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Obstacles in Bhakti
meditate on our siddha-deha too, we should engage ourselves in Sri
Gurudev’s sevâ and serve the Divine Couple under his guidance. As a sâdhak
if we do not please Gurudev with our sevâ, it is impossible to get the sevâ of
the Divine Couple in siddha-deha. To serve Sri Gurudev as non-different from
Sri Bhagavân with body, mind and speech is our foremost duty.
“âchâryam mam vijâniyân-na-avamanyeta karhichit.”
– (Srimat Bhâgavatam)
Meaning – “Sri Govinda is doing kripâ on me in the form of Sri Gurudev – we
should serve him in this manner.”
“Scriptures prove that Sri Gurudev is the form of Sri Krishna, and Sri Krishna
bestows mercy on the devotees in the form of Sri Gurudev.” – (C.C.)
We can never reach our goal without Sri Gurudev’s mercy. Thâkur Mahâshay
has said in P.B.C. –
“sri guru-charana-padma keboli bhakati-sadma
Bando mui sâbadhâna mate,
Jânhâro prasâde bhâi e bhaba toriyâ jâi
Krishna-prâpti hoy jâha hote.”
Meaning – “Sri Gurudev’s lotus-feet are the only repository of bhakti. I
worship such lotus-feet most carefully. By their mercy I cross the material
ocean and gain Sri Krishna.”
The author of P.B.C. also says –
“sri guru-charane rati ei se uttâmâ-gati
je prasâde pure sarba âshâ.”
Meaning – “Deep attachment for Sri Gurudev’s feet is the highest goal of
mankind; for, by their mercy all spiritual desires are fulfilled.”
The author of P.B.C. has called ‘deep attachment for Sri Gurudev’s feet’ as
the highest goal. This means there is nothing higher than this. It is the best
thing we can attain. Shâstras tell us that ‘a loving sevâ such as massaging
the lotus-feet of the Divine couple is the highest goal of human life’. Who
gives us that sevâ? Sri Gurudev. He takes us to the secluded Kunja. Even Sri
Radharani cannot take us there without Sri Gurudev’s permission. This is
because our sevâ is always ‘under guidance’. We shall get the sevâ of Sri
Sri Râdhâ-Mâdhav in the most confidential pastimes in the kunja only under
the guidance of Sri Gurudev. There are no ways to reach there on our own.
Sri Gurudev will give me that goal by his mercy. Therefore, after taking
dikshâ, if we go to some lonely, silent spot and try to meditate on only the
sevâ of the Divine Couple, and never think of Sri Guru-sevâ, it is hopeless.
Unfortunately, this is the trend in the present generation of devotees. Even if
we go to a secluded place for bhajan, there also we have to first serve Sri
Gurudev in the external body and meditate first on Sri Gurudev’s sevâ in
siddha-swarup. Then we can enter Yogpeeth-sevâ following Sri Gurudev in
our siddha-swarup.
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