B. Radha Govinda Swami courtesy; progressive prema

[Tamohara dasa ADMIN.]

"From Srila Prabhupada's CC Madhya Lila 8.66 Purport: "A pure devotee is completely surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord, and only by his love does he conquer Krishna, who cannot be conquered by anyone."

 

(May we, through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Ambassador, attain such love.) 

You please be well.

With love, 
Your servant,
B. Radha-Govinda Swami
Hare Krsna

From Srila Prabhupada's CC Adi Lila 7.17 purport:

This gradual development of devotional service is described by Śrī Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura as follows:

gaurāṅga balite habe pulaka śarīra hari hari balite nayane ba'be nīra āra kabe nitāicāṅda karuṇā karibe saṁsāra-vāsanā mora kabe tuccha habe viṣaya chāḍiyā kabe śuddha habe mana kabe hāma heraba śrī-vṛndāvana rūpa-raghunātha-pade ha-ibe ākuti kabe hāma bujhaba śrī-yugala-pirīti

"When will there be eruptions on my body as soon as I chant the name of Lord Caitanya, and when will there be incessant torrents of tears as soon as I chant the holy names Hare Kṛṣṇa? When will Lord Nityānanda be merciful toward me and free me from all desires for material enjoyment? When will my mind be completely freed from all contamination of desires for material pleasure? Only at that time will it be possible for me to understand Vṛndāvana.

Only if I become attached to the instructions given by the six Gosvāmīs, headed by Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, will it be possible for me to understand the conjugal love of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa."

By attachment to the devotional service of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu one immediately comes to the ecstatic position. When he develops his love for Nityānanda Prabhu he is freed from all attachment to the material world, and at that time he becomes eligible to understand the Lord's pastimes in Vṛndāvana. In that condition, when one develops his love for the six Gosvāmīs, he can understand the conjugal love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

These are the different stages of a pure devotee's promotion to conjugal love in the service of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in an intimate relationship with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

With love, Your servant, B. Radha-Govinda Swami             Hare Krsna

 

The following is from His Divine Grace, Srila Prabhupada's Nov 23, 1968 letter to Devananda prabhu:

 

"Simply our prayer should be, My dear Krsna, please remind me to always chant Your Holy Name, please do not put me into forgetfulness. You are sitting within me as Supersoul, so you can put me into forgetfulness or into remembering You. So please do not put me into forgetfulness.  Please always remind me to chant, even You send me into the hell, it doesn't matter, just so long as I can always chant Hare Krsna."

 

"He reasons ill who tells that Vaisnavas die, 
When thou art living still in sound! 
The Vaisnavas die to live, and living try 
To spread the holy name around!"

[Tamohara dasa ADMIN.]

Dear Tamohara prabhu,

Hare Krsna. All glories to His Divine Grace, Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my fallen obeisances.

 

May Lord Nrsimha Prabhu give you all blessings on this and every other day, and may He, and Srila Prabhupada by Their mercy, bring you to the Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna in Goloka Vrndavan at the end of this body.