maiciial woild.
Tlc maiciial scnscs ol man cannoi appioacl Him. Ii is ilc spiiii in man wlicl can
scc H im diicci and communc wiil Him. Tlc soul lciicicd in maiici las, liom iis
own dcgiadaiion, losi iis iigli io scc Kiislna and His spiiiiual lila in ilc spiiiiual
woild, bui Kiislna oui ol His Own Supicmc Powci and piciogaiivc may appcai
wiil all His Viindavan lila bcloic ilc cycs ol all mcn. Tlc iaiional man can laidly
conccivc and bclicvc Kiislna and His lila. As lis spiiiiual csscncc impiovcs, lc
sccs Him and lovcs Him wiil all lis lcaii. In oui small compass, "wc can laidly
iicai ilis subjcci lully and cxlausiivcly. Wc, ilcicloic, lcavc ilis poini io oui
icadcis wiil ilcsc woids
: "Givc up ilc slacllcs ol maiici slowly. Culiivaic youi spiiii inwaidly. Givc up
picjudiccs wlicl you lavc acquiicd liom ilc so-callcd iaiional ilinlcis wlo dcny
ilc cxisicncc ol spiiii. lc lumblc in youiscll and lcain io icspcci ilosc wlo woil
iowaids spiiiiual aiiainmcnis. Do ilcsc wiil youi lcaii, mind and siicngil in ilc
company ol spiiiiual pcoplc alonc and you will scc Kiislna in no iimc. Kiislna is
noi a n imaginaiy lcing, noi lavc you a iigli io ilinl ilai Hc is a maiciial
plcnomcnon, lancicd io bc ilc Supicmc lcing by ilc lools. Kiislna is noi
undcisiood by ilc pioccss ol disiinguisling ilc subjcciivc liom ilc objcciivc, noi
Hc is io bc acccpicd as an imposiiion on ilc pcoplc sci up by dcsigning mcn.
Kiislna is cicinal, spiiiiually iiuc, icllccicd on ilc luman soul wlcn iclicvcd ol
all picssuic ol gioss maiici, and is ilc subjcci ol lovc wlicl piocccds liom ilc
soul. Acccpi Him as sucl and you will scc Him in youi soul's cyc. Woids lail io
dcsciibc ilai Tiansccndcnial lcing. Tlc liglcsi, bcsi and mosi spiiiiual idcal ol
ilc Diviniiy is in Kiislna. To biing aigumcnis againsi Him is simply io dcccivc
onc's scll and dcpiivc limscll ol ilc blcssings ilai God las lcpi in sioic loi man.
Hcncc, all dcsciipiions ol His Namc, Pcison, Aiiiibuics and Lila slould bc
acccpicd spiiiiually, giving up ilc maiciial poiiion wlicl woids musi ncccssaiily
convcy.
Infinife Powers of God
2. Haii is always vcsicd wiil inliniic powcis. ly inliniic powcis musi bc mcani,
powcis wlicl lnow no bounds ciilci in spacc oi in iimc, as lis powcis alonc
cicaicd spacc and iimc. His powcis aic idcniilicd wiil His Pcison. In maiciial
objccis, ilcic is a dillcicncc bciwccn ilc pcison and iis powcis, bciwccn ilc iling
and iis aiiiibuics, iis namc, iis loim and aciion; bui ii is a spiiiiual iiuil, ilai in
spiiii ilc iling is idcniical wiil iis namc, loim, aiiiibuics and aciion. Tlis iiuil
cannoi bc subjccicd io diy icason wlicl dcals wiil gioss maiici alonc. Kiislna is
Supicmc Will in Himscll and Hc cxciciscs His supicmc powci ai His plcasuic
wlicl submiis io no law, bccausc all law las piocccdcd liom His Will and Powci.
Powci is lnown liom iis cxcicisc. In ilis woild wc lavc cxpciicncc ol only ilicc
ol ilc aiiiibuics ol His Powci. Wc scc ilc maiciial plcnomcna and wc undcisiand
ilai His powci las ilc aiiiibuics io cicaic maiici. Tlis aiiiibuic is siylcd in ilc
Vcdas as Maya sa lii. Wc scc man and wc undcisiand ilai ilc Supicmc Powci las
ilc aiiiibuic io pioducc limiicd and impcilcci souls. Tlc Sasiias call ilai aiiiibuic
as jiva salii. Wc conccivc ol Onc Wlo is Spiiiiual and Supicmc in His icalm ol
cicinal spiiiis. Wc undcisiand ilai His powci las an aiiiibuic io cxlibii pcilccily
spiiiiual cxisicnccs. Tlc Vcdas call ilai aiiiibuic by ilc namc ol Aima-salii oi
Clii salii. All ilcsc aiiiibuics iogcilci loim Onc Supicmc Powci wlicl ilc Vcdas
call as Paia-salii. In laci Powci (slalii) is noi disiinguislablc liom ilc Pcison ol
ilai lcing. Siill ilc powcis aic scpaiaicly cxlibiicd in ilcii scpaiaic aciions. Tlis
is siylcd 'Acliniya-llcdablcda Pialas' oi inconccivablc simuliancous cxisicncc ol
disiinciion and non disiinciion. Haii, bcing Will abovc law, cxciciscs His inliniic
powci wlilc Hc Himscll icmains unallccicd. Tlis is noi undcisiood, bui lcli in ilc
soul as an iniuiiivc iiuil.
Ocean of Rasa
3. Hc is ilc occan ol iasa. Rasa las bccn dclincd io bc ilai ccsiaiic piinciplc wlicl
coinpiclcnds silayi blav, viblav, anublav, saiivil and sanclaii. Viblav is
dividcd inio alamban and uddipan Alamban is subdividcd inio vislaya and asiaya.
Asiaya is ilai pcison wlo las in limscll ilc piinciplc ol silayi bla,. and vislaya is
ilai pcison io wlom ilc silayi blav diiccis iiscll. Silayi blav las bccn cxplaincd
io bc Raii oi icndcncy ol ilc puic spiiiiual lcaii. ly a conncciion ol asiaya and
vislaya, ilc silayi-blav aiiivcs ai iis siagc ol aciion. Wlcn ii obiains iis aciivc
siagc, cciiain signs aic cxlibiicd in ilc pcison wlicl aic callcd ilc anublavas.
