THE PREDICTION

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THE PREDICTION

 

750302BA.ATL Lectures

So perhaps my Guru Maharaja, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, attempted to

fulfill the desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. And sometimes in the year 1918,

he was brahmacari, and Bhaktivinoda Thakura, his material father, he wanted...

Actually, he wanted, Bhaktivinoda Thakura... Of course, everyone wanted. But he

wrote one small book, Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Teachings and Precepts of Lord

Caitanya, in 1896. And he presented that book to the McGill University in

Canada. And he very much desired that the foreigners, especially Americans,

would join this movement. That was his desire in 1896. And then, in 1918, my

Guru Maharaja started with this mission one institution known as Gaudiya Math.

Perhaps some of you know the name, Gaudiya Math. And he was trying to spread

this message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and by chance OR BY PREDICTION, AS YOU

THINK, I WAS TAKEN TO BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI THAKURA BY ONE OF MY FRIENDS. I

did not want to go there, but he forcibly took me there. Yes. And he ordered me

that "You preach the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in English language. This is

very much essential." So on the first meeting he told me like that. That was my

first meeting with him. So at that time I was in favor of Gandhi's movement. So

I said that "We are not independent--subjugated. Who will hear about our

message?" So Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati Thakura refuted my argument. I was very

much pleased. I had so many talks. But I was very much pleased to be defeated,

that "This so-called nationalism or any ism, they are all temporary. Real need

is the self-realization."

 

750323AR.MAY Lectures

Jayapataka: ...you Srila Prabhupada. Only by your mercy you have brought us to

this Krsna consciousness movement.

Prabhupada: Yes. I am simply messenger. Mercy is of Bhaktivinoda Thakura and

Srila Prabhupada. BEFORE YOUR COMING THEY PREDICTED, THAT "SOMEBODY WILL

BRING." MAYBE THAT SOMEBODY I AM. (CHUCKLES) BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA PREDICTED. So

anyway, Krsna has given us nice place. Stay here. So you producing food grains?

 

Note: here Srila Prabhupada uses the word “INDIVIDUALLY”--this is a

fact he INDIVIDUALLY preached this cult ALL OVER THE WORLD(ACARYA OF

WORLD--JAGAD-GURU means siksa and diksa BOTH).

71-02-23. Letter: Jayapataka

So far as cooperating with my Godbrothers is concerned, that is not very

urgent business. So far until now my Godbrothers have regularly not cooperated

with me and by the grace of my Spiritual Master, things are still going ahead.

So cooperation or non-cooperation, IT IS THE DESIRE OF BHAKTIVINODE THAKURA TO

PREACH THE CAITANYA CULT ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IN 1875 HE PREDICTED THAT

SOMEONE WOULD COME VERY SOON WHO WOULD INDIVIDUALLY PREACH THIS CULT ALL OVER

THE WORLD. So if his benediction is there and my Guru Maharaja's blessings are

there, we can go ahead without any impediment but all of us must be very

sincere and serious. We have been a little inflicted by public criticism that

we Godbrothers do not work together. My Guru Maharaja wanted also us to work

together but some how or other it hasn't happened up until now. So your program

of cooperating with Madhava Maharaja is not so important. Best thing is that all

we Godbrothers work together. Then the criticism will stop, otherwise even we

join together, criticism will go on. So this has been going on for the last 24

years, but everyone of us is doing his best keeping Lord Caitanya in the

center. We should be satisfied so much.

 

Note: although envious persons may not accept Srila Prabhupada’s unique

position here Srila Prabhupada has actually explained to us that he as THE TRUE

ACARYA, THE SPIRITUAL MASTER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD is the ONE SINGULAR person who

is the ACARYA OF THE ENTIRE WORLD. It is Srila Prabhupada who is the SPIRITUAL

MASTER OF ALL THE VARNAS (BRAHMANA, KSATRIYA, VAISYA AND SUDRA) AND ALL THE

ASRAMAS (BRAHMACARYA, GRHASTHA, VANAPRASTHA AND SANNYASA). Srila Prabhupada THE

TRUE ACARYA PRESENTS KRSNA TO EVERYONE BY PREACHING THE HOLY NAME OF THE LORD

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD(In Srila Prabhupada’s books he gives EVERYONE the

Holy name).

