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The harsh reality of this world and how to transcend it 鈥� Living at home can be the same as living in the temple 鈥� The purpose of 艢r墨 N膩r膩ya峁嘺-and 狈峁泂颈峁僪补-kavaca 鈥� Discussing the glories of the 诲丑腻尘补 constitutes living in the 诲丑腻尘补 鈥� The 尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补 consists of sixteen names, thirty-two syllables, and sixty-four qualities 鈥� Seeing by heart and seeing by the eyes 鈥� Special exceptions to vrata rules

啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶椸�佮ぐ啷�-啶椸�屶ぐ啶距�權�嵿�椸�� 啶溹く啶む��

艣谤墨 艣谤墨 guru-gaur膩峁単au jayata岣�

艢r墨 Goloka-驳补帽箩补 骋补耻岣嵞珁补 惭补峁环补 P.O. Golakganj (Dhubri), Assam 5/8/1974

厂苍别丑腻蝉辫补诲腻蝉耻鈥�

M膩鈥斺��! I had promptly received the letters you wrote previously. Quite some days have passed since you sent the inland letter card, dated 19/8/1974. It was redirected from 狈补惫补诲惫墨辫补 to here, 艢r墨 Goloka-驳补帽箩补 骋补耻岣嵞珁补 惭补峁环补, where I received them in the middle of the Jh奴lana festival.

What you wrote is very true: 鈥淭his world is an unknown land. Here there is no one to call one鈥檚 own.鈥� This 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 is a special jail. Human beings come here to reap the fruits of their karma. This is the harsh reality. What is going on here is mutual harm motivated by mundane self-interest. Everyone misunderstands everyone else and harbours misgivings towards them. But those who are 蝉腻诲丑补办补蝉 and 蝉腻诲丑颈办腻蝉 have no extraneous mundane hankerings, hopes, or aspirations, and so they are worry-free and devoid of agitation. The contemplation of the soul鈥檚 welfare with their every breath, their wealth, intelligence, and words is the purpose of their lives.

Even if one does not have the convenience of living in the 尘补峁环补-mandira or 腻艣谤补尘补, if one lives at home and follows the instructions and orders of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, one surely gains the fruit of living in the 腻艣谤补尘补. 艢r墨 Hari, guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉鈥� causeless mercy is also necessary in this regard. Like the other three 腻艣谤补尘补s (stages of life), 驳腻谤丑补蝉迟丑测补 (family life) is also a special 腻艣谤补尘补; it will not do to forget this. It must be given the esteem of an 腻艣谤补尘补 and it is proper to protect its sanctity in all respects. One will have to fulfill one鈥檚 responsibility to one鈥檚 guru by chanting 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 while sitting at home, engaging in saintly association, studying the 艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉 and granthas, and performing various other services. If one does that, then surely one will gain the fruit of living in the 尘补峁环补, or mandira.

The main thing is to execute the limbs of bhakti, like chanting 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补, and thereby perform bhajana-蝉腻诲丑补苍补. By doing so, all manner of agitation in the home and various miseries like illness will be dispelled. So you can even keep the kavaca flowers or there is no harm in putting them in the 骋补峁単腻 also. 艢r墨 N膩r膩ya峁嘺-kavaca and 艢r墨 狈峁泂颈峁僪补-kavaca dispel all the obstacles in the realm of bhajana for the bhakti-蝉腻诲丑补办补 and -蝉腻诲丑颈办腻. Hence, they are not ordinary like the nava-graha kavacas [talismans of the nine astrological deities]. 艢r墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 and His 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 are never to be put to work or used. That beckons 蝉别惫腻-补辫补谤腻诲丑补 and 苍腻尘补-apar膩dha. Only by serving 艢r墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥檚 艣谤墨 尘奴谤迟颈 and His 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 does the 箩墨惫补 become blessed.

Those who live at home and discuss the glories and distinction of 艣谤墨 诲丑腻尘补 and the residents of the 诲丑腻尘补 are also residents of the 诲丑腻尘补. 

