The Divine Name-Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Part-3 By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji

[Guest guest]

Radhe Krishna To All,

 

 

In the case of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's disciple Advaitacharya we find that he is

so deeply caught in the net of performance of rituals that he misses out on its

purport. --- his Guru has come home hungry, seeking food. A Sadguru is verily

God. And, in this case Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is verily the incarnation of Lord

Krishna. The Lord has come home in the form of the Guru seeking food. What a

fortune! But trapped tightly in the net of rituals he says that he has not yet

completed the daily rituals and that it would take some hours to cook and serve

him food! Well! WHAT FOR HAVE THESE RITUALS BEEN PRESCRIBED? - To purify your

mind and attain God. In this case, Advaitacharya had attained a Sadguru but had

failed to recognize his blessings.

 

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu went on a long tour of India, covering the length and the

breadth of the country. Wherever he went he initiated the people into the Maha

Mantra,

 

" HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE! "

 

Know that it is verily Bhagavata dharma that is supportive to this Kali Yuga.

And, what is Bhagavata dharma? To chant the Maha mantra

 

All other paths are impractical in today's world.

 

What would Mahans speak when they meet? It would either be about their

'experiences' with the Lord or about the way to help people swim across the

ocean of life. They are anxious to protect and show the right way to the people.

When Sage Narada and Valmiki met it laid down the path to Ramayana. The meeting

of Sage Narada and Sage Veda Vyasa brought forth Srimad Bhagavatam. And, in

Srimad Bhagavatam, written thousands of years ago, we find the deep anxiety of

Mahans.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam says that in Kali Yuga people would be of low intelligence,

lazy and short life. What is the way out for these people? Verily the Divine

Name of the Lord! The Divine Name of the Lord, the Maha Mantra

 

" HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE! "

 

The Divine Name of the Lord ('Bhagavan Nama') has the power to redeem one and

all. Was not Ajamila, the worst sinner, redeemed for the mere uttering of the

Divine Name? He had named his youngest son 'Narayana' (the Divine Name of the

Lord). He was deeply attached to this son. At the last moment of his life he

called out 'Narayana!' addressing the son. But it was enough for the deeply

Compassionate Lord. He saved Ajamila. Ahalya was redeemed from the curse and

made immaculate by the dust of the Holy Feet of Rama. And, in today's world Rama

still exists in the form of His Divine Name 'R A M A'! 'Name' and the 'Named'

are one and the same. They are not different from each other. So, would not Rama

in the Form of the Divine Name 'RAMA' redeem all - even the worst sinner?

 

In the Tamizh language the proverb goes, 'Mata, Pita, Guru, Deivam - Mother,

Father, Guru and God. Earlier we have also pointed out that in the hierarchy an

ordinary guest cannot take a place above the Guru. Therefore, here the term

guest ('atithi') means God.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards