0:09And something that is that when we think of namabhasa, it ends with atmanibhasa, and trying to mirror the sentiments of the Vaishnavas, they always say that this is Srimati Radhika's primary form of expression. Could you maybe expand on that? And I've also heard that antardyip of namabhasa, the heart of namabhasa, that's atmanibhasa, and that's also Srimati Radhika, Mayapur antardyip.
0:46First of all, navadha-bhakti refers to nine types of Vaidhi-bhakti. Navavidha-bhakti, nine types of Vaidhi-bhakti. You see, if you go to the original verses of Srimad Bhagavatam, Sri Prahlad Maharaj had said,
1:20The meaning is, a person who has offered their self to the Supreme Lord first and then engages in hearing, chanting and remembering. Surrender is a preliminary condition. If someone is not surrendered, then they engage in hearing, chanting and remembering. It's not bhakti because surrender is the doorway into the realm of bhajan. So if someone is not surrendered, they're like an actor in a drama, playing the role of a devotee, not an actual devotee, so first one has to surrender, and then in that surrendered state, then when we hear chant and remember, then bhakti, which is the vilasa of Svarupa-shakti, it's the play of Krishna's internal potency, it comes into our ears in the form of sravanam, bhakti comes onto our tongue in the form of kirtanam, enters into our mind in the form of smaranam, it's a divine energy that takes over our senses,
2:21So only doing these things outwardly, this is not bhakti. First surrender. And then when this shakti comes, then that is called the nine types of bhakti. But, we see, eṭāvatālaṁ bahudhā vibhūmā... Prahlad Maharaj said, in my opinion, this is the one who does this. He is the most learned person. This is what I have studied.
2:52etāvatālam, aditam, aditam means that Prahlad Maharaj has studied it under the guidance of his guru, Narada, okay, so that you have studied and learned about these aspects of bhakti means that it's vaidhi bhakti, in other words, it's coming from, you have learned about the shastra and the various rules and you're serving according to those rules, Jiva Goswami has explained the verse in this way.
3:25Whereas, it is true that Radharani has done Atmanivedan, but which devotee, pure devotee has not done Atmanivedan? Is it anyone? Prahlad Maharaj has done Atmanivedan, Ambarish Maharaj has done Atmanivedan, Hanuman has done Atmanivedan, Uddhava, Arjun, the Pandavas, they've all done Atmanivedan. So, though Radhika, we can say, is the last limit of Atmanivedan, but all have done it.
4:05But there are specialities in Radhika's love. What is she? Mahabhava-svarupa, Sri Radhika Thakurani, she's Mahabhava-svarupa. This is beyond any kind of rule and regulation. This is just completely spontaneous. It has no boundaries. It has no calculation in it even. No limitation. So this is an anirvachaniya. It's indescribable. But still anyway, our acharyas have described what it is about.
4:39In the morning class, when I come at 10 o'clock, then I'll try to describe, give some idea what it is. An ordinary person who's just thinking about, yes, surrender, surrender, surrender, that means that you're attached to something and you're surrendering from that. And then what is left, you're giving that to Krishna, everything. This is just the beginning.
5:02This is why when Mahaprabhu was speaking with Ramananda Raya and asking him, tell me what's the goal of life. First he said, varnasrama-dharma. Mahaprabhu, this is external, tell me something more. Then he said, Krishna-karmarpana, what karma you do, you give that to Krishna, please tell me something more, then Mahaprabhu said, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja, surrender, what did Mahaprabhu say, this is external, tell me something more, right, because surrender means that you were not surrendered and now you have to surrender, but once you've surrendered, now what, so this is only just a very preliminary, that surrender is preliminary, so then Ramananda Raya, he spoke about, jnana-sunya-bhakti, bhakti with no knowledge mixed in with it, that means no knowledge that Krishna is even God, right?
5:59You see, a person can know that Krishna is God, like Dhruva Maharaj or Prahlad Maharaj or anyone, and they can do Atmanivedan, and after Atmanivedan, they still know that he is God, but in Braja, no one has a clue, they think Lord Narayan is God, and Krishna is Yashoda-nandan, he is the son of Yashoda, how can Krishna be Bhagavan, that's impossible.
6:25Atmarama, self-satisfied. Krishna will never be satisfied after a hundred births. He's always angry, lusty, hungry, thirsty. Oh, mother, mother, give me your milk. How will you be Atmarama?
6:43So, yes, we can say in one sense, Radhika is the last limit of Atmanivedan. But Atmanivedan is something that all devotees have to do to be pure devotees. And the kind of love that Vraja-vasis have, far, far beyond these nine types of bhakti, described by, okay, so, there's a lot, but just for now, it's okay.
