The highest benefit given by Gauranga

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On 28 Jul 1999, Nayana-ranjana das wrote:

 

> 7 What benefit did the world attain when Lord Rama, Lord Nrsimha, and

> many other incarnations of Godhead killed so many raksasa and daitya demons?

> How important is it that Lord Kapila and other incarnations revealed the

> paths of sankhya and yoga? How glorious is it that Lord Brahma and other

> guna-avataras create, maintain and destroy the material universes? How

> auspicious is it that Lord Varaha lifted the earth from the Garbhodaka

> Ocean? We do not consider any of these activities to be very important.

> The most important thing is that Lord Caitanya has revealed the great

> splendour of pure love of Krsna. Let us glorify that Lord Caitanya

> Mahaprabhu.

>

> Sri Caitanya candramrta by Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura

 

Hare Krishna. Without intending any undue respect to Prabhodhananda Sarasvati

Thakura, I am of the opinion that comments like this are best kept to

ourselves, or in other words, that they should not be repeated amongst the lay

public. It is highly offensive to distinguish between the various avataaras of

the Lord or Their pastimes. We need to be mindful of the fact that the Thakura

is very likely of a very advanced disposition, and we probably cannot

appreciate his devotional mood or the reasons why he would make statements

like this.

 

But we certainly should not make such distinctious, and we certainly should

not repeat them to outsiders. It is unfortunate that there are devotees in our

movement who take every opportunity to preach the "difference" between

Krishna, Gauranga and other forms of Vishnu. Even worse is the unfortunate

misconception other Vaishnavas have developed as a result; I have met more

than one who thinks that Gaudiya Vaishnavas place Krishna above Vishnu.

Needless to say, that isn't the kind of sentiment that is likely to earn the

respect of our fellow Vaishnavas.

 

I offer this only out of concern. I apologize if I have committed any offense.

 

 

yours,

 

Krishna

 

p.s. I personally find the destruction of Raavana by Lord Raama and the

slaying of Hiranyakashipu by Lord Narasimha to be thrilling to hear.