Beware of the Mad Elephant Offense
The greatest impediment for our advancing in Krishna consciousness is to commit an offense against a Vaisnava. Such an offense is called the mad elephant offense. In his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, Chapter 10, Verse 24 Srila Prabhupada writes as follows about this offense:
"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said that by offending a Vaiṣṇava, one finishes all his spiritual activities. Offending a Vaiṣṇava is considered the mad elephant offense. A mad elephant can destroy an entire garden which has been developed with great labor. One may attain the topmost platform of devotional service, but somehow or other if he offends a Vaiṣṇava, the whole structure collapses. Unconsciously, King Rahūgaṇa offended Jaḍa Bharata, but due to his good sense, he asked to be excused. This is the process by which one can be relieved from a vaiṣṇava-aparādha. Kṛṣṇa is always very simple and by nature merciful. When one commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava, one must immediately apologize to such a personality so that his spiritual advancement may not be hampered."
In in the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya Lila, Chapter 19, Verse 156 this warning is given about the mad elephant offense:
yadi vaiṣṇava-aparādha uṭhe hātī mātā
upāḍe vā chiṇḍe, tāra śukhi’ yāya pātā
”If the devotee commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava while cultivating the creeper of devotional service in the material world, his offense is compared to a mad elephant that uproots the creeper and breaks it. In this way the leaves of the creeper are dried up."
The conclusion is that we must always maintina proper loving, trusting relationships with all the Lord's devotees.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
All glories to Srila Prabhupad.
Why are Krishna's male friends referred to as 'boyfriends'? If so, then why can't they just put 'friends'. I find it weird to say 'boyfriends'.
Dean Ramcharan
My Dear Dean,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This is to distinguish them from His girlfriends.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered his disciples to become gurus and deliver the world. Sankarshan Das Adhikari has taken this order very seriously and is thus accepting disciples all over the world and has dedicated himself fully to the mission of making the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. He requests your help in this most urgent world deliverance mission to save the suffering humanity from gliding down to the animal kingdom in their next births.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari email: sd@worldleader.com
"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said that by offending a Vaiṣṇava, one finishes all his spiritual activities. Offending a Vaiṣṇava is considered the mad elephant offense. A mad elephant can destroy an entire garden which has been developed with great labor. One may attain the topmost platform of devotional service, but somehow or other if he offends a Vaiṣṇava, the whole structure collapses. Unconsciously, King Rahūgaṇa offended Jaḍa Bharata, but due to his good sense, he asked to be excused. This is the process by which one can be relieved from a vaiṣṇava-aparādha. Kṛṣṇa is always very simple and by nature merciful. When one commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava, one must immediately apologize to such a personality so that his spiritual advancement may not be hampered."
In in the Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya Lila, Chapter 19, Verse 156 this warning is given about the mad elephant offense:
yadi vaiṣṇava-aparādha uṭhe hātī mātā
upāḍe vā chiṇḍe, tāra śukhi’ yāya pātā
”If the devotee commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava while cultivating the creeper of devotional service in the material world, his offense is compared to a mad elephant that uproots the creeper and breaks it. In this way the leaves of the creeper are dried up."
The conclusion is that we must always maintina proper loving, trusting relationships with all the Lord's devotees.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Angry Elephant
Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom
Question: Krishna's Boyfriends?
Hare Krishna, Sankarshan Das.All glories to Srila Prabhupad.
Why are Krishna's male friends referred to as 'boyfriends'? If so, then why can't they just put 'friends'. I find it weird to say 'boyfriends'.
Dean Ramcharan
Answer: Distinguished from Girlfriends
From: Austin, Texas USAMy Dear Dean,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This is to distinguish them from His girlfriends.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
The Most Urgent World Deliverance Mission
ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered his disciples to become gurus and deliver the world. Sankarshan Das Adhikari has taken this order very seriously and is thus accepting disciples all over the world and has dedicated himself fully to the mission of making the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. He requests your help in this most urgent world deliverance mission to save the suffering humanity from gliding down to the animal kingdom in their next births.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari email: sd@worldleader.com
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