Back to Home, Back to Vrindavan

Today we are flying from Europe to India to return to Sri Vrindavan Dhama, the transcendental abode of Lord Sri Krishna here in this material world. It is here in this special place, which is non-different from the spiritual world, that Krishna chose to display His most intimate transcendental pastimes on this planet. Srila Prabhupada wonderfully describes Vrindavaneein his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 3.1.24 as follows:

"The tract of land comprising about one hundred square miles from modern Delhi to the Mathurā district in Uttar Pradesh, including a portion of the Gurgaon district in Punjab (East India), is considered to be the topmost place of pilgrimage in all of India. This land is sacred because Lord Kṛṣṇa traveled through it many times. From the very beginning of His appearance, He was at Mathurā in the house of His maternal uncle Kaṁsa, and He was reared by His foster father Mahārāja Nanda at Vṛndāvana. There are still many devotees of the Lord lingering there in ecstasy in search of Kṛṣṇa and His childhood associates, the gopīs. It is not that such devotees meet Kṛṣṇa face to face in that tract of land, but a devotee's eagerly searching after Kṛṣṇa is as good as his seeing Him personally. How this is so cannot be explained, but it is factually realized by those who are pure devotees of the Lord. Philosophically, one can understand that Lord Kṛṣṇa and His remembrance are on the absolute plane and that the very idea of searching for Him at Vṛndāvana in pure God consciousness gives more pleasure to the devotee than seeing Him face to face. Such devotees of the Lord see Him face to face at every moment, as confirmed in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.38):

premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti
yaṁ śyāmasundaram acintya-guṇa-svarūpaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

'Those who are in ecstasy of love with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śyāmasundara [Kṛṣṇa], see Him always in their hearts due to love and devotional service rendered to the Lord.'"

By taking advantage of the mercy of Lord Krishna in His most holy abode of Sri Vrindavan Dhama we can make rapid advancement along the pathway back to home, back to Godhead.

Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan

Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan

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At the Lotus Feet of Srila Prabhupada

Answers According to Vedic Wisdom

Question: The Voice Within is Paramatma?​​

Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I have a question: How do I know whether the voice within is that of Paramatma, i.e Lord Krishna, or simply my mind which is telling me to do a particular thing? Please guide.

Your Servant,
Avinash G.

Answer: If In Accordance With Guru and Scripture

When the voice inside is in accordance with what you have learned from your spiritual master and from Srila Prabhupada’s books then you can know that it is Krishna as the Paramatma, the Supersoul, guiding you from within. Otherwise, it is simply your mental concoction and should be neglected.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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