20250227 Sri Caitanya-siksamrta Class

Sam Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.

Hare Krishna Dear devotees, today we'll continue reading from Sri Chaitanya Shikshamrata by Ashla Sachinanda Bhakti Vinod Chakuru the five stages of a practitioner's journey the aspirants five stages are observed here. First Shravana Dasha the hearing stage. Second Varana Dasha acceptance stage Third stage Smarana Dasha remembrance stage. Fourth Apana Dasha stage of realizing one's own nature. Fifth Prabanadasa attainment stage. So.

Take one.

So the process is to take one for attaining Krishna prayer. So what are the five stages? One goes through its mention.

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Learned person who chants the holy name following the gradual process of hearing and other stages attained Vastu Siddhi entering the eternal pastimes of Krishna in the spiritual kingdom and gaining the personal service of Lord Krishna by the mercy of Lord Vishnu and his devotees. Listening from proper and worthy instructor about the Tattva the means Sadhana and the goal Satya is considered hearing Shavanam by the voice having heard about the Tattva the means Sadhana and the goal offering oneself to the feet of Shri Guru is considered acceptance Varana remembrance Smaran is of five stages that is Smriti remembrance, Dhyana meditation, Dharana concentration, Dhruvanu Smithi, constant remembrance and then Samadhi trance Remembering which leads to the realization of one's true nature is considered one's own Apanadasa. However, the body continues to exist in gross physical form. When by Lord Krishna's desire the disintegration of the subtle body occurs then the pure attainment of the Sampathi Dasa is achieved. So we have to continuously practice our devotional service and one becomes gradually advanced like Krishna wants. Then we achieve Sampati Dasha. Okay, okay. Now Bhakti Vinod Thakur is elaborately explaining the different dashas. The first dasha is called Srila Prabhupada said it took him 20 years. How long it will take you? I don't know every person it's different but if we are very sincere we can achieve it in this lifetime. Krina Bhakti Nantucku is explaining the different dashas. The first Dasha is hearing stage Shravana Dasha the joyful state attained by hearing about the means of practice Sadhana and the goal Sadhya from a qualified guru is called the hearing stage Shravana Dasha. Whatever topics that are related to the method of chanting the holy name free from offences happen in this stage of hearing stage. So how to chant offenselessly is an important thing to learn. Does any Christian pretend offenses to the Holy Name? You can ask these questions. Try to be clear to avoid offensive chanting. The second stage Acceptance stage Varana Dasha Becoming qualified, one receives the garland of the Holy Name and Prema signifying the disciples ultimate acceptance of pure devotional practices at the feet of Guru with great satisfaction and receiving empowerment from the Guru for such practices is known as the acceptance stage Varuna Dasha.

Scandalism.

So the symbolism which is used here is one receives the Holy Name from the Guru.

The only descriptions how are we stuck?

So in the previous descriptions we heard how every step. What was the last argument? In every step we are developing our Prema remembrance stage Remembrance Smarana Dasha where's the explanation and realizing one's own nature. Upanandasha explained to club together Smarana Dasha and Apana Dasha. The process of remembering the Holy Name involves five steps. Smarana remembrance, Dhyana meditation, Dharana concentration, Dhuvanu Smriti, constant remembrance and Samadhi trance. When remembrance of the Holy Name, remembrance of the form quality contemplation, constant remembrance of Krishna's pastimes and absorption in the mellow of Krishna by entering Krishna's pastime in love occur in in this sequence occurs. In this sequence the practitioner reaches the stage of realization Apanadasha in the stage of Smarana Dasha and Apanadasha by practicing Krishna's Eightfold eternal pastimes Ashtakaliya Leela throughout the day and night the deep absorption results in the realization of one's true nature. Swarupa Siddhi.

Wants to know what their relationship with Krishna.

So everyone wants to know what is their relationship with Krishna.

Where brand.

Whether they are friend, parent or lover. So those things are realized in this stage.

We continue chanting all again and.

We continue chanting the holy as we continue chanting the Holy Name holiday.

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Holy Name class which takes us from step to step Class Dasha means step Speech is the stage of realizing yourself. Also one is note as mentioned in Srimad Bhagavata. Okay, as mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 11.29.34 A person gives up all fruitive activities and offers himself entirely unto me. Eagerly desiring to render service unto me achieves liberation from birth and death and is promoted to the status of sharing my own opulences. So this quotation is from the Srimad Bhagavatam.

To get the mercy of Krishna.

To get the mercy of Krishna you have to Give up all fruities material activities and complete and offers himself completely under Krishna. Okay? Eagerly desiring to render service.

So this.

