Thursday, January 8, 2009
Re: What is the specified meaning of the dhamas?
Welcome to NITAAI.com Fabian. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! Thank you for your wonderful questions and sorry for the belated reply. If you come to Puri, I can answer these questions in much more detail.
As far as I have heard Navadvip is Vrindavana from a little different perspective. All the lilas in Vrindavana can also be seen in the mood of Navadvip. There is the Gaur-Govinda Arati where Bhaktivinoda Thakur sings how the worship of gaur gadhadar becomes the worship of Radha Krishna. Could you please explain the right understanding of this point and how the mood of the dhamas differ from each other in the worship gaur gadhadar and Radha Krishna?
I have already explained this Tattva in many places. Please make a search. Shri Shri Gaura Gadadhara Pastimes are considered the climax of the Pastimes of Shri Shri Radha Krishna because even though Shri Shri Gaura Gadadhara are Shri Shri Radha Krishna Themselves, They do not imitate the Braja Pastimes in Navadvipa. They simply relish by dancing together in Sankirtana. This leads to Separation (Vipralambha) even during Union (which happens only occasionally in the Braja Lila of Shri Shri Radha Krishna like for example Prema Sarovara) which takes Shri Shri Gaura Gadadhara's Pastimes to the climax known as Prema Vaichitra as described by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada.
I have heard that in Navadvip more audaria is present, what does audaria mean within the lila?
Audarya Pastimes means that Lord Gaura Krishna freely gives the entry to even non-perfected souls in His topmost Pastimes which are even rare for His own Associates. It means the mood of distribution along with relishing it Himself.
It is sayed, when Mahaprabhu stayed in Puri he saw Vrindavana. Does this mean Puri is part of Goloka and just like Navadvip a different perspective of the Vrindavana Lilas. Or does Puri more refer to Dvarka, because Jagannath has a form of more opulence?
Yes, Puri is an eternal part of Goloka as described in Hari Vamsha. This is confirmed by none other than Shrimati Shachidevi herself, who said that Navadvipa and Puri are two different rooms of the same house. Puri is a part of the Navdvipa Partition of Goloka just like Gokula, Vrindavana and Govardhana are parts of the Braja partition. Puri is certainly not only Dvaraka. Dvaraka, Vaikuntha and other abodes are present inside Puri but Puri is not only that as confirmed in Vaishnava Tantra.. madhura dvaraka lilaa yah karoti cha gokule... Lord Gauraanga Mahaprabhu, Shrila Namacharya Haridasa Thakura, Gopkumara (Lord Jagannatha showed him the hidden Braja in Puri), Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada etc. would have never resided in Puri and performed Their Bhajana here if Puri was only Dvaraka or Vaikuntha or Kurukshetra etc.
Is there in the Nitya Lila of Puri Mahaprabhu present?
Yes. The nitya lila (eternal pastimes) of Jagannatha Puri were witnessed by Shrila Shrinivasa Acharya Thakura when he was resting in the house of Shrila Gopinatha Acharya. They are described in Bhakti Ratnakara.
How does the dhamas refer to each other in the nitya sphere?
Already described above. Puri is a part of Gauda Mandala Bhumi or the Gauranga's Partition in Goloka.
Daaso'smi, BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada.
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