Gaura-Nitai deities

[Guest guest]

Camp: Mathura-desa Nama Hattas, Arabian Gulf Area, Middle East, Arabian Sea.

 

My Dear John Darnielle,

 

Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thankyou for your letter cited below with my comments. I have noted the

contents carefully.

 

> Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances.

> All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> I'm going to be getting some brass Gaura-Nitai

> deities and would like instruction on how to

> correctly begin caring for Them. Also, can someone

> either direct my to what Srila Prabhupada has to

> say about Gaura-Nitai, or simply post it?

 

There is a conference called "Deity Worship" which specifically deals with

how to care for Deities. You might join that conference and get some tips

from the members there. Also you can purchase a Deity Worship Book called

Pancaratra Prakasa in two parts. Although a lot of it is technical methods

for twice initiated devotees a good quantity gives general principles which

new devotees can also gain a lot of insight into the whole process of Deity

Worship. Gaura Nitai, Srila Prabhupada said, are very merciful which is a

great asset for new devotees who might not have a high standard of Deity

worship.

 

> I would

> have gotten some deities that I know something

> about (Radha-Krsna, for example) but I feel

> an attraction for Gaura-Nitai despite my

> great ignorance, and I take this attraction to

> be "inspired" in the old sense of the word.

 

You are fortunate to have be "inspired" to serve Sri Sri Gaura Nitai in

Their Deity form.

 

> Any responses, public or private, will be greatly

> appreciated.

>

> Hare Krsna,

>

> JD

 

I hope this helps.

 

I hope that this finds you in good health.

 

Your well wisher,

 

Jayapataka Swami