Tlcsc aic iliiiccn in numbci. Ligli oilci blavas cxlibiiing in ilc mind aic siylcd
saiivilblavas sucl as icais, slivciing, cic. Tliiiy-ilicc oilci blavas sucl as
laisla, vislada, cic. lavc bccn slo wn io bc sanclaii blava. Tlcsc combincd in
soul loim ilc iasa. Tlis pioccss ol cxlibiiion ol iasa iclaics io cxlibiiion ol iasa in
man siill cniliallcd in maiici. lui iasa iiscll is an cicinal piinciplc idcniilicd wiil
ilc Supicmc Haii. Haii is ilc occan ol iasa, and in ilc luman soul a diop ol ilc
occan could only bc conccivcd. Rasa naiuially is spiiiiual, bui in man subjccicd io
Maya, ilc piogcniioi ol maiici, ii las bccn idcniilicd in a pcivciicd siaic wiil ilc
scnsual plcasuic ol man. In conncciion wiil maiciial objccis, ilc soul losing iiscll
in mind and ilc mind aciing iliougl scnscs, cnjoying ilc pcivciicd iasa in livc
dillcicni ob]ccis ol ilc livc scnscs. Tlis is ilc soul's going abioad wiil avidya oi
ignoiancc ol ilc spiiiiual scll. Wlcn ilc soul lools inwaid, ii obiains iis spiiiiual
iasa and ilc pcivciicd iasa wancs oll in piopoiiion io ilc dcvclopmcni ol ilc
spiiiiual iasa. In spiiiiual iasa, ilc soul s, in ilcii iclaiion io cacl oilci and all, in
ilcii iclaiion io ilc All lcauiilul, lavc ilcii unlciicicd aciion in Viindavan, iising
abovc maiciial iimc and spacc. Haii ol Inliniic Supicmc Iicc Will las cicinal
ccsiasy in His Spiiiiual Powci oi Clii salii. Tlc lladini aiiiibuic ol clii-salii givcs
Him inliniic plcasuic. Tlc samvii aiiiibuic ol clii salii (spiiiiual wisdom)
pioduccs all blavas, iclaiions and allcciions. Tlc sandlini aiiiibuic ol clii salii
pioduccs all cxisicncc (oilci ilan ilc licc will) including ilc Dlamas (abodcs),
individualiiics and oilci subsianccs in conncciion wiil ilc aciion ol ilc spiiiiual
iasa. All ilcsc cxlibiiions aic liom clii salii oi ilc spiiiiual powci. Tlc mayil oi
maiciial cicaiion including iimc, spacc and gioss objccis las no placc in clii-jagai
oi ilc spiiiiual woild wlicl is all ilc samc as Viindavan. Maya-salii is a pcivciicd
icllcciion ol ilc clii salii. Hcncc, i lc paiiiculaiiiics in ilc mayil (maiciial) woild
lavc scmblancc wiil ilc paiiiculaiiiics in clii jagai oi spiiiiual univcisc, bui aic
noi subsianiially ilc samc. Tlc clii-jagai is ilc modcl ol ilc mayil jagai, bui ilcy
aic noi idcniical. Wc musi guaid ouisclvcs againsi ilc idca ilai man las imagincd
clii-jagai liom an cxpciicncc ol ilc mayil jagai. Tlis idca is panilcisiic and ii
may also bc siylcd ailcisiic. Rcason, noi spiiiiualizcd, las a icndcncy io cicaic
sucl a doubi, bui onc wlo las a wisl io cnjoy spiiiiual lovc musi givc ii up as
mislcading. Tlc cicinal iasa ol Kiislna cxisis spiiiiually in clii jagai. To us wlo
aic in ilc ncilci woild, ilcic is a sciccn wlicl inicivcncs bciwccn oui cycs and
ilc gicai spiiiiual sccnc ol Kiislna lila. "Wlcn by ilc giacc ol Kiislna ilai sciccn
is diawn up wc lavc ilc piivilcgc io scc ii and again, wlcn ii plcascs ilc Almigliy
io diop ilc sciccn, ilc gicai Viindavan lila disappcais. Tasic ilc subjcci and youi
conviciion will bc ilc samc as minc. licilicn, do noi givc up sucl an impoiiani
subjcci wiiloui duc and libcial cxaminaiion!
]iva SouI
+. Tlc soul is His viblinnamsa oi scpaiaicd paii. ly soul aic mcani all soiis ol
souls wlcilci animal, luman oi cclcsiial. Ii musi bc undcisiood ilai Malapiablu
bclicvcd in ilc vciy libcial ilcoiy ol iiansmigiaiion ol ilc soul. Cciiain icadcis
may icjcci ilc idca on ilc giound ilai cciiain loims ol laiil do noi suppoii ilai
ilcoiy. Ii is noi libcial io icjcci a ilcoiy, bccausc ii is in aniagonism wiil ilc
dogmas ol cciiain scciaiian ciccds. Indccd, ii is a maiici wlicl icason cannoi daic
io mcddlc wiil. Candidly cxamining, wc do noi scc any siiong icason io disbclicvc
ilc ilcoiy ol iiansmigiaiion. On ilc oilci land, oui un-picjudiccd mind is
inclincd io siand loi ii. Tlc bclicl ilai ilc luman soul las only onc iiial in lilc is
cvidcnily illibcial, unjusi and coniiaiy io ilc bclicl ilai God is All Good. Wlcn
oui spiiiiual scniimcni suppoiis ilc ilcoiy, and ilc Vcdas, ilc icccpiaclcs ol
inspiiaiions, lavc iaugli us ilc laci ol coniinual cxisicncc ol ilc soul in dillcicni
siagcs in cicaiion, wc cannoi bui givc up ilc idca ol disbclicving in ilc ilcoiy ol
iiansmigiaiion ol ilc soul. Howcvci cducaicd and scicniilic a man may bc, bc is
always liablc io a ciccping ciioi. Tlai wlicl lolds good icgaiding a man lolds
good also icgaiding a naiion oi a scci.
Tlc soul, accoiding io Sii Claiianya is an aiomic paii ol ilc Divinc Soul. Ii is a
soii ol God's powci io pioducc bcings wlo aic spiiiiual in csscncc bui liablc io bc
cniliallcd by 'Maya', wlcn ilcy loigci ilcii posiiion as cicinal scivanis ol ilc
Dciiy. God lcic is compaicd wiil ilc sun and ilc souls aic said io bc ilc aiomic
poiiions ol ilai sun's iays unablc io siand liccly, unlcss ilcy aic pioiccicd by
anoilci compcicni aiiiibuic ol God's powci. ly ilc woid paii is noi mcani io bc
poiiions cui oui ol a piccc ol sionc by ilc axc, bui is mcani io bc lilc onc lamp
liglicd liom anoilci, oi gold pioduccd liom an alclcmisi's sionc as bclicvcd by
ilc ancicnis. Tlc souls aic also compaicd wiil scpaiaic aiomic cmanaiions ol ilc
buining liic. Lacl soul las diawn liom iis Iouniainlcad a piopoiiionaic slaic ol
ilc aiiiibuics and conscqucnily a small piopoiiion ol ilc licc will. Tlcsc souls aic
naiuially locaicd bciwccn ilc clii jagai, and mayil jagai. Tlosc wlo closc io
scivc i lcii God wcic pioiccicd liom lall by ilc inicilcicncc ol ilc lladini
aiiiibuic ol ilc Supicmc clii salii. Tlcy lavc bccn admiiicd as cicinal scivanis ol
ilc Dciiy in vaiious ways. Tlcy lnow noi ilc iioublcs ol maya and ilc laima-
clalia oi ilc ioiaiivc piinciplcs ol mayil aciion and iis icsuli. Tlosc wlo wanicd
io cnjoy wcic giaspcd by maya liom ilc oilci sidc. Tlcy aic in maya's laima-
clalia, cnding only wlcn ilcy again scc ilcii oiiginal posiiion as scivanis ol ilc
Dciiy. Tlcsc souls, wlcilci libciaicd liom maya oi cniliallcd by lci, aic scpaiaic
icsponsiblc bcings dcpcnding on ilc Dciiy. Haii is ilc Loid ol maya, wlo scivcs
Him ai His plcasuic. Tlc soul oi jiva is so consiiucicd as io bc liablc io bc
cniliallcd by maya in conscqucncc ol wani ol powci wlcn unassisicd by ilc
lladini-salii ol ilc Dciiy. Hcncc, ilcic is a naiuial and inlcicni disiinciion
bciwccn God and jiva wlicl no panilcisiic mancuvci can annililaic. P lcasc avoid
ilis mislcading qucsiion, "Wlcn wcic ilcsc jivas cicaicd and cniliallcd'" Tlc
mayil iimc las no cxisicncc in spiiiiual lisioiy, bccausc ii las iis commcnccmcni
alici ilc cniliallmcni ol jivas in maiici, and you cannoi, ilcicloic, cmploy mayil
clionology in maiicis lilc ilcsc.
Prakrifi
5. Cciiain souls aic cngiosscd by pialiiii oi illusoiy cncigy. Pialiiii, God's maya,
piadlan, piapancla and avidya aic dillcicni namcs ol ilc samc piinciplc on
accouni ol iis dillcicni plascs and aiiiibuics. Maya is noi an indcpcndcni salii
liom ilc supicmc svaiup-slalii. Slc is simply a icllccicd and ouiwaid plasc ol
ilc Supicmc Powci, sciving God in cxccuiing His pcnal oidcis on ilosc wlo
bccamc ungiaiclul io Him. In laci maya is in claigc ol God's lousc ol coiicciion.
