Nice anecdote published by Prananatha Prabhu this morning; The - TopicsExpress

Aniruddha Dāsa

Nice anecdote published by Prananatha Prabhu this morning; The next morning I led the kirtana in his room, duplicating the melodious style which he had shown me the day before [for the morning tune]. Prabhupäda was pleased and seemed to enjoy the kirtana. Unfortunately, I fell victim to that demon within the mind and started to speculate a couple of “Jaya Rädhes” at the end of the kirtana. This was one of the bigger mistakes made by me at that time. Although there is nothing wrong with “Jaya Rädhe”, Prabhupäda simply didn’t want us to chant it. He once explained that Sukadeva Gosvämi did not feel himself qualified to chant the name of Rädhä in the Srimad-Bhägavatam and therefore only indicated Her name with the word ärädhana while describing the topmost gopi friend of Krsna. Anyway, to continue the story, I had just started to chant Srimaté Rädhäräni’s holy name within Vrndävana dhäma, Her beloved Lord’s abode, within the presence of Her most intimate devotee, during the most auspicious hours of the day, when Her most intimate devotee looked at me with eyes blazing like fire and desirous of initiating my immediate destruction. Voice choked and gagging, I ended the kirtana immediately without further formalities, never again to make the same mistake. Prabhupäda never ended kirtanas with various extra mantras, especially not “Jaya Rädhe,” so why should I? Harikesa Swami, The Vaisnava Journal, 1988

Posted on: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:22:52 +0000

Nice anecdote published by Prananatha Prabhu this morning; The - TopicsExpress

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