Guest guest Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 Hare Krishna PAMHO, AGTSP Kindly glorify the pastimes of Srinivasa Acarya on his disappearance day 1st Nov.by reciting: Çré Çré Ñaò-gosvämy-añöaka Eight Prayers to the Six Gosvamis by Çréniväsa Äcärya (1) kåñëotkértana-gäna-nartana-parau premämåtämbho-nidhé dhérädhéra-jana-priyau priya-karau nirmatsarau püjitau çré-caitanya-kåpä-bharau bhuvi bhuvo bhärävahantärakau vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who are always engaged in chanting the holy name of Kåñëa and dancing. They are just like the ocean of love of God, and they are popular both with the gentle and with the ruffians, because they are not envious of anyone. Whatever they do, they are all-pleasing to everyone, and they are fully blessed by Lord Caitanya. Thus they are engaged in missionary activities meant to deliver all the conditioned souls in the material universe. (2) nänä-çästra-vicäraëaika-nipuëau sad-dharma-saàsthäpakau lokänäà hita-käriëau tri-bhuvane mänyau çaraëyäkarau rädhä-kåñëa-padäravinda-bhajanänandena mattälikau vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who are very expert in scrutinizingly studying all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings. Thus they are honored all over the three worlds and they are worth taking shelter of because they are absorbed in the mood of the gopis and are engaged in the transcendental loving service of Rädhä and Kåñëa. (3) çré-gauräëga-guëänuvarëana-vidhau çraddhä-samåddhy-anvitau päpottäpa-nikåntanau tanu-bhåtäà govinda-gänämåtaiù änandämbudhi-vardhanaika-nipuëau kaivalya-nistärakau vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who are very much enriched in understanding of Lord Caitanya and who are thus expert in narrating His transcendental qualities. They can purify all conditioned souls from the reactions of their sinful activities by pouring upon them transcendental songs about Govinda. As such, they are very expert in increasing the limits of the ocean of transcendental bliss, and they are the saviors of the living entities from the devouring mouth of liberation. (4) tyaktvä türëam açeña-maëòala-pati-çreëéà sadä tuccha-vat bhütvä déna-gaëeçakau karuëayä kaupéna-kanthäçritau gopé-bhäva-rasämåtäbdhi-laharé-kallola-magnau muhur vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who kicked off all association of aristocracy as insignificant. In order to deliver the poor conditioned souls, they accepted loincloths, treating themselves as mendicants, but they are always merged in the ecstatic ocean of the gopis' love for Kåñëa and bathe always and repeatedly in the waves of that ocean. (5) küjat-kokila-haàsa-särasa-gaëäkérëe mayüräkule nänä-ratna-nibaddha-müla-viöapa-çré-yukta-våndävane rädhä-kåñëam ahar-niçaà prabhajatau jévärthadau yau mudä vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who were always engaged in worshiping Rädhä-Kåñëa in the transcendental land of Våndävana where there are beautiful trees full of fruits and flowers which have under their roots all valuable jewels. The Gosvämés are perfectly competent to bestow upon the living entities the greatest boon of the goal of life. (6) saìkhyä-pürvaka-näma-gäna-natibhiù kälävasäné-kåtau nidrähära-vihärakädi-vijitau cätyanta-dénau ca yau rädhä-kåñëa-guëa-småter madhurimänandena sammohitau vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who were engaged in chanting the holy names of the Lord and bowing down in a scheduled measurement. In this way they utilized their valuable lives and in executing these devotional activities they conquered over eating and sleeping and were always meek and humble enchanted by remembering the transcendental qualities of the Lord. (7) rädhä-kuëòa-taöe kalinda-tanayä-tére ca vaàçévaöe premonmäda-vaçäd açeña-daçayä grastau pramattau sadä gäyantau ca kadä harer guëa-varaà bhäväbhibhütau mudä vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who were sometimes on the bank of the Rädhä-kunda lake or the shores of the Yamuna and sometimes at Vaàçévaöa. There they appeared just like madmen in the full ecstasy of love for Kåñëa, exhibiting different