Tlosc jivas wlo, in abusing ilcii licc will loigoi ilai ilcy wcic cicinal scivanis ol
ilc Dciiy and ilougli ol cnjoying loi ilcmsclvcs, wcic giaspcd by maya loi ilcii
pcnal sciviiudc and coiicciion. Maya las ilicc aiiiibuics saiva, iajas and iamas.
Tlosc aiiiibuics aic jusi lilc clains uscd io iic up ilc ungiaiclul souls. Maya ilcn
applicd a doublc casc on ilc spiiiiual loim ol ilc soul. Tlc doublc casc is
dcsciibcd by ilc woids linga and silul. Tlc mayil cxisicncc las iwcniy-loui
subsianccs:-ilc livc clcmcnis : ilc caiil, ilc waici, ilc liic, ilc aii and ilc
liimamcni; ilc livc piopciiics : ilc sound, ilc ioucl, ilc sigli, ilc iasic and ilc
smcll; and icn Indiias i.c., ilc livc scnscs ; ilc cyc, ilc cai, ilc nosc, ilc ionguc
and ilc ioucl and livc woiling oigans sucl as lands, lcgs cic. Tlcsc iwcniy loim
ilc silul oi ouici casc. Tlc mana, ilc buddli, ilc cliiia and ilc alamlai, i.c., ilc
mind, ilc undcisianding, ilc aiicniion and ilc pcivciicd cgo composc ilc linga
dcla oi ilc innci casc. Tlcn alici cncasing ilc spiiiiual loim ol ilc soul, Maya
cmploys ilc lallcn souls io woil. Mayil woil is composcd ol laima, alaima and
vilaima. Kaima is convcniionally good aciion donc io obiain punya oi viiiuc,
sucl as pciloimancc ol duiics cnjoincd by ilc vainasiam dlaima ol ilc smaiias.
Alaima is omission io do duiy . Vilaima is sin oi ciimc. Kaima piocuics lcavcnly
clcvaiions up io ilc lialmalol. Alaima givcs an unplcasani siaic on caiil.
Vilaima, luils down souls io lcll. Tlc lallcn souls iiavcl liom body io body wiil
ilcii linga-dcla doing laima oi vilaima, iising up io ilc lcavcns and again
coming down ai ilc cxlausiion ol ilcii viiiucs, going down io lcll and alici
sullciing punislmcni again iising up io ilc plailoim ol woil. Tlus ilc siaic ol ilc
lallcn souls is dcploiablc in ilc cxiicmc. Tlcic, ilcy ,cnjoy and sullci massacic
and muidci and go on in ilis siaic, somciimcs smiling as piinccs and somciimcs
ciying as sullcicis. Tlc woild is, ilcicloic, a piison oi a lousc ol coiicciion, and
noi a placc loi cnjoymcni as somc pcoplc asscii.
ReIease of SouIs
6. Cciiain souls aic iclcascd liom ilc giasp ol pialiiii. Jivas aic iiavclling in ilc
pail ol mayil cxisicncc liom iimc oui ol mind cxpciicncing all soiis ol plcasuic
and pain. How io gci iid ol ilis unplcasani siaic ol cxisicncc' No dlaima
(pciloimancc ol duiy) yoga (dcvclopmcni ol powcis ol ilc silul and ilc lingo)
samllya. (oi ilc division ol subsianccs undci ilcii caicgoiics) and simplc
lnowlcdgc (ilai onc is a spiiiiual bcing) and vaiiagya (abncgaiion, giving up all
cnjoymcnis in ilc woild ) aic ilc piopci mcans by wlicl onc can aciually gci
wlai lc wanis. Wlcn a man comcs in coniaci wiil a vaislnava wlosc lcaii las
bccn mclicd by Haii blaili-iasa, ii is ilcn ilai lc lovcs io imbibc ilc swcci
piinciplc ol blalii by lollowing lis loly looisicps by consiani siudy ol Kiislna-
blalii. Hc slowly waslcs oll lis mayil condiiion and in ilc cnd obiaining lis iiuc
naiuic lc cnjoys ilc swccicsi unalloycd iasa w licl is ilc uliimaium ol ilc soul.
Saisanga oi ilc company ol ilc spiiiiual pcoplc is ilc only mcans io obiain ilc
uliimaic objcci ol man. llalii is a piinciplc wlicl comcs liom soul io soul, and
lilc clcciiiciiy oi magnciism in gioss maiici, ii conducis iiscll liom onc congcnial
soul io anoilci. Tlc piinciplc ol blalii is sinccic and cniiic dcpcndcncc on ilc
Dciiy in cvciy aci ol lilc. Tlc piinciplc ol duiy is no paii ol llalii, as ii acis as
giaiiiudc loi lavoi obiaincd and ii woils lilc an obligaiion wlicl is coniiaiy io
naiuial lovc. Tlc piinciplc ol moialiiy in ilc moiial woild, ilougl good in iis own
way, docs scaiccly givc spiiiiual conscqucncc in ilc cnd. Iaiil in ilc Supicmc
lcauiy ol ilc Dciiy, a dcsiic loi ilc cicinal unscllisl scivicc ol ilai lcing and a
conscqucni icpulsion ol cvciy oilci ilougli ol plcasuic oi scll-aggiandizcmcni
aic ilc ilicc piinciplcs wlicl consiiiuic siaddla oi aciual lanlciing alici llalii.
llalii by naiuic is ananya oi cxclu sivc. Is ii clancc ilcn wlicl biings llalii'
No, suliiii oi good woil is ilc piimc moving piinciplc. Good woil is ol iwo
classcs: onc class, passing as moials includcs ilosc woils wlicl biing viiiuc and
aggiandizcmcni; ilc oilci class ol good woil includcs all acis wlicl lavc a
icndcncy io biing spiiiiual culiuic. Tlis laiici class ol good woil oi suliiii biings
onc in coniaci wiil a sinccic vaislnava, liom wlom ilc man ai liisi imbibcs
siaddla oi laiil in spiiii and, bcing ilcn capablc ol iccciving llalii, obiains a
llasl ol ilai piinciplc liom ilc vaislnava wlo is ilc aciual Guiu ol ilc man.
Achinfya Bhedabheda PrincipIe
7. All spiiiiual and maiciial plcnomcna aic acliniya blcdablcda-pialas ol Haiii
ilc Almigliy. Mciaplysical discussions aic pcilccily usclcss. Tlc Vcdas go
somciimcs io csiablisl ilai jiva is disiinci liom ilc Dciiy, and somciimcs ilai jiva
is ilc samc as ilc Dciiy. In laci ilc Vcdas always icll ilc iiuil. Jiva is
simuliancosly disiinci liom and idcniical wiil God. Tlis is noi undcisiood by ilc
iaiionalisi. Hcncc, ii musi bc said ilai in cxcicisc ol His powcis bcyond luman
compiclcnsion, God is disiinci liom jiva and ilc woild, and again idcniical wiil
ilcm ai all iimcs. Tlc Vcdania icaclcs us ilc salii paiinamvada and noi ilc
ciioncous vivaiiavada ol Sanlaiaclaiya. Sanlai's icaclings aic cxplaincd in
dillcicni ways. Somc say ilai ilc woild and jiva lavc cmanaicd liom God, and
oilcis csiablisl ilai jiva and ilc woild aic bui dcvclopmcnis ol ilc Godlcad.