So in this way one achieves liberation from birth and death and shares opulence with Krishna. Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nithyananda are more merciful. They devote love of Krishna even if you don't first of all surrender everything. This is why Gauranga and Nithyananda are considered the mercy incarnation. Next quotation from Srimad Bhagavata. Also unalloyed devotees who have no desire other than to serve the Lord, worship Him in full surrender and always hear and chant about his activities which are the most wonderful and auspicious. Thus they always merge in an ocean of transcendental bliss. Such devotees never ask the Lord for any benediction. I however am in danger. Thus I pray to that supreme personality of Godhead. Quotation From Sriman Bhagwatham 8.3.20 this is from Galindra's prayers. I think it's space by Gajendra. It's a paid right?

So your agenda shining all of your glory, all arts, anything.

So Gajendra is saying how appeared devotee never asks anything. So he says however I'm in danger so I'm praying to the Lord. So usually we pray to Lord Narasimhadev for protection and Radha Madhav. We take their mercy. Quotation From Shimad Bhagavatam 1522 learned circles have positively concluded that the infallible purpose of the advancement of knowledge namely austerity's studies of study of the Vedas, sacrifice, chanting of hymns and charity culminates in transcendental descriptions of the Lord who is defined. Defined in choice poetry. Okay, I mentioned 1.5.22 most people they're absorbed in material force. I will be the Prime Minister, the President. I'll make the government policy. What's the price of food? Things like that, Material things. So how to get people to think about. To think about Krishna? Study Vedas, chanting of the hymns and charity.

Remembering the past times of the Lord.

Remembering the past times of the Lord which are described in chosen poetry. So Krishna consciousness means we make our thought process centered around Krishna. So Krishna as the super soul is very pleased. What was the last part? Oh, sorry. For turning our attention to him. Sorry Guruj. Okay. The last Gasha stage attainment stage. Sorry, sorry. Afterward, by Krishna's mercy at the time of leaving the physical body and becoming an associate in Braja pastimes in the perfected spiritual body Siddhadeha is called Vastu Sinti. This is the ultimate result of chanting the Holy Name. Does every aspirant for love Prema Rukshu abandon Grihastha Ashrama and take Sannyasa? The answer is whether it is Grihastha Ashrama or Vanaprasthta or Sannyasa. When the Prema Rurukshi person knows the Ashrama favorable for practicing love Prema Sadhana at the time then they will remain and perform their Bhajana in their Ashrama. When any Ashrama is seen to be unfavorable then they will abandon it at that time.

At one time.

So we can see that most of our Acharyas at one time they were Grihastas.

Sometimes life has gone favorable to Krishna consciousness.

Sometimes we see when the wife is not so favorable to Ka consciousness then the Acharya leaves it's all God. Sometimes when the wife is very Krishna conscious, the husband and wife stay together. Quotation From Srimad Bhagavatam 5.1.1 17 Even if he goes from forest to forest, one who is not self controlled must always be a material bondage because he is living with six co wives. The mind and knowledge acquiring senses even household alive however cannot harm a self satisfied learned man who has conquered his senses.

I may not follow.

So here Bhakti Vinod Thakur is mentioning how even if a person is living in the forest, living in the forest he can be agitated by his mind and senses. If he sense control and Krishna conscious then even in the household life he can be very successful.

Swam is Kaliyah not recommended to take sannyas?

Generally is not recommended to take Sannyas. Sannyasis in Kali Yuga they stay in the Ashram, they don't live in the forest. Okay continuation. The conduct of the associates of the Lord like Srivas, Pandit Sri Pundarika, Vidyanathi, Sri Ramananda are to be discussed. They were all naturally Parnahamsas though householders Prabhupada was saying these householders should also be Paramahamsas. So here some examples are given. In ancient times many personalities like Ribhu were seen to be such Paramhamsas while in household life. On the other hand, having seen the Grastha Ashrama to be unfavorable for Bhajan. Such great personalities like Sri Ramanujaswamy, Sri Saroo Tamudra Goswami, Sri Madhavendrapuri, Goswami Sri Harida Thakur, Sri Sanatana Goswami, Sri Raghuna Das Goswami gave up Nahasta Ashrama and accepted Sanyas ashrama. So it's a personal experience. So I heard them. I remember. Sorry. I remember Ramanujacharya, his wife didn't like visitors.

She would mistreat.

And she would mistreat visitors. Many people were coming to see Ramanuja because he was very Krishna consciousness.

But she would mistreat them unhappy.

And she would mistreat them and they would be unhappy. So this was the situation of Sri Lamanu. I don't know the situation with the others. He wanted to associate with Lord Chaitanya.

I understand.

I've seen there were Prabhupada disciple couple in Madpur. They told Srila Prabhupada that they wanted to practice Bhanaka stuff. I said all right, very noble. They were Both aged over 50. Later the husband, he felt lusty and went after the wife.

Wife was more Krishna conscious. She said, what are you doing?

