Prabhupada:Do you know the meaning, what is that, sri-guru-carana-padma? What is that song? Read it.
Devotee: Sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala bhakati-sadma...
Bando mui savadhana...
Prabhupada: Ah, savadhana mate, "with great care." You sing this song -- do you know the meanings? No. Who can explain the meaning? Yes, you explain.
Devotee: Sri-guru-carana-padma means "the lotus feet of the guru." Kevala bhakati-sadma, that he is a reservoir of all devotion, or bhakti. Bando mui savadhana means that we worship him with great awe.
Jahara prasade bhai...E bha va toriya jai.
Prabhupada: E bhava toriya jai. If one is favored by guru, then the path to cross over the nescience is clear. Jahara prasade bhai, e bhava toriya jai.
Devotee: Krsna-prapti hoy jaha hate.
Prabhupada: And krsna-prapti hoy jaha hate: by the favor of guru one gets Krsna. Yasya prasadad bhagavat. Everywhere. This is bhagavad-bhakti-yoga. So one who has not attained this state, what is this bhagavad-bhakti? This is rascaldom.
The official initiation has no meaning. Unless one who has fully surrendered to guru, there is no question of initiation. Divya jnana hrde prokasito. Divya-jnana means "transcendental knowledge." So to play tricks with guru, to become diplomat and intriguer, these rascaldom will not help bhagavad-bhakti-yoga. You can get some other things, some material profit, but spiritual life will be spoiled.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.20 – July 24, 1974, New York
Prabhupada: Guru-mukha-padma-vakya, cittete koriya aikya. Now, what is that song? Who knows this song, sri-guru-carana-padma?
Nitai: Guru-mukha-padma-vakya, cittete koriya aikya, ar na koriho mane asa.
Prabhupada: Koriho mane asa. Do not try to research anything. That is final. Ar na koriho mane asa. If the guru is perfect, your knowledge is perfect. And how guru becomes perfect? He has heard from his guru. That's all.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation with Svarupa Damodara – February 28, 1975, Atlanta
Prabhupada: Ar na koriho mane asa. Simply whatever you hear from the guru, try to execute it. Ar na koriho mane asa. Do not expect anything more. So whatever we are chanting, we are reading, we must realize that. The Gaudiya Matha institution became a failure on account of disobedience and not following the orders.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation – May 30, 1976, Honolulu
Prabhupada:Because we are preparing ourselves to preach Krsna consciousness, we must be qualified to get the power of attorney. Sometimes we speak that "I'll preach." What you will preach? First of all get the power of attorney; then preach. Preaching is not so easy that everyone and anyone can preach. So to get that power of attorney one has to qualify himself, not that the power of attorney is hanging in the tree and you can take it. No. So how this power of attorney can be achieved? You are singing daily day, daily guru. Especially we should understand what is the power of attorney. Anyone can recite this verse, sri-guru-carana?
Dhrstadyumna: Sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakti-sadma, vando mui savadhana mate.
Prabhupada: Savadhana mate. So this is the beginning, that if you want to be devotee, then you must approach the spiritual master who has got the power. Sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakti-sadma, vando mui savadhana mate. Savadhana means very carefully, not whimsically. Then?
Dhrstadyumna: Yanhara prasade bhai...
Prabhupada: Yanhara prasade bhai, ei bhava toriya yai. Huh? Krsna-prapti hoy yaha hoite. So why one should go to spiritual master? Because yanhara prasade bhai: "My dear brother, if you get the benediction from the spiritual master...," yanhara prasade bhai, ei bhava toriya yai. What is that benediction? The benediction is not that "Cure my disease." They do not know, generally; therefore they are cheated. The other day in Washington, one lady came with backache. So she came for curing the leg trouble. [laughter] That is going on. "Why you should approach a spiritual master? There is so many doctors, hospital. You go there." "No. Here you show me your miracles." And people are also cheating like that -- some miracles, and he becomes God. This is going on. But the miracle of spiritual master is yanhara prasade bhai, ei bhava toriya yai. This is miracle: no more material existence. Then ei bhava toriya yai. So real life means one can cross over the ocean of nescience. That is real gain. That is the real favor of spiritual master, not that cure your leg and again walk here and again become, break your leg, and again come. Not like that. Ei bhava toriya yai.
Dhrstadyumna: Krsna-prapti hoy yaha... Prabhupada: Krsna-prapti hoy yaha haite. That is spiritual master: one who can give you Krsna.