Sanlai, in oidci io avoid bialma paiinam, i.c., iiansloimaiion ol ilc Godlcad inio
ilc woild, csiablislcs ilai Vyasa icaclcs us vivaiiavada wlicl is ilis: ilai God
undcigocs no clangc wlaicvci, bui ii is maya wlicl covcis a paii ol ilc Dciiy,
(jusi as a poi cncloscs a paii ol ilc liimamcni) cicaics ilc woild; oi ilai God is
icllccicd on avidya oi ignoiancc, wlilc in laci noiling clsc ilan God las yci comc
io cxisicncc. Tlcsc aic woiillcss and absiiusc aigumcnis. Ii is plain ilai ilc
Vcdania icaclcs us ilai God is unclangcablc and is ncvci subjcci io modilicaiions.
His powci alonc cicaics jiva and ilc maiciial woild by iis own paiinam
(modilicaiion). Tlc cxamplc is in ilc aciion ol ilc alclcmisi's sionc, ilc powci ol
wlicl comcs in ilc loim ol gold wlilc ilc sionc icmains unclangcd. Tlus clii
salii gocs in ilc loim ol ilc clii jagai wiil all iis paiiiculaiiiics ol cicinal iasa, and
jiva salii gocs in ilc loim ol innumciablc jivas, somc siaying in vailunila as
paisladas oi angcls and oilcis moving in ilis woild in vaiious slapcs and loims
and undci vciy dillcicni ciicumsianccs. Maya salii cicaics numcious woilds loi
ilc labiiaiions and cniciiainmcni ol ilc lallcn souls. Vivaiiavda is no doubi in
ciioi and is quiic opposcd io ilc icaclings ol ilc Vcdas. Now 'Salii paiinamvada'
alonc is iiuc and suppoiis lacis ilai spiiiiual lovc is cicinal. Il vivaiiavada wcic
iiuc ilc naiuial conscqucncc would bc io dcclaic spiiiiual lovc io bc a icmpoiaiy
piinciplc.
Bhakfi
S. llalii is ilc only mcans ol aiiaining ilc linal objcci ol spiiiiual cxisicncc.
Kaima as ii is, cannoi diiccily and immcdiaicly pioducc spiiiiual icsuli. Wlcn ii
docs, ii docs by mcans ol llalii. Hcncc llalii is indcpcndcni, and laima and
jnana aic dcpcndcni piinciplcs. Jnana oi ilc lnowlcdgc ilai man is a spiiiiual
bcing cannoi diiccily biing ilc uliimaic objcci. Wlcn ii docs ii docs wiil ilc
assisiancc ol llalii. llalii ilcicloic is ilc only mcans io obiain ilc uliimaium.
llalii is ilus dclincd:- llalii is culiivaiion ol a liicndly scniimcni loi Kiislna,
licc liom all dcsiics oilci ilan ilosc loi iis own impiovcmcnis, unalloycd by sucl
oilci ingicdicnis as laima and jnana, cic. Ii will bc sccn ilai llalii is iiscll boil a
lccling and an aciion. llalii las ilicc siagcs vis., sadlana blalii, blava-blalii
and picma blalii. Sadlana blalii is ilai siagc ol culiuic wlcn ilc lccl ing las noi
yci bccn iouscd. In blava blalii ilc lccling awalcs, and in picma blalii ilc
lccling is lully sci io aciion. llalii is a spiiiiual lccling iowaids ilc spiiiiual
Objcci ol lovc. Sadlana blalii is ol iwo soiis, onc is callcd ilc vaidli-sadlana
blalii and ilc oilci is Raganuga Sadlana blalii. Tlc woid 'vaidli' is liom vidli
oi iulc. Wlcic blalii is io bc iouscd by ilc iulc ol ilc Sasiias, ilcic ilc vaidli
blalii woils as long as ilc lccling is noi iouscd. Wlcic onc oui ol naiuial
icndcncy lovcs Kiislna, ilcic is a piinciplc callcd iaga wlicl is no oilci ilan a
siiong dcsiic io scivc ilc Loid ol ilc lcaii. Onc wlo is icmpicd by ilc bcauiy ol
ilis pioccss io lollow Him, las a icndcncy io culiivaic lis lccling loi Kiislna. Tlis
is iaganuga sadlana-blalii. Tlis laiici class ol sadlana is siiongci ilan ilc vaidli-
sadlana.
Forms of Bhakfi
Culiivaiion ol ilc liicndly lccling loi Kiislna is pciloimcd in ninc dillcicni loims:
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1. To lcai ol ilc spiiiiual Namc, Ioim Aiiiibuic and Lila ol Kiislna.
2. To uiici and sing all ilosc.
3. To mcdiiaic on and iciiciaic all ilosc.
+. Scivicc ol His Holy Icci.
5. Woislip.
6. lowing down.
7. Doing all ilai plcascs Him.
S. Iiicndslip.
9. Rcsignaiion.
Sri Murfi Worship vs. IdoIafry
Ol all ilcsc loims, liiian oi singing ilc Namc cic., ol Kiislna is ilc bcsi. Humblc
lnowlcdgc is ncccssaiy in ilcsc loims ol woislip and liuiilcss discussions musi bc
avoidcd. Tlcic aic somc wlo siaii ai ilc ilcoiy ol woislipping Sii Muiii. "Ol."
ilcy say, "ii is idolaiiy io woislip Sii Muiii. Sii Muiii is an idol liamcd by an aiiisi
and iniioduccd by no oilci ilan lcclzcbub limscll. Woislipping sucl an objcci -
would iousc ilc jcalousy ol God and limii His Omnipoicncc, Omniscicncc and
Omnipicscncc!" Wc would icll ilcm, "licilicn ! candidly undcisiand ilc
qucsiion and do noi allow youiscll io bc mislcd by scciaiian dogmas. God is noi
jcalous, as Hc is wiiloui a sccond. lcclzcbub oi Saian is no oilci ilan an objcci ol
imaginaiion oi ilc subjcci ol an allcgoiy. An allcgoiical oi imaginaiy bcing slould
noi bc allowcd io aci as an obsiaclc io blalii. Tlosc wlo bclicvc God io bc
impcisonal simply idcniily Him wiil somc powci oi aiiiibuic in naiuic, ilougl, i
n laci, Hc is abovc naiuic, lci laws and iulcs. His loly wisl is law, and ii would bc
saciilcgc io conlinc His unlimiicd cxccllcncc by idcniilying Him wiil sucl
aiiiibuics as omnipoicncc, omnipicscncc and omniscicncc- aiiiibuics wlicl may
cxisi in cicaicd objccis sucl as iimc, spacc cic. His cxccllcncc consisis in laving in
Him muiually coniiadiciing powcis and aiiiibuics iulcd by His Supcinaiuial Scll.
