Srila Saraswati’s Life – Receiving and Spreading Mahaprabhu’s Gift
What did Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura consider as the most special fortune? And to what extent he went to gift this fortune to others?
Glories. Pastimes and Lessons from the Lives of our Glorious Acaryas. The greatest gift of Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradya is the legacy that we have inherited through these most extra-ordinary personalities who only descended unto this earth for spreading the message of divine love. Each aspect of their lives gives us a profound lesson, an example and a worthy reason for surrender.
What did Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura consider as the most special fortune? And to what extent he went to gift this fortune to others?
Each verse of Caitanya Caritamrita is an exquisite poetry. The eloquent manner in which Kaviraja Goswami narrates the expanse of Mahaprabhu’s and Panca Tattva’s grace is worth reading. If reading can give so much joy, how much will experiencing give? And furthermore, how beautiful are the purports given by Shrila Prabhupada! Sitting in the Jaladuta Cargo ship, he was feeling separation from Madan Mohan and Gopinath. But, the text of Sri Caitanya Caritamrita was granting him solace.
Can praying to Shrila Prabhupada alone give us the perfection of life? Is it not utmost necessary to pray to Radha and Krishna
Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami is an all-time genius. He was not only a great scholar, but also a great devotee of Lord Caitanya. In an indirect manner, Kaviraja Goswami has glorified Shrila Prabhupada by mentioning the expanse of Lord Caitanya’s influence. After all, how can a devotee not know another devotee?
Just as the Six Goswamis revealed Vrindavan, the Seventh Goswami, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura revealed Mayapur Dham to all of us. A few glories of Nabadwipa Dham from Nabadwipa Dhama Mahatmya by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Priyavrata created a second sun by following the path of the sun, but Shrila Prabhupada created unlimited suns in the form of his followers those who are spreading the light of the Bhagavata throughout the world.
In spirituality, surrender (saranagati) is not about fear or loss, but it is an elevated expression of love. Shrila Prabhupada’s life exemplifies this sweet surrender, where giving our very best opens the door to divine grace and inner fulfillment.