啶溹�� 啶︵た啶� 啶椸�冟す啷� 啶�啶溹�� 啶︵�囙�栢た, 啶椸�冟す啷囙い啷� 啶椸�嬥げ啷嬥�� 啶�啶距��

Je dina g峁沨e bhajana dekhi, g峁沨ete goloka bh膩ya^[1]  

鈥淭he day I see that bhajana is performed in my home, Goloka appears there.鈥� 

These are the words of the 蝉腻诲丑耻-尘补丑腻箩补苍补蝉. Taking shelter of a bona fide guru and obtaining the association of 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 truly occurs solely due to great good fortune. 

It is by this that human beings become successful. 

啶掂�堗し啷嵿ぃ啶� 啶膏�權�嵿�椸�囙い啷� 啶�啶�, 啶嗋え啶ㄠ�嵿う啶苦�� 啶呧え啷佮�曕�嵿し啶�, 啶膏う啶� 啶灌く 啶曕�冟し啷嵿�� 啶�啶班じ啶權�嵿��

痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补 sa峁単ete mana, 膩nandita anuk峁�a峁嘺, sad膩 haya k峁涐梗峁嘺 parasa峁単a^[2]

鈥淚n the company of 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, the mind is blissful at every moment, for the topics of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 are always being discussed.鈥� 

All of the sad-guru鈥檚 concern for spiritual welfare is focused on those who follow his instructions and orders with their heart and soul. Most baddha-箩墨惫补s are children in regard to spiritual teachings, yet through 艣谤补诲诲丑腻-bhakti, they too are capable of becoming wise. I will not be miserly in any way about granting you helpful instruction. In the case of followers who are like sons and daughters, none of their faults is even taken into account; they are forgiven for even grave misdeeds.

Svayam 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺candra is the possessor of sixty-four transcendental qualities, and His 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 (the 迟腻谤补办补-brahma 尘补丑腻-尘补苍迟谤补) is the aggregate of sixteen names and thirty-two syllables. That, however, reveals the truth of 艣补办迟颈 and 艣补办迟颈m膩n. Only by utterance of these sixteen names is a proper result reaped. The rule that uttering 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 just once [delivers one from material bondage] pertains to the independent and primary 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补, such as 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, Mukunda, Govinda. The baddha-箩墨惫补, full of anarthas, can never reap the fruit of uttering the direct form of 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补-brahma itself simply by uttering the syllables of 苍腻尘补. The 箩墨惫补鈥檚 life only becomes successful by uttering the transcendental 艣谤墨 苍腻尘补 that is 蝉补肠肠颈诲腻苍补苍诲补, with a tongue composed of pure consciousness. But he will never be worthy of possessing Pur峁嘺brahma (the full manifestation of Godhead) 艢r墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥檚 sixty-four qualities or gaining competence equal to His.

I understood your mind was disturbed because you did not know where I am and how I am. Inner vision is possible by contemplation alone and 产丑腻惫补-诲补谤艣补苍补, or 诲补谤艣补苍补 [of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍] through one鈥檚 transcendental sentiment, is more real than the vision of the eyes. This is why viraha (separation) is superior to milana (meeting). This is something to be realized. You stare in hope of getting a single drop of water, but the thirsty 肠腻迟补办补 bird surely gains the mercy-water from the clouds of compassion鈥�艣谤墨 guru and 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍鈥揾aving its thirst quenched and life blessed. Despite knowing that a thunderbolt may fall upon it, it must appeal to the cloud. It is not possible to attain tattva-vastu (the true reality) without wholehearted reliance and surrender.

Although in 蝉尘峁泃颈-艣腻蝉迟谤补, consumption of milk is forbidden during the month of 膧艣惫颈苍补, there will be no fault if you take it. For you, a special injunction has been given. If someone鈥檚 life depends on a particular 蝉腻迟迟惫颈办补 foodstuff, it is acceptable to not give it up for what is a temporary period [of prohibition]. Our 闯补苍尘腻峁ａ弓补尘墨 will be in Koch Bihar this time. I am well. Accept my affectionate blessings. Convey my good wishes to your mother and father. Iti鈥�

Your eternal well-wisher,
艢r墨 Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补

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[1]:

艢补谤补峁嚹乬补迟颈^, 艢耻诲诲丑补-bhakata (6) by 艢r墨la Bhaktivinoda 峁琱腻办耻谤补

[2]:

笔谤腻谤迟丑补苍腻^, 峁琱腻办耻谤补 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补-pada (4) by 艢r墨la Narottama 诲腻蝉补 峁琱腻办耻谤补