Hc is idcniical wiil His All-lcauiilul Pcison, laving sucl powcis as
Omnipicscncc, Omniscicncc and Omnipoicncc ilc lilc ol wlicl cannoi bc lound
clscwlcic. His loly and pcilcci Pcison cxisis cicinally in ilc spiiiiual woild and ai
ilc samc iimc cxisiing in cvciy cicaicd objcci and placc in all iis lullncss. Tlis idca
cxccls all oilci idcas ol ilc Dciiy. Malapiablu icjccis idolaiiy as wcll, bui
considcis Sii Muiii woislip io bc ilc only uncxccpiionablc mcans ol spiiiiual
culiuic. Ii las bccn slown ilai God is Pcisonal and All-lcauiilul, Sagcs lilc Vyasa
and oilcis lavc sccn ilai lcauiy in ilcii so uls' cycs. Tlcy lavc lcli us
dcsciipiions. Ol couisc, woid caiiics giossncss ol maiici. lui iiuil siill is
pciccivablc in ilosc dcsciipiions. Accoiding io ilosc dcsciipiions, onc dclincaics a
Sii Muiii and sccs ilc gicai God ol oui lcaii ilcic wiil inicnsc plcasuic. licilicn
! is ilai wiong oi sinlul ' Tlosc wlo say ilai God las no loim ciilci maiciial oi
spiiiiual and again imaginc a lalsc loim loi woislip aic cciiainly idolaiious. lui
ilosc wlo scc ilc spiiiiual loim ol ilc Dciiy in ilcii souls' cycs, caiiy ilai
impicssion as lai as possiblc io ilc mind, and ilcn liamc an Lmblcm loi ilc
saiislaciion ol ilc maiciial cyc loi coniinual siudy ol ilc liglci lccling aic by no
mcans idolaiious. Wlilc sccing a Sii Muiii, do noi cvcn scc ilc imagc iiscll bui scc
ilc spiiiiual modcl ol ilc Imagc and you aic a puic ilcisi. Idolaiiy and Sii Muiii
woislip aic iwo dillcicni ilings ; bui my bicilicn, you simply conlound onc wiil
ilc oilci oui ol lasiincss. To icll ilc iiuil, Sii Muiii woislip i s ilc only iiuc
woislip ol ilc Dciiy, wiiloui wlicl you cannoi sullicicnily culiivaic youi
icligious lcclings. Tlc woild aiiiacis you iliougl youi scnscs as long as you do
noi scc God in ilc objccis ol youi scnscs; you livc in an awlwaid posiiion wlicl
scaiccly lclps you in piocuiing you youi spiiiiual clcvaiion. Placc a Sii Muiii in
youi lousc. Tlinl ilai God Almigliy is ilc Guaidian ol ilc lousc. Tlc lood ilai
you ialc is His piasadam. Tlc llowci and sccnis aic also His piasadam. Tlc cyc,
ilc cai, ilc nosc, ilc ioucl and ilc ionguc-all lavc a spiiiiual culiuic. You du ii
wiil a loly lcaii and God will lnow ii and Judgc you by youi sincciiiy. Saian and
lcclzcbub will lavc noiling io do wiil you in ilai maiici. All soiis ol woislip aic
bascd on ilc piinciplc ol Sii Muiii. Lool inio ilc lisioiy ol icligion and you will
comc io ilis noblc iiuil. Tlc Scmiiic idca, ol a paiiiaiclal God boil in ilc pic-
Cliisiian pciiod ol Judaism and posi Cliisiian pciiod ol Cliisiianiiy and
Molammcdani sm, is noiling bui a limiicd idca ol Sii Muiii. Tlc monaiclic idca
ol a Jovc amongsi ilc Giccls and ol an India amongsi ilc Aiyan laima landis is
also a disiani vicw ol ilc samc piinciplc Tlc idca ol a loicc and jyoiiimaya
bialman ol ilc mcdiiaiois and a loimlcss cncigy ol ilc slalias is also a vciy laini
vicw ol ilc Sii Muiii. In laci ilc piinciplc ol Sii Muiii is ilc iiuil iiscll dillcicnily
cxlibiicd in dillcicni pcoplc accoiding io ilcii dillcicni plascs ol ilougli. Lvcn
Jaimini and Comic wlo aic noi picpaicd io acccpi a cicaiing god lavc picsciibcd
cciiain plascs ol ilc Sii Muiii, simply bccausc ilcy lavc bccn impcllcd by somc
inwaid aciion liom ilc soul! Tlcn again, wc mcci wiil pcoplc wlo lavc adopicd
ilc Cioss, ilc salgiam sila, ilc lingam and sucllilc cmblcms as indicaiois ol ilc
inwaid idca ol Sii Muiii. Iuiilcimoic, il ilc Divinc compassion, lovc and jusiicc
could bc poiiiaycd by ilc pcncil and cxpicsscd by ilc cliscl, wly slould noi ilc
pcisonal bcauiy ol ilc Dciiy cmbiacing all oilci aiiiibuics bc poiiiaycd in pociiy
oi in piciuic oi cxpicsscd by ilc cliscl loi ilc bcnclii ol man ' Il woids could
impicss ilouglis, ilc waicl could indicaic iimc and sign could icll us a lisioiy,
wly slould noi ilc piciuic oi liguic biing associaiions ol liglci ilouglis and
lccling wiil icgaid io ilc iiansccndcnial bcauiy ol ilc Divinc pcisonagc '
Sii Muiii woislippcis aic dividcd inio iwo classcs, ilc idcal and ilc plysical.
Tlosc ol ilc plysical sclool aic cniiilcd, liom ilcii ciicumsianccs ol lilc and siaic
ol ilc mind io csiablisl icmplc insiiiuiions. Tlosc wlo aic, by ciicumsianccs and
posiiion, cniiilcd io woislip ilc Sii Muiii in mind lavc wiil duc dclcicncc io ilc
icmplc insiiiuiions, a icndcncy io woislip usually by siavana and liiiana and ilcii
cluicl is univcisal and indcpcndcni ol casic and coloi. Malapiablu piclcis ilis
laiici class and slows woislip in His Slilslasialam piinicd as an appcndix io ilis
bool. Woislip ilcn wiiloui inicimission, wiil a lccling ol icsignaiion. and in a
vciy sloii iimc you will bc blcsscd wiil picma.
Prema
9. Picma (lovc loi God) is ilc linal objcci ol spiiiiual cxisicncc. Tlc laima-maigis
dcclaic ilai cnjoymcni in ilis woild and in ilc lcavcns lcicalici is all ilai a man
icquiics. Kaima oi aciion is ol iwo soiis, i.c. Kaima donc wiil a vicw io obiain a
maiciial icsuli and Kaima donc wiil a vicw io plcasc God. Wiil ilc Kaima-
maigis, boil soiis ol Kaima lavc ilc objcci ol piocuiing cnjoymcni. God is
woislippcd simply io giani cnjoymcni. Hcic is ilc linc ol dcmaicaiion bciwccn
blalii and laima. llalii aims ai piocuiing ilc piinciplc ol piiii oi picma blalii
as ilc linal icsuli ol all aciion., wlilc laima aims ai scll-cnjoymcni as ilc
uliimaium ol aciion. Tlc jnana-maigis, on ilc oilci land, culiivaic jnana oi
spiiiiual lnowlcdgc io obiain mulii oi salvaiion as ilc linal aim ol sucl
culiivaiion. Mulii is dclincd io bc ol iwo soiis. In onc soii ol mulii, ioial
absoipiion ol ilc soul in God is cllccicd, i.c., ilc annililaiion ol ilc scpaiaic
cxisicncc ol ilc soul liom God. In ilc oilci soii ol mulii, ilc soul siands
cicinally scpaiaic liom God and wlcn salvaiion cnsucs, ilc soul gocs io clii-jagai,
obiaining salolya oi icsidcncc in ilc clii icgion ol ilc Dciiy, samipya oi icsidcncc
closc by ilc Dciiy, saiupya oi aiiainmcni ol spiiiiual loim lilc ilai ol God
Himscll, and saislii oi aiiainmcni ol powcis similai io ilc powcis ol God. Tlc
laiici class ol mulii is incviiablc, wlcn ii plcascs ilc Almigliy io giani us ilai
siaic. lui ilcn, alici obiaining ilai mulii, wc scivc God wiil piiii oi puic lovc.
Tlc liisi soii ol mulii is icjccicd by ilc blalias as noi woiil ialing, in
conscqucncc ol iis icndcncy io annililaic ilc liglcsi piinciplc ol lovc. Tlc sccond
class ol mulii cannoi bc ilc uliimaic objcci as ii acis lilc an inicimcdiaic
condiiion ol ilc soul, piiii ilcic aciing as ilc uliimaium. Mulii ilcicloic, musi bc
iicaicd as an inicimcdiaic icsuli ol oui spiiiiual discnilialmcni. lcsidcs ilai, a
lanlciing alici mulii spoils ilc aciion ol spiiiiual culiivaiion, bcing a siiong
dcsiic loi somciling clsc ilan ilc impiovcmcni ol llalii. Ii las a iini ol
scllislncss wlicl is noi in lccping wiil ilc unscllisl piinciplc ol puic blalii. Wc
musi ilcicloic, culiivaic blalii, bcing always licc liom ilc iwo conicnding
piinciplcs, i.c. a dcsiic loi blulii oi scllisl cnjoymcni and a dcsiic loi mulii oi
salvaiion. Wc musi dcpcnd on Kiislna io givc us mulii oi noi as ii plcascs Him.
