One Pure Devotee Can Deliver the Whole World
Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 2, Chapter 8, Text 5:
"It is said that a single pure devotee of the Lord can deliver all the fallen souls of the world. Thus one who is actually in the confidence of a pure devotee like Narada or Sukadeva Gosvami and thus is empowered by one's spiritual master, as Narada was by Brahmaji, can not only deliver himself from the clutches of maya, or illusion, but can deliver the whole world by his pure and empowered devotional strength. The comparison to the autumnal rain that falls on muddy reservoirs of water is very appropriate. During the rainy season, all the waters of the rivers become muddy, but in the month of July-August, the autumn season, when there is a slight rainfall, the muddy waters of the rivers all over the world become at once clear. By addition of some chemical, a small reservoir of water like that of a metropolitan waterworks tank can be cleared, but by such a tiny effort it is not possible to clear up all the reservoirs of water like the rivers. A powerful pure devotee of the Lord, however, can deliver not only his personal self but also many others in his association.
"In other words, the cleansing of the polluted heart by other methods (like the culture of empiric knowledge or mystic gymnastics) can simply cleanse one's own heart, but devotional service to the Lord is so powerful that it can cleanse the hearts of the people in general, by the devotional service of the pure, empowered devotee. A true representative of the Lord like Narada, Sukadeva Gosvami, Lord Caitanya, the six Gosvamis and later Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, etc., can deliver all people by their empowered devotional service."
After understanding these sublime teachings of Srila Prabhupada the sincere disciple dedicates his life to becoming a spotlessly pure devotee empowered to deliver the entire world from the darkness of the Age of Kali by flooding the entire world with a tidal wave of super-ecstatic pure love of God.
Srila Prabhupada's wonderful point is confirmed in the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita as follows:
śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāṅra
‘uttama-adhikārī’ se tāraye saṁsāra
“One who is expert in the Vedic literature and has full faith in the Supreme Lord is an uttama-adhikārī, a first-class Vaisnava, a topmost Vaisnava who can deliver the whole world and turn everyone to Krishna consciousness.”--Cc. Madhya 22.65
I am in a constant war with myself and with the surrounding modern culture, which is accepted as very much normal by everyone. I want to just dive into Krishna consciousness, but I find it very difficult as if something is holding me back always making its impossible for me to reach Krishna. Please guide me, show me the direction to the path that I should walk. Please bestow your mercy on me and keep me under your shelter!
Your servant,
Anamika Roy
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
"It is said that a single pure devotee of the Lord can deliver all the fallen souls of the world. Thus one who is actually in the confidence of a pure devotee like Narada or Sukadeva Gosvami and thus is empowered by one's spiritual master, as Narada was by Brahmaji, can not only deliver himself from the clutches of maya, or illusion, but can deliver the whole world by his pure and empowered devotional strength. The comparison to the autumnal rain that falls on muddy reservoirs of water is very appropriate. During the rainy season, all the waters of the rivers become muddy, but in the month of July-August, the autumn season, when there is a slight rainfall, the muddy waters of the rivers all over the world become at once clear. By addition of some chemical, a small reservoir of water like that of a metropolitan waterworks tank can be cleared, but by such a tiny effort it is not possible to clear up all the reservoirs of water like the rivers. A powerful pure devotee of the Lord, however, can deliver not only his personal self but also many others in his association.
"In other words, the cleansing of the polluted heart by other methods (like the culture of empiric knowledge or mystic gymnastics) can simply cleanse one's own heart, but devotional service to the Lord is so powerful that it can cleanse the hearts of the people in general, by the devotional service of the pure, empowered devotee. A true representative of the Lord like Narada, Sukadeva Gosvami, Lord Caitanya, the six Gosvamis and later Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, etc., can deliver all people by their empowered devotional service."
After understanding these sublime teachings of Srila Prabhupada the sincere disciple dedicates his life to becoming a spotlessly pure devotee empowered to deliver the entire world from the darkness of the Age of Kali by flooding the entire world with a tidal wave of super-ecstatic pure love of God.
Srila Prabhupada's wonderful point is confirmed in the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita as follows:
śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāṅra
‘uttama-adhikārī’ se tāraye saṁsāra
“One who is expert in the Vedic literature and has full faith in the Supreme Lord is an uttama-adhikārī, a first-class Vaisnava, a topmost Vaisnava who can deliver the whole world and turn everyone to Krishna consciousness.”--Cc. Madhya 22.65
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Question: How to Win the War Against Maya?
Please accept my humble obeisances onto your lotus feet, Guru Maharaja!I am in a constant war with myself and with the surrounding modern culture, which is accepted as very much normal by everyone. I want to just dive into Krishna consciousness, but I find it very difficult as if something is holding me back always making its impossible for me to reach Krishna. Please guide me, show me the direction to the path that I should walk. Please bestow your mercy on me and keep me under your shelter!
Your servant,
Anamika Roy
Answer: Fight Harder
I am very happy to hear about your war. You are having difficulty because you are not fighting hard enough. If you beg Krishna to help you win the war against maya and try your very best to always remember Krishna, you will be victorious just as Arjuna was victorious on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra by taking complete shelter of Krishna.Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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