A True Servant鈥擜 True Master
by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja | 2021 | 174,865 words
This page relates 鈥楽inging the glories of Shri Hari, Guru, and Vaishnavas,...鈥� of book鈥�"A True Servant, A True Master" which offers a collection of 128 handwritten letters by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja鈥攁 revered figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. This book showcases the profound spiritual insights and practical guidance on executing devotional service and addresses both Sadhakas (male practitioners) and Sadhikas (female practitioners) with equal respect.
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Letter 77 - Singing the glories of 艢r墨 Hari, Guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉,...
Singing the glories of 艢r墨 Hari, guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 is the root-fibre of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补 鈥� There is real happiness and peace in renunciation 鈥� We need the blessings of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 at every moment in life
啶多啶班 啶多啶班 啶椸啶班-啶椸啶班ぞ啶權啶椸 啶溹く啶む
艣r墨 艣r墨 guru-gaur膩峁単au jayata岣�
艢r墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 28 Haldar Bagan Lane Kolkata鈥�4 4/1/1985
碍补濒测腻峁嚹珁腻蝉耻鈥�
Dear鈥斺��! 鈥� You worry way too much for me. That is why you keep having dreams about me. If you are going to have dreams, try to have good dreams. If you have bad dreams, you give yourself trouble and cast me into bouts of worry. I am healthy, so you have no cause for concern. Surely you will be relieved to receive my letter.
You strung a garland from flowers of devotion. Surely it was put to use.
啶ぞ啶曕 啶涏た啶∴ 啶ぞ啶曕, 啶啶� 啶啶�-啶ぞ啶侧ぞ, 啶ムぞ啶曕 啶う啷� 啶ムぞ啶曕 啶ぐ啶� 啶啶�-啶∴ぞ啶侧ぞ; 啶灌が啷� 啶ㄠぞ 啶掂た啶げ 啶啶� 啶啶�-啶む啶侧ぞ, 啶む啶た 啶む鈥� 啶氞ぐ啶｀ 啶侧啶
Y膩k chi岣峞 y膩k, mora phula-m膩l膩, th膩k pade th膩k bhar膩 phula-岣嵞乴膩; habe n膩 viphala mora phula-tol膩, tumi to鈥� cara峁噀 laibe[1]
鈥淟et it break, let my flower garland break and stay strewn. Let the flowering boughs stay full; my picking of flowers will not be fruitless. You will take it at Your feet.鈥�
Utter this portion of poetry to pacify your mind.
You should not become attached to the material objects you receive in this world. Do not forget the Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe, 艢r墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍. This is my greatest blessing to you. Without worship of 艢r墨 闯补驳补苍苍腻迟丑补, man鈥檚 life is in vain. This is the exclusive purport of all scriptures. Keep this in mind. Man鈥檚 work-filled life is for the sake of remembering 艣r墨 guru and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍. As you remain constantly absorbed in the various services of family life, you will find the opportunity and good fortune of keeping Him in your memory. Singing the glories of 艢r墨 Hari, guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 is the root-fibre of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补. Aside from this, there is no other easily accessible path for the deliverance of conditioned souls.
Human beings practice 驳腻谤丑补蝉迟丑测补-dharma to conquer mundane lust and desires. 厂补峁僺腻谤补 is another name for praying for material sense objects, but devotion to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is the only thing we pray for. There is real happiness and peace in renunciation. Man can never have well-being by leading a life prone to sense enjoyment. If one can engage all the impulses of one鈥檚 senses in the service of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, one can obtain devotion for 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍.
The affection of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 is transcendental. We need their good wishes and auspicious blessings at every moment in life. If we are deprived of their love, we will never be able to progress on the path of bhajana. You should proceed having intelligently considered all of these matters. There are none so foolish in this world as those who are inconsiderate in society. Go forth with love and affection, faith and belief. This is my special wish.
The responsibility for you is upon me and will remain as such. You have no reason to doubt this. I say I have accepted full responsibility for you. Hence you have no worries. 鈥淲ho am I to you?鈥� I am rather angry and indignant that you still cannot recognize this. My words of fearlessness and reassurance will surely make you all free from worries. What more? Iti鈥�
Your eternal well-wisher,
艢r墨 Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补