Fully Sheltered

I rose this morning at 3:00 am, took my morning shower, and then entered into the most sacred precincts of Srila Prabhupada's personal quarters to chant the Hare Krishna mantra on my japa beads in his divine presence. (Even though my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, departed this mortal plane in 1977, he is still fully available to those who take complete shelter of him. And he is especially accessible in those places where he personally resided such as his quarters in the Prabhupada House in Melbourne.) I also took the opportunity to fully reveal my heart to him in prayer to beg his blessings that I can be fully absorbed in pure devotional service and that through my preaching I can have a powerful impact on a world which is so much entangled in illusion.

It was a most wonderful experience because I could feel how Srila Prabhupada is present. The presence of the spiritual master can be felt by those who are fully surrendered to him. There is no more wonderful feeling in the entire world than this. Such full surrender places us in the position of being fully sheltered from the myriad of attacks that are constantly being hurled at us by the material energy. Under the shade of Sri Guru's lotus feet we can dive deeply into a reservoir of unlimited bliss and knowledge. This is the true position of fearlessness and immortality.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaHis Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The Prabhupada House, MelbourneThe Prabhupada House, Melbourne

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Not Say, "The Holy Bhagavad-gita"?

When I was delivering a lecture on the Bhagavad-gita As It Is someone asked a question. The question was: Why don't we say The Holy Bhagavad-gita, just like The Holy Bible or The Holy Koran? Could you please put your light on this?

Hare Krishna

Trying to serve,
Soeresh Ramdas
The Hague, Holland

Answer: Bhagavad-gita is Already Holy

Bhagavad-gita means the Song of God. When God presents a song it cannot be anything besides being holy. Therefore simply by the name Bhagavad-gita it is already understood to be holy. Of course, there is nothing wrong in saying the Holy Bhagavad-gita. But it is not necessary because it is already automatically understood as being holy.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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