Hare Krsna Akshit Prabhu. I had no issue with Madhava Dasa prabhuji. I think, a devotee should focus on self-improvement. If we truly wish others well, we should point out their faults to them rather than avoiding the issue. While we can and should offer praise and be kind, ignoring a person's flaws for the sake of harmony is not true Vaishnavism. Hari Hari.
Madhava das > GayatriSeptember 24, 2025 at 12:41am
Hare Krsna Gayatri Mataji
There is nothing too wonderful about copy paste.
Actually, I took the trouble to type, sometimes spelling mistakes happen when one tries to type fast and it is so irritating. To correct them also takes time and effort.
Secondly, you may have heard this story about this engineer who used a hammer to strike a part of machinery to fix it. When questioned why he charged so much simply for striking with hammer? He replied he didn't charge for striking with hammer but for knowing where to strike. I hope you get the hint that copy paste is easy but the value lies in knowing what to copy paste.
Hari bol
Govind Sharan > Madhava dasSeptember 24, 2025 at 5:50pm
Hare Krsna. Generally, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, or His expansions like Viṣṇu-tattva, appear in this world, They display Their aiśvarya-śakti (all-powerful potencies) to protect the devotees (paritrāṇāya sādhūnām), destroy the demons (vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām) and to re-establish dharma (dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya).
But in this Kali-yuga, the condition of the living beings is very fallen. People are too weak to approach the Lord through great austerities, sacrifices, or strict Vedic performances. Therefore, Kṛṣṇa appears in a special mood not as the all-powerful controller, but a devotee (bhakta-svaroop). yadi santa nā hote isa jagata me, to jala marata ye sansāra.
The Lord himself takes the role of a bhakta (devotee). Instead of showing His Viṣṇu opulences (aiśvarya), He shows bhakta-bhāva (the mood of a devotee).
The Lord can simply order us to chant, but unless He Himself shows the example, fallen souls will not take it seriously. In this age, the Lord does not come to kill demons by His Sudarśana-cakra. Instead, He comes to transform hearts through nāma-saṅkīrtana. This is much more merciful, because even the most sinful people can be delivered simply by chanting.
In this Age of Kali there is no other way, no other way, no other way for self-realization than chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name, chanting the holy nameo f the Lord.
Madhava das > Govind SharanSeptember 23, 2025 at 8:48pm
Hare Krsna Prabhu
" Although Sri Advaita Prabhu is an incarnation of Visnu, for the welfare of the conditioned souls He manifested Himself as a servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and throughout all His activities He showed Himself to be an eternal servitor. Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda also manifested the same principle, although They also belong to the category of Visnu.
IF LORD CAITANYA, LORD NITYANANDA AND ADVAITA PRABHU HAD EXHIBITED THEIR ALL-POWERFUL VISNU POTENCIES WITHIN THIS MATERIAL WORLD, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BECOME GREATER IMPERSONALISTS, MONISTS AND SELF-WORSHIPERS THAN THEY HAD BECOME UNDER THE SPELL OF THIS AGE.
Therefore the Personality of Godhead and His different incarnations and forms played the parts of devotees to instruct the conditioned souls how to approach the transcendental stage of devotional service. Advaita Acarya especially intended to teach the conditioned souls about devotional service. The word acarya means " teacher. " The special function of such a teacher is to make people Krsna conscious. A bona fide teacher following in the footsteps of Advaita Acarya has no other business than to spread the principles of Krsna consciousness all over the world. The real qualification of an acarya is that he presents himself as a servant of the Supreme. Such a bona fide acarya can never support the demoniac activities of atheistic men who present themselves as God. It is the main business of an acarya to defy such imposters posing as God before the innocent public. "
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All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hari Hari.
Hare Krsna Akshit Prabhu. I had no issue with Madhava Dasa prabhuji. I think, a devotee should focus on self-improvement. If we truly wish others well, we should point out their faults to them rather than avoiding the issue. While we can and should offer praise and be kind, ignoring a person's flaws for the sake of harmony is not true Vaishnavism. Hari Hari.
Hare Krsna Gayatri Mataji
There is nothing too wonderful about copy paste.
Actually, I took the trouble to type, sometimes spelling mistakes happen when one tries to type fast and it is so irritating. To correct them also takes time and effort.
Secondly, you may have heard this story about this engineer who used a hammer to strike a part of machinery to fix it. When questioned why he charged so much simply for striking with hammer? He replied he didn't charge for striking with hammer but for knowing where to strike. I hope you get the hint that copy paste is easy but the value lies in knowing what to copy paste.
Hari bol
Yes, I understand, Hari Hari.
Hare Krsna. Generally, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, or His expansions like Viṣṇu-tattva, appear in this world, They display Their aiśvarya-śakti (all-powerful potencies) to protect the devotees (paritrāṇāya sādhūnām), destroy the demons (vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām) and to re-establish dharma (dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya).
But in this Kali-yuga, the condition of the living beings is very fallen. People are too weak to approach the Lord through great austerities, sacrifices, or strict Vedic performances. Therefore, Kṛṣṇa appears in a special mood not as the all-powerful controller, but a devotee (bhakta-svaroop). yadi santa nā hote isa jagata me, to jala marata ye sansāra.
The Lord himself takes the role of a bhakta (devotee). Instead of showing His Viṣṇu opulences (aiśvarya), He shows bhakta-bhāva (the mood of a devotee).
The Lord can simply order us to chant, but unless He Himself shows the example, fallen souls will not take it seriously. In this age, the Lord does not come to kill demons by His Sudarśana-cakra. Instead, He comes to transform hearts through nāma-saṅkīrtana. This is much more merciful, because even the most sinful people can be delivered simply by chanting.
In this Age of Kali there is no other way, no other way, no other way for self-realization than chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name, chanting the holy nameo f the Lord.
Hare Krsna Prabhu
" Although Sri Advaita Prabhu is an incarnation of Visnu, for the welfare of the conditioned souls He manifested Himself as a servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and throughout all His activities He showed Himself to be an eternal servitor. Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda also manifested the same principle, although They also belong to the category of Visnu.
IF LORD CAITANYA, LORD NITYANANDA AND ADVAITA PRABHU HAD EXHIBITED THEIR ALL-POWERFUL VISNU POTENCIES WITHIN THIS MATERIAL WORLD, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BECOME GREATER IMPERSONALISTS, MONISTS AND SELF-WORSHIPERS THAN THEY HAD BECOME UNDER THE SPELL OF THIS AGE.
Therefore the Personality of Godhead and His different incarnations and forms played the parts of devotees to instruct the conditioned souls how to approach the transcendental stage of devotional service. Advaita Acarya especially intended to teach the conditioned souls about devotional service. The word acarya means " teacher. " The special function of such a teacher is to make people Krsna conscious. A bona fide teacher following in the footsteps of Advaita Acarya has no other business than to spread the principles of Krsna consciousness all over the world. The real qualification of an acarya is that he presents himself as a servant of the Supreme. Such a bona fide acarya can never support the demoniac activities of atheistic men who present themselves as God. It is the main business of an acarya to defy such imposters posing as God before the innocent public. "
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 6.28 PURPORT
Hari bol
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