He hesitated a second because of the intimacy of the pastime...

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In the text bellow we'll find that Srila Prabhupada was hesitant about

speaking of Radha-Krishna intimate lila. I found it interesting that he

hesitated to narrate a pastime he had described and published in his Krishna

Book, a book he wanted devotees to distribute to people in general.

 

My questions are:

 

Should we follow Srila Prabhupada's example and when lecturing stick to the

sambandha jnana type of presentation?

 

If we are to follow Srila Prabhupada's example how do we then relate to some

senior devotees that don't follow Srila Prabhupada's example?

 

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"Just like the gopis, they used to go to Krsna. These gopis they were

married because in India twelve years, thirteen years, girls are married

still. I've told many incidences. So from childhood they are playing small

children; but the girls are married early so they go to their husband's

place thirteen, fourteen years. So when they're not married they prayed to

Katyayani that Krsna is so beautiful, please give me Krsna as my husband.

Krsna is all-attractive, so Krsna fulfilled their desire."

 

He hesitated a second because of the intimacy of the pastime, but then

decided to narrate it to us. "Of course these things are not be publicly

discussed, but still you are little interested in Krsna. So Krsna, it is not

possible socially, Krsna made it a plan that He accepted every one of them

as His wife. The girls were taking bath in the Yamuna, keeping their

clothing, garments, on the shore. Still in India, especially in Punjab, the

practice is that where the women take bath strictly no man can go there

because they put their clothings on the shore and they dip into the water

naked. So this was being done and Krsna took their clothes and got up on the

tree. So they begged Krsna, their friend, 'Krsna, this is very bad. Why you

have taken our ... ' 'No, you beg the clothes with folded hands then I shall

give you.'"

 

Remembering these mischievous dealings of Lord Krsna, Srila Prabhupada was

full of smiles. The devotees also laughed with him and Prabhupada approved.

"So you have liked this story ... But the idea is that 'You wanted Me, all

of you, as your husband. Now I'm fulfilling your desire. I'm seeing you

naked.' Because a woman can be naked only before the husband. No one else.

This is chastity."

 

Contrasting these transcendental dealings, he described the more ordinary

affairs of the self-centered materialist. ...

 

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