The Lost Sites of Narayana

[melvin]

The four manifestations of Narayana(Krishna)

are found in each planet of the spiritual sky

of which the planet Narayanaloka is repre-

sented, also called the Vaikuntahloka. On

each of these planets, the four-handed Nara-

yana form is further subdivided in the forms

of Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna, and Ani-

ruddha, and Narayana being at the center

from whom these other forms revolve, each of

which have expanded into other forms, of

which, Keshava is One among the 12 other

different forms with names taken from how

each carry the symbols(flower, conchshell,

disc, mace ) are arranged. Through these

different placements is the reason why

the form of Vasudeva have systematically

manifested the forms of Keshava, Narayana,

and Madhava, the form of Sankarsana as

Govinda, Visnu and Madhusudana, Pradyumna

in the forms representing Trivikrama, Va-

mana and Sridhara, while, the forms of Ani-

ruddha as Hrsikesa, Padmanabha and Damodara.

In order to fully understand how these Na-

rayana forms representing Krishna were in-

vested, we can perhaps get a clue from the

Vaisnava almanac as our point of reference,

a book that describes the 12 months of the year named after the 12 Vaikuntha forms of

Narayana(Krishna) known as the predomina-

ting Deities representing the 12 months of

the calendar, beginning with the month of

Margasirsa, which is equivalent to late of

October and early November. The remainder

of November is known by Vaisnavas as Ke-

shava, December as Narayana, January as

Madhava, February as Govinda, March as Vis-

nu, April as Sri Madhusudana, May as Tri-

vikrama, June as Vamana, July as Sridhara,

August as Hrsikesa, September as Padmanabha,

and early October as Damodara.

In other words, in the spiritual sky, all

the planets dominated by the Narayana form

(Krishna`s plenary form) are transcendental,

the topmost planet of which is Krishnaloka,

where the three places where Krishna plays

his pastimes, Gokula Vrndavan, Mathura, and

Dvaraka, are located.

In Mathura, the form of Keshava is always

found represented on earth as the Keshava

murti situated in Mathura, India. Similarly,

there is the Purusottama form in Jagannatha

Puri in Orissa. In Anandaraya, the form of

Visnhu, and in Mayapur( the birthplace of

Lord Krishna Chaitanya ) is the form of

Hari. There are many forms of Narayana loca-

ted in various places on earth, an indica-

tion that the world comprised of seven con-

tinents(islands) also have the other forms

of Narayana(Krishna) located in some remote

part of the earth, which at this moment,

there are no information as to where these

other forms are enshrined.

It is therefore the duty of a Vaisnava to

uncover Their exact locations in order to

inspire and give the devotees the pleasure

of discovering for themselves these lost

sites of Narayana`s different forms. These

devotees of Krishna I`m refering to were

not born in India who have simply forgotten

their original identities as Krishna`s

eternal associates. This is precisely why

the Krishna bhaktas should continue A.C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad`s mission of

translating Srimad Bhagavatam to its local

versions because by doing so, they might positively uncover, with the help of

the local folks who have understood what is

Krishna consciousness is all about, the lost

sites(temples) where the different forms of

Narayana(Krishna) are enshrined.

This project of locating the lost sites of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda,

began in Lord Krishna Chaitanya`s time, who

instructed His disciple, Sanatana Goswami,

to uncover them. That was their mission and

it is therefore the duty of a devotee who

loves Srila Bhaktivedanta Prabhupad to finish

this project from where his work, after Sa-

natana Goswami, had ended.

(reference book: The Teachings of Lord Chai-

tanya)

[melvin]

It is the duty of a Vaisnava, one who knows

the science of Krishna, to begin searching

where the lost sites of Lord Narayana, the

four-handed Vishnu forms of Krishna, and

eventually locate Them in order to inspire and give pleasure to the other Vaisnavas, or

pure-devotees of Krishna, who have not set

foot on any Indian soil. These Vaisnavas

from all over the world have simply forgot-

ten that there exist on the island( conti-

nent they were born) the hidden form of the

Lord of the Universe, a shrine buried for

centuries in some remote desert, forest, and

mountain. Locating these lost sites(shrines)

of Lord Narayana(Krishna) should be made

the Vaisnavas priority by embarking on a

journey of excavating whatever that is left

of the Lord`s prints after His departure

for Goloka Vrndavan, India, 5,000 yrs. ago.

