A True Servant—A True Master
by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja | 2021 | 174,865 words
This page relates ‘Chanting Shri Nama and weeping leads to perfection,...� 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.
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Letter 92 - Chanting Śī Nāma and weeping leads to perfection,...
Chanting śī 峾 and weeping leads to perfection � ’s grace dispels the devotee’s obstacles in bhajana � In Բ-ᲹԲ, concern for social opinion is surely rejectable � Those who do not love ղṣṇ are always rejectable
श्री श्री गुरु-गौराङ्गौ जयतः
śī śī guru-gaurāṅgau jayata�
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Mā—�! I received your affectionate letter almost four months ago. After that, we certainly saw each other two or three times while travelling. I am writing to you because I feel you will be displeased if I do not respond to your letter. Do not be angry with me.
By Śī ’s mercy, we are well in a way and hope you all are well physically and in regard to bhajana. I am not far from you. Know that I stay close by.
You will only find auspiciousness if you can chant śī 峾 for a fixed number of rounds. If you can chant śī 峾, weeping and crying, Śī will grant you direct 岹śԲ and engage you in the rightful position of performing loving service (-) to Him. We have no path to auspiciousness other than the causeless mercy of ܲ, guru, and ղṣṇ. If we obtain Śīman Ѳ’s mercy, all the results of our former karma are dispelled.
“Girls cannot do hari-bhajana.� These are not the words of ܲ, scripture, and guru. The mundane attachment of a man to a woman and the natural attachment of a woman to a man is referred to as the bondage of . In that, both parties are guilty.
जे� भज�, से� बड, अभक्त—ही� छा�, कृष्� भजने नाहि जाति-कुलादि विचा�
Jei bhaje, sei baḍa, abhakta—hīna chāra, kṛṣṇa bhajane nāhi jāti-kulādi vicāra[1]
“The one who performs worship is superior. The non-devotee is destitute and detestable. There is no consideration of race, family, etc. in the worship of ṛṣṇa.�
This is the opinion of scripture. Only one who has faith, belief, and devotion is worthy of hari-bhajana.
श्रद्धावान� जन हय भक्त�-अधिकारी
Śraddhāvān jana haya bhakti-adhikārī[2]
“A faithful person is suited for devotion.�
Only if our love, affection, and attachment are offered to Śī can we find spiritual fortune.
विषय� जे प्रीति एब� आछये आमार, से� मत प्रीति हौक् चरणे तोमा�
Viṣaye je prīti ebe āchaye āmāra, sei mata prīti hauk caraṇe tomāra[3]
“May I have the kind of love I now have for the objects of the senses for Your lotus feet instead.�
This is the prayer of exclusively devout devotees. His causeless compassion is the only resource and provision for the 첹 and . A devotee who has offered his soul to Śī has no sort of fear or pain and suffering. The 첹 or whose heart is resolute can conquer all obstacles and adversities on the strength of his or her bhajana. By taking shelter of Śī ’s lotus feet, which are the basis of freedom from sorrow, fear, and death, they are freed from the fear of fear itself.
Our Բ-ᲹԲ should not be checked by fear or shame related to others. We will have to completely give that up and walk the path of Բ. It is very easy to deviate from bhajana, whereas it is a very difficult business to become devoted to bhajana. Śī alone is our protector, our maintainer, and nurturer. If we can chant śī 峾 without offences, we have no fear.
Worldly relationships are momentary, short-term. Persons who thirst for hari-bhajana do not want even the slightest bit of association with those who do not have faithful devotion, or love and affection for ܲ, guru, and ղṣṇ. It is imperative to mentally recognize those devoid of this affection as bad association and become one-pointed in hari-bhajana. �
I took——and came to ʳܰī-峾 from Kolkata on the date of 18/7/87. Once again, on the date of 26/7/87, I will return to the Kolkata ṻ. On the upcoming date of 11/8/87, I will travel with seven or eight sevakas from Howrah on the Kamroop Express and reach the Koch Bihar ṻ around ten o’clock in the morning. If you have time, come to see me. The next day I will travel to Dhubri and reach Tura on the date of 14/8/87.
Please, all of you, accept my affectionate blessings. � Iti�
Your eternal well-wisher,
Śī Bhaktivedānta 峾Բ