Antya 7.12

"You have spread the sankirtana movement of Krsna consciousness. Therefore it is

evident that You have been empowered by Lord Krsna. There is no question about

it.

PURPORT

Antya 7.12

Sri Madhvacarya has brought our attention to this quotation from the Narayana-samhita:

dvapariyair janair visnuh

pancaratrais tu kevalaih

kalau tu nama-matrena

pujyate bhagavan harih

 

"in the Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only by worshiping

opulently according to the pancaratriki system, but in the age of Kali one can

satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting

His holy name." SRILA BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI THAKURA EXPLAINS THAT UNLESS

ONE IS DIRECTLY EMPOWERED BY THE CAUSELESS MERCY OF KRSNA, ONE CANNOT BECOME

THE SPIRITUAL MASTER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD (JAGAD-GURU). One cannot become an

acarya simply by mental speculation. THE TRUE ACARYA PRESENTS KRSNA TO EVERYONE

BY PREACHING THE HOLY NAME OF THE LORD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Thus the

conditioned souls, purified by chanting the holy name, are LIBERATED from the

blazing fire of material existence. In this way, spiritual benefit grows

increasingly full, like the waxing moon in the sky. THE TRUE ACARYA, THE

SPIRITUAL MASTER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD, MUST BE CONSIDERED AN INCARNATION OF

KRSNA'S MERCY. INDEED, HE IS PERSONALLY EMBRACING KRSNA. HE IS THEREFORE THE

SPIRITUAL MASTER OF ALL THE VARNAS (BRAHMANA, KSATRIYA, VAISYA AND SUDRA) AND

ALL THE ASRAMAS (BRAHMACARYA, GRHASTHA, VANAPRASTHA AND SANNYASA). Since he is

understood to be the most advanced devotee, he is called paramahamsa-thakura.

Thakura is a title of honor offered to the paramahamsa. Therefore one who acts

as an acarya, directly presenting Lord Krsna by spreading His name and fame, IS

ALSO TO BE CALLED PARAMAHAMSA-THAKURA.

 

Note: “The ACARYA will pick up” this indicates as Srila Prabhupada

has indicated to us “this books will do everything”(the spiritual

master and his instructions are non-different).

741021SB.MAY Lectures

Ata saba hari ara varnasrama-dharma, niskincana haya laya krsnaika sarana.(?)

This is the... Varnasrama-dharma, that is material. Varnasrama is planned for

material life in a systematic way so that, in due course of time, one may give

up the family relationship and take sannyasa and completely devote for Krsna's

service. This is the plan of varnasrama-dharma. Varnasrama-dharma is not meant

for planning something, and you remain in the family. No. The Varnasrama...

Varna means brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra. Catur-varnyam maya srstam

guna-karma-vibhagasah. Guna, not everyone is qualified in the same way.

Therefore you... THE ACARYA WILL PICK UP THAT "THEY ARE MEANT FOR BECOMING

BRAHMANAS. THEY ARE MEANT FOR KSATRIYAS." OR FOR COMING FROM KSATRIYA FAMILY,

OR THE BRAHMANA FAMILY... SO FIRST OF ALL, THESE VARNAS, THEN ASRAMA. The

brahmana, one who is qualified as a brahmana, he has to observe the four

asramas, a brahmana: the brahmacari-asrama, the grhastha-asrama, the

vanaprastha-asrama and sannyasa-asrama. The ksatriya, they'll have to observe

three asramas: brahmacari, grhastha and vanaprastha. And the vaisyas, two

asramas: brahmacari and grhastha. And sudra, only one asrama, only grhastha. A

sudra is never offered sannyasa. A... Only the brahmana is offered.

