Hare Krishna to all the devotees
All glories to srila Prabhupada
Sometimes when I hear a katha like, when Krishna comes late to meet Radha Rani and then Krishna accepts the 3 conditions to meet Radha Rani, which Krishna shows as Chaitanya mahaprabhu. HG amogh lila prabhuji while narrating says the dialogue like- Lalita sakhi told shrimati Radha Rani "vo aya hai kalu". Which when we remember the katha , we also use these words to denote the lord, which now I think might be blasphemy because I am not a pure devotee like amogh lila prabhuji. So is considered blasphemy, even if we don't intend to badmouth lord.
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I hope my words are giving more and pleasure to you. Hari Hari.
Sorry I was not home so I didn't use this website for 2 days.can someone please tell me why did mataji delete her replies? Also after seeing some mails especially from Madhav Das prabhuji, I am a bit perplexed over what was going on here. I don't want to leave some wrong conception of devotees in my mind, please can anyone explain what was going on here?
O Lord, I cannot see Your Vishvaroopa. Can You give Your darshan to a fallen soul like me? I wish to see the weapons and the ornaments that Lord Kalki wears. Hari, Hari!
Mataji, may I ask—are you a married woman?
Then why are you engaging in such casual and personal talk with a paraya mard on a public platform? Have you lost the sense of proper Vaishnava conduct?
And more surprising—how can you even believe this self-declared imposter to be Kalki? What kind of understanding of śāstra or bhakti is this? You say, “his time has not come yet, maybe in next life he’ll be Kalki”? Are you joking, Mataji? Is this how lightly you take incarnations of the Lord?
If you call this man “your Krishna,” then you truly need to introspect—what kind of prem is this? Is this bhakti or blind emotional attachment to a delusional person?
Wake up, Mataji. Please protect your dignity and your spiritual intelligence. Don’t let cheap sentiments drag you away from the path of real devotion and discipline.
Hey Sri Krishna.
Ye kya hogaya.
this is really absurd. I am speechless.
Is he Kalki? More like ‘Kalki-on-credit’ — big promises, no receipts. Forty-four years of ‘divine suffering’ and the only miracle so far is finding a new joke every week. He declares himself God but can’t even manage basic manners — ego with a subscription plan. If humility were currency, he would be bankrupt. I believe this Kalki doesn't value more than 50 cents. He is acting very cheap. Why this Kalki wants to clear this world now when there are millions of devotees in Iskcon and thousands of devotees in Vrindavan. He also lacks more than the intellectual reasoning power. Hari Hari.
Hare Krsna
Is it blasphemy?
If such a doubt arises, then it means you think there is a possibility of it being blasphemy.
We could follow a simple rule - If there is a possibility of blasphemy towards devotees of Sri Krsna or towards Sri Krsna, then just run away from it or avoid it .
There is no need to examine whether it is blasphemy or not. This one rule can save us many lifetimes. Example : King Chitraketu
vo aya hai kalu
I have never read/heard such an addressing or statement by Srila Prabhupada. Nor by Lord Sri Chaitanya or any acaryas in Gaudiya parampara.
Most prayers by acaryas in Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara who are pure devotees are in extreme reverence towards Sri Krsna
Hare Krsna
When advanced devotees or those narrating in prem-bhāva use such words, it’s out of love, not offense.
Even Śrīla Prabhupāda himself used such expressions out of pure love and transcendental humor:
> Bob: “Is Kṛṣṇa attractive to rascals?”
Śrīla Prabhupāda: “Oh, yes! He was the greatest rascal also.”
And again, Prabhupāda said:
> “But superficially Kṛṣṇa was the greatest rascal. So unless rascaldom is in Kṛṣṇa, how could rascaldom be existent in the world? Our formula of God is that He is the source of everything. Unless rascaldom is in Kṛṣṇa, how can it be manifest… because He is the source of everything. But His rascaldom is so nice that everyone worships His rascaldom.”
Now, from a material perspective, calling someone a “rascal” is far more offensive than calling them “Kālu.” But when Srila Prabhupāda says it, it is not blasphemy — because it comes from transcendental love, not material criticism. The same word, when used in bhakti-bhāva, becomes nectar; when used in material envy, it becomes offense.
So, whether Amogh Lila Prabhuji, or mataji says “Kālu” or such names — we cannot judge their bhāva. We don’t know their inner devotion, and it’s not our place to measure their purity.
For us, the best path is simple — to do our own bhakti sincerely, chant purely, and show respect to the Lord always. Otherwise, by judging others’ moods, we may unknowingly fall down from our own devotional position.
So yes, if one truly has that premi-bhāva, one can lovingly call Kṛṣṇa Kālu. But if one is in dāsya-bhāva, one should narrate such stories with reverence and honor. Both are right in their own places, depending on bhāva. Hari Hari.
Hare Krsna.
Actually, in the rasas of bhakti, the way we address the Lord depends on the bhāva or mood of our relationship with Him. Those in mādhurya-bhāva (like the gopīs) or sakhya-bhāva (like Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd friends) share an intimate, loving connection. Out of pure love, they can teasingly call Him Kālu, Mākhan Chor, Natkhat, or any other affectionate name. This is not blasphemy — it is an expression of their overflowing prem. Only a premi-bhāva devotee has that inner courage, that spiritual intimacy, to call the Lord in such a familiar way.
But when a devotee is in dāsya-bhāva (servitorship), his love is expressed through reverence, not familiarity. For such devotees, the proper mood is to glorify and serve the Lord respectfully — addressing Him as “Śrī Kṛṣṇa,” “Lord Kṛṣṇa,” or “Śyāmasundar.”
It is just like this: if a mantrī (minister) is serving his king, he addresses the king with full respect and humility. But when the king’s close friend comes, he may call the king by any personal name — out of deep friendship and love. The mantrī should not get offended or demand punishment for the friend; he should understand that their relationship with the king is different.
In the same way, if someone like Amogh Lila Prabhuji or other advanced devotees narrate such pastimes in an intimate mood, it is not blasphemy — it is based on bhāva. But we, as humble servants, should stay within our devotional position of respect and reverence while appreciating the sweetness of that intimate relationship.
So, if one truly has that premi-bhāva, he has the guts to call Kṛṣṇa Kālu out of love. But if one is in dāsya-bhāva, he must honor his Svāmī with full respect when narrating such stories. Hari Hari.
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