Appearance Day of Lord Ramacandra

Today here in Vrindavan is the appearance day of Lord Ramacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His appearance is described in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.10.2:

"Being prayed for by the demigods, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth Himself, directly appeared with His expansion and expansions of the expansion. Their holy names were Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna. These celebrated incarnations thus appeared in four forms as the sons of Maharaja Dasaratha."

For this verse Srila Prabhupada has written the following purport:

"Lord Ramacandra and His brothers, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna, are all visnu-tattva, not jiva-tattva. The Supreme Personality of Godhead expands into many, many forms. Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam [Bs. 5.33]. Although they are one and the same, visnu-tattva has many forms and incarnations. As confirmed in the Brahma-samhita (5.39), ramadi-murtisu kala-niyamena tisthan. The Lord is situated in many forms, such as Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna, and these forms may exist in any part of His creation. All these forms exist permanently, eternally, as individual Personalities of Godhead, and they resemble many candles, all equally powerful. Lord Ramacandra, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna, who, being visnu-tattva, are all equally powerful, became the sons of Maharaja Dasaratha in response to prayers by the demigods."

Such holy days, if observed with devotion, are very beneficial for one's spiritual progress.

Lord Ramacandra's Bridge to Lanka

Lord Ramacandra's Bridge to Lanka

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Motivation to Please Spiritual Master?

What is the best way to develop motivation to please Spiritual Master?

Sincerely,
Jānis (from Riga)

Answer: Love Him

Love him.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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