SUMMARY
-Navadvipa-dhama gives shelter even to offenders.
-One who attains Krishna’s abode will not come back.
-Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatipada said you brought a return ticket before you came to Vrindavana.
-Raskhan’s verse that Srimati Radhika is my mistress & I’m Her maidservant & requests for birth in Vrindavana every life.
-Lila of Krishna killing the demon Aghasura whose atma enters into Krishna’s toenails.
-Brahmaji’s doubts on whether Krishna is Bhagavan or not.
-Lila of Shivaji getting intoxicated & dancing after taking some remnants of Lord Vishnu’s prasada from Naradaji.
-Don’t eat maha-prasada but serve & honour Mahaprasad.
-Lila of Madhumangala placing flower in Krishna’s mouth & eating all rasagullas with sakhas & keeping the blame on Lobhasura.
-Brahma-vimohana-lila.
-Who is an actual Vrajavasi.
-Brahmaji doing tapasya in Navadvipa to nullify his offence towards Krishna.
-Brahmaji’s request to Gauranga after Brahmaji’s tapasya in Navadvipa.
-Bhaktivinoda Thakura says if you go to Navadvipa-dhama all offences are destroyed.
-Go to Navadvipa-dhama & radha-prema will manifest.
-Indra & Shivaji came to Navadvipa to nullify their offences.
-If you hear gaura-katha then you are in Navadvipa-dhama.
TRANSCRIPT
(Harikatha begins @ 22:15)
We are very close to Navadvipa-dhama parikrama. I have to speak about Navadvipa-dhama, Shvetadvipa-dhama. Navadvipa-dhama, very special dhama. Yesterday I told, even the aparadhis, offenders, if they go to Navadvipa-dhama, Navadvipa-dhama will give shelter to them. Brahma, Shiva, they also committed offense to the lotus feet of Krishna in vrindavana-lila. Same Brahma, Shiva, they came in Navadvipa-dhama and performed hard austerities. Brahmaji, how many heads Brahmaji?
(23:36-24:07 Gurudeva asks different devotees ~ devotees answer; one, three and four)
Devotee: which Brahma?
In this brahmanda. How many heads have you?
Devotee: one
(Gurudeva laughing) Sometimes working, sometimes not. Sometimes your head working, sometimes not. Is it true or wrong? In this planet, brahmanda, Brahma he has four heads, and this brahmanda is called the lowest shape of a brahmanda. You may not imagine how many brahmandas, innumerable brahmandas, [in this] universe. So in this way, different (different) brahmandas [in the] Universe, different (different) Brahmaji also in there. Understand this way.
So in vrindavana-lila, Brahmaji, he stole Krishna’s cowherd boys and calves. Because Brahmaji is confused if Krishna is Bhagavan or not? Nowadays, everybody’s this type of conception coming, many kinds of their doubts coming. Conditioned soul means [is] what? Doubt. Saṁśayātmā vinaśyati. This is true or wrong? Conditioned soul, many kinds of doubts; doubts in Guru, doubts in sadhu, doubts in shastra, understand. This is true or wrong? And also Kali-yuga; you have no doubts, but still people also what? Make the doubts in your heart. And this is true or wrong?
Devotees: yes
You are simple. Then many people also create the doubt in your heart. Then you’re confused what to do, not to do. Many things; I worship to whom? Shiva, Kali, Durga or Krishna? Many things also, doubts coming in your heart. Because conditioned souls they do not know the perfect conclusion of the scriptures, so for this their mind also, disturbed. What to do, what not to do, this, this, this. In this material world many things that’s called doubts. Doubts is everywhere; doubts with wife, doubts with husband, doubts with sons, daughters, everything. Even doubts for your food.
Because Kali-yugas, if you go the market, if you buy, also doubt, is it good or bad? Because people also cheating to you. They are giving many artificial things. Everything. Is this true or wrong? Kali-yuga means this way. Everyone’s mind disturbed. What to say of spiritual things of Brahmaji; his mind disturbed.
