Aug 22, MARYLAND, USA (SUN) — A small contemplation I had today.
Please accept my humble obeisences at your lotus feet. All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.
I want to ask any devotee I may have offended to please forgive me. I beg your mercy to chant Hare Krsna and fully absorb myself in Radha Krsna's pastimes and that of Lord Caitanya.
Be careful not to see a Vaisnava’s faults, and always sing their glories.
purva purva bhagavata-gana ei kaya
vaisnavera kriya-mudra vijne na bujhaya
All of the previous great devotees have said, “No one can understand the behavior of a Vaisnava.”
sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu priya-bhakta-dvare
anyere dilena siksa ei ta’ prakare
Although Srila Rupa Goswami is a highly elevated devotee very dear to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord used him to teach all of us of the dangers of Vaisnava aparadha.
Hold the devotees’ lotus feet to your head and always dive in the nectar of pure devotional service.
your humble and insignificant servant,
Payonidhi das
(aka Paramananda das)
PS. If you can think of anyone I may ever have offended, please let me know
If any devotee feels they have to be careful of Vaisnava aparadha, please see "The Laughter of Srila Rupa Goswami", which tells the pastime from Bhakti Ratnakara how Srila Rupa Goswami, while having darshan of Radha Krsna's lilas, without any attention of wrong doing offended another Vaisnava.
