A True Servant—A True Master
by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja | 2021 | 174,865 words
This page relates ‘Cordial Reception,...� of book�"A True Servant, A True Master" which offers a collection of 128 handwritten letters by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja—a 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.
Letter 128 - A Cordial Reception,...
A Cordial Reception to His Holiness parivrājakācārya tridaṇḍī-svāmī Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa ѲᲹ
[Śī Bhaktivedānta 峾Բ ҴDz峾ī ѲᲹ penned this letter in English]
श्री श्री गुरु-गौराङ्गौ जयतः
śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅgau jayata�
Śrī Vinoda-bihārī Gauḍīya Ѳṻ, 28 Halder Bagan Lane Kolkata�4 9/3/1997
Revered Svāmījī,
My heartiest congratulations to you at your happy return to India after completion of your successful preaching tour of Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, and Singapore. A few months ago, you had to pay a visit to the West in response to the calls of devotees in Holland, England, America, and Canada.
Your preaching tour is far different from that of the excursion made by the people for sensual pleasure or that of loitering about by worthless vagabonds. It is because the ղṣṇ are causelessly merciful to all enfettered souls and alone grieved by their misery–misery due to indifference towards the Transcendental Truth. In spite of having no business of their own, they roam about to relieve humanity from the terrible afflictions of births and rebirths.
Śī ṛn屹Բ Ṭhܰ left us an invaluable prediction made by Śrī Caitanya Ѳ, the original fountainhead, that His name would be introduced in every town and village on Earth. And again, Śī ԲԻ岹 Bhaktivinoda Ṭhܰ, the greatest pioneer of the movement of pure unalloyed devotion in the modern age, professed that the movement of pure devotion would soon be broadcast all over the world by a specially powerful individual. This prophecy is found to be fulfilled in the divine personage of Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta ī ҴDz峾ī Prabhupāda, who at that time moved heaven and earth to establish pure theism in large scale. He time and again employed his Gauḍīya expounders of extraordinary merit to dispel all nescience prevailing in the lands of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti ʰñԲ ś ҴDz峾ī ѲᲹ, the most affectionate disciple of Śī ī Prabhupāda, had founded the world-reputed Śrī Gauḍīya ձԳٲ Samiti to preserve Śrī Caitanya Ѳ’s message of unflinching devotion. Knowing his inner desire, you stepped forward to carry the responsibility of conveying the Gauḍīya ձԳٲ expositions beyond the seas, ignoring the bondage of your old age. Such is your benevolence.
India has always been the homeland of spiritual movement. In times like the present, when the minds of men are distracted by multiplicity of material considerations, it has become the utmost necessity for mankind to be spiritually awakened. No other doctrine can really bring eternal bliss to the distressed souls but the divine message of love propounded by Śrī Caitanya-deva, who has appointed Śī ū貹 峾ǻ岹 ҴDz峾ī and Śī ū貹 ҴDz峾ī as the Original Apostles. You, being the worthy messenger of them, would certainly be successful in imparting the true spirit of their teachings to fallible beings, by the divine grace of Śrī Guru-Gaura--վԴǻ岹-ī, Śrī Lakṣmī-ղ-Nṛsiṃhadeva. I earnestly pray to Them, so that you remain hale and hearty and be blessed with long life to broadcast the sublime message of Śrī Caitanya Ѳ all the world over. Amen.