Just I tell to you: Krishna is Svayam Bhagavan. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Svayam Bhagavan. Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam. Ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam. Krishna is Svayam Bhagavan who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Svayam Bhagavan. When Krishna, He killed Aghasura , very nice beautiful katha Shukadeva Gosvami told Parikshit Maharaja, the deliverance of Aghasura, aghasura-moksha-lila-katha. Aghasura is the friend of Kamsa. So Kamsa said to Aghasura, “You go Vraja and kill to Krishna.” Aghasura he told, “O my friend Krishna [Kamsa], don’t worry I am going Vrindavana and very quickly I will kill to Krishna and return back.” And Kamsa told, “Don’t worry, as soon as possible you kill Krishna and return back, I’m preparing for your very nice reward.” Then Aghasura, he was asura with mystic power, he manifested one very large gigantic python and he opened his mouth. You have seen python or not? Cobra, python same. Big jaw, just to swallow you and whole body will go inside his stomach. Even big elephant he can also swallow.
So Aghasura with his mystic power, a big gigantic body. If you see a little bit far, one big mountain in there. And he opened his mouth, two jaws, and his tongue [Gurudeva acting rolling out of tongue] going very long. Krishna is Bhagavan, Supreme Personality of Godhead. So Krishna is thinking, “Today I have to kill Aghasura.” And another things, who will come in Vraja they cannot go out from Vraja. This tattva-siddhanta
na tad bhāsayate sūryo
na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ
yad gatvā na nivartante
tad dhāma paramaṁ mama
Bhagavad-gita (15.6)
[That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world.]Krishna says, “One who attains My abode will not come to this material world.” If you go Vraja, you cannot come back. Is this true or wrong? So who will go Vraja? Vrindavana? You go? You stay there? Not come back? But people going and you bought your return ticket. When you go Vrindavana, one-way ticket. Then you cannot come back, but you are very clever. Before going Vrindavana, you bought which ticket? Return ticket.
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada wrote this article. One devotee asked, “Why Lord won’t give darshana to us? We have come in Vrindavana.” Then Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada told, “Before you come in Vrindavana, you already bought your return ticket. How possible Lord will give you darshana?” What is the meaning of return ticket? To enjoy the material sense gratification. One-way ticket means is what? Only one-pointed with Krishna in Vrindavana. But this is very difficult for you. This is true or wrong? You have many attachment with the material things, for this regard, you bought your return ticket. So for this regard, Krishna is thinking, “I will not give darshana to you.” When you buy your one-way ticket, only one-pointed with the Krishna, that time Krishna will give darshana to you. As like Mirabai. She left her house and stay in Vrindavana. You heard the name Mirabai? Her husband kicked out from her house, then she went Vrindavana and not return back. And she was staying in Vrindavana and doing bhajana and sadhana. But we are very clever, return ticket. So Bhaktisiddhanta Saravati Prabhupada is saying, “How possible Lord will give darshana to you?” If you’re going to Vrindavana, every day you’re talking telephone, mobile, with your family members. How Lord will give darshana to you? Staying in Vrindavana, every day calling. And here, staying in Brazil and calling to Vrindavana.
Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada very nicely explained one-way ticket means when you are one-pointed with Krishna. That means only in this life I will perform bhajana and sadhana to Krishna. Only one-pointed with Srimati Radhika.
radha meri swamini
main radhe ko das
janam janam mohi dijiyo
sri vrindavan ko vas
Raskhan, Muslim poet, wrote, ‘Srimati Radhika, She is my mistress and I’m Her maid servant. Life after life, hey Srimati Radhike may I take birth in Vrindavana.’
So now coming in this way, Krishna is thinking, “Oh, Aghasura has come My Vrindavana. I must give liberation to him.” So now coming in this way, Krishna performed sweet lila with His friends, and Krishna herding the calves with His friends. Then Aghasura, he also had very nice gigantic body as like a big mountain and opened his mouth. And long tongue. Have you seen snake? How many tongues in the snake?
Devotee: one.
How many?
Another Devotee: one, divided into two.
