A True Servant—A True Master
by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja | 2021 | 174,865 words
This page relates ‘Even Bhagavan will not interfere with a living entity’s Karma,...� 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 66 - Even will not interfere with a living entity’s Karma,...
Even will not interfere with a living entity’s karma � Accept hardships to be tests from Śī Giridhārī-DZ � Unbreakable faith will establish you at the pinnacle of prosperity � Be wary of demigod worshippers who conjure ‘rapture� and contradict Գٲ � Proper etiquette for ԲԲī and ī in regard to weddings
श्री श्री गुरु-गौराङ्गौ जयतः
śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅgau jayata�
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Mā—�! I received your affectionate letter of 15/7/83. Forgive me that I could not reply in a timely manner. I am more or less healthy. You all worry about me, which is why has been compelled to keep me healthy. I wrote inviting you to come to Śī 屹ī貹-峾 for the 鲹ٳ-ٰ festival. Come another time when you have the chance and have 岹śԲ of śrī 峾. If you make the effort, Śī will give you the opportunity.
Despite living in ṃs, try to remain ṃsī (not of the world). Śī has given you that sort of power of knowledge, conscience, and discretion. In this world, if you do not adopt a liberal policy, you cannot effect your own or another’s welfare. If you cannot be impartial, you cannot preserve your sva-dharma (own duty). I was concerned to know that—�ū’s unhappiness has been exacerbated. Try the best you can for treatment. The result is in Śī ’s hands. Every human being takes his birth in ṃs according to his own individual fortune. No one has the capacity to do otherwise. Even Śī Himself does not lay a hand on the ī’s karma or the fruits of that karma. You must accept the sorrow and pain of ṃs to be the harsh test of Śī Giridhārī-DZ. Do not fall stricken by worry.
This is my childlike request of you. Look to Gopāla and tolerate the sorrow and suffering of material existence.
“It is not that Śī will protect us; He is always protecting us.�
You must keep firm faith in this. Know that my special wish is for there never to be any impediment to your contemplation on because of worry for food. Your unbreakable faith and belief in Śī Hari, guru, and ղṣṇ will establish you at the pinnacle of prosperity. You have no worries since you have been able to surrender your soul to guru and ղṣṇ.
Those who display arrogance about having received the mercy of or some demigod or goddess can never achieve well-being. Those to whom Śī shows His mercy can never contradict Գٲ. They can never, in a state of “rapture�, speak things that are illogical and uncorroborated by scripture. Բ-ᲹԲ and the resultant experience of is real; it is never imaginary or false. No demigod or goddess can speak erroneous Գٲ. As they have taken refuge of the truth, they only make statements in accordance with tattva-Գٲ. Persons who are acquainted with śٰ and who are seers of the truth never speak erroneous accounts rife with contradictions of Գٲ. The statements of , śٰ, and guru reveal a single vision of truth. Do not fall prey to these sorts of erroneous conclusions. �Jei ī, sei kṛṣna –she who is Kālī is also ṛṣṇa.� This can never be. It is contrary to tattva. I will not be able to be present at the time of your daughter’s wedding.
Still, I will send a ṇa priest and two or three ṛhٳ ղṣṇ from Kolkata. Said ղṣṇ will take care of the tasks of the fire sacrifice, cooking, and serving. I will explain everything to them in detail. No ī or ԲԲī should be present at the wedding ceremony. This is forbidden in śٰ. Prior to the wedding and after, as time permits, they can be present, but even then, it should be several days later. That is why neither I nor any sevaka wearing saffron garments will be able to be present at said function. After one or two months, I will come to visit. Please do not feel any sort of sadness in this regard.
Once my body is healthy, sometime in the month of Jyeṣṭha (May–June), I will, all of a sudden, come to see you. Do not tell anyone about this. I will have to return the next day because book printing is going on in Kolkata. Know you have my affectionate blessings and convey them to your children. What more? Iti�
Your eternal well-wisher,
Śī Bhaktivedānta 峾Բ