Re: Lord Balarama's Bewilderment

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna!

Thank you very much Guruji and devotees for your kind responses. Yes Guruji, it is absolute a wondrous mystery that Lord Nityananda Balarama being the first expansion of Lord Gauranga Krishna only knows what His master wants Him to know despite His all-knowingness. This is the same kind of external exhibition as Lord Nityananda touching the asana of Lord Gauranga.  It is obvious that our Lordships do this out of Their causeless mercy for our benefit so our wonder and love for Them is always expanding.

The Lord is controlled by prema and as Sridhara Swami says: “This irregularity is difficult to prevent in Krishna.” What does that mean? It means that one may estimate the qualities of the Lord for one moment, but the next moment the qualities are increased. It is impossible to make an estimation of the transcendental qualities of the Lord. He is ‘nirguna’ not meaning ‘without qualities’ but ‘so full of qualities that They are beyond our measurement.’ The Lord gives that ever-increasing ocean of transcendental love in the hands of His devotees and He is controlled by that. However He is ever-increasing delightful, charming, alluring and seductive so Who is really in control? When we are under His spell the oceanic happiness we experience now is the next moment a drop at the feet of a way bigger ocean…ever-increasing and every second expanding in quantity and quality. To me the most stunning part of Lord Gauranga Krishna’s pastimes is that They are conducted for the ever expanding understanding and pleasure of His devotees.

Visvanatha Cakravarta Thakura says: “Krishna’s dependence on prema is the cause of ever-increasing bliss.” The ever-increasing bliss is given in the hands of Lord Gauranga Krishna's devotees and the bliss of His devotees is guaranteed to always amplify because Lord Gauranga Krishna’s attractiveness is always increasing. What a beautiful mystery!

Your servant,

Hadai Nityananda dasa

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna!
 

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