Dhrstadyumna: Guru-mukha-padma-vakya....
Prabhupada: Cittete kariya aikya. Now this is the determination. We must approach the real guru, empowered guru, with power of attorney. Then if we take his word... Guru-mukha-padma-vakya, cittete kariya, ara na kariya mane.... Don't try, don't manufacture ideas. Then if you take up that seriously, then your life is successful. Guru-mukha-padma, cittete, ara na kariya mane. Don't spoil yourself by manufacturing ideas. Take word from him. You carry it out. Don't bother whether you'll be spiritually advanced or not, but take the word of the spiritual master and carry it. Then everything guaranteed. Guru-mukha-padma-vakya, cittete koriya aikya, ara na koriya mane asa.
Dhrstadyumna: Sri-guru-carane rati...
Prabhupada: Sri-guru-carane rati, sei uttama-gati. You want advancement in spiritual consciousness, but it is possible only sri-guru-carane rati. If you keep your faith only on the lotus feet of your guru, then you'll make advance. There is no doubt about it.
Dhrstadyumna: Ye prasade pure sarva asa.
Prabhupada: Ye prasade pure. We have got so many desires, but if we have got strong faith at the lotus feet of guru, everything will be fulfilled automatically. Ye prasade pure sarva asa. Then? Dhrstadyumna: Cakhudana dilo yei...
Prabhupada: Cakhudana dilo yei, janme janme prabhu sei. Guru's business is cakhudana. We are kept in the darkness of this material existence, and guru's business is to open it, bring him to the light. That is guru, not to keep him again in the darkness. Cakhudana dila yei janma janma prabhu sei. Prabhu means master. Then?
Dhrstadyumna: Divya-jnana hrde prokasito.
Prabhupada: Divya-jnana hrde prokasito. What is that divya-jnana? Divya-jnana is that we are all servant of Krsna, and our only business is to serve Krsna. Divya-jnana. This is divya-jnana. It is not difficult at all. Simply we have... We have become servant of so many things -- servant of society, servant of community, servant of country, servant of wife, servant of children, servant of dog and so many. "Now let me become servant of Krsna." This is divya-jnana. Diksa. Diksa means from this divya-jnana. That is di. And ksa means ksapayati, "expands." Then?
Dhrstadyumna: Prema-bhakti yaha hoite....
Prabhupada: Prema bhakti yaha hoite, avidya vinasa yate.
Dhrstadyumna: Vede gay yanhara... Prabhupada: Vede gay yanhara carito. You should understand this. So by the mercy of guru, by the favor of guru, we get prema-bhakti. There are vidhi-bhakti. In the beginning we have to discharge devotional service according to the rules and regulations of the sastra, the instruction of guru, sastra-vidhi.
Dhrstadyumna: Sri-guru karuna-sindhu...
Prabhupada: Sri-guru karuna-sindhu, adhama janara bandhu. Then?
Dhrstadyumna: Lokanatha lokera jivana.
Prabhupada: Lokanatha lokera jivana. Narottama dasa Thakura's guru's name was Lokanatha Gosvami. You have seen, those who have gone to Vrndavana, there is Lokanatha Gosvami's tomb. So, then?
Dhrstadyumna: Ha ha prabhu koro daya...
Prabhupada: Ha ha prabhu koro daya. Ha ha prabhu koro daya...
Devotees: ...deho more pada-chaya. Prabhupada: So this the our... We should seek the shelter of the lotus feet of guru. Then everything... And vede gaya yanhara carita. It is not that it is sentiment that one has to become very staunch devotee of guru. Therefore Narottama dasa Thakura, vede gaya yanhara carita. Not that I am talking something nonsense. It is because... Sruti-pramanam. Whatever we talk, it must be supported by Vedic injunction. Then it is right. Just like we sometimes challenge these big, big scientists and others, and what is our strength? I am not a scientist, but how I can challenge? The vede gaya: we have got evidence from the Vedas. Just like so many people are thinking that the moon planet is first. We are challenging, "No, moon planet is second." What is the strength? The strength is Vedic knowledge. We cannot accept it. So vede gaya yanhara carita. Vedic knowledge is so perfect that you can challenge so many scientists. If it is not in accordance to the Vedic knowledge, We do not accept. If it is not to the Krsna's instruction, we reject immediately.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 20.105 – July 11, 1976, New York
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