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Friday, April 24, 2009

2. Die höchste Herrlichkeit der Namen Nityananda und Gauranga (29)


(28) MAN KANN GLEICHZEITIG GAURANGA DURCH DAS CHANTEN DES GAURA-GOPALA MANTRAS UND RADHA-KRISCHNA MIT DEM HARE KRISCHNA MAHAMANTRA VEREHREN

Nach einem der bedeutendsten vedischen B�cher, Jaiva Dharma von Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, gibt es drei Arten von Gottgeweihten, welche Einlass in den heiligsten Ort Goloka Vrindavana haben (Jaiva Dharma, Kap. 17):

Vrajanatha: Was ist die letztendliche Bestimmung einer Seele, welche sich Gauranga hingegeben hat?

Babaji: Krischna und Gauranga sind nicht verschieden. Sie sind beide Beh�ltnisse der Eigenschaft von S�sse (Madhurya-Rasa). Es gibt einen Unterschied. Die S�sse des Herrn (Madhurya-Rasa) hat zwei Eigenschaften: Anmut (Madhurya) und Barmherzigkeit (Audarya). Wenn die Anmut �berwiegt, manifestiert sich Krischna. Wenn die Barmherzigkeit �berwiegt, manifestiert sich Gauranga. Die spirituelle Welt von Vrindavana ist in zwei heilige Orte aufgeteilt: in den Ort von Krischna und den Ort von Gauranga. Die ewig vollkommenen und befreiten Seelen, f�r welche zuerst Anmut und dann Barmherzigkeit kommt, wohnen im heiligen Ort von Krischna. Sie sind Krischnas Gef�hrten. Die ewig vollkommenen und befreiten Seelen, f�r welche zuerst Barmherzigkeit und dann Anmut kommt, wohnen im heiligen Ort von Gauranga. Sie sind Gaurangas Gef�hrten. Einige Seelen zeigen zwei Formen, und wohnen an beiden Orten gleichzeitig. Andere Seelen manifestieren nur eine Form, und sind so nur an einem dieser heiligen Orte und nicht am anderen. Seelen, welche in ihrer spirituellen Praxis nur Gauranga verehrt haben, werden, wenn sie die Vollkommenheit erlangt haben, zu Gaurangas heiligem Ort gehen und Ihm dort dienen, Seelen, welche w�hrend ihrer spirituellen Praxis nur Krischna verehrt haben, werden, wenn sie die Vollkommenheit erlangt haben, zu Krischnas heiligem Ort gehen und Ihm dort dienen. Seelen, welche w�hrend ihrer spirituellen Praxis sowohl Krischna als auch Gauranga gedient haben, werden, wenn sie die Vollkommenheit erlangen, zwei Formen manifestieren und zu Krischnas und Gaurangas heiligen Orten gehen, und in ihren zwei Formen beiden Herrschaften gleichzeitig dienen. Die Wahrheit, dass Gauranga und Krischna gleichzeitig eins und verschieden sind, ist ein sehr vertrauliches Geheimnis.

Kommentar von BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada:

Es wird also sehr deutlich, dass es drei Arten von Seelen gibt, welche den allerh�chsten Vaikuntha Planeten Goloka erreichen, welcher wiederum in zwei Teile aufgeteilt ist, Navadvipa und Vrindavana. Diejenigen, welche nur Gauranga durch das Chanten der Nityananda- und Gauranga-Mantrarajas verehren, kommen nach Navadvipa und diejenigen, welche nur Krischna durch das Chanten des Hare-Krischna-Mahamantras verehren, kommen nach Vrindavana, aber erst wenn sie von allen Vergehen frei geworden sind, was sehr lange dauern kann. Die dritte Art von Seelen sind diejenigen, welche gleichzeitig sowohl Gauranga als auch Krischna verehren, indem sie beide Namen chanten, sie werden gleichzeitig Navadvipa und Vrindavana in zwei spirituellen K�rpern betreten, nachdem sie die Vollkommenheit erlangt haben. Sogar die Nityananda- und Gauranga-Mantrarajas k�nnen uns gem�ss dem Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya nach Vrindavana bringen, und sogar das Hare Krischna Mahamantra kann uns nach Navadvipa bringen, weil beide g�nzlich nicht-verschieden sind. Das gr�sste Problem ist aber, dass das Hare Krischna Mahamantra und der Name von Krischna f�r die bedingten Seelen die zehn Vergehen ber�cksichtigt, und so m�gen sie den offenbarten Schriften zufolge wohl keinen dieser beiden heiligen Orte erreichen, selbst nicht nach tausenden von Leben des alleinigen Chantens vom Hare Krischna Mahamantra.