The wife was more Krishna consciousness, said, what are you doing? He told Srila Prabhupada that he wanted you Anatrishna.

No more relationship.

That means no more relationship. But why are you coming?

Or what can I do? What can I feel? Desires.

What can I do? I feel desires.

So she came Z.

And then she came to the temple and she wanted shelter.

Then the husband, after the court, the stinda.

And then the husband went to the court and said the temple has kidnapped her his wife. So. And. And the wife, she went to the court and said I went there by my own free will. Sometimes the wives are more Krishna conscious of the husband.

Which is not necessarily.

Which is not necessarily saved.

Here.

Says in the 9th century, when it comes to Krishna consciousness, men, children, women, they're all equal. Yeah. They're all equal. Yeah, man, whatever. Yeah. That means it's time to finish the class already. Could be. They didn't have to. Pens and everything. No questions.

Time for dinner.

8:30. Medicine.

Medicine.

Switch of the mind. Thank. Thank you for giving us. Bless them. Good. Maharaj, tomorrow is dialysis day as per your. Oh my God. All blessings to you, Prabhupada.

March.

Today until the 15th of March. That's a special discount for Chaitanya, right, Maharaj? Yes. So Maharaj would explain that not only in Bengali but English Guru Maharaj has said so please stay and listen what Maharaj has to say.

So inaugurated marathon last 24th of February. So there will be rice and pesar kit. You can.

Okay.

So Guru Maharaj inaugurated last 24th of February. So all the languages you can get the discount price with pesal gift and you can send also my colle to your doorstep.

So Guru.

Placed 5000 will be distributed ultimately from Mayapur. So Guru asking everybody can take for marathon. And if if you have no Chaitanya, collect for yours one and you can donate to Guru Maharaj. Donate to your relatives. No man.

Anyhow you should take part in.

Today.

Ceremony.

Almost 125 distributed.

Dear viewers, welcome to Guru's virtual book table. So therefore those who are physically present here on this transcendental lotus rooftop. You have a physical book table to the left of you near the gate. And before you leave please visit the table and see what is there for you in what way you can serve Guru Maharaj in fulfilling the instruction of Sri La Prabhupada which is 10,000 Mahabhara books and 100,000 small books to be distributed by him every month. And he is depending on all of you. Welcome to Guru Maharaj virtual book table. Again. So from Guru Maharaj's physical book table we have vaibhav muga 2 gitas and mahakumba melathan. From 14th February till then we could not do any announcement due to classes were not held. So I'm announcing chanting all the names who donated from 14th February till today. So Visha Mangal Mahar Mantra Das from Vaipur, 17 from Vidnapur, 6 from Mumbai, 4 from Bangladesh. 108 Bhagavad Gita Subhadra Sudrada from Aipol from from Mangalore. And we have Priyanka Ghosh from Krishna Marin mahi Naskar from Kolkata. 21 Bhagavad Gita Dr. Utpal Kumar Das from Kolkata. 18 Bhagavad Gita Sundarangira. These are 10 small. Exactly 1 is to 10 ratio. This is exactly what is a problem in section to guru Maharaj.

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US 41. We also have our Niti Sai. 52 small books in the last 13 days and from 13 small books in the last days. Exactly what is ratio as exactly Guru Maharaj wants to fulfill the instruction of Sri Pras and Ramya from New Panihati dam at 13 Bhagavad Giran 130 small books in last 1113 days. And this again exactly one is to ten ratio. As Nepra one I mean s Gurumar advance from based on S. Prabhupada's instruction. These are exactly as per Srila Prabhupada instruction to Guru Maharaj in one is to 10 ratio. We have Shanti Krishnadas from USA 52 small books in the last 13 days. In a few hours from now with Sridhar Mayapur and all of your devotees also please bless them by calling up Nitai Gaurava with me. Nita Ranga thank you and please pass on this wonderful opportunity of participating in Guru's pastel proper books even in the single Bhagavad Gitan 10 small books. Please do WhatsApp anytime to Gurubara's virtual book table at first 91-943-476-0402 and there's one more announcement that Patel so this family is organizing Sri Narasimha Maha Yajna and Vaishnava Seva Invitation. Anybody who is interested please do go to Narasimha Mahayatna 5 to 6pm Venue Old Gurukul Nearby Goshala Vaishnav Seva Time 7pm when you go with us. So they are requesting your prayers and presents so that the occasions can be more auspicious. Kindly join. So now let's do an intense prayer. Tomorrow Gurumar is having dialysis so let's do an intense prayer for his full recovery and quick recovery. And of course our prayers are good for all those who are celebrating their anniversaries today for their well being and blissful Krishna consciousness. Please join me in the prayers. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Rama Rama Har. Thank you very much. Write you can also.

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