He was ordered to preach the name of Krsna, but instead began to preach the name of Gauranga

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>From "The Golden Volcano of Divine Love"

By Shrila Bhakti Rakshaka Shridhara Goswami Maharaja

 

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Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was merged in tasting the sweetness of

Radha-Govinda

lila, and diving deep into that reality, however, at the same time, He

wanted

to deliver all souls whose hearts had been devoured by the false notions

of

renunciation and exploitation. He ordered Nityananda Prabhu, "Go to

Bengal and

try to deliver them -- give them divine love for Radha and Krsna."

 

He ordered Nityananda Prabhu to distribute divine love for

Radha-Govinda, but

instead, Nityananda began to preach about Sri Gauranga. He thought, "It

will

be better for them to worship Gauranga; that will help free them from

their

offenses in their present position, and by doing so, they will

automatically

achieve a position in Radha-Govinda lila.

 

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He was ordered to preach the name of Krsna, but instead began to preach

the

name of Gauranga. So, for our own welfare, we bow down to Nityananda

Prabhu with all our humility.

 

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The aim of Sriman Mahaprabhu's descent was to distribute the devotional

service of Vrndavana most generously. On the other hand, Nityananda

Prabhu used to

sing, (i wont' do the bengali cause i think you have it) "worship

Gauranga,

speak of Gauranga, chant Gauranga's name." Whoever worships Sri

Gauranga is My

life and soul."

 

In Vrindavan, the pastimes of Krsna are confined to a confidential

circle,

but in Navadvipa, those pastimes are distributed. Gaura lila is more

generous

than Krsna lila.

 

By the grace of Nityananda Prabhu, we develop our attraction for Sri

Gauranga. If we receive the grace of Sri Gauranga, we receive

everything to the

highest degree. And that is the safest way to approach Radha-Govinda.

If we try

to achieve Radha-Govinda in some other way, our attempt will naturally

be

artificial and defective; if we approach Radha-Govinda directly,

avoiding Sri

Gauranga, there will be great difficulty.

 

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Therefore, we should invest all our energy in the service of Sri

Gauranga.

Then, we shall automatically find ourselves being lifted towards the

highest

level. As much as we devote ourselves to the lotus feet of Sri

Gauranga, we

will automatically achieve the nectarine servie of Srimati Radharani in

Vrindavan.

 

To bring Sri Gauranga nearer to our soul is to get even

unconsciously, a guarantee of our achievement in Krishna-lila. For the

fallen souls it is more useful to cultivate devotion for Sri Gauranga.

That will give us the complete fulfillment of life with the least

trouble. Devotion to Gauranga will not lead us to any haphazard or

misconceived Krishna consciousness, but real Krishna consciousness. We

can have full Krishna consciousness by the help of Gaura consciousness.

By developing devotion to Sri Gauranga, we will be able to feel that

Sri Gauranga consciousness also includes Krishna consciousness - plus

something more. What is that? The distribution of Krishna consciousness.

 

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