"Become Guru and Deliver the World"

"Become Guru and Deliver the World"
On 17 December 1973 while giving a lecture in Los Angeles on Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, Chapter 15, Text 39 Srila Prabhupada gave this order to his European and American disciples:

"Krishna consciousness is open for everyone. So therefore our request is that these Europeans and Americans who have taken to Krishna consciousness, just become perfect in the understanding of this science and become guru and deliver the whole world."

Since I have an American body this order applies to me. It is my duty in spite of my innumerable disqualifications to become guru and deliver the world. Thus it is my duty to stay here in the material world birth after birth until the whole world becomes Krishna conscious.

That is why I wholeheartedly embrace and accept this order as my very life and soul begging Srila Prabhupada that from now on my every thought, word, and deed in all times, places, and circumstances will be fully absorbed in this world deliverance mission for no matter how many lifetimes it may take for the whole world to become Krishna conscious.

This order is not only for Europeans and Americans. In a letter to Rishabadeva dated 14 July 1972 from London Srila Prabhupada wrote:

"I simply want to present this great philosophy to serious students who will understand it and deliver the world from the present-day ignorance of misinformation, so if you can help me in this way I shall very much appreciate."

So he wants everyone to be serious students of Krishna consciousness who will dedicate their lives for delivering the world from ignorance. So this order also applies to you, my dear readers. This is confirmed by the following order given to all of us by Lord Caitanya:

yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa
āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa

“Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as they are given in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land.” (Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya Lila, Chapter 7, Verse 128

The key to become empowered for delivering the world is to deliver ourselves fully from ignorance misery by fully embracing surrender to Krishna within our hearts as our only business. In this connection Srila Prabhupada wrote as follows in a letter to Ramesvara Das from India on 9 January 1973:

"That is our real mission, to deliver the world by preaching Krishna's message to others. But even higher realization, the highest realization, is to save oneself."

So now we all know our duty given to us by Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada to save ourselves and save the world. We are all ordered to become gurus and deliver the world.

So let's do it now. Do you agree to embrace this as you very life and soul?
All those who agree can reply to me affirming their commitment to becoming guru and delivering the world.

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: Fall from Goloka?

Does the Jiva fall from Goloka?

Daniel Dobbins

Answer: Fall and No Fall

My Dear Daniel,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Our actual position is that we are eternally with Krishna in the spiritual world. Our present fallen position in this material existence is a dream state only. We are only dreaming ourselves to be these material bodies. When we wake up from this bad dream we will resume our eternal relationships with Lord Sri Krishna in any one of the five primary rasas.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

We are Factually Krishna's Eternal Associates

We are Factually Krishna's Eternal Associates
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Sankarshan Das Adhikari is one of the spiritual masters of the worldwide Hare Krishna Movement. He has dedicated the last 50 years of his life for bringing a spiritual revolution to planet earth by spreading the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna all over the world. He is based in Austin, Texas and when there is no pandemic regularly travels all over the world teaching his audiences how to attain Krishna consciousness, the highest stage of spiritual awakening. He is available for media interviews and to speak to groups and organizations either in person or via the internet.

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