The Grand Victory of Love

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The Grand Victory of Love

 

Devotion is above all. Saranagati, surrender, is the

highest property of everyone. Surrender to Him, and He

may graciously make His name known to us, and we will

be able to know Him.

 

In the Upanisads, it is said, yam evaisa vrnute tena

labhyah: whoever He chooses to make Himself known to

can know Him. Otherwise, no one can know Him against

His will. He has reserved all the right of not being

exposed to the senses of anyone and everyone. He is so

high, He can do that. If He does not wish to make

Himself known, no one can know Him - whenever He

wishes to make Himself known to someone, they can know

Him. This is His position.

On the order of his Gurudeva Devarsi Narada, the

scripture Srimad-Bhagavatam was given by Vedavyasa as

the conclusion of his teachings. After giving the

Vedas, Upanisads, Puranas, Mahabharata, Bhagavad-gita,

etc., the last gift of Vedavyasa in the world of

scriptures was Srimad-Bhagavatam. And the message of

the Bhaga-vatam is that beauty is above all - not

knowledge or justice. Mercy is above justice.

Affection, love, beauty, charm, harmony - these are

above all, and this absolute conception of the

ultimate reality is in the Krsna concep-tion.

Hanker for neither power nor knowledge but hanker

after the service of the Beautiful

Beauty is above knowledge and power. Knowledge is

above power, and above knowledge is beauty, charm,

love. That is the supreme. Srimad-Bhagavatam has

declared, krsnas tu bhagavan svayam: the Krsna

conception of Godhead is the most original conception

of the Ab-solute. This is the prime declaration of the

Bhagavatam: the Lord, as Beauty, is above all. And

below Him is awe, reverence, power, etc.

And Mahaprabhu Sri Caitanyadeva pointed out, " Go to

the beautiful - Reality the Beautiful - He is your

highest attainment. Hanker neither for power nor

know-ledge, but hanker for service of the Beautiful,

and thereby, you will be taken in and given entrance

into the land of the Beautiful. " This is the highest

realization. Don't waste your energy by engaging

yourself in any other pursuits, but go straight -

jnana-sunya-bhakti. By the help of sadhu-sanga, take

the name of the Lord and try to march straight onwards

to the Krsna conception of Godhead. Krsna

consciousness is our highest achieve-ment, and this is

given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and

Srimad-Bhagavatam.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended, " Don't waste your

energy for anything else. Utilize your energy for the

Krsna conception of Godhead. "

So we try to make our progress in this line, and at

the same time we also ask our friends to try to

embrace this life. The fulfillment of life for every

particle of existence of this world can be found here.

 

March towards universal good. Wherever and whoever you

are, it does not matter. Take your course towards

Krsna consciousness. This is the highest fulfill-ment

of the life for everyone. You are only to turn your

face towards Him and march, and the Sweet Absolute,

Sri Krsna, will welcome you. This is the campaign of

the Gaudiya Vaisnavas.

Srila Rupa Goswami described Krsna in a scientific

way: akhila-rasamrta-murtih. Our hearts are hankering

for satisfaction and happiness of different types but

He is the emporium of all such rasas, flavors of

ecstasy. All types of rasas are in Krsna and He is the

personification of them all, so everyone can find his

corresponding place in Him alone, and nowhere else. He

is Krsna - akhila--rasamrta-murtih. All our necessary

satisfaction is personified in Him. So only He can

say, " Give up everything and come to Me, and you won't

have to repent. You will find your highest

satisfaction. " No one else has ever said such a thing

in any place. Only Krsna has said this, and Mahaprabhu

pointed it out. " Go directly that side and don't go

any other way, but march straight for the Krsna

conception - that is your home. "