The Farm Acarya

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Seeing the recent note from Hari Sauri reminded me of several instances where

Hari Sauri Prabhu was the beneficiary of Srila Prabhupada's sweet references to

the village activities of Krsna and Balarama. The letter in the second quote

is one which Hari Sauri kindly shared with us to include in the final chapter

of the Prabhupada Varnasrama book.

 

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Kirtanananda: Practically it is impossible to teach these older boys how to use

bulls and how to... It is very difficult, they cannot do it. But I think if we

train the children.

 

Prabhupada: Yes. Krsna Himself did it. He was king's son, Nanda Maharaja. In

the childhood, He was taking care of the calves, and when He was grown up,

little, He was taking care of the cows. Krsna personally showed it. His father

could have avoided, "No, no, You don't go. The servants will go." No. "You also

go."

 

Krsna-Balarama, both. Balarama has got the plow, tilling ground, and Krsna has

got the flute to enchant the cows. Krsna-Balarama. They were not sitting idly,

although Nanda Maharaja could keep Them without any work. No. They worked. From

the beginning of childhood. They would come in the evening and mother would

take care of bathing Them, changing dress, and then giving nice food, and after

taking food

 

They would go to rest. Whole day They worked. Krsna never taught that you sit

idly. No. Personally, He did not do so, neither He taught anyone. In the

Bhagavad-gita [bg. 3.8: see below] you'll find.

 

niyatam kuru karma tvam

karma jyayo hy akarmanah

sarira-yatrapi ca te

na prasiddhyed akarmanah

 

Find out this.

 

Hari-sauri: What was that again, Srila Prabhupada?

 

Prabhupada: Niyatah. You should read Bhagavad-gita so thoroughly for

everything. That is good lawyer. Good lawyer means in the court, immediately

give reference to the judge, "My Lordship, such and such law, under

section...this is there." He's a good lawyer. Good lawyer means he immediately

gives reference to the section on which he's talking. Immediately judgment is

there. If there is previous authority and it is recorded in the lawbook, then

he doesn't require to argue anymore, the evidence is there. Even in other

court, if some judgment is there, they'll be accepted. This is the law. So a

good lawyer means he gives references from different courts, the judgment makes

easier. Instead of proceeding for a long time, he gives reference -- "Here is

the judgment, you see," and immediately...

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Advancement: material versus spiritual

Varnasrama-dharma, New Vrndavana, July 24, 1976, Room Conversation

 

 

 

Srila Prabhupada was most enlivened to hear the report of New Govardhana Farm.

His Divine Grace in the last month or so has been stressing the importance of

these farm projects, and said, "This is the next aspect of Krsna consciousness

which I wish to push forward. If I am able to travel again, then I shall visit

the farms and make them perfect. On these farms we can demonstrate the full

varnasrama system. If these farms become successful then the whole world will

be enveloped by Krsna consciousness.

 

"From your letter I can understand how nice this farm is. I am very happy to

see fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, grains, the devotees taking sumptuous

prasadam and chanting Hare Krsna. This is the actual meaning of human life. It

is a very good farm, from your letter I can understand. Whatever you build, get

the building materials locally. If you can manufacture tiles locally, then your

house problem is solved. Build up bamboo frame, and on it place tiles. In any

event get everything locally. I wish to make a farm tour and then I shall

surely visit your farm."

 

I suggested to Srila Prabhupada that he was the Farm Acarya, but Srila

Prabhupada said, "Krsna is the Farm Acarya. Baladeva is holding a plow, and

Krsna is holding the calf. Krsna advised Nanda Maharaja not to perform Indra

puja but to worship the land, Govardhana because it was supplying all

foodstuffs for the residents of Vrndavana and the cows as well." So Srila

Prabhupada wants you to develop this farm very nicely as it will be the future

program to present to the world as the ideal of Krsna consciousness. In the

cities, we are interested for preaching but we cannot present the ideal

varnasrama system, this is only possible at the farms, so they are very

important.

 

-- Letter from Tamal Krsna Goswami, Secretary to Srila Prabhupada

to Hari Sauri dasa, ISKCON Melbourne,

10 August 1977 (sent from Krsna Balarama Mandir, Vrndavana)

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Varnasrama-dharma, Additional Sources