So in the same way, Aghusura, he also had long tongue, this way (Gurudeva stretching out his arms forward) and opened his mouth, one mouth [jaw] touched the sky and the other jaw touched the earth. Because Aghusura was thinking when Krishna and His friends and calves come enter in my mouth I will close my jaw and they will all come in my stomach. Krishna Bhagavan He knows, Krishna, though He is a very small baby, but at the same time, He has two qualifications: sarvajnata and mugdhata; He knows everything and simultaneously, He is completely innocent. So Krishna realised, “Oh now Aghasura has come, the friend of Kamsa.” Best friend. You make the friend with whom? Like-minded. Understand. So Aghasura is an asura also, and Kamsa also, nice friend.
Then Krishna’s sakhas, Subala, Sridama they thought, “Today we have very nice beautiful mountain. The mountain coming from where?” And they are thinking, “Today we will play in this mountain.” Our scriptures saying, sometimes one mountain going from one place to another place. Before, the mountain also flying, understand. Then Indra, he cut the wings of the mountain. So now mountain is here and there.
So now coming in this way, Subala, Sridama, Madhumangala, they are thinking, “Today, we will play in the cave of this mountain. Oh very nice mountain.” But Krishna told, “O my sakhas, don’t go! This mountain not good mountain. Bad smell coming.” But Subala, Sridama thinking, “No, no, we have to play this mountain. Very nice big mountain. Look, maybe inside, in this cave of the mountain, maybe big festival is going on there. So we have to go in the mountain and attain the festival, it’s very nice beautiful celebration, eating.” Krishna said, “No no! Don’t go! This is not good mountain.”
But Subala, Sridama, Madhumangala, they don’t listen Krishna’s advice. “Maybe inside very nice festival is going on. Look there is very nice beautiful red carpet. Because when there is big festival, there is 1 kilometre one nice beautiful carpet, and the carpet is what, very soft. For this regard, Subala, Sridama, they also dancing on the carpet. Never seen these types of carpet? Very soft. Krishna again saying, “Hey Subala, Sridama, Madhumangala, My sakhas, don’t go!” But they don’t listen and enter inside on the carpet and also pinching also in their mouth, what is called? Aghasura’s teeth. “O where these teeth come? Oh these are not teeth, maybe some sadhus they are coming and leaving their bed hanging on the up, so…you have seen? Homeless people, their beds are hanging here and there. So they [sakhas] are thinking must be nice beautiful big festival going on in there.
Then Krishna thinking what to do. “If My friends into the mouth of Aghasura then they will all go in the stomach of Aghasura. How will they return back?” So Krishna also entered in the mouth of Aghasura. Now Aghasura thinking, “Oh now I have a chance. I have to slowly slowly lift my jaw. Then all the friends of Krishna said, “Look, we are very lucky, maybe here is the lift!” Because Aghasura, very very slowly, he is what, his jaw going up. Then sakhas they are very happy. “Now we are going to up!” All the friends they are happy saying to Krishna, “Look, how we are going up.” Then sakhas thought, if the festival is going, no light, nothing. Then one sakha, “Maybe electricity failed?” “Maybe when we go inside, maybe we will see, maybe current will be come soon.”
Then all the sakhas, they entered in the mouth of Aghasura. Then Aghasura he closed his mouth. And all the sakhas inside the mouth of Aghasura and they all fainted. Krishna is Bhagavan, Supreme Personality of Godhead, Svayam Bhagavan. So for this regard, so Krishna inside the mouth of Aghasura, then Krishna He became very like, what is called? Hot iron rod. Then Aghasura left his body. Then Aghasura’s, his prana-vayu burst his head and coming out. Then Aghasura, that atma is also going in the sky. Brahmaji noticed this. Then when Krishna came out of the mouth of Aghasura, then same Aghasura entered in the toe-nails of Krishna. Then Brahmaji realised Krishna is Bhagavan. Because our shastra explains, when someone is killed by Lord, those asuras killed by Lord, they, their atma enter into the toe-nails of Krishna and they will get sayujya-mukti. Because shastra is saying, daityāś ca hariṇā hatāḥ. Those who killed by Lord, those asura, killed by Lord, Sri Hari, then they will attain sayujya-mukti. Then Brahmaji conformed. That Krishna is Bhagavan. Because Krishna, He killed Aghasura and the atma of Aghasura entered into the toe-nails, effulgent toe-nails of Krishna.
