Visnu or Krsna bhakti

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Dear Devotees,

 

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

> > We are not interested in vishnu-bhakti nor

> > do we pray to tulasi: kripa kori koro tare vaikuntha dhama basi, "O

> > tulasi devi please give me residence in Vaikuntha."

> >

> that's a very good point.

 

Actually not a very good point at all. Madhavananda prabhu I have always

accepted you as a scholarly devotee, much more so than me, and I am

surprised that you would make a point that is not 100% supported by the

statements of our acaryas.

 

It is indeed a problem when we start manufacturing a philosophy to try to

substantiate our own opinions. Whether Srila Prabhupada was reciting from

memory or whether he got it from a book is not known. However it is known

that Srila Prabhupada would speak so strongly against this type of

reasoning. Maybe it is like this maybe it is like that. What are the

conclusions given in the scriptures and by the acaryas. This is what we are

interested in.

 

Maybe we should change the guru's mantra to namah om krsnapadaya instead of

visnupadaya.

 

It is interesting to note that one of the nine process of devotional service

is given as Visnu smaranam. Is this also something that Srila Prabhupada may

have given from memory? Actually it should be krsna smaranam!

 

What is the literal translation of Vaisnava, one who offers respects or

worship to Visnu. If we take time to objectively study what is given by our

predecessors we will see that it is not such a big issue.

 

As I mentioned in a previous letter, this is not such a big issue, visnu or

krsna, and in the ultimate issue it is the same thing,

 

In a bg lecture Srila Prabhupada says,

 

®ravaŠaˆ k…rtanaˆ viŠoƒ. ViŠu and KŠa, the same thing

 

In the mantra to the spiritual master we pray namah om visnupadaya,

krsnapresthaya bhutale, you see both visnu and krsna are used in this

mantra, and the translation is given as taking shelter at Lord Krsna's lotus

feet. It seems our acaryas have not seen the need to make such distinctions

as the one's been drawn here, so how can we think we are qualified to make

such distinctions.

 

 

Your servant,

Nrsimha Kavaca dasa