 

The Needle in the Haystack

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Hence, by simply finishing what Swami Prabhu-

pad has started after his departure to Vrn-

davan in Krishnaloka 23 yrs. ago, it is

therefore imperative that his translations

on Srimad Bhagavatam be translated to their

versions for the people at the local level

to understand this great science of Krishna

consciousness. Once the local folks get a

good description of the Lord`s different

forms, then the task of locating the lost

sites of Narayana will not be that hard be-

cause of the willingness of the local peo-

ple to help and cooperate with a Vaisnava

in the mold of Sanatana Goswani and his

associates in helping find these lost trea-

sures. Its discovery will also help the lo-

cal community because of the unexpected

benedictions Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu bes-

tows for finding what has been lost, the

Holy Shrines of Lord Vausdeva. That is

therefore the ultimate mission of a Vaisana-

va who loves Lord Krishna`s servant, A.C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the co-editor

of Vyasadeva, the author of Srimad Bhagava-

tam.

[viji_53]

People are after materials. How can they have time to find lost sites of Narayana? They have time for everything except to give few minutes for sincere prayer to the Lord. When they can't spare few minutes for prayer, how can you expect them to find the lost sites of Narayana. It will take time to understand the comforts gained by the money is only temporary pleasure. When people realise the Absolute truth they will start finding the lost sites of Narayana. Which is difficult to expect in this age of Kaliyuga.

[melvin]

my dear viji,

the lost sites of narayana are there, one

which in my conviction is actually here

in the island, cebu, of my birth. once

this is realized, everything will follow.

like swami prabhuapada, when asked by a

utility worker while sitting alone on a

bench in new york that the temples of

lord jagannatha were there, and it was

only time that separated them from beco-

ming real. between this interim, a pure-

devotee of vasudeva should go from one

door to door hoping the residents would

agree with him that they, too, render de-

votional service to the supreme lord and

become krishna conscious. there`s nothing

impossible with the supreme living force,

lord chaitanya mahaprabhu, because if all

would take to chanting the holy names of

god with pure love and devotion, those

lost sites of lord narayana, in time,

would automatically be revealed. please

do assist me on this mission. i can`t do

it on my own. an anthropologists can`t un-

cover the lost tomb of a great pharoah

without the help of an egyptian curator

and his men. so is this journey. a jet

pilot can`t fly his aircraft without his

navigator and so are we, if there`s no

local native to guide us through the fo-

rest, mountains, or desert where these

lost sites of narayana are located. thank

you very much therefore for your concern.

as always, hare krishna.

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[viji_53]

Dear Melvin,

In what way can I help you in finding the lost sites of Narayana? I am only too happy to render my service to find out the lost site of Narayana. May Hari Himself reveal some way for us to find them!

[melvin]

 

Dear Viji,

If and when you have the time and logis-

tics to visit my place: 21 Habagat Street,

Gentle Breeze Subdivision, Banilad, Cebu

City, Philippines 6000, Tel. No. 344-0576,

then I would take you to that losts sites

of Narayana. It`s here. It`s only that my

people doesn`t know this because they

don`t have the transcendental eyes to see

the Lord HImself(Krishna-Balarama) in His

original forms.

You see, I had been asking myself why my

people go to Rome or other sites of pil-

grimage just to see the Lord, when all the

time, He`s here with us since time immemo-

rial.

There had been stories of His keepers try-

ing to smuggle Him to Vatican by placing

Him inside a safe and shipped to Rome.

But when His keepers arrived, they were

shocked as they opened the safe that the

Lord was no longer there. Thus, when they

got back, they found the Lord, smiling,

in His rightful place. Again, they attem-

ted to ship Him again to Rome. This time,

they cut His legs and feet, and hid Him

inside a big leather box, wrapped around

with big chains. When His keepers arrived

to their destination, the Lord was not

inside, when they opened the big leather

box for the nth time.

That`s why the Lord wears golden boots

because of this incident.

There are countless of stories about the

Lord`s inconceivable pastimes being told

repeatedly by my people. The only error

is that they do not know He is Krishna.

All of us know that He is our Little Boy

Saint, the Sr. Santo Nino.

 

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[viji_53]

Dear Melvin,

You need not go anywhere to see our lord. He is there with you in your heart. Our heart is the shrine of our Lord. Our lips are the entrance of the shrine. When you chant the name of God He hears you. Do not expect everybody accept your views. Each one is entitled to their own opinion. You can never force anybody to accept what you believe. Time has to come for one to realize God. As I already mentioned for that also one needs His grace.

Hari Bhol!