Next day Krishna also performed another lila. Krishna with His friends, Subala, Sridama, Madhumangala, sitting together and they are taking prasada which they brought from their home. Then Subala, Sridama they joked with Krishna. And they are giving their own remnants to Krishna and Krishna also, taking their remnants. Subala half portion, ate one rasagulla and half portion feed to Krishna. This is called sakhya-rasa, friendship mood. Then Brahmaji, he confused. Krishna, He’s Bhagavan! How possible?
Everybody wants the remnants of Narayana, Bhagavan’s remnants, prasada. But here looking opposite way. Narayana, Krishna is Bhagavan but He is taking the remnants from the cowherd boys, those who are low-caste. Shivaji, all the demigods all hankering how to take the one small piece remnants from Lord Narayana. And now Krishna, He is taking remnants from the cow-herd boys, those who are low-caste. So how possible Krishna is Bhagavan? So Brahmaji’s mind very disturbed. So Krishna is Bhagavan or not? You understand? Everybody wants to take the remnants from Bhagavan Narayana.
Once Narada Rishi he came in Vaikuntha-dhama. That time Narayana, He took prasada. Lakshmi-devi gave some Lord Narayana’s remnants to Narada Rishi. Narada Rishi took the remnants of Lord Narayana. Then Narada Rishi came in Kailasa. Shivaji is there. Then Shivaji asked Narada, “Where have you come from?” “I am coming from Vaikuntha-dhama and Lakshmi-devi gave little bit remnants of Lord Narayana, so I took, so now I am very happy.” nārada muni, bājāy vīṇā ‘rādhikā-ramaṇa’-nāme – Narada Muni always is playing his vina and chanting, “Narayana, Naryana. Then Shivaji told, “Give me little bit remnants of Lord Narayana because you have come from Vaikuntha.” Then Narada Rishi told, “I already ate everything.” Then Shivaji said, “Look maybe little bit inside your nails.” You have nails or not? Cut? Some have their nails are big, decoration. People are doing this way.
Devotee: they are putting artificial nails, fashion nowadays. They glue on top of their original nails, very big, sometimes pointed and sometimes square, colourful.
Srila Gurudeva: And when they go to sleep and take them off?
Devotee: No, no, they change them for new ones, maintenance.
Srila Gurudeva: Oh my God. Kali-yuga everything is possible. So Shivaji told, “Give some remnants. Narayana remnants I want.” Then Narada Rishi gave little bit remnants of Narayana to Shivaji. Then Shivaji when just took little remnants of Narayana and start to dance. Because how is powerful remnants of Lord Narayana. Because that is called the remnants of Lord, bhagavat-ucchista, very powerful. Maybe you will ask, “Every day we are also taking remnants, why not prema coming?” You eating or not? For this regard, prema not come. When you give honour, then love will come, prema will come. You understand, this is the philosophy. Don’t eat maha-prasada. What you do? You give to honour maha-prasada. Vaisnava language, always this way, seva, maha-prasada-seva. Sevana means to honour maha-prasada. Serve maha-prasada.
So Shivaji, he took just little bit of remnants of Lord Narayana from Narada Rishi, then start to dance, dancing, singing, rolling on the ground. In the meantime Devi Parvati, the wife of Shiva, Devi Parvati, she came. “Oh my husband today you so much intoxicated and taking the name of Lord Narayana, rolling on the ground, dancing, singing. What happened?” Devi Parvati not saying, “Oh Shiva.” “Oh my husband.” Understand. Indian Vedic culture never utter the name of her husband. Do you understand? Very special case maybe they also utter their husbands name, otherwise not. Sita-devi, she never called out her husband’s name Rama. Understand. Anyhow, if I tell too many your mind will be disturbed. But you have to learn. Spiritual life means this. One life you have to listen, next life you will be able to understand. Mother Yashoda she never asked to Nanda Maharaja, what did she say?
Devotees: Natha, Svami…
Prabhu.
