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Issue No. 94 Fortnightly email mini-magazine from Gopal Jiu Publications
7 January 2005 Śrī Saphalā Ekādaśī, 12 Nārāyaa, 518 Gaurābda Circulation 1,694
By the time one reaches the level of the sixth pūrna vikaśita hañā, braje more jāya lañā,
verse [of the Śik ā
aka prayers, which dekhāya more svarūpa-vilāsa
Bhaktivinode describes as relating to the more siddha deha diyā, k a-pāśe rākhe giyā,
platform of bhāva], one’s contaminations have e dehera kare sarva-nāśa
mostly disappeared, and one therefore has The holy name is the bud of the flower of
the right to worship in one’s siddha-deha. If divine love, and is the very abode of
anyone tries to meditate on his spiritual body astonishing mellows. Such is the power He
without having this qualification, his manifests that when His holy name starts to
intelligence will be turned upside-down due blossom a little further, it then reveals His own
to his lack of strength. (Śrī Bhajana-rahasya divine form and qualities. Thus my heart is
1.10.9-10) abducted and taken directly to Krishna.
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Blossoming fully, the flower of the holy name PREACHERS AND FOOT-TOUCHING
takes me to Vraja and reveals to me His own
love-dalliance. This name gives to me my own His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
eternal spiritual body, keeps me right by Swami Prabhupada
Krishna’s side, and completely destroys
everything related to this mortal frame of mine. Cc. ādi 17.243-245
(Śaraāgati, Śrī Nāma-māhātmya. Also cited in
One day [in the House of Srivas Thakur]
Jaiva Dharma, chapter twenty-five.)
when Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had
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PURPORT
WHO CAN TOUCH This holding of a great
personality’s lotus feet is
A SANNYASI’S FEET? certainly very good for the
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati person who takes the dust, but
this example of Sri Chaitanya
Thakur Prabhupada
Mahaprabhu’s unhappiness
One should not touch the lotus feet indicates that a vai ava should
of a saintly person or sannyāsī with not allow anyone to take dust from his feet.
his enjoyment-prone body or sinful One who takes the dust of a great
body. If the saintly person personality’s lotus feet transfers his sinful
becomes displeased because of
activities to that great personality. Unless
our touching his lotus feet, then
the person whose dust is taken is very
it will certainly create
strong, he must suffer the sinful activities
inauspiciousness for us. Sannyāsī devotees do
not like people touching their feet. It has of the person who takes the dust.
currently become a fashion — a disease — to Therefore, ordinarily it should not be
touch the lotus feet of guru and sādhu. We allowed. Sometimes in big meetings people
should pay close attention to whether the come to take the same advantage by
spiritual master and Krishna are being pleased touching our feet. On account of this,
by each one of our actions. If we do not do so, sometimes we have to suffer from some
then we will dig our own grave. disease. As far as possible, no outsider
Let me tell those who, under the control of should be allowed to touch one’s feet to
their emotions, attempt to touch the feet of a take dust from them. Sri Chaitanya
sannyāsī like me. In the language of my spiritual Mahaprabhu personally showed this by His
master, “Why should they dare to stretch their example, as explained in the next verse.
hands to take dust from the feet of the saintly
Immediately He ran to the river Ganges
persons? Is such boldness proper? What
and jumped in to counteract the sinful
qualification do they have? What right?”
An attached householder, who has no real activities of that woman. Lord Nityananda
interest in serving the saint, is certainly and Haridasa Thakur caught Him and
unjustified in touching his lotus feet. Better raised Him from the river.
that we offer one another obeisances from a PURPORT
distance. If an attached householder forcibly Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is God
tries to touch the saint’s feet, it means his mind Himself, but He was playing the part of a
is attracted to gross matter. That will cause preacher. Every preacher should know that
him more harm than good. Those who desire being allowed to touch a vai ava’s feet and
fortune should carefully refrain from
take dust may be good for the person who
committing such offensive activities.
— Amrta Vani, p. 261. Touchstone Media. Mumbai. 2004 takes it, but it is not good for the person
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who allows it to be taken. As far as possible, Similarly, we should approach someone
this practice should ordinarily be avoided. who has obtained Krishna, who has
Only initiated disciples should be allowed developed prema-bhakti and has bound up
to take this advantage, not others. Those Krishna in his heart. Srila Thakur
who are full of sinful activities should Bhaktivinode has written (Śaraāgati,
generally be avoided. Bhajana-lālasā, song 7):
Letter of 11 April 1970 k a se tomāra, k a dite pāra
tomāra śakati āche
You do not allow anyone to touch your feet āmi to’ kā
gāla, k a k a bali’,
— this is a very good attitude — but if they dhāi tava pāche pāche
want to insist on touching your feet and there O vai ava
hākura, Krishna belongs to you
is no other way to avoid it, you can simply because you have bound Him up in your heart
remember your predecessor ācāryas and by the rope of prema. Only you can give me
spiritual masters and accept them and return Krishna because you have gotten Him. I am
namaskāra with folded hands. That is the kā
gāla, a pauper. I am bereft of Krishna. So I
vai ava etiquette. am running behind you begging your
causeless mercy, “Please give me Krishna!
APPROACH A PREMI BHAKTA Please give me Krishna.”