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A True Servant—A True Master

by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja | 2021 | 174,865 words

This page relates ‘Why Vaishnavas never grieve,...� 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 67 - Why ղṣṇ never grieve,...

Why ղṣṇ never grieve � Poorness of mind is true poverty � The servant’s inclination to serve is his true achievement � The fruit of seeing Śrī Բٳ � We cannot experience Śrī 󲹲 by material perception � Exclusively devoted servants never meet with adversity

श्री श्री गुरु-गौराङ्गौ जयतः

śī śī guru-gaurāṅgau jayata�

—Śrī Rādhe-ś峾 Basāka Ukilapara, P.O.—Rayganj (West Dinajpur) W. B. 12/10/1983

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I came to know all the news when I received your affectionate letter of the 2nd of Ś屹ṇa. Forgive me for taking so long to send a response to your letter. I hope you will not be angry with me or displeased. What you wrote is totally true. My heart is still breaking today for ܲԻ岹ԲԻ岹. It is very natural that all your hearts would cry. Your grief and pain are greater, particularly because you nurtured him in your lap and raised him. No one comes to this world for long. At a certain point, everyone must go to a place that befits their 󲹲Բ. In this life, 󲹲Բ-bhajana alone is most auspicious, for that alone will properly establish a human being in his life. When our time is up, you and I and everyone else will have to go from this world. This is why bhaktas and ղṣṇ never grieve. �

Is it true that you cannot serve us in any way because you are poor? Only a person poor of mind is truly poor. Those who serve Śrī Hari, guru, and ղṣṇ can never be poor. The sevaka or 𱹾’s inclinations to serve are their achievement. You have that, so you are blessed. Even if exalted ղṣṇ will not step foot in your humble old cottage, I will appear as soon as you call me. Whatever foraged greens and rice you prepare, I will devour with utmost honour, as if I had prepared them myself. I am allowed to joke with you, which is why I told you this in Diamond Harbour on the 13th of Ś屹ṇa. I do not entertain any ambition to get money from you, so there is no reason you will incur loss. But surely I have the right to receive your love and affection. It is not right for you to think that if you were qualified like other people, then ղṣṇ would step foot in your home. My good wishes and affectionate blessings are always with you. Do realize this in your heart and gain some solace.

ղṣṇ are surely omniscient. There is no doubt in this. You want to offer your soul to the bhaktas, guru, and ղṣṇ and become rid of anxiety, and you can. Bhaktas offer everything to Śrī 󲹲 and make themselves worthy of the title ԾṣkñԲ (free of possessions). If you see Śrī Բٳ-deva on His chariot during the Ratha festival, you will never take birth again. Though Śrīman Ѳ entered the body of Śrī Բٳ, His own form remains unaltered. His śī , form, qualities, pastimes, associates, and so on are eternal and transcendental. His potency is non-different from Him. If you do not accept His Śrī, Bhū, and ī potencies, you have not accepted Him properly. He is identical to Vrajendra-nandana.

This being the case, the devotees do not see a manually carved Բٳ. Rather, they behold and experience His full form. We cannot experience Śrī 󲹲’s real form and nature by means of fragmented and divisive knowledge. Those who are exclusively devoted servants never meet with adversity. In the end, they attain direct service to 󲹲 in His abode. I am delighted to know that your pantry is open to serve and feed the ղṣṇ. I will go to Kolkata at the end of this coming October or by the first week of November. Then I will go to your house once to take . At present, I am well. Do not worry for me. Śī岹 ⲹṇa ѲᲹ is doing well in Ѳٳܰ. I have not received a letter from him in a long time. Iti

Forever your well-wisher,
Śrī Bhaktivedānta 峾Բ

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