Wc musi piay loi coniinual dcvclopmcni ol oui icligious scniimcni llalii alonc.
Piiii oi puic lovc is ilc linal objcci ol oui own cxisicncc.
Phases of Prema
Raii, as cxplaincd abovc is ilc unii ol piinciplc ol puic spiiiiual lovc loi Kiislna.
Mixcd up wiil ullas (zcal) ii bccomcs piiii. Piiii cicaics cxclusivc lovc in Kiislna,
and icpulsion loi ilings and pcisons oilci ilan Kiislna and His conncciions.
Wlcn ilc idca ilai Kiislna is my own is addcd io piiii, ii bccomcs picma. Hcic
commcnccs ilc idca, ilai God is my own Loid and I am His scivani. Add
conlidcncc io picma and ii bccomcs pianaya. Hcic aiiscs ilc iclaiion ol liicndslip
wiil Kiislna. In pianaya ilc idca ol icspcci loscs iis lold. Add io pianaya ilc idca
ilai Kiislna is my cxclusivc and dcaicsi objcci ol lovc, and ii cuiiously iuins oui
inio mana. Kiislna wiil all His gicaincss and powci cxlibiis a soii ol submission
io ii. Lxccssivc mcliing ol ilc lcaii bcing addcd, picma iuins oui io bc sncla.
Hcic cnsucs ilc iclaiion ol a son and paicnis, bciwccn Kiislna and ilc
woislippci. In ilis siagc, ioo, mu cl wccping loi Kiislna, wani ol saiiciy wiil
communion and dcsiic io waicl ilc inicicsi ol Kiislna naiuially occui. Dcsiic
addcd io sncla is iaga. In ilis siagc, a momcni's scpaiaiion is unbcaiablc. Hcic
commcnccs ilc iclaiion ol lusband and wilc bciwccn Kiislna and ilc woislippci.
Disiicss aiicnding upon wani ol muiual inicivicw is lappincss. Raga again, sccing
iis objcci as ncw ai cvciy momcni and bcing iiscll ncw ai cvciy momcni, convciis
iiscll inio anuiaga. In ilis siagc, iccipiocal subjcciion and a siiong dcsiic io
accompany ilc lovci cvciywlcic aic ilc piincipal lcaiuics. Anuiaga, inliniicly
iising in an asionisling siaic amouniing, as il, io madncss, bccomcs malablav.
Tlis is indcsciibablc ! Iiom Raii io malablava, ilc wlolc piinciplc is wlai wc
lavc callcd silayiblava. Addcd io viblava, awublava, saiivil, and sanclaii, ilc
silayiblava bccomcs Kiislna-picma iasa, ilc cicinal Lcsiasy oi lcaiiiudc.
Perverfed Rasa
Wc lavc a pcivciicd piciuic ol ilis noblc iasa in luman lilc, as luman lilc in ilc
ilialdom ol maya is bui pcivciicd icllcciion ol ilc spiiiiual lilc. Wlcn ilc soul
alonc acis iowaids iis piopci objcci, ilc Spiiiiual Hcio Kiislna, ilc iasa is puic;
wlcn ilc mind and ilc scnscs aci upon a wiong objcci, iasa is dcgiadcd and
bccomcs laic-ablc. Tlc picvciicd iasa givcs cluc io ilc idca ol ilc noblc spiiiiual
iasa io man in gcncial, lcncc, ilcsc aigumcnis and dcsciipiions lavc bccn
aiicmpicd in woids, wlicl coiicspond wiil woids diiccily mcaning ilc lcaiuics ol
ilc pcivciicd iasa. Wc asl oui icadcis io ialc caic io malc a nicc disiinciion
bciwccn Spiiii and gioss maiici, oilciwisc a lall is incviiablc.
Scope of Reason
Onc wlo siudics ilc Namc, Ioims, Aiiiibuics and ilc Lila ol Kiislna as dcsciibcd
in ilc Siimad llagavaiam wiil a sinccic lcaii, mind and siicngil, in ilc company
ol onc wlo las icalizcd ilc Spiiii, is cxpccicd io lnow ii by ilc inllucncc ol
blalii. Onc wlo is api io iaiionalizc cvciyiling closcly, docs scaiccly acquiic ilc
iiuil in maiicis ol Spiiii, as by law ol God, icason in iis picscni siaic can ncvci
icacl ilc splcic ol ilc Spiiii.
Ii is nccdlcss io go luiilci on ilis subjcci. Tlosc wlo will lavc ilc oppoiiuniiy io
go as lai as wc lavc siaicd, will malc a luiilci cnquiiy liom ilcii lcaii, and ilc
All-lcauiilul Loid will ilcn lclp ilcm io icalizc ilc spiiii, and io iisc liglci and
liglci in iis icalm. lui as long as ilc mind is conloundcd wiil Spiiii, ilcic is no
way io iisc bcyond maiici and iis iclaiions. Tlc gicai misialc ilai mosi ol ilc
wcsicin plilosoplcis lavc gcncially madc, is io idcniily ilc mind, ilc pcivciicd
cgo (alamlai) wiil ilc soul oi Spiiii. Wc aic soiiy loi ilai.
Consfifufion of Man
To summaiizc, man in lis picscni siaic las ilicc dillcicni piinciplcs in lim (i)
onc silul piinciplc oi gioss maiici composing lis body, (ii) ilc linga piinciplc oi
sublimaicd maiici appcaiing in ilc loim ol mind; aiicniion, iaiionaliiy and ilc
pcivciicd cgo by wlicl onc conlounds oncscll wiil ilc maiciial woild. Tlis siaic
las bccn causcd by ilc inllucncc ol maya oi ilc illusoiy cncigy, wiil ilc objcci ol
coiicciing ilc soul in lis wiong inicniion io cnjoy in conscqucncc ol loigcilulncss
ol lis naiuic as God's scivani. (iii) Man in laci is solcly indcpcndcni ol maya and
lci conncciions. Tlc only way io gci iid ol ilc picscni dilliculiy is ilc inllucncc ol
puic blalii imbibcd liom a iiuc blalia. llalii as a mcans, clcvaics ilc man up io
ilc All-lcauiilul Kiislna, and again as an cnd, mainiains lim wiil cicinal Kiislna
picma.
Dufies of Man
Wlilc locaicd in ilc mayil woild, man musi livc pcacclully wiil objcci ol
culiivaiing ilc Spiiii. In lis sociciy; lc musi lcad a puic lilc, avoid sins and do as
mucl good as lc can io lis bioilci man. Hc musi bc limscll lumblc, bcaiing
dilliculiics ol lilc wiil lcioism, musi noi biag ol any goodncss oi giandcui lc las,
and musi iicai cvciy onc wiil icspcci duc io lim. Maiiiagc wiil a vicw io pcacclul
and viiiuous lilc, and wiil a vicw io piocicaic scivanis ol ilc Loid, is a good
insiiiuiion loi a vaislnava. Spiiiiual culiivaiion is ilc main objcci ol lilc. Do
cvciyiling ilai lclps ii, and absiain liom doing anyiling wlicl ilwaiis ilc
culiivaiion ol ilc Spiiii. Havc a siiong laiil ilai Kiislna alonc pioiccis you and
nonc clsc. Admii Him as youi only Guaidian. Do cvciyiling, wlicl you lnow ilai
Kiislna wislcs you io do, and ncvci ilinl ilai you do a iling indcpcndcni ol ilc
loly wisl ol Kiislna. Do all ilai you do wiil lumiliiy. Always icmcmbci ilai you
aic a s ojouinci in ilis woild and you musi bc picpaicd loi youi own lomc. Do
youi duiics and culiivaic blalii, as a mcans, io obiain ilc gicai cnd ol lilc,
Kiislna piiii. Lmploy youi body, mind and spiiii in ilc scivicc ol ilc Dciiy. In all
youi aciions, woislip youi Gicai Loid.
