All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my fallen obeisances. I hope your sadhana and bhajan are going well.
For Srimati Radharani's Appearance Day:
Srimati Radharani's 25 transcendental qualities, through which She can control even Krsna:
01. She is sweetness personified
02. She is a fresh young girl
03. Her eyes are always moving
04. She is always brightly smiling
05. She possesses all auspicious marks on her body
06. She can agitate Krsna by the flavor of Her person
07. She is expert in the art of singing
08. She can speak very nicely and sweetly
09. She is expert in presenting feminine attractions
10. She is modest and gentle
11. She is always very merciful
12. She is transcendentally cunning
13. She knows how to dress nicely
14. She is always shy
15. She is always respectful
16. She is always patient
17. She is very grave
18. She is enjoyed by Krsna
19. She is situated on the highest devotional platform
20. She is the abode of love of the residents of Gokula
21. She can give shelter to all kinds of devotees
22. She is always affectionate to superiors and inferiors
23. She is always obliged by the dealings of Her associates
24. She is the greatest amongst Krsna's girlfriends
25. She always keeps Krsna under Her control
Srimati Radharani Ki Jaya!
Jagat Guru, Patita Pavana, Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya!
Hare Krsna Maha Mantra Ki Jaya!
May Srimati Radharani give us Her blessings, and allow us to be safely situated under the shelter of Srila Prabhupada's Lotus Feet, Those of our Guru Varga, and the (real) Vaisnavas.
Without Radha, Krsna has no meaning. She manifests everything enjoyable, and she controls Krsna. so now, considering these 3 points, Who is really Godhead?
Both are Godhead. He is served Godhead, She is servitor Godhead. And Prabhupada notes many times that in the spiritual world there is no difference between master and servant. Krsna's opulence as the Supreme is manifested avaikuntha-lokesu, from the Vaikuntha planets to the lowest regions of material existence. In Vrndavana, Krsna is not God - He is just like an ordinary cowherd boy, but He is the centre of attraction for everyone.
Just like Krsna has no meaning without Srimati Radharani, Srimati Radharani also has no meaning without Krsna. Together they constitute the Absolute Truth. I think in the recent lecture posted by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, he mentions that when we say Paramatma or isvara, it does not convey the full meaning of the Absolute Truth. Without His internal potency, without the unity of the divine couple, the Lord appears to be impotent. So the Absolute Truth is conveyed in full when we understand it to be Sri Sri Radha-Govinda or Sri Sri Radha-ramana.
It is not surprising because of the all-inclusive nature of Krsna. Devotional service is so exalted, even Krsna comes under its control. So although Krsna is God, all-powerful, at the same time He is not God, because He also can be controlled, from a transcendental point of view. He is simultaneously God and not God, thus exhibiting His all-pervading, all-including, omni-everything tendency. What do you say, Prabhu?
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Radha Manohara, Montreal, 1975
With love,
B. Radha-Govinda
Without Radha, Krsna has no meaning. She manifests everything enjoyable, and she controls Krsna. so now, considering these 3 points, Who is really Godhead?
Both are Godhead. He is served Godhead, She is servitor Godhead. And Prabhupada notes many times that in the spiritual world there is no difference between master and servant. Krsna's opulence as the Supreme is manifested avaikuntha-lokesu, from the Vaikuntha planets to the lowest regions of material existence. In Vrndavana, Krsna is not God - He is just like an ordinary cowherd boy, but He is the centre of attraction for everyone.
Just like Krsna has no meaning without Srimati Radharani, Srimati Radharani also has no meaning without Krsna. Together they constitute the Absolute Truth. I think in the recent lecture posted by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, he mentions that when we say Paramatma or isvara, it does not convey the full meaning of the Absolute Truth. Without His internal potency, without the unity of the divine couple, the Lord appears to be impotent. So the Absolute Truth is conveyed in full when we understand it to be Sri Sri Radha-Govinda or Sri Sri Radha-ramana.
It is not surprising because of the all-inclusive nature of Krsna. Devotional service is so exalted, even Krsna comes under its control. So although Krsna is God, all-powerful, at the same time He is not God, because He also can be controlled, from a transcendental point of view. He is simultaneously God and not God, thus exhibiting His all-pervading, all-including, omni-everything tendency. What do you say, Prabhu?
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