According to many gaudiyas Goloka planet is the topmost and Krishna is the only form which which you can experienced full bliss.Myself being only attracted to Narayan/Vishnu form only find it difficult to not to close my ears to such opinion.Great devotees like Prahlad maharaj and Dhruva maharaj adopted dasya mood that is servant master relationship so does it mean that they are lower than us because gaudiyas pray mainly to RadhaKrsna and prefer sakha or conjugal relationship.
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Its offense offense offense offense offense.
Goloka is the highest not for other sampradaya like sri sampradaya.gaudiyas have their proof n srivaishnavas have their proof so it depend on the person which sampradaya he wants to follow?
Hare Krsna Prabhu,
Whatever you have you have mentioned is true. Gaudiya Vaishnavas consider Goloka Vrndavana as the topmost spiritual planet in all of the creation. I can quote from a plethora of Gaudiya scriptures to prove the fact:
1) Brahma Samhita 5.1:
isvarah paramah krsnah
sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah
anadir adir govindah
sarva-karana-karanam
Translation:
Krsna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.
2) Brahma Samhita 5.48:
yasyaika-nisvasita-kalam athavalambya
jivanti loma-vilaja jagad-anda-nathah
visnur mahan sa iha yasya kala-viseso
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
Translation:
The Brahmās, the heads of the innumerable universes, live only for the duration of one breath of Maha-Visnu. I worship Govinda, the original Lord, of whom Maha-Visnu is but a portion of a plenary portion.
3) Sri Caitanya Candramrta verse 44:
aho vaikuntha-sthair api cha bhagavat-paarshada-varaih
saromaancham drishtaa yad anuchara-vakreshvara-mukhaah
mahaashcharya-premojjvala-rasa-sadaavesha-vivashi-
kritaangaas tam gauram katham akrita-punyah pranayatu
Translation:
When the most exalted topmost associates of Lord Vishnu in the Vaikuntha planets behold the lotus faces of the most intimate devotees of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu headed by Shrila Vakreshvara Pandita, which are constantly overcome and agitated by their supremely astonishing and splendidly pure love for Lord Gauranga, the Vaikuntha associates experience great wonder and bliss and their bodily hairs stand on end being unable to fully comprehend these ever-fresh blissful ecstatic symptoms of Lord Gauranga's associates. This proves that it is the topmost fruit of all accumulated pious deeds to become an associate of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu and chant His Holy Name and Pastimes.
And finally to answer your question about perception of the rasas of great devotees of the Lord like Prahlada Mahraja and Dhruva Maharaja, please read the following verses:
Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.83,84:
Translation:
"It is true that whatever relationship a particular devotee has with the Lord is the best for him; still, when we study all the different methods from a neutral position, we can understand that there are higher and lower degrees of love"
yathottaram asau svāda-viśeṣollāsa-mayy api
ratir vāsanayā svādvī bhāsate kāpi kasyacit
Hare Krsna Prabhu,
Kindly withdraw your offensive comment on Srila Prabhupada and his followers. If you think there is a discrepancy in Srila Prabhupada's answers please quote or give reference of where you have read these answers from and respectfully enquire from the Vaishnavas on this forum on how to resolve it.
I hope you are familiar with the deleterious effects of offending a Pure Devotee.
And to answer your question Please refeer to the following verse and chapter from Srimad Bhagavatam (whose authenticity is accepted all by the 4 schools of Vaishnava traditions):
SB 1.3.28
ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ
kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam
indrāri-vyākulaṁ lokaṁ
mṛḍayanti yuge yuge
Translation:
All of the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead. All of them appear on planets whenever there is a disturbance created by the atheists. The Lord incarnates to protect the theists.
Lord Visnu is described in the first 5 verses of this chapter. And in the 28th verse Lord Krsna is described as source of all the above mentioned incarnations.
I hope this helps
HariBol
No you are correct and hitting on a deeper truth. Do not give up a search and settle on one thing at this point. :)
Love :D
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