[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] lotus and stem

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Dear KVGji - Shree Guruvayurappa Sharanam!

 

You are right. In this regard there is one more beautiful shloka from

Srimad-Bhagavatam which Srila Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of

International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) quotes a lot

in many of his lectures etc., which is:

 

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athapi te deva padambujam dvaya

prasada leshanugrhita eva hy

janati tattvam bhagavan mahimno

na chanya eko'pi chiram vichinvan

 

" My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the mercy of

Your lotus feet, he can understand the greatness of Your personality.

But those who speculate to understand the Supreme Personality of

Godhead are unable to know You, even though they continue to study

the Vedas for many years. " - http://srimadbhagavatam.com/10/14/29/en

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One more point I had to make was that the words are the expression of

one's self (mind). And therefore the mind can be revealed by words

and by many other means as well...

 

Is'nt it the reason that the great devotees of Lord like Prahalada

Maharaja and other Mahajanas glorify Krishna in the form of the

choicest poetry, as anything written gloryfying Krishna is read by

the saintly people even if it has some 'so-called' mistakes..

 

Is'nt that the reason that Narada Muni says:

 

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tad vag visargo janatagha viplavo

yasmin prati shlokam abaddhavaty api

namany anantasya yasho ankitani yat

shrvanti gayanti grnanti sadhava

 

" On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of

the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, pastimes, etc.,

of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of

transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in

the impious lives of this world's misdirected civilization. Such

transcendental literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are

heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest. " -

http://vedabase.net/sb/1/5/11/

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Sorry for posting such a long reply. Thank you so much for sharing

your views.

 

~Krishnadasa

 

 

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Dear Krishnadasaji,

Radhe Krishna!

 

One should have the grace of God even to think of Him. Bhagavatam

says, " Easwaranugrahad eva Bhaktirbhavati Kesave. " . Amd you have

that Bhakti or devotion in abundance. In other words, you .have

divine grace in abundance. You can develop it further by association

with other Bhaktas, reading His stories, chanting His names, etc.

 

Bhakti does not find expression in words. It is in a person's

mind. Pray sincerely. He will be at the Bhakta's beck and call.

Such is His fondness for His devotees!

Love

KVG

 

krishnadasa77 wrote:

Dear KVG - Shree Guruvayurappa Sharanam!

 

I think Rajeevji has a " SriKrishnaDasa " prefixed to his name and I do

not know whether Krishnadaya is Rajeevji or not.

 

It is interesting to note that you only see " Krishna " part in all.

That itself shows how great devotee you are!

 

Originally from Shoranur (mother's place). At the moment am in South

of Ireland.

 

I am not erudite and have no devotion as well, but somehow the Lord

is being causelessly merciful to allow me to interact with wonderful

devotees like you and the devotees in this forum.

 

Please continue to give your association.

 

~Krishnadasa.

 

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Dear Sri Krishnadasa,

Radhe Krishna!

 

Pardon me for the confusion in names. I thought Rajeev also

addresses himself as Krishnadasa or Krishnadaya. All Krishna-

bhaktas appear to me as one, because, I see only the " Krishna " part

of them. I happened to know Rajeev a bit closer, as he had written

to me that he is the grand-nephew of one of my school-mates from

Mavelikara.

 

BTW, where are you from originally, and where are you now

stationed? I would like to know more about my " Krishna " s !.

 

I too have a great regard for Rajeev's knowledge of Bhagavatam and

connected matters. Probably you too might be equally erudite or

even more erudite. It is said that deep waters run still!

Love

KVG