 

74-04-28. Letter: Rupanuga

You are right about Sridhara Maharaja's genuineness. But in my opinion he is

the best of the lot. He is my old friend, at least he executes the regulative

principles of devotional service. I do not wish to discuss about activities of

my Godbrothers but it is a fact they have no life for preaching work. All are

satisfied with a place for residence in the name of a temple, they engage

disciples to get foodstuff by transcendental devices and eat and sleep. They

have no idea or brain how to broacast the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. My

Guru Maharaja used to lament many times for this reason and he thought if one

man at least had understood the principle of preaching then his mission would

achieve success. In the latter days of my Guru Maharaja he was very disgusted.

Actually, he left this world earlier, otherwise he would have continued to live

for more years. Still he requested his disciples to form a strong Governing body

for preaching the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He never recommended anyone to be

acarya of the Gaudiya Math. But Sridhara Maharaja is responsible for disobeying

this order of Guru Maharaja, and he and others who are already dead

unnecessarily thought that there must be one acarya. If Guru Maharaja could

have seen someone who was qualified at that time to be acarya he would have

mentioned. Because on the night before he passed away he talked of so many

things, but never mentioned an acarya. His idea was acarya was not to be

nominated amongst the governing body. HE SAID OPENLY YOU MAKE A GBC AND CONDUCT

THE MISSION. SO HIS IDEA WAS AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF GBC WHO WOULD COME OUT

SUCCESSFUL AND SELF EFFULGENT ACARYA WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED. So

Sridhara Maharaja and his two associate gentlemen unauthorizedly selected one

acarya and later it proved a failure. The result is now everyone is claiming to

be acarya even though they may be kanistha adhikari with no ability to preach.

In some of the camps the acarya is being changed three times a year. Therefore

we may not commit the same mistake in our ISKCON camp. Actually amongst my

Godbrothers no one is qualified to become acarya. So it is better not to mix

with my Godbrothers very intimately because instead of inspiring our students

and disciples they may sometimes pollute them. This attempt was made previously

by them, especially Madhava Maharaja and Tirtha Maharaja and Bon Maharaja but

somehow or other I saved the situation. This is going on. We shall be very

careful about them and not mix with them. This is my instruction to you all.

They cannot help us in our movement, but they are very competent to harm our

natural progress. So we must be very careful about them.

 

760104mw.nel Conversations

Devotee (2): Prabhupada, they said that if Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted Krsna

consciousness in the Western countries, why didn't He go there Himself? That's

what they told us.

Prabhupada: SO HE LEFT THE CREDIT FOR ME. (laughter)

Devotees: Jaya! Haribol!

Prabhupada: He loves His devotee more than Himself.

Harikesa: Why didn't Krsna kill everybody at the Battle of Kuruksetra?

Prabhupada: Yes.

Yasodanandana: (indistinct)

Prabhupada: Krsna, by His simple desire He could kill. (laughter) He said

therefore, BHAVISYATVAM, prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama, sarvatra pracara

HAIBE. He is LEAVING THE TASK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

 

 

nama-om-visnu-padaya-krsna-presthya-bhu-tale

srimate-BHAKTIVEDANTA-svamin-iti-namine

 

namas-te-sarasvate-deve-gaura-vani-pracarine

nirvisesa-suniyavadi-pascatya-DESA-TARINE

 

I offer my respectful obeisances unto HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI

PRABHUPADA, who is very dear to Lord Krsna, having taken shelter at his lotus

feet.

 

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati

Gosvami. YOU ARE KINDLY PREACHING THE MESSAGE OF CAITANYA-DEVA AND DELIVERING

THE WESTERN COUNTRIES WHICH ARE FILLED WITH IMPERSONALISM AND VOIDISM.

 

Srila Prabhupada DELIVERS! HOW ?he preaches in his books GIVING the holy name

ONLY UTTAMA ADHIKARI IS QUALIFIED TO DELIVER(BY DEFINITION).

 

 

JAI OM VISNU-PADA PARAMAHAMSA-THAKURA PARIVRJAKACARYA ASTOTTARA-SAT SRI SRIMAD

SRILA A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI MAHARAJA PRABHUPADA KI JAI!

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

/HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE