Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 > The Panca-tattva Mantra as given by Shrila Prabhupada cannot also be > regularly chanted on the beads as instructed by Shrila Prabhupada himself. Thanks to His Holliness for the nice texts. I heard from my Gurumaharaja that SP told to Brahmananda Pr. to give Panca Tattva mantra to some people in Africa who were very sinful, they were pinching the cows with some drinking halms and were drinking their blood. As I understod SP told us to prefer the Hare Krishna mantra since it was Lord Gaurangas mood that he chanted Krishnas names, he refused that he is worshiped as an avatar, since his mood was of a devotee. But Advaita Acarya exclaimed in Puri that he is the yuga avatara and all were singing the names of Gauranga. Lord Caitanya was externally showing his dissatisfation. But many times he was acting as the Yuga avatara- Supreme Personality of Godhead as in the Mahaprakasha lila. I didn't came across something which shows that Panca Tattva mantra can not be chanted, I am not saying that there are not, so please if someone can send the quotes I will be grateful. Below are two quotes one that the Panca Tattva mantra can be chanted and second we should chant the authorized Panca Tattva mantra. Prabhup€da: That is yajña. Yajñaiƒ sa‰k…rtana-pr€yair yajanti hi sumedhasaƒ. This is the way of delivering them: Let them worship Gaura-Nit€i by chanting Hare KŠa mah€-mantra or ®r… KŠa Caitanya Prabhu Nity€nanda, if not two, but one, Hare KŠa Hare KŠa KŠa KŠa, and let them take pras€dam. These two things will make them advance very quickly, the spiritual life. ============ REF. Room Conversation -- February 2, 1977, Bhubaneshwar I this quote I understand that the Panca Tattva mantra chanted by the devotee Richard on Radha Kunda was a different one. CaraŠ€ravindam: Prabhup€da, you wrote in the Caitanya-carit€mta that the Caitanya mah€-mantra, r…-kŠa-caitanya prabhu nity€nanda, there is no offense to that. And so therefore in the Kali-yuga it is actually more beneficial... Prabhup€da: Offense is that what is spoken by the €c€ryas, if you do not follow, that is offense. Guror avajñ€. That is offense. To chant Gaura-Nit€i is no offense. But if our previous gurus have chanted r…-kŠa-caitanya prabhu nity€nanda r…-advaita—why should we go beyond that? That is guror avajñ€. Even there is no apar€dha, because guru, Kavir€ja Gosv€m…, has sung like that and my guru has sung, we should follow that. We should not make any deviation. That is guror avajñ€ ruti-€stra-nindanam. N€mno bal€d yasya hi p€pa-buddhiƒ. So it comes to be one of the items of the daa-vidha-apar€dha. Guror avajñ€. CaraŠ€ravindam: Should we consider that it’s more beneficial for people to hear bhaja r…-kŠa-caitanya... Prabhup€da: Why? There is already... Why should you go here and there? There is already r…-kŠa-caitanya prabhu nity€nanda. Why you are so anxious to go out of it? CaraŠ€ravindam: No, I’m saying is it more beneficial for people to hear that mantra than the Hare KŠa mantra. Is it more beneficial for people to hear the Pañca-tattva mantra than the Hare KŠa mah€-mantra? Prabhup€da: Oh yes. You are going to Hare KŠa through Nit€i-Gaura. Nit€iyer karuŠ€ habe braje r€dh€-kŠa p€be. The principle is don’t try to manufacture. Because you are not experienced. So what nonsense you will manufacture, that will be offensive. Better go on, the simple thing. Akay€nanda: I know one devotee that chants Pañca-tattva mantra... Prabhup€da: Let them chant whatever. We shall chant like this, Pañca-tattva—r…-kŠa-caitanya prabhu nity€nanda r…-advaita gad€dhara r…v€s€di-gaura-bhakta-vnda. I’ve explained that. Five features of Lord Caitanya. ------- Here SP is saying let him chant whatever we will chant like this. So this is a proof that the devotee Richard chanted a different mantra. Akay€nanda: He chants that mantra on his beads. Prabhup€da: Who? Akay€nanda: That boy Richard in R€dh€-kuŠa. Prabhup€da: Rascal. That is his bad association. Therefore I say don’t follow these so-called R€dh€-kuŠa b€b€j…s. Nara-kuŠa b€b€j…. And they smoke bii. I have seen. Richard is still there? We have also to be careful that for this chanting of Gaura Panca Tattva mantras no apasampradayas will come up in the mood of Gauranga nagari or lets do sinful things and chant Gaura's names since he is most merciful like this nara- kunda babajis. Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami gave nice quotes on the proper mood of chanting this mantras. YHS Damana Krishna dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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