7:13Only 30 seconds, because, I shouldn't have to say, managing it. 25 seconds. Go on. Can't think you could say, there's some worldly, without being an athlete. No, no. It's, if you are stressed, if you are disturbed by something, take shelter of Krishna. Krishna. So, but then when you take shelter of him and by his mercy that pain goes away, then don't give him up and forget about him. Because that means you're just using Krishna like a paracetamol. You know, when you get a headache, you take a paracetamol and your headache goes away, then you don't take it anymore. So don't try to use Krishna as a paracetamol to take away your headaches. If you have a headache, take shelter of Krishna. But once you've taken shelter, that should be with a one-way ticket.
8:09Saranagati, atmanivedan, surrender, it's a one-way ticket, if you're only going there to get free from pain and coming back, you're not really surrendered, you're just trying to use Krishna, okay, so it's not an offence, in Bhagavatam, he said,
8:39whoever you are, whatever you want, if you're intelligent, you'll do bhakti to Krishna, and to get it, but by doing bhakti, gradually that desire will also go, if you have desire, it will go away, because Krishna is very kind, he says, if someone has a desire and they worship me, then I fulfill that desire, but I fulfill that desire in such a way, that they will never ask for that thing again, And then, and then, if another desire comes out, but he's still serving me, then Krishna said, that, nija-pāda-pallavam, he said that, the desires are coming out from his heart, it's like a hole, and all these desires keep coming out, so I come with my lotus foot, and I put it on the hole, and they can't come out anymore, so this is a very beautiful verse, Mahaprabhu has taught this to Sanatana Goswami in Sanatana Shiksha,
9:40If you go online, on our Chaitanya Academy YouTube page, there you will see very many playlists, but one is the playlist of Sanatana Shiksha, very, very important, it's like a course, it's about 45 classes, going through the four chapters of Sanatana Shiksha, so try to hear it, it will give you a nice, like, master's degree, impact, he's doing master's in computer science, but you should take this course as well.
10:13Try to major in bhakti On this topic, I think I asked you something similar before you quoted from Brihad-bhagavatamrita Yes, yes, yes In 1.1.3 Yes, yes, yes Very amazing Amazing Yeah He is Parikshit Maharaj's mother, Uttara She's saying, if there's a devotee, they have some desire, but they engage in devotion to Krishna, then what will happen?
11:01You see, if you have a desire, and you want to fulfill that desire, you can focus on that desire. Oh, like, you know, the secret? You have to manifest it. You have to manifest it, it's the secret. But actually, the real secret is that if it's not in your karma, it doesn't matter how much you are trying to think about it, it's not happening, it's not happening; that's the actual secret, that's the real secret. But then you say, "Hey, look, I paid for my video and I did this course, I want my money back, because I was focusing and it never came," and they say, "But you didn't focus enough," you know, so this is like cheating, because it's not scientific.
11:46It's because it's non-falsifiable; for something to be scientific it has to be falsifiable, right? So there's scientists now, philosophy of science. So the actual fact is, if it's not in your karma, even if you focus, it will not come. But if you do bhakti, sve chala-akhilam means, even if it's not in your astrological chart to have this thing, but whatever you want, from the bottom to the top of the universe, even to become Lord Brahma, it will become true by the power of bhakti, and the devotee can enjoy; he enjoys that desire, bhuñjāna, sukha, bhogāṁśte. Usually in this material world, when you enjoy, it's mixed with suffering, it's like sweet rice, but someone put some sand in it, so it's kind of tasty, but it's sticking between your teeth, and that's material happiness, it's all mixed up. But when you do bhakti, Krishna will arrange that you will enjoy, and he takes out the suffering part as well, just complete enjoyment. And then what happens, someone may say, "Ah, but this devotee is very
12:50impure, because he's enjoying the senses," but Uttara says, "No, no, no, because he's doing bhakti, he actually even remains pure when he's enjoying," and then that desire goes away, viśuddhaṁ yānti tatpadam, and his desire goes away, it's fulfilled. And then, yānti tatpadam, he goes to Goloka Vṛndāvan. Gaura Premānande! Gaura Premānande! Gaura Premānande! So don't have a critical eye looking at everyone, like an ant walking around the room, looking for a crack to go into the tent, you know?
13:24Don't be like an ant looking for everyone's faults. Like this. Devotees are devotees. Hearing, chanting, remembering. Krishna loves them. They may have some desires. But they'll quickly go away. And very soon. They'll go to Goloka Vṛndāvan. So try to have this vision. If you want to see faults, Look in the mirror.
13:46Gaura Premānande!
