His Divine Grace Çréla Bhakti Rakñaka Çrédhara Deva Goswämé Mahäräj
10th May 1983
Guru Mahäräja : …….. can help them successfully, they're given recognition for permanent service and taken away from there. In all classes, in the friendly section, in the filial section, every, not only in mädhurya-rasa but in all rasa, çänta-rasa, everywhere. That is the consideration.
Devotee: So Mahäräja, that means, you were explaining vastu-siddhi in mädhurya-rasa, so there's also vastu-siddhi in these other rasas ?
Guru Mahäräja : Yes, of course, every rasa, every rasa, every type of service.
Devotee: Can you give an example sakhya-rasa perhaps? Is there an example of that in the Bhägavatam ?
Guru Mahäräja : It is not so clearly mentioned in Bhägavatam. All these things are finely analysed in the Goswämé çästras. Just as Baladeva having His own rasa-lélä, but the Goswämé he interprets in some other way. The rasa-lélä is only for Kåñëa and Baladeva is making rasa-lélä in His heart He is satisfying Kåñëa with that lélä, He's not the recipient, Baladeva. This is the fine finding of the Goswämé. Baladeva is doing everything to satisfy His Lord in friendly type, in a guardian type though He is.
So this mädhurya-lélä, this rasa-lélä, as should be in the case of a Guru. Guru is accepting many respects from the disciple but internally he's adjusting them with his own Guru-paramparä or Kåñëa, receiving on their behalf. If he fails there then he will have to come down. The manager draws the rents from the subjects, but he must send everything to the king. In the midway if he eats something then he will be liable and dismissed from his position.
So Baladeva is naturally representing Guru in all, so many rasas. His every nerve is trying its best to send everything to Kåñëa conception. The whole life is designed and destined for Kåñëa's satisfaction, then He's Baladeva. He's facsimile of Kåñëa, Kåñëa Himself but of that type and who does everything for Kåñëa, in all other rasa.
And in mädhurya-rasa Rädhäräëé holds the highest position. Direct satisfaction of Kåñëa with Her own group. And Baladeva's case is all sakha,
yat kinca tina guna mukhi katam kam ?
What to speak of Baladeva, even the worms, insects, the creepers, the trees, all meant, designed to invoke the satisfaction of Kåñëa in different ways, that is Våndävana. That special group with their whole heart, automatic, inspired whole heart, their business, their nature will be to contribute to the satisfaction of Kåñëa from different positions. That is Våndävana.
yat kinca tina guna mukhi katama kam
gosthay samastam vitat sadvananda mayam
mukunda dvaitam lila nakulam param
sad nistham kirtam yat maya vandatay ?
"I show my respect from here to all, the whole thing, every atom of Våndävana. Even the sands in the banks of the Yamunä, çänta-rasa, so many devotees, there also that process, that vastu-siddhi, svarüpa-siddhi. What to speak of the friendly circles, everywhere that new recruitment in different rasas, in different positions of services, in this way."
Devotee: Guru Mahäräja, when Kåñëa departed to Mathurä, the gopés were very depressed. But it's said that ……..