Devotee: Kanhaiyake…
Kanhaiyake pita, the father of Krishna. Just I tell to one very nice katha Gurudeva told. When Ramacandra, Sita and Lakshmana, they entered in the forest, that time all rishis, munis, they saw Ramacandra, Sita and Lakshmana, their heart completely intoxicated with the beauty of Lord Ramacandra. One day Rama and Lakshmana sitting one place and very little bit far, Sita-devi, she was sitting with the wives of the munis. Because ladies they want to sit with the ladies. So Sita, she was staying with the wives of the munis. Then one lady, she asked to Sita-devi, “So in this there are two persons, look like same, Rama and Lakshmana look like same, very beautiful and attractive.” So that lady asked to Sita-devi, “What is the relationship with these two persons? These two guys?” Then Sita-devi, very simple way she told to them, “Look, who is front? And who is behind? Who is behind is my brother-in-law. And who is in front is my brother-in-laws elder brother.” How is very nice sweet words. She did not tell, utter, “He is my husband, “…or name.
So now coming in this way, Parvati, she told, “You did not give some remnants from Lord Narayana. Arre you are my husband. What you will do, you have to give me half portion to me. Wife means is what, half body of husband. “But you ate everything. All the remnants of Lord Narayana. You ate but you did not give anything for me.” Then Devi Parvati she became angry with her husband, Shivaji. Then Devi Parvati she gave curse to Shivaji. What curse? “From today, no one can take your remnants.”
Bolo Vrindavana Bihari lala ki jaya!
Why I am saying? Because Lord’s remnants how is very powerful. That is called bhagavat-ucchista-prasada. So now coming in this way, Brahma is thinking these things. Everybody wants to take the remnants of Lord Narayana. Krishna is Bhagavan Narayana, so how is Krishna taking the remnants of the cow-herd boys? So for this regard, Brahma mind is completely what, confused. Krishna is Bhagavan! And ordinary cow-herd boys? Everyone wants the remnants of Lord Narayana. And now Krishna is taking the remnants of cow-herd boys. Subala, Sridama, told, “Krishna, my mother she sent very nice beautiful rasagulla.” Krishna told, “Ok, give Me.” Then Madhumangala told, “Ok, close Your eyes and open Your mouth.” Then Krishna closed His eyes and opened His mouth. Then, all the sakhas, they very quickly, ate all rasagulla. And Krishna just opened His mouth. One minute, two minutes…no-one give any rasagulla in the mouth of Krishna. Then after one or two minutes, Madhumangala took one flower and put in the mouth of Krishna. Then Krishna opened His eyes and said, “Hey Madhumangala, this is not the rasagulla, this is the flowers. Where is the rasagulla?” Then Madhumangala told, “Krishna, keep patient, keep patient.” “Where is the rasagulla?” “Listen, one demon came and he ate all the rasagullas.” Then Krishna became very angry, “Where is the demon? Where is the demon? I have to kill that demon. Tell Me, what is the name of the demon?” Then Madhumangala told, “The name of the demon is called, “That demon is called Lobhasura, the demon of greed.” Then Krishna said, “Where is he now? Where is he now? Tell Me.” Then Madhumangala told, “You know, that Lobhasura, he’s hiding in our stomach.”
This lila is going on.
But Brahmaji confused. That Krishna is Bhagavan or not? Or how is possible Krishna is Bhagavan and He is taking the remnants of the cow-herd boys? Then Brahmaji thinking, “If Krishna is Bhagavan then He knows everything, so I will take test Krishna is Bhagavan or not.” For this regard, Brahmaji is doing this lila and Krishna is thinking, “Hey Brahma! I gave you this position to you.” Who gave the position of Brahma? Krishna. “And now you are going to test to Me whether I am Bhagavan or not.” So Krishna is thinking, “Ok, I accept your test.” In the meantime, Brahmaji, he saw, all the calves running here and there. Then Subala, Sridama told, “Hey look Krishna, our calves are going here and there.” Then Krishna told,”O My sakhas don’t worry, I am going and return back the calves.” When Krishna went out that place, then Brahmaji, he stole Krishna’s friends and put in one cave. Then again Krishna returned back same place and then think where are His friends? Not in there. Then Brahmaji took the all the calves and put in the cave. Then Krishna is doing human-being lila, nara-lila. Then Krishna says, “Where are My friends? Where are My calves?” Still Krishna’s one hand, rice mixed with yoghurt. Then Krishna confused, “Where are My friends? Where are My calves?” Then Krishna thought, “Oh Brahma! He stole My friends and calves.” Then Krishna, Bhagavan, He manifest many friends, cow-herd boys and calves and started to herd the calves.
