Please Accept My Most Humble Obeisances.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Gurudev & Gauranga.
Hare Krishna
I know that when we chant Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, we are chanting to Lord Krishna (in the form of Radha Ramana).
Sometimes I tend to think about Sri Balarama, Lord Krishna's brother. Is this wrong to do?
I have also read that without sufficiently pleasing Lord Balaram, we may not see Lord Krishna in Goloka. Shouldn't we think of Lord Baladev when we chant Hare Rama portion of Maha-Mantra?
Please forgive me if I am causing an offense in asking this question.
Your Confused Servant,
Bhakta David
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Jai Shri Krishna..
Chant and be happy! Everybody knows that when you satisfy Krishna all other are satisfied..so don't bother about other things.. just love Krishna..
HariBol!
hare krsna pr pamho
agtsp
the ram in hare krsna mantra refers to krsna only as srila prabhupada tells in its meaning. all of our acharyas have given the meaning of mantra as referring to radha and krsna only. its a yugala mantra propagated by mahaprabhu.dont be much concerned about meaning right now as we are in naam apradha stage. when we come to naamabhasha and finally suddha naam then the dieties in the name will themselves manifest.
but as far as i know , no acharya refer to rama as balrama in their explaination of the meaning of mahamantra. its only krsna and only krsna and nothing else prabhu!!
hari bol
your servant
I remember HH Bhakthirasaamrit Maharaj told in one of his lecture that Rama in HK mahamantra is infact referring to Balaram only. So no need to worry about it as what you are doing is right.
Hari bol!!!
mostly i do not have time for thinking for whom i am referring Names but i know that These Names are my Deities' and just try to hear the Holy Names and try not only chant with tongue but also with mind. :-)