Lokanatha Goswami

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Hare Krishna

 

 

 

PAMHO, AGTSP

 

 

 

One will receive the mercy of the Goswamis and compassionate followers of

 

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by obtaining their association. That association is

available in their books, in the books describing their activities, in the

line of their followers, and in their samadhi sitting in Vrndavana.

Remembering the Supreme Lord Krishna and His pure devotees is a powerful

form of devotional service called smaranam. Hence, a devotee will make

spiritual advancement simply by remembering and praying for the mercy of the

departed Vaisnavas. The mercy of the Vaisnavas is absolutely essential in

order to attain the goal of human life i.e. eternal service to Sri Sri Radha

Krishna.'

 

 

 

One becomes purified of material contamination and attains love of Godhead

by chanting the holy names of Lord Sri Krishna and Sri Krishna Caitanya.

Because the Lord and His pure devotees are non-different, one also becomes

free from sinful reactions and spiritually elevated by chanting the names of

Lord Caitanya's loving associates. Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja confirms this in

Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi Lila 12:92,

 

 

"Yan-saba smarane pai Caitanya-carana, yan-saba-smarane haya vanchita

purana,"

 

 

Simply by remembering the names of Lord Gauranga's eternal associates, one

gets the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and all his desires become

fulfilled.

 

 

 

One must take shelter at the lotus feet of a devotee mahatma and treat him

as the most exalted well wisher of all human society. We should take shelter

of such a mahatma and ask for his causeless mercy. Only by his benediction

can one be relived from attachment to the materialistic way of life. C.C.

Madhya Lila 22:51 "mahat-krpa vina kona karme bhakti naya Krsna-bhakti dure

rahu, samsara nahe kasya"- unless one is favoured by a pure devotee, one

cannot attain the platform of devotional service. To say nothing of Krishna

bhakti, one cannot even be relived from the bondage of material existence.

 

 

 

On 19th July is the disappearance day of Srila Lokanatha Gowasmi. Kindly

glorify him by reading his pastimes. Please use font type 'Balarama' or 'Sca

Goudy' to read the text below.

 

 

 

Srila Lokanatha Goswami ki jaya jaya !!!

 

 

 

Your servant in mission of Srila Prabhupada.

 

 

 

Nanda Gopal dasa

 

 

 

Srila Lokanatha Goswami

 

 

 

A personal associate of Lord Gauranga, fully absorbed in pure love, Srila

Lokanatha Goswami was the eldest of the Goswamis living in Vraja-bhumi. He

shunned name and fame of much that he asked Krishna Dasa Kaviraja to keep

his name out of Caitanya caritamrta. His body and mind were completely

attached to Vrndavana-dhama. The divine lilas of Radha-Vinoda played in his

heart. His ears existed only to hear the Srimad Bhagavatam. 'Anyone who

reads the Srimad Bhagavatam' said Lokanatha Goswami, 'he is my friend.'

 

 

 

Once Sri Krishna Himself appeared and gave Lokanatha a deity of

Radha-Vinoda. Lokanatha Goswami carried his Deity all over Vraja in a cloth

bag hung around his neck.

 

Although first rejecting, Lokanatha Goswami finally accepted Narottama Dasa

for initiation as his only disciple. He appreciated his genuine humility and

determination to serve. Every night for one year Narottama dasa secretly

served his Guru by carefully cleaning the field where Lokanatha Goswami

passed stool.

 

 

 

Lokanatha Goswami's original Deities of Radha-Vinoda are now worshiped in

Jaipur, Rajasthan. A prati-bhu murti (expanded form of the original Deity)

of Radha-Vinoda adorns the alter at the Radha-Gokulananda temple in

Vrnadavana. The Samadhi of Lokanatha Goswami is the largest one in the

temple courtyard. He serves Srimati Radharani as Manjuali-manjari in nitya

Vrndavana lila.

 

 

 

Srimad Radha vinodaika, seva sampat samanvitam

 

Pasmanabh atma jam srimal, lokanatha Prabhu bhaje

 

'I worship the lotus feet of Srila Lokanatha Goswami Prabhu, the son of

Srila Padmanabha. He is a storehouse of single-minded service to the lotus

feet of Radha-Vinoda (Narottama Dasa Thakura)