Маханидхи Мадан Гопал Дас Получение маха-мантры Харе Кришна от учителя не называется дикшей. Это выражение принятия, заботы и сострадания. Согласно “Веда шрути”, Шри Санатана Госвами, Шри Дживе Госвамипада и всем Гаудия-вайшнавским ачарьям, дикша означает получение Кришна-мантры (она же Гопала мантра) от духовного учителя. Только это и есть дикша. Хотя обычно считается, что получение харинамы – […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das In Bhajana-rahasya, the sequel to Harinama-cintamani, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura systematically describes how a devotee can attain kṛṣṇa-prema. He says the Hare Kṛṣṇa maha-mantra consists of sixteen names in eight pairs. Each pair corresponds to one sloka of the Siksastakam, and to one or more of the devotional stages beginning with sraddha […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The word Kṛṣṇa is composed of two syllables: kṛṣ–which means the attractive aspect of the Lord, and ṇa–which refers to ananda, spiritual bliss. Thus the name Kṛṣṇa represents God’s most blissful all-attractive form. The Nirukti dictionary says kṛṣ means either “to draw” or “the complete existence,” and ṇa stands for “destruction.” […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Srila Prabhupada said that chanting the maha-mantra means begging Radharani for engagement in Kṛṣṇa’s service. But Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī presents a slightly different conception of the mahā-mantra in the verse below. He explains that while chanting Kṛṣṇa’s names, Gauḍiyā Vaiṣṇavas will beg the Lord to engage them in the service of the […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The method of chanting the holy name involves deliberating on the meaning of the syllables along with sincerely crying for the Lord. Success in any yoga system involving mantra meditation depends on remembering the meaning of the mantras being chanted. Patanjali stresses this point in the in the Yoga-sutra 1.28: “The […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das One week before his disappearance, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura imparted ten important instructions on devotional service. Regarding Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, he said, “The holy name with its noted seven excellences (mentioned in first Siksastaka prayer) should be cultivated by all. The holy name should never be neglected at any cost. Attraction […]
Маханидхи Мадан Гопал Дас Вы в поиске Гуру? Любой человек, где угодно и в любое время суток может и должен повторять Харе Кришна Маха мантру: Харе Кришна Харе Кришна Кришна Кришна Харе Харе Харе Рама Харе Рама Рама Рама Харе Харе Если вы искренне повторяете эти Божественные имена, Кришна Нама Прабху будет доволен. Нама очистит […]
Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. That chanting is the […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Sruti-kirti Prabhu, a disciple and former personal servant of Srila Prabhupada, recounts Prabhupada’s practical instructions regarding chanting rounds. “It was easy to understand that Śrīla Prabhupāda enjoyed chanting japa. He always stressed the importance of chanting our 16 rounds. He once told me that as a householder, he used a simple […]
Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Lord Gauranga Himself and all realized souls in the Gaudiya line such as Namacarya Thakura Haridasa and the six Gosvamis set the example of chanting a fixed number of rounds daily. In Sad-gosvamy astakam, Srinivasa Acarya glorifies the sadhana of the six Gosvamis: saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma-gāna, “chanting the names by counting the number.” […]