Bhuliya Tomare

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> There is a custom in Bengal to sing few extra lines between

> the verses of famous vaisnava songs.

>

> I am looking for exact words that are sung after first and

> last verse of Bhuliya Tomare song.

 

You should be very careful about collecting additions to the songs

of the previous acaryas. Srila Prabhupada condemned the habit of inventing

mantras and changing the songs the acaryas have given us:

 

Nov. 5th, 1976 - Vrndavana

Class on Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.5.14

(From Transcendental Diary vol 5)

 

"Prabhupada's conclusion was that if we practice according to the prescribed

method, sastra-vidhi, then we can become liberated. Otherwise, he said, it

is not possible. Quoting both Lord Krsna and Rupa Gosvami who both advised

that we not act whimsically but only according to the scriptures, he

condemned concocted forms of spiritual practice. In that connection he also

had a few words to say about the fashion of making up one's own mantras.

Prabhupada said, "There are so many they have invented. Just like Hare Krsna

mantra is prescribed in the sastras, and they have invented so many.

Although there is the name of the Supreme Lord, still you have to follow the

sastra. If you say Rama Rama Rama, Radhe Radhe Radhe, Krsna, there are so

many mentioned. That is also name, but you have to follow the sastra. sastra

says:

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

You have to take that. Not that you can say, nitai-gaura radhe-syama, hare

krsna hare rama, no. Why? Is there any in the sastra? No, you have invented.

What is the value of your invention? You are not perfect. But they like that

‘It is my guru, I have got some followers, I invent some type of chanting.'

This is nonsense. You must follow, mahajano yena gatah sa panthah. You

cannot invent."

 

I could give more references but this one should make it obvious.

When a person makes up a line and adds it into the song of an acarya he is,

according to Srila Prabhupadam committing guror-avajna, at the very least.

Srila Prabhupada's policy was that whatever the sastra or the acaryas have

given us, we should accept without change.

 

Your humble servant,

Hari-sauri dasa