Es ist sehr ungl�cklich und ungl�cksverheissend f�r die Welt, dass einige Gottgeweihte zwar t�glich die Bildgestalten Ihrer Herrschaften Nityananda-Gauranga verehren, aber gleichzeitig den erhabenen Vorgang des t�glichen Chantens der heiligen Namen von Nityananda und Gauranga auf der Gebetskette kritisieren. Dies ist ganz klar ein grosses Vergehen, wenn man zwischen der Bildgestalt (Form) des Herrn und Seinem heiligen Namen unterscheidet.

Stell dir vor, ein Gottgeweihter st�nde vor den Bildgestalten von Nityananda-Gauranga in einem Tempel. Und tausend Besucher fragen ihn an diesem Tag, was das f�r Bildgestalten sind, er w�re gezwungen die Nityanada- und Gauranga-Mantrarajas je tausend mal t�glich zu chanten. Also kann es nicht verboten sein. Nur weil du die am st�rksten reinigenden Tulasi Perlen in deiner Hand h�ltst, w�hrend du die Nityanada- und Gauranga-Mantrarajas chantest, wird es f�r einige zum Tabu. Zu sagen, dass Krischnas Name in der Form des Hare Krischna Mahamantras auf der Gebetskette gechantet werden kann, aber Gaurangas Name in der Form der Nityananda- und Gauranga-Mantrarajas nicht, ist ganz klar eines der schlimmsten Vergehen, indem man n�mlich zwischen den heiligen Namen von Krischna und Gauranga unterscheidet.



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Re: My humble request


Dear lowerthanarat prabhu,

      Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble pranams!

       Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati's complete verse by verse translation of the Chaitanya Bhagavata is available at krishna.com in these links: The adi khanda edition of this translation is available for download online in a number of places.

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       In the international website the total set is $133. Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta's purports to CB are so nectarian and detailed. He even explains the Bengali so that people may understand.

        We have purchased all the 7 volumes from India where it is much cheaper ($42 total) and it is incomparable nectar with all the original verses.

        I will see if there is a version that has the orignal slokas with the translation only. Thank you for requesting.

Daaso'smi,
Srinath



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Murari Gupta's realization


Dear devotees,

    Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My humble pranams and obeisances!

    Chaitanya Bhagavata is the real treasure trove of devotion and contains the key to awakening Gaura bhakti in the hearts of all living entities. It is such pleasure to read and listen to these pastimes again and again. I would like to share with you one insight I got on Madhya Khanda Chapter 20.

     When Murari Gupta approached Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda, he offered obeisances to Lord Gauranga first. Lord Gauranga then corrected him in a dream saying that Lord Nityananda is older. But why did it appear like a 'violation' of etiquette? Murari Gupta is one of the greatest authorities of nyaya shastra in his own right and Lord Chaitanya regularly argued logic with him in his scholarly pastimes. He knows very well all the codes of etiquette.

     One layer of understanding is that Murari Gupta knew Lord Gauranga was the original source of all sources and Lord Nityananda is his expansion, so he offered obeisances to Lord Gauranga first. But this understanding was more of a logical sequence to me rather than a realization.

     But by the Lord's mercy another insight came which was so wonderful. Murari Gupta knows very well that Lord Nitaai is older to Lord Gaura by 12 years, why did he offer obeisances to Lord Gauranga first? The answer is that Murari Gupta is actually none other than Hanuman, the dearest servant of Lord Rama. He is totally devoted to Lord Ramachandra and according to his devotion Lord Gaurachandra reveals himself as Lord Rama to Murari.

     When Murari came to see the two Lords, he saw them as Lord Rama (Gauranga) and Lakshmana (Nityananda). Lakshmana is the younger brother in Rama lila so Murari offered obeisances to Lord Rama first, then he offered obeisances to Lakshmana. When asked about it, he said that he only followed the internal mood of Hanuman in his heart.

      Lord Gaurachandra was very pleased internally to see the devotion of Murari Gupta, but he also desired to reveal the speciality of this incarnation to him. In his dream Lord Gauranga appeared as Krishna and Lord Nitaai as Balarama to show Murari Gupta some truth about their forms of Krishna and Balarama. He wanted to show Murari Gupta that Krishna being the original source of all expansions, when he descends, all his incarnations including Lord Rama, Lord Vishnu, Lord Narasimha and all other expansions enter into him. Therefore in this incarnation, Lord Nityananda is Balarama with Lakshmana having entered into him and he is Krishna with Lord Rama's forms entered into him. At the time when Lord Gauranga appears, he takes precedence over all his expansions which bow before him and surrender all their opulences to him. Therefore, actually it is Lord Nityananda who is elder and Lord Gauranga who is younger being Balarama and Krishna respectively.