transcendental symptoms in their bodies, and they were merged in the ecstasy of Kåñëa consciousness. (8) he rädhe vraja-devéke ca lalite he nanda-süno kutaù çré-govardhana-kalpa-pädapa-tale kälindé-vane kutaù ghoñantäv iti sarvato vraja-pure khedair mahä-vihvalau vande rüpa-sanätanau raghu-yugau çré-jéva-gopälakau I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvämés, namely Çré Rüpa Gosvämé, Çré Sanätana Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé, Çré Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé, Çré Jéva Gosvämé, and Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé, who were chanting very loudly everywhere in Våndävana, shouting, "Queen of Våndävana, Rädhäräëé! O Lalita! O son of Nanda Mahäräja! Where are you all now? Are you just on the hill of Govardhana, or are you under the trees on the bank of the Yamunä? Where are you?" These were their moods in executing Kåñëa consciousness. Srinivasa Acarya After witnessing Lord Guranga's sannyasa ceremony at Katva, Caitanya Dasa and his pregnant wife visited Lord Caitanya in Jagannatha Puri. "Soon your wife will give birth to a son named 'Srinivasa' said Lord Caitanya, "and through Srinisava all the bhakti sastras of Rupa and Sanatana will be distributed." When his father left this world Srinivasa visited the remaining associates of Lord Gauranga in Katva, Navadvipa, Jagannatha Puri. They blessed Srinivasa and gave him valuable instructions for spiritual advancement. Seeing his absorption in Gauranga prema, they knew he was "an embodiment of Gaura-sakti, the energy of Sri Guranga Mahaprabhu." He came to Vrdavana, toured the twelve forests, and took diska from Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. Sri Jiva Gosvami taught him the complete philosophy of Gaudiya Vaisnavism. Acknowledging his vast learning, Sri Jiva gave Srinivasa the title "Acarya." Accepting Sri Jiva's order, Srinvasa and his two friends Syamananada Prabhu and Narottama Dasa Thakura pioneered the first transcendental book distribution party. Vrajabasi Sankirtana Party ki jai! They took a bullock cart of the Gosvami's devotional writings from Vrndavana and passed them out all over Bengal and Orissa. Srinivasa Acarya initiated many disciples (Ramacandra Kaviraja and others), wrote songs full of bhakti (Sad Gosvami-astakam), and introduced a special kirtana style. When leading kirtana he would sometimes lose his voice from chanting so long. Besides his external practiced intensive raganuga bhajana. Raganuga bhajana is the spontaneous internal worship of Radha and Krishna based on the mood and sentiments of the eternal residents of Sri Vrndavana dhama, such as the gopis. While doing manasi seva (service to Radha-Krishna within one's mind in a mentally conceived in spiritual form) he would often bring tangible paraphernalia from these meditations back with him upon returning to external consciousness. Once Srinivasa sat Lord Gauranga on jeweled throne within his mind. Then he worshiped the Lord with a golden handled camara whisk and five flowers garland. Pleased with his service, Gaura Raya offered the garland back to Srinivasa, who then immediately awoke and lost the meditation. A surprised Srinisava found the sweetest flower garland he ever smelled hanging around his neck when he returned to external consciousness. Another time Srinivasa was in his siddha svarupa as Mani-manjari watching Srimati Radharani, Sri Krishna, and the gopis in Holi lila (joyfully throwing colored powders and dyes on each other). The gopis told Mani-manjari to supply colors to Radhika and side with them in their "war" against Syama. The earth shook from their furious battle. Srinivasa's medication abruptly broke. His body was completely covered from head to toe with fragrant and exotic rainbow colored powders imported from the spiritual world. Holi lila ki jai! Srinivasa Acarya's samadhi is in the Dhira Samira samadhis area. Kindly use font type 'Balarama' or 'Sca Goudy' to read the above text Your servant in mission of Srila Prabhupada Nanda Gopal Dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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