understanding Radha-Krsna lila

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In the beginning, the neophyte devotees should not try to understand the

dealings of the gopis with Krsna. They should not try to understand. Unless

one is free from the material concept, sarvopadhi vinirmuktam tat-paratvena

nirmalam. That means we have to execute devotional service in the regulative

principle. "I cannot follow the regulative principle and I am trying to

understand Radha-Krsna prema," this is rascaldom. This is rascaldom. Only

rascals will do that. He does not see his position, that "What is my

position? I am still full of lusty desires. My mind is still disturbed by

seeing a nice woman or nice man, and I am discussing Radha-Krsna?" This is

nonsense. Narottama dasa Thakura said, rüpa-raghunatha pade haibe akuti kabe

hama bujhabo se yugala-piriti. Unless you are expert in devotional service,

by practical application of the instruction of Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu...

Rüpa-raghunatha pade haibe akuti. Then if we are qualified, then some day we

may be able to understand what is yugala-piriti, love between Krsna and

Radharani. Not so sudden. That is sahajiya. Not so sudden. We should not try

to do that. First of all I must see how much I have become sarvopadhi

vinirmuktam [Cc. Madhya 19.170], how much I am free from the designational

position. Then we shall be able. Radha-krsna-pranaya-vikrti ahladini sakti

asmad.

 

The Radha-Krsna-pranaya, loving affairs of Radha and Krsna, this is not

ordinary thing. When you worship Radha-Krsna, we are not fit for that...

(First) we shall think ourself as servant of Krsna, eternal servant of

Krsna, under the guidance, adau gurvasrayam. So if we want to do something,

we must inquire from guru, sad dharma prccha. We must follow. We should not

manufacture things, that "This way I shall be able to satisfy Krsna." No.

Sadhu-vartmanuvartanam. "If I discuss about Radha-Krsna lila in my neophyte

stage, Krsna will be pleased." No. You must first of all purify yourself by

the regulative principle. And when you are completely free, then from the

material conception, then you understand what is Radha-Krsna lila.

 

>From Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.6.5 -- Vrndavana,

November 27, 1976