May 12, Sri Ramananda Raya's Disappearance Day.

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Dear devotees

 

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

 

Below are some drops of nectar to help us remember Sri Ramanandaya Raya's

glories. It is an extract from His talk with Lord Caitanya.

 

...."The Supreme Personality of Godhead is never complete without His

spiritual potencies; therefore unless one takes shelter of the gopis, one

cannot enter into the company of Radha and Krsna. Who can be interested in

Their spiritual pastimes without taking their shelter?

 

There is an inexplicable fact about the natural inclinations of the gopis.

The gopis never want to enjoy themselves with Krsna personally.

 

The happiness of the gopis increases ten million times when they serve to

engage Sri Sri Radha and Krsna in Their transcendental pastimes.

 

By nature, Srimati Radharani is just like a creeper of love of Godhead, and

the gopis are the twigs, flowers and leaves of that creeper...

 

Although the gopis, Srimati Radharani's friends, do not desire to enjoy

themselves directly with Krsna, Srimati Radharani makes a great endeavor to

induce Krsna to enjoy Himself with the gopis.

 

Presenting various pleas for the gopis, Srimati Radharani sometimes sends

the gopis to Krsna just to enable them to associate with Him directly. At

such times, She enjoys a happiness ten million times greater than that

enjoyed by direct association...

 

The damsels of Vraja, the gopis, simply wanted to embrace Krsna and hold His

arms, which are like serpents. Being attracted by the beauty of Krsna, they

ultimately acquired a taste for the nectar of the Lord's lotus feet. We can

also taste the nectar of Krsna's lotus feet by following in the footsteps of

the gopis." (SB.10.87.23.)

 

If you wish to drink more nectar, kindly help yourself in Madhya-lila,

chapter 8 of Sri Caitanya Caritamrita.

 

All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Ramananda Raya!

 

Your servant,

Krsna-kirtana dasi