       Lord Gaura also revealed something about the mood of Krishna lila to Murari who is from Rama lila, telling him that Lord Ramachandra has entered into him and therefore the mood of Gaura Nitaai has taken over that of Lord Ramachandra-Lakshmana. The mood of Lord Rama and Lakshmana has now been superseded by that Lord Krishna Balarama as they are the original source of Lord Rama and Lakshmana and it is this relationship that is predominant in the pastimes of Gaura lila. It's very inconceivable to logic, but in the spiritual pastimes, the mood is what matters over the tattva. Now the Lord's original mood manifests over that of his expansions and therefore that is the mood that has to be given predominance.

       Realising the glories of Lord Nitaai, Murari Gupta got up and chanted "Nityananda! Nityananda!" over and over again as he saw that in this incarnation, Lord Nitaai is the older brother and so next time he offered obeisances to Lord Nityananda first then to Lord Gauranga. Now he said, "My Lord I only follow." Previously he followed his internal mood, now he followed the same mood that the Lord was openly manifesting as he revealed it to him showing that a devotee has no other desire accept to follow the Lord as He desires.

       Yet another realization from this is that seeing the Lord externally in person is indeed superior to seeing him internally in meditation. Murari Gupta always keeps Rama and Lakshmana in his heart literally so. In Ayodhya (Ramayana Uttara Khanda) he tore his heart open only to reveal that. But now Lord Gaura and Nitaai went into his heart and then when Murari Gupta left for home, Lord Nitaai Gaura stayed in his heart, as they do eternally always. Really these pastimes are all eternal!

       In Rama Lila Lakshmana always kept himself as a humble servant trying to hide behind Lord Rama. So in Gaura lila Lord Gauranga has kept it reverse so that the glories of Lord Nityananda can be revealed to all of existence and to all living entities.  It only goes to re-iterate the earlier realization I had that Lord Nityananda can be revealed only by Lord Gauranga's mercy. It is Lord Chaitanya who again and again reveals Lord Nityananda's glories everywhere. To understand the truth about Lord Nitaai, one has to get Lord Gauranga's mercy.

        The verse which says that only Hanuman received such mercy from Lord Ramachandra was the verse that revealed all this to me.

       How many truths of spiritual mellows are hidden in Chaitanya Bhagavata! It reveals the mood of every incarnation of Godhead and how all the devotees of all different mellows are united in one mellow in Gaura lila. This also shows the mercy of Lord Gauranga -- he reveals his topmost orignal form to devotees of all different moods and abodes and pastimes. Which is why they all experienced even more bliss than in their own unique lila. It is a fact that the bliss of all the Lord's expansions can be realized in the single form of Lord Gaurachandra himself. Everything is included in Him.

        How merciful is the Lord to reveal to this most useless wretch a glimpse of the heart of Murari Gupta, who is the first servant of Lord Gauranga-Ramachandra. It was so beautiful to get a glimpse of all these truths in one moment. I am not able to properly express my amazement at how many oceans of realization lie with a 2 line sloka of the Chaitanya Bhagavata. Lord Nityananda dictated the Chaitanya Bhagavata and his words have unlimited potency. Hidden under the mask of extreme simplicity is an unlimited ocean.

        I only share these realizations to you devotees because it is my desire to give you back atleast one drop of what you have given me with my incompetent ability. I only want to please you and give you a lot of bliss through this.

        All this is only due to the mercy of Hadai Nityananda Dasa prabhu and Swamiji who have so mercifully brought me to spiritual life. I am unable to express my gratitude to them -- for all that they have helped. Jaya Murari Gupta! Jaya Gurudeva!

Daaso'smi,
Srinath



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My humble request


Respects to all

Sri Vrndavan das Thakura

We all love to read Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat for me it much sweeter then Sri Krsna Lila, and not so difficult to read as Sri Chaitanya caritamrita. I first read this book in 1998 as I was given photo copy of the complete book.

When I got my computer a few months later I started searching the internet other translations of the same book. Around the year 2000 I bought the one volume English translation.

Over the years I was still searching for a complete English translation with slokas, and a far as I know there is only one complete translation being made, and I had a few volumes.  I did not like them.

Srila AC Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada my diksh guru was empowered by Lord Nityananda Prabhu to spread Gauranga Krsna consciousness all over the world, and translate books with his purports.

Since his leaving his earthly pass time's others have tried to translate in the same vain. When I read I would like to read Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat as it is; verse by verse; this way I would get the feel of Sri Vrndavan das Thakura telling his story of Sri Nitai Gaurangas pass times.

As with the English Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat translation I hardly ever put it down until I finished it. Such nectar on every page.

The purport translated Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat version; it was very hard to follow the flow of the book even if I just reading the slokas and translation of the book it became too much for me turning three or more page untill he next sloka.

All these years and we are still waiting for a completed Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat with slokas.

My humble request please some one complete the sloka translation of Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat.

The bengali Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat is almost pocket size.


lowerthanarat



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