And now Brahmaji, he returned back his own place, Satyaloka. When Brahmaji just entered in the door of his palace, at that time his doorkeeper stop to him. Actually Krishna, Bhagavan, Krishna came in that place, in the place of Brahmaji and manifested in the form of Brahma. This Brahma is called Krishna Himself. And Krishna told, Brahmaji told, “Hey My doorkeeper listen, maybe one fake Brahma will come, you stop to him.” Now original Brahma came. Then doorkeeper stopped to Brahma. Brahmaji told, “Hey! You are my security guard. Why you stopped to me? This is my house!” Then security guard, “No! No! This is not your house. Our master, Brahma, just he entered. He told me, you are fake Brahma. Get out here!” Then Brahmaji thinking, “What happened? My house, my place and they are saying, my security guard is saying I am fake.”
Then Brahmaji returned back to the place where he stole Krishna’s calves and cow-herd boys. Then Brahmaji, he saw all the calves and cow herd boys inside in there. And simultaneously Brahmaji, he saw Krishna herding the calves with His friends. Then Brahmaji so confused. At the time Brahmaji with his two heads looking one side and two heads looking other side. Brahmaji noticed inside the cave calves and friends of Krishna are there. And at the time Krishna is herding the calves with friends. Then Brahmaji became very confused. Then Brahmaji he realised, “Oh Krishna is Bhagavan.” So that time Brahmaji did many stava-stuti to Krishna. Then Brahmaji also saw all the calves and all the friends with four-handed, chatur-bhuja. Again Brahmaji saw all the calves and His friends are there. Then Brahmaji recited many stava-stuti to Krishna and offered his obeisances, and asked for his own forgiveness why he committed offenses at His lotus feet. About 40 shlokas Brahmaji recited, stava-stuti for Krishna. That is called Brahma-stuti. Naumīḍya te ‘bhra-vapuṣe taḍid-ambarāya. This stava-stuti. And again Brahmaji with his four heads bow down to the lotus feet of Krishna. But Krishna is not pleased with Brahmaji. Then Brahmaji recited one verse, then Krishna smiled. Which verse?
aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ
nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām
yan-mitraṁ paramānandaṁ
pūrṇaṁ brahma sanātanam
Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.32)
[How greatly fortunate are Nanda Maharaja, the cowherd men and all the other inhabitants of Vrajabhumi! There is no limit to their good fortune, because the Absolute Truth, the source of transcendental bliss, the eternal Supreme Brahman, has become their friend.]Brahmaji recited this verse, “Oh how the residents of Vraja, Vrajavasis, great fortune. They make friendship with Krishna as like their family member.” Krishna will be very pleased if you make friendship with Him as like family member. So Krishna smiled. Why? Because Brahmaji glorified Vrajavasis. Oh Vrajavasis. If you glorify Vrajavasis, then Krishna will be pleased. Because Vrajavasis means is what? 24 hours they absorbed with Krishna. You are Vrajavasi, you are chanting holy names and remembering to Krishna. Vrajavasi means is this way.
yā dohane ’vahanane mathanopalepa
preṅkheṅkhanārbha-ruditokṣaṇa-mārjanādau
gāyanti cainam anurakta-dhiyo ’śru-kaṇṭhyo
dhanyā vraja-striya urukrama-citta-yānāḥ
Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.44.15)
[The ladies of Vraja are the most fortunate of women because, with their minds fully attached to Krishna and their throats always choked up with tears, they constantly sing about Him while milking the cows, winnowing grain, churning butter, gathering cow dung for fuel, riding on swings, taking care of their crying babies, sprinkling the ground with water, cleaning their houses, and so on. By their exalted Krishna consciousness they automatically acquire all desirable things.]Vrajavasis means is what? 24 hours they are absorbed with Krishna. Whenever they perform their any of kinds of household duties, always absorbed with Krishna, chanting Krishna’s name. When they are milking the cows, what are they saying? Govinda Damodara Madhaveti. Hey Krishna! Hey Yadava! Hey Sakheti! Govinda Damodara Madhaveti. That is called Vrajavasi. Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada explained those who following the footsteps of Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and the same mood of Rupa Sanatana, they are called Vrajavasis. So now coming in this way, when Brahmaji, he did this stava-stuti, glorification of Vrajavasis, then Krishna very pleased. Then Brahmaji he paid his obeisances and did parikrama to Krishna and gone.