Life and Teachings of Mahaprabhu Summarized
Tlus, wc lavc laid bcloic oui Lnglisl lnowing icadcis a summaiy ol
Malapiablu's lilc and picccpis. Il ii bc ncccssaiy, wc slall iiy io supply moic
inloimaiion iicaiing ilcsc subjccis in Lnglisl in a sloii iimc.
Oui gcnilc icadcis will now lind ilai Sii Claiianya Malapiablu picaclcd puic
monoilcism and clascd oui idolaiiy. "Wc lavc slown ilai Hc malcs a nicc
disiinciion bciwccn Sii Muiii woislip and idolaiiy. Hc iclls us ilai idolaiiy is ilc
woislip ol ilings and pcisons ilai aic noi God Himscll. Wlcn ilc Sannyasis ol
lcnaics addicsscd Him as ilc God Almigliy, Malapiablu iold ilcm ilai ii was
ilc -woisi ol sins io addicss a jiva as God. And again Hc las scvcial iimcs
dcnounccd ilc woislip ol a loim oi imagc oilci ilan ilc iiuc imagc ol God (alici
wlicl man was cicaicd). Iis icpicscniaiivc cmblcms aic io bc uscd in woislip as
ollciing ilc iiuc imagc ol ilc Dciiy. God is Onc wiiloui a sccond. "Tlcic is nonc
io vic wiil Him"-is ilc moiio ol Malapiablu's icligion.
Ii will also bc sccn, ilai Malapiablu slowcd in His claiacici and picaclcd io ilc
woild, ilc puicsi moialiiy as an accompanimcni ol spiiiiual impiovcmcni.
Moialiiy, as a maiici ol couisc, will giacc ilc claiacici ol a blalia. Il ii is noi sccn
in ilc claiacici ol onc wlo picscnis limscll as a Kiislna-blalia, lis sincciiiy may
bc doubicd.
Tlcic aic loui classcs ol ilouglis, viz., ailcisiic, panilcisiic, indillcicni and
ilcisiic. Sii Claiianya's icligion icjccis ilc liisi ilicc as inimical io icligion. Hc
picaclcs puic ilcism alonc, and adviscs mcn io avoid ilc ilicc oilcis.
Hc picaclcs ilai vainasiam-dlaima, including ilc insiiiuiion ol casic, is simply a
social insiiiuiion iniioduccd by ilc iislis io do good io man in sociciy. Tlcy
slould bc allowcd io dccoiaic ilc Aiyans as long as ilcy do noi opposc spiiiiual
impiovcmcni. ly scnding Piadyumna Misia, a iigid lialmin, io Ramananda Rai
loi spiiiiualizaiion, Hc las slown ilai onc wlo is awaic ol Kiislna-iaiiva may bc
a Guiu, bc lc a sudia, bialmin oi sannyasi.
Hc picaclcs cqualiiy ol mcn in ilc cnjoymcni ol ilc spiiiiual aggiandizcmcni. Hc
picaclcs univcisal liaiciniiy amongsi mcn and spccial bioilcilood amongsi
vaislnavas, wlo aic, accoiding io lim ilc bcsi pionccis ol spiiiiual impiovcmcni.
Hc picaclcs ilai luman ilougli slould ncvci bc allowcd io bc slacllcd wiil
scciaiian vicws. Hc iclls us ilai a man slould cain moncy in a iigli way and
sinccic dcalings wiil oilcis and ilcii masicis, bui slould noi immoially gain ii.
Wlcn Gopinail Paiianail, onc ol ilc bioilcis ol Ramananda Rai, was bcing
punislcd by ilc Raja loi immoial gains, Sii Claiianya waincd all wlo aiicndcd
upon Him io bc moial in ilcii woildly dcalings.
In His Own caily lilc, Hc las iaugli ilc giilasilas io givc all soiis ol lclp io ilc
nccdy and ilc lclplcss, and las slown ilai ii is ncccssaiy loi onc wlo las powci
io do ii, io lclp ilc cducaiion ol ilc pcoplc, spccially ilc lialmins wlo aic
cxpccicd io siudy ilc liglci subjccis ol luman lnowlcdgc.
Tlc icligion picaclcd by Malapiablu is univcisal and noi cxclusivc. Tlc mosi
lcaincd and ilc mosi ignoiani aic boil cniiilcd io cmbiacc ii. Tlc lcaincd pcoplc
will acccpi ii wiil a lnowlcdgc ol sambandla iaiiva as cxplaincd in ilc caicgoiics.
Tlc ignoiani lavc ilc samc piivilcgc by simply uiiciing ilc Namc ol ilc Dciiy and
mixing in ilc company ol puic vaislnavas. Tlc piinciplc ol liiiana inviics as ilc
luiuic cluicl ol ilc woild, all classcs ol mcn wiiloui disiinciion ol casic oi clan
io ilc liglcsi culiivaiion ol ilc Spiiii. Tlis cluicl; ii appcais, will cxicnd all ovci
ilc woild and ialc ilc placc ol all scciaiian cluiclcs, wlicl cxcludc ouisidcis
liom ilc piccincis ol ilc mosquc, cluicl oi ilc icmplc.
Sii Claiianya. as a Tcaclci, las iaugli mcn boil by picccpis and by His loly lilc.
Tlcic is scaiccly a spoi in His lilc wlicl may bc madc ilc subjcci ol ciiiicism. His
sannyas, His scvciiiy io junioi Haiidas and sucllilc oilci acis lavc bccn
qucsiioncd as wiong by cciiain pcisons, bui as lai as wc undcisiand, wc ilinl, as
all oilci indcpcndcni mcn would ilinl, ilai ilosc mcn lavc bccn lcd by a lasiy
conclusion oi paiiy spiiii.
Sii Claiianya was an undaunicd Hcio in ilc cxccuiion ol His icsoluiion. Wlcn Hc
was iold by somc malicious lialmins ilai ilc Lmpcioi lad bccn scnding an aimy
againsi Him, Hc said Hc wislcd ilai ilc icigning Piincc slould ialc cognizancc ol
wlai Hc was doing. Hc was amiablc io cvciy body and sicin in ilc disclaigc ol His
duiy. lialmananda llaiaii, a icligious bioilci ol Kcsav llaiaii, His Guiu
appcaicd io Him in a iigci's slin. Hc would noi bow down io lim uniil lc gavc up
ilc slin-dicss and woic a lincn laupin and baliivas. Hc said ilai ilc pcison
bcloic Him was noi ilc llaiaii. How is ii ilai His Guiu slould pui on an animal's
slin' Tlc sannyasis slould noi suppoii ilc lilling ol bcasis loi ilc salc ol ilcii
usc. llaiaii undcisiood ilai Sii Claiianya did noi lilc ilai and clangcd lis
appaicl; and Sii Claiianya bowcd down io lim in slowing His icspcci io His
Guiu's bioilci!
Sii Claiianya picsscd on His disciplcs io cnici inio ilc spiiii ol ilc sasiias wiiloui
conlining in ilc woids ilcmsclvcs. Pandii Dcvananda did noi undcisiand ilc
spiiii ol blalii wlilc icading ilc llagavaia, bui wlcn lc undcisiood ilc spiiii, Sii
Claiianya cmbiaccd lim and paidoncd lim loi all ilai ilc Pandii lad donc
bcloic.
