Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

Text 71] The Lord's Tour of South India 35
Lord even at home. In our disciplic line we have the example of a perfect house­
holder paramaharilsa-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. In his book SaraQagati, Bhakti­
vinoda Thakura stated: ye dina grhe, bhajana dekhi', grhete go/aka bhaya
(SaraQagati 31.6). Whenever a householder glorifies the Supreme Lord in his
home, his activities are immediately transformed into the activities of Goloka
Vrndavana, spiritual activities taking place in the Goloka Vrndavana planet of
Kr�l)a Activities exhibited by Kf�l)a Himself at Bhauma Vrndavana, the
Vrndavana-dhama existing on this planet, are not different from His activities on
the planet Goloka Vrndavana. This is proper realization of Vrndavana any­
where. In our Kf�l)a consciousness movement we inaugurated the New
Vrndavana activities wherein devotees are always engaged in the transcendental
loving service of the Lord, and this is not different from Goloka Vrndavana. The
conclusion is that one who acts strictly in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
competent to offer blessings to sannyasis, even though he be a grhastha house­
holder. Although he is in an exalted position, a sannyasi yet must elevate himself
to the transcendental platform by rendering service to the Lord. By his actual
behavior, Caitanya Mahaprabhu begged the blessings of Sarvabhauma Bhat­
tacarya. He set the example of how one should expect blessings from a Vai�l)ava,
regardless of his social position.
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