But Brahmaji thinking, I committed offense at lotus feet of Krishna. So how will be free from all my offenses, aparadha? Then Brahmaji, he came in Navadvipa-dhama and then Brahmaji performed hard austerities in Navadvipa-dhama and performed also fire sacrifice that is called Brahma tapasya-sthali. Fire sacrifice. We are going to Yogapitha, the birthplace of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Actually that place is called Brahma’s tapasya-sthali and also fire sacrifice place. Thousand thousand years Brahmaji performed hard austerities in the birth place of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Then Krishna appeared in front of Brahmaji, “Hey Brahma, you come in this Navadvipa-dhama, automatically all your sinful activity, all your offense disappear.” If you go Navadvipa-dhama, all kinds of offenses will be destroyed. And if you do bhajana and sadhana in Navadvipa-dhama then you will go Shvetadvipa-dhama and simultaneously you will go Vrindavana-dhama. So Bhaktivinoda Thakura explained, go Navadvipa-dhama then all your offenses will be destroyed.
Then Brahmaji told to Krishna, “Please give me some service, so maybe I’ll be free from all kinds of offenses.” Then Krishna told, “In Kali-yuga I’ll manifest in the form of Gaurahari, then you can assist My preaching nama-sankirtana.” Then Brahmaji told, “What is Your gaura–svarupa, form? Show to me.” Then Krishna manifest very nice beautiful gauranga-svarupa in front of Brahmaji. Then Brahmaji’s heart melted and tears rolling down. Then Brahmaji also asked, “Oh my Lord, how can I serve Your lotus feet?” Then again Krishna told, “In Kali-yuga I will appear as Sacinandana Gaurahari and preach nama-sankirtana and you will help and assist and preach My nama-sankirtana.” Then Krishna said, “Ok, I grant you this prayer.” But Brahmaji told, “Prabhu You give me take birth in low-caste family.” So for this regard, Brahmaji appeared in Navadvipa-dhama in the form of Haridasa Thakura. That is called, Yavana Haridasa.
Simultaneously Yogamaya, she arranged Brahma and Prahlada Maharaja, the combined form of Brahma and Prahlada Maharaja that is called Haridasa Thakura. And Haridasa Thakura is always staying with Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explained, any kinds of your offense, aparadha, you go Navadvipa-dhama, then all your offenses will be destroyed. Understand, Navadvipa-dhama is topmost dhama. For this regard, Brahma-samhita, Brahmaji, he quoted one verse, kṣiti-virala-cārāḥ katipaye. Shvetadvipa-dhama, very few persons know the glories of Shvetadvipa-dhama, Gaura-dhama. If you Navadvipa-dhama, automatically radha-prema will manifest in your heart. You want radha-prema or not? Who wants? Gaura-dhama. Indra he also committed offense at lotus feet of Krishna. So Indra also came in Navadvipa. And he performed hard austerities there. Shivaji he committed offense at lotus feet of Krishna. Also he came in Navadvipa-dhama. Navadvipa-dhama. The topmost dhama. So everyone come, which dhama? Navadvipa-dhama ki jaya!
If not possible for you physically go Navadvipa, you have to go Navadvipa-dhama with your mind. Sometimes your responsibilities, sometimes a problem, if you come Navadvipa-dhama with your mind. How will you go Navadvipa-dhama with your mind? Navadvipa-dhama hari-katha, shravana. Now where are you now? Navadvipa-dhama. If you listen navadvipa-katha, gaura-dhama-katha, that means you are in Navadvipa-dhama, Gaura-dhama.Bolo Vrindavana Bihari lala ki jaya!
