The 8 prayers by Mahaprabhu are the most important instructions. These give us the progression to start from beginning to stage of love for Krsna.
http://www.harekrsna.de/Siksastaka/Siksastakam-E.htm
In these prayers Mahaprabhu says:
1. Krsna;s name can cleanse all the dust accumulated in the heart.
2. Second prayer: Even though he has mercifully given us all these names yet I am not taking full advantage.
3. Diamond of prayers - One who wants to take the advantage of the holy name become more humble than the blade of grass, become more lower than the straw in the street, tolerant than the tree.
4. Na dhanam, na janam, na sundarim.. - don't hanker for any material things (money, power, women). But Mahaprabhu is looking for just one thing birth after birth - engage in your devotional service.
5. Somehow or other I've fallen in this material world and please pick me up and make me an atom at your lotus feet. This is the way to pray to Krsna. We have no energy, just cry out, just pray to Krsna - Please KRSNA pick me, just place me as an atom of your lotus feet. Step by step everything is given in the Sistastakam.
Today we will hear about his pasttimes and through our past times he demonstrated that by becoming dear to the devotees we will become dear to Krsna - I'm not a brahmana, I'm not a vaisya, I'm not a grahasta, vanaprasti or a sanyasi - I am simply gopi padakamalam - I'm the servant of the servant of the servant of the Lord who is the servant of the lotus feet of the gopis. Greatest mercy received is by being the servant of the servant of Krsna.
In the prakasha lila, he showed to every devotee how the pure devotees were praying to him and he manifested into the heart of there's. Example - Srivas pandit wanted to hear SB but was thrown out and when he was praying to Mahaprabhu that he is not fortunate to listen to SB, Mahaprabhu manifest in his heart and gave him so much ecstacy that he had never experienced it. He was full in tears that how the Lord reciprocated with him. Similarly all the devotees were saying how the Lord reciprocated with them. Example - Dukhi (servant of Srivas) she was getting water for the devotees for abhishek - and Mahaprabhu called her and said you are sukhi and said anybody connected to Srivas (connected with any devotee) is very very dear to Krsna.
Another pasttime - Amogha son in law of Sarvabhoma bhattacharya was very envious of the Lord. Sarvabhoma always used to call Mahaprabhu home and they prepared about 150 preparations. And this day his wife said please don't have Amogha come to have prasad. When Mahaprabhu came, he noticed that lot of prasad has been prepared for Krsna and he requested to eat only a little bit, but Sarvabhoma said everything is for you. Just as he was about to honor prasad, Amogha came in and he said you are only a sanyasi and you are eating so much. As soon as he said this Sarvabhoma ran outside to beat him with a stick......Amoga got cholera....Mahaprabhu cured him by touching his head....Sarvabhoma ran to offer his prayers and said Mahaprabhu you could have let him die as he has always been envious. Then Mahaprabhu said that Sarvabhoma you are so dear to me that anyone connected to me can become very dear to me. Same way we need to become the servant of the servant of the devotee and as soon as we are connected to a devotee then we can become dear to Krsna.
Only when we become a devotee of Krsna, which means to become the servant of the servant of Krsna Ex - Kulashekar says - let me become the servant of the 7th order of your Krsna.
Always do these 3 which Mahaprabhu came to teach us- Krsna naam (Hare Krsna maha mantra), Vaisnava seva (Servant of the servant of servant of Krsna) and Jiva daya (display compassion to the jivas to all living entities. When he sees someone's suffering a Vaisnava also suffers). So on Gaura poornima please pray to Mahaprabhu that I can get the taste to chant the holy naam of the lord, engaging in seva, read a lot and intensly pray to Mahaprabhu to have his mercy on us so we can get the love for the divine couple.
The lord has come to deliver us and let us take the advantage of this Holy name. Time is ticking, running is quickly, we need to take immediate note by acting upon it by getting absorbed and praying to get as much mercy as we can from Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu is very merciful to the devotees who are connected to the devotees so we should pray to the Panca-tattva that we get devotee association.