Sii Claiianya was a jolly lcing iliougloui His lilc. Tlougl dcsccndcd liom ilc
Lasicin lcngal pcoplc, Hc jolcd wiil ilcm wlilc a Young loy in sucl a mannci
ilai ilcy bccamc angiy wiil Him. Wlilc Vallabla llaiia (a Pandii ol gicai
icnown) biougli an impiovcd commcniaiy ol ilc llagavaia io slow Him, and
said ilai lc would noi submii io Swami (Siidlai Swami), ilc Loid said, ii was an
unclasic woman wlo alonc disicgaidcd lci swami (lusband). Tlis was a iauni
wlicl moiiilicd ilc Pandii, and dissuadcd lim liom uiiciing disicspccilul
cxpicssion aboui Siidlai Swami, ilc commcniaioi ol ilc llagavaia.
Wc lcavc ii io oui icadcis io dccidc low io dcal wiil Malapiablu. Tlc vaislnavas
lavc acccpicd Him as ilc gicai Loid Kiislna Himscll. Somc lavc considcicd Him
as a blalia avaiai. Ii is ai ilc icqucsi ol somc vaislnavas ilai wc lavc composcd
ilc Smaiana Mangal vciscs in ilc loim ol a piayci loi daily icciiaiion ai ilc iimc
ol woislip. Tlosc wlo aic noi picpaicd io go wiil ilcm may acccpi Nimai Pandii
as a noblc and loly Tcaclci. Tlai is all wc wani oui icadcis io bclicvc. Rcadcis! il
you aic inclincd, alici a siudy ol ilcsc pagcs, io idcniily Sii Claiianya wiil
Kiislna wc would bcg you noi io acccpi Him as God-incainaic, loi wc ilinl ilai
God nccd noi bc in a cainal coil lilc ilc lallcn mcn. His Supicmc Powci can biing
Him down io ilc ncilci woild wiil all His gloiy and paiiiculaiiiics wiiloui ilc
assisiancc ol ilc lowci cncigy, maya, wlo las cicaicd ilc maiciial coil. Il wc
bclicvc oilciwisc, wc would commii ilc sin ol lowciing His Spiiiiual Powci.
Wc malc no objcciion il wc do noi bclicvc His miiaclcs, as miiaclcs alonc ncvci
dcmonsiiaic Godlcad. Dcmons lilc lavana and oilcis lavc also woilcd miiaclcs
wlicl do noi piovc ilai ilcy wcic Gods. Ii is unlimiicd picma and iis
ovciwlclming inllucncc wlicl would bc sccn in nonc bui God Himscll.
Noblc icadcis! paidon us loi iniiuding on you wiil ilcsc pagcs. As scivanis ol Sii
Claiianya ii was oui duiy io piopagaic His Supicmc Tcaclings, and in doing a
duiy, wc aic cniiilcd io paidon loi any iioublc wc lavc givcn you. Wc aic naiivcs
ol lcngal, and in coucling oui woids in a loicign languagc, wc migli lavc bccn
liablc io misialcs loi wlicl you will plcasc loigivc us.
In conclusion, wc bcg io say, ilai wc slould bc glad io icply io any qucsiions,
wlicl oui bicilicn would lilc io addicss us on ilcsc impoiiani subjccis. Wc lccl
gicai inicicsi in iiying io lclp oui liicnds io sccl in ilc way io Spiiiiual Lovc.
The Lord's Shikshasfakam
cncto áarpana marjanam
bnava mana áavagní nírvapanam
srcya haírava cnanáríhavítaranam
víánya vanu jívanam
ananáam buání varánanam
prattí paáam purnamrítam vaáanam
savatma snapanam param
víjayatc sríhrísnna Sanhírtanam
May ilc claniing ol ilc Holy Namc ol Sii Kiislna bc gloiilicd, wlicl (i) swccps ol
all ilc diiis liom ilc miiiois ol oui lcaiis, (ii) cxiinguislcs ilc gicai loicsi liic ol
sullciing liom ilc cyclc ol biiils and dcails. (iii) slcds moonligli upon ilc lily ol
cicinal Good. (iv) is ilc vciy Lilc ol biidc ol Rcal Lcaining, (v) swclls ilc Occan ol
Lcsiaiic lliss, (vi) givcs ilc lull iasic ol Puic Ncciai ai cvciy uiiciancc ol ilc Holy
Namc and ( vii ) bailcs i.c. puiilics and iclicslcs ilc wlolc scll including body
mind and soul in Divinc lliss. (1)
nam namharí vanuána níja sarva snahtí
statrarpíta níyamítan smaranc na haIan
ctaá rísní tava hrípa bnagavan mamapí
áuráaívam íárísam ínajaní nanuragan
0 Almigliy Supicmc Loid , Tlou lasi oui ol ily Inliniic Mcicy, givcn io ilc woild
a muliipliciiy ol Tly Namcs, cndowcd Lacl ol ilc Namcs wiil all Tly Poicncics
and madc no icsiiiciions as io ilc iimc, placc cic., ol ilcii icciiaiions and
icmcmbiancc. lui alas! sucl is my lucl ilai I lavc no lovc loi claniing ily namcs
(2)
trínaá apí suníccna
taror apí sanísnuna
amanína manaácna
hírtaníya saáa narín
Hc, wlo is lumblci ilan a bladc ol giass, is moic loibcaiing ilan a iicc and
lonois oilcis, yci wiiloui any dcsiic ol lonoiing limscll, is cvci woiily ol
claniing ilc Holy Namc. (3)
na ánanam na janam na sunáaram
havítam va jagaáísna hamayc
mama janmaní janmanísvarc
bnavataáa bnahtír anaítuhí tvaya
No iiclcs, no liicnds oi iclaiivcs, no bcauiilul muscs do I piay Tlcc loi, bui may
my lcaii cvci cling io Tlcc, 0 Supicmc Loid, oui ol sclllcss dcvoiion and lovc,
wlcncvci and wlcicvci I may lc boin.(+)
ayí nanáa tanuja hínharam
patítam mam vísnamc bnavamvuánaí
hrípaya tava paáapanhaja
stníta vuIí aárosa, vícníntaya
0 Son ol Nanda! giaciously couni mc Tly scivani, as a paiiiclc ol dusi ol Tly
Loius Icci, lallcn as I am in ilc iciiiblc occan ol ilis woild. (5)
nayanam gaIaá asruánaraya
vaáanam gaáa gaáa ruávaya gíra
puIaha nírvítam vapu haáa
tava namagrnanc bnavísyatc
"Wlcn will my cycs, 0 Loid, ai ilc claniing ol Tly Namc, bc lillcd wiil llowing
icais, my voicc bccomc clolcd and ilc laii ol my body siand up in ccsiasy'(6)
yugayítam nímcsncna
cnahsnusna pravrísnayítam
sunyayítam janat sarvam
govínáa víra ncna mc
Tlc Scpaiaiion liom my lclovcd Govinda malcs an insiani, i.c., ilc iwinlling ol
an cyc, sccm io mc io bc an acon, my cycs aic iuincd inio ilc iainy scason iiscll
and ilc wlolc woild appcais io mc a void. (7)
asnIísya va paáa ratam pínastu mam
aáarsnanan marmanatam harotu va
yatna tatna va víánanatu Iampaáo
mat prana natna stu sa cva naparan
Wlcilci Kiislna, my lclovcd, lugs mc in His swcci cmbiacc oi iiamplcs mc
undci His Icci, oi ioimcnis mc by lccping Himscll away liom mc, giaiilying His
Amouis in wlaicvci mannci Hc lilcs. Hc and nonc clsc is ilc Loid ol my lilc