Only thing needed is a pure prayer with a humble heart. Only when we feel we are needy then we get the mercy. When we feel we are so needy and we have no other hope, only then we get the mercy in the heart. Hence, we need to follow in the footsteps of Mahaprabhu to become humble and have no ego and feel very lowly. Just 24 hours we should meditate on the 3rd verse of Sistastakam so we feel very very low and feel we are so needy that Mahaprabhu has the mercy to give you the love for Krsna.
http://www.harekrsna.de/Siksastaka/Siksastakam-E.htm
In these prayers Mahaprabhu says:
1. Krsna;s name can cleanse all the dust accumulated in the heart.
2. Second prayer: Even though he has mercifully given us all these names yet I am not taking full advantage.
3. Diamond of prayers - One who wants to take the advantage of the holy name become more humble than the blade of grass, become more lower than the straw in the street, tolerant than the tree.
4. Na dhanam, na janam, na sundarim.. - don't hanker for any material things (money, power, women). But Mahaprabhu is looking for just one thing birth after birth - engage in your devotional service.
5. Somehow or other I've fallen in this material world and please pick me up and make me an atom at your lotus feet. This is the way to pray to Krsna. We have no energy, just cry out, just pray to Krsna - Please KRSNA pick me, just place me as an atom of your lotus feet. Step by step everything is given in the Sistastakam.
Today we will hear about his pasttimes and through our past times he demonstrated that by becoming dear to the devotees we will become dear to Krsna - I'm not a brahmana, I'm not a vaisya, I'm not a grahasta, vanaprasti or a sanyasi - I am simply gopi padakamalam - I'm the servant of the servant of the servant of the Lord who is the servant of the lotus feet of the gopis. Greatest mercy received is by being the servant of the servant of Krsna.
In the prakasha lila, he showed to every devotee how the pure devotees were praying to him and he manifested into the heart of there's. Example - Srivas pandit wanted to hear SB but was thrown out and when he was praying to Mahaprabhu that he is not fortunate to listen to SB, Mahaprabhu manifest in his heart and gave him so much ecstacy that he had never experienced it. He was full in tears that how the Lord reciprocated with him. Similarly all the devotees were saying how the Lord reciprocated with them. Example - Dukhi (servant of Srivas) she was getting water for the devotees for abhishek - and Mahaprabhu called her and said you are sukhi and said anybody connected to Srivas (connected with any devotee) is very very dear to Krsna.
Another pasttime - Amogha son in law of Sarvabhoma bhattacharya was very envious of the Lord. Sarvabhoma always used to call Mahaprabhu home and they prepared about 150 preparations. And this day his wife said please don't have Amogha come to have prasad. When Mahaprabhu came, he noticed that lot of prasad has been prepared for Krsna and he requested to eat only a little bit, but Sarvabhoma said everything is for you. Just as he was about to honor prasad, Amogha came in and he said you are only a sanyasi and you are eating so much. As soon as he said this Sarvabhoma ran outside to beat him with a stick......Amoga got cholera....Mahaprabhu cured him by touching his head....Sarvabhoma ran to offer his prayers and said Mahaprabhu you could have let him die as he has always been envious. Then Mahaprabhu said that Sarvabhoma you are so dear to me that anyone connected to me can become very dear to me. Same way we need to become the servant of the servant of the devotee and as soon as we are connected to a devotee then we can become dear to Krsna.
Only when we become a devotee of Krsna, which means to become the servant of the servant of Krsna Ex - Kulashekar says - let me become the servant of the 7th order of your Krsna.
Always do these 3 which Mahaprabhu came to teach us- Krsna naam (Hare Krsna maha mantra), Vaisnava seva (Servant of the servant of servant of Krsna) and Jiva daya (display compassion to the jivas to all living entities. When he sees someone's suffering a Vaisnava also suffers). So on Gaura poornima please pray to Mahaprabhu that I can get the taste to chant the holy naam of the lord, engaging in seva, read a lot and intensly pray to Mahaprabhu to have his mercy on us so we can get the love for the divine couple.
The lord has come to deliver us and let us take the advantage of this Holy name. Time is ticking, running is quickly, we need to take immediate note by acting upon it by getting absorbed and praying to get as much mercy as we can from Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu is very merciful to the devotees who are connected to the devotees so we should pray to the Panca-tattva that we get devotee association.
Only thing needed is a pure prayer with a humble heart. Only when we feel we are needy then we get the mercy. When we feel we are so needy and we have no other hope, only then we get the mercy in the heart. Hence, we need to follow in the footsteps of Mahaprabhu to become humble and have no ego and feel very lowly. Just 24 hours we should meditate on the 3rd verse of Sistastakam so we feel very very low and feel we are so needy that Mahaprabhu has the mercy to give you the love for Krsna.
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